Deep Fry Philosophy by Abdulla Yasir

Archive of blog posts

Safety at work ---- 10/31/2009 2:35:53 AM

Stock Brokers Maldives gets a Facelift ---- 10/7/2009 2:51:02 PM

Reckless undertakings ---- 10/3/2009 10:00:05 AM

A visit to the National Art Gallery ---- 10/2/2009 2:22:18 AM

Beyrege's Super Iftar 2009 ---- 9/22/2009 1:45:56 AM

Passengers struggling with baggage trolleys ---- 9/21/2009 9:58:55 AM

Beyrege members at an Iftar at Nalahiyaa Hotel today ---- 9/6/2009 2:53:17 PM

Two Programmes Exploring The Key Challenges Facing The Seafood Industry Today ---- 9/5/2009 5:08:10 PM

Beyrege meetup in Male' ---- 9/4/2009 5:55:23 PM

Cedarwood State vs. Majeedhiyya School's logo ---- 9/4/2009 6:17:50 AM

The AGM of Bank of Maldives Plc is to be held on this Friday the 7th of August ---- 8/5/2009 2:11:46 AM

It is time for English Express ---- 7/1/2009 6:19:06 PM

Please feel free to copy this letter, but I take no resposibility ---- 5/24/2009 9:46:42 AM

Sick'est shit you'll ever hear ---- 5/22/2009 8:09:06 PM

Some interesting Cartoons ---- 5/4/2009 8:11:23 AM

Good Parenting - April 30, 2009 ---- 4/27/2009 1:21:59 PM

Poor finishes ---- 4/17/2009 1:19:49 PM

Picture of a Maldivian fisherman ---- 4/17/2009 8:11:30 AM

George W. Bush or Mohamed Nasheed ---- 4/14/2009 10:25:37 AM

PLEASE STOP SMOKING and DO SOME GOOD ---- 4/14/2009 9:08:55 AM

Me and my siblings ---- 4/11/2009 2:28:46 PM

Good parenting - March 31, 2009 ---- 4/1/2009 3:14:08 PM

A problem on MISTAKE ---- 3/17/2009 9:07:26 PM

Relative merits of objective and subjective approaches to determining recklessness ---- 3/9/2009 8:07:47 AM

Tort Law Back ---- 3/2/2009 6:34:43 PM

Good Parenting - February 28, 2009 ---- 2/27/2009 5:50:46 PM

The Maldivian Students' Association (UK) holds its first EGM (Extra Ordinary General Meeting) of 2009 at 9 Rosemount Avenue, London ---- 2/23/2009 4:13:47 PM

Your contract terms are unfair ---- 2/19/2009 1:20:25 PM

Minimum qualifications for the voters ---- 2/6/2009 2:00:48 PM

The circumstances of ordinary people of the Maldives in 6 lines ---- 2/6/2009 12:51:57 PM

An essential structure we lack: the Taxi System at Male Arrival ---- 1/31/2009 7:57:23 PM

It is this picture I long to see BIG ---- 1/29/2009 12:33:03 PM

Good Parenting - January 30, 2009 ---- 1/26/2009 12:28:11 PM

A leak at Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International ---- 1/16/2009 1:33:03 AM

Tourists and areca nuts, what a cocktail. ---- 1/14/2009 9:01:40 PM

Children, Computers and Internet ---- 1/11/2009 5:13:26 PM

Introducing a column on good parenting ---- 1/11/2009 5:04:33 PM

Beyrege: The Great 2008 - 09 Meetup ---- 12/21/2008 2:33:01 AM

Please fasten your seat belts as I am headed your way in a week's time. ---- 12/6/2008 7:43:19 PM

The road I drove led to Carole Nash ---- 12/6/2008 6:34:35 PM

This week at Law School I had to work along with 3 other members as judges in deliberating a claim for Judicial review ---- 12/5/2008 10:53:45 AM

Why do you think there is no clear answer to the issue of 50 year lease? ---- 11/30/2008 5:04:31 PM

On the 50 year tourism resort lease proposal. ---- 11/28/2008 6:24:00 PM

Dealing with legal problems: One of many recent exercises. ---- 11/28/2008 4:38:14 PM

Midhfa in Birmingham ---- 11/19/2008 9:24:28 PM

Maldivians in Birmingham ---- 11/15/2008 5:57:46 PM

I am voting for change ---- 10/26/2008 11:56:02 AM

First few days with a brand new Nikon D90 ---- 10/21/2008 6:34:14 PM

An Eighteenth century British Toilet, a Photo by Abdulla Yasir for the World Toilet Day ---- 10/19/2008 11:12:39 AM

Overcoming Dictatorship ---- 10/10/2008 7:33:05 PM

It sickens me too how Gayoom and his gangs have robbed the Maldives ---- 10/7/2008 8:04:29 AM

