Best thing of Kuwait , which i like most?

If an expat living in Kuwait has been asked with the question " which thing in life in kuwait you like most", i am 100% sure 90% of exapt will answer "Kuwaiti Dinar". No doubt being one of the most strongest currency of world , it is a major attraction for expat labour workforce ,living in kuwait.

There are in fact many good and bad things for an expat , who is living in Kuwait. Bad things of course start with extreme weather , dusty storms , dangerous traffic and end up with language problems.

Good things in Kuwait life start with peaceful life, lesser crimes,abundance of variety of food and end up with good savings.

There is no doubt Kuwait life is full of peace and shopping , but lack socialization aspect. Expats are confined to their own communities and they hesitate in mixing across communities.

For me, among many things i like civic sense of Kuwaiti population. While crossing on foot any road in Kuwait with my family , i never find any Kuwaiti or Expat driver who does not stop his car , showing his respect for pedestrians.It is so common here in Kuwait that if somebody does not show same respect for pedestrians , people start looking at him with strange expressions.

Another best thing which i like about Kuwait is peacefulness. No body seems in hurry here. Starting from Mandoub of your company to your customers , nobody takes extra pressure.Work less and earn more , seems a lovely motto for Kuwaiti work force.


No doubt , for a person like me who does not beleive too much in socialization , Kuwait is a heaven.

A visit to 360Mall in Kuwait

Yes , we were planning to go to newly opened 360 Mall ( which is the biggest Mall of Kuwait now) since last three weeks but finally managed to go there yesterday.

Ok, as my per opinion , 360 Mall is a huge Mall and its interior is really beutiful which fascinates its visitors but still as far as space is concerned i still considers Avenues as most spacious Mall of Kuwait.

There are few very good things inside 360 Mall. First of all concept of having gardens inside the Mall is really great. Second, the interior is really beautiful. They have laid down big carpets inside the mall ( how they will manage these carpets with pessage of time , God knows). You will also find some really good & arabic traditional work , which will capture your mind and soul with its beauty.

Shops are still not open fully , however you can see big brands present there. So hopefully this Mall will be full of foreigners who will happy to see their favorite brands present in Kuwait.

Food Court is relatively small and i think that Mall Management has to think to grow it big in near future otherwise it will become more difficult in near future to accommodate so many people in this small food court.

I would recommend to go there at least one time to just have a look. For weekly grocery kind of thing , i still would say carfour inside Aveneues is more better option.
Let's see , with the pessage of time , my this opinion about 360Mall change or not.

Best food places in Kuwait

oh, you are in Kuwait and you are looking for some really good places where you can not only fill up your stomach , but also satisfy your taste bid, then it is really difficult task.

I am living in kuwait for last 3 years and still not able to find very good indian/pakistani restaurants in kuwait ,however still there are some very good arab and labnese restaurants which can be proved as very good return of your money.

One of my favorite Arab restaurant is SamarQund Restaurant in Sharq Area. Delicious Food with best services . Only thing is that , this restaraunt does not have a very good sitting area, however its delicious kababs and sheeh Tawauk compensate for that.

How to reach SamarQund, it is simple... From Bank Center Kuwait City ( Or Durwaza Abdul Ruzaak) move towards the road which goes straight to Dasman Place. On right left hand side , you will find Gulf Takaful Insurance office. Take a U turn from next and samarQund/Tawwa Restuarants are on your right. Sit there and enjoy arab taste of Chicken, Mutton or ( even Lamb) with spicy indian chutnee and Arab Rob ( Curd with mint).

Another place which i love is very near to my home in Hawalli... It is famous for its delicious Sheesh Twaks, named as Mutum ( Arab word for Restaurants ) Othman.

If you have plenty of money in your pockets and want to spend on Arab food , then go to Seven Seas on Gulf road. Its very near to beach and have nice view of sea.

Now returning to availability of indian food in Kuwait, you hardly find any great options. The only options which i know are Mughal Mehal and Village. Mughal Mehal branches are all avilable across different places in kuwait city, like Salmiya, Shurq and Hawalli.

Village is less expensive ...It is located on salem-mubarak street , just above center point building.But its food is average, for example if you try indian briyani there( even in Mughal mehal ) you will feel that it lacks real taste of Biryani. Rice is always separated from meat , which is totally wrong approach.

You can find an iraninan taste option in shurq area, it is located in iranian market and known as "Shater Abbas" restuarant. It is just in front of ABK building in shurq.

I have never found any good chinese restaurant in Kuwait. Reason may be there are not very large chinese community in kuwait. There are large number of philpinos in kuwait , but their taste is really unkown to us.

Pakistani restaurants are very few too in Kuwait. Most of them serve labour community , belonging to pakistan and therefore it is really hard to take your families there. There is one famous Khan-Baaba restuarant in Faheel , which is famous for its halwaaa puri breakfast, but again there remains so rush that you hardly find any place to sit.

Ok now to Western food....Western food are available everywhere in kuwait. You will find American food ( lunch and breakfast) in every shopping mall like in Marina Mall , Souq sharq and Avenues.I am not found of western taste of food..so lack of my knowledge on my end in this respect.

Note: This blog is open for comments. Please help me in updating this list of good food places in Kuwait

Celebrating three years in Kuwait ( My First day in Kuwait)

Ahhh, 3 years have passed so quickly.. i can not imagine. But it is a fact that i arrived in kuwait city on 24 April 2006 ( exactly 3 years back from today) with deep heart and grief. Leaving your beloved country , your employer, your friends , your relatives and off course your customers was not so easy desicsion for me... but i made it only for better future for myself and my family!

When i look back now, i feel it was not a bad decision alhamdullilah. I joined KMEFIC on 25th April 2006( just next day i came to kuwait ) and worked there till December 2007,with lot of recoginations and appreciations.

I still remember first day in Kuwait...I reached Kuwait airport at 3:50 PM by Air china flight from karachi and there was no one from KMEFIC to receive me....Oh it was really bad start and disappointment for me, but my two great freinds Aamir and Najam were there to receive me . But another problem was there , they did not know where would i stay ?. So they called yacub ( GBM) who was my introducer at KMEFIC, who then called Mr. Qarooni ( My always great friend and respectable Ex-Boss) , who then called Hande ( a good friend of mine ) . Finally Hande coordinated with KMEFIC HR to arange & book hotel for me at same time...AAAAAAAAHh ...Big mishap for me!!


I put all my luggage in hotel and then went to Aamir home with Najam... Spent some time and then we ( I and Najam) went to Marina Mall on Gulf road for dinner....

Both of us were deep hearted , as najam at that time was also a new comer in Kuwait and he was also not settled down well in Kuwait....

It was a busy and deep hearted day for me!! worries for next day, worries for new job, new responsibilities and offcourse new country.............