street soccer academy...

the real maakanaa show....

eedhigali kulhi
s.hithadhoo

PHOTOS: the Tsunami 5 years ago...

although there's absolutely no connection between tsunamis and climate change the damage, done to a low lying island nation like Maldives by a tsunami can be dramatically reduced by minimising the destructive effects on the islands' natural defenses by climate change.. i.e. minimising the effects of climate change caused by our action... at least i believe so...

PHOTOS - the aftermath of today's accident...

it was supposed to be a quick, uneventful trip from Hithadhoo to Maradhoo to pay some bills when we came across this... just missed the accident by minutes, but got these pics of the bridge, the car and what's left of the motorbike... i post these not for our amusement, but for you and for myself to learn a lesson...

street soccer kids of hithadhoo...

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my first sunset from addu...

i finally get to shoot these beautiful, beauuutiful sunsets... woohoo!!!

Breaking News: Maldives to Accept Guantanamo Bay Victims...

Happy Friday..?? indeed!!

MALDIVES TO ACCEPT THREE TORTURED, DE-HUMANISED, STATELESS AND INNOCENT GUANTANAMO BAY VICTIMS!.... GOD BLESS ANNI!!!

i don't know why was listening to Prez Anni's weekly radio address to the nation today, for the first time ever... but i did, and i almost couldn't believe my ears... read/listen to Anni's address

in my opinion, this is the most important human rights gesture our government has made to date... of course there ought to be strings attached... as other so-called Muslim Nations either refuse to accept their own citizens or threatens them with more detention and torture upon their return... read/watch more about the plight of Sami al-Haj the Al-Jazeera camera-man who was released from Guantanamo Bay after more than 6 YEARS of physical, psychological and sexual abuse....

at time when US Pres Obama u-turns on several of his campaign promises, icluding the one to close these torture chambers by january... instead, he doubles the campaign of aerial bombing sovereign Pakistani territory, killing innocent families in their sleep, wiping out entire villages, from DRONES remote-controlled by 18-year-old gamers sitting somewhere in the middle of the Nevada Desert... read/watch more on this on "Wired For War"

shouldn't Obama be tried for WAR CRIMES, rather than awarded some prestigious PEACE prize???

today, i'm proud to be Maldivian!!


(photo: from My Flickr)

sugarcoated bright colors...

Sugarcoated Bright Colors



art exhibition to mark the Human Rights Day, and the conclusion of the Multimedia Workshop on Human Rights...

When?
starts today, 10th Dec at 5:30pm....
until 23rd Dec 2009...

Where?
1st Floor H.Merryside (former Cyprea Building)
opposite Masveringe Park

the pillars of our economy...

yes, quite literally...



where construction of economy = destruction of environment

violence against women....

Photo Competition with REAL CASH Prizes:

1st - Rf 10,000
2nd - Rf 7,000
3rd- Rf 3,000

Theme:
Eliminating Violence Against Women is Our Responsibility



email your photos to:
vaw2009photo@gmail.com

New Deadline:
8th Feb 2010



for more information:
Call 3317761
read the Family Ministry's Official Notice
OR
visit the discussion on Flickr

ps: remember these kids from some of my previous posts here, here, here and here...

where did all the hammers go...

when you have a hammer as big as the US military, everything around you looks like a nail...

- noam chomsky, describing the US's keenness in attacking defenseless states, hammering country after country with its bombs and missiles, creating havoc, killing hundreds of thousands...




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testing my samsung marine

took my Samsung Marine (B2100) for a real swim today.. nearly 2 hrs of snorkelling and a few 2m dives to take a few snaps... and it lived to share our story with you.. a few lucky ones got Eid Greetings directly from the Nemos (clown fishes?) straight from their Anemones....

bokeh...

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miracle berry - the real forbidden fruit...??

ever heard of a fruit that makes sour stuff taste sweet, inside your mouth??

watch adam gollner unveil the secrets of miracle berry on DemocracyNow....



it may not be available from our local market, but we have our watermelons with its own special powers...

thin ruhh family park...

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