Month: May 2004
Fur-Bound Adventure at the Animal Welfare and Protection Agency
Richard wants me to do an article on the stray dog situation here. I’m all fine with…
The Mango Tree
And I’m not referring to one growing in someone’s backyard. Nope. I’m referring to the restaurant by…
Police Most Corrupt Organization
On the local news, at least the one in English, most mornings, perhaps all mornings? the news…
monkey on rooftop
Fahim’s been talking, sporadically, about a monkey on a rooftop that he can see out our living…
Internet. Yay.
Yeah, I know. Blog is having problems. I published today, but somehow the images didn’t work. Boo…
More on Monsoons
I know I don’t talk about the monsoon every day – even though it’s happening every day….
And then there were none. . .
That was what I wanted, anyway. The frenetic dancing ants were back. Ugh. I had to de-insect…
If the Tamils have their own police. doesn’t that mean they already have their own state?
Yeah. I don’t know either, but it sure does pose an interesting question. . . . Watching…
invasion of the tiny frenetic dancing ants
Ugh. You do NOT want to be living in my house right now. I’ve talked (written) a…
Fahim Finds Floss
Fahim went to the grocery store and picked up a few things. Among them was floss. What?…
It’s all the government’s fault! Everything!
On the drive back, I was in a car with Nehal and Lionel. Lionel, if I had…
Negumbo again
I went to Negumbo again today. I was hoping to have a family history consultant to train,…
homemaking – compassionate service project
We, along with Colombo 2nd Branch, put together 300 newborn kits for destitute mothers at the DeSoysa…
Abandoned Property Next Door Gets Facelift
Two men, labourers, showed up next door this morning, about 9 am, and started hacking away at…
Desiccated Coconut Found
I’ve mentioned before that the grocery stores here don’t use barcode scanners (although Arpico seems to be…
Kurrakan, Dude
I talked about kurrakan a while ago after we bought a box of chocolate flavored kurrakan breakfast…
musical trishaws not just for ice cream
I told you about the Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer tuning ice cream trishaws. Meaning, that’s the…
Yes, we have no bananas . . .
Remember the Banana Tree? It collapsed. The image on the left was taken on 28 April. Image…
Fahim buys more sweets. Or snacks. Or something.
Fahim bought some groceries today. And among what he bought were these two bags. The Ginger Fingers…
Fahim Showers
Yes, it may shock you that I’m willing to post a picture of dearest taking a shower….
Fahim has a strange sense of style
But I don’t care. He’s an adult. He’s responsible for himself. He can do whatever he wants….
Duel Comets in the Night Sky
Now read it again if you didn’t notice it the first time. Have you noticed it yet?…
Transportation habits in Sri Lanka
This is something else I haven’t mentioned much, if at all, in here. I’ve mentioned the driving…
And yet ANOTHER example of the types of vehicles that shouldn’t be driving down our road. . .
You’d think they’d learn. Eventually. Evidently, they have not. It’s a truck carrying a load of scrap…