Well done Miss Afiouny! It’s definitely a winning marketing campaign that is guaranteed to create a tremendous demand for your Meow.
Rima Fakih arrested for drunk driving
The former Miss USA, Lebanese immigrant Rima Fakih, was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend, according to local media in Dearborn, Michigan.
She was detained until Sunday afternoon, the paper added. Fakih initially denied she had been arrested on Twitter, saying “Let’s clear things up now … I’m NOT in Michigan and I’m NOT in jail! Wrong Fakih.”
MEA pilots ended their strike
Looks like Middle East Airlines resumed all their flights as of last night after the pilots ended their 5 days strike.
Captain Fadi Khalil, head of the pilots’ union, announced the strike had ended at midnight on Saturday. Normal scheduling resumed on Sunday.
“Out of concern for our company and Lebanon’s tourism sector, and out of respect for our passengers, we announce the suspension of our strike,” Khalil said at a news conference, adding that the strike was “in principle over.” Source.
It’s irritating how problems are being handled over the last few days. The Lebanese Pilots Association initially had a problem with the MEA management over firing a pilot diagnosed with cancer, and next thing we knew is flights are all suspended via MEA.
Two days ago, some problem/dispute (whatever it is) happened at the Zahrani power plant, and the employees ended up halting all power generation!
And who gets caught in the middle of everything? Us.
Yep, we’re a corrupt country
According to the 2011 Corruption Perception Index, Lebanon scored 2.5/10 and ranked 134 among 182 countries with New Zealand number 1 being the least corrupt, and Somalia at 182 being the most corrupt.
Compared to the Arab countries, we have a lot of work (or cleaning maybe?) to do since they’re all ahead of us except for Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Sudan and Somalia. What’s amazing though, is that in the most corrupt country (Somalia), electricity is actually available 24/7 for the people!
You can check the report here for the full results.
via 248am
VIPs got food poisoning
I was going through Assafir newspaper last night when I stumbled upon this piece of news
Some VIP’s got food poisoning during an event they were attending at one of the famous hotels in Lebanon. I wonder which one is it… after all we might have to congratulate their chef for the good job he did if these people turned to be politicians! (In addition to avoid going there)
Lebanese army commando eating a chicken alive
Lebanese commandos are known to eating snakes at their their graduation ceremonies and during the shows they do occasionally. However, at one event they had to substitute the snake with a live chicken because of the cold weather, I have no idea about the relation between the two but that’s what the report says!
I personally might consider eating a snake as a macho act, but I’m not so sure when it comes to a chicken…! It would have been perfect thought if the video showed one of the Lebanese Darak doing the same thing, you know with all the jokes about how much they love to eat chicken sandwiches!
Alloush and Shokr now promoting Movember!
Movember, the worldwide campaign aimed to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues like prostate cancer, is now using Mustapha Alloush and Fayez Shokr fight to promote the month long event of growing mustaches by introducing subtitles to the video and make it look like they’re fighting over the size of their mustaches.
I guess there’s no need to feel ashamed of the video anymore since it’s promoting a noble cause now!
It’s be a bit hard for us who understand Arabic to focus on the subtitles alone. Best thing to do is to simply mute the sound.
The Burger Bar – Sodeco
Burger Bar is a relatively new burger joint located in Sodeco, across the street from Classic Burger Joint. Before getting to how good their burgers are, it’s worth mentioning that The Burger Bar logo is nothing but a copy of the one Johnny Rockets’ has.
So I’ve tried their Mushroom Swiss Burger a while ago, and unfortunately it turned out delivering almost nothing new or special, and I said almost because the bun was fresh and tasty. The patty on the other hand was quite average, while the sauce had too much mayo in it. It isn’t like you’ll hate it, but there’s definitely much improvement that can be done.
For the time being, CBJ seems like a better option if you’re craving a burger in the area. Though I personally would prefer going all the way to Hamra for Burger Nation!
BLOM Beirut Marathon 2011
This year’s edition of Beirut Marathon did not only witness setting the fastest times ever since its inception in 2003, but also a Bulgarian athlete, Krasimir Georgiev, running the whole distance barefoot!
Georgiev is convinced of the therapeutic effect of barefoot running and says that he cured an Achilles tendon by practicing the sport.
According to the barefoot runner, the activity is ideal for for the prophylaxis of joint problems.
Of all the available treatments, running barefoot would definitely be ranked the last on my list!
Whisky Mist Beirut – Le Paon Rouge Nights
I was disappointed for having to skip an invitation to one of Le Paon Rouge shows last night at Whisky Mist as I was curious to check it out after reading a lot about it. But I was lucky enough to have Liliane sharing with me the photos she took from last night’s performance.
So there you go, a glimpse of Le Paon Rouge at the Mist!
