Lesson Of The Day

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day one fellow met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?". "Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.". "Triple filter?". "That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and...". "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" . "No, on the contrary...". "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

Lesson:
Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to you friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.

"Persons Unknown"

One of the new shows that I reeeeaaallyyy am liking very much so far after watching 3 episodes, recommended by our fellow blogger Bodie is Persons Unknown.


This show revolves around strangers who are imprisoned inside a small ghost town. 

Series premise

A group of diverse strangers find themselves stranded in a deserted town with no idea of how they got there. Security cameras are watching their every move, defeating their attempts to escape. Faced with physical, emotional and psychological challenges, the hostages must rely on each other to survive as their abductors sowing mistrust and pit them against each other. Meanwhile, an investigative reporter has begun to look into the disappearance of the missing people despite intimidation by those apparently in the know.

quoted by some article i read on it, "Before you get too terribly excited about the "summer TV season," NBC wants you to know that summer is still an excellent place to dump a body where no one will notice. That would be "Persons Unknown," its new Monday night mystery drama series." so lets see how the next episodes go! I only hope it doesn't excite then disappoint me like Lost. 


Ciao for now ;)


FJ

Michelle Obama is thinking _________________.

Fill in the blank: "While jumping rope at a Physical Fitness Council event in Washington on Wednesday, Michelle Obama is thinking _________________."

Via: Perezhilton.com 

Reactions to USA World Cup Goal!

I'm Hungry!! .. :( FD This post is becus of YOU.

I waaaaaaaant!!

FD.. Kila Miniich :( 

The Best Business Card Ever

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Random Craving

woke up thinking of cookies, and milk!

Love; state of mind or is it more?

Me, being a realist and refusing to be a hopeless romantic, is making me go through all type of trouble towards understanding the true meaning of "Love". I couldn't find a better way to start off this post other than going back to the basics and defining "Love". According to thefreedictionary.com, the word "Love" has seventeen different definitions; 10 of which are nouns and 7 are verbs. The state of being in love on the other hand has only one definition; Deeply or passionately enamored.
I think we can all agree that having one definition for being in love only proves how significant the feeling is, and how the word itself does in fact deserve all the hype and attention it gets. The reasons for it are extremely hard to narrow down or even figure out; no one knows why he/she is deeply in love with someone who isn't at all compatible. You hear about the term "Opposites attract" all the time and how having such differences completes you instead of pushing you away, but is it true?
I read studies that proved that love can actually be stimulated by different things, but how chemistry is the most important factor of it all. Having that intense chemistry is what makes two people love, want, and need one another. The tricky thing about chemistry is that you either have it or you just don't; having it makes everything worth it in the end, and not having it makes you not fight for it in the beginning. So what can you do when you're not sure about your own chemistry? You try! According to studies that have been conducted, there are things you can actually do to start a spark with someone. Apparently there are elements which can trigger that missing chemistry; Smell, love pheromones, and the brain itself. As weird as it may sound, it makes perfect sense; walking around with an attractive scent makes you desirable to people around you. As for both the brain and the pheromones, they are mainly controlled by hormones and uncontrolled signals coming from our olfactory system into the brain.
The more important question here is if love is in fact considered a state of mind? Or is it fate that brings people together? And is playing mind games is what you need to be doing to maintain your relationship?

I personally believe that love can be both a state of mind mixed with great chemistry and compatibility. What do you think?

The Respect Factor

For any relationship to be successful (be it marriage, love or friendship), respect between both parties must exist. A sure killer to a relationship is to not respect each other. When you love somebody, you make only good things to them. When you respect somebody, you acknowledge the right of the person to decide about what is actually good for them. Combining both feeling together you help your partner to fulfill his/her choice (in case it doesn’t contradict any of your own principles).

Someone who loves you should help you to feel good about yourself. When someone loves you, you feel valued, respected and free to be yourself. You are not meant to be feeling intimidated or controlled. I see alot of guys don't treat their wives good and the other way around; a lot of times women will accept this abuse or disrespect from their husbands or boyfriends and they keep staying in the relationship hoping they'd change. 

