Month: June 2014
by Mohammad Alsanea It was not as dramatic as a movie scene but it was real. I was trying hard to hold onto my axe digging my boots into as much as I could find of the glaciers below my feet, attached only by a ro
Flashes of white and blue on a 21 inch TV screen. A mention of ‘Maradona.’ A stadium erupting into cheers. My dad’s face breaking into a rare smile as an Arab commentator yells, ‘GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
A self-confessed chocoholic, Laila Al-Mukhtar’s dream to open up a small artisanal chocolaterie started long before co-owning Absolute Chocolate in Dar Al-Awadhi. From playing pretend chef as a young child whe
‘Now, why did I need to know that?’, was an obvious thought, as the gentleman next to me described how his uncle wasn’t pleasant and would spoil any or rather all family occasions. It had been 45 minutes sin
We already have World Cup fever over here and it is beginning to drive the neighbors batty. We have the steady drone of stadium horns going on in our head when we wake in the morning and can’t help but hear “o
I write this actually as a football fan, but I do understand not being a fan when everybody else is immersed in the hype of a global event. For example – everyone at the bazaar office watched the season finale o
by Abdulmohsen Al-Mayyas “We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one
You’ve finally done it. You’ve found a space that you absolutely love, and can spend a long time in. You want to make it your own and create the perfect home for you and your family. In Kuwait, to find an inte
Kuwait takes its seasons seriously. For every year I’ve been here, it seems like the first of May rolls around and someone has flipped a climate switch from “pleasant” to “unbearable even in the shade.”
Looming summer months suggest we’ll be seeing the menfolk walking around in a pair of fashionable shorts and even short suits! Gone are the days when the shorts were plain and simple, here is our take on the ‘
While all the fans are bouncing off the walls with World Cup 2014 fever, over in the realm of health and fitness we are buzzing over the latest obsession: smoothies! Every health wannabe’s pantry is now filled w
I took a few days off recently to enjoy a brief hiatus from a decidedly hectic urban environment and went to the seaside in search of fresh air, away from the polluted and smog infested city. The season is still n
Where does time go? It seems like just yesterday we bid farewell to 2013 and welcomed 2014 with open arms, a smile on our face and a song in our hearts as we meticulously planned every second in order to stay true