when i was young i was asked to draw a future Maldives, like any youngster i immediately imagined in my mind hover crafts, and bubble helmets and vacuum chutes that would take us to work. Taking aside the stupid ideas of flying and parking in air, my vision or imagination could have never thought up the future that Maldives is now.
Even then Male` was small, cramped and crowded, but now its just freaking crazy. Trying to walk to office every morning is like jungle tracking, vans, lorries are driven by mad men who dont get the concept of 'this is a small road'! but nobody could actually blame them either, going slow is also not an option anymore, you stop for a millisecond to let an old lady cross the street and from behind comes the cry of the harpies. Its like second nature for motorcyclists to honk their horns now .. its annoying for someone whose walking by; imagine what it would be for the guy driving a huge ass vehicle that can crush their sorry asses?
i also did not imagine a Male`, well a Maldives over flowing with expatriates, 'bangalhees'. When i was young it was the craze though, every house that could afford it had to have a cooking or cleaning lady brought from abroad.. a concept i did not get, why bring someone from abroad to teach them to cook Maldivian food? Why not get a Maldivian? but it makes sense now, well it doesnt but ever seen a Maldivian waiter anywhere? or a cook for that matter? Hedhika our glory and pride, have u recently seen a Maldivian making it?
Now a 'bangalhee' makes it and we buy it. Not just food, how about for example a small barber shop? When i was young my mom cut my hair for some time, that was the only time a Maldivian cut it. Maldivians are too good to own barber shops my friend says, every one has to have a beauty salon.. Jissm indeed..
so i feel sad, i grew up, started my own life and didnt give a damn about the country, cause i was selfish and thought yeah.. someone else will take care of it.. but everybody probably thought the same thing and now..
The most important decisions our country has to make is being made by self serving 'smart', wouldnt be wrong to say, Business men. Ever wonder why a majority of young adults are on drugs and why nobody seems to be able to stop drugs coming in and out?
Society itself has changed, you can be openly gay to your friends and they will 'understand'. Religion as always in Maldives is still a joke, as long as you dont go on tv and say you are an atheist you are fine.. dont worry.
The value of a man right now is measured by THE girl whose straddling his back ON the cyke that he rides WHILE looking at the smart phone he has in his hand.
And burugaa i would like to respect the women who wear them, but c`mon.. some time in the future i`m sure, burugaa and bikinis will be a trend.
And protesting, stop at a corner and start shouting, it doesnt matter what you shout, at some point someone else will come and join you, you are not alone theres always another idiot out there.
Even then Male` was small, cramped and crowded, but now its just freaking crazy. Trying to walk to office every morning is like jungle tracking, vans, lorries are driven by mad men who dont get the concept of 'this is a small road'! but nobody could actually blame them either, going slow is also not an option anymore, you stop for a millisecond to let an old lady cross the street and from behind comes the cry of the harpies. Its like second nature for motorcyclists to honk their horns now .. its annoying for someone whose walking by; imagine what it would be for the guy driving a huge ass vehicle that can crush their sorry asses?
i also did not imagine a Male`, well a Maldives over flowing with expatriates, 'bangalhees'. When i was young it was the craze though, every house that could afford it had to have a cooking or cleaning lady brought from abroad.. a concept i did not get, why bring someone from abroad to teach them to cook Maldivian food? Why not get a Maldivian? but it makes sense now, well it doesnt but ever seen a Maldivian waiter anywhere? or a cook for that matter? Hedhika our glory and pride, have u recently seen a Maldivian making it?
Now a 'bangalhee' makes it and we buy it. Not just food, how about for example a small barber shop? When i was young my mom cut my hair for some time, that was the only time a Maldivian cut it. Maldivians are too good to own barber shops my friend says, every one has to have a beauty salon.. Jissm indeed..
so i feel sad, i grew up, started my own life and didnt give a damn about the country, cause i was selfish and thought yeah.. someone else will take care of it.. but everybody probably thought the same thing and now..
The most important decisions our country has to make is being made by self serving 'smart', wouldnt be wrong to say, Business men. Ever wonder why a majority of young adults are on drugs and why nobody seems to be able to stop drugs coming in and out?
Society itself has changed, you can be openly gay to your friends and they will 'understand'. Religion as always in Maldives is still a joke, as long as you dont go on tv and say you are an atheist you are fine.. dont worry.
The value of a man right now is measured by THE girl whose straddling his back ON the cyke that he rides WHILE looking at the smart phone he has in his hand.
And burugaa i would like to respect the women who wear them, but c`mon.. some time in the future i`m sure, burugaa and bikinis will be a trend.
And protesting, stop at a corner and start shouting, it doesnt matter what you shout, at some point someone else will come and join you, you are not alone theres always another idiot out there.
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