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    Dhiraagu Dhivehi League: Deprives one of the basic human right to drinking water if you wish to watch a match in the stadium

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    June 1, 2012

    Yesterday I went to the National Stadium (known to me as Galolhu Grounds) for the match between New Radiant and Maziya in the first round of Dhiraagu Dhivehi League 2012. When the first half finished, I came out of the stadium to buy a soft drink and something to eat.…

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  • Society

    Democracy and Children in Maldives

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    May 29, 2012

    My #DQT moment today was with a child. In a #heart2heart conversation that we had, the child said that grown ups were all the same. That we were too preoccupied with politics all the time. The child said that we grown ups always talk about their party and the other…

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  • Random Thoughts

    #DQT: Dedicated Quality Time

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    May 24, 2012

    After reading one of my #DQT tweets, a friend asked me – what is DQT? She had not read my previous tweets. Since then, I have had this question asked from me on several occasions. So, I thought of writing this post. Most people would agree that it is important…

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  • Random Thoughts

    A Complaint

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    May 23, 2012

    Make a complaint. That is what a lot of people wish to do. Yet, many people do not want to do it. Why? There must be a good reason for that.  

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  • Random Thoughts

    46th Birthday

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    May 20, 2012

    On my 46th birthday I was celebrating the biggest ever present in my whole life time. It was an amazing experience. A wonderful feeling. I am grateful for all those who made it possible. What I have learnt during the last 30 years is that when you attract positive energy,…

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  • Random Thoughts

    I love my daddy ~ Almas

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    May 17, 2012

    From my daughter Almas “From the bottom of my heart, I know you have been a special person, covering up all my mistakes and covering me from everything. I am going to shield you for the rest of your life! ~Happy B’day Daddy~ Thanks for all the love and care…

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  • Poems

    Eleventh Hour

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    May 15, 2012

    The good and the Bad The time is now To make a difference With a hear2heart talk There is no going back There is only one way To the happiness desired Yet the impossible road The last hour is neigh The decision is high It has to be a sigh…

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  • Poems

    Moment of Peace

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    May 15, 2012

    Mind Matters The Power to Forgive Exercise in Abundance With a simple Smile The Power to Change To live life to be Happy Our Experience today Can be different Tomorrow A pat on the Back A touch on the Shoulder A look in the eyes with Warmth Ease the Pain…

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  • Poems

    On My Way

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    May 14, 2012

    A reason to Smile A reason to Live A reason to be Is the purpose of life It is therefore Important to cry Important to speak Important to shout If we could only listen Sometimes there is no need Sometimes it is necessary Sometimes absolutely And it all ends here…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Terribly Good Day

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    May 13, 2012

    It has been a terribly good day today. First thing in the morning, I did hurt the feelings of a young person. It was after uttering what I did in a moment of frustration that I realized what I had done was wrong. I should have been Smiling and supportive…

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    Male’ – the capital of Maldives, one of the most scariest dwellings on Earth

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    May 11, 2012

    Yesterday evening my wife, daughter and her aunt and I were standing in the opposite corner of TV Maldives main gate waiting to flag down a taxi after a visit to the clinic – Imperial Medical Center, nearby. As we were there hoping to flag down one of the taxi…

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  • CAWM

    Maldives: Celebrating the Children’s Day

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    May 10, 2012

    Everyone seems to be so eager to celebrate the Children’s Day. The good intentions are well appreciated. Yet there are my concerns with the way it is done. The government’s commitment to children is still not clear despite the 1992 Children’s Act. There aren’t sufficient legal and institutional mechanisms put…

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    Brought up the Wrong Way

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    May 6, 2012

    Today I went through a debate all by myself, in the middle of nowhere, trying to understand the purpose of my existence. The thought has occurred to me several times over the last few days and sometime in the past.  The debate is about right and wrong, good and bad,…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Give yourself a human energy boost

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    March 27, 2012

    This Morning: Think of someone who has been nice to you, especially someone who has been nice to you for no reason in particular. It can be someone in your family or circle of friends or acquaintances. Make room from your schedule today to visit this person, and to be…

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  • Poems

    Understanding the Madness

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    March 22, 2012

    Like a Holiness Of a Loneliness A Shrine of Happiness In a world of Nothingness Little is wanted Much is desired More is expected But was not destined Expected But unexpected Wanted yet unwanted Yet not a Worldly Affair The Truth Where in the World Will it ever be accepted?…

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  • Poems

    Never To Be

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    March 19, 2012

    I have a Story A story to Tell of Nothingness a past Bygone The Painting on the Wall of a Mind of Madness Desperate and Eager to Conquer the Fear The Fear of Losing What did not Exist What could have been the Joy of Life The Sorrow of Darkness…

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  • Poems

    Happiness of Loss

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    March 19, 2012

    Happy I am For the Loneliness In the Darkness Void of Happiness It is a Crime to find Madness in the Craziness of what is Lost Learnt the Art played the Part with a mind Smart of a wounded Heart There will never be a drama of Joy of the…

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  • Poems

    I wish I could

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    March 16, 2012

    Knowing the Hurt Feeling the Burden Of the Things not Done That should have Been A wrong is a Wrong is a Wrong is a Wrong Can never be Undone nor Rewound For the past is a Ghost There can be No going Back But I wish I could Some…

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  • Poems

    Scared to Lose

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    December 26, 2011

    This feeling of Loss Loss is a feeling What is not real Why be scared? A Mother, a grandmother An Aunt, an uncle They are not here But they are there The truth is There can be no Loss But the fear of Loss Why be scared? Scared to Lose…

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