I support Dr. Hassan in his bid for the next president of the Maldives ---- 10/5/2008 8:23:59 AM

The ever dieting picture stories folder now carry new additions ---- 8/16/2008 8:15:03 AM

Dangerous, backbreaking hand labour is dirty and bizarre. ---- 8/5/2008 3:43:38 AM

Watch out: the Maldives dive-sites are going online soon ---- 8/3/2008 11:44:54 AM

Stock Brokers Maldives goes under the knife only to server better ---- 8/2/2008 10:31:41 AM

Could the Maldives Tourism Development Corporation turn their business model into generating real profits from operations per se? ---- 8/1/2008 3:33:00 AM

The lost culture of the Maldives: Staging the authenticity ---- 7/21/2008 6:52:26 AM

Family reunion: Pictures from last evening ---- 7/18/2008 11:12:27 PM

Ninty per Share ---- 7/18/2008 3:52:18 PM

A new skin on my blog ---- 7/12/2008 3:56:28 PM

A little earlier today ---- 6/25/2008 2:41:53 PM

My first free Friday-holiday in years ---- 6/21/2008 2:00:43 AM

It’s uniquely Male’, It's uniquely Maldives. ---- 6/20/2008 9:53:11 AM

Back in the sinking islands ---- 6/19/2008 12:04:49 PM

For a very good friend you have been to me, I wish you the very best in life and a very happy birthday ---- 5/20/2008 7:25:04 PM

Welcome to the world of dead, dying and doomed tenants ---- 5/20/2008 5:46:08 PM

If we as a country are just coming out of a cocoon with less than three hundred thousand people punctuated in 200 tiny islets and think that we have what it takes to consider a protectionist approach I wish the decision makers and the affected brotherhood good luck. Part 2 of 2 ---- 5/18/2008 4:02:38 PM

The idea of standardising the residential letting agreement is on card for the Maldives. It is hoped that this vehicle will diffuse powers held by stakeholders, but will it really work? ---- 5/10/2008 5:51:45 PM

What is Poverty? ---- 4/27/2008 7:51:14 PM

Chunky tuna Cake Recipe ---- 4/6/2008 8:47:02 AM

Using young school children for dances to boost the president’s ego is a pure mockery on parents and the public alike and it must STOP ---- 4/5/2008 8:15:20 PM

Low cost high impact or low impact high cost, you sort that out. I will sort out my thought ---- 4/3/2008 7:20:23 PM

Attached some news bites after a very long time ---- 3/30/2008 7:38:58 PM

Fire is the single biggest life-threatening risk in high-rise residential buildings ---- 3/30/2008 7:24:51 PM

A movie clip of Titan Robot ---- 2/15/2008 2:47:26 PM

An encounter with a Robot ---- 2/13/2008 5:57:01 PM

Doesn't matter what situation I may be in, nothing stops me from reading a well articulated text. ---- 1/17/2008 9:52:55 PM

Principles of life ---- 1/7/2008 4:50:14 PM

Arab seafarers landed in the Maldives for water, dried fish, coconuts, and temporary wives ---- 1/3/2008 1:20:34 AM

My best read for the day is on a yet-to-be-a-blog ---- 12/29/2007 6:58:18 PM

Guess what? This is not an official Ad of NEXT SALE ---- 12/28/2007 9:12:07 PM

A brief visit to Guildford, Surrey ---- 12/27/2007 5:15:14 PM

Let us resolve our animosities and come together with ambition and compassion ---- 12/20/2007 6:25:22 AM

The significance of the tourism industry to the Maldives was realised by President Gayoom ---- 12/19/2007 5:56:54 PM

"Generations of 'easy life' have cultured Maldivians in a way that is very different to the life in the 'fast lane' that most of the developed countries are faced with today" ---- 12/13/2007 9:47:39 AM

Drugs/substances USAGE is what is of a matter ---- 12/7/2007 7:23:19 PM

When soft toys are generally odourless the BEE toys sold at McDonalds were otherwise scented ---- 12/2/2007 11:52:51 AM

THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TOURISM RESORT EMPLOYMENT ON FATHERHOOD (FATHERLESSNESS) IN THE MALDIVES ---- 11/21/2007 6:09:47 PM

Let's face it; parents are responsible for the upbringing of children. ---- 11/11/2007 9:00:10 PM

Which industry transports millions of people halfway around the globe and deposits them in third world countries? ---- 11/9/2007 6:23:33 PM

Solutions are only plausible if problems can be identified. ---- 11/4/2007 5:40:57 PM

It’s an amazing realization that today we are only limited by our own imagination. ---- 11/4/2007 2:07:10 PM

