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Neil Patrick Harris: Broadway is Not For Gays Anymore!

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:06:32 +0000

Neil Patrick Harris’ opening number at the 2011 Tony Awards. I think this guy should host every every show that needs hosting out there.

Also during the Tony Awards, Hugh Jackman and Neil preformed a duet.

The Baseball Game

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:53:20 +0000

During my long stay here, I was invited more than once to go to a baseball game. As Albuquerque’s Isotopes are doing pretty well in the league. They are not in the major league but the good player move to the LA Dodgers. This wasn’t my first baseball game, I went to the San Diego Padres las year.

So me and the guys who have no idea what baseball is went there and basically treated it like a diwaniya. we were talking during the whole game. The game lasted for more than 3 hours.

The Isotopes won the game and maintained the lead in the league. All I can say is baseball is not my cup of tea.

The picture attached is my first attempt at Panoramas.

Date Night – Review

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:34:34 +0000

Yesterday, with no major plan set for the day. I decided to go see Date Night as I was told not to even thing of going to see it in Kuwait because of censorship. After watching it I can see why and imagine how the movie was in Kuwait.

Its a decent movie, its not one of the classics for Steve Carell nor Tina Fey. nut still watchable. And yes it is still showing in the cinemas here.

David Copperfield Show – Review

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:14:39 +0000

This is the last of the shows I saw in Vegas I promise, its been hectic seeing 2 shows a day and just eating burgers :/

If you don’t know who David Copperfield is then to put it in a few word: “he is the best magician of our time” if you seen some of his previous work you would agree.

The show was filled with people fro china that where a part of a group that didn’t speak any english. As he brought people up the stage they couldn’t understand him and just stood there staring at him which made the show a little frustrating.

As fort the illusions there was some really cool ones that keeps you puzzled. but there was no “WOW” factor.

David’s show just couldn’t compare to what Vegas have to offer and is the lowest ranking show I’ve seen in this trip.

Cirque Du Soleil: O

Mon, 31 May 2010 23:03:42 +0000

While I was inquiring about the shows, a lot of people told me that Cirque Du Soleil’s: O was the best show in Las Vega, and it is conveniently located in the Bellagio so it had to be on my list for shows to see.

The show has an aquatic theme to it, its mostly based on water in a 1.5 million gallon water tank that shifts during the show from a deep to shallow to hard surface. it looked really amazing.

The The show on the other hand didn’t mesmerize me the way the other shows had. Its not bad but its not the best Vegas have to offer either. Its mostly a circus act with water being under the performers instead of a net for the most part.

I might be a bit hard on this show cause I had really high expectations. It let me down a bit but still a nice show that costed more than $100 million to make.

The Lion King – Review

Sun, 30 May 2010 10:10:48 +0000

The Lion King is the best disney movie in my opinion. It has a great storyline, lovable characters and great songs. all the requirements for making a great show. But thats not all, it takes skill to adapt a great movie to a Broadway show. But The Lion King already been running for 13 years and its been hailed as one of the best shows. everybody that saw it recommended it. My wife has been telling me to see it for a few years now, I finally did.

After seeing it I also highly recommend watching The Lion King. Its not just for kids and families is a work of art. great singing and costumes and of course the story and characters are all there.

Wayne Brady Show – Review

Sat, 29 May 2010 21:10:29 +0000

If you don’t know who Wayne Brady is let me till you that you missed out on one of the funniest show on TV. He was a co-star in the hit TV series Who’s Line is it Anyway along with Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. just go to youtube and type in the “Who’s line is it anyway” and enjoy.

The live show follows the theme of Who’s Line is it Anyway, its all improvised, and there for no 2 shows are ever the same, and I believe it. Seeing Wayne work live in front of you really makes you believe that what he does it nothing short of spectacular.

I laughed so hard that my eyes where in tears for the better half of the show.

If I have time, I will definitely do it one more time.

