Banned Band

So we go to this restaurant to celebrate New Year. The charge is fairly high and the place is small, but they advertised a live band and we thought that sounded nice, a festive atmosphere not offered at many other places in Kuwait for the occasion, and so we went for it..
Turns out MOI (Ministry of Information) gave out a last-minute “order” banning all live music. So there was this man on a key board playing the same tune all night till after midnight when a lady singer joined him, timidly signing words that didn’t make much sense (I’m not even sure she sang in English!!) We asked whether these orders were only concerned with the occasion of New Year, and the answer was yes. We shall have signing at any other time of the year except New Year. Explanations?!!!!
Advertised also fake Champaign, it was red sugary drink…
My heart still danced at 12:00 AM and I am still hoping and hopeful

Final words from my beloved Gibran
“We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting”

Lake in Kuwait

I stumbled across this lake, here in Kuwait
This is only in Rumaithia















Same problem every year
No solution
At least these lakes look beautiful at night
12 hours and 15 minutes to year 2006

Express yourself


Why did around 10000 people escape Kuwait for the upcoming Newyear eve and day?

I don't think we lack places nor sources of entertainment , what we lack is the opportunity, the chance to express ourselves. Doors and windows of expression are shut, we are all to look at things from one and only perspective, we are all to express ourselves using the tools of one system. This is a system to rot the soul. We, humans, are not made to do same, belive same, nor express same, we are made to be different, and that is what we lack now, the opportunity to be different..

We leave beautiful Kuwait because we want to express ourselves, paricularly when there is an occasion for expression like Newyear. We could have done so much to beautify this country had we been granted the chance, but we aren't...so express yourself anywhere you are..

Happy new year..

An artist in the family


















Showing off my mother's work and trying to post an image :)

Opening with Gibran

"Give me an ear and I will give you a voice"
Gibran Kahlil Gibran

Just trying my hand at this