Safras Ahamed Blog

Meeru Island Resort, surrounded by a beautiful lagoon and long stretches of white, sandy beach, is the only resort on the island of Meerufenfushi. Speedboat (big speed boat) transfer from Male 55 minutes to 1 hour ride to this Eastern most resort island in the North Male Atoll.

We have visited on July 4th 2008 for a week end, The resort is very very big, and for some rooms have to by a small car (like a golf cart), beach is very long, swimming pool is located in a very nice place and there is a nice kid pool also attached to it. We have enjoyed a lot and the FOOD is very very excellent, lots of things to eat.

Please visit : http://www.safrasahamed.com for Meeru Island Resort Trip July 4th 2008

2 Weeks ago Silmiya and Kids went to Sri Lanka for Medical check up and now me and Hisham is alone at home here in Maldives and We use to cook last 2 weeks different different thinks, from that we have manage to cook a grate Fish Fried Rice several time and Today we have cooked Fish Fried Rice and I thought of sharing with you all.  
Item I have Used to Make Fish Fried Rice

Some Bean                        &                        Some Carrot
 
Some Garlic                        &                        Some Onion

  
Some Cabbage                        &                        Some Tomato

Fish

and Now Making

  
Add some oil and when the oil is slightly heated and Curry Leaves, Ginger, Green Chili, Onion
after some time add  Tomato, Bean and also add some salt, coriander powder, chili powder, pepper powder and fish and keep for soe time. 

   
In the same ime you have to cook the rice in rice cooker and befor the wate level go
down in the rice you have add the Fish mix we did
 

Then add Cabbage and Carrot on top of that as a layer

Also I have added some Cashew Nuts and cloce the business for some time tll rice and everything get cooks.

After that Eat.
Don’t worry nothing bad will happen, still me and Hisham alive and no stomach problem
 End of the story, I call this Fish Fried Rice, you can name it is what evr you like.
Enjoy.
Photo by Safras Ahamed, using iPhone

This shop is really looks cool, nice interior decoration with only woods


 

This is only applicable for Qualified categories.
 
Dear friends, if you have any plans to come to Maldives. please note that the currency and the cost of living is very very different than Sri Lanka. Also please get some ideas from friends who live in the Maldives. For your information I would like to tell you some information.

1. Ask for accommodation not allowance for accommodation. Since in Maldives all the apartment rentals are very high, please do not ask for a allowance for accommodation. If you ask for a allowance the company will give you only about Rf.4,000 to Rf.6,000 for this money you can not even get a single room, ohhhhh forget about sharing apartments. If the company is not willing to give you a accommodation and they are willing to give only allowance ask for over Rf 10,000 at least  you can find a private one room apartment. Rf.10,000 is about Rs.85,000.
 
2. The electricity & water, don’t forget to ask billing allowance to pay your electricity & water. In Maldives water bill comes like petroleum cooperation bills. And also it is NOT recommended to drink even after heating the water. Ok you can heat the water and drink but every vacation you go to Sri Lanka make sure to go and do a kidney stone check up with a good doctor. So I am recommending you to drink mineral water (I am sorry no mineral water for sale in Maldives but you can buy mineralized water). Electricity, as usual it is more than water bill.
 
3. Medicals, basically are no highly qualified doctors in Maldives, Some Indian doctors are coming for $100 per month salary also. I have good experience with this doctors. Anyway for small things ok, but about 90% of the people goes to Sri Lanka for Medical Treatments. Even the medical charges are very very high. So don’t forget about medical allowance.
 
4. Food allowance, usually all the companies are giving Rf.1000 as food allowance, depending on your Job category it will change.
 
5. Salary, If you are coming for the salary less than $400 forget about Maldives. If you are coming above $400 can do something.
 
Story that made me to write this blog:
Ok I live in Maldives,  recently I got a mail from one of my friend asking where I am, I said I’m Maldives and he replied me he is also in Maldives and he gave me the address and company name so i met him. I was happy to see him in Maldives and he has come one day after getting married with his wife. Since he had a situation that he wanted to go some where he has come here without any ideas and any commitment. He is happy with salary but the company provides a very small allowance for both of them and cant even think about a private accommodation. By the time I met him it was 1 week in Maldives. For this one week they have moved to over 5 places. Finally they have got a jut a room with no bath room but the bath room is out side of the room and have to share with the people who live there. He has some Indian people living in the house. And all of them sleep and eat in the same hall, so they have to go home early. I was so worried about this issue since the day I met them. Other thing is finding accommodation in Maldives is not easy. Since this couple is  newly married, they need some freedom to enjoy the life, need some privacy to have fun. Now we are searching for a better place for them, hope they will get it soon. I wish for them a good life.
 
So my dear friends, if you have any idea to work in Maldives, Please consider about the points I have mentioned above.

Thanks You.

Getting ready to fly

Male’ Airport runway from sky, photo by Safras

Male’ from sky, photo by Safras

Fawas, Hisham, Umar, Abdullah & Me

Hisham, Ishfak, me and my kids in Maldives

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river."

The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What’s the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.

"There’s a big difference," replied the little girl.
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me,
chances are that I may let your hand go.

But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,
you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours…
This message is too short……but carries a lot of Feelings.

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing….
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind.  His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing.
If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. 
Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
 
Attached to the horse’s halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.

As you stand and watch these two friends, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse,
and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect
or because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings others into our lives
to help us when we are in need Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing

bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way…

Some photos… Making our dream house. @ Negombo