Archive for May, 2008

Grants of Dalvey Solo Cigar Ashtray

I’m not that found of cigars, but this is one very nice modern ashtray. Made of polished stainless steel in Scotland with the way it holds the cigar it helps it burn evenly. For $90 its a nice gift for those who smoke cigars.
Link: UnCrate


Review: Last Of The Good Guys - John Carbone

Starts off in the early 70s with a lot of Italian families just moving into the lives of the Italian culture in that time. The story is told from Marco’s point of view, and he was a young kid that had brains but gets into some trouble. After leaving his home he moves in with […]


The Elections

Around 11 am I got a phone call telling me that the school was packed with people so I decided to go vote later in the day expecting people to go eat lunch. Went around 12:30 pm met up with my father and brother, and we went it. There was very little presence of the […]


Weight Adjustment

The past week I have had some funny comments made regarding my weight but none of them seem to affect me. I’m just going to write up a few of these funny conversations.
Situation A: Walking to Mishref co-op to buy some Baskin Robins
Doc: “Marzouq I’m noticing something as I am walking behind you”
Me: “What exactly […]


HP Mini-Note 2133

The HP 2133 is out in the market for a few weeks now and a lot of reviews have been surfacing. Its an interesting piece of a equipment and I’m looking for something like this after trying a friends Asus. This comes with a bigger screener and it looks like it has a cleaner build. […]


Corsair 32GB Ultra Rugged Flash Survivor USB Drive

If you are looking for a heavy duty flash drive then this is the way to go. This isn’t your run of the mill flash drive, its made from CNC-milled anodized aircraft-grade aluminum. The case can survive in conditions that most gadgets would probably be destroyed by. It can even survive up to 200 meteres […]


Spyderco Byrdwrench Multi-Tool

A multi-tool always comes in useful, but this one is a little different then the usual multi-tool. When thinking of a multi-tool I think of swiss army knife, I don’t think there is anyone that hasn’t had a swiss knife at some point in their lives. This Spyderco Multi-tool is very different as multi-tool, it […]


The Day

6:10 am - woke up
6:30 am - breakfast
7:30 am - Met up with family to go to the funeral in Sulaibikhaat
8:10 am - Arrived, there was some traffic and police regulating traffic. Seemed more organized then before.
9:10 am - They were praying
9:30 am - Condolences were to begin, there were a lot of animals around. […]


Only One Starbucks

It has been an interesting day, a bit on the sad side, so I thought a change of venue would do. Called up Monichum to see if he was up for a ride right around sunset, he was up for it. So we got ready, and 20 minutes later we were at the Miseela gas […]


Grandizer in Kuwait

There is something that I love about this picture. It is a mix of feelings when I see this picture, I love Grandizer and I love this image with Kuwait. I like this shot so much I just had to put it up, this is the original Grandizer which brings back memories. The flickr account […]