Water is one of 4 necessities of life to all living things, according to 3^rd Grade Science book, the others are air, food, & don’t forget light. Unfortunately, people are wasting this commodity like there is no tomorrow and I’m talking about the general public & those working for the government as well. EVERYBODY.

Just take a spin around your block in the morning any day of the week & count how many people are washing their cars with fresh running water.

In your own house, watch how...

While my sister was picking the kids from school the other day she noticed this broken lamp which is dangling over the passersby in the street. This is dangerous because:

1-    It may fall & hurt somebody walking in the street or damage cars driving through.

2-    It may fall & electrocute people or cars underneath

God only knows how long it had been hanging like that but it has been 2 weeks since we took notice of. I hope it will be attended to and fixed before the weather changes wit...

When you’re done shopping at Souq Al-Mubarakiyah and feeling hungry you would most definitely be attracted by the aroma of freshly baked fatayerI at ‘Bawabat Al-Shamiya’ restaurant. If you pay them a visit you would be in for a treat as you can choose from a variety of freshly baked fatayer made to order. From the usual plain cheese and labna to the more diverse mixed eggs, sausage & cheese pizza-like fatayer. They also have shawarma especially in the afternoon. The place is clean and ...

This happened at Souq Al-Mubarakiyah at 4.00 pm just about 100 miters from the parking lot. And frankly it was so quiet that there was no line at the entrance of the car park, which is the case at the morning hours or later on in the evening. The thing is the parking costs you 150 fils for the first hour then 50 extra fils for each additional hour. Are people that stingy that they would rather park in a non-parking zone than spend a ‘sandwich-worth’ of money for parking? Mind you if they...

The other day I went to buy some traditional clothes from one of the stores that specialize in these things. If you’ve been to one of these stores you will notice that although they are small in area they are packed with merchandize and in most instances you would find what you’re looking for even if it's not on display. All you have to do is ask and if that store doesn't have it, the salesman would gladly bring it from one of his friends at another neighboring store.

And that what hap...