Blue Man Group – Review

Sat, 29 May 2010 13:00:53 +0000

I attended the Blue Man Group show yesterday evening. I never been to any of their shows before(apart from some youtube videos) so I didn’t know what to expect. But it surpassed my expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

The blue man group is a mix of a Musical/Comedy with no dialect at all and just depends on the body language, but they do it brilliantly.

The only problem I had with the show is that in some instances, it feels that they are just dragging their feet a little. which I feel dropped the tempo of the show. But otherwise its a must see.

Bolivian Presidential Banquet in Iran

Triple-A — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:45:08 +0000

When Bolivia’s highest dignitary visited Iran he probably wasn’t quite expecting the feast that awaited him. I leave you with the pictures below.

style وحشتني، صعيدي

Triple-A — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:29:36 +0000

At 1:29 in the below video you can see why they are having so much fun, rolling a couple of fat ones.

A failed attempt at freestyle.

Yehya at the AMA’s

Triple-A — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:52:51 +0000

This guy never fails at keeping us amused, does he?

Shutter Island – Movie Review

Triple-A — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:51:42 +0000

Being Sunday morning i was able to sleep in, i woke up and flipped thru my iphone and was face to face with Flixster. I decided to check out which were the nearest movie theaters with any decent movies, and stumbled upon Shutter Island. Flixster gave it a 70% but i decided to try it out nevertheless. I used to hate Leonardo Dicaprio, but after such movies as The Aviator, Catch me if You Can, Blood Diamond, Body of Lies and The Departed more recently, he has become one of the actors i am enjoying most in movies. So we went off to the movie theater but decided to eat as we were an hour early for the movie. We went to a Brazilian grill restaraunt which was right by the cinema, and it was awful. Its called Tucano’s grill, and it seemed like the meat was from actual Tucan’s, the bird that is. Anyway back to the movie.

The movie is around 2hrs and 18mins. The only way i can describe it is delusional, hallucinating and utterly genius. It drags you on for almost 2 hours thinking that you know whats going on, when the last 10 minutes it changes totally. Its not like a Sixth Sense kind of ending, but you have the feeling all the way through that something is not right, but its totally different than what you imagine. Of course there will be parts of the movie where you might think it is slow and too easy to guess, but only the ending does justice to the movie. Basically it is about a US marshall (Dicaprio), who is investigating an escaped murderess from a remote island (Shutter Island) which is a hospital for the criminally insane. Martin Scorsese again does not fail to amaze with this plot and ending. IMDB gave it an 8.5, and for their standards that is pretty high. Great movie, with lots of twists and turns and worth the watch.

The Best Way To Watch Kuwaiti TV Shows And Plays Online

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:28:27 +0000

I loved the idea of having a vast collection of Kuwaiti TV shows on YouTube, but hated the 10 minute limit on videos that forced me through endless clicks just to watch a single episode. And sometime the quality is horrible.

No more, I just added a new page that will contain external links to full length episodes with the hope of adding more content with time.

First up, what might be the best Kuwaiti TV show ever. Darb Alzalag (درب الزلق)

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Mission Impossible 4 Coming in 2011 – And Other Movie News

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:47:22 +0000

Paramount announced that they will be making the next installment in the Mission Impossible series. Mission Impossible IV will star Tom Cruise and will be directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek).

Movie Should be released in May 2011.

Other movie news:

Batman 3 in the works –TBA (2012/2013)

Spiderman 4 in the works – 2012 (in 3D)

Transformers 3 in the works – July/2011

24 Movie – 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz (May 2011)

Superman 3.0 – Christopher Nolan (TBA) <- Rumor

GulfRun – The Finale

Triple-A — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:31:43 +0000

The end has finally dawned, and GulfRun 5 at the Bahrain International Circuit was over. I think everyone who participated or went to the event enjoyed it, as there was all out safe action and surprises down the way. Last night was the closing ceremony in Lenotre, and GulfRun with their sponsors, handed out the timings of all the drivers and events and their awards.