Examples of disrespectful times/actions: 

• Its all about you. 
• You're not giving respect/attention to your partner's emotions and sensitivities. ( you need to SUPPORT EACH OTHER)
• Swearing/cussing instead of communicating. 
• Commenting on how Jessica Alba is better looking than she is.
• Passive aggressiveness. 
• Name calling.
• You're stupid/ I dont care about you/ You're worthless to me.
• Forgetting that its your birthday is NOT one of the reasons btw. 
• Not taking your mates conversation seriously.

Respect plays a huge rule in setting the atmosphere for a relationship, and I'm not talking about the whole get on one knee and kiss their ring type of respect. I'm talking about acknowledging and respecting their thoughts, feelings and opinions. 

If you're the kind of person that doesn't care about touchy feely stuff and respect and blah blah? then start getting yourself a good divorce lawyer. If you think that by replacing your partner you will solve this problem, then you're probably wrong. 

Disrespect brings drama drama drama, do you really want that in your lives? 

Don't let it too late to be fixed, respect to be respected!! ;) 

Cheers!

FJ.

Quote of the day!

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words

Omega 3 - Fish Oil

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Here are seven proven benefits you should know about:

1.    Freedom from pain and inflammation. Omega 3 fish oil fatty acids, particularly EPA, have a very positive effect on your inflammatory response. Through several mechanisms, they regulate your body's inflammation cycle, which prevents and relieves painful conditions like arthritis, prostatitis, cystitis and anything else ending in "itis."

2.    Better brain function and higher intelligence. Pregnant and nursing mothers can have a great impact on the intelligence and happiness of their babies by supplementing with omega 3 fish oil with DHA. For adults, fish oil improves memory, recall, reasoning and focus. You'll swear you're getting younger and smarter.

3.    Feeling better with much less depression. Making you smarter is not all that fish oil does for your brain. Psychiatry department researchers at the University of Sheffield UK, along with many other research studies, found that fish oil supplements "alleviated" the symptoms of depression, bipolar and psychosis. [Journal of Affective Disorder Vol. 48(2-3);149-55]

4.    Lower incidence of childhood disorders. Just to show how fish oil fatty acids leave nobody out, studies show that children (and adults) with ADD and ADHD experience a greatly improved quality of life. And those with dyslexia, dyspraxia and compulsive disorders have gotten a new lease on life thanks to fish oil supplements.

5.    Superior cardiovascular health. Fish oil's DHA, EPA and DPA have also been proven to work wonders for your heart and the miles and miles of arteries and veins that make up your cardiovascular system. They help lower cholesterol, tryglicerides, LDLs and blood pressure, while at the same time increasing good HDL cholesterol. This adds years to your life expectancy.

6.    Protection from heart attack and stroke. When plaque builds up on arterial walls and then breaks loose, it causes what's known as a thrombosis, which is a fancy way of saying clot. If a clot gets stuck in the brain, it causes a stroke and when it plugs an artery, it causes a heart attack. Research shows fish oil fatty acids break up clots before they can cause any damage.

7.    Reduction of breast, colon and prostate cancer. And finally, fish oil has been shown to help prevent three of the most common forms of cancer – breast, colon and prostate. Science tells us that it accomplishes this in three ways – by stopping the alteration from a normal healthy cell to a cancerous mass, by inhibiting unwanted cellular growth and by killing off cancer cells.

Learning and putting this knowledge to work is very important; start eating more fish and pure fish oil supplements regularly. That's how you make sue you get omega 3 fish oil benefits.

Cheers!

P.s. Girls, el7imdillah my hair is healthier than ever since i started taking fish oil supplement ;) 

and special thanks to Latoops <3 chocolate tastes so good :P

Avoid In Conversation...

Don’t say: “You look tired.” 
Why: It implies she doesn’t look good. 
Instead say: “Is everything OK?” We often blurt the “tired” comment when we get the sense that the other person feels out of sorts. So just ask.

