Kuwait-Iraq Border Abandoned Camp

EXIF: ss 13", ISO 200, f2.8 tokina 11-16mm

Yesterday was a very unforgettable experience. It was a fun long ride with my Lens Artists group. Initially went to Saudi Border and realized half way on our journey that we went at the wrong place, so we reroute to Iraq Border and got lost again until we reached this place. The old US Camp which is now abandoned. It's my first time here, so Ali told me to bring Iron metal with me. Anyhow, I felt really sick yesterday so I was shooting while febrile. I hope I can come back to this place again, there's a lot of interesting foregrounds to choose from. 

Crescent Moon over the Marina

The crescent moon over the Marina Waves of Kuwait. I and Ryan had a quick walk by the seaside to witness the calmness of the waters a par of the calmness of the land. The dusk kissed the earth, and then marks the end of the second day of Ramadan here in Kuwait. View of the Marina Waves.

EXIF: 40" f16 ISO100 AWB MM (Sigma 10-20mm at 13mm)

Monthly Grocery Shopping and Budgeting

This one will surely sound a bit unnatural for most people, but what can I do since I am living in the
middle east? Roaming around here doing groceries weekly is not really a practice. And besides, paychecks
are given monthly which means that money here needs a month-long stretch of budgeting.

After months of wise money handling I realized that it is easier if all the bills are settled at the first week after salary. I always remember what my mom taught me as the basic principle of success in money matters (Salary - Savings and Investments = Expenses). But honestly, I kind of tweaked this formula a bit to (Salary - (Groceries + Responsibilities + Savings and Investments) = Savings and Expenses) <Apply MDAS rule here>

After posting this one, my mom messaged me in facebook to do juicing ASAP.