Wild Flowers in Kuwait-- Yellow everywhere

Have you notice these yellow flowers in kuwait,  been in kuwaitfor  more than 10 years , I often  see naturally grown flowers anywhere, when I say "NATURALLY" it means,  no human care like it's wild and free....  so today after like days of raining, I saw these beautiful wild flowers in the nearby area at work,  It makes me happy to see them grow in abundance!! 

super nice!!

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I opened my First Small Shop in Kuwait #Rockwizze

Instagram: ROCKWIZZE

Since last year, been planning something for myself, something that keeps me motivated and create things out of passion, something that I truly love!!, it’s a year of preparation and planning and here I am today finally steeping into the reality of my dream, I know, I still have lots of things to do and trials to walk thru,  but I believed that there no greater glory than to serve the universe with kindness and compassion,  “ Ask and you shall receive, Seek and you shall find” these two motivating quote that keeps me going and it really works!! A simple rule I’ve discovered overtime…

From here, I will post all details on how to start the business, paperworks, formalities, legal process and so on, because honestly,  the legal process in starting a business in Kuwait is very tough and expensive,  somehow,  it will help those who are planning to open their business in Kuwait

 

Till next post , MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023

The VALUE of TIME and LIFE

They said: As you grow older, you realized, Learned and Experience many things in life,  I, for one, Life has molded me to become the strong woman I am, oh well, I don’t really consider myself as strong (not even half of oprah or michelle obama) but looking back from childhood days till now, I feel that all in all I made it thru a rough life, growing up struggling to find that missing pieces  inside, force myself to grow up faster than my age, I've abused both my physical and mental capacity to survive and accept the fact that, I have only myself to hold and lean on,  I need to stand alone and protect myself and my sister, I have exhausted every inch of  pain to create my world, my life and my experiences. 

At the age of 6, I already understand the value of hard-work, I sell metals/scraps  while studying,  and I continue to work during my college days as a service crew in different fast food chain it was a hard-life. 

My mom sacrifices herself to work abroad to provide us a better life, a decision that makes me and my sister became orphan in a distant,  I grew up, understanding that to live and be healthy is the most important things in life than to have a complete family. I numb myself from everything, working and studying day and night in pursuit to find success and happiness in time. HAPPINESS which I cannot even define

Now that, I’m at my 40’s my world started to slow down yet I still feel that I haven’t achieve anything, I’m still who I am, only, older with a better skills and a family to share my every experience in life, and you know what, the slower I’ve become, the more I see life clearly and yes!!!, body aches and cramps slowly exist in my system that I now appreciate REST and being lazy at times is ok and it feels really good.  

The point is, in my years of living I never had that moment to pause and balance life, I was constantly working and struggle to find that validation from others, forgetting that in every passing days it becomes a memory I can no longer rewind. 

My physical being starts to ache yet my mind still in perfect condition I continue to live forward in my boundless world yet limited time. I do not fear death, but it saddened me to think that, I will have to leave my kids when my time comes. 

To my READERS:  ALWAYS VALUE time and every chance we live and breathe, we become old and slow, even vague in many things, Keep moving  and continue to walk the journey of life, create BALANCE and know that GOD has given us all the opportunities to enjoy and live life to the fullest, take every chances to live life the way you want it to be,  CREATE a memory worth remembering as you grow old you have that in you to smile and cherish

Till Here and Don’t forget to say: I LOVE YOU and Appreciate LIFE EVERYDAY!!

 

 

EXPAT STORY : A STALK OF BAMBOO

Struggles in a strange land are very common to us EXPATS,  I'm creating a space in this blog for writers who would like to share stories or any writings whether anonymously or with a name, I am willing to listen and perhaps coach you in life. 

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A Stalk of Bamboo

by : Anonymous Expat Writer in Kuwait

I have a broken finger. I’ve had it for three weeks now. I am not so sure if it is mending properly. You see, every day, I merely splint it with a stick two inches long I rummaged from our communal kitchen and patch it around with a folded tissue and a transparent scotch tape.

 If I need to go out, I hold it together with a Band-Aid I bought from a pharmacy so it would look a bit fancy. For one Kuwaiti Dinar, I was able to buy sixteen pieces, although now I only have four left. If you see me walking around with a finger roughly patched in a tissue held together with a Band-Aid, 

I’ll merely laugh and shrug it off as a cut and assure you with my boyish grin that it is healing quite fine. 

I am afraid it is not.

I do not have the means to go to a hospital to have it checked and I do not know whom to talk to. I dare not impose anyone; we all have our own problems. I dare not even want to mention it to my mother. I am my mother’s son. She calls me from back home, checking on me, and with my boyish grin, l lie to her without batting my eyes that everything is fine even though they are not. That I have spent my last remaining dregs of Dinar to buy that band-aid and that I will be trying to budget 500 fils for a month before payday comes, and that I will, once again, merely eat that 150 fils worth of sliced bread you can buy from a Bakala for my daily meal. 

