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    The Unthinkable

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    October 17, 2012

    Out there There is abundance Abundance in the possibilities Possibilities that are never ending We are trapped Trapped in the shackles Shackles that bind us through Through our blind loyalties of now It is the unthinkable The unthinkable that will That will set us free from fear Fear that binds…

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  • Poems

    Drama of hope

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    October 17, 2012

    I wish I could I wish I were I wish I had I wish I never Wishes for a future That would be bright Full of happiness and joy Void of fear and rejection The pain beneath The hurt of heart With a crippling numbness Designed to stabilize The mind…

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  • Poems

    Dream

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    October 15, 2012

    I had a dream A beautiful dream Made in Heaven Wrapped with a Smile Warm and colorful Radiating with joy Passionate and irresistible Topped with sincerity I failed to notice The hallucination The fabricated truth Of a desirous mind Woken up From a deep sleep I Smile and cherish The…

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  • Poems

    The Forbidden Truth

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    October 10, 2012

    There is a beauty In waiting and wanting And never giving up That heals the soul The heat of the moment The wrath of the mind In expecting the unthinkable The forbidden truth The rest is history Of the art on the wall For want of the undesirable The beauty…

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  • Random Thoughts

    I am NOT shocked

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    October 2, 2012

    I am shocked at the number of people who are announcing how shocked they are at the killing of Dr. Afraasheem Ali, on social media and mainstream media and in various forums. I would say, those of us who are shocked must have been in a deep sleep. This country…

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  • My Concerns

    The Art of being Pleasant

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    September 30, 2012

    The need to train our young people in the art of pleasantness struck me the other day when I had reason to visit the infamous IGMH – Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Male’. I went to the hospital to make an appointment for endoscopy. We had to have two laboratory…

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  • Nation Building, Random Thoughts

    The Joy of being a Teacher

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    September 1, 2012

    Just now as I was on my way to the bank, a young man smiled and said “assalaamu alaikum” and shook hands with me. I looked at him for a while and told him, “adhi kon beyfulhehkan neyguney!”. He told me who he was. That he was a “tiny fellow”…

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  • Society

    Government and Customer Service

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    July 24, 2012

                            I am at a government office. There are two people at the reception. One is attending to a customer, the other is explaining how to make saagu bondibaiy to someone on the phone. The conversation then takes a…

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    Smile for no Reason

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    July 10, 2012

    Smile because you can. That is the best reason to Smile. For no reason. Absolutely none. We live in a world of disappointment. A world full of problems. No one seems to be content with what they have. Not only do they desire things. But they want it for free…

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  • Society

    Challenges for today’s children

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    June 26, 2012

    Today we live our lives with new found freedoms. It is what we achieved through vast sacrifices by individuals and groups later backed by well meaning sympathisers of human rights and democracy. We have transformed from a society in the shackles of a mass collective mindset controlled by a dictator…

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  • Random Thoughts, Service

    ADK EXPERIENCE

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    June 25, 2012

    Yesterday I made an appointment to consult with a physician at ADK Hospital. We got an appointment for Dr. Virendra in room #8, token #50. In the morning I called the hospital general number and confirmed that the Dr. Virendra’s consultation starts at 3 o’clock. This information was available on…

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  • Poems

    When Nothing Else Matters

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    June 25, 2012

    Early in the morning Woken up by a cockroach Face baked from the tap water Brought down to knees A pain in a distant corner Of the boiling tummy Nothing else matters A decent life is all that matters There can be no happiness Without decency and dignity There can…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Walking Along

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    June 24, 2012

    This has been an awesome day. Not because it has been too good to be true. But because it has been so complicated. It is one of those days you’d rather never was; but feel good that it happened. I had planned the day well in advance. In fact, last…

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  • Politics

    Time for regional political parties!!!

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    June 20, 2012

    Haveeru Online has reported that resort owner, businessman and MP Ahmed Siyam Mohamed will form a new political party, and that the work on the formation of the party will commence within a week. This will add to the already existing 15 parties that are registered in the country. The…

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  • Politics

    MPs take allowance for committee meetings not held

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    June 18, 2012

    Members of Parliament has been given the controversial committee allowance of 20,000.00 Rufiyaa each for the month of March. The decision to pay the committee allowance to MPs was made at a meeting of the Finance Committee which approved the deal, despite no committee meetings being held for the month…

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  • Society

    Freedom of Movement and Democracy

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    June 16, 2012

    The local media reported today that a group of islanders have obstructed the Minister of Fisheries from getting on to Kolamaafushi, an island in Gaafu Alifu Atoll. The minister is reported to have gone to the island along with the Cabinet Secretary of President Mohamed Waheed Hassan’s government. The cabinet…

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  • Politics

    Intelligence Services of the Security Forces

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    June 15, 2012

    The former head of intelligence at the Maldives Police Services has been arrested on charges of alleged leaks of intelligence information. The subject has made frontpage headlines in local newspapers and brought supporters of the Maldivian Democratic Party onto the streets calling for his immediate release. The Maldives Police Service…

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  • Politics

    Maldives Parliament

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    June 13, 2012

    The Maldives parliament known as the People’s Majlis is the highest institution of the land. They are empowered by the Constitution (the latest is the August Constitution) to appoint the Judicial Services Commission, the Anti Corruption Commission, the Auditor General, the Prosecutor General, Police Integrity Commission, the Broadcasting Commission, and…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Stare up the Stairs

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    June 12, 2012

    “It is not enough to stare up the steps. We must step up the stairs.” ~ unknown

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