So MTC updated their network about two or three weeks back now. Because I remember them sending a text message that we will be getting a text message with all the new settings and to enter 1234 as the password.

Well like usual I didnt get the text message, and from that day onwards MMS, and GPRS/EDGE stopped working on both phones. One phone I have for myself is a Nokia 6280, and the other phone is an imate JasJar for work. Well the Nokia is simple enough to do the settings, but the imate is hell to configure even if they do give you the right settings. And it was going to be annoying to drive to the city to the distributer to have them set it up.

Well I called MTC to have them send me the settings for my Nokia, and then they tell me that I dont have MMS. Well I have been sending MMS up until that point a few weeks ago. Then the guy tells me he doesnt see it, I said fine add it, here is my information and send me the settings. That took about 20 mins, because he wasnt sure of the difference between GPRS and MMS so I was dealing with a genius. After that came the imate, and I know it has everything as well, and I have it on paper, because I recently got the number for work. And I had the paperwork for when I signed up. And when I called he told me that I never had MMS, but I had EDGE signed up. So I told him that I have an MTC paper in front of me with all the options selected so how come MMS was removed from my options. Then he told me he doesnt see anything, and I though it would be futile to argue with this person because he seemed clueless as well. When I told him to add it, and he asked what phone I had I told him the imate. I know how to setup the network settings for that phone, and so I told him to give me the information by phone, he said he doesnt have it but he could have it faxed. I said fine, fax it and I asked him how many pages. He told me about 2-3 pages. I went out and came back after a few hours and I went to the fax and saw a huge stack of papers. Turned out those 2-3 pages were 43 pages of the GPRS and MMS settings with the normal line and ezee line instructions, which didnt work, and my black ink ran out! I was pissed, and all I could do was take the papers to work and recycle them! Now these are the geniuses from MTC, and imate still doesnt connect. So I still have to go to the distributer to have him check the settings. The GPRS works, but the MMS doesnt. And if I try to use the MMS it will somehow make the GPRS stop working! Thank you MTC.

I couldnt sleep last night because of the boost of energy I got from the game last night..

And then calling the people who were supporting France took sometime, and also the craziness that was going on in the streets. It was as if it was 8pm not 12:30am.

And on top of that my voice is slightly gone, it sucks to be at work right now. hahahaha!

Im drinking 4 glasses of water an hour just to get my voice back! hehehe!

But still Viva La Italia!

Im not a sweets type person, but Brownies and Chocolate Moose always look so good to me. But my real weak spot is icecream. And I found this little mini icecream the other day when I was visiting my cousin! And damn it was good! Its like a mini gold cone! I couldnt get enough of it! There were like millions of them! I wanted more! I kept finishing one in three to four bites! hehehehe! I got a brain freeze a couple of times, but it was worth it because it tasted so damn good! hehehe! And after visiting him last week and the week before I finish all that he had! mwahahahahaha!

I had to pick up some bed sheets, a duvet, pillows, and pillows cases for the shalaih. Basically everything needed for a bed, and IKEA seemed to be a good place to pick that up. Someone told me I would find all that stuff on the ground floor! So I decided to go last minute on Thursday before heading to the shalaih since I didnt have a chance all week.

One thing they have a problem with at IKEA is the lack of parking! Really very little parking what so ever! I know they are building a HUGE IKEA at the new mall the Avenues, but I hope they have covered parking included in the equation! So I was driving slowly just to give people time to get to their cars and just my luck when I turned the corner I managed to find a parking spot and parked! I know I pissed off a lot of people behind me because I was driving slow but I didnt care! hehe!

There are two primal urges that I have when I walk into IKEA! Two very strong urges which are hard to resist! One is to eat all the freshly made corn cobs! Damn it smells so good, if I was full I would suddenly become hungry! I dont know what they have in them but damn it smells amazing! Secondly I want to jump into that ball room with all this kids! I dont care! I want to dive in head first so that I could hide underneath all the balls while I wait in fear of someone who will jump on me or I could scare somebody half to death rising out of the lake of balls like a monster out of a lagoon! hehehehe!

When I got all my stuff I was happy find out that I could get a discount with my NBK card. This is how I found out. Cashier “Sir do you have an IKEA card” Me “No, but I think I could pay with my NBK card. hehehe” Cashier “Ok yes that can work also Sir, Thank you” Me “huh?”. Then I got the 6% discount after trying to be funny! hehehe!

