Dear Diary, a.k.a. Blog .........after a bit of shopping we decided to.....

Day: Sunday
Date: August 3rd 2008
Time: (22:31) 10:31 pm
Location: Marina Crescent, Kuwait
Exact Location: ayyame Restaurant - Arabic Fusion أيّامي

picture borrowed from Google Image

Pre dining: Entered the restaurant..requested a table...sat down.. annoying waiter.. dirty napkin..waiter argued it was a print on the napkin.. I argued it was used napkin.. waiter agreed to get a new napkin.. went ahead and ordered...Order consisted of:

شــوربة حريره
شــوربة عدس
سلطة فلافل
كــشــري
2 عصير رمان

The order itself was a ticking bomb, never mind that.. it got worse..

picture borrowed from google image

we both had our soup.. a bit too much cumin but hey,, no biggi.
the salad was ok.. nothing special ..it was a green salad with falafel pieces and taheini dressing.

Kushari tasted like 3aish w daqoos..

so far no problem.. not a great experience but ..eh, what the heck it's a try out.
so while digging into my kushari and through my 4th bite I choked.. seriously choked!! I couldn't figure out what was that I sensed in the back of my throat.. sorry for being too graphic.. but I neither could swollow it nor could I spit it out !!

After 2 glasses of water and a few sips of my pomogrenate juice I was finly able to wash it down!
I was still puzzled by the sharp sticky object that I couldn't swallow.. so I did my little investigating technique and searched through the kushari bowl to find out what was this little surprise they served me.. it was a small piece that looked like a raw onion, yet not exactly?!..

So,, my partner in crime decided to dissect the object to find out what it was.. to our astonishment it was not a rough onion nor a cooked one!!!.. actually,, it was not food at all !.. and after all the smelling, pinching, bitting, nipping and tearing of the object.. to our surprise it was nothing but PLASTIC! yes ladies and gentleman plain old plastic.

picture taken by 3abeer

our conclusion was that while preparing the extravagant dish.. and putting the ingredients together .. some of those ingredients came in a plastic bag .. and ofcourse... a little plastic gift was stashed in there for me to discover

Ratings:

Service: Average
Atmosphere: Good
Food: Guess!!! Bad
Over all experience: in my case BAD


moral of the story: check your food prior to eating it.. you never know what kind of surprise awaits you !

Note to self: NEVER go to ayyame again!

Fly away... fly fly fly away...

Plan ahead and keep it handy..
a Travel Check List.. No one will want to take all of these things on vacation, but they are listed so you won't forget anything.
First thing's first.. Call and confirm your airline reservations 48 hours prior to departure.

The list includes things you should do pre-departure and Da List of things you need, might need or want to take along for the heck of it!
Pre-departure make sure of the following:

Passports !!
Personal Identification - drivers license
Extra Passport Photos
airline tickets
Emergency Information
Insurance
medical insurance card
Hotel Reservations
Traveler's Checks
two lists of check numbers (leave one at home with friend)
Money and Foreign Currency a little for each country you are going to visit
Credit Cards - Visa American Express ATM card (your best source of money)
Small Duffel or Tote for Souvenirs
Maps
Special Event Reservations tickets for art, popular festivals, sporting events
Travel books (or copies of important pages)
Phrasebook / Dictionary
Currency Converter
Money Belt / Neck Pouch
Document Organizer
Portable Reading Light
Neck Pillow, Eye Shades, Ear Plugs
Swiss Army Knife
Address Book
Travel Journal
Glasses, Sunglasses and Repair Kit
Safety Pins,
Pen
Language Books
Reading Materials
Mini Sewing/Repair Kit
Portable Lightweight Travel Iron or Steamer
Travel Clothesline & Clothespins
Mesh Bag for Dirty Laundry
Zipclose Plastic Bags
Inflatable Hangers
Clothing!


