Which movie to go to ?

DudeGeneral, Kuwait, Movies 6 Comments

Aah its the weekend again, and i’m palnning to go to the cinema tomrrow..

 

Which movie do you recommend ?

 

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

IMDB Rating  : 7.7/10

Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.

 

2. Blitz (2011)

 

IMDB Rating : 8.7/10

A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

 

3. Thor (2011)

 

IMDB Rating : 7.5/10

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

 

Have a nice weekend everyone!

 

 

 

Prices of New Charger and their stuck up sales agent!

DudeCars, General, Technology 2 Comments

A couple of days ago I went to the dodge/chrysler showroom in kuwait. Took a look at their new Charger, I had to go see it after watching Fast Five!

Check out the table in the photo for the prices.

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One comment though about the sales agent. He had an attitude problem, I went in with a camera to give your car free publicity and his attitude sucked big time. It was like i was asking him to give me the car for free. Chrysler really chould look into customer service alot better. I used to know a bold guy in that showroom and i swear he would let you take your time and help you out as much as you would imagine (Best sales person ever at chrysler!).  But that day he wasn’t there, a tall guy “lets call him H.” sat on the table didn’t even move an inch, looked at me with his nose stuck up so much I was seconds away from making a big deal out of it. ok.. Go ahead take photos, and then i explained to him i was a blog and this is free publicity for your product, still the stuck up attitude. To bad i was out of business cards, i wanted to see would he change his attitude if he knew where I worked or what I did for a living.

 

People see you with a camera they instinctively think your from a magazine or newspaper. Do I have to show my business card to get their respect ? Do i have to wear a dishdashah and Gitra ? I’m sure Chrysler be loosing a lot of customers if this guy isn’t talked to. I swear if i was going to buy a chrysler and he was my sales person I would’ve cancelled no question asked since the showroom is the number 1 touchpoint between the customer and the company! Good thing i met good people at chrysler’s and their reputation for me is unharmed!

 

PS: I’ll be adding the pics of the car at a later post when i test drive the car 😀

 

Bye Bye NBK, hello Islamic Banking System

DudeBanking, General 6 Comments

I’ve been thinking about moving my finances (chinna 3inde wayed :P) to an islamic bank and migrating from the one i’m currently in. Although i love the service I get from NBK Everything with them is easy and professional, is easy to get financing, easy to contact the people there. But unfortunately for me i’m heading into the keep your money islamic banking systems mode.
What triggered this ? My Visa card is about to expire on 7/11, so about a week ago exaclty i guy from NBK calls me up saying your card is expiring would you like us to renew it for you, ofcourse he was like renewal is free and this is to make sure you don’t get stuck with an expired card! I was going to stay with NBK as long as my Visa was with them, it was kind of one of the only reasons for me to still be with NBK.

 

What happened next ? I waited five days and got my card, the card number was changed, it was a new card, but the Expiry Date was still the same !!!!!
So I called up their contact center, and they were like you have to go to the card dept. and get it sorted its not possible to sort this out on the phone. My next response was simply please cancel my credit card. Thank you i’ll be moving out of NBK! But you have a couple of extra KD’s in your balance i’ll put in a transfer request and then you call back again for a cancellation request.
So I though why not. I called them up today again to cancel my Visa card. They said ok, can you please tell us why I said, wanted to move to an islamic bank. So.. Time to discover my options. I’ll be starting  a transfer request after this month’s salary just to ensure nothing goes wrong hehe..  Some say they will make it as impossible as ever to transfer from one bank, i guess i’ll have to wait and see..

Which Islamic bank do you recommend ?

A Visa or Mastercard is a must for me, especially when I travel, I use Amex for emergencies, but the only problem with it, is that in the ME its not an authorized type of payment everywhere, and can leave you hanging sometimes!

How’s Your internet Connection?

