Read It: The Traveler's Gift

So I decided on the The Traveler's Gift for my holiday reading. My reading nowadays tends to rotate from Spiritual/Self Help books to Business/Management books it depends on my mood. If I'm feeling like I'm in a bit of a funk I read something that I know will be uplifting and give me a bit of perspective on things. If I already feel like I am ready to kick life's butt then I read books about success stories, business and management that I can apply to my daily work and life.

The Traveler's Gift was a pretty good read overall, its about a guy who loses everything and then gets sent back through time where he has encounters with historical figures, each of which teach him one thing that he needs to do to turn his life around.

I liked this book especially because while it did get its point across it was not patronising or condescending like some self help books can be where they talk to you like a moron who has no idea about life. Now I am not one of those people who reads a self help book and says "Oh my god! This book changed my life!" I find most of what's written in them to be common sense. But I do find that when dealing with the daily hustle and bustle of life you sometimes forget some of the most important things that you need to keep in mind and get into some negative and bad habits. Books like this can really help in get you out of that.

Anywaaaayyyzzzz, thats my two cents. If you like to read, and you feel like you are in a but of a rut, I definitely recommend you pick up a copy of this book. :)

Off to Oman!

I'm off to Oman for the break, pretty excited since the weather is supposed to be amazing and I miss lying by the beach. The only question is what should book I should read!?

Of course let's face it, this is just procrastinating so I don't have to pack :p I hate packing, but alas I leave for the airport in an hour so I must get to it!

YummyLumba: Tatami Brunch

For those of you who don't know Tatami is a Japanese restaurant location in Kuwait City. I gotta admit I havn't been to Tatami since it first opened, I wasn't very impressed by my first impressions so I didn't go back. But a friend of mine told me that their new brunch menu was good so I figured that I would give it a shot and I must say I was pleasantly surprised.

Brunch was on a set menu with taster portions, so instead of ordering a couple of main dishes you order four items that are smaller in size. The menu had quite a few interesting items on it. I took a picture coz I knew I would never remember the names of the stuff I ordered :p

I ordered the Tatami Style Eggs Benedict for my first dish, it was very tasty but it was a bit cold, when the owner came around and asked us how everything was I let her know. I gotta say I love it when the owners are there and interact with the customers, it really gives it that personal touch. 

 The next thing was the Okonomiyaki, I ordered the one with the Shitaake mushroom, which was yummy as well. Though not as yummy as the sandwiches, which you may have noticed I forgot to take a picture off, adri ana 2afa, ba6ni ahem min pictures! Especially when I'm hungry @_@

Below you will find a picture of the most delicious thing I had there, the WAFFLES!!! I also started in on these before i remembered to take a pic, but I couldnt help myself they smelled sooo good! I was drooooling :p~~ Anyways the waffles are made with Shokupan which is apparently a type of Japanese sandwich bread, its a nice change from the brioche french toast you find in most brunch places.

Overall I have to say I enjoyed the food, the taster menu isn't going to be there for much longer they are going to have the same items but on a regular menu so when you order a dish it comes in full sized portions. So in conclusion (I'm rambling I know) I would definitely recommend the brunch menu at Tatami :)

For more information you can go to their website.

Get Bent! Bent Objects that is!

I came across this really cool blog called Bent Objects. It's by a guy called Terry Border who takes regular objects and brings them to life with a little wire and other stuff. That alone would not be that awesome if it wasnt for the situations that he puts them in. Check out some of his pictures below:

If you wanna see more of his work, check out his blog here.

YummyLumba: Ubon

I was talking with my friend the other day and telling him how there wasn't any good Thai food like we used to get in our college town, he then recommended Ubon to me saying their Green Curry (my favorite Thai dish) was great.

So I went that night to check it out.

First of all I would like to say the fact that they have their location on Google Maps is awesome! More restaurants should do this, especially if they are in some random location in the city. One click on the link on their website and BAM!!! I have their location on my phone!

The feel of the restaurant was very nice. Contemparary, good chil music. One of the owners was there and came to check up on us. That for me is always a good sign, when an owner cares enough to be at the restaurant and check up on the customers. My one criticism is that the waiters need a little more training on how to serve the food without leaning over the customers.

Now time for the food; this my first restaurant review so I totally inhaled the appetizers without thinking to take a picture of them :p my bad! But I had the Papaya Salad, it was delicious! My friend had the Prawn Coconut soup which he said he would recommend as well.

Garlic Pepper Beef

My friend ordered the Garlic Pepper Beef which I of course stole a bite of MWHAHAHAHAH! It was yummy!

 Chicken Green CurryI of course ordered the Chicken Green Curry!!!!...with a side of steamed rice! It HIT THE SPOT!

So to summarize I highly recommend people try Ubon especially if you have a hankering for Thai food.

For more info, go to their website.

P.S. Check out the faucet in the bathroom, it comes down from the ROOF!