was a black day, it was.
all at the mercy of the forces of nature. scared and sad. mad at the wrong doers. disgusted at the misusers of the opportunity. disappointed at the inefficiency of the 'leaders.' proud of the unity of some. realising again how small we were, in every sense.
life is short, make it worthwhile.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Monday, November 14, 2005
Done Soldier of Fortune II
I've just completed Soldier of Fortune Double Helix. Its a swell game and full of action. I loved every inch, every minute of it! I couldn't play without saving multiple of times and hence, lame me, I had to play in amateur mode. The challenge ahead is to play in the Soldier of Fortune mode. On the other hand, though SOFII is a good game I might not really have another go at it.
Instead I think I'll just see why my PES4 wouldn't work with the Wolf Patch!
Play hard.
Instead I think I'll just see why my PES4 wouldn't work with the Wolf Patch!
Play hard.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
the time machine man
I just wanted the battery of a watch changed! My usual watch repairman (I went there once before) was all smiles to see me back. He was a dark round man with a smile that was too hard for him to put on ('cos of his muscular cheeks.) He was not really truly an authentic Nepali, but then again I shouldn't judge so 'cos there is so much of Indian & Chinese mix.
Anyways, he had complained earlier (3 months ago) that the battery replaced (5 months) by a repairman across the street from his shop was faulty and of "Chinese quality." This probably is why he had a hard time accepting the fact that the battery he had replaced earlier was at question! The first diagnosis from his exaggerated movements of examination through his monocle was, as he said and I quote "water." We interpreted as meaning to say that water had gotten in and had stopped the watch.
However, upon much request he checked the battery with his shop-made contraption of a tester ("testaru") and declared the battery was a bit weak but not that low! He asked us to wait (I was with a friend of mine, Tho, who declared that this guy was showing a lot of "charukeys"/gymastics.) The battery wasn't yet declared should-be-replaced". Instead, he replaced the three tiny batteries in his "testaru" and retired. This manoeuvre took over a good 10 minutes! Meanwhile, his waiter from a nearby tea-shop was there to collect the empty glass from his last tea delivery. This guy spent the best of those 10 minutes discussing something which neither of us two understood. They talked in Nepalese. We knew they were talking about the watch and that water had gone into it. The waiter guy left with the empty tea-glass and this chap re-examined the battery and decided finally to replace the battery.
He kept grumbling about how the Nepalese people still didnt accept the likes of his 'cos they were more Indian than Nepali. He comes from a town on the India-Nepal border. We nodded and answered a few questions about Maldives.
It is what came next that startled us. He made sure the watch was running and then poured in some yellow liquid from an empty whiskey bottle. Putting that aside, he took out a small gadget about the size of a case for an expensive watch. The wires of this gadget had to be put into the electric socket very meticulously to avoid a) electrocution or b) blow up the neighbourhood or c) all of the above. No, there aren't circuit-breakers or any trust in circuit-breakers if they existed. Then came the magic! He placed the watch on this magical box, and the arms of the watch went wooooosh! It rotated as if trying to catch up on the missed hours while it was dead! We stared at it in awe and nodded to each other, impressed. When the watch went round for one hour, in about ficve seconds, the guy quickly removed the wired from the electric socket and said that if there were any problems in there, that rotation of a precise one hour time travel, would have cured it! AMAZING! I quickly paid the guy, who was a bit hesitant to state a price which perhaps was a show of respect or modesty or something!
That machine / gadget that he had made the watch go an hour in five seconds! If I were wearing that watch would the world appear so slow, almost a still picture!? If I wore it for 3 months (2160 hours) would the world have run for just 3 hours??
Anyways, he had complained earlier (3 months ago) that the battery replaced (5 months) by a repairman across the street from his shop was faulty and of "Chinese quality." This probably is why he had a hard time accepting the fact that the battery he had replaced earlier was at question! The first diagnosis from his exaggerated movements of examination through his monocle was, as he said and I quote "water." We interpreted as meaning to say that water had gotten in and had stopped the watch.
