I'm loving this gal she's like a female Gok.. 10 essential closet items..
Thank you Linz xx Now I really must go pack..
Thursday, December 29, 2011
25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Mins
I'm loving this gal she's like a female Gok.. 10 essential closet items..
Goodbye 2011
Bazaar Magazine FB page kindly reminded me of this fab song but IMHO this is a much better version. Adele is best raw :O)
Happy New Year Everyone!
Wishing you all, from now, a very happy new year full of love, peace, good health and happiness. Hopefully, we shall be in Dubai watching the amazing fireworks, water and fire show at Burj Khalifa and too busy ooohing and ahhhing to post or send msgs :OD See you in 2012, let's hope it's a great one for all!
Bloggers Gathering Meeting & Open Day
Found these and thought they might be of interest to the younger bloggers out there.
More info at http://www.bloggersgathering.com/.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Kuwait's 5th International Islamic Art Convention
Kuwait's 5th International Islamic Art Convention at the Grand Mosque, opposite Seif Palace daily from 9AM-12 Noon and 5PM-9PM starts Dec. 25 - Jan. 7.
Arabic Calligraphy workshops and an exhibit.
Palestinian embroidery
Origami tesselation by an Italian who once visited and was inspired by Al Hamra in Spain.
Bisht weaving
My precious pumpkin's beautiful batik. Thank you to the lovely, interesting Malayasian ladies of Lyanne Batik - it was a very enjoyable time for us.
Babygirl stencilling a cloth bag with designs commonly used in Islamic art.
The event is free, as are all the workshops. Sadu House has children's weaving workshops from 5-8PM, there are daily calligraphy workshops for adults at 7PM and children's workshops and fun craft things to do all day and under one roof. Dar al-Athar also have a booth there and will be showcasing their children's workshops on Saturday morning.
It was much smaller than I expected but my daughter and I did enjoy ourselves especially the calligraphy work, the batiking and the messy stuff. Be warned there are paints and glitter glue everywhere so dress the kids accordingly ;O)
KD10,000 Required for Self-Sponsorship
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) has proposed that an expatriate can apply for self-sponsorship provided they possess a minimum of KD10,000 in their bank account.
To read more...[link]
LWDLIK - Actually, this is already in place for some nationalities. I have two friends that sponsor themselves, both are Brits.
From Coco with Love is Back!
Yet another stunning collection of vintage and rare Chanel jewelry. Join them for the unveiling of the collection on Monday the 26 of Dec, 2011 at Le Blanche Gallery located in Mishref Block 4 Street 2 House 6. The exhibition will take place for 2 days only (from 4:00-9:00pm on 26 and 27 of Dec, 2011) for further information and inquiries feel free to email them as: fromcocowithlove@live.com or follow them on twitter: @fromcocolove or FB page: From Coco with Love - for the latest updates <3
Monday, December 26, 2011
Things-to-do in Kuwait on New Year's Eve - List by Social Slave
Many thanks to Social Slave Blog for allowing me to repost for you the detailed list below, they will be updating so check back with them if you are here and looking for a place to spend NYE.
