Author: LMAshton
Fishmonger Day Two
The same fishmonger from yesterday was here again today. This begins to bode well. Our regular fishmonger,…
Beggars in Sri Lanka
We get people all the time looking for donations. Some ring our doorbell asking for food, clothing,…
Red Ants Have Taken Over Laptop
Not mine, not even Fahim’s regular one, but the one he uses mainly for downloads. Yep, we…
Geek Break-Up Lines
Check it out. My favorite has to be "So long and thanks for all the fish." But…
Joint Action to ensure safety of tsunami affected children
Reported here. —-Begin Quote The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Save…
The telephone system in Sri Lanka
Because I wander around the internet, I come occasionally come across interesting – at least to me…
Clean water in Sri Lanka
While browsing around for info on electricity in Sri Lanka, I came across a website called The…
SMS via cell phone to be backbone of alert system?
There’s been talk on several sites of using SMS, or text messaging, via cellular phones as a…
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….