tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88229822024-03-07T21:13:21.877+03:00thoughts of an average kuwaiti joeit's all about me, what i think of, my thoughts of what is or would be happening in the world of tech generally and what's happening in my life.Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-16879094428475311802009-03-23T15:09:00.007+03:002009-03-23T23:37:27.284+03:00Megavideo blocked by Fasttelcoany other video hosting services next?, the 3 other than youtube locally popular ones that shall remain nameless?,another censorship attempt by the MOC now that the 6eeraan banging "peope's representatives" are off the scene?,does it even make sense to block services that don't even advocate what is deemed to be blockable by the dear ol' ministry of communications,is it even fair that they Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-72598245758946587902008-12-26T10:21:00.006+03:002008-12-26T10:43:57.722+03:00i love you AFL!yet another bunch of great people that make me still have hope in this forsaken piece of landif only my parents weren't the oldskool kuwaiti parent kind of type, i woulda had me a cute lil cuddly kitty and probably a puppy too =(i have to respect my parents' "NO FREAKIN PETS SETTING FOOT EVER IN THIS HOUSE DOUCHEBAG" kind of ideology and settle for an adoption when i'm happily hitched and have myDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-69767281869226077732008-12-26T10:02:00.002+03:002008-12-26T10:18:31.168+03:00thank you, mister sailor guythanks to you, i've been living in 56k dial-up hell for the past week, you and your anchor made my 1MB line drop down to it's knees and cry for a mercy shot.2000 freakin' pings aren't much fun when you're an online gaming addict, not to be able to watch online video doesn't strike me for having any use for my friggin' mac box either.to me a computer without (usable) internet is just a hunk of Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-37292308853330693832008-11-06T11:34:00.002+03:002008-11-06T11:45:49.263+03:00one of the best animes i've seenFullmetal Alchemist=THE BOMB!!i just got done watching the whole series, fantastic story and awesome background.took me 4 to 5 days to wrap it up and it was absolutely worth it!i also did the whole 3 seasons of Avatar a couple of weeks ago, for an american made anime it turned out to be beautiful, definitely added to my best seen anime list!, took me about a week of 5 episodes every other day, Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-42961965022459040652008-11-06T11:19:00.002+03:002008-11-06T11:33:51.854+03:00i just thought of deleting my blogall the memories from tracing my old entries.., feels awkward, reminds me of interesting people i met and lost track of, i wonder what happened to them how are they doing now are they happy are they well are they choked up in life's ultimate charadei wish a happy fulfilling life to them and theirsused this little web thingie mostly as my personal open diary, i actually enjoyed the fact that Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-10086190625238812472008-10-29T23:49:00.005+03:002008-11-03T04:30:18.337+03:00the mini updatejust got off work an hour early today to catch up to bin khaldon street, i really wonder why they close up so early compared to other variety stores around kuwait, some close at 9:30 while others do last minute merches around 10.lucky for me i have a friend that i've been counting on to feed my nerd doses and i called him early to hook me up with an external dvd drive.now for the ripoff Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-16278342135589376942008-10-29T03:30:00.003+03:002008-10-29T23:37:07.850+03:00it's me againyesterday morning i picked up my mac mini from iCity, what used to be Mac City..me thinksbought this little beauty over a year ago at a whopping tag of 320 KDs, the now mini that they offer which are out of stock atm and they offer it for 280, the difference is huge performance wise and the repair cost for my little baby is HALF THE FREAKIN PRICE of the NEW ONElet me explain further, 30 kds for Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-4146867760854061882007-02-06T19:05:00.000+03:002007-02-06T19:06:41.933+03:00fallen angel.. You scored as Fallen Angel. You are a Fallen Angel empath. You have not found your place in this world yet and wander as a lost soul. Your wings have been clipped but you know deep inside they will grow back. You need to fly free and proud. Fallen Angels are spiritual beings who were trapped by flesh, and are now seeking to spread their wings again. (from the Book of Storms at http://Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1162308738883814222006-10-31T18:26:00.000+03:002006-10-31T18:37:57.176+03:00ow..my..gawd..what the hell :|i know that japanese people can be so quirky sometimes but damn.from what i understood this was from the 1980s hehe, can you say WEIRD?Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1162202330395215032006-10-30T12:12:00.000+03:002006-10-30T12:58:51.120+03:00random thoughtsamused, bored.. pissed off, frustrated..angrysick of the constant routine, that's not my style, what i feel liek doing, i'm a laid back person i have a huge amount of patience i do things with ease, doing repeative things over and over again every day, counting months at a time instead of days..too long. patience ends grouchness flows frustration juggles in my mind i hate i dread those feelings, Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1161305670714332202006-10-20T03:35:00.000+03:002006-10-20T04:13:56.293+03:00flu sucks!You Are 80% WeirdYou're more than quirky, you're downright strange.But you're also strangely compelling, like a cult leader.How Weird Are You?Your Quirk Factor: 63%You're so quirky, it's hard for you to tell the difference between quirky and normal.No doubt about it, there's little about you that's "normal" or "average."How Quirky Are You?You Are a Life Blogger!Your blog is the story of your lifeDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1158097775523268792006-09-13T00:20:00.000+03:002006-09-13T00:49:35.570+03:00am i back?, i'm back.., or am i?should i..shouldn't i should i, if you think of it, i haven't been gone.. or was i.sneaking around for a couple of secs every once in a while(*cough*month*cough*) checking here and there(creepy isn't?).. and probably everywhere (blogsphere), sneaking in the shadows checking on everyone, care i?, caren't i?