Comments on: I did it again

By: Nat

Nat — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:30:55 +0000

Thanx guys. Well Dubai is not an option for now. We have a dog and living in a studio in Dubai wouldn’t exactly suit his or our needs. If Mark and I are going to move out of Kuwait it will either be back to Lebanon or out of the gulf to Canada or something. It’s hard to find a satisfying job in Kuwait in the Advertising field mainly because the market is still not very developped to suit our creative needs as it’s also hard to find a good advertising agency here. In Dubai and Lebanon for example Ad agencies are closer to international standards which is sadly far from being the case here in Kuwait. As for being the boss of myself, I would surely love to have my own design studio one day but I still need quite a bit more experience before being able to do so.

By: im3vil

im3vil — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:21:25 +0000

* by millions of….

By: im3vil

im3vil — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:19:57 +0000

I guess in Moeys words.. Do a job in KW.. coz ur surrounded Millins by gentle , smart & friendly Kuwaities.

geee… did i miss out any adjective…
The key thing to understand is. whn ur working in foreign place.. u gotta make some compromises!
U cant get it all.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:38:40 +0000

Asmaa is right. It is not just Kuwait. it’s the whole world. It’s hard to find work where the satisfaction/return is worth your personal commitment/investment.

By: chikapappi

chikapappi — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:15:02 +0000

I know exactly how yer feelin’… after a while, when you stop absorbing and the job becomes boring, tedious and so full of routine, you just “grab the dress from under” and run for your sanity! Hehehe.. ama lead your steps too soon enshallah!

Wish you the best Nat!

By: The Legi

The Legi — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:13:01 +0000

I was in the Palms beach club the other day. A mini brawl broke out….The fight was between a Kuwaiti man and his wife. He slapped her in public.

They sent the security in to deal with the situation - but the Indian and Filipino guys were too scared to throw out the Kuwaiti man. They stood there looking at the idiot.

In the end, the other Arab members in the club all ganged up against the Kuwaiti and forced him out of the club.

That’s why Indian and Egyptian Security are useless in Kuwait. If they were Kuwaiti security - do you think the same thing would have happened?

In Dubai, it’s the same thing. The locals there don’t give a shit about the cops - because they are mostly Indians etc.

By: unknown

unknown — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:43:10 +0000

“Moey” you are stupid racist person

i would rather surrounded by millions of egyptian and Indian rather than stupid Kuwaiti police

By: sknk

sknk — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:13:34 +0000

oops missed that. my apologies :P

By: Mahi

Mahi — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:54:13 +0000

yea…there are people like me here… I worked four agencies within five years in kuwait!!! and longest period was 3years in one place…creativity never rocks in this country Nat…there are award winnind ad for a brand placed a wrong logo in it…flipped logo on a full page launch ads…. (you know who did it) Wearing batman mask never brings you his power, which is happening the BIG labeled International agencies here…mailish

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:40:44 +0000

sknk: its duddet not dude
Aziz I did not resign, NAT did!

By: Marzouq

Marzouq — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:04:34 +0000

Aziz! What the hell happened? hahahhaa! I was laughing my ass off that was a funny ad!

By: Dr.Lost

Dr.Lost — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:31:46 +0000

good luck.. u did the right thing.. u have 2 b happy at work or else u’re life will b miserable.. and yeah u shud try dubai :)

By: Aziz

Aziz — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:10:54 +0000

hey Mark, hope you find the job you be happy with.
Anyhow, I got my mac only couple weeks ago and i already feel like this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzArVLG85A
just thought i’d share it with ya’ll

By: Moey

Moey — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:20 +0000

Nat.. do not go to dubai, jobs in Kuwait are much better.. and at least ur not surrounded by million indians or egyptian police.

By: The Legi

The Legi — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:16:05 +0000

Hahaha…Like Dubai is the best place to work now! It’s a blasted nightmare nowadays….

1) Cost of living is ridiculously expensive
2) Horrific Pollution
3) Disgraceful Traffic
4) Way too many trash people

I lived there for 3 years and left in 02. It was a much better place to live and work - now I dread my monthly return back there.

By the way, trying to start up a new firm in Dubai nowadays is almost impossible. Why? Because they’ve opened up the markets to all the massive multi-national companies. Any new upstart firms get pushed aside or crushed with saturated pricing.

Nat, the best thing to do is be your own boss. Pick a niche, look for a couple of uselful, productive partners and work your way into the Kuwait market. There is still enormous potential here, much more than people really see!