Don’t say: “Wow, you’ve lost a ton of weight!” 
Why: To a newly trim person, it might give the impression that she used to look unattractive. 
Instead say: “You look fantastic.” And leave it at that. If you’re curious about how she got so svelte, add, “What’s your secret?”

Don’t say: “You look good for your age.” 
Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude. It's saying, "You look great―compared with other old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth."
Instead say: “You look great.”

Don’t say: “I could never wear that.” 
Why: It can be misunderstood as a criticism. (“I could never wear that because it’s so ugly.”) 
Instead say: “You look so good in skinny jeans.” If you slip, say something like “I could never wear that…because I wasn’t blessed with your long legs.”

Expert: Clinton Kelly, cohost of the TLC show, What Not to Wear.

via realsimple.com 

5 reasons why you should dump him right now...

This is another of my "Reasons that..." posts.

Here we go...

So you need to leave his sorry self when...

1-He keeps lying to you. I know, they all do and it's always the same. The old "You're the only one for me" line, when he has 2 other girls on the side. Or even worse, if you're the one on the side. Leave him before he pulls a Tiger Woods on you.

2-You caught him cheating. Sorry, but once a cheater always a cheater. Second chances? Nope, I don't believe it works with them guys. Unless you're also cheating, dump. him. right. this. second. You know he won't be as forgiving if you did the same.

3-He doesn't treat you right. All the Clichés and lines you keep hearing about the way you should be treated are true. Just because one guy can't see your worth doesn't mean they all can't. Quit him and move on to better opportunities, Mr.Right could be just right around the corner waiting. Take my word for it.

4- If he is a self-centered egocentric selfish loser. Rule of thumb; if he's always thinking about himself he'll never be thinking about you. Sometimes a girl can be blinded by love, but when you finally see him for what he is, don't hesitate to leave him. At the end of the day why would you wanna be with a loser anyway?

5- When he keeps promising you things you both know he can't keep. Guys if you're reading this, stop it! As sweet it is to have a dreamy guy, it is never sweet to have a liar. Girls, if he keeps getting your hopes high and then crashing it the next day then it's time to face reality; he's never going to change or do half of the things he says he will.

.... And 6 reasons you know he's a keeper.

1- He cares. When I say cares, I mean in and out, all the way cares. I now realized that finding someone who is genuinely honest when he says he cares is almost impossible. So when you do find him, make sure you never lose him.

2- He notices the little things you do. It's true what they say "It's all in the details". When your guy notices the things you don't expect him to notice, it's beyond cute. This means he is paying attention, and who wouldn't want that?

3- He never let you sleep knowing you're upset. This is actually major. I can base a guy's personality on that fact alone. If he is sensitive towards your feelings, he won't hurt them. Studies did prove that sensitive caring guys make the best husbands and fathers.

4- He memorizes what you love so he can randomly surprise you with it. Remembering your favorite flowers, lilies, and surprising you with them is what I like to call romantic. And it doesn't have to be flowers, even the tiniest things count.

5- He'll always put you first. Yes, some guys actually do this. The gym and "Diwaniya" can wait, or at least that's what I think.

6- He'll fight for you. Nothing tops that. Nothing!

Feel free to add more things to either lists... I can't wait to see what I forgot.

Have a good one.

True Blood is Back!

True Blood is back with all new season (Season 3), started airing on HBO yesterday! Finally! I really miss it!



