Why the US will win the war against Iran...

Because the Iran Army is:
















And the US Army is...





(Pre-warning to all those who want to send me death threats and find this offensive; get over it, it's supposed to be funny. Oh, and if you don't get it, don't complain!)

Cashing in on Ramadhan

If you haven't figured already, people are going crazy overshopping and overstocking food for Ramadhan. Vimto, the popular drink, is flying off the shelves faster than you can say "Athaan Time!". Seems some supermarkets have even started placing limits on how many bottles you can buy (take a look at Eyad's Blog for more details).

So along come the companies looking to make a quick sell on food products. I introduce, Vivito, ladies and gentlemen, your quick alternative to Vimto (if you can tell the difference). I figured these were vimto bottles at first, until I looked closer:

They just released this product today, lol. I'm coming back in a few days to see how well these have sold!

Silly Headline of the Year

No no no no no... NO! You can't be serious!

Oh and wait, to make it worse, here's a line from the article:

An award has been presented to Batelco for the best Internet service provider of the year at the second annual CommsMEA Awards held at the Fairmont Hotel, Dubai. "We are delighted to have achieved this prestigious recognition as the Best Internet Service Provider of the year in the Middle East and Africa region," said consumer division general manager Nick Di Marzo, who attended the event. "Our strategy to remain technically innovative, while keeping the needs of our customers in the forefront has proven to be successful."

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me?!?!?!!? @!#$$&^@#^&$

Ramadhan - All about the Tents

Hotels gearing up for Ramadan
2 September 2007

Gulf Daily News: HOTELS around Bahrain are gearing up for Ramadan with traditional tents, offering Arabic refreshments, entertainment and games.

Non-Muslims are welcome to all tents that usually remain open up to 3am.

And so goes it; businesses are gearing up to cash in on Ramadhan, and the people are looking forward to entertaining nights out after futoor, going from tent to tent, to coffee shop to restaurant. Ramadhan is now well known for its fun-filled nights and staying out late, following evenings of watching popular TV shows after over-exceeding the totally full mark on your stomache (and still having enough food on the table to feed another 2 or 3 families). Lets not forget the shorter working hours, and having the perfect excuse not to be efficient at your job (after all, we all know how hard fasting is on our productivity).

As we pass the middle of Ramadhan, the outings increase; more people start staying out later and later, and everyone seems to be in the malls and shops buying new clothes for Eid. The restaurants are full, the coffee shops are busy, the tents are over flowing with people. The popular roads are filled with youth; Adliya, Juffair, Exhibition Rd, Bukwara, all aimlessly driving around for fun of the cruise, or perhaps looking for a hook-up? More guys and girls out, dressed at their best; the guys in their finest, the girls overflowing in make-up, each looking from far, trying to make contact.

This is what Ramadhan is all about, isn't it?

Actually, no, it's not.

Did we forget? Wasn't Ramadhan the holy month? Aren't we fasting to remember the poor, those who can't afford to eat? Isn't this a month where we are supposed to get closer to God, pray more, ask for forgiveness for our sins?

When we fast, the pain of hunger is supposed to remind us of those that are out there who can't afford a bite to eat; we are supposed to feel the sting of hunger, thirst, and appreciate the life we've been given. The object of fasting is not to run away from the hunger, work less, and try to sleep it off, but to see the perspective of those who were given less than us. We're supposed to feel humbled, and consider the others who don't have what we have; to understand how it feels, and to go out there and try to help.

And what's the point if we know that, once it's time to break our fast, that we'll have a million and one varieties of food? And waste, oh how we WASTE. Already supermarkets are putting limits on purchases, because everyone is going out and over-stocking food, and buying a lot more than they need (most of it to be thrown away after futoor time). The newspapers are full of reports on so and so company bringing in more supplies, more food, more drinks, and so on. Why are we eating more? We're still the same number of people as we were before Ramadhan started. Does it make sense we're eating twice as much? Considering we have to be fasting half the time?

And after Futoor, it's all about the TV shows; slumped lazily on your sofa, munching on your sweets and snacks, laughing at the ridiculously pointless comedies of Dawood Hussain, or any of the other shows that promise to bring "drama" to a new level, but end up unfolding into another story of divorce, drugs, death, or some other sob-story.

Oh, and the outings all night, whether in a coffee shop, tent, or gahwa, you really couldn't come up with a better way to waste your time.

Holy month? Does the word mosque ring a bell? Reading the holy book? Praying? Helping others? Charity work? Anything???????

Please tell me Ramadhan hasn't yet lost all real meaning..

Puzzle - 6

I somehow deleted the old one by accident; emmmm, sorry Tito84, I know you already answered it :p It was a bit easy anyway, so i'll post a different one.

Rules:

- Don't answer if you've already come across this one before.

- I will answer questions regarding the puzzle, but only if they can be answered with "yes", "no", or "not relevant".

- Don't just make random guesses; you probably won't get it. It's more constructive if you ask questions about the question, so I can answer and give you more clues as to the answer.

- No searching online for the answer! Yes, that means YOU as well!

- Click on "Post Comments" to answer, or to ask a question about it. Here goes:

If he had wanted chocolate ice cream, his brother would be alive today.