Welcome to the new arushad.com!
It’s been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog. A lot of stuff has happened since. Done my exams, flew back to Maldives, got my results to name a few. Currently I’m at my island on my...
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Climbing Broga Hill at Dawn
Last Sunday me and my friends decided to hike to Broga Hill from UNMC campus. We wanted to go there to see the sunrise. So we set out from the campus at about 5:30 in the morning. Since the gate...
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First flight with my DJI Phantom and GoPro
Last December I spotted a seller on eBay selling DJI Phantom quad-copters for the killer price of $439 (plus $49.95 expedited shipping). These multi-rotors originally sold for around $700 when they were first released nearly a year ago, so I...
My first international client
About 2 months ago I was contacted via email by a person in Tanzania who wanted a quote on developing a new website for his safari business. He wanted to change the design he already had for www.alfredsafaris.com and make it more...
When the U.S Government blacklists you
Since 9/11 I’ve always heard stories of Muslims all over the world being discriminated by the U.S government just because of their Muslim names. Back in 2011 even a friend of mine was denied entry visa to U.S because of his...
Living abroad for the first time
About 3 weeks ago I started studying BSc (Hons) Computer Science at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). Due to visa problems I arrived 3 weeks late and it was kind of challenging at first to catchup on lessons....
My GoPro has arrived!
Ten days ago I ordered a GoPro HERO3: Black Edition and a bunch of accessories for it from Amazon and eBay. Since the first package shipped on July 15th, I have been obsessively tracking them and in the process come...
As’salaam Alaikum!
Hello World! Let it be known that on the 16th of May 2013, I Arushad Ahmed, made my first blog post on this website! Hereon I would like to invite all of you to embark on this exciting journey with...