Made in Kuwait - 7711

Posted by mjkout on September 8th, 2008


منو فيكم لحق على دعاية سبعه سبعميه و هداشر ؟؟

7711

7711

بعد الدين صار عنده خمر ؟!؟

Posted by mjkout on September 8th, 2008


مشكلة لما اللي بالمطاعم يكتبون اللي يلفظونه
مسكين قمرالدين اسمه شحلاته صار خمر الدين

Kahmardin

Kahmardin

Bluehost

Posted by mjkout on September 5th, 2008

i just moved my webhosting from Dreamhost.com to Bluehost.com the migration was smooth xept for some minor stuff that got lost in the way but no one will know :P

till now the new host seems to be faster than the previous one where i had to take a break waiting for any changes i apply :p

مبارك عليكم الشهر - Ramadan Mubarak 2008

Posted by mjkout on August 31st, 2008

Due to a natural disaster this post had a super natural mutation due to recent data migration..

actually the fonts got so messed up after i migrated it was way beyond repair :P

Changing your Phone Address book

Posted by mjkout on August 19th, 2008

As you al might know by now the ministry is going to implement their new numbering plan to add a new digit to all numbers in Kuwait, this is a headache for ppl with lots of contacts like myself so i was thinking of a way to automatically do this without having to go through each and every entry in my address book and figure out how it will be changed.

Here is a little excel program i made with the help of my friends to resolve this issue
how it works :

i used microsoft outlook 2003 to sync with my mobile and get all my contacts.
using outlook export the address book to csv ( windows ) file
run the converter if you have high security settings on your excel set to medium to allow you to accept or reject macros.

open your newly created csv file then select the sheet and right click on the tab and select move/copy
select copy then choose the converter.xls as the destination
once its there create another copy inside the converter on the new copy go to the first number cell and replace the content with =CheckNum() then move the cursor between the () and go to the original sheet and click the same field this will take the value from the first sheet and convert it in the new sheet it should look something like this =CheckNum(!Sheet11:A1)
now just drag that cell to cover the other cells/ rows with phones and all your numbers will be converted according to the new plan

to restore :
make the new sheet as the active sheet and goto file / save As / choose to save it as .csv ( comma separated value ) and on outlook select import ( other files ) then choose the new csv file and walllaaa you are set.

Notes:
-The program will change 6 or 7 digit numbers.
-if the number was longer than 7 digits it will check if it starts with 965 or +965 and apply the changes to result a new 8 digit number without the +965 or 965.
-Program can be used with any list of numbers you need to change ( Personal address books, notes …etc )

Special Thanx to :
Faisal Al-Adwani
Nasser Al-Hilal
For their contributions in this project

if you have any comments/suggestion please feel free to leave them in a comment

Would u make up your mind please ?

Posted by mjkout on August 9th, 2008

Our traffic lights are going crazy, i got this pic in a split second right after the lights went green and see what i got..

so is it green or red ? or Both even..

08/08/08

Posted by mjkout on August 8th, 2008

nice date :D

New Camera…

Posted by mjkout on August 6th, 2008

Ever since my camera had its incident i had this dream to get a DSLR professional camera i was aiming at the Nikon D300 but the return of my camera delayed this project the problem is it returned with a different personality and didn’t seem to like me that much … actually the size of it made it too bulky to carry around.

the Nikon D300 was even bigger and needed a larger bag for its accessories plus it was a bit too pricey to maintain.

Nikon D300

Nikon D300

i met a new friend and fell in love with her instantly she was young and had wide sharp eyes with a big smiley screen.. her name is Canon Powershot G9 and was just what i needed, small size, excellent quality shots, intelligent focus and affordable price that wouldn’t break my budget for a year :P

Canon G9

Canon G9

here are some shots i took with it:

Plane Crashes in mysterious accident…

Posted by mjkout on August 6th, 2008

a commercial plane loaded with thousands of precious items mysteriously went missing last week.. it was suspected that the plane was hijacked or shot down.. after investigating and searching for days the remains of the plane where found to be melted as if it went under extreme heat … did the pilot loose his way into a volcano ?? was the sun too close ?? no … it was my washing/dryer machine that caused this terrible accident..

