Category Archives: Travel

some details about my travels

Impressions from Dubai

12/2/2008 Forzaq8 Leave a comment

So i was in Dubai , but because Flicker is banned there ( and i’m too lazy to search for Proxy to upload pictures while there ) i just uploaded a couple to my flicker

So here is couple of pictures with my comments on them

Now this kinda pose a problem , the device is called eGO same name as the service Zain is running in Kuwait , its a Device by Promate
which is sold in most Electronic shops

virgin seem to have a big promo going with the Dubai shopping festival , each virgin branch had a batman in it , and the one at UAE mall had spider man also
of course he was smiling and waving which set off my comic nerd alert , because batman doesn’t smile and he is too rich to be working as paper boy , spider man is belivable ( he is after all poor )

anyway

I like how they change the picture on these stuff from time to time , and not leave them as they came from the factory ( yes i’m looking at you shops in Kuwait that use those stuff )

this is a picture from my past trip

and also in virgin i saw this

Kane and lynch as a promo for the game

In a trip couple of months ago i spotted this

I wonder what they do with these after they are finished with them ?

okay i could swear we have this restaurant in Kuwait , or is it another spelling ?

General, Rants, Travel

Now i’m in Dubai , now i’m not !

10/2/2008 Forzaq8 Leave a comment

So I’m in Dubai right now , got couple of pictures i wanted to share but it seem flicker is banned over here
( so is craigslist )

i do like what it say at block site web page

We apologize the site you are attempting to visit has been blocked due to its content being inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates.

I can understand Religious and moral values ,, but cultural and political ?

Watched two movies here ( the cinema around here are cheaper than Kuwait and less noisy and they don’t cut ,, imagine that ! )

which bring out a dilemma , if they have no problem with showing movies and magazine and books , whats the problem with the internet ? its not as if i was browsing porn sites
( flicker / craigslist are banned right now , and a friend told me youtube was banned for a bit )

General, Travel

Travel season !

16/6/2007 Forzaq8 6 Comments

well its not much of traveling as short hops

Going on a business trip to Bahrain , then coming back to Kuwait then to Saudi Arabia , Makkah for Umrah ( been a while since last time )

Doing my part to Save Electricity !

General, Tech, Travel

Bahrain Airport …

18/11/2006 Forzaq8 Leave a comment

At Bahrain airport , waiting for my flight back to Kuwait

My flight is delayed , i hate when that happen , i want to back ! i miss my bed

Watching BBC , and they have a report on Kuwait , must try to find it later
they met with some MP , and are talking about why Kuwait isn’t going forward

Bought some DVD from duty free , not sure if i can get them to Kuwait without much problem and hassle

What is a trip without buying a gadget ? of course i had to fumble it up somehow , i have a portable DVD player ( which i bought relay cheap ) But its region 2 ( Europe ) and i don’t feel like going back to its country to exchange it back , and i throw the box out to save space in my bag

At least i know some guy who may be happy to hack it

Rants, Travel

Stop Traveling on a whim !

6/9/2006 Forzaq8 7 Comments

Why i do it , i don’t know , but this year i went outside kuwait on a trip with no plan what so ever

and now i’m doing it again , a plane in less than 6 hours , my bag is not ready , i’m not ready , i don’t have no currency of the place i’m going to , i didn’t reserve any hotel

this is crazy , and it make me lose sleep , i know others who do it , i’m sure i can’t , and hopefully this is the last one ..

Forza Kuwait