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Hello world!
Rain, rain, more rain… It’s taken me almost a year to get to this point, phew.
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Just finished reading Orwell’s book 1984.
….loved it. His concept of a government in 1984 was unique and unusual. One has to agree that some of what he predicted is happening today. The law having an iron hold on the citizen, no freedom for some , being watched all the time and so on. I loved his writing style and the…
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Marine Drive in Wellawatte Sri Lanka.
I went down Marine Drive in Wellawatte yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised. Marine Drive, aptly named because it ran parallel to the beach, was a hive of festive activity. It was brimming with food stalls and hordes of people chatting, eating, meeting up and so forth. I loved the ambience of this place. Will be…
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Our Tuk Drivers
Who said you need google maps? You don’t if you get an experienced tuk driver to take you to your destination. recently, I got into a tuk These guys know the roads backwards. All you need to do is to mention an address in any part of Colombo & they confidently say “we can find…
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A moment of epiphany…… I am currently seated in the verandah of the holiday home of my friend. A home in Kalawana – a remote town in Sri Lanka, in the Ratnapura District. She has made this scenic place her retreat from the hustle and bustle of Colombo. I can understand why….. Her verandah overlooks…
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Private Hospitals in Colombo
Have you heard about the attitude of the doctors in most of our private hospitals? New stories keep emerging everyday about how desperate they are to make money for themselves as well as the hospitals they work for. They are known for exacerbating and exaggerating an illness when it is just a mild flu or…
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Traffic Jam:
Has anyone tried traversing Galle Road, Colombo at peak time? Horrendous…