The chaotic desktop.
Hehe. I amuse myself laughing at the amount of clutter that gets accumulated at my desktop. Flickr, diary and a handful of other non interesting job related stuff. I keep promising that I will cleanup. Eventually.

Kirsten Dunst is Marie Antoinette

Read it here.
http://iamfashion.blogspot.com/2006/11/marie-antoinette.html#comments

Bracing for some tough times ahead, friends.
I am keeping myself up to date through various news sources. Will keep you informed as and when appropriate.

Maldives in the headlines . . .

Indian Express
Concern in Delhi as Maldives braces for massive anti-govt protests on Friday
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/16223.html

Reuters
Maldives outlaws opposition protest, arrests dozens
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL13548.htm

Subcontinent South Blog
Maldives Boat Crisis Update
http://subcontinentsouth.blogspot.com/index.html

Reporters without borders
Government gets tough again in run-up to opposition rally
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19610

ACHR WEEKLY REVIEW
Intervene for reform in Maldives
http://www.achrweb.org/Review/2006/140-06.htm

Source:
http://www.dhivehiobserver.com/

The rocky road report

Not exactly a report but . . .
Nor is it a road. During extreme low tides... around some islands, the protective reef is exposed (dead in this island) and curious people wander on and about. The reef.

The lens lady.

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A guy walks into a bar ...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/central/discuss/72157594354344785/

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Big brother.

Landmark Buildings Series. Before and after...

State Trading Organistation STO.

Pencil Carving Gallery

http://www.infofreako.com/jad/pencil/0list-e.html

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From a surfing trip to Colas point (Thulusdhoo). Photo from 1999.
Iteniary: 5.00 AM. Wakeup and gathering at HQ. Followed by a 2 hour trip on a hired slow moving boat. Light breakfast on board. Arrive at point around 9.00AM. Followed by 3 hours' surfing. (Yawn.) Visit to island. Lunch at the local Cafe. Exploring and making friends. (Dont recall seeing any girls.) Meet a bunch of island surfers. Visit historic places. 3.00 PM. Departure back to main island.

Outdoor event at the local school, in the late afternoon of a sunny day.
An impromptu stage is setup in the courtyard and children take turns to present themselves for the judges, seated in the front. For this event children are dressed up in traditional Maldivian clothing, complete with adorning headgear.

Farewell October.

Urban expansion

Spy camera at the hair dresser

I like to start my day with something colourful.
These are small flowers I find so often in gardens. Their colours range from pinks, yellows and this one in white. But almost always have an extra shiny effect on them.
Oh. And just seen the notice that Blogger has an updated version that I must remember to upgrade to. News from Blogger Buzz.

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A school.
Bet you already noticed that from the signboard. Schools must be the most utilized of places in this space tight capital island. Schools operate officially in two separate shifts. Morning and afternoons. And evenings, whenever there is a need. There always is a need. Halls and or courtyards are often let out to private parties for carrying out various functions... from get togethers, workshops, exhibitions to weddings. (Decorations with baloons underway outside...) And oh, nowadays the rave is for political party gatherings.

Doodling with light. An experimental photo... shot from the harbour. Where reflections of streetlights up overhead play magic with the ripples of the water.

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High-Speed Photography
http://www.durmphoto.com/High-Speed1.V.html

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50 Amazing but useless facts!
http://www.world-english.org/facts.htm