Category: Other
So, I’m Exotic?
The majority of the culture shock is over, although I still get annoyed at being stared at…
Provincial Elections Today
Which, of course, means I can’t go out.
Laundry detergent. Hmm.
We bought a different laundry detergent a while ago as we were waiting for the old bag…
It’s still monsoon season. And right now, that also means Dengue Fever season.
I know this because it’s still raining. Still as in all night and all day today. I…
The military is on alert.
The President has put the military on alert because of the bombing. Fahim doesn’t know what that…
Police station bombed
Today, a bomb went off in a police station. I was in Bambalapitiya (and I sure do…
Pure Bee Honey
Is there another kind? :p Well, yes, actually, and scarily enough. At the grocery store, we can…
Dengue Fever?
Fahim thinks he’s caught something, and he’s not sure what, but he has a fever, and dengue…
Shopping Experiences
I did some shopping on my way home from fixing a computer today. I had a few…
Postal Codes? We don’t need no stinkin’ postal codes!
Postal codes a problem? Nope. Sri Lanka has postal codes, it’s true, but no one in Sri…
Computer repairs in Sri Lanka
I’m getting into doing computer repairs for various people from church. It seems to happen wherever I…
Gotukola Sambol
I made Gotukola Sambol today for the first time ever. I’ve had it – frequently, the packets…
Rain Rain Go Away Don’t Come Back For Another Day
Monsoon continues. It’s dark today. It’s a few minutes before 8 am, and it’s so overcast that,…
Monsoon continues
It’s dark today. It’s a few minutes before 8 am, and it’s so overcast that, even with…
Fur-Bound Adventure at the Animal Welfare and Protection Agency
Richard wants me to do an article on the stray dog situation here. I’m all fine with…
The Mango Tree
And I’m not referring to one growing in someone’s backyard. Nope. I’m referring to the restaurant by…
Police Most Corrupt Organization
On the local news, at least the one in English, most mornings, perhaps all mornings? the news…
monkey on rooftop
Fahim’s been talking, sporadically, about a monkey on a rooftop that he can see out our living…
Internet. Yay.
Yeah, I know. Blog is having problems. I published today, but somehow the images didn’t work. Boo…
More on Monsoons
I know I don’t talk about the monsoon every day – even though it’s happening every day….
And then there were none. . .
That was what I wanted, anyway. The frenetic dancing ants were back. Ugh. I had to de-insect…
If the Tamils have their own police. doesn’t that mean they already have their own state?
Yeah. I don’t know either, but it sure does pose an interesting question. . . . Watching…
invasion of the tiny frenetic dancing ants
Ugh. You do NOT want to be living in my house right now. I’ve talked (written) a…
Fahim Finds Floss
Fahim went to the grocery store and picked up a few things. Among them was floss. What?…
It’s all the government’s fault! Everything!
On the drive back, I was in a car with Nehal and Lionel. Lionel, if I had…