However, upon much request he checked the battery with his shop-made contraption of a tester ("testaru") and declared the battery was a bit weak but not that low! He asked us to wait (I was with a friend of mine, Tho, who declared that this guy was showing a lot of "charukeys"/gymastics.) The battery wasn't yet declared should-be-replaced". Instead, he replaced the three tiny batteries in his "testaru" and retired. This manoeuvre took over a good 10 minutes! Meanwhile, his waiter from a nearby tea-shop was there to collect the empty glass from his last tea delivery. This guy spent the best of those 10 minutes discussing something which neither of us two understood. They talked in Nepalese. We knew they were talking about the watch and that water had gone into it. The waiter guy left with the empty tea-glass and this chap re-examined the battery and decided finally to replace the battery.
He kept grumbling about how the Nepalese people still didnt accept the likes of his 'cos they were more Indian than Nepali. He comes from a town on the India-Nepal border. We nodded and answered a few questions about Maldives.
It is what came next that startled us. He made sure the watch was running and then poured in some yellow liquid from an empty whiskey bottle. Putting that aside, he took out a small gadget about the size of a case for an expensive watch. The wires of this gadget had to be put into the electric socket very meticulously to avoid a) electrocution or b) blow up the neighbourhood or c) all of the above. No, there aren't circuit-breakers or any trust in circuit-breakers if they existed. Then came the magic! He placed the watch on this magical box, and the arms of the watch went wooooosh! It rotated as if trying to catch up on the missed hours while it was dead! We stared at it in awe and nodded to each other, impressed. When the watch went round for one hour, in about ficve seconds, the guy quickly removed the wired from the electric socket and said that if there were any problems in there, that rotation of a precise one hour time travel, would have cured it! AMAZING! I quickly paid the guy, who was a bit hesitant to state a price which perhaps was a show of respect or modesty or something!
That machine / gadget that he had made the watch go an hour in five seconds! If I were wearing that watch would the world appear so slow, almost a still picture!? If I wore it for 3 months (2160 hours) would the world have run for just 3 hours??
Friday, November 11, 2005
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Same religion, different calendar?
I don’t get it! Why the hell is the first of Ramadan different on different parts of the globe! (or is it Ramazan??!! Another dispute!) I just don’t get it! This year it was 4th Oct in some places like Maldives, the Saudis, North America, and today 5th Oct for Malaysia, and some others, and tomorrow for Pakistan, Nepal and some others! What the hell is wrong! Isn’t this supposed to be one “umma”?
All fingers point to the sighting of the moon! That’s what the Muslim calendar or rather the lunar calendar is based on. I had a look at the translations of the Holy Qur’an (is that how to spell it in English! Yet another dispute!) There clearly is mention of sighting of the moon, but I wonder if it strictly means sight as in with the naked eye. The holy book contains very many mathematical mysteries and I believe (many scholars too believe) the “sighting” can very well refer to scientific / mathematical sighting as well!
Apparently this is a dispute among the “dhannabeykalun,” the learned scholars of the religion! I read this, and many more stating so. They disagree on using the mathematical principle. They also disagree that sighting the moon in one area (either way; with eyes or from math) is binding on Muslims in other areas as well. What do they agree on? To disagree I guess. They haven’t found a solution. Well I know the saying “emeehakah emeehegge dheen” (each person’s religion for his own) but we are talking of the same religion here!
Absurd, isn’t it. The very calendar we Muslims follow is a disagreement! No wonder the Muslims are getting all sorts of names! Sad isn’t it. I know that in some places, like Pakistan, even the day of the Hajj can differ from the day millions of people together, in unison, in one place are performing and marking the day! By the way this differs from group to group in Pakistan itself! Now, how utterly ridiculous is that!
