Comments on: New Failaka http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reality http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-442434 Reality Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:24:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-442434 OK guys this is obviously a joke. Trying to copy Dubai just for the sake of having something like al Khor? Go watch a video on Jumeirah International, all the footage used for this video is taken from their presentations. If this project is real, they should invest into more than just a simple 3D animation of the island. This is just another image to shut people up 90% of the things introduced in this video are illegal in Kuwait, a theater, when performing arts are not allowed, how is that supposed to happen? And why would i go all the way to failaka to see sharks when i can see them in the scientific center. Come on guys be a bit more creative, come up with a landmark, something that represents new Kuwait, not a copy of Dubai. OK guys
this is obviously a joke. Trying to copy Dubai just for the sake of having something like al Khor?
Go watch a video on Jumeirah International, all the footage used for this video is taken from their presentations. If this project is real, they should invest into more than just a simple 3D animation of the island.
This is just another image to shut people up 90% of the things introduced in this video are illegal in Kuwait, a theater, when performing arts are not allowed, how is that supposed to happen?
And why would i go all the way to failaka to see sharks when i can see them in the scientific center.
Come on guys be a bit more creative, come up with a landmark, something that represents new Kuwait, not a copy of Dubai.

]]> By: okra http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441857 okra Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441857 Sounds too good to be true :~( Sounds too good to be true :~(

]]> By: Realist http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441385 Realist Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:14:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441385 The dumbest part is getting there. It is supposed to have a traffic of 40,000 per day, however the only transportation is through a ferry or hydrofoil. Do the math, if those boats carry 500 passengers, it would take 80 trips going and 80 trips back. That's 160 trips per day !! The funny part is there are no ports in Kuwait that can handle this traffic and never will be. As long as there is no bridge the whole idea is BULLSHIT. The dumbest part is getting there. It is supposed to have a traffic of 40,000 per day, however the only transportation is through a ferry or hydrofoil. Do the math, if those boats carry 500 passengers, it would take 80 trips going and 80 trips back. That’s 160 trips per day !! The funny part is there are no ports in Kuwait that can handle this traffic and never will be. As long as there is no bridge the whole idea is BULLSHIT.

]]> By: jarrah al-failkawy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441375 jarrah al-failkawy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:34:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441375 fuck this it makes me feel angry to imagine that there going to turn failaka into that i think its perfect the way it is fuck this it makes me feel angry to imagine that there going to turn failaka into that i think its perfect the way it is

]]> By: Mek http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441322 Mek Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:28:29 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441322 Oh god no, I hope they don't fix it up, at least not any time soon. Failaka is a rarity, a piece of dead, desolate suburban Kuwait. In a way, it is beautiful. I recommend anyone with the slightest interest in Urban Exploration to visit it and take lots and lots of photos. Visiting the place at night, you could forgive all the rumors about yananwa haunting it. Failaka is a real ghost town, and a part of me hopes it stays that way. Oh god no, I hope they don’t fix it up, at least not any time soon. Failaka is a rarity, a piece of dead, desolate suburban Kuwait. In a way, it is beautiful. I recommend anyone with the slightest interest in Urban Exploration to visit it and take lots and lots of photos.

Visiting the place at night, you could forgive all the rumors about yananwa haunting it. Failaka is a real ghost town, and a part of me hopes it stays that way.

]]> By: snookie http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441264 snookie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:41:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441264 what, woman in shorts allowed? what, no segregated areas? ------- seriously, we shouldn't take this seriously.. never gonna happen.. well at least until our great grand kids' grand kids' lifetime.. maybe. what, woman in shorts allowed? what, no segregated areas?

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seriously, we shouldn’t take this seriously.. never gonna happen.. well at least until our great grand kids’ grand kids’ lifetime.. maybe.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441219 Anonymous Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:21:34 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441219 Mohammed Hayef will not allow this! Mohammed Hayef will not allow this!

]]> By: Salbader http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441188 Salbader Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:47:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441188 This Plan contains many good ideas (especially the F1 Track)... but it isnt unique If this proposal is revised properly we might have a potentially great project that will put Kuwait back on the Map! Keep in mind Al-Nakheel started out as a circle island This Plan contains many good ideas (especially the F1 Track)… but it isnt unique

If this proposal is revised properly we might have a potentially great project that will put Kuwait back on the Map!

Keep in mind Al-Nakheel started out as a circle island

]]> By: uturn http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441185 uturn Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:13:30 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441185 This is a competition proposal. Its not clear yet whether this is the winning entry by WATG as there was no official announcement. I was part of the second team which had RTKL (the firm that designed 360 mall), we opted for an anti-dubai scheme, very sustainable / green-driven approach for the island. Can't claim ours is better, obviously I'd have a biased opinions, but I'd like to think so. Not in a million years?? not really, our plan was designed to have the first phase of the island operational in a couple of years. Since the project is a BOT it is suspended in air like all other BOT projects in Kuwait. This is a competition proposal. Its not clear yet whether this is the winning entry by WATG as there was no official announcement. I was part of the second team which had RTKL (the firm that designed 360 mall), we opted for an anti-dubai scheme, very sustainable / green-driven approach for the island. Can’t claim ours is better, obviously I’d have a biased opinions, but I’d like to think so.

Not in a million years?? not really, our plan was designed to have the first phase of the island operational in a couple of years. Since the project is a BOT it is suspended in air like all other BOT projects in Kuwait.

]]> By: ~LE~ http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441182 ~LE~ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:47:47 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441182 lol.. PURE that was funny.. ;P i hope they dont diG though the island like that.. looks pretty cool overal..but is failaka that big to fit all of that? or is very thinG gonna be like tiny. lol.. PURE that was funny.. ;P

i hope they dont diG though the island like that..

looks pretty cool overal..but is failaka that big to fit all of that?

or is very thinG gonna be like tiny.

]]> By: Mohammed http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441181 Mohammed Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:42:14 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441181 LOOOL really i loved the 2 project's even the khor aldeira "http://www.arec-kwt.com/khor/khor.html", The kuwaiti oil with new height at 140$ i think they should consider both options, for me i will give the 120KD and the 50KD that will come later at Aug for these Project's. Please do it ! am sick of going to Dubai to see our projects there and paying hell allot of money for 3 days :/ LOOOL really i loved the 2 project’s even the khor aldeira “http://www.arec-kwt.com/khor/khor.html”, The kuwaiti oil with new height at 140$ i think they should consider both options, for me i will give the 120KD and the 50KD that will come later at Aug for these Project’s.

Please do it ! am sick of going to Dubai to see our projects there and paying hell allot of money for 3 days :/

]]> By: Pure http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/#comment-441178 Pure Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:18:09 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4803#comment-441178 Guys guys, come on why all the negative comments! it's obvious that it is supposed to be done for our great great great great great great grand children ; p Guys guys, come on why all the negative comments!
it’s obvious that it is supposed to be done for our great great great great great great grand children ; p

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