Arigato!

That orange color caviar almost killed me last night! I’m not a sushi fan at all, and as much as I’ve tried it, I realized that I couldn’t get over that gross ocean taste of seaweed. Lately, I’ve been to some untypical Japanese restaurants such as Maki and the Sushi Club. Yes, this year was my first time in Maki. I’m a Maki Virgin! I swear, I would tell people that I’ve never been to Maki, and the expression on their faces would be like I’ve told them, I’ve never tasted bananas for instance, because as it seems, in order to fit in the Kuwaiti category, you should’ve been to Maki at least once. I’m not talking about the newly open Maki at the avenues, but the old one that opened a few years ago in Salmiya. Bottom line is, I’m not really into Japanese food. Get me something Italian, homemade, or American Soul Food. These are my top choices. Nothing does it like a good ol’ burger and fries!
Anyway, back to my subject…I called up my friend last night and we were thinking of a place to hang out. I was just craving for Sushi Club’s salad, the one with apple dressing. My poor friend thought that since I suggested the Sushi Club, I would be up for any other Japanese place. So she suggested we go to Shogun at the Palms hotel. I thought, what the heck, all the Japanese places are the same in here…they don’t only serve those typical raw sushi rolls and stuff. We went in there, and I liked the ambience, but other than that…the food for me, personally sucked. I’m a food lover, and I appreciate every single bite of whatever I eat. I said I would give the salad a try, but it was filled with caviar that I should’ve expected a little fish farm to form in my mouth anytime soon. I tried a crunchy sushi roll, and again, I hate seaweed! Why would I even think of putting it in my mouth? My friend loves Japanese food and I’m glad she enjoyed it. But I left depressed and needed some comfort food.
Escaping to my big peanut butter jar was just the solution to my sad experience. I toasted some bread and indulged in my favorite comfort food ever.
This concludes my sushi experiments. I’m taking a solemn vow never to waste space in my stomach anymore for bad food.

TV Evolution

I, once again, applaud Apple for bringing in the greatest unnecessary gadgets into our world! I became a big fan of Apple TV since the day I bought it about 6 months ago. It gave me a totally new experience in viewing my favorite shows and movies. A few weeks earlier, I've found out that an upgrade for the Apple TV software is coming out soon. It provides TV, movie, and music rentals and purchase straight from the Apple TV, without going through the hassle of having to sync whatever I want to view after downloading from my laptop. 

As soon as I downloaded the software, magic begun on my HD TV. I rented Breakfast at Tiffany's from the iTunes Store, and let out a loud sigh of relief and happiness...life couldn't get any better. Again...Thank you Apple, and the brainiacs behind all these super inventions!  

Happy Corny Love Day

To all those who have found love: cherish the one you've got, and treat him/her like everyday is Valentine's day. 

To those, who are single just like me: Life couldn't get better... Happy Independence Day!

The Never Ending Path to Destruction

I love that our country is a democratic place where everyone has the right to express their thoughts and opinions. It even adds some fun to your day when you're debating with someone who has a different opinion than yours as long as you don't hurt each other. I always say live and let live but with the once again raised argument about segregation of both sexes in education facilities, it seems like the Islamic group in our beloved Kuwait are not giving us a chance to breathe... us liberals. 

I've always been against segregation in schools. It seriously never made any sense for me. If I were to graduate from and all-girls school, am I expected to work in an all-girls place? I wonder if the segregation law spreads to work places and public places... Can you imagine how life would be? I would want to have dinner with my girls but we can't go to the "Slider Station" because it's guys' night and girls are not allowed... I guess it's our turn tonight to get take out instead of dining in.

The idea of segregation in the co-ed private schools in Kuwait was raised in the late 90's when I was still in high school. We were all anxious about the fact that we'll be separated from each other. I mean after almost 12 years of practically living together, they'd expect us to attend segregated classes. The Islamic groups in here think that private schools in Kuwait created a destructed society. Well I think the opposite. I've heard and seen the most ridiculous stories ever that came out of government schools, whether they were guys or girls. So don't blame us, the ones who went to private schools looking for the best education system. 

I just hope that one day, the Islamic groups don't take over Kuwait and turn it into a weird place to live in. With all do respect to our religion, we are in the 21st century and deserve to be a more open-minded culture and focus on other important issues that affect our society other than segregation in education.

Upcoming Shows Schedule

So Finally, the WGA's strike is officially over...I'm tired of watching re-runs. Let's just hope that next fall's schedule turns out to be better than this year, and no more strikes go on! For the meantime, here's how it's going to be for some of the shows:

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.


Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.


Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.


Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.


Grey's Anatomy
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May


Heroes
TBD.


House
TBD.


Lost
TBD.


My Name is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.


Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.


Private Practice
TBD.


Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.


Samantha Who?
Three remaining pre-strike episodes could be held until fall (see Dirty Sexy Money).


Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.

The Storm is Over!

Paging the cast of Grey's Anatomy... you're needed back on set, STAT!

With a tentative agreement between striking writers and Hollywood moguls expected to be announced sometime this week, my moles at Grey's tell me that production on the show is expected to resume in early March. The plan is to shoot four or five episodes to air in April/May.

A similar scenario is expected to play out at two other ABC hits, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. Conversely, freshman shows that have already been given full-season pickups (i.e. Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Samantha Who?) will likely restart production over the summer ahead of a fall relaunch. Expect a similar pattern to play out at CBS, NBC and Fox: Established shows returning in the spring; newer ones held till fall. The fate of heavily serialized shows like Lost, Heroes and 24 remains unclear.

Meanwhile, high-level sources close to the talks tell me that the WGA deal is close to the DGA deal, with a few exceptions — one of which represents a "major breakthrough."

Bottom line: There's a lot more than one measly football game to get excited about today. We're getting our TV shows back! Can I get a hallelujah in the comments section?

Source: TVGuide.com