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Exraordinary slippers found at a mosque

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

My home was located not far from Thoiba Mosque. So, I always went there for prayers, though not all. This morning I had the first prayer on New Year and I saw something new afterwards. When I was leaving the mosque it was this pair of home-made slippers that caught my attention. At first [...]

I’m a vacto-ovo vegetarian for next 3 days, then a pascatarian for 4 days

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The Latin word vacto means milk and ovo means egg. Vacto-ovo vegetarians eat both and do not eat any meat at all. I’m on vacto-ovo diet for next 3 days. After a long time, I’m going to experience the tastes of various vegetarian dishes and feel the difference. Even if I don’t weigh anywhere close [...]

Expatriate workforce in the Maldives

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Few days ago I went for walk along the mile-long white beach and found some empty bottles just landed. It must have come from the sea as our tourists don’t carry bottles to that area and I had seen some floating towards the island. At a distance the cleaner was collecting the stuff into his [...]