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Eight monks quit running. In the election, that is.

One of the monks appeared on television explaining why he was dropping out. It seems that, when…

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It rained today.

And I don’t mean a wussy little pitter patter of gentle droplets. Oh, no. Not gentle at…

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I’m breathing again.

It wasn’t my imagination. The ayurvedic medicine DID work that quickly. I woke up this morning, and…

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Ayurvedic Medicine

Got sick – again. Caught a cold, most likely from Fahim, and it decided to turn nasty…

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More on Sri Lankan Government. A bit of history.

Here’s some history on the whole thing. Originally, the presidency was merely a figurehead position – the…

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Sri Lanka’s version of door to door salespeople

This guy was carrying around rugs on the top of his head. People here DO walk around…

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More on Sri Lankan Elections

And then I find out that Sri Lanka will be holding provincial elections this year, as well….

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Actor’s Death Predicted

A Sri Lankan actor was on the news today talking about the political situation here. Let me…

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Things That Make Me Scream!!!!

I walk into the bathroom to, you know, use the facilities, and I end up screaming! I…

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Worldwide Elections

We’ve been seeing a lot in the news, specifically on CNN and Channel News Asia, about elections…

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And the story is finally continued . . . Paving a road in Sri Lanka

But they dumped piles of rock, otherwise known as gravel here, back on the second of January….

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The tiny sideroad we walk down to get to Fahim’s work is going to be has been paved. We think.

See, it’s not like we were actually told. It’s just the power of observation. Yup. Combined with…

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I’ve mentioned the LDS Missionaries many times.

Here are pictures of our two favorites, Elders Woo and Lawrence. Woo is from Singapore and Lawrence…

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And here are the requisite sunset pictures.

I throw them at you every now and then, and yes, they are different ones each time….

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And here’s a perfect example of vehicles that should not be on tiny little side streets.

As it was, the driver had to take a run for it, back up, get a better…

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The President is nutso.

The President gave a press conference, and in it, she read from a prepared speech – or,…

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Pizza in Sri Lanka

By the time I get back home to Fahim, it’s 4:30, and I’ve been gone for more…

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Negumbo Branch

Today, a bunch of us went up to Negumbo for church. District President Sunil, who goes by…

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Internet – Yay!!

I got to play on the internet today. But my back hurts after a couple of hours…

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For the record, my back is way better.

I hit a day a few days ago where I woke up, and the tenseness was just…

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450 Counts of Election Violence

There are now over 450 counts of election violence, but I haven’t heard any more about anyone…

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Family History Stuff

Remember me talking about Brother and Sister Houssian from Hong Kong? They came over so I could…

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Today, I taught a lesson in Relief Society on Being a Good Citizen.

What with the elections coming up, I thought it would be a timely lesson, and I was…

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Today’s was officially the worst shower ever!

Yesterday, we had intermittent water outages mixed with extremely low water pressure. Luckily, it didn’t start until…

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Cheese Commercial Creeps Out Canadian

Boneeto has a commercial for their cheese product, which is sold in individually wrapped cubes which are…