Thursday, December 31, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009

Indian Embassy site is infected???



Is it something to worry???

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

fire in gulf road, kuwait


huge fire in gulf raod

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Friday, July 17, 2009

beware of search results


I was searching about the sand storm forecast in Google and what happened to the predictions. I ended up these pages as I sorted it with dates

http://www.google.com/search?q=kuwait%20sandstorm&hl=en&rls=com.microsof...

While going through the results, I noticed two sites which are listed but leads to the irrelevant pages. When checked the pattern, both these sites are pointing to similar pages. (links are taken off)

smaggy. com/ nitgn/pztyp/ kuwait.php
dianfacil. com/ gyzkp/bncyw/ kuwait.php

read more....

http://www.kuwaitstay.com/stories/beware-sites-listed-search-results

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Fasttelco DSL crazy pricing

I was trying to build a comparison sheet in Kuwaitstay.com about the DSL internet costs in Kuwait. Surprisingly I found some interesting pricing at Fast Telco site

see the image: the 6 months charge for a 1mbps connection is 174.200 KD. Don't know what is that 200 fils doing there :). However, the one year subscription of the same connections costs on 156 KD... Agian.. 174.200 for 6 months and only 156 for one year...

Another one is on the 2 mbps... 3 months costs 261.750 fils while one year costs only 226 KD.... Is this a sales magic from fasttelco or a typo error in the site?

Friday, June 26, 2009

Lulu promotions - Alphonso Mangoes


I found a good deal of alphonso mangoes at Lulu. A box of 10 mangoes only for 990 fils. That's an awesome sale. And the mangoes were not bad as well.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Kuwait 8th fattest country in the world??

Kuwait is assessed to one among the top 10 fattest countries in the world. As per the assessment by Forbes kuwait is on 8th in the list with 74.2% of the people as obese.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Apartment Rent’s are going down in Salmiya

Recently I was checking out the current rents in salmiya for a two bedroom to flat and found that rents are gone down drastically. If you look around in salmiya you will find a lot of apartments have the for rent board attached to them.

The recession and the job cuts have increased the number of expat residents leaving Kuwait. This leads to the situation that you have enough supply but less demand. Another scenario is that people are afraid of their own job security are not looking out for changing the apartment as they do not want to spend money on changing the apartment.

In my building where a 3 bedroom apartment which was costing around 300 KD 6 months back is now available for 270KD. Even at the reduced price, there are no takers for the apartment and many of the apartments are left vacant for months. Even though the new flats are quoted at 240, on a real bargain it goes as low as 220 KD. more...

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Getting a Kuwait driving license

Some residents, such as Westerners, may obtain a Kuwaiti driving license on the strength of their national driving license only. Other nationalities, even if they have a driving license from their home country, are obliged to apply for a learner's license and pass a driving test.

To obtain a driving license on the basis of a home-country license, an expatriate must present the following at the Traffic Department in the governorate in which he or she lives: more...

Sightseeing in Kuwait

A small list of locations for sight seeing in Kuwait. The below list is just a partial list of tourist attractions in Kuwait

  • Kuwait Towers
  • Liberation Tower
  • Failaka Island
  • Aqua Park
  • Marina Beach more...

Important links for residents in Kuwait

some of the most important links you might require for day to day requirements in kuwait

Civil ID Inquiry sites


more links here...

Obtaining a Family Visa in Kuwait

Obtaining a Family Visa (Article 22) in Kuwait is a two phased activity. First phase in Kuwait and the second phase in India.

A minimum of KWD 250 is required as the salary. The visa can be applied for direct relatives such as parents, spouse, and children. The Visa is valid for 90 days before entry, otherwise automatically canceled.

Paper works In Kuwait

1. Prepare the Family Affidavit (not the relationship affidavit) and get it attested at the Indian Embassy. Ensure that you enter the Wife's name and the children's name in the affidavit. The cost of the affidavit is 6.600 KWD more...

Sample cost of living in Kuwait

I am giving you the figures which may give you an idea about cost of living here.

Hope this will help you to calculate your monthly savings and expected salary

If you want a 2 BHK apartment in a decent place to live then you have to be ready to spend around 200 to 300. more...