AL MANSHAR ROTANA
Failaka Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Buffet
- KD12 per person + 15% service charge
Phone: 23931000
[Link]
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HOTEL
Soul and Spice Indian Restaurant
- Set Menu with Welcome Drinks
- Live Music
- KD20.000 per person + 15% service charge
Phone: 22997000
[Link]
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
Al Ahmadi International Restaurant
- Dinner Buffet
- Live Music & DJ
- KD18.500 per person [all inclusive]
Viaggio Italian Restaurant- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- KD16.150 per person [all inclusive]
Rib Eye Steak House
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- KD16.950 per person [all inclusive]
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
- Dinner Buffet
- KD14.150 per person [all inclusive]
Al Noukhaza Seafood Restaurant
- Seafood Buffet
- KD17.950 per person [all inclusive]
Shabestan Iranian Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- KD15.950 per per son [all inclusive]
Ayam Zaman Lebanese Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- KD16.950 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 1848111
[Link]
HILTON KUWAIT RESORT
Teatro International Restaurant
- Dinner buffet with whole roasted turkey, several live cooking station, chocolate fountain and more
- Live music and traditional countdown
- KD23.000 per person [all inclusive]
Ying Yang Asian Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- KD20.000 per person + 15% service charge
Phone: 22256222
[Link]
HOLIDAY INN SALMIYA
Al Diwan Restaurant
- Open Buffet
- KD 17.000 [excluding drinks]
Tang Chao Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- Gift for everyone
- KD18.000 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 25760000
[Link]
JW MARRIOTT HOTEL
La Brasserie Restaurant
- Dinner Buffet
- Live DJ
- KD20.000 per person + 15% service charge
Phone: 22455550
[Link]
LE ROYAL HOTEL
Al-Marsa Restaurant
- Special Menu from Dec 25th – Jan 1st
- Order any medium fish, grilled or fried and get complimentary baby lobster with small bowl of lobster bisque soup
- KD12.500 per person [excluding drinks]
Phone: 22510999
[Link]
MOVENPICK HOTEL, AL BIDA’A
Breeze Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- Live in-house musician
- KD20.000 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 22253100
[Link]
MOVENPICK HOTEL, FREE ZONE
Bays Restaurant
- Special Dinner Buffet
- Live Music
- KD23.500 per person [all inclusive]
Al Dente Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Italian Set Menu
- Live Music
- KD23.500 per person [all inclusive]
Cuts Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Brazilian Set Menu
- Live Music
- KD23.500 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 24610033
[Link]
RADISSON BLU HOTEL
The Rangoli Restaurant
- New Year Buffet with Sparkling Juice
- KD15.000
Phone: 25673000
[Link]
SAFIR MARINA HOTEL
Six Palms Restaurant
- International Buffet Dinner
- Live Oriental band
- KD20.000 per person [all inclusive]
Atlantis Restaurant
- Special New Year’s Set Menu
- Western music
- KD22.000 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 22230030
[Link]
THE PALMS BEACH HOTEL & SPA
Palmerie Restaurant
- Special Dinner buffet with beef fillet carving station, turkey carving, sushi & Mongolian station, desserts and 1 bottle Sparkling juice
- Gifts for each couple
- KD30.000 per couple [all inclusive]
Tagine Restaurant
- Moroccan special set menu with 1 bottle Sparkling juice and desserts
- Gifts for each couple
- KD40.000 per couple [all inclusive]
Phone: 1824060 – 25646266
[Link]
THE REGENCY HOTEL
The Silk Road Restaurant
- Dinner Buffet
- Live Music
- KD20.000 per person [all inclusive]
Phone: 25766666
[Link]
[ RESTAURANTS ]
DIVA’S RESTAURANT
New Year’s Eve SpecialHARD ROCK CAFÉ
- From 8pm–1am
- Set menu
- Special Gift: 2 airline tickets to Europe for 2 persons
- KD15.000 per person
Phone: 25723083 – 25723084
New Year’s Eve Special
- From 9pm–12am
- Set menu
- Non-alcoholic Champagne and dessert
- Live DJ
- KD20.000 per person
Phone: 25710004
[Link]
PEPPES PIZZA
New Year’s Eve Special
- Dinner Buffet
- KD5.950 for adults & KD3.950 for kids
Phone: 25744442
[Link]
ZAFRAN INDIAN RESTAURANT
New Year’s Eve Special
- Grand Buffet
- Live music & DJ
- KD15.000 for adults & KD6.000 for kids
Phone: 25750647
[Link]
Or buy some illegal fireworks (most bakalas seem to have them or know where you might find some), camp out in the dessert with friends and BBQ.