Quartermile Drag

For the Street Category :

1. BMW M5

2. Lexus ISF

3. Audi RS4

For the Super Category :

1. Porsche Turbo

2. Mitsubishi Evo-X

3. Honda S2000

For the Unlimited Category :

1. Porsche Turbo

2. Porsche Turbo 99

Continue below for all the times and more pictures.

Autocross

For the Street Category :

1. Lotus Exige S240

2. Audi RS4

3. VW R32

For the Super Category :

1. Porsche GT3RS

2. Porsche Turbo

3. Cadillac CTS-V

For the Unlimited Category :

1. Mitsubishi Evo-8

2. Caterham

3. Lamborghini LP-560-a

Inner Circuit

For the Street Category :

1. BMW Z4M

2. Lotus Exige S240

3. Nissan 350z

For the Super Category :

1. KTM X-Bow

2. KTM X-Bow

3. Porsche GT3RS

For the Unlimited Category :

1. Ferrari 430 Scuderia

2. Caterham

3. Mitsubish Evo-8

GP Circuit

For the Street Category :

1. BMW Z4M

2. BMW M3

3. Lotus Exige S240

For the Super Category :

1. Nissan GTR

2. KTM X-Bow

3. KTM X-Bow

For the Unlimited Category :

1. Caterham

2. Porsche Turbo 99

3. Ferrari 430 Scuderia

Overall it seems there is alot of variety with the cars getting podiums and top times. The BMW M-Series have done well in alot of different categories, as well as the Lotus Exige. The more track-oriented cars like KTM X-Bow and Caterhams are also around the top times. Alot of different variety of street and supercars were on show here. And splitting them up into different categories also made it more realistic to race similar types of models (power-wise). Even though there were alot of awesome machines at the track this year lets hope some new ones show up next year to add more competition….

All in all, a special thank you to GulfRun, Marzouq from Zdistrict , and also Al-Falah Car Wash for their great dedication and help in making this possible for everyone. Until next year… drive safely.

Reminder: Lost Season 6

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:50:48 +0000

Just to let you know that Lost Season 6’s first episode just aired last night and is now available via torrent.

Thank you ShowRSS

George Lucas vs. James Cameron

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:51:15 +0000

George Lucas sent this to James Cameron when Titanic passed Star Wars at the box office in 1998.

What a good sport.

George “Dublya” Bush

Triple-A — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:10:41 +0000

I can never get enough of George W. Bush videos. How he became president of the USA we will never know, how he got re-elected is even a bigger mystery!

All Hail Avatar, The Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:10:56 +0000

The Numbers came out today, its now official. Avatar is now the highest grossing movie of all time with $1.288 billion passing Titanic, the movie that was holding the record for the past 13 years, by a mere $46 million ($1.242 billion) last Saturday.

What’s funny is James Cameron directed both of these movies, so between them, James Cameron has made more than 2.5 Billion with 2 movies. He also directed one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time, yes I’m talking about Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

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Conan O’Brien vs NBC

Triple-A — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:59:19 +0000

Most people have heard of the situation at NBC, with them trying to push Jay Leno (after his new shows’ failure) back into the Tonight Show, which happens to be Conan O’Brien’s slot. To make a long story short, NBC have paid off Conan and his staff around $45 million to give up their slot and leave the network. But until that happened, Conan decided to “make them bleed”. Check out the video below.

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Worst Goalkeeper Ever

Triple-A — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:42:51 +0000

After the sad events of the beginning of the Tournament in Angola with the shooting and withdrawal of Togo from the championship, we have now seen a lighter side of football.

This is goalkeeper Joao Rafael in the game between Benin vs Mozambique from the African Cup of Nations. He made a “routine” save late in the game almost cost him a goal and a broken neck! Hilarious fail moment from the ACN.

Yasser Arafat’s Intimate Kissing

Triple-A — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:00:40 +0000

I dont know how legit this video is, but it is hilarious. I wish i could understand what the dubbing is saying because it sounds so funny!

