Sunday, May 17, 2009

and we made our mark in history..


My otherhalf and I stayed up all night constantly refreshing the electoral results page. Our excitment highetend as four females made it into Kuwait's parlimentary history...

Congratulations Masooma, Rola, Aseel (our favourite) and Salwa, I hope that you are armed well to fight corruption and prepared to prosper the land. Men only did half of the job, women are here to complete it..

Now, I can hold my head up high...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Spring smells wonderful


This is what I walk past every day at 7.25am and then back at 6pm. I watched this patch persevere with snow, rain and ice. It is nice to find light at the end of the tunnel...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

realities..

Despite being miles away from Kuwait, I have been following the political situation as much as my times allows me.

The government resigned just way too many times. My hunch is, that the parliament will follow in a dissolution..

It is inevitable and only a matter of time. Maybe then will be able to uproot radicals, tribals and corrupts...(not sure about the last one.....)

I am tired of hearing criticisms about people's behaviour, intolerance to people's freewill and judgments on individuals' choices in life..

Let us start moving forward, rather than backward..

Thursday, December 25, 2008

The past 181 days

Boy they passed so fast..

Following the disappointment of the electoral results, I retreated into my disappointments with this land. Soon after, I set sails to a land miles and miles away and had to leave my most precious other half behind.

How did I manage? I am not sure.

All I know that during the last 181 days, I established my grounds onto a new land, I made a little humble home, I made new acquaintances, I made new friends and I had to persevere with new experiences.

Was it difficult? Yes it was, but I would have never done it without the love and support of my other half.

I can't wait to see you in 28 hrs from now.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

للأسف

و أنا طالعة للدوام اليوم شدني شكل الخيام المنصوبة للمقار الانتخابية. كانوا مهجورين و شكلهم كئييب و كأنهم يرثون لحال الكويت..حال الحركة السياسية اللا ديمقراطية..حال النتائج الانتخابية الوضيعة. ما قدرت أطلع من البيت اليوم إلى أن سمعت النتائج الأولية من عملية الفرز و صراحة قبضني قلبي لما ما سمعت عن نجاح المرأة و أصابني مغص في بطني لما سمعت عن نجاح الحركة السلفية و حسيت بوجع في الرأس لما شممت رائحة القبلية. هل يا ترى الوضع سيكون مختلف لو أن الأربعون في المائة الذين امتنعوا عن التصويت صوتوا؟

المجتمع الكويتي صار مكون من 3 شرائح: 40% يريدون الرجوع إلى الوراء و 40% فقدوا الأمل بالسير للأمام و ال20% المتفائلون الذين لا يمكنهم إنقاذ الكويت. و توقعاتي المستقبلية بأن شريحة فقدان الأمل ستكبر و من ثم شريحة الرجوع إلى الوراء ستصبح أقوى و تلتهم الكويت تماما فبوادر الالتهام الأولية واضحة...

في رأسي الكثير من الأسئلة و لكن من أهمها هو: كيف يفوز مرشح مطلوب في قضية شراء أصوات؟ لماذا لم يتحدن نساء الكويت بشكل أقوى؟

أنا أعلم أنه لا يوجد ردود منطقية لجميع تساؤلاتي, فلذلك سأكتمهم في داخلي و أستمر في حزني على مستقبل الكويت الضائع.

للعلم النتائج إلى الآن هي:

الدائرة الأولى

الدائرة الثانية

الدائرة الثالثة

الدائرة الرابعة

الدائرة الخامسة

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Skype is blocked

Skype got blocked by the Ministry!
What a load of bullocks!!!!!

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Update: Just to clarify matters, the site is blocked if you are on KEMS only. the actual software is not blocked. You will log-in and use it as you normally do. However, their website is blocked. Therefore, if you wish to download or update the software, it won't allow you. In addition to the difficulties in topping-up your account if you normally do it through the Skype account.
My question is: why KEMS but not Qnet? Can someone find out if this is a mistake or will Qnet follow?

Voting

In earlier posts, I said that I was not going to vote simply because I felt that there were no worthy candidates running this time. As much as I was excited about women gaining their political rights in Kuwait, I was equally disappointed about them completely neglecting the multitude of important issues concerning women in Kuwait. This of course is singling out the candidate Ms. Almagheet, who candidly suggested that Kuwait should only allow 'ugly' demostic-workers so that wives can clamp down on their husband's infidelities.

So, voting is what I did today and it was my first time ever. I thought things were very organised, though I did create a bit of a mess when I unintentionally crashed myself into a queue. I hope I made the right choice...

Good luck everyone, counting will start shortly...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

RIP


Only minutes ago, Alrai and Alwatan Tv channels announced that Sheikh Saad had passed away. May his soul rest in peace
Condolences Alsabah
Condolences Kuwait