Ok, this is pretty random, like most thoughts in my head.But they trouble me, dress codes. I cannot count the number of events I simply drop just because the logistics seem all too fuzzy for my head to clear up and organize. That dreaded line at the bottom of an invitation can bring me to a crashing halt and generally ...

So it is that time of the year again, when the only thing you know about Halloween is that it can be quite fun! For those of us on this side of the world of course, it can be second hand. But still, no one is stopping us from celebrating it in our own way, however we may deem fit ...

This quote, "You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past" really got me thinking. What a perfect quote. Also, religion irks me. I understand the need for it. But. Did we not have religion to help remind people of right and wrong, to help keep the world civilized? I know great ...

Empathy is a strange creature. People display it in the strangest ways. Some have it, some not so much.Particularly, when for instance, one announces a break up or divorce, people react with utmost horror and sadness. Grief almost, for the victims of divorce. Break up too, but of course at a much lower lower level.Others pretend to take a stand, ...

The internet is finally making it's way and challenging the status quo of the university classroom. Perhaps this was how education was always supposed to be. Free and accessible to anyone in the world, with a (relatively faster) internet connection.It is still, quite undeniably in the very new stages. Been picking up for a while, but still very new to ...

Reading The Economist article on elections in Sri Lanka, it reminds me that democracy still works in our small island nation. Despite the daily frustrations and political messups we witness all too frequently in the media, it is still a refreshing thought that our votes still count.The one place, where despite our differences, tamil, sinhalese, muslim, burgher or english speaker, ...

Before e-mail and whatsapp came along, there was snail mail. It wasn't instant or easy to do. It required planning and time and well, patience. It took a considerable amount of effort to go to the post office. Wait in line. Why, it was even expensive.But no one can deny that it was special.Judging from a conversation I just had ...

The world is a sad place.Even when it is seemingly joyful, it really isn't. The true nature of it is really that it's just one big heartache waiting to happen. Oh but wait. Didn't someone already say that? ha. I guess you really got to live it to get it.Even when we are happiest. We are sad. As one of ...

Guess who graced the BMICH grounds,  on yet another year of the International Colombo Book Fair! How fortunate to be alive! How sad my budget is limited. As usual,  I spent most of my time in the J hall where the used book sections are. How magical to find a hidden treasure in these collections and. I did. A Kahlid ...

Why hello Saturday. How are you?The sun was beaming out, shyly emerging from behind the gloomy rain clouds that have been hovering over Colombo this past week. The morning was rather glorious, a good start to the weekend.Needless to say, full advantage was taken of this phenomenon and I lazily sat around the house, consumed by the depression I feel ...

Someone explain to me how this whole work for a living concept came about. Day in, day out, no matter how much one may love their job (I really do, once I actually get there, that is), just dragging myself there seems like such an effort.And oh yes. How is it that in the Hawkings movie, they say the Universe ...

The 3D movie experience in Sri Lanka, sadly is such a disappointment.Let me confess, first of all, I am not much of a 3D movie person to begin with. So, of course my expectations are pretty low. But my most recent experience of Iron Man in 3D at the Majestic Cinema (4th floor), and then Star Trek 3D at the ...

So, I've been playing around with the same old apps on Android lately and can't seem to understand why we need to be running multiple apps that pretty much do the same thing, thus effectively draining our phone batteries and increasing our data charges.This is how I feel about the following apps - (Used and tested on both Android and ...

"Why is the Sky so blue?!!!" she screamed, in a sudden burst of energy and excitement that Arjeta had always encouraged. Growing up, Arjeta had never been given the sort of taken for granted simple luxuries her beloved daughter was given. She suppressed a smile, knowing the torrent of questions that would soon follow from her grinning, smiley faced four ...

This is how she feels like, most of the time. Because she knew, that was what she had become, and was; on the inside.Yes, of course the makeup was all for show. Just to distract the observer from the sad eyes that stared back, if you looked too closely and held her gaze, too long. There was the ugly side ...

Facebook: Friend or Foe?Let's face it. We've all known Facebook is in the business of profiling us. Then sharing it and making money off of it.I had consoled myself, saying it depended on what I would share with it. How can they possibly profile me if I don't give them accurate information? I'm smarter than them. Right? Well, No. I ...

Lately I've picked up this annoying habit of reading a couple of books simultaneously. By the looks of it, seems like I won't be finishing any of them any time soon. All these stories stuck in my head are starting to bug me.The danger of beginning to read a book is that you immediately start investing emotionally in characters, plot ...