I had "mahaa kaattaai miruhaa" (fish, coconut and chilli) today, which eaten together is, or atleast used to be, a common Maldivian snack. Ah, nostalgia!

Snow! I like snow. For me, it is a welcome break from the usual rainy and dreary winter gloom. And this winter seems to be bringing more snow than any of the past 4 years I've spent in the UK.

I've changed home 6 times in the past 6 years and it's time again to indulge myself in the fun and hassle of packing up and moving to a new address to call home...

Time flies! My blog has remained utterly stagnant, without any new posts or updates, for over two months now and is probably the longest hiatus this site has ever seen. It is not without reason though as the intervening period has claimed some very hectic and interesting changes in my life...

June was the final month of my studies and, together with the month that preceded it, various academic and work-related commitments kept me plenty busy and stressed, juggling lots of things to do on deadlines. Early July was a bittersweet time as I graduated with my Master of Engineering degree in Artificial Intelligence and Cybernetics from the University of Reading and bid farewell to a way of life that has kept me occupied for the past four years. I also got to spend some quality time with my father and brother who came to visit me, neither of whom had I had the chance to spend much time with in the last few years.

Anyway, I have mostly been in a holiday mood since then and have generally tried to do as little as I can afford to. But a new chapter in life is about to begin and, to be honest, I have no idea what the new chapter is going to be all about. I am hoping that it continues to have something to do with the sort of things that I love, that gets me über excited and gets my brain whirring. For now, I am hoping that PlayRobots - a little business venture that I co-founded late last year with some colleagues from university - will give me all that and be a successful vessel that will carry me forward...

All I need now, I guess, is a large pot of luck!

A few snaps of the summer goodness from a few days ago...

It is something that has persisted on my to-do list but I have finally got around to compiling all my Thaana related work, which currently are scattered across various posts on my blog, into a single page for easy access and reference.

- Check out my newly created Projects > Thaana page


PS: My final, final exams at university are underway these days and things have been pretty hectic, thus the lack of posts of late... Wish me luck!

I've been experimenting with a potential "new" type of machine-man interface for a little while now. In the process, I've subjected myself to a bit of mutilation, pain and general annoyance. But today, I'm quite happy because I have now obtained some very interesting results...

Hopefully, will share more about the work in the coming weeks/months.