Month: February 2005
Tamatje’s Indian Restaurant
Well, we ordered take away from Tamatje last night, and they’ve gone the way of the typical…
Charitable goods coming into Sri Lanka
Because of the tsunami, there are all sorts of aid agencies here who are trying to help…
Mosquitoes
Are you at all curious about mosquitoes? There are quite a few varieties. Anopheles carries malaria, another…
Power outages a political move?
Lately, we’ve been having upwards of 4 power outages a day, sometimes lasting as long as a…
More things that fall under the label of “Too much time on one’s hands”
And yet, it’s disturbingly cool. In short, it’s a cake partially eaten by rats made from brownies….
Movie Viewing Experiences
We watched a movie today called Forgotten with Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards, Gary Sinise, and, of course,…
Internet Traffic Report
Fahim and I have been having internet problems. More lately, but there’s always something going on. Like…
Paprika Problems!
Last year was a rough year for paprika. First, there was this. —–Begin Quote Paprika recall expanded:…
Today has been a mostly no water day
It’s been like this since early this morning. Well, not early exactly, but . . . Since…
Laptops below $100?
Is it possible? According to this article, it’s exactly what one organization, MIT’s Media Labs, is trying…
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rumoured to rise 20%
That’s the figure I’ve heard bandied about. Unemployment, and more specifically, underemployment, here are a problem. Like…
Libraries near where I live?
I’m told that there is a library in Colombo, about a half hour trishaw ride away, and…
U.N.: Tsunami Worst Catastrophe for Tourism
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote BANDA ACEH, Indonesia The top U.N. tourism official called Asia’s tsunami the…