Take two houses, each containing one kitchen, one sitting room and two bedrooms. Each house is occupied by a mother, father and girls and boys. This is the typical situation in Fuvahmulah.
When a girl reaches age 19 most parents …
Maldives flag waving in the crowd of UN
Some flags are nice while other national flags looks like it was designed by using MS Paint on Windows XP.
It’s nice to see our flag waving on UN building in New York city along with many other flags. These …
Restaurant themes classification in Maldivian resorts: South Asian & Asia Pacific
In resorts there are restaurants focusing on Asian travelers. Our major Asian travelers are from China and India. And after a huge gap there is Japan.
If we look at the food varieties in China and it’s neighborhood to the …
Is strong emphasis on culture & tradition slows down the growth and development of a nation?
Traditions and culture says that the old ways are good. We must stick to it.
In some ways it is beneficial. It gives us good feelings (nostalgia). It also gives us a sort of self-identity and belonging. That’s why people …
Ranking of the 10 biggest problems in Fuvahmulah in 2021
Here is a list of the most pressing 10 problems I found in Fuvahmulah. And yes I have given solutions too.
My ranking maybe different from someone elses’ or someone may have a better idea of how to solve a …
Highlights from each Century
4 BC (300 – 400 BC) – 2320 years ago…
Person of the Century: Alexander the Great
The War of the Century: Balkan Campaign (Alexander the Great)
Writing of the Century: Physics by Aristotle (Full Text)
Object of the century:…
Masterpiece bias is messing with our head.
Masterpiece bias: What a brain trick! And just to be clear, bias always has a bend to one side.
The thing we are discussing, it is very much like bad breath. He has no clue about it. Here’s a totally …
On shortlisting and selecting candidates for Front Office positions.
These recommendations are for Reception and above. I know that most interviewers use a scoring system that says the total score 80% is good and 50% not good. Instead, I recommend using a balanced scorecard KPI approach for scoring. This …
Another failed experiment: Ground water filtration in Fuvahmulah
It’s heart breaking when your experiment fails. Especially after collecting and assembling pieces for weeks long. Anyway, this is how it all began:
The ground water in Fuvahmulah has a brownish color. I noticed this since 1990s. But recently, along …
Forming accurate wold views by using Bayesian Updating.
Here I intend to discuss how to model, change and remodel our world views when we come across new evidence. By applying this tool, we are thinking backwards. It forces us to take a step back and see the world …