@2 degree N calling.....!!!

.......sharply 5pm the the lucky mascot rang....it was Ahmed calling me nd wanted to meet me....my association with Ahmed Azim dates back to 2006 whn I was managing the Health Center at Laam Atoll Island of Fonadhoo......."....whr r u..? he chirped.......in the clinic I retorted......."...brought something for u...frm the Islands..."...."...most welcome...pl.come....":...I replied missing no time......whn Doel was a small kid she & Archana landed in their house in tht remote Island  of Laam Fonadhoo fully apprehensive.....little did we know tht the other house in the same campus is  of a very benevolent man Hussein yusuf....Mohammed & Ahmed were two brothers who took all the pains to see tht we were comfortable there........frm the urbane locales of Homeland 1 to Fonadhoo was a  a transition unparalled.....only we were proved wrong as the days wore on there....its people who matter most nd not the place  I believe....the following months I got down to the basic job of setting up the Health center to a secondary level nd a ward of 20 beds helped by the Swedes with a modern lab and a vibrant OPD were the major achievements....the Sun shine  at 2degree N close to the Equator saw Doel grow in leaps & bound nd the potable Rain water we drank kept us healthy nd fine....Rain water harvesting is very efficient in  these Islands.....so whn AhmedAzim called up I went into a spin of those past years of remoteness.....he would actively help us with his younger brother to take us on a boat ride in the shallow reef with crystal clear waters.....even the B323 Mazda we had there as a sedan exploring those quartet of Islands linked thru causeways in the sea was tinkered nd serviced whenever needed despite paucity of spares.....as usual the meeting was one of reposing confidence ...nd the gift was a package of home grown vegetables.....surely this gift is imp.nd it will remind us as always the hard days we faced for want of it there.....!!!!!