The east point of Male' famously known as the "raalhugandu" ( surf point) is where the legendary "rannamaari" surfaced each month to accept the lady who is subjected to the doom. the folk story says that a girl is taken to the temple dressed up. A sea monster thing later appears and rapes the girl and kills her. this kept on happening till a man stayed up in the temple in place of a girl. his name was Abul Barakathul Barubary from Morocco. He was i suppose a missionary who was spreading islam across the globe ( not sure about tht) Any way he put an end to the whole rannamaari business... the legend says that he recited Quruan - the holy book. one version states that upon hearing the verses the monster drowned away while another states that is shrunk and upon shrinking abul barakathul baru baree placed him in a bottle and threw him away in to the sea. apparently the monster vowed that it would surface again. but in reality this was a just a gold plated story that seems to cover up the king's ass. :) the best story in our history tells us that once upon a time we had a horny king who raped and killed his victims.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
people who never makes mistakes...
1- Mothers
2- President
3- Sheikh, priest, Rabbi, Imam or what ever they call to those religious figures
4- Teachers
5- your Parents
these people never makes mistakes... i found that there are people who believes this and spread this around
specially the number two ... according to some people well atleast i had to remove a post on this blog because my boss was questioned about me writing it . sigh well i kind of wrote something against the government showing that the president is a bit incompetent specially on deciding who his friends and foes are...
dont let the secret out of the bag!
2- President
3- Sheikh, priest, Rabbi, Imam or what ever they call to those religious figures
4- Teachers
5- your Parents
these people never makes mistakes... i found that there are people who believes this and spread this around
specially the number two ... according to some people well atleast i had to remove a post on this blog because my boss was questioned about me writing it . sigh well i kind of wrote something against the government showing that the president is a bit incompetent specially on deciding who his friends and foes are...
dont let the secret out of the bag!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
A compliment
"Anyway I just wanted to say that link for the series of photographs taken by you were a bunch of masterpieces. For a moment I felt confused as to whether your are the same Nadu I used to know!!! Great work. Keep it up. I am really proud of you and your work."
Compliments are one of the few things that can brighten a persons day. the one above came from my biology teacher from CHSE who now works at Qatar. he is one of the few teachers who was fun and reliable. when i showed him my photostream he sent me this compliment. he made my day and gave me hope that one day i can have my dream!
A teacher gives you both hope and lessons. He was a great teacher. And one of the best i came across
Compliments are one of the few things that can brighten a persons day. the one above came from my biology teacher from CHSE who now works at Qatar. he is one of the few teachers who was fun and reliable. when i showed him my photostream he sent me this compliment. he made my day and gave me hope that one day i can have my dream!
A teacher gives you both hope and lessons. He was a great teacher. And one of the best i came across
Monday, August 13, 2007
Taxi drivers from Hell!
There are almost ten taxi centres that operates around the clock in Male' and approximately 500 or more taxis infesting the roads of Male' yet it is easier to walk with a broken ankle than call a taxi to take you to hospital. first of all it takes at least 5 calls before you reach the operator in the taxi centre. the line is either busy or they just dont pick the phone. after the they pick up the phone, they put you on hold for at least a minute and then tells you "sorry there are no taxis available" frustrated and furious you start to walk and when you reach a main road in my case Majeedhee Magu you go more red upon seeing the empty taxis that pass you by. lesson number 1 i learnt about taxi service in Male' - don't call taxi centre just hail one.
Finally after hailing a taxi and little calmer and happier that i don't have to walk sit quietly on the back seat praying there is no traffic. on your way to where ever you are going, the driver makes small conversation with you, regarding politics and the current affairs in Maldives. that is normal. but not when you get in to a taxi where the driver has neglected to trim his beard and looks like he just came from Afghanistan wearing a turban. well these drivers usually don't bother to say anything due to their beliefs ( which i respect). but some of these men can be a bit of a nuisance and the ride to your destination can become a horror or worse they might dump you on the road and just leave not caring whether its late at night or the deadly dawn.
From my experience with taxi drivers i say they are paranoid sometime and annoying as hell. i' ve been dumped in to the dead night numerous times for silly reasons. below are three recent ones
driver number one- He came to pick me up at home 15 minutes after i called for taxi. he looked young and decent. I asked him to drop me off in front of huravee building. we were having a light conversation since the ride was slowed down by the heavy traffic. our conversation was mostly about the current issues faced by Maldivian society like the drug issues and rape cases and child molestations. we were both expressing our views on the subjects.he told me about a brother who had been sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit ( many people cant accept the reality) and all of the sudden he found out where i work at. he immediately stopped the car and told me that he doesn't want me in his taxi i should get out immediately... his reason he doesn't give lifts to people who works for golha - this is his word not mine. Just because i work at presidents office does that mean i all of a sudden becomes an out cast in the taxi drivers society? besides if it is so i wonder how he earns his living because most of us work for government jobs and it is the same thing ... you are working for the president when you are working for the government. any ways i was late to office that day.
