Get Things Done in Kuwait

Whenever I’m faced with paperwork, I find myself baffled over the multiple set of procedures and official documents involved just to get things done in this country. I am aware that this situation is being improved with “E-Government” systems, etc., but it remains that there are numerous times when I would drive all the way to some institute or ministry, in the heat, in the traffic, wait in queue, only to finally find out that I had been missing a certain document or that I hadn’t made a photocopy of something —what do you meant they don’t have photocopiers at police stations?!

NBK Partners with Zain to trial Mobile Payment System

NBK cardholders will soon be able to download their Visa credit card account details directly onto their handset over the Zain network and begin purchasing items or services simply by passing their phones over a payWave reader.

Qurtoba

Earlier last month, Barrak Al-Babtain of Re:Kuwait wrote a post about the “heartbreaking” state of Qortoba: an area that is outgrowing its population density limits. He goes on to say that this is very much comparable to cities of Madrid, Florence, and London except that we don’t have proper courtyards, gardens or parking space to gain any of the dense urbanism advantages.

A highly recommended read. Click to go to his article or check out his other architectural rants.

Arranged NES Game Music

My friend referred me to this Youtube video; it’s a remixed musical medley of classic 8-bit Famicom/NES music including tracks from Mega Man, Fire Emblem, Mario Bros, Castelvania, Mother (Eearthbound), and many more.

ClickToFlash – Awesome Safari Plugin!

I just installed ClickToFlash, a plugin for Safari that prevents Flash from loading until you click on it (like Firefox’s FlashBlock plugin). But it does more than that, it lets you avoid using Flash altogether by using Quicktime instead.

Best Electronics Shop opens in Hawally

Best Electronics celebrated the launch of their new store in Hawalli; included a big Gundam figure!