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Map that shows areas affected by the tsunami

There’s a nice map here that shows what areas are affected by tsunami, so check that out….

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Shockwaves have hit Malaysia and Indonesia. Death tolls at 5,000. And climbing.

Ships have been swamped and sunk. As a side note, all regular programming has been cancelled until…

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Sri Lanka declares a state of emergency

Estimates are at 4500 dead and climbing, and it looks like at least half those are in…

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3,000 Dead, 1,500 in Sri Lanka

Estimates have now reached at least 3000 dead, with 1500 of them in Sri Lanka. You can…

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Planning a Sri Lankan vacation with sis – email from Kim in Male, Maldives

I have been reading Lonely Planet, and Drew has been asking at work about travel info from…

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No real Christmas trees are sold in Sri Lanka

They’re all a figment of your imagination. Or mine. Or whoever thinks they’re buying one. No, really….

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Laptops kill spermies. True? Or False?

We have three laptops at home for just the two of us – no desktops. My laptop…

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Sri Lankan monks regret bomb attack at Bollywood concert :

taken from Team India News Network Colombo, Dec 22 : Expressing regret over the recent bomb attack…

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Hatrack Gift Exchange and Sri Lanka Post

There was a December gift exchange over at hatrack, and the postal notice arrived on Saturday to…

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Garment Labourers in Sri Lanka

One of the persons I chatted with at the Christmas party was a woman who is in…

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Christmas Party

Typical Sri Lankan time. It’s supposed to start at 5pm. It’s advertised as starting at 5pm. What…

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Fahim and his programs

It’s evidently been so long since I last installed a handy-dandy little utility of his that I…

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Sri Lanka monks blame Colombo for explosion at Bollywood concert

Taken from India Daily Dec. 13, 2004 Sri Lanka’s influential Buddhist clergy on Sunday blamed the government…

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Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert

Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert PTI[ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004 02:36:37 AM] COLOMBO: At least two persons…

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Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast

from The Navhind Times Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast PTI, Colombo, Dec 12: Sri Lankan police…

BIW starts today

And I’ve signed up for 100 pages written. On the one hand, it’s a lofty goal, but…

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Ramadan and NaNoWriMo just don’t mix

Granted, it wasn’t me going through Ramadan, it was my husband. But still, given that he’s a…

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De Bas Chocolatier, Chocolate Peaches

Unbelievably fragrant. These were the ones we could smell before I even pried the box open. White…

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Chocolate Thievin’ Mouse Topic

ElJay over at Hatrack is the coolest person in the whole wide world. It’s official, she’s won…

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Medical Tourism

Increasingly, people are travelling to third world countries for costly medical procedures. Here’s one article that talks…

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Internet!

Yay! We got our land line hooked up yesterday, and ADSL at the same time, so not…

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Yay!

Kim, Lou, and Ike arrived today in the wee hours of the morning. Double yay! Which also…

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Rain Rain Go Away

Don’t come back for another day. It’s been raining a lot the last couple of weeks. I…

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The Continuing Saga . . .

Back to the saga of no internet in Sri Lanka.  They finally found the other end of…

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Later . . .

They found the cable, and it’s been brought up onto the deck of the ship where repairs…