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It turned out ‘kurimagu’ is a foreign word to many of my newer friends and colleagues. Every time I show them this site their first question is ‘What is that word …
GOG3 – On the destruction of a whole planet with full of biological life forms in it.
We saw a planet full of living organisms as well as families, kids and the elderly being killed by using natural disasters. It began with a series of earthquakes and then followed by eruptions and blasts which destroyed the planet …
Is Maldives the most geographically isolated country in the world?
The Maldives lacks a land connection to any other country. It is located in the middle of a vast Indian ocean. This large ocean makes the country geographically isolated from the rest of the world.
Take a look at China. …
“I’m weired and unlikeable; they all will be laughing at me. I will be humiliated in front of everyone” An examination of these thoughts.
A writing from over 2300 years ago described a person as “…feeling suspicious… he refused to come up in front of people, fearing (what) they might do (or think) … that he might be humiliated… (by) saying a wrong thing …
‘Adha gońdi’ The Maldivian traditional legcuffs.
‘If you keep running around I’ll put you on the leg cuffs’ Mother screams at child.
Maldivian leg cuffs are made from wood lumps. You put both legs side by side in the opening and lock it. You have to …
After living for 56 years, he concluded ‘this life is unsustainable’
56 years ago, a man, call him Moosabè, was a young, energetic and active man. He dreamt of having a happy family. He wanted to raise better children and pass his genes to the next generation. This is his biggest …
50 years: The people’s attitude towards Tourism
We shout, “Sunny side of life.” But there are locals who don’t feel the same way. Tourism brings so much shame to them; their slogan would be “Tourism: The national embarrassment.”
Alcohol, women wearing bikinis, pork, unmarried couples, DJ, dance, …
Figuring out the reliability of evidence by using Bayes Theorem
Evidence, I mean not the CIA or police kind of evidence, I mean things like observations such as, your old friend wearing a particular hat, a bicycle, a key, a car, a shoe, etc. Anything that can support a particular …
On keeping things ready for its use: Standing by for deployment.
What is the use of a used cup? None, until it is cleaned you cannot reuse it. What’s the use of a soiled shirt? No use, until it is washed and ironed. Both the used cup and the used shirt are not ready for reuse.
If you have a cup but it’s not cleaned, then you have to take extra steps to make it ready for reuse. The soiled shirt also the same. You cannot wear it until it is washed and ironed. Extra work is …
Female clothing and Male jealousy
When it comes to women’s clothing, society has imposed some control over what she can wear and what she cannot. This control over women’s clothing is not only found in the Maldives. In south India we find women are discouraged …