Month: March 2004
Ayurvedic Medicine
Got sick – again. Caught a cold, most likely from Fahim, and it decided to turn nasty…
I’ve been AWOL
Got sick – again. I had so many problems breathing yesterday that it was all I could…
More on Sri Lankan Government. A bit of history.
Here’s some history on the whole thing. Originally, the presidency was merely a figurehead position – the…
And you know how Canadians sometimes – and only sometimes – have fruit trees in their back yards?
And it’s usually apples, but occasionally, especially if it’s the Okanagan valley, it’ll be peaches or pears…
This country has too many cows. Way too many. Way way too many.
And I keep taking more pictures of them. What can I say? Even after more than half…
More on cows. Serious cows. Or maybe very happy cows?
I’m really not sure. This is still on the way back from the acupuncturist, and there were…
Rail Road Stations
One day on the way to the acupuncturist doc guy, I took this pic. Or rather, on…
Sri Lanka’s version of door to door salespeople
This guy was carrying around rugs on the top of his head. People here DO walk around…
More on Sri Lankan Elections
And then I find out that Sri Lanka will be holding provincial elections this year, as well….
Actor’s Death Predicted
A Sri Lankan actor was on the news today talking about the political situation here. Let me…
Things That Make Me Scream!!!!
I walk into the bathroom to, you know, use the facilities, and I end up screaming! I…
Worldwide Elections
We’ve been seeing a lot in the news, specifically on CNN and Channel News Asia, about elections…
And the story is finally continued . . . Paving a road in Sri Lanka
But they dumped piles of rock, otherwise known as gravel here, back on the second of January….
The tiny sideroad we walk down to get to Fahim’s work is going to be has been paved. We think.
See, it’s not like we were actually told. It’s just the power of observation. Yup. Combined with…
I’ve mentioned the LDS Missionaries many times.
Here are pictures of our two favorites, Elders Woo and Lawrence. Woo is from Singapore and Lawrence…
And here are the requisite sunset pictures.
I throw them at you every now and then, and yes, they are different ones each time….
And here’s a perfect example of vehicles that should not be on tiny little side streets.
As it was, the driver had to take a run for it, back up, get a better…
No babies delivered by this stork.
Fahim took a picture for me of a stork. Really? A stork? But it doesn’t look like…
The President is nutso.
The President gave a press conference, and in it, she read from a prepared speech – or,…
Pizza in Sri Lanka
By the time I get back home to Fahim, it’s 4:30, and I’ve been gone for more…
Negumbo Branch
Today, a bunch of us went up to Negumbo for church. District President Sunil, who goes by…
More on Paranoia, AKA Data Backups
If you haven’t already, please read this article this article on backups. There has been some publicity…
Internet – Yay!!
I got to play on the internet today. But my back hurts after a couple of hours…
For the record, my back is way better.
I hit a day a few days ago where I woke up, and the tenseness was just…