Taken in Dahyeh, Beirut
FASHAL – XXXXL
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Weekly Leaks – Alcohol + Haagen Dazs = WIN
April 5, 2012 By 7 Comments
So, we all love ice cream. Haagen Dazs does just that, and I’m pretty sure you’ve all pigged out on a bucket of belgian chocolate when you were sad or bored and instantly had your spirits lifted. Well, imagine some Haagen Dazs blended with tequila, vodka or some rum… Yes, exactly. It doesn’t look like they do that anywhere else in the world, but hey, you guys seem to love your alcohol too much that they’d actually start it in Beirut…
Of course, this is still under the wraps and they haven’t even printed the invitations yet. But, I managed to get a hold of part of their upcoming cocktail menu in a not-so-legitimate way and ta-da, it’s on le blog =D
More on this when and if I manage to get the full scoop!
Free Internet After Midnight
April 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
Sometimes, amid all the whining and cursing over the price of Internet services in Lebanon and their notoriety when it comes to reliability, we fail to notice a few positive changes which seem way overdue.
One nice initiative was the free WIFI connections now available in public gardens. It might not have benefited you directly though, seeing how few public gardens we still have!). Another one was approved this week by the cabinet, and this one, Telecom Minister Nicola Sehanoui believes will directly benefit the 122,000 DSL subscribers in Lebanon.
Here are the details
- Unlimited usage at night, from 12:00AM till 7:00AM
- Charged for every 100 extra megabytes, instead of a full gigabyte (i.e. if you exceed your quota, you’ll pay for an extra 100MB versus a full 1GB, which means 0.4$ instead of 4$ at one time)
- Comes into effect as soon as it is published in the official newspaper (jareedeh el rasmiyyeh)
- Is for the public sector only, but of course the private ISPs who haven’t already done that, will follow soon to be able to stay competitive
So, whether its your “university lectures” or naughtier version of “university lectures” 
Save downloading them till after midnight and save up on your megabytes.
Sources: @NicolaSehnaoui, Annahar Newspaper
