I saw the weirdest eyeglasses ever today, they were the SOS 101 by Nannini. I was having a business lunch when one of the businessmen suddenly pulled out these glasses to read the menu. I thought they looked pretty strange so I asked him about it and he told me he always carries a pair of these glasses wherever he goes and he has around 6 pairs.

These glasses are very flat and indestructible which makes them extremely portable and since they’re only around 10 Euros you can have multiple pairs, one for the car, one for the office, one at home etc. Check out their website [Here]

So most of you know about the Crest smile competition that’s currently taking place in Lebanon. Well I thought it would be pretty funny if some random out of place girl ended up winning the competition or at least appearing in the top 5 so with the help of Najib we found the girl above with the red hat and we’ve been trying to get people to vote for her. So far she’s gotten over 1000 votes which is better than the 6 votes she had when we found her but still far off from the 4000 votes needed to be in first place.

So take 5 seconds, click on the link at the end of this post and then click on the button “Like” under the girls picture. You can vote for her on a daily basis even. Here is the [Link]

This is by far the worst photoshoped poster I’ve seen during these municipal elections. The third guy from the right looks creepy and the ones behind like zombies …

This is so funny! The UN peacekeepers mediated the safe release of the goats!

via Naharnet

One of the nicest places to visit in Lebanon is Harissa which is located 10 minutes from the Jounieh highway. One can see a very wide and clear view of Beirut, the sea and the mountains. It is a tradition for many Lebanese to pass by Harissa during the month of May since it is known to be “Saint Mary’s month”. People from different religions and nationalities follow this tradition every year where most of the youngsters go hiking on 30th of April to spend the night there with some friends.

In case you are visiting Beirut during this month you should definitely pass by and if not then pass by whenever you are here.

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Does anyone know what this building was meant to be? It’s been like this for a long time…
Looks like a concert hall.

I spotted this car clamped in downtown. Seems the cops there take “No Parking” more seriously than the Achrafieh guys. That’s the biggest fucking wheel clamp I’ve ever seen.

I spotted this shop in Achrafieh the other day, in Sursock street to be precise. It makes “saboun baladi”, big white chunks of soap that Lebanese usually use in villages. I’ve used them sometimes but i never really got used to them or liked them, but it is still cool to have a place that produces them still. Maybe i should pay him a visit ask him how he does them.

One of our readers sent me a picture of this poster which he found on his way up to Harissa. After a long day of praying come down to Malibou for a drink!

Thank you Malek!

I made a stop at Crepaway Jal el Dib on Friday and it didn’t take me much time to regret it. Last time i went there, it was at Kaslik and service and food seemed to have gotten better, but it could have been a coincidence, not more.

We sit down to order. Five minutes later, a waitress slips and breaks a glass she was carrying 1 meter away from our table. Glass is shattered under our table and pepsi is all over the lower part of my pants and my shoes, yet she goes and apologizes to her manager and ignores us.

Later, we order buffalo wings and two beers. I order them with the NON SPICY BBQ sauce and surprise surprise i get them with the SPICY sauce instead. Same thing in two different places. Maybe i should stop eating wings at all.

But the story does not end here, the manager comes and tries to actually convince me this is a BBQ sauce lol !

Anyway, they end up bringing the wings with several sauces on the side, and by looking at the wings, they seemed more like broasted than wings to me. As far as i know, a buffalo wing is fried without breading.

Funny part is that we received an email from Crepaway concerning our comments and how they would like to invite us to dinner to discuss our experience. I loved the idea but I didn’t have the time with my fellow bloggers to set up a meeting. However, i must point out that my aim from critisizing Crepaway here is not a free dinner, and if i were a Crepaway marketing officer, i would avoid inviting people over before fixing whatever is wrong there. Nevertheless, i already accepted the invitation and will make sure to pass my comments to the contact person and avoid ordering wings of course !!

I was at the super market (Le Charcutier Aoun in Jeita) and noticed they were selling Communion wafers (erben) in the bread section. They had two sizes, the small ones we usually take at church and the big one the priest usually holds up before breaking in half (I think). Anyway so I was wondering, are there any other uses for these wafers? I mean do people use them for something other than Communion like maybe with tea, in a dessert or maybe spread Nutella on it? They had a huge quantity on display and right next to the bread section so I figured maybe there was another use for it….

“Think of it as a Golf GTi for the poor. The sort of poor people who don’t really care about handling”

At least that’s what the Top Gear people think of the new Seat Leon Cupra/FR, but priced at 39,900$, it is definitely not a car for the poor in Lebanon, but of course not the for rich as well.

Reviewing Chahe’s new car or any car in Lebanon is not as simple as people would think. You need to take into consideration several criteria that most TV shows skip, probably cause they are not applicable wherever they reside.

Car Horn
The new Seat Leon Cupra is equipped with a relatively loud horn, giving it an edge over the VWs and BMWs but still leave it shy of the Mercedes. However, for 50 extra dollars at Gus Garage, you can boost the sound, get a “Powered by Gus” free sticker and have the loudest horn in town.

Cutting off
With its curved sides, the Seat Leon Cupra/FR is a powerful cutting off vehicle, enabling its driver to cut off taxis and even 4×4 vehicles without scratching the bumper.

Lights
The new Seat has only one tiny rear light that turns on when gear is put on reverse. This could be problematic if you don’t have sensors. However the front lights are perfect, when put on high beam, to blind a car standing in your way.

Acceleration
0 to 60 in just 6.2 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph allows it to pass any yellow light turning red without being spotted by the police.

Comfort
This is a sports car and its seat are honestly not that comfortable but you get used to them. However, a typical Lebanese jagal will have major back and neck issues when leaning towards his gf or trying to adjust to a more relaxing position.

Other advantages:
- You can squeeze it in small parking spots.
- The back seat is large for some Marina Dbayyeh extracurricular activities.
- Sound system is excellent for passing by Gemmayze at 1 am turning loud music on.

Few Tips:
- Do not let Valet Parking guys drive it specially when it’s a manual gear shift.

Given all that, it definitely deserves more than a 14/20 as graded by Top Gear experts.