Welcome back Souki & Bil!. I'm looking forward to the next episode!! ;p

Hate post

It's been a while since I last posted something because of obvious reasons; I'm not inspired by anything, and yes that's the sugarcoated version of "I have nothing good to write about".
I decided to go with another direction this time around. Instead of talking about something, I'm just going to basically complain about everything. So, if you're anti-negative I highly recommend you stop here and save yourself the negativity, otherwise keep reading.
I want to start off by saying that I hate this weather. I know I've been waiting for god knows how long for the sun to be all perfect and sunny but seriously this is too much. This kind of weather only triggers the worst in me; I've been throwing tantrums all through the day and I'm blaming the heat for it. On that note, the Ministry of Electricity is giving me all sorts of reasons to hate the summer. Cutting off the Electricity on certain areas for 2-3 hours a day to create a solution for the shortage we shouldn't be experiencing in the first place is not a solution. How can they even rationalize this decision without sounding completely retarded.
Another reason for this bitch fit are the roads. I have developed extreme road rage issues thanks to the maniacs roaming the streets. It's not bad enough that they don't know the basic rules of driving, they have to be rude about it as well. I'll break down the top 5 reasons why driving in Kuwait should be your number 1 concern:
1-Taxis and Buses. I think we can attribute half of the car accidents in Kuwait to the buses and taxis alone. Taxi drivers think or actually believe that they can stop in the middle of the road, without any signals or anything to pick up or drop off a passenger. They also think that looking right and left, and checking their side mirrors is stupid. Bus drivers on the other hand are more adventurous; they exceed the speed limits and actually start their own races, randomly and suddenly hit the breaks with no consideration to other cars around them, and the best part is their amazing ability to not care. They see a car heading their way and they don't blink twice, they look at the other car in the eye and wait for it to crash into them.
2- "Imnaqibat"- I know, I'm being bias here but I'm dead serious. According to my own and others' personal experience, most imnaqibat shouldn't be on the same streets with us. They really don't pay any attention to anything beyond the four corners of their car, and to add insult to injury they have the worst attitude ever. A friend of mine even said he would rather drive around drunk people than imnaqibat and I agree.
3-Really old people and or teenagers. I don't want to sound mean, but really old people can't drive. They can barely see, let alone drive. They put their lives and others' at risk, when they either drive way below the speed limit or when they swerve around the street with no focus. As for teenagers, I think this speaks for itself; annoying in every way possible.
4- Indians. See points 1 through 3 they're all apply here, but what really ticks me off is how they truly believe that they're always right.
5- loose people in the street. These people are just asking for it. When someone walks around the street not caring whether or not he/she will get hit by a car then they will most likely get hit by a car.
Now, I've been saving the best for last and to me what trumps all of the above are guys, unfortunately of all ages, who harass girls in the streets/malls/any other pathetic place to match their pathetic existence. It's amazing how they have the confidence to pull it off, and even when you reject them time after time their confidence isn't a bit shaken by it. What's so funny is when the guys chasing you are gay, this always puts me in a better mood.

This post is probably gonna have part 2, since I'm not half way through.

And as FJBliss puts it, CHEEEEERS!!

Ansam's Frozen Yogurt

FD and I finally tried Ansams Frozen Yogurt Today! 

we both LOVED IT! 

I personally loved the rose water addition, it tastes sooo goood and so refreshing! 

Well done Ansam :D

        

This Time For Africa!

Lol I really like the song, good stuff Shakira!

Via @The M. Blog

Alessandra Ambrosio

The prettiest thing on earth. *hearts* I LOVE YOU.

On this note; Here’s the Top 10 Richest Supermodels list from Forbes:

Gisele Bundchen, 26: $33M

Kate Moss, 33: $9M

Heidi Klum, 34: $8M

Adriana Lima, 26: $6M

Alessandra Ambrosio, 26: $6M

Carolyn Murphy, 31: $5M

Natalia Vodianova, 25: $4.5M

Karolina Kurkova, 23: $3.5M

Daria Werbowy, 22: $3.5M

Gemma Ward, 19: $3M

Size of a Man Burger!

Burger king ... weighing more than an average man

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3002851/Record-burger-is-size-of-a-man.html#ixzz0qSSpp2sZ

Song of the day

Clever Cupcakes - Bahrain

I am surprised how Bahrain changed! Masha'allah! It has 3 malls now or more? and so many restaurants especially breakfast places..

While I was in Al-Aali mall, i saw this shop and got red-velvets and vanilla cupcakes. My verdict? DELICIOUSNESS.

       

        

       

     

    

Cursing Is Bad

After watching this video, don't you just want to curse? I know I do, but since we can't on this blog, I guess I can use this:

SPOON!

Nope. Not the same. Bring back cursing!