GulfRun : Al-Falah Carwash to Car Show@360

Triple-A — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:47:32 +0000

Yesterday the guys from Gulfrun had a carwash at Al-Falah which in itself was an event. All the cars were ready to go from there and headed off to 360 mall to set up for the car show.

The pics after the break are from the 360 mall GulfRun car show. Click below to check them out.

The set up was great, there was a DJ with nice music and lots of booths for most of the sponsors as well as the GulfRun booth selling their merchandise along with raffle tickets for the 2 Vespa’s. Our great friends Marzouq from Zdistrict was there as well as elwehbi from thegulfrun blog and brakebanzeen among others.

Ford GT being inspected.

GulfRun Track Edition Vespa being tested by a professional reviewer, one of the ones being given away as a prize for the raffle.

The following photos below were all taken by a 2 and half year old boy. This was his first time using a camera and it was a Nikon P6000, he is currently looking out for job offers.

Matte Red Carrera GT with Kreissieg F1 Valvetronic Exaust System.

Ferrari 599 and another Carrera GT inside the mall.

Close up of the Ferrari 599.

Close up of a cameraman who thought the mini cameraman was cute, so he returned the favor as well.

Pocahontas VS Avatar

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:34:13 +0000

I thought James Cameron conceived the Avatar idea 15 years ago? But this is just too similar, isn’t it?

So, Avatar is nothing but a futuristic Pocahontas eh?

Kuwait’s “lets forget 2009″ List

Triple-A — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:04:49 +0000

On a more candid note after my post about 2009, somethings that might have been around before 2009, but may have gotten slightly out of hand.

Number 1 : RIM’s breakthru into the Kuwaiti market with their Blackberry’s. Its hard to have a conversation with an owner of these devices without being interrupted by furiously rapid texting or beeps emerging from the phone. Do they realize they can have the same data plan with any smartphone and use any social networking/chatting program to the same effect?

Click below for the rest of 2009′s lets forget list.

Number 2 : Swarovski covered cars, especially for the guys. I may understand a girl (maybe not even a grown lady) doing this, but when a guy goes and takes his SUV and bling bling’s it all out with the glittery type crystals, thats just uncalled for. Of course at the same time, in a similair parallel universe to where they live in, they continue the “lets-chrome-the sh*t-out-of-my-car” attitude as well. Some people need to be told that we dont live in a rap video.

Number 3 : This one is more complex, and needs dividing into different parts. Its a mix between the spikey, blow dried hair, and the i-wanna-be-david-beckham look. This follows of course the max-the-crap-out-my-scalp-with-gel fad a few years back. Male hairstyles have gotten out of head, use any mall restroom and you will find all the pushing and shoving around the mirror areas with people puffing up their hair and putting subtle touches. There is nothing subtle about your hairstyles.

Of course the bulk of it has come from a single culprit. Able to twist the minds of our youth into the biggest and loudest as well as the weirdest hairstyles…. the discovery of the hair dryer!

Number 4 : Our beautiful ladies were determined not be outdone by this bold move from the masculine side, so they introduced the alien hijab. I have heard they place yoghurt cups inside to hold the position, my conscience doest want to believe that. They would have made Dan Aykroyd and Co. in Coneheads proud. Behold the masterpieces to come.

Number 5 : Facebook. When your boss at work is a 50 year old man with no tech/social networking background and adds you as a friend to Facebook, then something is acutely wrong. I dont see you or talk to you outside of work, why would i want to be your buddy on facebook? The social networking scene in Kuwait has boomed in 2009 along with the hair styles.

This post is in no way meant to offend any of our readers or anyone, else….. alien or human that is.

Smule’s “I Am T-Pain” Contest Winner

Triple-A — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:18:20 +0000

I’m talkin on my bluetooth
Makin’ deals and shit
No cords are clashin
So my hands are free to knit

Warning the below video contains some explicit lyrics.

For slower connections click here for the lower resolution video.

I posted a while back about the I Am T-Pain app and how it was taking the iTunes app store by storm. Well the company who made it, Smule, had come up with a contest and were giving away a $5,000 prize to the winner. The video above called “Im on the Phone” is the winner, even though i know some people who did pretty good songs, but i guess they never won because they didnt have a music video to go along!