It is common logic and scientific fact that the moon sighting definitely differs from place to place on the globe. This is fact since the day we learnt the Earth isn’t flat (or is this in disagreement too, still!) Does this mean every latitude and longitude have their own Muslim calendars? There has to be some agreement on how to resolve this! The science is out there and the scientists who know this, the holy book is out there and the people who have mastered it, the Prophet’s way of life is there and the people who have become scholars of it. What the hell are doing? Why don’t they get together and burn some serious brain sugar and get it resolved!
I hope they at least are in agreement that the Day of Judgment is the one the same day for all! Or are they not?
All fingers point to the sighting of the moon! That’s what the Muslim calendar or rather the lunar calendar is based on. I had a look at the translations of the Holy Qur’an (is that how to spell it in English! Yet another dispute!) There clearly is mention of sighting of the moon, but I wonder if it strictly means sight as in with the naked eye. The holy book contains very many mathematical mysteries and I believe (many scholars too believe) the “sighting” can very well refer to scientific / mathematical sighting as well!
Apparently this is a dispute among the “dhannabeykalun,” the learned scholars of the religion! I read this, and many more stating so. They disagree on using the mathematical principle. They also disagree that sighting the moon in one area (either way; with eyes or from math) is binding on Muslims in other areas as well. What do they agree on? To disagree I guess. They haven’t found a solution. Well I know the saying “emeehakah emeehegge dheen” (each person’s religion for his own) but we are talking of the same religion here!
Absurd, isn’t it. The very calendar we Muslims follow is a disagreement! No wonder the Muslims are getting all sorts of names! Sad isn’t it. I know that in some places, like Pakistan, even the day of the Hajj can differ from the day millions of people together, in unison, in one place are performing and marking the day! By the way this differs from group to group in Pakistan itself! Now, how utterly ridiculous is that!
It is common logic and scientific fact that the moon sighting definitely differs from place to place on the globe. This is fact since the day we learnt the Earth isn’t flat (or is this in disagreement too, still!) Does this mean every latitude and longitude have their own Muslim calendars? There has to be some agreement on how to resolve this! The science is out there and the scientists who know this, the holy book is out there and the people who have mastered it, the Prophet’s way of life is there and the people who have become scholars of it. What the hell are doing? Why don’t they get together and burn some serious brain sugar and get it resolved!
I hope they at least are in agreement that the Day of Judgment is the one the same day for all! Or are they not?
Sunday, September 25, 2005
internet restored. thankyou ISP
This isn’t a gay couple with a ladder fetish! They’re the technical guys from my ISP fixing the RF connection. This pole one is about 80m from my place and there is a wire coming from their tied to the balcony here! This carries my TV and the internet signals! The 70+ channels TV signal comes free with the cable internet.I lost internet connectivity for three days. The ISP had sent some guys the first day and they replaced the TV/Internet splitter and it worked fine, until 10 minutes after they left! The next day was blank. No tech-guys! No internet (though the TV worked fine and kept me entertained with Rita-the-hurricane.) The guys showed up the third day after I made a few calls. They tried fixing the problem with a new cable-modem, tried playing with the wires and the connection to the main cable on the telegraph pole (the pic.) They had some other guys working on the server side as well, kept talking about the decibels of RF that was received here. They couldn’t figure out what the problem was! So, they left saying “we’ll be back.” (Didn’t sound even a bit like
I’ve yet again learnt that drinking water and Internet are essentials of life.
Monday, September 19, 2005
The "keyboard drowns" affair
Couple of days ago my little daughter somehow managed to pour a bit of water on this keyboard! I chuckled and quickly turned off the computer; I didn’t know if the keyboard worked or not but the mouse worked. After having split open the cover I quickly let the water drain out and used a hair dryer (not mine) on it. This, however, didn’t fix whatever had gone wrong! I couldn’t read what I was typing! Numbers appeared from nowhere! Here is a sample: “th3e q6u8ick brown fox j6ump3ed ov3e th3e lazy dogs.” That wasn’t all. The <Backspace> button became super smart and whenever I pressed it (in a text editor,) it printed the date & time! The water reprogrammed it? So it did to the <Del> key as well and a few others! When using browsers, the backspace and delete keys another totally differently personality!
