on travel technology, hacking and everything else
Earlier this year artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley teamed up with Google to create what might be the oddest thing caught on Street View, Google Maps’ virtual man-on-the-street service. Hewlett and Kinsley managed to get a large group of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, locals together to participate in a variety of activities on-camera, including organized jogging, [...]
Gabriel Iglesias is a funny stand up. Real funny! Thanks Surekha for this link. Skip to 7:45 for an explanation of “Fluffy”.
I’ve always been a bit sceptical about using Google’s services. This one is scary. It isn’t for real …yet!
I know the title sounds a bit vulgar but its really funny! Was at McDonals (Shuwaikh Sultan Centre) for ice-cream Friday night and caught this on the way out. This cat must have been freezing. Right in front of the drive through window, this cat was warming up its backside on the halogen lights. And [...]
I have this strange habit of stacking empty water bottles. I’ve managed to balance and stack up 4 bottles max to date. The round Aquagulf bottles are better than those square Rawdatain ones. The image to the right shows two bottles balanced on my wife’s knee. The stuff she has to put up with! I [...]
Came across this on the net. Its a bit long but you must watch it all the way till the end. Very funny! Now I know why my wife doesn’t like cats. Some more below.
Of all the buildings I’ve seen, this was the best lit for Diwali in Kuwait. Its in Salmiya block 10 opposite the football ground. I think its called the Titanic complex? Was expecting Durar complex in Reggae to be lit up real nice but it didn’t beat this one. And the fireworks display at the [...]
Amazing!!!
Malloos (Indians from Kerala) have a hero: Babu Sassi, labelled as the “Indian on top of the World”. While passing the Burj Dubai, I noticed the top-most crane there and thought to myself… that guy must be a real expert at cranes or totally insane. On my way back to the airport, Ajith and his [...]
Landed in Kuwait last night at 11:20pm and reached home at exactly midnight. Was greeted with a very romantic candle-lit atmosphere, chocolates, chocolate cake and the above greeting from potpourri and glass. My wife is the best.
This blog is run by Mario Alvares, a Goan Web Guru living in Kuwait, sharing some of his thoughts with the rest of the world. Click the About Me link for more info and a funny mug shot. Check out the posts on this blog and feel free to leave your comments. Use the RSS links above to subscribe.