Archive for April, 2008
Time 6:45am, activity scramming for work, took wallet; check,took specs; check, took mobile; check,took laptop; check…….wham. The laptop on chair, the strap of laptop bag around the chair, and in a hurry to rush out, the chair followed the laptop, and wham bam thank you ‘toe’, the stupid chair trips over and slams straight on my toe. And it had to be the tiniest one, the last one..oh such pain, such excruciating pain.
Thats the story of yesterday..but anyways, I braved the initial strike of pain, and put on my shoes, and went off to work. An hour into the day the the pain shot through the roof, rushed straight to a medic, and as expected was asked to get an X-Ray. By the time I was taken into the x-ray room, my shoes were in the boot [?!] of my car, and I was walking in socks. That helped in relieving the pain a bit. So the x-ray comes out and voila…nada, nothing, zilch, zip. Great so the medic says its called ‘trauma’ of ‘toe’. Got prescribed a Retard..actually Brufen Retard..oh the irony.
Anyways the story so far…the xray and medics have cleared me, but the trauma has caused me to limp around for couple of days, can wear shoes while walking short distance only, but rest of the time am barefoot. There is pain while walking but being barefoot feels quite relaxing though.
Here is a great video that tells you how to know if your toe is broken…
HR Specialist
Are you a HR Generalist looking for a new and exciting challenge within the HR field? If so PB has the position for you!
PB is a strategic engineering consultancy providing construction management services to both public and private sector clients. As a consultancy we are active in multiple market sectors, including transportation, power, buildings/ facilities, water/ wastewater, environmental, and urban/community development.
PB is looking for a HR Specialist who will be based in our Kuwait office overseeing 8 offices throughout the Region. This is a generalist role reporting to the Regional HR Manager based in PB ME Head Office in Dubai and working closely with the Resource Team for the various requirements of individual offices. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years previous HR experience, as well as a sound understanding of the various labour legislations of the ME. This is a varied role with multiple customers and tasks.
As a company passionate about their people, we are looking for someone who will feel they can mirror our process to ensure we continue to be industry leading in attracting and retaining some of the best in the industry.
If you strive for excellence in all you do and enjoy a varied workload, please contact Kyla Neill at

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Continue reading ‘Jobs in Kuwait: 30-Apr-08′
A leading food manufacturing company in Kuwait looking for
Fleet Manager
Years of Experience 5
-In charge in preparation of schedules and log of:
1. deliveries
2. trucks
3. drivers
4. With experience in customer relations
Heavy Duty Driver
Years of Experience 5
In charge of delivering goods/products
-knows trouble shooting truck engines
-with heavy duty Kuwait License
Refrigiration & AC Mechanic
Years of Experience 5
-ITI Industrial Training
-w/ solid experience in AC and Refrigiration
-knows trouble shooting panel board
Plumber
Years of Experience 5
-with solid experience as plumber from a food manufacturing co
Email your CV to: 
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Vacancies at a Reputed School for Academic Year 2008 - 2009
- KG2 English Homeroom teacher
- Grade 1 English Homeroom teacher
- Grade 4 English Homeroom teacher
- Middle School subject teachers
(Math, Science, English
Language Arts)
Requirements
- Native English Speaker
- Bachelor’s Degree
(Ability to obtain Kuwait Ministry approval)
- Two years full-time teaching experience
- Strong commitment and dedication to excellence in teaching
- Team player with flexibility and adaptability
Interested professionals are encouraged to apply immediately by sending a cover letter, CV, copy of degree, three references, and a recent photograph to
or
Fax: + 965 3924257
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Continue reading ‘Jobs in Kuwait: 29-Apr-08′
The best of Linux distros Ubuntu/Kubuntu 8.04 [code name Hardy heron] is scheduled for release today. Those of you who are still reeling from the pangs of Vi$ta Micro$hit this is your time…switch to Linux. Ubuntu/Kubuntu works on nearly every new laptop [Apple aside] released so far. All the glitzy features of your laptop like bluetooth, wireless lan and even in my case the touch-strip on HP Pavillion work with Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Ubuntu and Kubuntu are basically the same engine but with different environments. IMHO you will be comfortable with both but Windows users will find Kubuntu more appealing.
Ubuntu/Kubuntu are free operating systems and are loaded with top quality software(s) from productivity suites like Open Office [complete replacement for Microsoft Office], games, media software like Amarok [replacement for ITunes], Firefox [replacement for shitty Internet Explorer]…and guess what nearly 90% of these softwares are free. And you can download them without visiting a shop or website. There is a software manager which shows you a complete catalog of softwares and all you do is pick, connect to net and install.
In case of power users like me, I run VMWare workstation which allows me to install and run various Windows opertaing systems from XP to 2003 inside Ubuntu//Kubuntu. This may happen with you if you need applications like Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc which are not available for Linux.
For those of you with high bandwidth connections, you can download Ubuntu/Kubuntu from their website and burn on a cd and install, or alternatively you can ask them to ship it to you for a minimal shipping charge. So go ahead kick Micro$oft where it hurts most…in their wallet and experience quality experience with Ubuntu/Kubuntu.
Download Ubuntu [LINK]
Download Kubuntu [LINK]



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