Great news for expat doctors in Ministry hospitals of Kuwait; their salaries have been given a huge boost.
Now if these doctors can actually turn more productive it would be good for all of us.
The salary increase breakdown is as below [per month]:

Asst. Registrars – KD 250
Registrars – KD 260
Sr. Registrars – KD 400
Consultants – KD [...]

Look at this goo which I scooped out of the rim of soda can. Always wash the soda can before you snap one to drink. And no it wont make a difference if you just pour one in glass as it will take the goo with it. And again with washing there is no guarantee [...]

Heavy Rain the much awaited PS3 game with engrossing gameplay and amazing graphics has now been officially banned in Kuwait as per Al-Ghanim Electronics. Although there are lot of places where you can still grab a “copy” of this game in Kuwait if you know where to look.
Heavy Rain is rated M 17+ audiences for [...]

ALERT for Windows 2000,Xp and 2003 users; if you use Internet Explorer and get a prompt [dialog box] to press F1 key, just close the window / website or press cancel. A vulnerability has been identified that could run malicious code on your computer if you press F1.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a [...]

Have been noticing degrading performance with Internet for last 24 hours..QualityNet has confirmed that the issue is due to another marine cable getting cut. The performance will be low for another 5-7 days till the issue is resolved.

Hummer the quintessential ‘Gas Guzzling’ monstrosity is finally dead..yes dead as in no more Chinese ownership and GM will kill it. Hummer sales have gone total U-Turn and since the Chinese company which was interested in buying it couldnt get clearances for the purchase of the brand, GM had no choice but to kill it [...]

Kuwait Airways now has auto-play number of George Michael ….’Jesus to a Child’. Please guys loose it, you are not MySpace, you are not a teenage bubble-gum site. And if you are so much interested in playing the music, please make sure you DON’T!! Even then if you plan to play it, put it on [...]

I ordered Nexus One last week, Feb 3rd to be precise, and it reached my mailbox on Feb 5th in US. I called up UShopWeShip to check on the status of my shipment, as their site was not showing any updates on the delivery. Unfortunately it was Friday and UShopWeShip offices are closed on Friday, [...]

Seems some retailers are getting cloned phones from China and passing it off as originals in Kuwait. I saw one example in InfoConnect where one of the shops was openly advertising iPhone 3GS for KD 45 [ofcourse a fake one]. What planet do you think we come from…?! The entire mobile market was offloading iPhones [...]

Yayyyy…rejoice its freeeezing outside..and its 4′C. Love this weather..time for hot breakfast and hot coffee

Finally got a chance to drop by at Geant in 360 mall few days back. And first impression is its disappointing. One can’t compare the shopping experience with Carrefour. Maybe because its much smaller, and a little claustrophobic, or is it the prices, or lack of that welcoming feeling. Anyways its out of my list [...]

Australian national soccer team ‘Socceroos’ have complained that Kuwait fans acted irresponsibly by shining lasers in players eyes during soccer match. They also feel that this might have caused them to under perform. This was during the Asian Cup Qualifier match. Authorities are investigating this incident.
more details [LINK]

Shivering cold rains are lashing Kuwait today..small video

Got an email from Jazeera…seems they have dropped a bomb in the travellers bag to Indian sub-continent. Jazeera has effectively canceled all flights to and from Mumbai Intl airport effective January 3rd. No reasons given so far.  I did ask the rep over the phone if this is short-term or long-term, and the reply was [...]