More on Sri Lankan Elections
And then I find out that Sri Lanka will be holding provincial elections this year, as well. Oh really? My…
Actor’s Death Predicted
A Sri Lankan actor was on the news today talking about the political situation here. Let me interrupt first and…
Things That Make Me Scream!!!!
I walk into the bathroom to, you know, use the facilities, and I end up screaming! I can’t stop myself…
Worldwide Elections
We’ve been seeing a lot in the news, specifically on CNN and Channel News Asia, about elections all over the…
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. Yup, no holidays…
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 astuteness. Combined with…
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 from Utah. Good…
And here are the requisite sunset pictures.
I throw them at you every now and then, and yes, they are different ones each time. And five days…
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 angle, go forward…
No babies delivered by this stork.
Fahim took a picture for me of a stork. Really? A stork? But it doesn’t look like a stork. So…
The President is nutso.
The President gave a press conference, and in it, she read from a prepared speech – or, at least, from…
Pizza in Sri Lanka
By the time I get back home to Fahim, it’s 4:30, and I’ve been gone for more than 10 hours,…
Negumbo Branch
Today, a bunch of us went up to Negumbo for church. District President Sunil, who goes by his first name,…
More on Paranoia, AKA Data Backups
If you haven’t already, please read this article this article on backups. There has been some publicity and comments about…
Internet – Yay!!
I got to play on the internet today. But my back hurts after a couple of hours – but at…
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 gone. It was…
450 Counts of Election Violence
There are now over 450 counts of election violence, but I haven’t heard any more about anyone dying, so perhaps…
Family History Stuff
Remember me talking about Brother and Sister Houssian from Hong Kong? They came over so I could talk to Sister…
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 hoping – really…
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 after about 8…
Cheese Commercial Creeps Out Canadian
Boneeto has a commercial for their cheese product, which is sold in individually wrapped cubes which are packaged in a…
Sri Lankan Elections – Body Count at 2
Two dead, but another 150+ counts of election violence. Man, these guys need to take a serious look to Canada…
Rain, rain, and nothin’ but rain!
We’re not scheduled to have much rain here until May when Monsoon Season hits. March and April, though, are supposed…