Found on Hollaback Mumbai, an absolutely brilliant comic I found drawn by Tory for a pre-teen on how to deal with perverts and the aftermath. Really, really REALLY wish someone had told me all this those days! Sigh. Please share with your girlfriends, sisters and cousins 'cos you never know when a desperado lies await to prey on them.
In my opinion, Kalumaali was the best thing that ever happened to Sri Lankan English language theater. I based this opinion on few factors. One of such factors is that how Ruwanthie D’Chickera shrewdly brought the theme to the reality by the innovative stage usage and brilliantly crafted script. Even she had the luxury of going through the manuscript ...
Last week I managed to step into the National Library for the book launch of Amden Noothana Janakatha (ඇම්ඩන් - නුතන ජනකතා) which translates to english as Amden- Modern Folk tales. There's hardly anyone in Sri Lanka who hasn’t heard about Amden or one of his stories. Though his stories may not have reached some of our elders the ...
Colombo-Badulla express train indeed offers some breathtaking views of the Sri Lankan Hill Country. The colors, the weather and the whole ambiance just takes you to a whole different world and leaves lasting memories in your mind. If you are up for a long but a rewarding train ride, I highly suggest you take the Colombo-Badulla train from Fort ...
Well, last weekend we hitched a ride to Haputale. The train was already booked for the weekend so we decided to head there by bus. One of my friend'stold me about the "Super Line" bus which actually offers a very comfortable night transportation between Colombo and Badulla. After some Googling we came up with this very informative post on Lakdasun ...
Paranoid Earthling is one of the most prominent and well known Rock/Grunge acts i Sri Lanka. Few week back they put up an electric performance at Aphrodisiac at their self-titled concert "Paranoid Earthling Live". There were also performances by Nevi'im; an exciting new act by Dhas brothers as well as well known experimental stoner rock band Karmic Sulphur. With all ...
First I saw this book; my purchase decision solely lied on its beautiful design. The chaotic, unconventional graphic design approach mesmerized me and it’s really rare to find such experimentation in a paperback novel format in Sri Lankan Literature. Second point which captured my eye was that even he appeared in a pen name, the author stated that he’s ...
Came across this amazing 20 minute documentary produced for Aisan Human Rights Commission, which i think every Sri Lankan regardless of their own opinion about human rights should have a look at. The documentary is deeply disturbing and takes a very insightful look at the "torture epidemic" that has gripped the Sri Lankan Police system. Mr.Basil Fernando of Aisan ...
It's around 7PM and I'm taking a short walk from the Coffee Bean towards St. Bridget's Convent where my husband was to pick me up from. I'm wearing a dress, flat shoes, my handbag, a paper bag in one hand and my phone in the other.I see a man in trousers and a shirt coming towards me. He looks like ...
Sorry for the constant copy pasting but I thought this article was brilliant and made me feel all warm inside for being a girl guide for so many years! It truly is a wonderful, empowering organisation for young girls and I can't wait to make my kids join and become girl scouts one fine day! From Why I Will Always ...
A lot of people seem to be surprised by my enthusiasm on the Sean Paul concert happening next week. I personally find that its all about perception. Sean Paul is Jamaican and one of the many commercial artists coming from the Caribbean. This includes Rhianna, Bahamen, Sean Kingston and Bob Marley who share a common base, primarily traditional African music, ...
May you reach your goals, fulfill your ambitions and most importantly enjoy life while it lasts.... here's to an year filled with creativity, innovation and inspiration! Best wishes for the New Year from everyone at Mathawaada!
The idea behind this post is to offer a quick insight into the 3 campsites in Horton Plains. We had camped out on campsites 1 and 2 in the past several years, but this year when we wanted to camp out on site 3, we weren't able to find any detailed comparisons on all three sites. So as I have ...
First episode of our Tube talk show Idea Pettiya is now live!! We spoke with Anjula Rasanga, who is a independent filmmaker and a cartoonist who recently screened his first feature documentary "Angam". The documentary goes in depth into the Sri Lankan traditional martial arts called "Angam Pora", so in this episode we discuss what inspired him to make ...
Its been sometime since Drg and I did our first feature documentary with four Sri Lankan metal bands called Arise. When we decided that we wanted to do this documentary we hardly had any material to work with, even though the Sri Lankan metal scene has been alive and kicking (at least in a very smaller scale) for so ...
I'm so totally duplicating this from my blog, but thought I'd share it here because it is A VERY interesting article I came across and I think more people should read it.. :)Hugh Boyd who came as an envoy to the Kandyan Court in 1782 writes,The Cingalese women exhibit a striking contrast to those of all other Oriental Nations ...
I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY by Janine Allen Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a ...
Watched this amazing documentary by Kevin Macdonald on Bob Marley. Was waiting for this with great anticipation since I saw the trailer several months back. Given the director and the publishers (Magnolia Pictures) I had a feeling this was going to be a great documentary. Magnolia Pictures in particular have produced and released some great documentaries. This is surely ...
