I went back for ten days. To be honest i didnt think i`d enjoy it as much as i did. The food as always was great and quite possibly the highlight of the trip. Then again, the allegations, gossips and knowledge of existing black markets and back alley hand shakes in Maldives was no small pleasure either.
The hottest topic still is politics in Maldives but i was pleased to see that to some extent the press and people fell away from the usual cat calling and making up ludicrous stories about each other. I was impressed by the few well prepared and well presented news casts from DhiTv that i was able to see. Especially the one on the increased "salary" of the people in the "Majlis". It was funny especially the part where Mr. Reeko Moosa stood at the gate, shaking his fist, his eyes ablaze with fury. I found myself almost waiting for the scene to get dark and fake lasers to come out of his eyes, kind of like fathis handhuvaru, people say that he was a good actor, i say he still is.
It was also funny the cardboard box of small change people accumilated for the "workers" in the "Majlis" and the fact that people keep telling me that after the first day of swearing them into the "Majlis" the place has never been full or well 50-70% occupied.
In the ten days i was there the salary got raised for the "Majlis", a high ranking "official" got "stabbed", Arabiyya was relocated and many were angry about it, the salary of civil service "servants" were raised again, everybody was angry about the budget, Mr.Maumoon Abdul Gayoom came back again some were angry about it, others were ecstatic and i dont know apparently other stuff happened but it was mostly never reported.
What i really enjoyed besides the food was the one day in hulhumale`, near the barbecue place which wasnt there two years ago. It was pleasantly nice to see many of the people coming together and not bickering about wearing blue or yellow but just cooking, talking, joking and having fun. Hulhumale` was also pleasant to stay in, it was quiet for the most part but for the construction work going on but i would rather have the quiet rumble of a concrete saw from far away than the screaming woman next door. She had three misbehaving kids, and i know much more about them than i really would have liked to know.
I met with my friends, i found a new cafe` which had the best coffee i have had in years, never been a fan of the drinks in starbucks, plus the girl there was pretty, homely and i missed the years when i would have tried to flirt with her and fail miserably. The roads were always jammed but i guess thats nothing new. The immigration building was pretty from the outside but seemed small and constricted from the inside. Oh and you cant smoke on a motorcycle, while driving or otherwise although a smoker myself i found the rule acceptable having burnt the seat and shirt of a friend of mine years ago, one mistake he never lets me forget.
All in all the trip was excellent, not too short and not too long. It was great going back to family, and friends but i am glad to be back not that i wudnt miss the people...
The hottest topic still is politics in Maldives but i was pleased to see that to some extent the press and people fell away from the usual cat calling and making up ludicrous stories about each other. I was impressed by the few well prepared and well presented news casts from DhiTv that i was able to see. Especially the one on the increased "salary" of the people in the "Majlis". It was funny especially the part where Mr. Reeko Moosa stood at the gate, shaking his fist, his eyes ablaze with fury. I found myself almost waiting for the scene to get dark and fake lasers to come out of his eyes, kind of like fathis handhuvaru, people say that he was a good actor, i say he still is.
It was also funny the cardboard box of small change people accumilated for the "workers" in the "Majlis" and the fact that people keep telling me that after the first day of swearing them into the "Majlis" the place has never been full or well 50-70% occupied.
In the ten days i was there the salary got raised for the "Majlis", a high ranking "official" got "stabbed", Arabiyya was relocated and many were angry about it, the salary of civil service "servants" were raised again, everybody was angry about the budget, Mr.Maumoon Abdul Gayoom came back again some were angry about it, others were ecstatic and i dont know apparently other stuff happened but it was mostly never reported.
What i really enjoyed besides the food was the one day in hulhumale`, near the barbecue place which wasnt there two years ago. It was pleasantly nice to see many of the people coming together and not bickering about wearing blue or yellow but just cooking, talking, joking and having fun. Hulhumale` was also pleasant to stay in, it was quiet for the most part but for the construction work going on but i would rather have the quiet rumble of a concrete saw from far away than the screaming woman next door. She had three misbehaving kids, and i know much more about them than i really would have liked to know.
I met with my friends, i found a new cafe` which had the best coffee i have had in years, never been a fan of the drinks in starbucks, plus the girl there was pretty, homely and i missed the years when i would have tried to flirt with her and fail miserably. The roads were always jammed but i guess thats nothing new. The immigration building was pretty from the outside but seemed small and constricted from the inside. Oh and you cant smoke on a motorcycle, while driving or otherwise although a smoker myself i found the rule acceptable having burnt the seat and shirt of a friend of mine years ago, one mistake he never lets me forget.
All in all the trip was excellent, not too short and not too long. It was great going back to family, and friends but i am glad to be back not that i wudnt miss the people...
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