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 to finish. We…
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 woke up at…
The military is on alert.
The President has put the military on alert because of the bombing. Fahim doesn’t know what that entails – it…
Police station bombed
Today, a bomb went off in a police station. I was in Bambalapitiya (and I sure do hope I spelled…
Pure Bee Honey
Is there another kind? :p Well, yes, actually, and scarily enough. At the grocery store, we can buy Medical Grade…
Dengue Fever?
Fahim thinks he’s caught something, and he’s not sure what, but he has a fever, and dengue is going around….
Shopping Experiences
I did some shopping on my way home from fixing a computer today. I had a few things on my…
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 Lanka with the…
Computer repairs in Sri Lanka
I’m getting into doing computer repairs for various people from church. It seems to happen wherever I am. 🙂 The…
Gotukola Sambol
I made Gotukola Sambol today for the first time ever. I’ve had it – frequently, the packets we get from…
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, even with all…
Monsoon continues
It’s dark today. It’s a few minutes before 8 am, and it’s so overcast that, even with all the windows…
Things that go Boo!
I’ve mentioned how the Boneeto cheese commercials freak me out. They also have milk commercials. With the same skeleton figures….
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 that. Let’s go,…
The Mango Tree
And I’m not referring to one growing in someone’s backyard. Nope. I’m referring to the restaurant by that name. The…
Police Most Corrupt Organization
On the local news, at least the one in English, most mornings, perhaps all mornings? the news anchor person has…
monkey on rooftop
Fahim’s been talking, sporadically, about a monkey on a rooftop that he can see out our living room window. I’ve…
Internet. Yay.
Yeah, I know. Blog is having problems. I published today, but somehow the images didn’t work. Boo hoo. I’m serious….
More on Monsoons
I know I don’t talk about the monsoon every day – even though it’s happening every day. Well, lookit, do…
And then there were none. . .
That was what I wanted, anyway. The frenetic dancing ants were back. Ugh. I had to de-insect the entire kitchen….
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 the news this…
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 lot about ants…
Fahim Finds Floss
Fahim went to the grocery store and picked up a few things. Among them was floss. What? They had it…
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 to guess, is…