Rejected Jokes

Because I'm such a fan of Parks and Recreation, and pretty much a whore for all things Michael Schur, a search on YouTube lead me to this guy. You people who are smart and not idiots have already seen the goodness that is Jean Ralphio, so these videos are only a refresher course. (Note: Jean Ralphio is the only acceptable douche bag.)

Ben Schwartz, the guy who plays Jean Ralphio, is apparently a douche bag in everything he does. Here's proof.

Douchebag Central

Douchebags rejoice!

Now there's a place where the crummiest, most conceited individuals in Kuwait can all join together in a fat inducing rendition of Kumbaya. This place, so small in size but so big in stature, has made douchebags the nation over come together in a celebration of unified faggotry and guidoness not seen since Jersey Shore. What is this majestic place you ask? Where can we find glorious displays of bejazzled shirts and tight as second skin jeans on fat slobs?

Why, Pinkberry Avenues of course.

The Pinkberry craze at the Avenues has got to stop. Waiting in line for an hour or two for freaking yogurt is not cool to begin with, but waiting in line for yogurt surrounded by steroid injecting, collagen enhanced preppies who think they stepped off an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog is worse than water boarding. (As a Kuwaiti, I weep for the state of our youths. As a self-proclaimed funny man, I laugh my ass off.)

I'd understand it if, all of a sudden, Kuwaitis were all about the yogurt and have discovered that eating some yogurt is good for you (RX will tell you it's not, especially not Pinkberry yogurt which is full of sugar and douchecuse). But the fact is, Kuwaitis just want to eat Pinkberry. Why? No one knows.

The Pinkberry cult has reached a comical point, even Star Wars Wookies and Trekkies are envious. In fact, I kinda hope Conan still had the rights to Triumph. I would petition Conan, who, now that he's on TBS needs some show ideas, to bring Triumph to Kuwait and try and coax an answer from these douche bags about why they like Pinkberry and what's so good about it. Lord knows I tried, but all I got was "Well, I don't know, I just like it.", which is Kuwaiti speak for "I'm conceited and vain and heard this is where the 'cool kids' go so this is where I spend my day. I don't go anywhere but Pinkberry in the hope of seeing this girl/guy I've been trying to hook up with for six months and filling my already obese belly with 20 pounds of sugar. It's OK though, I do steroids and HGH so I can eat whatever I want."

I don't know, maybe when Kuwaitis see what losers they are standing in line for an eternity to get some freaking yogurt, it will stop.

Here's hoping I'm right.

Scorpios

-this is purely for entertainment purposes- "كذب المنجمون ولو صدقو"

Scorpios Horoscope
June 2010


"You start the month with big ambitions. You feel that you’ve got something special to offer, that with the right contacts you can achieve just about anything. It’s because Mars, your ruling planet, is close to Regulus, the Royal Star. You have a chance to meet important people, and if you handle yourself in the right way, then I’m pretty sure that you can benefit.


You have to be careful to avoid the seamier and less reputable side of life. You’re attracting famous people, but you’re also attracting criminals, and a few Scorpios may be tempted to indulge in criminal behaviour. ll of a sudden your social life is going to become very important, and you’ll start spending a lot of time with your friends. However there’s a danger that arguments break out – however well you know someone, there’s still plenty of scope for disagreement.

From a career point of view, the last half of the month looks good. After all, on June 14 the planet Venus enters the career sector of your solar chart. In your working environment you’ll become very popular, and your presentation will be excellent. Though that’s no excuse for complacency – by focusing on the details you’ll be giving yourself the edge.

Looking at your love life, then at the beginning of June single Scorpios have unusual tastes, and they could link up with some very unusual people. However the end result could be unfortunate, and it might therefore be best to put your love life on hold.
However as the month progresses your romantic situation steadily improves, and in high-profile locations you can meet someone special. Perhaps we’re talking about someone you work with? A business meeting could take on a new dimension!
Finally, in early June Jupiter enters Aries, where it stays for the whole Summer. Health matters could become very important, and it’ll be a great time for Scorpios to improve their diet and general lifestyle."




