Month: April 2004
The Tamil Tigers want to be the sole representatives of the Tamil people.
This wouldn’t be a problem if the Tamil people actually wanted this. But at this point, no…
Monsoons are here to stay.
For a little while, anyway. And it was announced on the news this morning that water reservoir…
The President is Power Hungry
But that’s not news. What is news is that she wants to change the constitution. See, she’s…
Day Two of District Conference
Royce from Negumbo and his computer first. At conference today, he said he went home, did what…
Day One of District Conference
In parts of the world where we have stakes, we have Stake Conference. Where there are districts,…
Have I talked about the music these ice cream bikes and trishaws use to attract customers?
No? Then why don’t I? Christmas music. More specifically, jingles like "Jingle Bells, Christmas smells, a million…
Fahim eats with his fingers.
This is not, in fact, news. I’ve mentioned it before. Perhaps I should state it again? Okay….
Fahim’s Baby Tooth Fell Out
Nope, that’s not a typo. Yep, it’s true. It really happened. And no, we’re not talking about…
More on Family History. . .
We had the same presentation to give today in Colombo 1st branch, meaning my branch, that we’ve…
Sri Lankan cats are puny
I was out and about today, and finally I remembered to take pics of some local cats….
Trishaws are a handy thing.
And I finally took one – a close up picture, that is – of a trishaw with…
On another note. . .
I think most of you know by now that Fahim’s a little, uh, strange. Which is perfect…
Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day
Fahim seriously doesn’t work a whole lot this week. And that, above, is exactly how it’s worded…
Sinhala and Tamil New Years can be a pain in the butt
See, most people are taking the entire week off. Most shops are closed for the entire week….
Good Friday.
There are religious processions everywhere. Major ones. Never mind that only something like 7.4% of the population…
Hair the Musical
Not quite, unless you count me humming away as I chopped Fahim’s hair. All without scissors. What?…
And as another note, today is Bak Full Moon Poya Day.
In other words, another day Fahim doesn’t work.
Elections are done and we still don’t know who won.
See, out of 225 seats, the President’s party won 105. Not a clear majority. For that, she’d…
Church Cancelled Due to Elections
It was decided a week ago – too much uncertainty about how much violence there would be….
President’s party is winning
So far. And I don’t like it. The voting took place yesterday, and no, the results aren’t…
Today is also a holiday.
Other than those manning the polling stations or monitoring the elections has the day off. This, of…
Jaffna and other areas controlled by the LTTE – otherwise known as the Tamil Tigers
In the news, it’s announced that the government doesn’t believe it can guarantee the safety of individuals…
Sri Lanka votes today
There are 225 seats in Parliament, with 24 parties and 200 independent parties all vying for those…