i forgot to take out the stuff from my clothes before stacking them inside the machine and at the same time my USB flash disk went missing.. and because i wasn’t at home for a couple of days i didn’t think much about the flash. couple of days later i went back home and saw a strange object in the washing machine… it turned out to be my faithful usb disk… although it had a terrible accident but the data was safe and sound in the
Black box :P

Where is my Camera ? * UPDATED *

Posted by mjkout on July 7th, 2008

Finally my sweet camera is back from its long mysterious journey & guess what they still didn’t call me when it arrived i thought why don;t i call and check the guy said “yes sir it arrived yesterdaY APHTERnoon” anyway i don’t care anymore as long as she is with me :D

My Camera
(May 27th 2008) Last month my camera decided it doesn’t like me no more..
i took it to the workshop the guy gave me a small piece of paper with their telephone number and the extension, 3 days passed and no one called so i called them after 100 times finaly someone picked up and was asking me about the bill number, i explained to him that i was given this paper only, when he checked the system he found an old record back in 2006 related to a video camera and no record for mine, he said there is no other camera in the shop under your name, i was like was it a ghost who received it from me ? where is the guy on the counter ? so i got transfered 100000 times to 4 different people until finally i found “The Guy” he said oh yeah i know about your camera said we will check it and call you back in 2 hours, 5 hours later no one called so i called and asked about th guy “he is out”, “me: ok who else knows about my stuff” ” no body “, “me: what if this guy disappears or gets kidnapped by aliens u mean there is no way to track my stuff ? ” sorry sir no ” that was frustrating… later that day the guy calls me and said repairing it will cost 92KD and i have to pay 50 upfront and it will be shipped to Dubai…
the confusing thing was how the hell did he know it costs 92 KD when he didn’t even send it or actually work on the camera,
the repair price was a bit too high for the price i bought it, and the frustrating chase i had with them made me think repairing it ain’t worth it i’ll just buy a new one, so i told him don’t repair i’ll come pick it up… 5 days later i finally got time to go to Sony’s workshop they got me my camera and as i was going to take it i heard the voice o the camera calling me from beyond the twilight zone “Save meee….”
“Don’t let me die pleasee…..” “i shall be the eye of truth…”…
Poor thing was begging me to fix it so i asked the guy how long will it take ? a week ? 2 ?

he said “Sir mabye pour weeks or pibe, we will send it to Sony Dubaaay and den dey will send it to phaqtory” < --- if u didn't understand this and u have no philipino house keeper don't worry just print it and go to the nearest McDonald's to your home you will find a translator.

so he kinda convinced me to repair ... me wanting him to refuse i said i will not pay 50KD upfront... i will pay only 40 ... it seemed like a good deal at that moment but there was no difference :P so he said ok no brolem sir, i asked him are there any extra charges or hidden costs he said noooooo sir only ninty two KD sir u pay porty now den u pay pipty 2... so i paid the amount and they said they will call me when its ready " yeah right as if any one really remembers ( read above)" he said ip you want to check call and ask por me.. ( i forgot his name )

21 days later
as i was taking my gate pass ID from my wallet a small folded paper fell into my hand.. OMG its the camera paper.. isn’t it time ??

this afternoon i called them ” excuse me i need to check on my Minolta Camera” he interrupted ” ooh yes yes yes ” i got excited and all these thoughts of them getting it and loosing my number for some reason and my camera is waiting for me … BUT….
“Sir its not yet ready… we send it to Dubaaay and dey send it to phaktory… ” me:”where is the factory?” “maybe singapora or japan ” so when will it be ready ? ” i don’t know sir maybe a week or two ,, we will call you when it comes ” ( yeah right ) …

so i wonder what happened to my camera… is she ok ? or is she left in the damp shelves of some factory in the far east full of dust crying in the dark, is she dismantled waiting for some kid at a sweat shop to change the sensor and reassemble it with a bunch of screws left over the table.

only god knows…

until then please pray that my Camera survives its surgery and returns as healthy as the day i met her.

* Update * (june 22nd 00:00)
- I Called them the other day they asked Nando and he said ooh yes its still in da phactory i told them the due date has passed and it should be here a week ago… they told me oh we are sorry just wait … you waited all this time just wait a little more..

Conclusion : Sony found a top secret component in my Minolta Camera and are trying to sell it to some warlord in the black market but they couldn’t complete the deal as the warlord is a few dollars short due to the recent drop in dollar prices..