Month: December 2003
Bags of Oil
Just as another shopping side note. Cooking oil is sold here not just in the plastic bottle,…
Full Fat Powdered Milk
Television ads abound for full fat powdered milk. Television ads do not abound for fresh milk in…
I’m happy, Fahim’s happy.
As a side note – this new system of removing my vegetables from the cooker when they’re…
Christmas in Sri Lanka
My previous comments about Christmas gift giving in Sri Lanka upset Fahim, who vehemently denies that any…
And Life Sort Of Returns To Normal
Question is, what’s normal? Or is that Nermal? And isn’t Nermal just the cutest? But not as…
Oh For the Love of Mike
And which Mike would that be? Mike Fisher? He was a really funny guy – always willing…
Tellulah’s Dull and Boring and Uneventful Life
I’ve provided evidence of Oberon’s continuing existence. It’s now time to prove Tellulah’s. Yes, she’s still alive…
My Dull and Boring and Uneventful Life
I’m still sick, albeit not as bad as before. Now I’m basically down to a cough at…
Sunrises and More Sunrises
What can I say? They tend towards the spectacular here. I doubt it’s surprising given that we…
Internet!!!!
I gotta play on the internet today. I mean, I got to play on the internet today….
A Job Offer
I was offered a job. But wait, it gets better. It’s for a new magazine here in…
I Had A Job Offer
Fahim and I went and met with Nimmi, a woman he used to work with at YA-TV….
And Yes, I’m Still a Little Sickie
Fahim ordered me to nap. Both yesterday and today. I’m tired, I feel tired, I look tired,…
Visiting Teaching
I forgot. I almost forgot. But I remembered. Late, as it happens, but I remembered. My visiting…
Yeah, Whatever.
I’m still sick. I have no brains. I do nothing. I feel terrible. And Fahim made me…
Household Stuff I’m Just Not In The Mood For
Laundry. Did it anyway. What can I say? I get annoyed when the laundry piles up, and…
More Blasted Buddhist Music
AAAARGH!!!! Although I don’t really know for a fact that it’s Buddhist music. It could have been…
Triple Cat Food Walking
Today, there were three pieces of cat food wandering around. One was still in the kitchen –…
Oberon Is Still Alive
Just so ya know, we haven’t had him in a casserole or soup yet. Although he’s nice…
And Now I’m Sick
It started this morning – sore, dry throat, stuffiness. Aargh. Don’t you find it hard to imagine…
Dead Veggies
You remember me belleeakin’ about how Fahim likes his veggies cooked to the point of dead and…
Sometimes I Wonder
Today was church day, of course. Although why I say of course, I don’t know. If I…
Relief Society Newsletters
are fairly common back in the wards I’ve been in in Canada. Here, not so much. So…
Sri Lankans and Fudge
When it was mentioned we were learning to make fudge, one of the Sri Lankan women said,…
Homemaking, aka Home Breaking
So. Today is homemaking, although it’s now officially called something like Enrichment. But I can’t keep track…