"Mystery Shrouds Death"... Dum Dum Duuum..

Where, exactly, is the mystery?

Mystery shrouds Indonesian woman’s death

Kuwait : An Indonesian woman fell to her death from the sixth floor of a building in Mangaf Thursday evening. The incident occurred after her compatriot husband, accompanied by a Kuwaiti man, burst into her apartment holding a Kalashnikov and threatened to kill her.

Where the hell do you get a machine gun, let alone a Kalashnikov, in Kuwait??

Securitymen, who rushed to the scene, arrested the Indonesian man but his Kuwaiti accomplice managed to escape before the arrival of securitymen. According to sources, the Indonesian man fired bullets at random, causing damage to some cars parked in front of the building.
According to eyewitnesses the death was instantaneous. They also said soon after the woman fell to the ground, some persons were seen driving in a Jeep shooting randomly in the air, reports Arrouiah daily.

What the hell?

And please explain to me how these reports are even newsworthy...

Domestic cat injures boy: A 7-year-old boy, who was attacked by a cat inside his home in Dasma, has been admitted to a hospital with scratches on his face, reports Al-Watan daily. According to a security source the injuries are serious and the boy began bleeding profusely after the attack.

This report, of course, was in the "Kuwait Crime" section of the paper. Does that mean the cat is going to be arrested?

Machine smoke scares Asian: Acting on information firemen rushed to an unidentified press establishment of the Press Street after an expatriate, whose identity has not been disclosed, called the Operations Department of the Ministry of Interior when he saw smoke coming from the roof of the building, reports Al-Wasat daily. When firemen reached the spot they discovered the smoke was coming from printing machines - which is a normal phenomenon.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=12359&ccid=22

Patriotism & Unity..

Hala February Festival 2008 kicks off

Kuwait : The Ninth Hala February Festival started Friday with a big carnival along Salem Al-Mubarak street in Salmiya. A large number of state officials and public figures are taking part in the event which will last through March 15, chairman of the media committee of the festival Waleed Al-Saqabi told KUNA. 'This year celebrations feature various activities and programs that will please all participants across the country,' he pointed out. 'The festival is expected to attract several local, Arab and foreign musical bands and folklore troupes as well as representatives of major mass media, including numerous TV channels.

'The organizing committee of the festival is making its utmost to present the festival in the best form.
'Special care is given to the entertainment of children and families which reflects Kuwait's aspiration to be a tourist hub in the Arabian Gulf region,' Al-Saqabi noted. 'The activities of the festival highlight the national values and morals, such as patriotism and unity and seek to pass them on to children and future generations. The intensive participation in the festival reflects clear defiance to the current bad weather in Kuwait, Al-Saqabi added. (KUNA)

That's funny. When I was passing through Salmiya yesterday, I didn't see any activities, programs, Arab or foreign musical bands or folklore troupes, or mass media. I definitely didn't see and patriotism or unity. Unless you class hanging a Kuwait flag on your car while simultaneously spraying passing vehicles with foam patriotism. But hey, what do I know?

According to this article though, the encouragement of such behavior only means that it is an integral part of the national values and morals of the country. And, of course, people all over the world will want to flock to the newest tourism hub in the Arabian Gulf. No one would spray you in Dubai, the morons.

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=12331&ccid=9

"Serpentine Queues"..

Well, this post is just full of idiots..

Traffic signals to be synchronized

KUWAIT : The General Traffic Department at the Ministry of Interior has formulated a plan to synchronize all traffic signals in the country to reduce the number of road accidents, reports Al-Watan daily. Accordingly, if a driver passes through a green signal at one traffic signal, the next traffic signal will also be green by the time he reaches there.

No matter how fast he's driving? How the hell are they going to implement this? And if the signal's not green when you reach it, can you sue?

Sources say the plan will be implemented shortly in some streets which witness frequent traffic jams such as the Al-Balloshi Street, the intersection of Fahd Al-Salem Street in Salhiya and the intersections of Arabian Gulf Street.

In another development, the computer network at the Kuwait International Airport crashed Thursday, resulting in long serpentine queues at all entrance and exit counters. Sources say this is the third breakdown in a very short span of time.

So wait, the computer network crashing at the Airport is a "development"? And what the hell is a serpentine queue? Who the hell talks like that? And why would they add the network crash report to the traffic light one? Are they related at all?

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=12333&ccid=9

Thieves..

I stopped by Digits today (formerly known as Mac City, or iCity, or whatever) to buy a USB Dock Connector for my iPod. It's the cable that connects the iPod to a computer so you can sync your songs etc.

I was shocked to find that it costs KD 15. That's right. KD 15 for a lousy cable. What the hell?

KD 15 = Approximately 1/6 of the price of an iPod, 1/2 of the price of a small iPod (shuffle etc), a meal for one @ Gaucho Grill, a ticket on Jazeera Airways, 7 car washes at Dabboos, a week's worth of shopping at Sultan Center, a basic no-frills cellphone, a bed (or a couch) from IKEA, and the list goes on..

Or you could spend 15 KD on a cable.

A Side Note...

The Hala Febrayir celebrations started in Salmiya today with a pathetic parade and the usual group of Neanderthals spraying people with that godawful foam.

The best part is, I got sworn at by a "munaqaba" (ninja, munaqqababe) because I beeped her as she was blocking me in the parking lot.

I'm not sure whether I should be amused or disturbed...

"The Cradle of Idiocy in the Gulf"

The epitome of culture and sophistication within a society.

Sorcerers and the "shaky car patrol"

'Sorceress' caught: Customs officials at Abdaly have arrested an Arab expatriate woman married to a Kuwaiti with items in her possession suspected to be used for magic and sorcery.
It was reported that the Customs officials suspected the woman when she was about to cross over to Kuwait and conducted a through search of her luggage. They found the aforementioned items in addition to drugs pills, which she claimed, were for her Kuwaiti husband.
The woman and the items were referred to the concerned authorities.

Did she have like a magic wand or something?

Drunkard held: The Northern Highway Patrol Team has arrested a Kuwaiti for consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in Mutla'a area.
After noticing the shaky movements of a car while on routine duty, security sources said the team asked the driver to pull over. The team noticed the driver was intoxicated and found an undisclosed quantity of locally-brewed alcohol inside the car. The suspect and the contraband were referred to the concerned authorities.

In other news...

Semi-nude woman caught drinking: Patrolmen on routine duty along King Fahd Expressway recently arrested a 31-year-old Arab woman for consuming alcohol.
After noticing the unusual movement of a vehicle on the road, the patrolmen flagged the vehicle down and discovered the woman was drinking a glass of wine. Sources said the woman was clad in indecent clothes and she was referred to the concerned authorities for interrogation.