Failed or successful delivery of a reform agenda is not a determinant of successful leadership. ---- 10/26/2007 9:10:20 AM

My brief dinner meeting with Mr. Jameel, Dr. Hassan Saeed and Dr. Shaheed ---- 10/24/2007 9:42:30 AM

Tourist destinations are subjected to many different types of crisis. Knowing what type of crisis is one and measuring the damaging effects of a crisis is another. ---- 10/18/2007 6:26:05 PM

In tourism, systems have failed generally in all aspects. Isn’t it time that the Maldives did sometime about it? ---- 10/17/2007 5:53:24 PM

May the spirit of goodwill that has prevailed through the holy month of Ramadan continue throughout our life and redeem us of our shortfalls. ---- 10/11/2007 4:10:08 PM

Thank you Mr. Adam Hassan the Acting High Commissioner for the wonderful Ifthar arrangement and Mr. Mohamed Muizzu the Chairman of Maldives Students Association UK for the continuous support that you extend to us as students. ---- 10/8/2007 4:10:26 PM

Deportation is simple for decision makers; yet, a nation that chooses to relay on expatriates must confirm to good ethics and integrity. ---- 9/26/2007 5:34:05 AM

Could our wallets unauthenticate us and fellow pedestrians' umbrellas cut us? ---- 9/25/2007 1:06:05 PM

The Maldives is ommited from Global Corruption Report and WTOs National Tourist Safety and Security Sheets; why, why, why? ---- 9/22/2007 4:05:24 AM

I always archived newspaper cuts and such in areas of my study and interest; I never thought anyone would be keen in viewing them ---- 9/13/2007 11:38:48 PM

Schools can only do so much in isolation; parents have to be responsible for instilling right and wrong too. ---- 9/8/2007 6:57:04 PM

When the government in itself is misusing overseas workers, will it ever be able to lay rigorous regulations/policies for the country? This does disgrace us. ---- 9/8/2007 9:57:18 AM

I never weighed what US or UK had become as a result of a system of government. ---- 8/27/2007 5:04:36 AM

Substances are a serious business in our little country; what is so very unique in the Maldives though is that, without a reference to a particular group, substance is used for political maneuvers. ---- 8/23/2007 11:09:26 PM

After 29 years as the President, what is he seeking as new? ---- 8/23/2007 10:06:46 PM

The famous graphic designer Ahmed Zahid brings about a brand new concept for my blog ---- 8/13/2007 2:29:03 AM

Burping cows 'harming environment'; what do we do? ---- 8/2/2007 10:43:17 PM

The unexpected consequence left me and my family only 4 pounds for food ---- 8/2/2007 8:40:51 PM

Tension and youth disaffection are lowering society’s status and pushing the brittle Maldives into dangerous territory. ---- 7/29/2007 12:07:12 PM

Could the Maldives collapse like the Soviet Union did during the transition? ---- 7/26/2007 7:17:26 AM

Politics is not exclusive to businesses but is everyone’s business. ---- 7/22/2007 9:52:27 PM

Video report ‘Trouble in the paradise' unloaded: Part 5 of 5 - CBC fails to provide any rationality of irrationality. ---- 7/14/2007 9:47:59 AM

Video report ‘Trouble in the paradise' reloaded: Part 4 of 5 - Going Green. ---- 7/3/2007 1:57:13 AM

Video report ‘Trouble in the paradise' reloaded: Part 3 of 5 - Climate Change and Corruption. ---- 6/28/2007 12:30:00 AM

Video report ‘Trouble in the paradise' reloaded: Part 2 of 5 - Climate Change and its correlation to Environmental Impacts and Sustainability. ---- 6/23/2007 11:26:02 PM

Video report ‘Trouble in the paradise' reloaded: Part 1 of 5 - Climate Change and its correlation to the Maldives ---- 6/20/2007 11:31:59 PM

The video report ‘Trouble in the paradise’ is an utter mess. ---- 6/19/2007 12:55:30 AM

How do we know if our Maldives is provisioned to be gone with the water? ---- 5/29/2007 10:08:57 PM

Future challenges faced by tourism developers in the Maldives ---- 5/22/2007 9:34:07 PM

Should national natural environments be commoditised for the sake of tourism? ---- 5/16/2007 8:33:47 PM

If you want to change your child; you should change first! ---- 5/16/2007 1:11:13 PM

Maldives faces macrostate emulation syndrome! ---- 5/3/2007 5:05:10 PM

Exogenous decision making or is it not? ---- 4/27/2007 6:41:00 PM

Is the US dollar still relevant? ---- 4/24/2007 5:35:34 PM

Emirates-lack-heart in delivering services or does it not? ---- 4/18/2007 7:57:09 AM

