Accidents. Or are they?
From here. —–Begin Quote About three children die every hour in Bangladesh from serious injuries and accidents such as drowning…
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Jungle Book Revisited
From here. —–Begin Quote NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A newborn baby abandoned in a Kenyan forest was saved by a…
Too much time on their hands
Seriously. But now I’m thinking of what I could do… *evil grin* But yeah, take the time to browse. Some…
Spamalot from China?
Linky. Okay, so not exactly Spamalot. More like Alotofspam. But the first one is catchier. 😀 —–Begin Quote Around 20%…
Urinating in Public is a No-No?
Linky. —–Begin Quote The municipal corporation in the western Indian city of Jaipur has announced a bold initiative to prevent…
Swimming Lessons in Sri Lanka
Linky. —–Begin Quote "Many more women and children would have been saved if they knew how to swim," says Girlie…
In Thailand: Woman host to maggots
From here. —–Begin quote: An unsuspecting woman didn´t realise she was host to dozens of infesting maggots until her left…
India: Teach-yourself computing for kids
Linky. —–Begin Quote Two girls stand in front of the hole in the wall computer Children teach themselves to use…
Slavery dying in Niger
From here. ——Begin Quote The government is expected to hold a ceremony in the western Niger town of Tillaberi, on…
Illegal? But cows roamed free even before British rule!
Linky. —–Begin Quote Delhi’s dairies are located in numerous so-called "villages" that dot the city, often hidden behind rows and…
From India: Live Clothed Girls May Be Stripped of Their Dance Jobs
Linky. —–Begin Quote: At Azad Maidan, where Gandhi once led a sit-down strike against the British Empire, another act of…
India Generous?
Um, that would be a resounding no. Keep this in mind while reading the article. 1 India Rupee = 0.0229…
The Great Firewall of China
From here. —–Begin Quote The complex system that the Chinese government uses to control the flow of information – known…
Bollywood Musicals 101
We buy them by the truckload. Bollywood movies are subtitled in English, or at least, every single one we’ve ever…
Applying for a residency visa
Just for a laugh, I went to the Canadian government’s website to check out the Skilled Worker Self-Assessment and ran…
The Canadian government pisses me off
Fahim and I went to the Canadian High Commission here today to renew my passport. I hand over the various…
Internet? Really?
Yeah. Last time the internet went down completely, it lasted for a week and a half. I’ll take 50% packet…
Lie to me. Please.
Is it fixed? I don’t know. I’m hesitant to jinx it by saying that it is. But I could download…
And it continues.
Given that this is Sri Lanka, the country where, if you take your computer in for technical support of any…
It’s still broken. Ack!
And even though you lot don’t care, I’m upating y’all anyway. [Razz] The internet is still broken. Initially, we were…
Cows are loud
When cows go wandering past our house, they frequently Moo! very loudly. Some are quiet, and just go sauntering past…
The internet is broken. Again.
Remember back when the Olympics were being held, and an Indian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka dropped its…
Maps at Google.com
It has no idea what to do with Sri Lanka. It found Vancouver, British Columbia fine. Queen Elizabeth Park is…
No Electricity for HOW Many Days?
We went out and about today, like we frequently do on Mondays. On our way out, we immediately saw a…