For Both male &Female Travellers

your favorite pair of jeans
Jewelry
Scarves/belts
Carry-All bag
Shorts
Underwear
Swim suit & coverup
Dresses
Sweaters
Dress shoes
shirt/socks/tie
Blazer
Slacks
Shoes walking/sandals/black/tennis
Shirts
Socks
Rain Protection Raincoat, hat, poncho
Shoe horn
Hat


Camera
Video camera
batteries/battery-pak
chargers for battery/bat-pak
Laptop battery & charger
mouse
Travel alarm clock with new battery
Converters / Adapters (electrical)
Camera Batteries (internal)
Medications - Pain Reliever - Cold Medicine
Alka-Seltzer
Q-Tips
Nasal Spray
Diarrhea Medicine !! just incase!
Insect Repellent - for those adventures you take !
Suntan Lotion/Sunscreen
Sunburn Relief
Antibiotic Cream
Motion Sickness Medicine
Personal Prescriptions
Vitamins
Toiletry kit (recommend hang-up style)
Skin Care Lotions/Creams
Make up
Hair supplies
Blow Dryer
Comb/Brush
Shampoo & Conditioner
Curling Iron
Nail supplies
Manicure Articles
toothbrush/Paste
dental Floss
mouthwash
Personal hygiene supplies - Deodorant Soap--Personal & Laundry
Plastic Bottles (for shampoo & laundry soap)
Shaving supplies - Electric razor - Shaving Gel
First Aid Kit
Home checklist
Stop deliveries
Have Post Office hold mail
Arrange for care of lawn and house plants
Set-up a timed lighting system
Take out garbage
Turn off lights
Turn down thermostat or turn off heat or air conditioning (من حبنا لها نوفر لها)
Turn off water heater (if gas ).
Store valuables in safe deposit or safe place
Lock all doors and windows
Leave appropriate message on answering machine
Set window shades, blinds or drapes for a lived-in look
Make good-bye calls!!
Empty refrigerator
Eliminate possible fire hazards (unplug appliances, etc.)

have a safe and wonderful trip..

تجيبها كده ... تجيبها كده ... هيه كـــــــده

ما تترقع ! كل الأحداث اللي قاعده تدور على المستوى المحلي والعالمي وحتى الشخصي ما تترقع وين ما أطقها .. عــــــــــــــويــه



لبنـــــان

الكــــويت





أمـريـــكا

اييييييه وبعد

وعلى الصعيد الشخصي

الأغنيه هذه معلقه معاي

ويبييييله سفره

Emotional weather.. cruel intent..

a few days back the weather Gods weren't so happy with us .. so they hit us with what I call ..
Hurricane Manayer

Kuwait weather forecast for this week..

since our weather has been a bit moody and unpredictable.. there are no guarantees on how accurate the forecast is !

as far as my love life goes..
nizar qabbani .. hit home !

إني عشقتك ... واتخـذت قـــراري
فلمن أقــدم - يا ترى - أعذاري

لا سلطـة في الحب ... تعلو سلطـتي
فالرأي رأيي ... والخيار خياري


نزار قبـــاني

آخر الرجال المحترمين

the legend that left us....

we mourn your passing...

here it is ladies and gentleman.. 2008

wasn't that a quick one ?? 2007 just went by .. just like that !!
well not exactly.. I mean it wasn't one of the best years for me .. but there was some memorable moments here and there ..

my list is long for all the goods and the bads of '07 .. and might I add the ugly :P
but I survived it .. Yaaay..

so.. there ya have it ..

poke each other using facebook !

موحد القطرين

it's a small world after all !

Six degrees of separation

everyone is no more than six "steps" away from each person on Earth. Several studies have been conducted tomeasure this connectedness. While the exact number of links between people differs depending on the population measured.

That been said .. I think it's 2 steps when it comes to facebook.

have you been facebooking lately???

a friend of mine thinks it's a conspiracy.. all of our personal information being out there.. everything we do or did.. the fact that we are monitored all the time is freakin' him out.

ana agoola.. 3adi.. no one is after you.. you're not that special.. so get over it ;P

and to my facebooking friends..

I give you this song..