And the bedsheets and all that I bought came out to be just right!

Note: Look for Black Suzuki Vitara parked on the side of the road.

I was driving back from the Shalaih in the Landcruiser going around 160Kph and I see someguy walking on the right shoulder just after Julai’a. I thought I would stop and help him if something is wrong. An extra pair of hands make a tire change quick. So I was looking at him then suddenly (CHICK) an orange flash went off! I was pissed! But then i pulled over after a bit and unscrewed my front license plate and kept cruising at 160kph, and none of the three stationary cameras took a picture!

Damn it! hehehe! Lesson Learned! hehe!

Since my last laptop post things have change only today.

I tried switching my laptop on and off a couple of times and no sound. So I came to accept that I will never hear any sound on my laptop. But today after coming back from the Shalaih I decided to switch my laptop on, and post while sitting with the family. And to my shock the sound was working.

Im guessing it worked because it was dropped a few days ago! hehehe!

But I still think Im going to get the MacBook, but only after August 7th since they are going to release the new OS! (Thank you Jackie for the info) And donation help from Yazeed! hehehe!

I think my laptop has a mind of its on, and I think he is wondering when my patience will run out and I will drop kick him!

Im burning it to DVD so I can watch it down stair on my Home Theater before starting the world cup game! I think that would be a very nice start to the game! hehehe! Im using Nero 7.0 Premium to burn it to dvd, and it say it will take 1 hour and 34 minutes to burn! Which I dont think is too bad and I cant wait to watch it! Im going to make sure the volume is high and the bass is strong! Every MTV award I have seen has been good and hilarious! Someone always does something crazy! And I cant wait to see Portugal win!

So my nephew has been growing! And he just makes me laugh!

I think I am still one of his favorite people! hehe!

– he can bite and it hurts, but i still let him bite my finger
– started doing the army thing and pulling himself across the floor

– loves playing with my chimaq or dishdasha when its on top of him

– he loves playing with newspapers or any paper.. he wants to it into his mouth

– he isnt on all fours yet

– he laughs when he poops, because I know he is saying “somebody has to clean me! hehehehe”

– i do the american indian thing to his mouth and he wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo

– likes to chew on N70s, N80s, and my 6280

– my keyboard is big big toy with lots of toys attached to it

– we have very serious conversations that involve “brr brr weaaahhh brr brr ba ba ba ba barrrr hehehehe brrr geeee geee brrrr”

that is all for now, updates shall be following.

This did the job after being outside for a while roaming around! I wanted something to hit the spot! And damn this did the job, as you can after posting this there is nothing left! hehehe! I call it the gold cone! But there is another type of KDD ice cream which I like more, but I will posting about old school ice cream at a later point! hehe!

So I took in my land cruiser to have a quick service done and a few things fix. Because of my little escapades driving in the dirt a few pieces off the roof rack, so I thought they might as well fix it while they were cleaning the filter. I droped of the landcruiser and picked it up later the same day.

When I was driving this lady in the car next to me was shouting into the phone and kept turning left! So I honked… but wait no sound came out! She just kept turning left, so I just had to shift the car down hard to 2nd gear and hope I come out of it without a scratch! Made it! And she still kept turning left and leaned on the car behind me. But by that time I was preoccupied with why my horn wasnt working. I kept pushing it and nothing happened. But by that time I was on my way on.

I took the car in to have the filter cleaned and roof rack fixed, and they were fixed plus the horn wasnt working and the back left brake light was burned out. I found that to be funny and just thought it was my luck. I just thought I would take it in the next day or day after to get it fixed. So it has been two weeks since I have been with no horn in my landcruiser. And let me tell you that it is suicide to drive without a horn in Kuwait! People are oblivious to things around them and on top of that some people just dont care. The horn helps save you sometimes and gets there attention, and I havent learned to be extremely defensive the past week and a half. It feels like your going to battle with a shield only and you forgot your sword and you just have to make do! hehehe! I need to get my horn fixed! I have punched my steering wheel one too many times and I think the air bag is going pop at some point! Its only a matter of time til I get it fixed! hehehe!