Month: July 2004

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Produce and Other Ramblings…

Produce here is iffy. As in, it’s iffy if next week, we’ll be able to get decent…

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Fahim is getting old.

Today was dh’s birthdayl. Morning was taken up with me trying to make Chicken Buryani, one of…

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Welcome to my freak show!

I live in Sri Lanka, which is off the south east coast of India.  The locals here…

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So, I’m Exotic?

The majority of the culture shock is over, although I still get annoyed at being stared at…

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Provincial Elections Today

Which, of course, means I can’t go out.

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Laundry detergent. Hmm.

We bought a different laundry detergent a while ago as we were waiting for the old bag…

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It’s still monsoon season. And right now, that also means Dengue Fever season.

I know this because it’s still raining. Still as in all night and all day today. I…

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The military is on alert.

The President has put the military on alert because of the bombing. Fahim doesn’t know what that…

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Police station bombed

Today, a bomb went off in a police station. I was in Bambalapitiya (and I sure do…

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Pure Bee Honey

Is there another kind? :p Well, yes, actually, and scarily enough. At the grocery store, we can…