Enjoy!
FJ

Breakfast at Johnny Rockets

My cheat meal this week took place at Johnny Rockets, where I decided to slowly devour the awesome food of the western world known as America.

Let me walk you through the exotic delicacies our neighbors to the far west have to offer:

I started off with some good old fatty and carby Oreo milkshake, since I was the first one to arrive. They served it with whipped cream and a cherry on top, which I pornographically licked with J-Rock's abundantly large straw.

Upon the arrival of friend #1, I saw it fit to order an appetizing dish our exotic Americans called "french fries" and "onion rings". That goop on the right is referred to as "ketchup", a mixture of processed tomatoes, some spices, salt and plenty of ass-widening high fructose corn syrup.

Friends #2 and #3 finally made it (about funking time), which triggered me to order the "Route 66". 2 buns, 1 patty, 2 strips of bacon, 2 slices of cheese, onions, mushrooms and plenty of caloric love.

A close-up on the heavenly exotic sandwich. A total of 2,255 calories and a butt load to go. I'm not giving up America....

I was as satisfied as a 15 year-old boy who has just discovered ma$tur*ation, but something wasn't quite right.

Did America give up when they lost in Vietnam? No. Did America give up when it came to bombing them Hiroshima bastards? No sir. Did America take no for an answer in regards to anything? Funk no. I'm American (no I'm not), and I take pride in being an ignorant sonavabich. Yee haw.

2 patties, 4 strips of bacon, 2 slices of cheese, 1 egg, onions, J-Rock's special sauce, 2 buns, and a yippie kay yay motherf*cker.

I bitch slapped my health conscience by ending my indulgence in consuming a creation that could only be made in the most powerful place on Earth; some Apple Pie, served with a side order of America.

P.S. This was at 10 am.

Whats Your Dream Job?

Throughout my browsing today I came across this article about dream jobs, so it made me think; what would be my dream job? Lol it's truly difficult to satisfy yourself when it comes to what you do for a living! I noticed that every job has its flaws and dislikes.

Endless thoughts and ideas came to my head! one of them is this: Shopping for a living. YES! I'd love to shop for a living. I like mixing and matching outfits, i like shoes, i like unique wardrobe styles. I like to see people looking good, and I like to look good myself.

Since I don't mind get paid by making people look and feel beautiful; one of my dream jobs could be a fashion stylist, do the thing I like the most and get;

• Entry Level Fashion Stylists: $150-$200/day
• Experienced Fashion Stylists: $500-$5,000/day
• Top-level Fashion Stylists: above $5,000/day; $100,000 or more annually

Very tempting.  Now tell me, whats your dream job?

Cheers!

FJ

Awkward.

My first time @ Shogun

Palm Beach Hotel

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Hello, gorgeous people! I hope you’re ready for the weekend!! 

My friends and I had dinner at Shogun today for the first time. My friends weren't hungry but I was staaarving. So I kinda made them eat with me, but I highly doubt they've regret that decision; you can never regret good food! ;p

When we first were seated, they brought us a mini glasses of apple & strawberry syrup! it was yuuuuuummy! (cheers G) ;p

I ran into a very dear friend of mine before taking a look at the menu, saw what she was eating and asked her immediately about the dishes she ordered! It looked really delicious! (THANK U G ;*) She gave me the names of the rolls and the salad she was having; and I ordered what she recommended. 

Her recommendations were: 

• Shogun Kani Salad
• Special Shaki Maki
• Volcano Rolls
• Negi Shaki Maki

So we started off by ordering Edamame and a Salad. Since I'm a big fan of edamame, their edamame was one of the best in my opinion. Not too salty and the sauce is not too spicy. Just the way I like it. 

Unfortunately I didn't take a clear picture of the salad, however, VERY VERY VERY YUMMY SALAD!!!! 

I'll leave you with more pics..

Nice place, friendly staff, good food & amazing company. Definitely going back again :D

Bloggers, please feel free to share your reviews If available.

Cheers. 

P.s. click here for shogun restaurant menu