Slavery dying in Niger
From here. ——Begin Quote The government is expected to hold a ceremony in the western Niger town of Tillaberi, on…
Illegal? But cows roamed free even before British rule!
Linky. —–Begin Quote Delhi’s dairies are located in numerous so-called "villages" that dot the city, often hidden behind rows and…
From India: Live Clothed Girls May Be Stripped of Their Dance Jobs
Linky. —–Begin Quote: At Azad Maidan, where Gandhi once led a sit-down strike against the British Empire, another act of…
India Generous?
Um, that would be a resounding no. Keep this in mind while reading the article. 1 India Rupee = 0.0229…
The Great Firewall of China
From here. —–Begin Quote The complex system that the Chinese government uses to control the flow of information – known…
Bollywood Musicals 101
We buy them by the truckload. Bollywood movies are subtitled in English, or at least, every single one we’ve ever…
Applying for a residency visa
Just for a laugh, I went to the Canadian government’s website to check out the Skilled Worker Self-Assessment and ran…
The Canadian government pisses me off
Fahim and I went to the Canadian High Commission here today to renew my passport. I hand over the various…
Internet? Really?
Yeah. Last time the internet went down completely, it lasted for a week and a half. I’ll take 50% packet…
Lie to me. Please.
Is it fixed? I don’t know. I’m hesitant to jinx it by saying that it is. But I could download…
And it continues.
Given that this is Sri Lanka, the country where, if you take your computer in for technical support of any…
It’s still broken. Ack!
And even though you lot don’t care, I’m upating y’all anyway. [Razz] The internet is still broken. Initially, we were…
Cows are loud
When cows go wandering past our house, they frequently Moo! very loudly. Some are quiet, and just go sauntering past…
The internet is broken. Again.
Remember back when the Olympics were being held, and an Indian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka dropped its…
How does ones internet “run out”?
If, like me, you live in Sri Lanka, it could be caused by a ship dropping anchor on the undersea…
Maps at Google.com
It has no idea what to do with Sri Lanka. It found Vancouver, British Columbia fine. Queen Elizabeth Park is…
No Electricity for HOW Many Days?
We went out and about today, like we frequently do on Mondays. On our way out, we immediately saw a…
Japanese Siblings Live With Dead Parent
Because that’s always a good idea. . . Linky. —–Begin Quote TOKYO Mar 8, 2005 Police on Tuesday questioned three siblings…
More on Mt. Lavinia Hotel
The room itself was wonderful. A/C worked beautifully, hot water for a shower was heaven, and I slept like a…
Mt. Lavinia Hotel
So my next assignment for Travel Sri Lanka the magazine is to review the Mt. Lavinia Hotel. Arrangements were made…
Monsoon Blues
Summer’s in full swing here. Well, except we don’t have summer. We have the South-East Monsoon season, and then we…
Tamatje’s Indian Restaurant
Well, we ordered take away from Tamatje last night, and they’ve gone the way of the typical Sri Lankan restaurant….
Charitable goods coming into Sri Lanka
Because of the tsunami, there are all sorts of aid agencies here who are trying to help out and many…
Mosquitoes
Are you at all curious about mosquitoes? There are quite a few varieties. Anopheles carries malaria, another carries dengue.