Every Sunday you can check out my Technology page in the (English Version of course) and well I’m proud of it, I love doing it. Picking out the awesome stories that you see, choosing the (it’s based on what I think would trend or something you guys miss out on not necessarily based on anything else).
This week I just loved how the page looked and thought I’d share it with you! With an . You know you guys should pick up this newspaper whether online via the website or physically it is cool. During the week I prepare the Entertainment news and I instill as many TV newsbits as I can! [Check out the online ]
So don’t miss out. Seriously don’t or else!
I’m not kidding.
No seriously I’m not!
Bon nuit :D
Last week was filled with election hoop-la and stress but what most of you have probably heard about a lovely thing happened on Friday afternoon at the Avenues Mall. A group of Kuwaiti youth (I think they all would classify as that) men and boys and with the inclusion of a girl who lip-synced a part of the song were seen performing a “Flash Mob”.
Most of you probably know about Flash Mob’s from YouTube and certain movies (read: Friends with Benefits) and thus this wasn’t a new phenomena to see. The new thing about it is how it was beautifully put together. My colleague and friend at the (Onilda Fernandez) [] wrote a lovely piece about how it all came out to be. Did you know that it took 2 months to put together and that the young men were all too stressed out from rehearsing but the day of the Flash Mob they felt happy because of the interaction that happened with the audience?
I for one am proud of what they did; the only thing I missed out on was some of the Kuwaiti Songs that I loved while growing up and having a bit more of a musical ooomph (you know ranging from slow to fast to slow to fast again :D) But nonetheless I wouldn’t have wanted it to be any different.
Our dearest friends and have once again brought to our attention another child in need. Remember little Abdul Kareem who was facing amputation due to the lack of funds to have his surgery well has brought it to our attention through an email that there is yet another child, a baby who is merely 7 months old and needs your help.
Remember the last time when we tried to help the cancer patient and we made quite a buzz and he actually got several sponsors? Well today there is another case. Having a sponsor is their last hope. Check out this little adorable little baby, his mother is a Kuwaiti and his father is Syrian. He has leukemia and needs bone marrow transplant to live but none of his family members are a match. Therefore his only hope is a donor, which has been found in India yet he needs a sponsor to donate 37,000 KWD (Thirty Seven Thousand Kuwaiti Dinars) so he can have the surgery. Please spread the word, your help can give this adorable child a chance at having a healthy life Inshalla. (Danderma)
If you want to learn more or know anyone who is interested please check or contact Q8Rain on her or by emailing her directly at Q8rain@gmail.com or via Twitter .
Note: A generous donor has already donated the amount of 9,000 KWD but we are still short the rest. This is for a good cause so let us help this child.
One of the saddest things in the world is encountering a child who has faced a life-threatening illness or even an adult. But one of the worst things I have seen in this world is letting those children feel neglected, feel like outcasts because of their illness. One thing I was told while growing up is that when a child falls down and hurts himself don’t over react and show fear on your face because they will feel that fear instead just smile, laugh, and make a joke out of it while you inspect that child for any bruises or bo-bo areas. That is the mantra I live by nowadays when one of my younger cousins trips and falls and starts to show signs of crying I swoop in and laugh and make it seem as it if was a cool trick they did.
Children with cancer, who is there to laugh and make them feel that they can fight the big fight and survive? It is not easy dealing with illness and maintaining a strong sense of self-confidence or even happiness. One of our blogger buddies () came up with an idea to give back to the community and especially the sick children. In collaboration with KACCH we will be able to provide a simple party for the kids with cancer every month at the NBK Hospital. The first party will start next week and 70 gifts are needed to make those children happy. Therefore the task is left upon you lovely readers, make sure to head over to and read about how to contact her and donate those lovely gifts. If you can buy anywhere from 5-10 little gifts and simple ones (as simple as a set of coloring books) then you will be bringing a smile to that childs face.
Let us all unite, and stop the hatred to bring smiles to those children. Let us try to teach our children that just because you know another kid at school who is sick it doesn’t mean that they are different than you and me. Sick and Healthy kids all have feelings and it is our job to make them enjoy their childhood in whatever way we can. We as adults love gifts so what do you think kids would feel when they unwrap a present or two? Please help spread the love and joy and join this cause.
Thanks for this lovely idea and may it thrive and grow to become awesome.
I am combining days Seven & Eight together since I didn’t go out much and since I won’t be posting up any pictures *sorry everyone* but Saturday and Sunday were quite slow for me.
Let’s start off with Saturday the 12th of July, after my crazy 4 hour wait in line for the iPhone 3G, which I didn’t get by the way since I had to have a contract, I decided to spend the entire day with Pops. We got to the hospital at around 9am or 10am and spent all day with him. He still had his chest tube inside and was still in so much pain. On a scale from 0 to 10, 10 being the highest level of pain, he kept on feeling a 7. They put him on some morphine for the pain and he was being monitored greatly. All in all it was a nice relaxing day for all of us, we skyped back home, it seems that Grandma is basically living with us in the hospital since we talk to her so much, she worries about her oldest son, so we have to ease her worry. We then got home at around 5pm or 6pm and I waited until Noor came on, watched the episode then slept due to a huge headache I was having.
