Temblor off Australia may have triggered Indian Ocean quake: expert
Taken from here. SYDNEY – The massive earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves across southeast Asia may have been triggered…
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Kim and Drew’s experience in Male, Maldives – another email
Good evening. For us right now, our time is 10 pm on boxing day, Sunday. Last night we awoke to…
My sister’s experience in Male, Maldives – an email she wrote
We have just received a couple text messages asking if we are okay. We assumed the requests were referring to…
300 prisoners escape as tsunami destroys jail in Sri Lanka
Fahim’s response? "At least some good has come out of this." He’s joking. My question is this . . ….
Maldives has major destruction
I heard from my sister. They were so unaffected by this that they didn’t even know that anything had happened,…
Maldives flooded after tidal waves, reports of casualties but no figures
Taken from here. COLOMBO – The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives was hit by tidal waves that flooded…
Asian quake kills thousands
Taken from here. Sunday, December 26, 2004 Posted: 5:49 AM EST (1049 GMT) (CNN) — The world’s most powerful earthquake…
Bad stuff is happening. Church was cancelled. 8.9 Earthquake off coast of Sumatra
Right after the opening hymn, we were told to go home as quickly as possible because of flooding caused by…
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. The map is…
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 further notice on…
Sri Lanka declares a state of emergency
Estimates are at 4500 dead and climbing, and it looks like at least half those are in Sri Lanka, and…
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 read about it…
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 his Sri Lankan…
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. What’s passed off…
Laptops kill spermies. True? Or False?
We have three laptops at home for just the two of us – no desktops. My laptop heats up a…
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 at Bollywood star…
Hatrack Gift Exchange and Sri Lanka Post
There was a December gift exchange over at hatrack, and the postal notice arrived on Saturday to let me know…
Garment Labourers in Sri Lanka
One of the persons I chatted with at the Christmas party was a woman who is in charge of human…
Christmas Party
Typical Sri Lankan time. It’s supposed to start at 5pm. It’s advertised as starting at 5pm. What time does it…
Fahim and his programs
It’s evidently been so long since I last installed a handy-dandy little utility of his that I forgot that it…
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 for the bomb…
Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert
Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert PTI[ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004 02:36:37 AM] COLOMBO: At least two persons were killed and…
Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast
from The Navhind Times Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast PTI, Colombo, Dec 12: Sri Lankan police were today probing…
De Bas Chocolatier, Chocolate Peaches
Unbelievably fragrant. These were the ones we could smell before I even pried the box open. White chocolate, milk chocolate,…
Chocolate Thievin’ Mouse Topic
ElJay over at Hatrack is the coolest person in the whole wide world. It’s official, she’s won that title. And…