Or hire a boat with friends (they are some for hire down next to The Sultan Centre restaurant on the seaside in Shaab) and go for a cruise along the coast.
Or stay in and watch all the other countries ring in the NY with their firework displays on TV and order yourself dinner from your favourite restaurant via http://www.6alabat.com/.
Happy New Year All!
The Call of Time, Understanding the Present & Creating the Future
Free of charge and promises to be inspirational!
You are warmly invited to an informative talk, meditation experience and a music recital
You are warmly invited to an informative talk, meditation experience and a music recital
The Call of Time
Understanding the present, creating the future
By BK Jayanti
Wed, 28th Dec from 7 - 9pm
Have you noticed that time seems to be moving ever faster? It is urging us also to move at an increasing pace just to keep up keep up. In the process we are losing our peace of mind and happiness in life. We are experiencing stress and turbulence on a personal, family, and world-wide scale.
What can we do to help ourselves maintain stability and a sense of calm in our personal lives? And what is required to become calm and peaceful in these times of upheaval? What is time calling us to do right now?
Our Special Guest Speaker is BK Jayanti, European and Middle East Director of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. She has over 45 years of Raja Yoga meditation experience and has travelled to over 100 countries around the world promoting the message of peace.
BK Jayanti will discuss some of the deepest questions that arise in us as we witness the current state of the world. The programme offers a unique opportunity to explore the challenges and the opportunities we face right now, so that together we may come to a better understanding and begin to forge a better world.
Translation is available in Arabic
The event is FREE OF CHARGE and organised by:
T:+965-2565 4062
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Review: The Pantry - Positively Perfect Pecan Pie
The only piece I have left of the magnificent pecan pie..
The lovely lady at The Pantry sent me an email about her bakery asking me to review it. To which I sent my usual reply: thank you but should let you know that will only give it a recommendation if it's worthy but would email her back my honest opinion.
Well, no need to email her anything the pecan pie she sent me, for my Christmas soiree last night, was superb. And much kudos to Manar who rose to the occassion and was only very slightly worried when I told her one of my guests was a Bostonian WASP. And as a baker myself my standards can be abnormally high.
But 10/10 to The Pantry. Loved their attitude and desire to have the most honest of opinions. I think this little business is definitely on the right track. Great quality and super customer service.
Now my only dilemma is whether to eat this little piece of heavenly pie before my husband gets up or to wait and share with him? No, urge too great, need pie :OD
Update: Happy to hear they have opened in Salhiya Mall.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Pizzetta Cooking Competition
Care to compete in Pizzetta's cooking competition & get your dish featured on their menu?! Head to Pizzetta or Prime & Toast to apply now! Hurry because they are collecting the applications Sunday the 25th!
All Things Sweet, Cute and Christmassy at The Chocolate Bar
Adorable!
Happy Holidays cupcakes can be ordered in regular or mini size, in all the flavors The Chocolate Bar offers. Decorated cookies can be made with sugar cookies, chocolate cookies or gingerbread cookies.
TO ORDER: 22253396
PRICES:
-Cookies .750 fils each
-Cupcakes
Mini KD 1.500 each
Regular KD 2.000 each
-Cookies .750 fils each
-Cupcakes
Mini KD 1.500 each
Regular KD 2.000 each
http://thechocolatebar.com.kw/
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Www.Punchbowl.Com: A Super Easy, Non-Irritating E-Invites and Occasion Cards Website
My fav new fab, free website of the month for all savvy hostesses (hopefully that must be me too now :o) is http://www.punchbowl.com/. For sending out lovely e-invites and cards to guests and friends. The invitees can RSVP immediately and you can view/manage/print out the guest list and see who's attending and who's not, a to-do list, pot-luck list and more. It's too darn cute!
Monday, December 19, 2011
We Are Toast!
