Author: LMAshton
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,…
Why is the fishing industry completely wiped out?
My brother sent me this question in an email: If the north and east was hit badly…
Breakdown of Tsunami Death Toll by Country
Asia: Indonesia: 94,081 people were killed on Sumatra and small islands off its coast. Sri Lanka: 28,729…
LDS Humanitarian Efforts
At church today, I was given a memo from the First Presidency to be read in Relief…
Italian fined for kiss in Dubai
Okay, so this has absolutely nothing at all to do with me, my reality, or anything at…
How Canadian Are You?
A friend (Hi Lynn!) sent me a somewhat irreverent How Canadian Are You type of quiz. Warning:…
Sri Lankan Aid
The Tsunami happened six days ago. Today, the Sri Lankan version of singing for aid aired. Major…
No firecrackers
It was oddly quiet here last night. Usually, at any major events, you can hear firecrackers going…
Seeking Sambal Oelik
Sambal Oelek is an Indonesian chilli paste. It’s hot, so wusses, stay away! But I love it,…
I love Sambal Oelik!
I love New Wave Garlic Bread. Love it love it love it love it love it! Sambal…
Devastation in east Sri Lanka
Excerpts taken from here. The picturesque, eastern Sri Lankan coastal region of Amparai district was directly in…
Torrential rains slow down relief work.
Just what Sri Lanka needed. The heavy rains are mainly in in Eastern coastal belt, the worst…
Disaster Preparedness Training
There’s a show on television where this guy is talking about disaster preparedness training, and he said…
Fahim and I go grocery shopping
I’ve had comments from people, surprised that we have electricity and, more so, internet. We have electricity,…
Sri Lanka: A New Beginning
Hosted by Sharmani Boyle. Sharmani works for YA-TV, aka Young Asia Television. Fahim used to work there,…
News: 126,000 dead and rising
The body count in Indonesia alone could reach 400,000. If it does, the dead will likely number…
News. Body count now at 116,000.
Great.Indonesia. 79,900 +Sri Lanka. 24,000 +India. 10,000 + 16,000 estimated still missing. INDONESIA. Bodies still lying decomposing…
Thoughts on communicating tsunami warnings.
Here, when there are going to be scheduled water or power cuts, or dengue fever alerts, or…