Random Thoughts

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 the best thing is you can see the chef while preparing your order through the glass then it goes straight to the hot oven and voila enjoy.  

You can also order delivery service if you’re living in nearby places in Kuwait city just call & ask if they deliver to your place. I highly recommend eating in as you can have your order hot & fresh straight from the oven.

‘Bawabat Al-Shamiya’ is located at Mubarakiyah, opposite money exchange market.

For delivery: 22442013/2

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 got caught they would pay a lot more than that for an illegal parking ticket. 

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 happened in our case, we were left waiting till the salesman brought what we asked for from another store. While we were waiting, I noticed this item: ‘Dr’s ghutra’ which for non-Arabic speaking is the headdress worn by men in Kuwait & other neighboring Gulf countries. 

Since I was waiting and had time on my hands, some silly questions came to my mind. 

First of all, I never thought that doctors had their ‘ghutras’ specially made for them and secondly can they wear other brands or are they stuck with this one? Are they going to be deprived of their medical knowledge by some unforeseen power if they wore other brands? 

On the other hand, can non-doctors wear the 'Dr's ghutra'? are they even allowed to buy it? And would it make them more medically oriented if they did? Well If the latter happens, people would buy it by the bundle. What do you think?