Archives for the month of: February, 2009

Kuwait- land of awesome falafels

February 9, 09 //
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I know, the title is weird, but there are things that are starting to grow on me in this place. It cannot just be one of the best sandwiches in the world called Felafel, that’s doing me in. You might call it falafil, filafil, feelafil.. it doesn’t matter we know what you mean and we know what your stomach’s seen.

To quote Wiki,

Falafel is usually served in a pita-like bread called Arabic bread, either inside the bread, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flat bread. In many countries falafel is a popular street food or fast food.

This sandwich is made up of a paste called homoos that’s basically a chick peas crushed paste that is the closest to culinary heaven that you will visit. Seriously, take it from a foodie like me, the things you take when you are stranded on a lone desert are some french fries and falafel. This is what it looks like.

falafel

That being said though, the Diet coke in this country sucks. The taste is downright weird and doesn’t have that taste I have so often visited in the afternoons after lunch. I am starting to miss that but the rest of the stuff here more than make up for it. Where else can you readily get a Moleskin book just blocks away? The internet gaming here? Costs only 80 Rs for 3 hours. Isn’t that awesome? I can’t help wishing I land up with something here during my studies as well.  I also found a really good blog that follows the stuff in Kuwait in 248 AM, thanks to my brother who pointed it out to me. It’s run by 2 lebanese people who are married and have a good sense of humour. Also an iphone and a free trip on Wataniya Airways! And it’s really good to have a conversational blog style and the first blog where pink as a color is acceptable, that must be the doing of Nat no doubt, but I hope I can get to meet these cool folks some day. Ok I am heading back to finish the rest of the sandwich.

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The Glory that Squats be

February 8, 09 //
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arnoldsquatting

If you exhibit particularly masochistic tendancies and are seeking ways to fulfill those desires, let me introduce you to the world of Squats. I have been doing the strong lifts program for 2 weeks now and I can definitely see some changes and yesterday I tried to up the scale by taking in more weights than usual for the squats. Bad – F*in – Mistake. While you are eager to push yourself to the limit and want to ape the 300 pound gorilla squatting next to you it is wise to know that you can only do so much at a time. Take it easy and do it slow, but be steady.

Squats are a sexy exercise to get your blood pumping and if you add a paratha your mom cooked one hour before you do them, then not only do you get the “pump” in your intestine, you want to literally “puke your guts out”. But be strong. Use the toilet when at home, at the gym there’s no excuse for being a girl.