(<--made up word)..should i revamp the blog?, should i stop supressing myself and blast awayDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1145716567009182472006-04-22T17:32:00.000+03:002006-04-22T17:36:07.020+03:00oh yeah, by the way..my birthday was 10 days ago, happy birthday to me.Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1145479123188204142006-04-19T22:50:00.000+03:002006-04-19T23:41:57.653+03:00this is me, this is who i ami felt coldness, coldness i didn't expectcoldness that i sensed was thrown right back at me as in eye for an eye, or was it?i admit i got myself in solitude involving, dwelling myself in some sort of addictive thing to keep myself busy single tasking my brain and drafting away from my social life unintentionally, i don't know why i do that but i tend to do it for long periods, distanced of courseDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1132063570752918572005-11-15T17:06:00.000+03:002005-11-16T15:23:01.436+03:0050 cent special and my net upgrade..the thing is goin' down right now on marina fm and seriously, americano rapper promoting his movie on a kuwaiti radio show?!, my god way to go marina fm!, even though the show is like a top # countdown or whatever and they're shoving some random songs between the intervew but damn, the DJ sounds like he ain't no rookie ya3ni, suttle americano accent and all with some professional questions, if Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1131967198986309192005-11-14T14:19:00.000+03:002005-11-14T14:39:17.876+03:00crack down[Listening to: Lenny Kravitz - Believe In Me]i didn't know that busting into heavy traffic and circling for 30+ minutes in a crowded parking lot still get on my nerves.., totally cranky at the moment and i hate it.i wore the long sleeved cotton shirt that i always liked and the jeans that i couldn't fit in before for the first time in like.., a year and a half?, probably more, it felt great, not Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1131422889741850182005-11-08T07:08:00.000+03:002005-11-08T07:08:09.766+03:00funny game console rumorXbox 360 To Win Next-Gen War?if it is true, then i'll have to start thinking of how would i ditch my current xbox ALREADY!.oh btw need i mention that i hate playstations for the fact that they're so vastly overpopulated (yes, you guessed it, '7alef to3raf/uniquenes is heavenly) like the oh-so-fationable ipod, but uh well.., have to admit that i kinda like the new "The iPod" regardless of the Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1131339875582671982005-11-07T08:04:00.000+03:002005-11-07T08:04:35.670+03:00interesting survey..1 in 4 US teenage girls between 15-17 keep their own blogsjust check out the responses on that piece, makes one wonders how people think of the concept of a "personal" blog.kinda agree with this and this is an interesting theory.i think of mine as an unique individual one in a local community of some sort, unity of people who express their interests and/or thoughts around and share around, Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1130594406320702762005-10-29T17:00:00.000+03:002005-10-29T17:33:25.346+03:00to be tagged..Sou's tag:Delve into your blog archives.Find your 23rd postFind the fifth sentencePost the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions:Ponder it for meaning, subtexts or hidden agendas.Tag 5 peopleone of the main reasons i smoke is soothing my temper and it workswell.., self explanatory!i tag:youyou tooand youoh and you tooum.., okay, you ba3adi know..Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1130456551534839192005-10-28T02:42:00.000+03:002005-10-28T02:42:31.593+03:00a mini-itx pcyou think that ordering mini-itx parts is too much for a linux based box?, i've been thinking about it for a long while, it's on my need-to-get-for-personal-satisfaction list right below the ibook g4.a few links to familiarize with mini PCs:mini-itx.comShuttle InciDOTpcCappuccinoPCVIA Embeddedand the ASUS S-presso which is a total beaute but i doubt that any of my fave linux distros would like Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1129566815619521292005-10-17T19:33:00.000+03:002005-10-17T19:33:35.626+03:00bad memory, the consequenceif you use firefox and you're trying to comment in a blogger blog's popup comment window, watch out when you try to copy a person's name.., you click on it by mistake and it goes to their god forsaken profile page and you can't go back no matter what you try to do (alt+left arrow/backspace, mako faida, probably a security design thing), happened to me just a while ago and it devastated me cause iDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1129429705867355432005-10-16T05:00:00.000+03:002005-10-16T05:30:06.040+03:00my new internet device thingieThe WAG354G Wireless-G ADSL Home Gatewayi got this baby off bin khaldon a couple of days ago and i'm in love! :D *ditches the crappy old OEM isp one away*it's got wifi (family and their laptops, ugh! :P) in addition to the regular local network, a RICH with configuration options web interface, built in (real) firewall and the ability to expose *ALL* ports to a certain local ip address, so no moreDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1129424974468338802005-10-16T04:07:00.000+03:002005-10-16T04:57:21.406+03:00simple.., yet powerful meaningsMOO!W.M.Tيوم الحسم....هل نستعجلكi'm exhausted.., addiction fighting back the will to fast.., thoughts and wills altered to please the addict within..weakened and frustrated by restrictions, my addiction is acting out with a will of it's own.my personal privacy's being censored, i'm being questioned indirectly, getting hints/nudges (na'3zat) from the close and around..you get the point, i'm Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1129415888225541772005-10-16T01:38:00.000+03:002005-10-16T01:38:08.230+03:00end the boring lamenessmy props to Bo Jaij and Mahmood and (lots of!) others for their efforts to boycott such trashy comic shows which i got disgusted off watching a couple since the begining of ramadan, what Bo Jaij said in his blog entry is more than enough so there isn't any need for me to say anything about it, gotta love it when you find people who agree with you on certain things that you'd think that you're Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822982.post-1128534718349388942005-10-05T20:51:00.000+03:002005-10-05T20:51:58.356+03:00ramadanish accentsembarak 3alekom elshaharkel 3am wentaw eb'7eerramadan kareemkol sana wento 6ayebeenhappy ramadan..(blank) *ick!*3asakom men 3owadah! :Dhave a smooth, acheless, headachless ramadan!Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593708056233852907noreply@blogger.com1