As you may already know it's a constant battle to get my darling babygirl to do her homework. So revising for end of term exams was excruciatingly painful. I was sure 'we' would fail year 4. But bless her cotton and polyester socks - she did pretty well. She was so pleased with herself especially when she handed me the Term 1 Best Speller certificate and said to me very smugly, "And it's laminated!" :OD
So yesterday, we were off shopping early morning but she had forgotten to get the money off her Dad that he had promised her. I told her not to wake him but she explained to me that it's ok, he likes her to wake him up. Knowing that my husband can be a bit grumpy if woken up I asked how she wakes him. She said she kisses him on the head and says I love you Daddy. So I agreed to let her try. She held on to the bedroom door ready to enter, swung her hair back, looked at me and said, "Showtime!."
See what I mean we're done for - and she's only 8 :O(
Chai Al Daha @ Sadu House - A Fabulous Review with Lovely Photos by Ansam518
Beit Al Sadu organized a Chai Al Daha (morning tea) last Monday as an open day to welcome designers, textile enthusiasts, and everyone interested in Kuwaiti traditional weaving.
It will be a weekly event taking place once a week; day time and evening time the following week and so on.
Dana I and went together… we’ve been invited to almost all events, so we would always arrange to go together – she’s a great friend + amazing company
Lucky me
The reception area is spacious and calm… love the arrangements of seats – some are on display for sale
The staff of Sadu House were serving Arabic coffee nonstop – and it taste SO GOOD! I had like five cups, the last two I asked for them to be filled up!
In the reception area they displayed some of the items available at the house for visitors to view, read, and know more about them
This piece is made by the talented Hussam AlRushaid! The patterns on it is painting… but it was with 3D effect… as if it was embroidered on the tin itself
Lots of books on display about weaving in Kuwait and in other countries
Some of the new colors – used in weaving at Sadu House
A display of the sources of natural dyes… such as pomegranates, henna, saffron…
A piece made with those natural dyes
I have also noticed their newly designed calendars for 2012…. this time they are selling them for KD3… money goes to support Beit Al Sadu itself, which is a non-profit organization and the weavers that work there
Show your support and get one… you can find them in Sadu House Gift Shop, 52 Degrees, and The Scientific Center… I hope we can find more vendors that are willing to help out and sell it for them
May of course
Moving on… Dana and I were walking around when we saw our friend Mrs. Bibi AlSabah.. who took us into a tour with all the details of the house itself.
Let’s go have our Chai Al Daha now… shall we?
The gathering was in the open area on the other side of the house… right next to their Gift Shop
I believe it is also the same area where you can register for workshop and talk to the staff in their office…. check out the display on this table, Children Workshops pieces
Tea on charcoal braziers – perfect for this weather
It was a nice gathering with lots of guests from all around… Kuwaitis, non Kuwaitis, males, females…. very friendly atmosphere and the staff/volunteers are so kind and helpful
Loved the display of items… check out this basket made of palm fronds – Khous (سلة خوص) used for fresh mint leaves to go with your hot BBQ tea
That’s the covered area part were we sat in and discussed many things….
Lots of yummies served for everyone there; rahash (sweet sesame/tahini squares), darabeel (dry Kuwaiti style cinnamon rolls), samsamiya (sesame squares), cheese rolls, za’atar mini pies… and more
The covered area we sat in was decorated with the modern colored sadu piece
One of the weaving ladies
We also met one of the gentlemen there who is an expert in making those baskets
He said he would always travel to Bahrain to get fronds from there and his sister would modernize those pieces with crochet…. just like this piece next to him
Oh and this is the Sadu House portable gift shop to look for when in 52 Degrees and The Scientific Center… or any events they participate in
Love the design
For more on Sadu House or Beit Al Sadu you can check out their website (link) – LIKE their Facebook Page for updates and/or follow them on Twitter @SaduHouse.
LWDLIK - Many, many thanks to Ansam for allowing me to share these lovely pics and repost this here. My hope is that more people will visit and enjoy the very lovely Sadu House.
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