The Weekly Ten

Dear Readers,

Seeing as my ego has been stroked over 930 times since I've started this blog (even though my F5 button is probably responsible for at least 200 "strokes" - pun intended), I've decided to start a weekly top 10 list entitled, you guessed it, "The Weekly Ten". Asides from the obvious, the purpose of these lists will be to, um, I don't know. I guess they have no purpose.

Anyway, here's numero uno:

Top 10 Things to do on a weekend in Kuwait

10 – Watch TV

Mankind's favorite pastime, the television has provided us with hours and hours of mind-numbing entertainment.

9 – "Gizzing".

Kuwait's favorite pastime, "Gizzing" involves driving up and down Gulf Road with your windows down, playing the latest in cab driver music/rap at full volume. Harassment of girls in neighboring vehicles optional.

8 – Watch a DVD.

While this is technically the same as watching TV, it still involves the exciting prospect of visiting one of the countless pirated DVD stores the country has to offer. Also involves the prospect of returning the DVDs to the countless pirated DVD stores the country has to offer, because the disc won't work/there are no subtitles/it is not the film you wanted/you keep seeing silhouettes of people walking across the screen and you wonder if it is part of the storyline.

7 – Go out to eat.

It's fair to say that restaurants are one of the better aspects of life in Kuwait. You can find culinary delights from all over the world. I should hope so.

6 – Stay in to eat.

Get this: we don't only have really good food here. The best part is, you can eat it all in the comfort of your own home, without moving a muscle! Well, you might have to move 3 or 4 while you're dialing the home delivery number. But rest assured, these are calories you can reimburse momentarily.

5 – Go Shopping.

Souk Sharq, Marina Mall, The Avenues, and Al Kout Mall are all great destinations for some quality shopping.

4 – Walk around Malls without actually doing ANY shopping.

Souk Sharq, Marina Mall, The Avenues, and Al Kout Mall are all great destinations for some quality walking around without any purpose. Before you go, you might want to pay a visit to your barber/hairdresser and instruct them to give you the worst possible hair style. Apply obscene amounts of make-up (if you are female). Holding hands with members of the same sex/harassing girls optional.

3 – Poke people on Facebook.

..and hope against all hope that "Angel Kuwait" really does look exactly like Cameron Diaz on the red carpet of the 2003 Academy Awards. And that she pokes you back.

2 – Go Bowling.

The bowling alleys in Kuwait provide some quality entertainment. If you go on a regular basis, you might actually get pretty good. Then you might end up wearing one of those wrist guard things. And then wonder how your life ended up this way.

1 – Travel.

Enough said.