We all have our reasons for lying to our loved ones. I love my mom. I do not want her to worry. I know how she worries about me here and I do not want her to worry more. It pains me so deep that sometimes I purposely do not answer her call, watching her name dance on my phone screen, waiting for her call to end and hoping she’ll just realize I might be too busy. We all have our own reasons why we try to swallow down our tears and say that everything is fine. Hoping that maybe tomorrow, or the day after, Kuwait will live up to its promise. 

Insha’Allah. So they say. 

Tomorrow is another day. I shall bind my broken finger once again with a tissue and a tape and smile that it is merely a cut.

Upcoming Events in Kuwait

Get your calendars ready... more events to come as summer season almost near to end!!

Glam Shop-- The TOOT in Dalal Complex

This is one of the most glam and inspiring shop I’ve ever been, it’s like in every corner of this shop has a story to tell. 

The creative aspect of the designer flourish into the entire shop and I can’t help but to admire its exquisiteness.

It's feels young and chic to be here! 

Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich from Hardees

I underestimated this dessert from Hardees, to be honest!! hahahahah  , I love the vanilla ice cream flavor and its consistency, I just feel that the cookies need to be more chewy and mushy  (don't yah think?! ) but overall, practically speaking, its worth a try! 

EVENTS : Local events in kuwait

Starting the "BER" month with a fun things to do in Kuwait

Regretted applying Petroleum jelly on my Hair

The Weather  was sunny in Singapore visiting from places to places was very tiring and sweaty at the same time, So I have to bun my hair most  of the time not knowing that by doing such thing every day makes your hair wavy dry and flaky ( dandruff) , so coming back in Kuwait when things back to its slow phase, I started to see the consequences of my actions, it damaged my hair from root to tip.

I went from channel to channel in YouTube looking for home hair remedies, the very commonly found remedy is putting a vaseline/Petroleum Jelly on the hair then leave it for 30 mins as crazy as it sounds, I did it!! and guess what!!! I  totally regretted doing it..!! My GAWD!!! please people before putting that vaseline in your hair READ THIS!!!... its not something you want to try, whatever they said the end results, it's not true at all, please buy hair products instead of experimenting!!  or go to the salon for a hair repair.  It will save both your time and hair! Trust me

NOT VASELINE/PETROLEUM JELLY!! 

It turns out, Vaseline makes your hair very greasy, thick and unmanageable, like putting a whole BOTTLE OF cooking oil into your hair, I ended up, washing my hair for consecutive 8x's  ( 4x's with regular shampoo + 4x's with dishwashing liquid) and I have to do it again the next day, then condition my hair again and again till it goes back to its natural shape and moist.   

I eventually go to the salon as well for hot oil and trim... it took me a week to get things back to normal and repair all the damages.

One thing i've learnec or shall I say, " proven " that fairy dishwashing liquid really is a 100% go od in removing grease the best dishwashing liquid that is hahahahaha

The Wedding Dresses

I was with my family yesterday for a small birthday celebration of my brother, I don’t get much of the time to be with family because of our schedules but when there are occasions we ensure to have the time to be there, Oh Happy Brithday Brother with all my heart….

Anyway, it’s my first time to dine in Shakey’s and I must say, I love their food, I will write a separate review on that, however, on the same location, there is a wedding boutique that captured my eyes, the very moment I laid eyes on the dresses, I feel that the same emotions during my wedding day, ohhh!! Not the pressure/stressful feeling, but the feeling of being excited and happy. I super love the gown I could not resist getting inside the shop for a photo session (heheheheh) the lady in the shop is so nice to let me take few photos of the display.

I just love being there, the place was so organized and warm, I have no feelings of hesitation coming in not even knowing if the owner will allow me or not!! Shop owners discriminate sometimes especially if you are expats belong to3rd world country.  But this shop is just overwhelming with wonderful creation and a very positive vibes!! But sadly due to my mixed emotions and excitement I was not able to see the shop name so I’m posting this here for chance to show this beautiful crafted gowns to the public…

It is located on the same building of Shakey’s and Five Guys, 2^nd floor in Salmiya….

A Walk in the Fantasy World Universal Studio Singapore

Singapore is just too amazing to let go, but we have to bid farewell to go back to our lives in kuwait to make a living, anyhow, here’s a glimpse in this so called fantasy world UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SINGAPORE,  I apologize for the pictures as I have to limit my uploads due to space restrictions, I’m using only a “NOT-SO FAMOUS CHINESE TAB” to blog this,  will update more on this when I get back to Kuwait