DudeComputers & Electronics, Gaming, Internet 3 Comments

I had a clear aim, which was to get a Viva Data line after my laptop arrives (for downloading loads and loads :P) . But ever since their 2 GB/day limit i kinda lost interest.  Currently i’m using my 21 mbps connection from zain and I have a Fast Telco internet connection at home. It should be 2 upto 6 mbps but the max I can get due to my poor phone  line quality is 3.5 Mbps, but even that isn’t satisfying, i Keep on feeling that i’m not getting enough speed. I love my zain connection (in specific areas)  the max i got was around 12 Mbps but it was like 8 AM, somewhere.  Currently i’m getting around 5 Mbps downloading EVE. (I just watched the trailer and decided to try it out :P)

 

Do you have any recommendations  ? I need bandwidth, i need speed and I need it now 😛

Have a nice day 😀

 

RedBull Flavored Frozen Yogurt ? I gotta try it out!!!!

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I might pass Froobie  @ 52 Degrees today to check out their flavor of the week’s redbull Frozen yogurt! Can’t say i don’t need one right now.. Kinda having a hard time staying up after not being able to sleep well last night!

They say its “Truly addictive and refreshing!” – Well i’ll have to try it and and tell you.. Make sure to check back later for the review!

 

Froobie is located at 52Degrees, Shuwaikh – Al-Tilal Complex

 

The All New Volvo S60 – A car really worth checking out!

DudeCars, Technology, Volvo 1 Comment

During these upcoming months there will be a lot of a cars being launched in the middle east and we will try to cover as many as possible. Today I was invited to test the out the all new Volvo S60, I’m trying to think of one word to describe this car but there’s no one word to describe it! Its got everything covered from A to Z!  Click on Read More Below To get an insight of why you should consider Volvo when thinking about buying  a new car and how the City Safety Braking system works.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQzINMOVAE

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Iphone 4.3.3 Jailbreak Available !

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A friend of mine was reading zhgaan’s Blog, and he mensionined that there was a Jailbreak avaiable for 4.3.3 ! That means I don’t have to carry about my Mifi all the time :P..

 

Not that i’m with Jailbreaking, i’m not against it. I’m Pro-Open source I love Cydia, I don’t fully support installous, I buy most of the applications that i use on a daily basis, since i support developers!

However I love customizing my Iphone, I started to hate listening to all the default themes from Iphones all around me 😛 So guys.. I can’t say how to upgrade or jailbreak exaclty but check out the following links I found online :P! (PS: Works with redsnow and pwnage tool)

– Does not support non-unlocked phones yet.

Nearly all the info you need you’ll find in the following link :

http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2&scid=11&seid=2

Check out the announcement on the dev-team blog here : http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

 

 

 

The Exporting Talent Factory – Kuwait

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I didn’t know we had such great Kuwaiti workshops in Kuwait, especially one’s with State of the art CNC Machinery and 3D Laser scanning! They produce everything from artwork to special product designs and prototypes that can only be done using advanced CNC machines.  Their artifacts can be used everywhere both residentially and commercially in offices and hotels, and will really set you apart in terms of unique artifacts. 7aji and I paid them a visit a couple of weeks back, and we were really impressed with the Kuwaiti Talent that worked hand by hand to produce beautiful master pieces. Its not everyday that you see people changing their hobby into a business and experiment with Ideas, and new machinery (first in Kuwait) to produce the artwork that they produce. We really wish them all the best !

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Here is a photo of owner and his designing partner Mr. Thaqeb AlSerhan and Mr. AlFailakawi

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A Great Gift from ExportingTalent! Thank you.

A Short Interview of AlWatan TV with Eng. Thaqeb AlSerhan

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXBuWxlVJzA

Check out some of their sample designs :

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For more information, make sure you visit their website (here) or give them a call at : +965 2242-6767

I Am Number Four – So Much product placement its like a long advertisement!

DudeAdvertisments, Apple, Cars, General, Microsoft, Movies, Technology 4 Comments

Today I was so lazy i didn’t feel like i can move, came back from work, ate, watched a movie, slept. But when i woke up the only thing i wanted to do so bad was take screenshots and write this post!

The movie I watched was I am Number Four (IMDB).

The movie was quite cool, I liked the story (although expected ending), the action, the effects they were all cool however!

It’s been a long time since i haven’t seen a movie with so much product placement it makes you feel you’re watching  a long advertisement.  Its clear that the major product placement was for apple, half the time its either an iphone ringing or the aliens are using macs :p (Yes they are alien friendly). The other half was for dodge probably, a bit for ford, and lets not forget Ducati in the end 😛

Click on Read more for all the Photos (Up to 52 More Samples of product placement :P)!

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