Directed by Michael and Christiano Covino. Shot by Alex Marazzo and Sam Kretchmar

James Bond Re-Runs

Triple-A — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:45:27 +0000

Ian Fleming created his legacy, and it continues until current times. I don’t think there is a person who doesn’t enjoy 007 in general. Showmovies Action have recently been putting re-runs of all the Bond movies and anytime i see them on i have to start watching. Probably the worst Bond movies were Pierce Brosnan’s even though he had potential to play the part. And maybe the worst casted Bond was Timothy Dalton. Sean Connery and Roger Moore were great, though I am enjoying Daniel Craig in this new role. He has given Bond a new refreshing and “badass” feel. Gotta love those Bond movies.

Hot Tub Time Machine

Triple-A — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:20:25 +0000

Its been a long time coming since the last idiotic time machine movie, remember Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (& Bogus Journey)? But in those movies i doubt they were really acting as opposed to just being themselves. This is going to be on my to-watch list for 2010!

Avatar – Review

Triple-A — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:29:10 +0000

I went to watch Avatar on Friday after hearing alot about it without really reading much. All i knew was that it was a James Cameron movie and the most expensive of all time, and sci-fi based. I am not the biggest sci-fi fan. I appreciated the idea behind District 9 but at times thought it was too far fetched and just silly. Not to say that Avatar is not far fetched, its just different. First of all, graphically, its like nothing any of us has ever seen before. The colors, the images and the scenes are out of this world, literally. There is the whole underlined meaning of global warming/green peace/save the world, as well as the curiosity most people have of other life forms. Its a very long movie, but the action scenes and twists in the storyline keep you interested all the way to the end. James Cameron has a very vivid imagination to be able to think up a story like this and implement it onto the screen. Great movie, a must-see even for non sci-fi fans.

Gulf Run 5 Trailer 2

Triple-A — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:48:43 +0000

After the great teaser video we have now a full length trailer from our friends at Gulf Run. Check it out below.

Now it has been confirmed it will be a 3 day event. The final day will consist of “Gulf Run Drag Sudden Death Match” from 10am-1pm. And it has also been confirmed that there is indeed a drift course in Gulf Run 5.

Drivers and spectators will also witness something special,the Radical SR4, (pictured below leaving the pits at the Bahrain GP circuit.) With a Kawasaki bike engine, 1200cc sequential Gearbox, 180HP 450KG as well as being, faster and boasting more G’s then any street legal car around the track. This is truly a unique experience, and unrivalled by almost anything street legal on the track.

But thats not all. GulfRun will be renting this race car to 10 lucky drivers. Each driver will get 10 minutes in it for a price of 70KD.

This car will also be part of the event as a joy ride (without the recklessness of course) taxi for any spectator that wants to sit in the passenger seat with a C license professional driver and enjoy a very fast lap in the car. This opportunity cannot be passed by. The Lotus 211 and Westfield SE may also be used for the fast lap.

The team of Gulf Run would also like to take this chance to thank all their sponsors. Their title sponsor Wataniya Telecom. As well as their platinum sponsors Wataniya Airways, Dent Xpress, Agility and Consolidated Construction Company. And the gold sponsors being Slider Station and Al-Sawan Co.

GULF RUN 5 Schedule :

1) Car Wash event on the 14th of January at Al-Falah Car Wash.

2) Event will start on the 15th and 16th of January in 360 Mall (GulfRun Car Show).
3) Bahrain event will be on the 28/29th of January in Bahrain at the GP Circuit. (Event will have 3 different tracks in which one of them will be the Formula 1 circuit. The Drag strip will also be open.)

4) Day 3 of the main event will be GULFRUN DRAG Sudden Death Match. (More info to follow)

Video taken from The Gulf Run Blog and thanks to the Gulf Run team for the effort.

Thanks to Marzouq for all his support.

Thanks to Negativeffect for the amazing video.