My next move was to search for a good keyboard. I couldn’t go out and buy a new one as it was weekend. So, with the limited expressive power of the keyboard, I browsed through websites displaying trendy keyboards. Das Keyboard caught my eye. It was super-cool, but the only person I know who can use it without a hiccup is our “Dos.”
The next day I was all set to go get a new keyboard. Knowing that this would make the already dysfunctional keyboard useless I opened it up again, this time without the slightest fear that I may break something! I ripped it from its layers of plastics. What lay in front of me was the neatly drawn circuitry on a couple of polythene sheets. I wiped the sheets with the palm of my hand, assembled everything again and connect it up. Voila! I had done it. I didn’t require an electronics engineering certificate to fix this! Everything was (all the keys were) functioning normally again.
What’s more: I even had a left over screw (“baakee iskuru”) as per Maldivian tradition of fixing things!
My next move was to search for a good keyboard. I couldn’t go out and buy a new one as it was weekend. So, with the limited expressive power of the keyboard, I browsed through websites displaying trendy keyboards. Das Keyboard caught my eye. It was super-cool, but the only person I know who can use it without a hiccup is our “Dos.”
The next day I was all set to go get a new keyboard. Knowing that this would make the already dysfunctional keyboard useless I opened it up again, this time without the slightest fear that I may break something! I ripped it from its layers of plastics. What lay in front of me was the neatly drawn circuitry on a couple of polythene sheets. I wiped the sheets with the palm of my hand, assembled everything again and connect it up. Voila! I had done it. I didn’t require an electronics engineering certificate to fix this! Everything was (all the keys were) functioning normally again.
What’s more: I even had a left over screw (“baakee iskuru”) as per Maldivian tradition of fixing things!
Thursday, September 15, 2005
end of The Da Vinci Code
Finally, I am thru! I patted on my back. Well done!
I must say, this is an exciting book and enlightening one too! Now as I walk inside this house, or anywhere for that matter, I keep looking for symbols, icons, relics, bla bla. I even, at one point, had explained to myself Buddism as descending from Roman Gods! I am baffled by the author's creativity, and how he based his creativity around and within the realities and myths! I have found a new admiration for historians. I am not qualified enough to poast a review of the book, but there were many who did, have a look the reviews.
I now regret having left the queue at the Louvre Museum, but after 3 hours of waiting and moving only slightly, I gave it up for more scenes of Paris, and I'd say the opportunity cost is even greater now.) I should have gone and seen the upside-down pyramid, the Grand Gallery , the parquet floor and Da Vinci's works! Now I want to go see the factual side of it. The places, the monuments, the symbols, the signs!
This truly has got me interested in reading. Then again, I get disinterested as easily too. Once thing is for sure, I am getting Dan Browns's other books too! Angels and Demons first. More importantly, I am going to read them as well. When the movie is out next year, I am sure to watch it!
I want to write some cryptic code within a code to end this post! . . but . . I wish.
I must say, this is an exciting book and enlightening one too! Now as I walk inside this house, or anywhere for that matter, I keep looking for symbols, icons, relics, bla bla. I even, at one point, had explained to myself Buddism as descending from Roman Gods! I am baffled by the author's creativity, and how he based his creativity around and within the realities and myths! I have found a new admiration for historians. I am not qualified enough to poast a review of the book, but there were many who did, have a look the reviews.
I now regret having left the queue at the Louvre Museum, but after 3 hours of waiting and moving only slightly, I gave it up for more scenes of Paris, and I'd say the opportunity cost is even greater now.) I should have gone and seen the upside-down pyramid, the Grand Gallery , the parquet floor and Da Vinci's works! Now I want to go see the factual side of it. The places, the monuments, the symbols, the signs!
