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Dec 27, 2007

A Prison Diary … by FF 8282 …

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A Prison Diary … by FF 8282 …

Hello ...
Just finished reading "A Prison Diary" by FF8282 ...
Its the first part of a three part book ...
By renowned British writer/author Jeffrey Archer ...
The book is very different to all his other books ...
This book was written inside a jail cell ...
Jeffrey Archer, a charismatic national leader and novelist ...
Probably on his way to become the Prime Minister of Britain ...
Gets sentenced to 4 years in prison ... accused of perjury ...
So ... instead of 10 downing street ... he ends up in jail ...
Her Majesty's Prison at Belmarsh ... a double A-cat prison ...
This book is an hour-by-hour day by day account ...
of the first 21 days of his 4 year sentence ...
He starts by telling us how he was strip searched ...
How he was on the medical wing on suicide watch ...
And how he was banged up for 18 hours a day in a small cell ...
Along with some of the worst criminals in Britain ...
With his trademark writing style he narrates his experiences ...
It makes an interesting and thought-provoking read ...
The importance of prison reform ... the effectivesness of the system ...
How a first time offender rather than a first time prisoner ...
Struggles to face life behind bars ...
Its about solitary confinement ... retribution and redemption ...
A very good book ... looking forward to reading the sequels ...
Laterx ...

Dec 17, 2007

Stairway to Heaven/Hell/Everywhere …

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A building under construction … can you see the stairs to the floor doom … ???

Hello ...
Male' is one of the most densely populated cities ...
And due to the scarcity of available land to develop ...
The only logical direction of expansion is sky wards ...
And we are building at an alarmingly rapid rate ...
So rapid... each block has a few buildings under construction ...
That may be a sign of economic boom and good news for some ...
But for people who live on highrises and on multiple floors ...
That is far from good news ... infact its bad news ...
Here is what annoys me... and what frustrates me ...
I live on the top floor of a 6-storey building ...
That may sound kewl... but let me tell you... it really is not ...
My building doesn't have the luxury of an elevator system ...
So each time I come home... I have to climb up the stairs ...
Thats 75 boring/tiring steps... and I do it 3-4 times everyday ...
And to add to the frustration and annoyance ...
Everyone who I care to visit ... be it family or friends ...
Doesn't live anywhere even close to the ground floor ...
So every time I have to visit of them for any given reason ...
I have to be ready to climb a few flights of stairs ...
The places of my work are on 2nd floor of different buildings ...
So gotta run up and down these stairs a few times everyday ...
Thats not all ... what actually infuriates me is that ...
Most places I go on work related stuff are never on ground ...
Most places I go to get a service like banking and bills ...
Are not on the ground ... so I gotta do more climbing ...
Have you started to see a pattern here ... get my drift ???
Say you are going to meet someone or pick someone up ...
When you are nearing his/her place ... you let 'em know ...
It used to be like... you call and ask him/her to come out ...
Nowadays... you call up and always ask him/her to come down ...
I know there is not much anyone can do about this ...
But all this climbing is really starting to get to me ...
I know climbing can be considered a form of exercise ...
It can even be good for urbanites who doesn't get much of it ...
But only an expert like our personal trainer can tell us ...
If we should be happy we are forced to do this all the time ...
Or will it just get us to bust our knees at a young age ...
Laterx ...

Dec 10, 2007

Is your University on the Top 200 … ???

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World University Rankings 2007 …

Hello …
Got an email with an interesting PDF attached …
It had the list of the top 200 Universities for 2007 …
You can download a copy of this here ...
As you may expect … I immediately scanned the list …
To see if my University was there somewhere …
It was not … bummer …
Then I noticed something interesting …
There were no Malaysian Universities on the list …
As many Maldivians go to Malaysia for their studies …
I wanted to share this with you guys …
Laterx …

Update::
Some are finding it difficult to download the file ...
So I've put a direct link to the PDF ..
Just right click... and save ...