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I am. But that’s because… a. I don’t mail gifts overseas for the most part. No one sends any to…

So*. I did it again. Not with the curry powder this time, although I did run out of that again…

We watched an Asian French movie today. Thai film, filmed in Thailand with mostly Thai people speaking… French. All French….

And now that we’ve had our land line connection for a year and two months, we FINALLY get a telephone…

I couldn’t get the thread I needed for a dress I want to sew. The place I normally go to…

The in-laws came over. This time, I knew several hours in advance. A day? I think I knew yesterday. See,…

We watched Ong-Bak tonight – a Thai movie. Our version had really, really bad sub-titles. Really really bad. "Faster go…

Then try this. Muwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!   Of course, My best time thus far has only been a measly 8 seconds, but…

It worked! So. For the record, I first washed the voile in the washing machine in a darks load with…

Refresh Black Clothing – You can refresh your black clothes by adding bluing, or strong coffee, or tea (2 cups)…

I always wash material before sewing it – preshrinking. Different fabrics shrink different amounts, and why take the risk that…

I’ve set up a new photogallery. Take a look-see. I’m playing with settings and such, so don’t be surprised if…

For all those irritating people in your life.

Today marks week 4 of no garbage collection. Nice.

Oddly enough, I’m a 2. I’m not convinced it really describes me. Ah well, this and a few bucks will…

Insomnia. Sleep deprivation, onward ho! Hallucinations.

So*, I get an email today. Turns out, when I registered with the Canadian High Commission when I arrived here,…

More on last night. There was a discussion along the lines of saris vs. shalwar kameez at the wedding. The…

Apparently, a rose by any other name isn’t a rose anymore. :p In other words, er, I can be soooo…

Ah! So it was a minority government! I wasn’t totally wrong after all! The vote of no confidence doesn’t, quite…

They asked about the dead rat. Well, in Sinhalese, and Fahim told me later, and I’m sure they were much…

So*. Fahim’s dad calls around six to let us know they’re getting ready to come over. What?????? I scream, of…

We rent our house. Like in many other parts of the world, here, landlords don’t care so much about repairs…

It’s supposed to be twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays for this neighborhood. Because we now live on the top…

Dammit! I told Fahim, and now he wants to watch all of the Karate Kid movies! We don’t need more…