This truly has got me interested in reading. Then again, I get disinterested as easily too. Once thing is for sure, I am getting Dan Browns's other books too! Angels and Demons first. More importantly, I am going to read them as well. When the movie is out next year, I am sure to watch it!
I want to write some cryptic code within a code to end this post! . . but . . I wish.
Monday, September 12, 2005
i dont read novels but its "da vinci code"
I know a lot of ppl could get enraged and vow to kill me for this but..
I hate novels. (I love magazines and stuff though!) I just cant read 'story books.' I think I can count the number of novels I've read using my digits and without recounting one too! Thats less than 20 (got my counting right for once.) I dont regret not having read either.
Anyhow, out of sheer curiosity and a teeny bit of boredom I snatched The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown from the shelf and started reading. IT WAS MESMERISING and I couldnt take my concentration off the book until i read 58 pages (the first 9 chapters.) Now from my standards thats a 'mundo' achivement! I liked how the author kept the thrill just long enough to let it be a thrill and not a drag. I liked the amount of detail he wen into in the descriptions. Lovely narration. Dan Brown, the author, is a total stranger to me. This isnt surprising as I hardly know novels!
My first thoughts when I started readint he book were "oh golly! there must be a movie based on this book... I shoud Google for it..," but now I believe I'd be going through the entire 489 pages. I did Google and found, to my ignorant awe, that Sony started filming based on this very Novel started end of June 2005 and is scheduled to release next year! Amazing! This was on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) the self claimed "Earth's Biggest Movie Database" (its their trademark too.) The info I found on "the movie insider" was more to my liking. Now! I cant wait to download this movie when its out. Oh better yet, see it on screen!
Meanwhile, I am faced with this alien desire to read this particular book with no altertive but to.
Anyhow, out of sheer curiosity and a teeny bit of boredom I snatched The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown from the shelf and started reading. IT WAS MESMERISING and I couldnt take my concentration off the book until i read 58 pages (the first 9 chapters.) Now from my standards thats a 'mundo' achivement! I liked how the author kept the thrill just long enough to let it be a thrill and not a drag. I liked the amount of detail he wen into in the descriptions. Lovely narration. Dan Brown, the author, is a total stranger to me. This isnt surprising as I hardly know novels!
My first thoughts when I started readint he book were "oh golly! there must be a movie based on this book... I shoud Google for it..," but now I believe I'd be going through the entire 489 pages. I did Google and found, to my ignorant awe, that Sony started filming based on this very Novel started end of June 2005 and is scheduled to release next year! Amazing! This was on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) the self claimed "Earth's Biggest Movie Database" (its their trademark too.) The info I found on "the movie insider" was more to my liking. Now! I cant wait to download this movie when its out. Oh better yet, see it on screen!
Meanwhile, I am faced with this alien desire to read this particular book with no altertive but to.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Happy birthday Shaza
(pic: tho)
Wishing my Princess a very happy birthday.
This (8th September 2005) is her third birthday (including the day she was born) and is 2 years old. The last 2 years this little girl has evolved so much! From just staring to imitating words and moves, from just being able to move her limbs to complicated manouvers like climbing down the stairs. Amazing! I am just sitting here, few minutes past local mid-night, looking back at what changes she has brought to the people around her. Amazing (yes, again)! So many wishes, so much to do and its a journey to enjoy.
Procreation.. The ... well that should be another post.
Happy birthday princess.
Bappa.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
meet my daughter Shaza
Tho (Thoha) posted this picture on his blogspace and I couldnt help copying it to mine. The cute face was totally irresistible. This here, ladies and gentlemen, is my daughter who is going to be two years in 8 days from today. I am really impressed how Tho manages to capture cool images.
Friday, August 26, 2005
A God’s birthday & my Hindu neighbours are having a ball!
Yep! The birth of Krishna (literal meaning “black,”) a.k.a. “the dark one” who is also referred to by many other names was born some 17 centuries ago and is being celebrated here and among many Hindu believers.
