A piece of Cheese

Ever thought that the Moon was made of cheese? Did you want to prove that it was (or wasn’t)? Why don’t you just buy a piece of Lunar Land and do just that.

Yes you can actually buy a piece of the moon at www.lunarregistry.com

An acre of Lunar land goes for 18.95$ and comes complete with parchment deed, a satellite photograph of the property and geographical information of where your property is. The site is run in alliance and is authorized by the Lunar Republic Society in accordance with the Lunar Settlement Initiative. The funds collected from sale of the land will be used to fund the resettlement project, which is slated to start by 2015.

They could have hired a better web designer to create a better page, which would definitely enhance the authenticity of the whole thing.

With the population on Planet Earth growing at a phenomenal rate, its high time we thought about new frontiers to settle ourselves.

Priceless!!

Did you know…

The twenty fils coin is smaller than the 10 fils coin. I discovered this because of a toy ATM machine my son got from the Ahli bank of Kuwait. This machine has a little card and you can deposit coins and notes. A PIN number is required to make a withdrawal and the denomination of the notes need to be entered to calculate the balance. The coins however are counted on the basis of their diameter.

Thats when I realized that the 20 fils, which is recognized as a 10 fils coin is smaller in diameter than a 10 fils coin. So you need to deposit a 20 fils coin along with a 10 fils coin and vice-versa to ensure that the balance is correct. The 20 fils is obviously higher in value and made of a ’shinier’ alloy than the 10 fils coin, but why the difference in size…I don’t know

Has the bubble burst..?

Dubai has been in the news, quite often recently, for all the wrong reasons. Theres been a spate of bad news for the past few months now..

- Construction collapses, killing workers on the site. That could only mean bad quality, shoddy work and corruption

- A major real estate company has pulled out of a project shaking investor confidence

- Arrests of top executives of a financial company have been made on alleged corruption charges

- Property investors are no longer guaranteed a 99 year residence visa if they buy an apartment

- Construction workers go on strike

It makes one wonder. Are they slowing down? has the bubble burst? Are they paying the price for a warp speed economy? Are they shaping up? Are they coming back to reality? There are lessons to be learnt by all; from all this.

Ron Mueck

Ron Mueck is an Australian artist who has been creating hyperrealistic art sculptures. Banking on his earlier experience as a model maker, Ron works with silicon,  reproducing even minute details of the human body to make sculptures which vary in scale from being larger than life to smaller proportions. More on the artist here

Lunch at Fish Market

Fish Market is the new seafood restaurant that has opened up near the Kuwait Towers. The building, which previously housed the Maharajah Palace restaurant, now houses 2 restaurants; Fish Market and Fusion - which is a Japanese Chinese Mix restaurant (or so I heard).

Fish Market follows the pick and cook style that is found in Seafood restaurants around the world. The last time I saw that happening was at Mahesh’s (chain of seafood restaurants) in Mumbai. With a variety of Seafood and Cooking styles they have managed to keep the process as simple as possible. The staff accompanies you to the market stall where you can pick the fish you want. Mostly frozen, though there are some live lobsters swimming around in tanks. The Fish should be fresh, as Kuwait does have a seafaring culture and the catch is usually fresh.

I am quite wary when it comes to seafood as it can get messy. So when my wife went out and ordered the Lobster cooked in the hot Thai Chilli sauce I feared the worst. But it came cooked with the meat outside and that made the experience more enjoyable. I ordered a Zubaidy - Deep Fried, crisp and golden..that though turned out to be more messy than the Lobster. The Hot Thai Chilli Sauce was NOT hot.

The sweet corn with Crab meat was great and the Wonton’s were crispy. Tartar sauce, a great accompaniment.

The seafood is charged for by the Kilo which is understandable, though I am not sure what those charges entail and it has a 1.000 KD cooking charge. But charging for Fried Rice by the Kilo seemed to be a new billing strategy. The Mocktails, as usual leave a lot to be desired. Mocktails??!! They should keep it simple Seven up with white meat and Coke with red meat!

While I’m not a fan of sea blue paint, anywhere, the mini aquariums and the wooden decor provided an uncomplicated ambience. Not much exploring was done around the restaurant, but I liked what I saw. The staff was friendly and the water was cooled in a champagne ice bucket cooler.

A meal for 2 cost a little over 17 KD each.

I would definitely go back.