واركب الحنتور…واتحنتر

July 5, 2009 by · 3 Comments
Filed under: Egypt, Reviews, Travel 

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Cairo is very crowded and the traffic is awful, there is nothing to do in the morning other than visiting the Pyramids or the museum and this is what we did on Friday.

The best thing to do is to rent a Karta -Hantour- and the guide will show you everything and recite the history of the Pyramids-he can do it in 6 languages-, then he’ll take you to a perfume shop..don’t let them lure to any of that.. don’t even go in.

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Abo el Seed

July 1, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Egypt, Food, Restaurants, Reviews, Travel 

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I was told not to eat and not to drink but i did…we had dinner yesterday at a place called Abo El Seed, its a cosy restaurant in the Zamalek area, they serve local cuisine -i did not know they had anything other than El Fool-.

The food was good, and what’s even better is that 24 hours has passed with no side effects, we had some local starters then a couple of Tagine dishes and finally Fetair Mishlitet.

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What’s Going On Today?

June 25, 2009 by · 6 Comments
Filed under: Uncategorized 

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Alboom Media just launched their newsadvertisement ticker service, the ticker displays local and international news and updated 24/7, ticker can be downloaded to your PC and the news will scrolls at the top of the screen, users can view the news of a category of their choice -local, international, sports, entertainment, technology-without the hassle of browsing through many web sites especially at the office where you are supposed to work and not read news and stock tickers…clicking a news or image on the ticker will take you to the corresponding web page to view the full article, AlboomNews is customizable and the user can select from eight different languages, it’s also a great marketing tool for companies that would like to do some online marketing.

They only have PC version, a MAC version will follow soon and an iPhone app is in development.

Download it here.

Ducati StreetFighter

June 8, 2009 by · 12 Comments
Filed under: Bikes, Ducati, Reviews 

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The term “streetfighter” originated from stripping the fairing of superbikes then adding high bars to create an urban bike with easier handling, the new Ducati Streetfighter is based on unfaired 1098/1198 superbikes, and is here to replace the Monster S4Rs.

Most of the parts in the Streetfighter are new in one way or the another…the engine is almost a straight lift of the 1098, except for the crankcases which are the from the 1198’s -3kg lighter-, the chassis is the same as the 1198’s with a different geometry, the rear subframe is new and shortens the bike by three inches compared with the 1098, the fuel tank is new so is the exhaust, the traction control (DTC) is also the same as the 1198’s and has eight setting so you can change these setting depending on your testosterone level.

I believe the Streetfighter will be a thrilling bike, and i would like to have a go on it but it has one problem that is the lack of wind protection…but again you can’t criticize a naked bike for the lack of fairing right?

Best black brew around

May 28, 2009 by · 7 Comments
Filed under: Cafe, Caffeine, Coffee, Dunkin Donuts, Reviews 

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I believe that DUNKIN DONUTS serves the best and freshest black coffee around, a plain black coffee without the fake helloooo siiir… would like a bottle of water siiiir..how about a sandwich siiir…we have very nice salad siiiir.

Manage Your Seats more Professionally !

May 14, 2009 by · 5 Comments
Filed under: Advertising, Bullshit, Events, Local, Ralf Langwost, Reviews 

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A friend gave a ticket for a seminar organized by the Kuwait Chapter of the International Advertising Association, it’s about how to “Manage Your Ideas more Professionally” ..i don’t usually attend events organized by this “association” because i think its a waste of time, but my friend insisted that i should ..because the famous German dude Ralf Langwost is giving the seminar ..so i accepted, not becuase i knew who Ralf Langwost is, but because i didn’t want to look ignorant if i didn’t.

For some weird reason the seminar was in a ballroom at Hyatt Hospital !!!

So anyway i went there, the hostess at the door gave the directions were to find a seat ..she opened the door to a room that was around 6m x 6m and packed with people just like a big sardine can…she couldn’t even open the door fully to let me in because there was people setting next to the door..i had to squeeze myself in only to find that there were no seats available ! i wasn’t the only one ..a couple of guys were already standing outside and making fun of it…how could someone organize an event like this and sells tickets -mine had the  “paid Delegates” stamp on it so it was not free – and not have enough seats ?

Yallah.. at least Mr.Langwost could now go back to Germany and write a book on seat management.

Let it POP

May 5, 2009 by · 17 Comments
Filed under: Bikes, BMW, Reviews 

K13R

Its powerfull..very powerful, yet the power delivery is smooth and precise… size and looks are deceiving, and may lure you away from this bike thinking you may not enjoy riding such a big bike….but the K1300R goes way beyond its looks, it handles like a 600cc, has the power of 1300cc, and stops like noting i have ever ridden!!!

The onboard computer on K1300R offers a lot of useful info about the bike and its components like tire pressure, ABS and ASC status..etc.. if you can memorize all the symbols and the way they flash.. fast flash, slow flash, no flash, lights-up red, lights-up yellow..etc.

Automatic Stability Control is a new feature that i did not have the guts to try yet..it intervenes and reduce the torque applied to the rear wheel once it detects a degree of instability like a sliding rare wheel….don’t worry about the bike skidding just squeeze that throttle at that curve and let the ASC take care of it.

Shift assist is yet another kick ass feature…forget all about the clutch and shift up clutchless at any speed, its like a Tiptronic gear box…the thing is so damn quick and seamless…and oh and that backfire pop sound coming from the exhaust evrey time you shift up gives you the feeling of a turbo charged engine…its like POP POP with every gear shift…just grasp that handle bar, twist the throttle, hold on to dear life and let it POP.

The K1300R is a powerful razor sharp bike, but can be as mellow as a BMW 7 series when you want it to be.

POP POP.

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