Month: January 2005
Man loses 100 relatives
Taken from here. —– LONDON, England — A Sri Lankan man living in London has lost 100…
Stone Age Tribes in Andamans
Taken from here. WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (IPS) – Asia’s last Paleolithic tribes appear to have survived last…
Fish monger is back in business
Our regular fish monger, the one who’s on bicycle and sells us seer fish and shrimp, hasn’t…
Latest in Earthquake and Aftershocks in Asia
The good news is that the aftershocks are tapering off, plus the magnitude is dimishing. 26 December…
We are starving over here
Taken from here. PORT BLAIR, India (AP) — Across his tsunami-devastated island, his relatives, friends and teachers…
Oil Exploration as a cause of the earthquake
Given that it has not appeared in any serious news reports, I suspect the whole thing is…
Robbery, Rape, and Kidnap
Robbery, rape, and kidnap (excerpts): —– SICKENED police last night blasted merciless scumbags who stole cash collected…
Theory: Oil companies running tests may have caused the earthquake.
OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! You can find this here. Short version? —– quote: On December 24th…
Tourism is gearing up in Sri Lanka again
Tourism operators are already getting ready to come back to Sri Lanka to scout safe spots for…
Are the Tamil Tigers are suspending their rebellion until after the disaster has been taken care of?
Depends on how you define "suspending their rebellion". There’s been a cease fire since 2001, but there…
Mind Your Manners!
It’s a game found here. How’d you do?
Problems with giving aid
There’s been a debate happening on one of the forums I’m a regular at. It started out…
Bank accounts and identity-less survivors
Bank branches are scheduled to re-open today. But that begs the question. Were the records centrally held?…
The Fattitudes
In the beginning, God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, with green and yellow and…
Pirated DVDs
I went to the church to meet with my branch president, and since I was heading there,…
Does the fact that this is in a tropical climate make things more susceptible to disease spreading faster?
Contributed by Sara Sasse, Hatrack —– Depends on the disease. Some propagate better in wet conditions, some…
risk of epidemics passed via dead bodies
Contributed by Sara Sasse from Hatrack: This risk has been known to be negligible for some time….
Lord of the Rings, Extended Edition
I love Fahim already. That’s well established. But today, among the many many DVDs he bought was…
Breakdown of Tsunami Death Toll by Country
Indonesia: 94,081 people were killed on Sumatra and small islands off its coast. Sri Lanka: 30,196killed. About…
Girl saved tourists thanks to school lesson
Taken from here. —– LONDON (Reuters) – A 10-year-old British girl saved 100 other tourists from the…
We Shall Rebuild. A song for the tsunami relief efforts.
And another blasted song for relief is airing on the television right now. Corny. They’re all wearing…
Lest you think I’m heartless
For posting Canadian humour or things relating to Sri Lanka and the rest of Asia’s distaster ….
29,755 dead in Sri Lanka
New updated numbers. The news frequently shows just images – no commentary – on the destruction from…
Torrential rains cause flash flooding in Sri Lanka
The official death count sits at 28,709 in Sri Lanka with more than 5,000 still missing and…
Taking the trishaw home
After church today, Mervyn, my trishaw driver, pointed out flyers posted onto concrete walls. Photos of people,…