driver number two - i had an appointment at a salon to cut my hair. i came home late from office and wanted to reach the salon on time. i called a taxi ( bad choice). it came after ten minutes. i was annoyed. the driver blamed it on some ongoing construction site. he was middle aged man bald and with a cheerful face. as i sat down he adjusted his mirror so he can see my face. which was normal for some drivers since they like to talk to you and watch you at the same time. but him he was different. at first he took a wrong turn and i corrected him asking him to take a the next route since i was already late. but no he didn't listen instead he started to talk dirty. he was a pervert and you can imagine what he would be saying to disgust me. i tried to ignore him. lucky for me his drivers permit was visible and was hanging on the review mirror. i immediately called the taxi centre and reported him and he threw me out. i was glad actually that happened.
driver number three- i was to meet a busy friend. and i mean a really busy dude. to get an appointment with him is really tough. so i needed to get to him asap. so i tried and tried to get a taxi but no luck so in the end i decided ill jog over all the way to henveiru from my home in maafannu. but i got lucky. on my way i was able to get one. breathless and happy i gave the address. the driver looked like a serious man with a huge beard and a turban. he was playing songs by Yusuf Islam. We were almost near the "Fen building" when he gave me a CD and asked me to take it for it might show me the right path. i politely told him " no thank you" for which he cursed me by saying i am a "Jahilu" which kind of annoyed me off. i couldn't help it but i talked back by telling him that he is going to lose his customers if he is going to be calling people that to which he responded that i am the child of the devil and i dress like a whore... OK not exactly that but something that kind of implied that. pissed i told him off saying that he had no right to say things like that it wasn't ethical. since his beliefs forbid to call people things like that and a lot of blah blah. when i said that he just stopped the car and asked me to get out. and this was near TVM. i was shaking when i got off. i did because i couldn't have tolerated what he might have said next. it was his loss... i didnt pay him.
don't you think those scenarios are silly??? well i think i acted a little bit silly with the driver number 3. but just because i didn't accept a CD from him does he have to give me a label?
Finally after hailing a taxi and little calmer and happier that i don't have to walk sit quietly on the back seat praying there is no traffic. on your way to where ever you are going, the driver makes small conversation with you, regarding politics and the current affairs in Maldives. that is normal. but not when you get in to a taxi where the driver has neglected to trim his beard and looks like he just came from Afghanistan wearing a turban. well these drivers usually don't bother to say anything due to their beliefs ( which i respect). but some of these men can be a bit of a nuisance and the ride to your destination can become a horror or worse they might dump you on the road and just leave not caring whether its late at night or the deadly dawn.
From my experience with taxi drivers i say they are paranoid sometime and annoying as hell. i' ve been dumped in to the dead night numerous times for silly reasons. below are three recent ones
driver number one- He came to pick me up at home 15 minutes after i called for taxi. he looked young and decent. I asked him to drop me off in front of huravee building. we were having a light conversation since the ride was slowed down by the heavy traffic. our conversation was mostly about the current issues faced by Maldivian society like the drug issues and rape cases and child molestations. we were both expressing our views on the subjects.he told me about a brother who had been sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit ( many people cant accept the reality) and all of the sudden he found out where i work at. he immediately stopped the car and told me that he doesn't want me in his taxi i should get out immediately... his reason he doesn't give lifts to people who works for golha - this is his word not mine. Just because i work at presidents office does that mean i all of a sudden becomes an out cast in the taxi drivers society? besides if it is so i wonder how he earns his living because most of us work for government jobs and it is the same thing ... you are working for the president when you are working for the government. any ways i was late to office that day.
driver number two - i had an appointment at a salon to cut my hair. i came home late from office and wanted to reach the salon on time. i called a taxi ( bad choice). it came after ten minutes. i was annoyed. the driver blamed it on some ongoing construction site. he was middle aged man bald and with a cheerful face. as i sat down he adjusted his mirror so he can see my face. which was normal for some drivers since they like to talk to you and watch you at the same time. but him he was different. at first he took a wrong turn and i corrected him asking him to take a the next route since i was already late. but no he didn't listen instead he started to talk dirty. he was a pervert and you can imagine what he would be saying to disgust me. i tried to ignore him. lucky for me his drivers permit was visible and was hanging on the review mirror. i immediately called the taxi centre and reported him and he threw me out. i was glad actually that happened.
