New car with least problems

If you are thinking to buy a car then you should at least look at the chart above. i know its not very clear however, i posted the link below. Now Porsche passed Lexus as the best in initial quality with the fewest problem of any brand, mainly thanks to the Cayenne.
Breaking down the chart:

• Large premium cars: 1- Lexus 430, 2-Audi A8 and 3-BMW 7 series
• Premium sporty cars: 1-Lexus Sc430 2-Porsche 911 and 3-Corvette & SL (tie)
• Midsize sport cars: 1-Toyota Solara 2-Ford Mustang and 3-Chevy Monte Carlo
• Midsize cars: 1-Toyota Camery 2-Honda accord and 3-Hyundai Sonata
• Large cars: 1-Potiac Grand Prix 2-Hyundai Azera and 3-Nissan Maxima
• Compact premuim car: 1-Porsche Cayman 2-Honda s2000 and 3-Porsche boxter

What is surprising is that Hyundai is doing pretty well. Please bare in mind this is just initial quality, does not take into account the life span of the car. so chose smart and dont forget to check how good the agent is.

http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/pressrelease.aspx?id=2006082

Islamist cutting deals with the government??

I read an article in today's Alwaqt news about letters sent by the ministry of social development affairs to "foreign clubs" (like the British club and so on), the letter bans the selling alcohol in these clubs.

http://www.alwaqt.com/art.php?aid=51906

Now, no laws was issued by the Parliament on this topic, i guess my question is on what authority the ministry of social development affairs issues such a letter.

This incident is not the first, it started with the information minister restricting entertainment in 3 star hotels and below (that was public and we know who issued the law).

A few days ago, the police asked all shops in Manama to close before 12, when asked who issued the law, nobody took the responsibility.

Add all that to today's alwaqt story, i see a clear trend toward tight Islamic state. Non of these laws were issued by the Parliament and we dont know who issued them (except for the hotel law).

i am not a person who like conspiracy theories but the trend is there and i am starting to believe it more and more. The theory was that at the beginning of the election "islamist" cut a deal with the government by which they dont question the government in return for more islamic laws and the government supporting them to win the elections. This in my opinion is high treason, we the people of Bahrain voted for a Parliament that looks after our interest, not a Parliament that cuts deals with the government which does not benefit us, even worst, its hurting us.

i dont usually write such a log article, but this is getting out of hand. We are more and more turning into Saudi, personal freedom is attacked everyday publicly and privately (of course only poor people's freedom).

So what will happen next? Girls cant drive? while the the corruption increases in the government?? This is a serious issue, those so called "islamist" sold us, for pathetic laws. We should not keep quite about it. Does anyone see what i am seeing??

Text Messaging Championship !!

Apparently they have been having text messaging championship for a few years now and the winner get $25,000, not bad huh?? tell you what, i think our girls can beat their girls easily in this. i have seen girls messaging while driving without looking at the phone!! to be fair, our guys are not bad either but sorry guys, this is the our girls game.

Just to prove my point, our friend Nadoooi won a mobile a few years ago while participating in a similar championship!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070422/lf_afp/lifestyleustelecomoffbeat_070422193357

These are some part of the article i found interesting:

The text tests ranged from "faster than a speeding bullet..." and "what we do in life echoes in eternity" to the less poetic "OMG, nd 2 talk asap," which for those over 30 means "Oh my God, need to talk as soon as possible."

So dedicated is she to the art of the text message that Tirosh apparently unwittingly uses abbreviations such as BTW (by the way), TTYL (talk to you later) and LOL (laughing out loud) in her normal speech.

i am sure our girls and guys have their own abbreviation, can anyone give me some input on this? text abbreviation for Bahrainies??

VA Tech shooting

A movie for the weekend "Monsieur Ibrahim"

Its Thursday, so i guess i should leave you with something for the weekend. This movie was recommended by a friends, i haven't watched it yet. The movie is called "Monsieur Ibrahim", the movie is about an old Muslim man who makes a unique friendship with a Jewish boy.
Here is an intro to the movie:
During the early 1960's, Paris, like the much of Europe, was an explosion of life. As the old gave way to the new, everything was in flux and the city was filled with a energy that promised cultural shifts and social change. Against this background, in a working class neighborhood, two unlikely characters—a young Jew and an elderly Muslim—begin a friendship. When we meet Momo (Pierre Boulanger), he is in effect an orphan even though he lives with his father, a man slowly retreating into a crippling depression. His only friends are the street whores who treat him with genuine affection. Momo buys his groceries at the neighborhood shop, a crowded dark space owned and run by Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a silent exotic looking man who sees and knows more than he lets on. After Momo is abandoned by his father, Ibrahim becomes the one grownup in Momo's life. Together they begin a journey that will change their lives forever.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/ibrahim
I heard it is available on DVD, so if you watch it on the weekend, please let us know how was it.

Bahrain's ambassador to the US at a Jewish dinner!

Well according to the Washington Post, Bahrain ambassador to the US attended a Seder (jewish dinner)

"It doesn't typically seek to explain why the ambassador of Bahrain would be belting out in Hebrew a Passover "drinking song" about a goat."

"And Bahraini Ambassador Naser M.Y. Al Belooshi, quietly dipping a piece of parsley (representing spring and the return of hope) into a bowl of salt water (representing tears of the Jewish slaves) and then eating it. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/01/AR2007040100995.html

so is this building bridges? or going against our core beliefs ?

anyone cares to comment

WitchCraft in Bahrain!!

According to today’s GDN (16th April), MPs think we have witchcrafts in the country and its spreading like a disease

"A PROPOSAL to make practising magic and witchcraft a criminal offence will soon be put before parliament. The issue was discussed by the legislative and legal affairs committee yesterday after it was submitted by five MPs. If passed, the law could mean that a 'sorcerer' or 'witch' may be punished if the so-called magic they used harmed another person."

Maybe, just maybe, one of the MPs has seen a witch on a broomstick flying around, better yet, maybe they have seen them selves in the mirror.
Now read this:
"MP Mohammed Khalid, who is one of the members proposing the article, said that it would target both con artists and "real magicians"."

So i guess that means NO David Copperfield for Bahrain!!!
I am just wondering what the punishment would be? Maybe burn them? Stone them?

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=179277&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30027