Month: January 2004
Elders Lawrence and Woo came over tonight
When Fahim was at church last Sunday, Elder Woo asked Fahim if they could come over, and…
Holidays in Sri Lanka ARe . . . WEll, COOl.
Next week, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday are holidays. Cool! I’ll fill in the details for you later,…
No Staples or Office Depot here, man!
On the way home, I tell Mervyn I need to stop off at a bookshop. I need…
Uh, OOOOPS!!!!
I got an email from Leena today asking what happened because my blog was no longer on…
Back pain.
I saw the acupuncturist again this morning, and while I’m still stiff and the soft tissue is…
And Fahim came to church
But not to listen to my talk – no, he refused to come early enough for that….
I’m in charge. Oh no!
Of Relief Society. I have no counsellors yet, so I’m running the show. And I’m forgetting half…
Water Outages
On the news today, it was announced that there would be scheduled water outages every day until…
political parties merge
When we saw that on the news, Fahim’s comment was that it meant that an election would…
I was sustained as Relief Society President today
For those of you who are LDS, you understand the implications. It’s a huge job with a…
Battlestar Galactica – original series
Fahim and I watched the first two episodes, even though all three episodes form the series opener….
“Planet Run” by Gordon R. Dickson and Keith Laumer
Published 1982. “The last virgin planet in this sector of the galaxy is about to bust wide…
Signs I’ve Been Living in Sri Lanka Too Long. . .
When I run out of curry powder, I freak out and wonder how I’ll ever manage to…
Religious tension and attacks . . .
23 churches were attacked here in Sri Lanka between 24 December 2003 and 31 December 2003, and…
What the heck are inverted lines?
While doing a load of laundry this morning, the power blew. The first clue was a loud…
I read my first word!!!! In Sinhalese!!!!
It may seem obvious, but there’s no guarantee that they’d use the same sound for the brand…
“Wolfling” by Gordon R. Dickson
First published 1968. 157 pages, which gives a publisher’s word count of 39,250 words. Considering I read…
Sinhalese. . . Yay!!!
I’m learning it. That I’ve been taking lessons every now and then is not a surprise to…
Battle Star Galac Tica
Bat Tul Star Gah Lak Ti Kah Somehow, breaking it up like that doesn’t make it any…
But now I’m really getting ahead of myself.
I woke up late this morning. 7:05 am. And yes, that’s sleeping in. Tuesday, I woke up…
And now I’ll resume an earlier thought.
Or something like that. I got to play on the internet today. Added a red meat page….
And for the record, I’ve now been here in Sri Lanka for 5 months.
Which also means that today, Fahim and I have been married for 5 months. It also means…
It also means I get internet today
Today being a holiday, no one was working. I got internet. Heppy heppy heppy. So we played…