What’s it to me? Well these ppl here are mostly Hindu! My neighbours most certainly are ‘cos they are having a ball of a time right now! Early morning the sounds of a local “baynparty” (brass-band) scared the silent crows feasting on the rooftops (there are plenty of them crows here I tell you.) This festival is called Krishna Janmastami and I have been warned not to buy banana today as everyone is going bananas taking banana to the gods. After all, Krishna is believed to be the eight reincarnation of the protector of Vishnu, the protector of human kind from evil! Sure, give some more banana kilos! I saw a few women (wearing red, they wear red whenever they have a reason to or even not to) with baskets (red baskets) of banana (“agu maaiyvi kaanaa, banana”! Apparently a huge mass of Krishna believers will be gathering today in this Valley for this sort of “pilgrimage.”
As far as I am concerned they can do that (yeah right! What else? I go and stop ppl from believing in what they believe! Duh! I don’t think so, not here!) But my problem is the band, the noise; they play in no particular scale, every instrument to itself, the tempo is more variable than the electric fluctuations here, the “tunes” come in sudden outburst as if they go to sleep while playing and then suddenly wake up, and moreover its bloody deafening LOUD! I passed by the place to have a closer look; there was a boy getting a haircut (or getting it shaved), and there was the crowd watching in awe and fascination, the video camera guy taping the whole ordeal and the still camera guy with the professional looking camera doing his bit of it too! All the while the red-dressed women were serving snacks (on red trays,) and of course in a corner was seated the infamous band in their decorated uniform doing their thing.
It’s a pity I don’t have my camera at this moment. If this is still going on then, I shall post some photos of this when I get the camera later today. Meanwhile, I’ll try my headphones.
What’s it to me? Well these ppl here are mostly Hindu! My neighbours most certainly are ‘cos they are having a ball of a time right now! Early morning the sounds of a local “baynparty” (brass-band) scared the silent crows feasting on the rooftops (there are plenty of them crows here I tell you.) This festival is called Krishna Janmastami and I have been warned not to buy banana today as everyone is going bananas taking banana to the gods. After all, Krishna is believed to be the eight reincarnation of the protector of Vishnu, the protector of human kind from evil! Sure, give some more banana kilos! I saw a few women (wearing red, they wear red whenever they have a reason to or even not to) with baskets (red baskets) of banana (“agu maaiyvi kaanaa, banana”! Apparently a huge mass of Krishna believers will be gathering today in this Valley for this sort of “pilgrimage.”
As far as I am concerned they can do that (yeah right! What else? I go and stop ppl from believing in what they believe! Duh! I don’t think so, not here!) But my problem is the band, the noise; they play in no particular scale, every instrument to itself, the tempo is more variable than the electric fluctuations here, the “tunes” come in sudden outburst as if they go to sleep while playing and then suddenly wake up, and moreover its bloody deafening LOUD! I passed by the place to have a closer look; there was a boy getting a haircut (or getting it shaved), and there was the crowd watching in awe and fascination, the video camera guy taping the whole ordeal and the still camera guy with the professional looking camera doing his bit of it too! All the while the red-dressed women were serving snacks (on red trays,) and of course in a corner was seated the infamous band in their decorated uniform doing their thing.
It’s a pity I don’t have my camera at this moment. If this is still going on then, I shall post some photos of this when I get the camera later today. Meanwhile, I’ll try my headphones.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
the yahoo Wahoo has been deleted
Yes I've deleted that yahooWahoo post of 17th August 2005 . I didnt need to have a post at all.
I could write about laser hair care or some kinda hair removal in a more not-really-non-sense format. But first I need to grow hair.
If you find yourself scrolling down to see that post, ITS NOT THERE! I repeat, I'VE DELETED IT.
I could write about laser hair care or some kinda hair removal in a more not-really-non-sense format. But first I need to grow hair.
