Drop by the National Art Gallery...

If you’re in Malé’s general vicinity be sure to drop in on the new exhibit ‘Beyond the Tourist’s Eye’… I’m by no means a connoisseur… BUT there were some pieces that caught my eye… and linger on in my mind…

This particular exhibit is open for free public viewing on all weekdays except Fridays… it closes on the 7th of June 2007…

The National Art Gallery is located at:
131 Majeedhee Magu (the same building as the National Library)

There are plans to move the exhibit to Sri Lanka after the 7th (although dates are yet to be announced)… so if you have friends there be sure to let them know…

The image of the painting below links to the gallery’s website – alas it is severely out of date… for the most current information I suggest you get in touch with them directly.

Odessa Girl by Umai Mohamed Badiu; a 10" x 14", Water Colour painting which was part of the gallery's 'Maldives Contemporary 2005' Exhibit.

I must admit that Odessa Girl is one of my favourite Maldivian paintings - however you won't find it in the gallery's current exhibit.

For those of you not around the Malé area, you can take a look at the paintings from the 'Maldives Contemporary 2005' Exhibit online - online images of the current exhibit are not yet available.

Matt Damon as Bourne?!?!?

Yea... That's what I thought when I first heard about The Bourne Identity... "That skinny lad from Saving Private Ryan and Good Will Hunting?!?!? SERIOUSLY?!?!?". BUT unlike other franchises that depend on a certain super-spy with the initials J.B, Matt Damon was, in my mind, 100% spot on! AND ... The Bourne Supremacy also kicked @$$! Fingers crossed and a lotta high expectations for...

Trailer for The Bourne Ultimatum

Helloooo.... is anybody out there?!?!?

Artist's impression: The most Earth-like planet discovered outside our Solar System to date.

Earth like planet just 20.5 light years away... Think we're alone?

Times like these...

Optimus Prime and Megatron stand off - The Transformers standee

I wish there was a proper cinema near me...

BRILLIANT!!!

The Doctor and Martha Jones

Doctor Who renewed for a FOURTH season!!!! YES!!!

New Doctor... FANTASTIC!

At least that's what Christopher Eccleston's (the Invisible man on Heroes) ninth Doctor would say... maybe with just a hint or sarcasm... not a lot mind you... just a 'tuch'... err that was me trying to simulate (emulate?!?!?) Christopher Eccleston's ninth Doctor...

The Ninth Doctor with Rose (Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston)

OK... most of you are thinking 'What's he on about?!?!?'. Well... you know my soft-spot for Sci-Fi... even BAD Sci-Fi... well not THAT bad... but slightly... I like to think that I'd give any story a chance until it gets particularly trying and/or long winded - case in point, I gave 'Lost' a chance for two whole seasons before they lost me... Smallville took longer to wear me out... lasted till season 3...

Anyhoo, Doctor Who (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho) is nowhere near 'Oh, I give up!'. Quite the contrary... It's very good story telling and I think works exceptionally well within it's medium - Television... It's got good, positive messages - Classic TV stories... they hardly make them like these any more!


So.... what am I harping on about?!?!? Err... nitpicking really... Series One (Season One if you're being all uppity and American about it) the new Doctor Who introduced us to the ninth Doctor... and for someone who's never seen a doctor who episode in his life before then... Christopher Eccleston's version/interpretation was BRILLIANT... but Eccleston (think I can call him Chris?) left Doctor Who at the end of the first season of the new series to be replaced by David Tennant's 10th Doctor who's Great... but when Great follows BRILLIANT... you see where I'm going with this?

The Tenth Doctor with Rose (Billie Piper and David Tennant)

Which brings me why I'm blogging about the new New Doctor... Anyone who's into good stories... and mostly into the fantastical and the science fiction or fantasy genre should definitely give this a shot... start with Series One of the new series... the first two episodes are a tad slow... but hang in there and you'll be rewarded... as I was...

Can't wait for Series Three with the new...

What... no ‘You can’t handle the TRUTH!’?!?!?!

Oh well... on to the nominations


...and your picks to win are...????

Come now... this one's ripe for the commenting!!!! Aaaand.... GO!