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 man and therefore…
Countries
The Continuing Saga . . .
Back to the saga of no internet in Sri Lanka. They finally found the other end of the cable last…
No internet
The update on the whole undersea cable thing and no Internet in Sri Lanka is pretty interesting. I’ll be working…
Welcome to my freak show!
I live in Sri Lanka, which is off the south east coast of India. The locals here are as brown…
homemaking – compassionate service project
We, along with Colombo 2nd Branch, put together 300 newborn kits for destitute mothers at the DeSoysa Hospital. In each…
And yet ANOTHER example of the types of vehicles that shouldn’t be driving down our road. . .
You’d think they’d learn. Eventually. Evidently, they have not. It’s a truck carrying a load of scrap metal. They took…
More on Vesak Poya Day
I mentioned in previous entries (May 2nd and May 4th) that Vesak Poya Day was a big deal. I even…
Sri Lankan cats are puny
I was out and about today, and finally I remembered to take pics of some local cats. Remember way way…
Good Friday.
There are religious processions everywhere. Major ones. Never mind that only something like 7.4% of the population is Christian –…
President’s party is winning
So far. And I don’t like it. The voting took place yesterday, and no, the results aren’t completely in yet….
I’ve been AWOL
Got sick – again. I had so many problems breathing yesterday that it was all I could do to make…
This country has too many cows. Way too many. Way way too many.
And I keep taking more pictures of them. What can I say? Even after more than half a year, I’m…
More on cows. Serious cows. Or maybe very happy cows?
I’m really not sure. This is still on the way back from the acupuncturist, and there were about twelve cows…
Rail Road Stations
One day on the way to the acupuncturist doc guy, I took this pic. Or rather, on the way back,…
No babies delivered by this stork.
Fahim took a picture for me of a stork. Really? A stork? But it doesn’t look like a stork. So…
Rain, rain, and nothin’ but rain!
We’re not scheduled to have much rain here until May when Monsoon Season hits. March and April, though, are supposed…
The Frozen North
One person’s comment about Ice Highways in the frozen north of Canada and the US: I think I saw a…
Back pain.
I saw the acupuncturist again this morning, and while I’m still stiff and the soft tissue is still inflamed, the…
A Job Offer
I was offered a job. But wait, it gets better. It’s for a new magazine here in Sri Lanka –…
Thursdays are not Slurpee Days in Sri Lanka
I don’t think slurpees exist over here. If they do, why has no one pointed them out to me? I’m…