6ig ya mu6ar 6ig.
I am usually a fan of sunny days and hot weather (a couple of winters in the Midwest does that to a person); but the weather in Kuwait has been very monotonous as of late. I have been cheerfully watching the gloomy sky for some days now, hoping for the slightest drizzle. And finally, today, on my way to work, it started to rain… and the weather dropped to around 22.5c.
Maybe my dream might be coming true; except for all the building disappearing and turning into something akin to M. St in the fall.
Those who drive, be careful, the first rain likes to bring up the oils hidden within the gravel, which can lead to a fairly slippery road:
THE FIRST RAIN: OILY STREETS: Watch out when it’s just rained for the first time in a long time. Streets get a coating of oil, tire rubber and other gunk that gets very slippery when you first add water. Be more careful and reduce your speed a bit on the first wet day or two of the season.
Love the rain
glad your dream is coming true… I have bigger expectations..
(I’m waiting for snow ;P)
Nice touch with the safety advice…Who are you and what have you done with K?
I was sleeping at home during the rain :/ How sad
Jackie that reminds of a short story, a boy moves with his family to another planet. On that planet it rains every seven years, well the gist of the story is that he missed the rain fall.
6ig ya mu6ar 6ig ya mu6ar 6ig ya mu6ar 6ig
I hate the rain in Kuwait. It’s very sticky.
My car went from normal looking to camoflaged! Seriously! pooof! It looked like it was straight out of the kuwaiti army! hehehe
my car looks damn ugly…the other day I took it to safi and I think I wasted the money!….
DiiGMaa:
Your dream is also a possibility .. look at Dubai.
Tooomz:
No K;This post was brought to you by the letters R,F,G and the number 5,6 and 7.
Slippery roads = accidents
accidents = traffic
traffic makes K mad.
So I being my same egocentric self.
Jackie:
Many more rains to come .. if all else fails, I will stick a shower outside your window like the movies.
Anon:
Seven years! sakow 3alayna!
adorra:
Sticky? Its raining water (and chemicals) not syrup.
Marzouq:
My car is the same way! I actually like the way it looks, looks like it has scales.
CyberRowdy:
Its all good .. car washes here are fairly priced, I used to pay 25$ in DC!
Wow i didnt know that, thanx!
It really was beautiful…hope it rains again tonight…love waking up to rain.
(Again i have written my site wrong on ur blog too! Finally fixed!)
Ooohhh belive me that is my dream too !
I wanna wake up on a cold morning, walk out and see my breath come out like smoke, allaaaah kanaat ayam 7ilwah..
a7la min il.7aaar, malaina !!
Haaaaaaaaaaaa K!
Good to see you’re still posting! I’ll try to keep up from all the way here in NC! Been doing a lot of reading these days: lots on history (obviously), but also a lot on Arab/Islamic economic thought and Arab philosophy. There’s some REALLY rich stuff out there! If you have the time, I’d recommend some Ibn ‘Arabi or Ibn Sina (also called Avicenna) - I think you’d really like them!
Aside from that I’ve just been trying to keep up with the workload here, which is absolutely ridiculous. Durham is a nice town, though - very much like East Lansing, except with lots of nerds around. Big Mo is in East Lansing reminiscing about the old days, though I haven’t heard from him since he arrived. I think 3a6iya might be going there tonight, or so my sources (Q) tell me.
Anyways, I just wanted to drop you a line. Keep up the blogging - it gives me something (extra) to read. Oh, and a belated 3eedik mbarak!
Good advice on driving in rain…
This public safety announcent was brought to by K….
the roads were pretty slippery today. my car was also camouflaged in the morning and skid a little at first on my way to work. whoever reads this should take ur warning very seriously!
i sooo like to drive in the rain, and thanks for the advice.
glad to hear ur dream came true .. really shawagtny for the winter and having a coffe in the cold morning, though im a summer lover just like u.
Me too! I like sunny days .. But the drizzle and cloudy weather is just refreshing
Delicately Realistic:
I hope the weather drops a little .. the rain I can do without for now.
(Congrats!)
Boss:
Ayamik sa3eeda .. now stop jacking the comments and send me an email!
Q:
You just keep your wife off the streets and I will handle the rest of the population.
Fonzy:
I skid into every corner .. I am actually enjoying the slipper roads.
Dawn Fairy:
Summers are great .. bas bil kuwait ma9i5oha(6 months and running!). When the temperature drops under 25c I am ditching work for a coffee, 7ayach.
Cuteberry:
Exactly, and play an old Frank Sinatra song and you can pretend your somewhere else.
alla y7ayeek I’ll be glad to join
I hate rain…and i hated it more when i was leaving the bank from the back door…i fell and injured my ankle…
Dawn Fairy:
I will be the one on the couch with the double cappuccino ..
Maze:
Salamat! I have become a pro at keeping from slipping when I wear the Kuwaiti Sandals (Najdiyeh); those things have no grip whatsoever.
i miss the rain.. it’s been ages since we had a good rain here
as for the midwest, dont remind me.. u walk out of ur apt to head to class and it’s sunny.. u leave class and get a shock cuz apparently it had SNOWED while u were in class and piled up a few inches! :/