Virtual Egg Hunt at ABC This Easter

The Easter egg hunt is here and ABC is organizing this year a virtual reality egg hunt. The app, which was released today, takes kids and their parents on a quest around the center to find egg posters hidden in several locations. Those who successfully collect all the eggs have a change to win a gift card*. I was at ABC Achrafieh last week trying out the app with Brian and we managed to collect…

Not Your Average Maamoul Flavors: Honey, Orange, Rose Loukoum & Strawberry Pistachio

Nothing beats the traditional Maamoul flavors but there's no harm in trying out new flavors. I got this year four original flavors from three different shops: 1- Orange-filled and honey-filled Maamouls from Neo-Gourmet. I loved the Orange one but I prefer the honey Maamoul we used to get from Saida . 2- Rose Loukoum Maamoul: I got those from the Lebanese Bakery. I'm not a fan of Loukoum but they're not bad. The Lebanese Bakery's…

Mar Mikhael Flyers “Politely” Asking Pubs to Close Down on Good Friday

Several bars and pubs in Mar Mikhael received a flyer asking them in a polite way to close down on Good Friday. Unlike the threatening memos that are sometimes distributed during Ramadan by fanatic groups and directed at those who do not observe fasting, the memo signed by the Mar Mikhael locals and residents is a friendly one, and could be easily ignored by pub & bar owners. Gino brought the issue up few days…

Ex-PM Najib Mikati Tops Lebanon’s Billionaires For 2017

Forbes' 2017 Billionaires list is out and this year's list was topped by Bill Gates followed by Warren Buffett and Amazon's Jeff Bezos in third spot with $72.8 Billion. As far as Lebanon is concerned, Najib & Taha Mikati continue to top Lebanon's Billionaires list with $2.6 Billion each, followed by Bahaa Hariri and Robert Mouawad . I could not find Saad Hariri on the list.
Animals & Wildlife

Camel Spotted on Dora Highway

8 years ago
My friend was driving towards Jal el Dib an hour ago when he spotted a camel on the highway. He followed him to see where he’s headed before the man holding the camel crossed the ...
Fun

#UnleashThe Speed: Don’t Forget to Test Your Ogero DSL Speeds Today!

8 years ago
Today marks the third “unlimited speed” day planned by Ogero and the regions covered will be: Dora, Sin el fil, Minât el Hosn, Chiah, Achrafieh, Dekwaneh. I just did a speed-test earlier this morning and ...
Fun

One Horrible Easter Ad

8 years ago
I’m pretty sure there are better ways than this ad to promote healthy eating and ask people to avoid eating Maamoul. I have to admit I did lose appetite looking at it but it’s just ...
Fun

15 Things I was Doing/Had آخر_مرّة_صارت_الإنتخابات#

8 years ago
The hashtag آخر_مرّة_صارت_الإنتخابات# has been trending since yesterday where people are sharing what they’ve been doing 8 years ago when we had our last parliamentary elections in Lebanon. The tweets & Facebook posts are quite ...
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