Sunday, the 13th of July, I woke up a bit late since I got up in the night and still felt the pain, so I took Panadol Night, and went back to sleep. So I kind of got to the hospital late, at around 10:30am rather than 9, my sister Fee was there though and she was there when they took his chest tube out. He looked much better but still had to remain on his Oxygen since he was a smoker and he felt short of breath. We spent more time with him and stayed until around 7pm before we went to the drug store nearby and grabbed us some microwavable dinners, I loved the Lasagna dinner so yummy. Oh and we skyped our sister Dee, while we were eating at the hotel to make her feel that we were all around each other. In the end I slept so much later and it rained also. The weather is absolutely amazing to the extent that I almost blew away from the huge gusts of wind.
*Jealous anyone?*
As the days go by, I tend to shock the customers more and more, I have this small gift well not really a gift, but I can remember some customers by names. I can even remember some of their latest transactions, therefore there are some that I seem to shock when they come into the branch. Naturally once they enter, I would greet them by their name and welcome them in, asking them how we could be of service to them, and they would sometimes stare at me unbelieving that I know all that. Some would shrug it off, others would ask me “How do you know our names, is it that your customer base is so small or do you have a secret?” I reply by saying “It’s just that there are some customers that are special and are easily remembered” thereby flattering them and making them blush.
One recent event happened was when a customer was passing by to settle some bills, once I saw her I immediately remembered that she always comes to settle the bills and especially her VISA card, so I greeted her and told her that you have a renewed VISA card waiting for you, her friend who was not one of our customers was shocked and said “How did you know all that without taking any of her information?” I just replied by saying my usual reply of how some faces are easily remembered. The customer then moved onto the relationship officer after I got her cards and I went back to her friend and offered her something to drink, it was then she said the one thing that made my entire WEEK! She told me “Oh my god! The Customer service here is phenomenal!” And here I blushed, I got her something to drink and went back to my desk to serve the next customer. It makes my day when I get someone to smile or shock them in a nice way, but it also puts me down to meet those whiny, nagging, ungrateful customers!
That is basically my story with the customer service world.
It’s totally funny how crazy your life can get, how behind you can get on things. I was just catching up on my Gossip Blogs and I can honestly say that I am caught up. I am also relaxed for the first time in a long while! Next on the list is catching up on different things, friends, TV shows (I have lost touch with some of them), and lots of other stuff but the most important of the bunch is relaxing and letting out all the negativity!
It’s Thanksgiving Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I like Thanksgiving, for some reason the Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Bread Rolls, Butter, they all speak to me on a personal level they all make me smack my lips together and drool a tiny little bit. It’s also supposed to be the time that one has to be thankful for! I can honestly say that I am thankful that I am raking in some money to support my lavish technological urges! And I’m thankful for those of you who support those urges by buying stuff for me (read: Daddy and Mommy!). Looking at my Sidebar I noticed that a post I wrote last year on this day was the arrival of my babies, I believe now I can celebrate 1 year of owning my Sony DSC-T10! And my poor baby Macbook who is now in the clutches of dear Uncle! But oh well it’s memories like these that bring a nice big smile to my face!
It was fun today we had a weird version of Thanksgiving at our Branch (no horror stories for you though I want to be happy here!) We were hungry and it took us ages to decide on what to have for breakfast so instead we decided that since we were staying until 3:30 we might as well have lunch instead. So off we go deciding on what to eat, in the end Kababji was the perfect choice to go! So we ordered a variety of Lebanese food, there was a shop that sold Movies right next to us so my two bosses went there and got a movie for us to watch, I wanted an English Comedy but the majority wanted Arabic Comedy, so they brought an Arabic Comedy. It was the first time in ages that I sat and watched an Arabic Movie! Luckily enough it was a good one, I think however it was old it’s called “1/8 دستة اشرار ” roughly translated as “1/8th of bad guys!” so we played the movie on our Plasma screen that is used to advertise lame products that we’ve got. And we sat on the floor at the long table we’ve got for the customers and ate our hearts away. I loved it, we were basically a mixture of nationalities, there were 2 Lebanese, 2 Egyptian, and 2 Kuwaitis! Me have fun!
So now I think I will wrap things up to either sleep or just play a little bit around. I also swapped my old 19incher screen with Mom’s 22incher screen. It made the world of a difference to me!
I’ve been on a weird Blog Templating Frenzy in which I have done 3 Template modifications over the last week. I like it and I seem to find my peace in doing that, but it does get kind of hectic sometimes. Now I’ve got 2 more to work on and that would be it I guess. But I might start editing my Feeds Site since it’s been ages since I did anything there. But here you go, click on the images to take you to the actual blogs to see them in action. Anyone want a re-design be sure to drop me an email in my “Contact Me” page. I can work some tiny miracles but make sure you specify what is your favorite colors, the way you want it to look like, and what you’d like for the header.
Pretty soon I should start charging for those.
First template I did this week, I helped with the header and choosing the colors, but herself did the editting in her template. I am so proud of her.
Second blog I helped re-design, but this time I teamed up with my partner in crime and we ended up whipping this beauty in one night for good ol’ .
My last blog re-design was launched today, I had re-designed site so that it looks more beautiful and neat, plus so that it’s hosted on his own server rather than on Kuwaitblogs. I implemented the new Flash header so that the colors change. It does look beautiful doesn’t it?
Who’s next?
a 28 year old Kuwaiti Gadget Freak who is obsessively in love with Apple Products so much that she probably has everything made by Apple. Currently she's being a lazy bum and putting off writing and everything else but when she does this is her space where she likes to vent and release everything, so welcome to it.
A blogger for the past 8 years and still loving it.