If you find yourself scrolling down to see that post, ITS NOT THERE! I repeat, I'VE DELETED IT.
Monday, August 22, 2005
the Microsoft® Word add-in for Blogger
I just installed the Microsoft® Word add-in for Blogger and am posting now from Microsoft® Word. Blogger buzz calls it Blogger for Word (what was I thinking? They’ll call it “blogger for characterMap?”) Its free of course. I think it’s nice to use this. I for one, find it easier to just type away in MS Word, do the tiny edit bits here & there, and just press a button to get it posted than going to the blogger home, to blog dashboard and a while later to posts meanwhile all the time waiting for each page to keep loading (yeah it’s a slow connection and a lazy user at the end of it.)
The BloggerForWord can open previous posts in your MS Word and edit away too! Or save the post as draft. These are functions available from the blog edit page on the blogger site as well but it’s nice to have it here on MS Word too. All in all I give it a thumb-up!
The BloggerForWord can open previous posts in your MS Word and edit away too! Or save the post as draft. These are functions available from the blog edit page on the blogger site as well but it’s nice to have it here on MS Word too. All in all I give it a thumb-up!
Decision to remove the yahoo wahoo post.
I have finally decided to delete the post titled "This below wont make sense” dated Wednesday, 17th August 2005. It’s an absolute waste of space. I’ll be deleting it soon.
Thank you for the comments
Thank you for the comments
Friday, August 19, 2005
Man's best friend? NO WAY!
I hate the dogs in the neighbourhood. I hate them. They go off like alarm clocks just when the sun is setting and all of them go off together or in sequence like some orchestrated performance. I hate those loud intimidating barks, barking as if the rest of the whole animal kingdom hates the human kind. For the record, I even hate those what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here stares they give me when we walk past them.
EVERYDAY they scream their barks as if the sky was falling (as
True the fellows keep guard but there is nothing to keep guard from. It is just a "I own a dog" luxury the people want. It is just an expression of showing dominance, I'd say.
What have I done about this? What can I? Well I went out to the balcony and screamed out once in to the night on one occasion!! But I am sure the dogs didn't even get the slightest hint that this mad man’s scream was at them, nor would have their owners realised it.
That was once. Now I am waiting till I get my night vision sniper arms.
Monday, August 15, 2005
violence for peace !?
I've been reading a bit about reasons for violence, violence as a tool, etc etc.
I have still not found a place in my mind to really believe that any form of violence is for peace! Ofcourse, there have been all these battles of yester-times that were fought with causes. Even so, those were to gain power over some societies! There is so much of violence around us and it makes me wonder if that is something within! The dark history of our nation, has it that we werent the most symphathetic people! There had been violence used, often I would say from what I know, as a means of portraying might and mainting it! I often think that nothing but the style only has changed! We violate, create violence, call it peace, call it democracy, call it monarchy, bla bla. Fact remains that we seek to, and have sought to, violence to settle most of our disputes from time immemorial! And yet we stay (quite a few of us stay) with the ever infamous "what-to-do" attitude! What does that makes us? What has that taught us?
I still wonder.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Haveeru Online news on BBC by chance..
I was passing by the latest (at that time) news on BBC News page about Discovery landing.
I was, however, totally taken aback by a link that appeared in the side bar where it said "From other news sites." These are relevant links that are searched and "randomly" displayed. This time, on the top, was a link to Haveery Daily Online.
This link took me to an article on the Discovery by Patrick Moser of AFP! Imagine that! Maldives newspaper quoted on BBC News! I thought that was cool, even by chance.
I was, however, totally taken aback by a link that appeared in the side bar where it said "From other news sites." These are relevant links that are searched and "randomly" displayed. This time, on the top, was a link to Haveery Daily Online.