Is it democratic reform or developmental reform that we seek? ---- 4/17/2007 8:55:52 AM

Maldivian Students Association's Extra General Meeting in Manchester was amazing ---- 4/15/2007 7:54:06 PM

What inhibits Greece's progress? ---- 4/15/2007 6:56:30 PM

Wonderful Greece ---- 3/25/2007 5:01:39 PM

It is Greece now ---- 3/24/2007 5:45:52 PM

Topshop billionaire's £20m 'garden party' ---- 3/17/2007 9:51:46 PM

Poros Live Project on tourism destination development and promotion ---- 3/13/2007 5:19:45 PM

Virgin - Entering the Indian Skies ---- 3/7/2007 8:43:03 PM

Journey of a thousand mile or is it really? ---- 3/5/2007 7:37:29 PM

Is the compulsory competitive tendering process sexed up? ---- 3/5/2007 6:45:01 PM

Regulation, deregulation and re-regulation ---- 3/4/2007 12:55:08 PM

saddened by the superficial ideas presented on http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/ ---- 3/1/2007 4:48:26 PM

If eco-ego/sustainable tourism is a muddled model, what does the green award mean? ---- 2/28/2007 7:42:17 AM

Are two dozes of wheeler, suffice? ---- 2/26/2007 5:24:48 PM

"...tour guides are the 'spin - doctors' of tourism." ---- 2/25/2007 3:39:00 PM

Propeller Island City Lodge (Berlin) ---- 2/22/2007 5:48:49 PM

An increase in medical tourism - 'cutting edge vacations' ---- 2/22/2007 5:34:29 PM

What are the driving forces of postmodernism and tourism? ---- 2/22/2007 5:19:28 PM

What is education? ---- 2/22/2007 3:44:54 PM

Do we have a good rationale for spending only $ 2000 and taking ownership of a very basic non-revenue generating website for a fifteen-plus million dollar resort property? If Yes, think again. ---- 2/21/2007 6:09:09 PM

Have we been able to spell the true cost of institutionalisation, implementation and monitoring a sustainable tourism programme? ---- 2/19/2007 4:48:57 PM

Is tourism conceptualised well enough? ---- 2/16/2007 8:12:22 PM

Dynamics of Tourism focuses on the macro-environment, its impact on commercial providers and the response of providers ---- 2/16/2007 7:47:07 PM

Did you ever cross two hurdles with one leap? ---- 2/16/2007 7:04:52 PM

Tax, axe or wax? ---- 2/14/2007 4:42:34 PM

Do we let the sleeping shark sleep forever? ---- 2/13/2007 5:09:02 PM

Understanind more about what a strategy is, in business ---- 2/13/2007 12:39:02 PM

Can the Art of War be applied to Businesses? ---- 2/12/2007 9:31:33 PM

Strategic Risk Management, the idea is to be able to stack the odds in relative favour ---- 2/12/2007 8:49:42 PM

Can tourism projects ever increase benefits and positive impacts? ---- 2/9/2007 5:43:14 PM

How do Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation? ---- 2/3/2007 8:05:54 PM

In the light of the Deloitte report what are the future decision issues that the hospitality/tourism industry in the Maldives may be required to face? ---- 1/30/2007 6:32:31 PM

Time was when "Once upon..." were the words with which most parents ushered their offspring to sleep ---- 1/26/2007 6:28:09 AM

Does everyone need a mentor? ---- 1/24/2007 6:42:36 AM

Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big ---- 1/22/2007 8:02:16 PM

Like the Flowing River - Thoughts and Reflections ---- 1/21/2007 6:39:50 PM

What are the factors that need to be considered when planning and implementing integrated marketing communications strategies within a tourism context? ---- 1/21/2007 2:08:06 PM

Does changing global economic environment impact a firms' human resource and financial management decision-making? ---- 1/19/2007 2:36:38 PM

The secret of happiness ---- 1/16/2007 5:54:57 PM

A magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above, all follow your dreams. ---- 1/15/2007 6:31:07 PM

One million dollar of wealth for each person who chooses to participate. ---- 1/14/2007 5:12:02 PM

Does culture play a role in organisational decision making? ---- 1/12/2007 12:02:27 PM

Is the prime focus of a business to make money regardless of harm that may be caused to society or the planet? ---- 1/12/2007 11:37:38 AM

Causes for low turnout of indigenous people in the tourism labour market in the Maldives. ---- 1/7/2007 6:13:24 PM

Benefits and costs of working and living in a tourist resort 24/7 ---- 1/7/2007 5:45:17 PM

mega-trends will affect shareholder values over the next five years ---- 2/16/2006 12:19:46 PM

China's recent move loosen Yuan’s 11 year peg to the US Dollar ---- 2/16/2006 11:59:20 AM