P0ach and Blushberry on Watan TV
Watan TV interviewed the bloggers p0ach and Blushberry about blogging in Kuwait the other day and now the full interview is available on YouTube to watch. One thing I think Watan TV should have done was actually display the url’s of the blogs on the screen instead of just the blog titles. So instead of writing just “4th Ring Road” they should have had www.4thringroad.com under it to make it easier for the viewers to check out. Here is the interview split into two parts:
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Oct 23, 2009
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34 Comments, add your own...
1. clock | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Wow Im surprised they didnt ask you for an interview.
You’re actually famous and your blog actually contributes and most especially to expatriates.
Prolly because they’re Kuwaiti and there being a lack of let’s just say ‘talent’ + inspiration.
Could you imagine if they did a segment on bakeries here?
Chaos would ensue.
2. q8teacher | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
I think that Jassim is kinda cute :) but I couldnt understand anything he said (me no speakee arabie). Care to give me a summary?
What is the name of his blog?
3. q8teacher | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:29 am
LOL clock — hilarious about the bakeries:) There was be some sort of world record going on of number of bakeries per capita :)
4. Mark | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:33 am
clock: they probably didn’t ask me for an interview because its an arabic show and its also highlighting local kuwaiti talent.
q8teacher: http://www.blushberry.com
5. clock | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
q8teacher:
jasem’s blog = http://p0ach.com/
abdulla’s blog = http://www.blushberry.com/
Basically they were talking about how their blogs are the rising stars of the kuwaiti blogging scene, how they’re contributing to society, bringing small businesses to the spotlight (ie cupcake shops, nail salons), etc.
6. blushberry | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 am
Mark Thanks dude for the post ;) ..
q8teacher: http://www.blushberry.net .. not .com
7. Mark | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
oops yeah i meant .net
clock: you got the blogs the other way around. watan should definitely have added the links on the screen
8. Q8path | October 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Wish the best for Jassim and Abdullah.
9. Yeni | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 am
The interviewer looks like she is constipated, or is she trying to amp up her sex appeal? FAIL.
10. Omar | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
HAHA, She always looks like that. She also talks in a very fake way. She is trying to sound like Hayfa :)
11. blushberry | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
q8 path thanks :)
12. [T]iffany | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Bravo.. Regardless of the fact that they were quite nervous.. Bravo
13. Holla | October 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Interviewing local bloggers? what next, interviewing local gamers?
Kuwait is really starved for real people with real achievements. This is pathetic in so many ways.
14. D3RT | October 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
2 thumbs up for Holla comment.
15. Q8path | October 23rd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
You welcome :)
16. Omar | October 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
O’ Holla, a regular Statler & Waldorf rolled into one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf
17. clock | October 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I’d pay good money for them to interview holla
18. clock | October 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
The segment could be titled ‘A Day in the Life of Holla: the Outlook of an Optimist in Kuwait’
19. Omar | October 23rd, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Why are my comments moderated? I’m not being offensive.
20. Omar | October 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm
O’ Holla, a regular Statler & Waldorf rolled into one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf
21. Omar | October 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Ok, it seems that if you have a link in your post it gets moderated. Fair enough. Please ignore my double post.
22. Khalid | October 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
allah ya36eehom il 3afya :)
23. Mir | October 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
What I really like about Watan TV and Taw el leil is the fact that they are not afraid to veer away from the norm when it comes to interviews.
I mean interviewing bloggers to me is much more interesting than interviewing actors whom I know way too much as it is for my liking.
24. Realist | October 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
What’s wrong with interviewing bloggers? It’s nice and fresh. All the rest of the people they interview are boring hypocritical politians.
25. Abdullah | October 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Mark, there is a shout out from me to you on the second video.
I asked the control people to post links of many people including:
you, somecontrast, buzzberry, 4thringroad, myslef and jassim (there are more too)
unfortunately, none was mentioned.
Aside from that, there was alot to discuss yet time was not on my side. Yet, all is good.
Thank you for posting this (although i hate seeing my face LOL)
A big thank you to everybody else who watched/was there/supported the cause.
26. Q80BOY | October 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Abdullah .. whats with the tissue man :P
and bravo to both of u !!! ;D
27. blushberry | October 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Thanks Q80BOY :)
28. Abdullah | October 23rd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Q80boy, LOL man I was sick, my nose was RUNNING and I had to wipe it out everytime the camera went off :P BO Kalthoom :P
29. Drunk'n'Gorgeous | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Thanks for putting it up Mark. I was kinda’ bummed that I missed it. Great job guys!
I’ve been to school with JB. Small world. Smaller Kuwait.
30. Holla | October 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
hehehe Omar, Statler and Waldorf were the only muppets i thought were cool when i was a kid, that and the crazy rock n roll ogre one.
31. q8teacher | October 24th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Mark, I spent a good part of the afternoon checking out all the local blogs in English. Yours is BY FAR the best, most entertaining, articulate, and unique. Thanks man :)
32. Mish | October 24th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
They rocked the show :D Thumps up (Y)
Mark about the Url’s, both abdulla and jassim didn’t agree to reveal their blog names until 5 min before the interview. so the Url thing wasn’t planned, and therefor it wasn’t on display.
they are definitely great bloggers and deserves to be interviewed on Tv :D
33. Halla Bol! | October 24th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Is Watan TV free to air ?
34. ariston | October 25th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Splendid! Congrats to P0ach and Blushberry!
Mark, you’re next! :P
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