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1) We have had many posts about GulfRun in the blog, and if you haven’t read them you can use the quick search on the top of the page to find them. We are all looking forward to GulfRun 5 as it will be bigger, better and have more surprises than ever before. The Gulfrun Blog is also on our blogroll which includes guest writer elwehbi from my favorite autoblog, Brakebanzeen, as well as the blogs writers.

2) Horizon Travel & Tourism we have not talked about before. They have created Kuwait’s first online booking engine which includes airlines tickets, hotels and car rentals among other things integrated into their website. Their interface & layout is easy to use and to navigate around. Besides their online ticketing, you can find their phone numbers and other contact details if you want to give them a visit. 

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New iPhone App Causing a Stir

This new app is called “Amp Up Before You Score” and is free from the iTunes App store. Its main objective is to help men ‘score’ with 24 different types of women. From punk to sorority to rebound girl, this app has them all. Check out the video.

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UPDATE : Pepsi has apologized for this app since it is degrading to women. link

G.I. Joe : Rise of Cobra Movie Review

Childhood memories all washed down the drain.  From their comics, to their animated movies and of course their actions figures. I had them all, and loved them all. So about 18 years later when i found out there is a movie about them, i did get excited. And so quickly did that excitement turn into disappointment. Continue Reading

Disney’s Subliminal Messages

Cute little animated cartoon characters, or skanks with a message?

For years and years alot of us have heard about subliminal messages in cartoons and animations. So what are subliminal messages and how do they work? Continue Reading

District 9

“An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.”  IMDB

- To enjoy this movie, you have to be a sci-fi fan.

- To enjoy this movie, you have to be able to withstand the South African (Afrikaan) accent for 112 minutes.

- To enjoy this movie, you have to look beyond some of the bad CGI and hilarious alien costumes.

Alot of us enjoyed watching it, until it turned into more of a drama than a sci-fi/action movie. The ending wasnt too great either. As one of our friends said, “this should have been part 2 of a movie series”. But i would not have probably wanted to watch the “part 1″ then. IMDB gave it an 8.5/10 rating which proves there are many sci-fi fans, as well as underdog fans since this is a low budget movie that made it big. I can’t be that generous, and i am speaking on behalf of about 6 other guys. It needed more than one fight scene as everyone was waiting for those alien weapons to be used earlier. Check out the trailer here.

Random Movie Information of the Day : The movie District 9 was not well recieved in Nigeria due to its negative portrayal of Nigerians. Check out the link here.

Local Comic Relief

I have uncovered the latest gem using the local talent agency which this blog is becoming. The above comic is done by one of our commenters here Miss Good Egg, who also has her own blog which you can go to here. The comic itself is a true portrayal of how people are before the fast officially begins. She will try and post a comic once a week.

The Unrepentant Shoe Thrower

“I got my chance and I didn’t miss it,”

Thats one of the first things Muntadhar al-Zaidi said to reporters after being freed from jail. He was made infamous after his shoe-throw at President George Bush and a cult hero to many, including local MP’s. If you dont remember he called “W” a dog and threw both his shoes at him. Bush counter-reacted with 2 ducks to avoid both the shoes, and managed a wry smile as well.

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Travis Pastrana & MTV’s Nitro Circus

A spin-off from Jackass, Nitro Circus is based around Travis Pastrana, who is an X-games legend. Created partly by Johnny Knoxville, and into the second season of his show, this is a video of Travis jumping out of a plane with no parachute and just a can of RedBull and shorts.

He says, “I hope this stuff works” after his sip of Redbull and jumps out of the plane.

Random Information of the Day : Remember Rodney King back in 1991 getting assaulted by 2 white cops? “Seventeen years, a criminal trial and a $3m legal settlement later, King has put himself back in harm’s way, agreeing to go toe-to-toe with a notoriously aggressive cop through the colourful medium of celebrity boxing.”

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United Networks vs Qnet vs Kems

So it is this little culprit that is always giving me trouble.

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Don’t Lose Hope – Fix it Yourself

Ever dropped your cell phone in water? Ever had to replace an iPod because of battery problems? How about spilling liquid on a laptop? These, and many other everyday nuisances occur to us all the time. And we usually end up fully replacing the ‘defected’ object. But wait, I read this article on MSN and it seemed very helpful for alot of these problems. Even stuff like reviving a stuck LCD panel are included. Check out the article right here.

Random Information of the Day : So there was the dotcom bubble, then in Kuwait we had the Sushi bubble and currently we are experiencing the cupcake/cookie bubble. But did you know that our last “bubble” (sushi and sashimi) is in the top 5 list of most foods to contain parasites? Some foods to ponder over here.