Taking BlogJet for a test drive
I use a desktop blogging platform for writing my blog entries. It’s something I’ve always done, and was, in fact,…
Six Years and No One’s Dead Yet…
Today marks our six year anniversary. Six years ago today, Fahim and I met in person for the first time….
I like food, but I wouldn’t eat there…
Fahim told me about a website with lots of odd stuff on it. One post in particular that he was…
Our trishaw driver – rock, meet hard place.
We have a regular trishaw driver. Fahim’s family has been hiring him for years. He’s honest, he does a great…
Are marriages necessarily hard work?
Nope. The husband and I have been married six years next month. We had a bit of an odd whirlwind…
Validation
This is a really cool video I saw on a friend’s blog. I’m not huge into watching videos, but given…
Fifteen books in fifteen minutes
This is currently a Facebook meme, but I felt like doing it here instead. Because I can. 😛 Don’t take…
Customer Service in Sri Lanka
About four or five months ago, we signed up for a new high-speed Internet service in Sri Lanka – AirTel….
Sri Lankan Bats and Bat Houses
I know, I know, I’m strange. I’m considering bats and bat houses. 😀 Here’s the thing – bats eat a…
Shocking News: Most Sri Lankans Don’t Use Banks!
I really don’t get this kind of reporting. I don’t. In a shocking revelation, a Sri Lankan banking expert says…
The Fisher King! Well, no, not really…
It’s the kingfisher, as it’s known in Sri Lanka. More accurately, this bird is the Whte-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis race…
Spiders… Urgh!
We get a lot of spiders here. Some are small, some, not so much. Here’s one that visited me. Until…
Chernobyl Beetle!
Okay, so he’s probably never been to Chernobyl, or, really, out of this country, so I’m being a leetle beet…
Hassles at the grocery store
Life is an adventure here in Sri Lanka, sometimes in ways you don’t quite – as a foreigner – expect….
Introducing… Pani Kurulla!
At least, I think it’s what’s locally known as. That’s what Fahim told me, but he’s not absolutely positive. But…
Atikukula or Greater Coucal
Here in Sri Lanka, Fahim tells me, no one likes having this bird in their yard because the red eyes…
Are cows everywhere in Sri Lanka?
Um, yeah, pretty much. Not in Colombo itself so much, but where we are, in Nugegoda, which would be the…
Polkichcha or Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
I’ve decided to make Fridays a Flying Friday day. That means that I’m going to showcase some kind of flying…
Cows snacking in the next door lot
Every now and then, I’ll hear a really really loud MOO! That usually means that either a cow is eating…
Witch’s Brew, also known as Paspanguwa
When Fahim or I or, well, anyone else in this house, starts coming down with a cold, out comes the…
Flying Fridays is for the birds! Are you in?
And flying insects and bats and… I dunno. I’m kinda thinking out loud here, but I’m considering doing a Friday…
Common Tailorbird doing a fashion shoot
Here he is, the Battichcha or Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius), getting ready to pose… And here he is with wind…