Six Word Stories

Here is a cool site I found about 6 word stories, the idea is to construct a story in 6 words.

I like these stories:

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.

Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.

See that shadow? (It’s not yours.)


To see more, you can find them here.

On a dark desert highway - Or - Road Trip from Kuwait to Bahrain

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

Hotel California - Eagles

I drove from Kuwait to Bahrain a while back and it was interesting. I took some pictures, you can click on them to get the larger picture.

First you need to drive South to the Nuwaiseeb border crossing and as soon as you get your papers in order you drive through no man's land which is the area between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

No Man's Land

Quite a few blogger's and others crave for Hungry Bunny that got globalized into Burger king back here in Kuwait.Well, I have good news, I found a Hungry Bunny Joint in Khafji which is the first border town in Saudi Arabia right after the Kuwaiti border, and here is the proof:


Hungry Bunny


I am so Hungry

After passing through Khafji you find yourself on a single lane asphalt road that you need to drive on. There where road signs that warned about camels crossing. I did not manage to take pictures of that but Camels crossing the road is not a joke. If you hit a camel it is like slamming into a thick concrete wall and you can get yourself killed or worse. Being alone on a long desert road, it is tempting to speed but you need to be alert and careful.



Need for Speed - NOTE: This speed was taken by a trained professional, do not try this yourself.


On the open road you need to also watch out for slow moving tankers and trucks that drive at around 100 km/hr. Be careful of just over taking them because there may be another car surprising you and driving straight at you.


Slow moving tanker

No cars in sight, maybe I should overtake.


If you feel the urge to to buy something then you can find some road side shopping. It is not the Avenues but worthwhile to check out. You can find some made in china sadu carpets, fluffy arm rests and imitation leather coats.



Road Side Shopping

Once you pass Jubail, you can enjoy a 2 lane highway.


Two Lane Highway

I saw a huge line of trucks and tankers that where parked. I don't think they where stopped for speeding or for traffic violations, possibly they are only allowed to drive at certain hours. I was wondering where did the drivers go and how they would get back. I don't think they walked to the nearest truck stop, it is too far away.



Long line of Trucks


As far as the eye can see.



You get to see friendly signs on the road, other than that there is not much scenery other than stretches of desert.


I'd love to know who had too much time on his hand and stopped to tag this sign with graffiti


As soon as you reach Dammam, take a left and follow the signs to Bahrain until you reach the bridge, or causeway as it is officially called.



Over the bridge


Getting closer to Bahrain


In the middle of the bridge, you reach the Saudi / Bahraini border post where you get your passport stamped, your car searched and then you enter Bahrain.



Middle of the Bridge to Bahrain

Finished the formalities, welcome to Bahrain

Twitter Hacked

Britney Spears and Obama targetted among others. Read all about it here.

Pre-market CNBC Girl trips

Ooops.

Happy New Year

I just want to wish everyone a happy new year. Is it just me or did 2008 finish too fast ? I was just getting used to 2008 and now 2009 is just a few hours away. Anyway, wishing all of you health, happiness, prosperity and lots of love for the new year and for the resto of your life.

Mystery Oasis found in the Kuwait Desert

While flying back to Kuwait, I came across this mysterious looking Oasis. from the airplane's oval window, it looked like a water park with lots of greenery. There is also a large walled rectangular enclosure right next to it. Does anyone know what that place is? Is that water or an oil spill? and if it was an oil spill, there should be no greenery ?

I am baffled.

Here is the picture I took, click on the picture to see the original size.

If you don't feel suicidal

Watch this and you will:

Japanese banks after the crisis

I've just read that uncertainty has now hit the Japanese banking sector:

In the last 7 days Origami Bank has folded.

Sumo Bank has gone belly up.

Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.

Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song,
while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.

Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks,

Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black.

Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal!

Youtube Commenters are retarded

I uploaded the below video to youtube a long time ago and it has been getting many views. A lot of youtube commenters feel bad for the horse and think the guy trying to climb on the horse is a girl?!?! Are youtube commenters really that stupid ? or are they living in little bubbles and cannot recognize an arab guy in dishdasha?

Guess what this is?

Answer will be given tomorrow if no one guesses right.

East vs West

Here are some cool illustrations showing the difference between East and West. They where done by a chinese guy who lived in Germany but I tend to agree it applies to Kuwaitis also. What do you think? [Link]

The True Value of Friendship

lol