I Love the Solidarity

We loved him;

• we never lived in terror in our own country
• we never felt like we can't express our selves freely
  
• the money from our country's resources did (and still does) reach the people (unlike other regimes that hog all the money to the higher-ups in the ruling ladder)
  
• when we (people of Kuwait) didn't have a country back in 1990, we chose Sheikh Jabir as our Emir. He was the Emir before the invasion, and we wanted him to be an Emir during the invasion and after when Kuwait was liberated.
• he respected all the Kuwaiti families and always established contact with his people, he used to visit them during their festivities and in sorrow.

Some people want him to be perfect, no ruler is! ... and we still LOVE him.

Sheikh Jaber AlAhmad AlSabah 1926 - 2006

I Love the Winter

I'm thankful that we have a change of seasons here, in my opinion it's a bit boring having the same weather all year round. Although winter in Kuwait is never too cold it is just cold enough to induce a change of wardrobe as well as a change of desert scenery, and THAT just makes it a little bit less-boring.

Lovely things that announce WINTER HAS ARRIVED in Kuwait:

• duwaa (a mobile charcoal stove)
• chestnuts
• heaters (all types)
• desert treks
• the loved ones abroad come back for their winter break
• the sweet smell of rain
• desert truffles
• others that I'll try to add.

I Love the Little Things that Matter

I was Looking around for a new laptop sleeve because my old, fancy one doesn't really fit the new laptop.

Since I'm not a big fan of the complimentary black bags that are given out whenever you buy a new laptop, sleeves help me use any bag I want as a laptop bag, it basically just adds padded protection, the high quality stitching and material is not that important in this case. So I shopped around many electronic stores in Kuwait, online (briefly) and in a few countries in Europe but I just couldn't find one that fits, (so here's the I love Q8 part) finally I found one* at one of those bargain stores that sell stuff mostly made in China.
It was exactly the same size I was looking for, nothing fancy just padded protection, and now I'm set to use it with any bag I want. The other amazing thing about it is that it was just 2.500 KD! Way below what I expected to pay for a sleeve.
I like it when I find things in unexpected places, and this is just one recent example of things that I only find in the Kuwaiti market.

(الله يعز الكويت)

*To be more specific my mom found it for me but that's another story. THANK YOU MOM, you're the greatest!