driver number three- i was to meet a busy friend. and i mean a really busy dude. to get an appointment with him is really tough. so i needed to get to him asap. so i tried and tried to get a taxi but no luck so in the end i decided ill jog over all the way to henveiru from my home in maafannu. but i got lucky. on my way i was able to get one. breathless and happy i gave the address. the driver looked like a serious man with a huge beard and a turban. he was playing songs by Yusuf Islam. We were almost near the "Fen building" when he gave me a CD and asked me to take it for it might show me the right path. i politely told him " no thank you" for which he cursed me by saying i am a "Jahilu" which kind of annoyed me off. i couldn't help it but i talked back by telling him that he is going to lose his customers if he is going to be calling people that to which he responded that i am the child of the devil and i dress like a whore... OK not exactly that but something that kind of implied that. pissed i told him off saying that he had no right to say things like that it wasn't ethical. since his beliefs forbid to call people things like that and a lot of blah blah. when i said that he just stopped the car and asked me to get out. and this was near TVM. i was shaking when i got off. i did because i couldn't have tolerated what he might have said next. it was his loss... i didnt pay him.
don't you think those scenarios are silly??? well i think i acted a little bit silly with the driver number 3. but just because i didn't accept a CD from him does he have to give me a label?
Saturday, August 11, 2007
One of the first picture i took
this is my great grand mother. her names was "kaanlo" she died when i was 9 years. this was taken when i was four years old. so that means it was in 1992 or 1993. any ways hope you like it.Tuesday, August 7, 2007
and they say i havent grown up...
thirty minutes after i was born... bathed and not clothed not fed... my parents decided first things first and took a picture of me...
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Justice Jameel and AG Dr. Hassan resigns
REMOVED ON REQUEST!
*** I will probably get fired for this!There is a Dhivehi proverb that says" ބަސްނުވިކޭ އޮޑި އެއްގެ ދިރުނބާ ކޮޅަށް ނާރާށޭ" "bas nuvikay odiehge dhirunbaa kolhah naaraashey" which means dont be the look out man of a ship whose crew don't listen to you. Both Jameel and Dr. Hassan did a very expected thing for a people who knows this proverb Dhivehi. I am saying that it was still wrong of him to quit the debate last night but i can see that his intention were clear maybe he was forced to represent the DRP. As head officials of the government they had seen and had first hand experience with the both legal issues and the way things work in the government. they had both seen the government failing and their words on it being ignored. hence he quits seeing the ignored cries of the people ( why the sudden concern though which might be both of them trying to find safety among the society and backing out while they can) . whatever are the reasons for their resignations i am proud and quite pleased that they did it even if mundhu the government spokes man says that the president is being back stabbed. they have their reasons and they are reasonable. some supporters say that it showed the hypocrite side of them both but honestly president should consider who he chooses as assister's... we wouldn't want many of them saying that he is an incompetent leader now would we ... ekekek
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Justice Jameel in need of anger management!
Anger management is needed not only when someone becomes violent enough to beat the hell out of some one but also when a minister walks out on a simple thing like a debate. that shows how much he needs to control his tolerance level. and of all people the justice minister. it was very stupid of him. this was the same guy who advised us at a prize day that we should abide by rules and ethics and be a good to the public eye. that we have to go on through trouble and face it. and the same person who told us this- what a quitter... the first rule of facing trouble and walking through it is... " never give up" i guess i should go teach him that. he is so not fit to be a minister. even teachers handle their bad kids( which is more painful) far more better than him facing a few hundred people making extreme noises. well he should have continued despite the shouts. atleast that would have been better than giving up. kutti nasheed was able to talk through it ...
because he walked out on it the public didnt get the required information, if parlimentary system wins justice minister surely cant say anything there coz he didnt help much. another thing i kind of realised there was, he was representing more than DRP he also was representing the government. it showed that he had no concern about conveying his message to the public. it looked like as if he was all i have power so shut up. you really dont have to give a damn whether they threw tomatos at you as long as you say what you have to say to them. it is up to them to listen and do what is right. but you continue you do not quit. do we expect and good changes if this is the kind of ministers we have. im in doubt.
im not saying the crowd wasnt acting right or anni kind of degraded him in front of the crowd, but he has to expect that from them all because he is the enemy there. and anni is the idol. he just ridiculed himself and the brought a bad name. i wonder if he is gonna resign i mean he is a quitter and that can be expected right?
because he walked out on it the public didnt get the required information, if parlimentary system wins justice minister surely cant say anything there coz he didnt help much. another thing i kind of realised there was, he was representing more than DRP he also was representing the government. it showed that he had no concern about conveying his message to the public. it looked like as if he was all i have power so shut up. you really dont have to give a damn whether they threw tomatos at you as long as you say what you have to say to them. it is up to them to listen and do what is right. but you continue you do not quit. do we expect and good changes if this is the kind of ministers we have. im in doubt.
im not saying the crowd wasnt acting right or anni kind of degraded him in front of the crowd, but he has to expect that from them all because he is the enemy there. and anni is the idol. he just ridiculed himself and the brought a bad name. i wonder if he is gonna resign i mean he is a quitter and that can be expected right?
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