Deepavali was festive as always with new clothes, too many sweets and cracker bursting by kids. Only hitch was when I slipped and fell on some water and hurt my knee, so that was bye bye zumba and yoga for about ten days now. DH was kind enough to be worried that the tiles did not break after me falling ...

Pascucci - Wijerama MwAfter reading about it and seeing it so often from outside, went there last weekend. I think going there twice in a row was a bit too much.The first day I loved the ice coffee Amereti with little cookies in and the works. Second day, I said just get me some ice coffee, something simple and it ...

New Year resolutions, losing weight and the likes I joined a new workout class with a gym buddy. In a moment of madness,my gym buddy suggested we join morning runs with a group. I was not sure about the whole thing but agreed to try it out; worse scenario I could always get an auto home... I was the kid ...

Its been three months since I last blogged. I have no excuse to say except that I have been very lazy with blogging. Two months of school vacation, Two family weddings in Chennai, Two trips to the beach, one month of yogaing, Reading six book, Loads of parties later - I had nothing to blog about. Ok I think I will stop now.

I went yet again to the book fair with D. We thought we ll beat the crowd and be clever about it and go at an odd time at three thirty on a Tuesday afternoon. Guess what half of Colombo and the outskirts was in there. First, we were shoved in at a rate. You don't have to walk, the ...

Nine year old shouts “ Mummy you have white hair as many as Aachis” Look at self in the mirror and almost knock the car. Does hair turn white over night? Must be after all the stress of dealing with the kids, the nanny, the job, and mom and mom in law. Well I will fix it today first ...

Soothsayer: Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be. Kung Fu Panda 2 Sometimes I feel I don’t pay attention to what is happening really around me. That’s why I had ended up at a Soothsayer instead of an ...

I went for a parenting seminar on "How to Deal with your preteen without shouting or smacking!" Desperate times call for some quick measure, the twelve year old is moody and flounces around the house with a long face all day. I know i am suppose to ignore and let her be, but its annoying when she does one of ...

A mesmerizing dance performance by Channa upuli at Nelum Pokuna last Saturday was my weekend treat. The programme had the best of dance, music, costumes, performance and venue. It was a proud moment to discover that this dance troupe had won first place at the Berlin Dance Culture festival 2012 competing with 92 countries. They truly deserve the win. ...

After all these years I have come to the conclusion that Thursdays are the second best day of the week. Getting back to blogging can be very painful after a long absent, so one sentence at a time.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a children’s book but was suggested by the Bookstore Chapters and Verses for Adults. I did wonder for a moment what could be in it, do I have the patience to read a children’s book. ( I was tired of reading to the nine year old who had an attention span of five seconds), curiosity ...

Dh had been praising wonders of this beautiful place he discovered entertaining clients, and we both got the opportunity to travel and stay a night at Haputale. The first thing that strikes you is the beauty of the resort which overlooks mountains and forests. The second thing is the silence, pin drop! Melheim in the morning! Melheim resort, Beragala Haputale. ...

After waiting for so many years to make it for the Literary festival, last friday was offered some day tickets for the day and spontaneously took off to Galle.Where do I begin.HighWayImpressive and a quick, lovely drive. I just love the fact that we can be in Galle in one hour or less. It was scenic but very worried about ...

After reading Dee and Angels posts on waxing a couple of weeks back, I looked at my feet and was horrified to see the state of them. My feet were in a state of neglect, the colour had chipped off and there was one ugly pair of feet staring right back at me.Recently I have been scared to venture for ...

Cooking is the latest craze at all ages. The kids and I watch Master Chef without fail, and absolutely love it. S is always on the cooking mama game cooking non stop. My little courtship with baking had to be temporarily stopped due to weight loss mission no 10( end of the year approaching) .The past week I have been ...

This was my Monday Night. I love stand up comedy and was so looking forward to the show. It was hilarious and had me laughing most of the evening. Some of the jokes were so true and amazed by the guys talents. My favourite would be Umar The Pakistani guy for his timely and quick wit.

My Main itinerary of attending Galle Lit Festival was to Listen to Sashi Tharoor, and make it I did as it was finishing. So, after running around the fort one hour late and in confusion, I made it only the last ten minutes of his conversation. Lunchtime IlluminationWatched four short films.Kerosene - Very beautifully shot, Full credit to the lights ...

Its been three months since I lasted posted. Was gently reminded when I read Angels post earlier today.Have been so busy, not! Just lazy and waiting for some magic fairy to do the blog posts, but apparently they don't exist.- Two months of vacation and having kids at home, it was exhausting. I had to field calls of "I am ...

I have been so good at keeping my new year resolutions. That the blog has been completely neglected.I dont know if its the fact that life is so very uninteresting and I am running out of things to say.I should dust out the blog and write something about maybought a dress from Avirate have no idea where I am going ...