This link took me to an article on the Discovery by Patrick Moser of AFP! Imagine that! Maldives newspaper quoted on BBC News! I thought that was cool, even by chance.Sunday, August 07, 2005
3d vision? 3d reality
I was just relaxing this afternoon, almost dosing off when I found myself staring at the corner of the cupboard and the shadow it was casting on the wall. I closed one eye and looked at this picture, then the other eye! The images were different! Its confirmed what I had believed as needing both the eyes for good stereoscopic vision! Instantly I felt this deep appreciation and amazement at how it was that this carbon-base biological chunk of 'meat,' the brain, was putting together these two different images to produce a different image and with an extra dimension to it!! Mentally I wrote a formula: 2 D + 2 D = 3 D (where D is number of dimensions in the image.)
An image, I thought is always 2D! It’s the calculations and the processing inside the mind that gives it the extra dimension(s.)
I wandered further in my thoughts. How do we actually apply this pictorial phenomenon to non-pectoral circumstances! To the so-called everyday walks of life! Could we say this following example is such an application; Two people arguing and then a fight breaking out: verbal + verbal = physical? How about this example: Tonight's Community Shield match of Arsenal vs.
I wondered for a "moral of the story" to this. Could the message be "your realisations are limited to your ability (/abilities) of perception and interpretation? Or is the message "keep an open mind."
Saturday, August 06, 2005
comment on creators of tsunamimaldives.mv
Since this issue is very close to me, I thought I should have this as a separate post on my blog space. It is written essentially in response to disreputable and disrespecting comments from an all-but-facts website, towards very sincere efforts of a creative bunch of ppl. Below is a copy of the comment I posted originally on a post on gaanagaa's blog.
"Now I HAVE to comment on this tsunamimaldives.mv ! I know first hand that these guys worked hard on this with very strange limitations from the 'proiders' side as well too! These ppl overcame any hurdle with no (NIL) political implications! It was efforts and contributions of a heartfelt, sincere, patriotic and they-know-their-stuff bunch of guys! I cant admire them enough for it!"
Anyone would best be able to contribute to a cause with tools of his/her know-how, and that is precisely what these ppl did! They were "I.T." guys! They used their I.T. skills to spread the word; that Maldives needed help, that ppl needed to know about others in trouble, that .. oh heck, they did a fantastic selfless job. Information given to them was better managed than the producers of that information, I'd say! The site brought in money for the country! I can say these with extreme confidence as I was there, not exactly with them but.. I was there.
Simon still has his blog (of Dec 2004) on how strongly the group felt about the site not being "propaganda." -link to it-
The guys were proud (I was proud) of the work done. Simon, as the leading person of the group, had his pride expressed here.. and here.. (in Jan 2005.)
The hell did they have other motives, the hell were they 'propagandising' (if there's such a word.) They proved they were true Dhivehi blood.
I love you guys. Long live Maldives ....
Excuse me if i got a wee bit carried away there...
"Now I HAVE to comment on this tsunamimaldives.mv ! I know first hand that these guys worked hard on this with very strange limitations from the 'proiders' side as well too! These ppl overcame any hurdle with no (NIL) political implications! It was efforts and contributions of a heartfelt, sincere, patriotic and they-know-their-stuff bunch of guys! I cant admire them enough for it!"
Anyone would best be able to contribute to a cause with tools of his/her know-how, and that is precisely what these ppl did! They were "I.T." guys! They used their I.T. skills to spread the word; that Maldives needed help, that ppl needed to know about others in trouble, that .. oh heck, they did a fantastic selfless job. Information given to them was better managed than the producers of that information, I'd say! The site brought in money for the country! I can say these with extreme confidence as I was there, not exactly with them but.. I was there.
Simon still has his blog (of Dec 2004) on how strongly the group felt about the site not being "propaganda." -link to it-
The guys were proud (I was proud) of the work done. Simon, as the leading person of the group, had his pride expressed here.. and here.. (in Jan 2005.)
The hell did they have other motives, the hell were they 'propagandising' (if there's such a word.) They proved they were true Dhivehi blood.
I love you guys. Long live Maldives ....
Excuse me if i got a wee bit carried away there...
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