I refused to celebrate independence this year. I wasn't really feeling it. No, not even the facebook displays of the flag and patriotism could get to me. What independence, my head keeps asking no one in particular.Someone said, independence from the British, of course. Snort. Really? We are, as a nation still not over having been a colony, we either ...

Getting off at 4.30pm on a Tuesday is a good feeling. It's almost mid week. Yay! But, how happy can you really be? Friday is still far far away. I try to set the pace to a day at a time. Minimise the commitments after work. Maybe even have some fun, not too much. Just enough to add some life ...

The long eagerly awaited Android 4.4 update is downloading on the Nexus 4 as we speak, ladies and gentlemen. As you might be able to tell, I've been waiting for it, pretty much ever since they announced the Nexus 5 release, almost three weeks ago now. The most exciting feature has been the updated "Ok, Google" (Open, Sesame!) voice command, ...

It's hard to keep track of the important things in life sometimes. Especially when things get busy and the day to day grind really keeps your nose to the ground. There is something about the hot chocolate though. Perhaps it's the nostalgia. The memories. A symbol of what it means, and the idea that you are never alone, when you ...

Sometimes it's hard to tell what you're looking at, until you take a step back and look at the larger picture. That's an important point to keep in mind when living life in general. Having said that, it doesn't mean we should discard what is right in front of our faces either. Beauty is in whatever we choose to see it in. Enjoy.

I really am thankful to the internet. How easy it is to find any recipe at a whim, no matter what ingredients one is stuck with at home and play around with wondrous creations. How easy it is to learn from strangers who have shared their own experiences already and tweaks to recipes with pictures. A wonderful collection of human ...

Khuram Shaikh visited Sri Lanka with his girlfriend. Like any other holiday, any other tourist.Yet, he ended up brutally murdered. The details are horrific. Tisaranee Gunasekara wrote this piece in 2012, and in May, 2014 justice is still somewhat ambiguous.One year ago, at a resort in the Rajapaksa-heartland of Tangalle, a British tourist was murdered and his Russian companion brutalised.The ...

Are in the little things... A tiny little bud straining towards the golden sunlightSoaking up the suneager to catch a glimpse of the glory No matter how short. Alive

Weekends are especially good. Especially when staring deeply in to premonition like reflections in my morning coffee/chocolate mocha I pretend is really tea on a Thursday morning. I realise how impatiently I anticipate Fridays. And eagerly welcome the weekend. The match is going well. We're going to win. The Mister is happy, once in a while commenting on how silly ...

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 ...

The Mister has been sick. It started with a text message lamenting the fact he was slowly dying. Then as the day increased his lamentations of impending doom grew and I ended up going home early just to spend a few hours more attending to him.It is curious how the common cold affects us all in different ways. Dare I ...

Always leaves a sense of awe and resignation, that time indeed does fly.Why, it was only yesterday I was excited for 2013. What, we're already in November? 2014, looming, just around the corner. Thanksgiving, yet another one. And Christmas! Hard to not be excited about this part of the year. November is still bitter sweet. Not only because I am ...

A recipe originally discovered in a kids cook book in my childhood, it has come a long way. Since then I've been able to experiment with various ingredients and this is one variation of the home made meatballs and Bologna that really is quite yummy and no that difficult to make. You need - Minced chicken or beef (meat of ...

She doesn't care for appearances, having just woken up from her sleep. Dazed. Confused by reality when it sunk in, different from her emotions a few seconds ago in her dream.She switches the computer on, trembling. Dialing a number she had been told not to call anymore."Hello." Cold, nothing there. "Are we done?".."yes." "But we kissed in my dream and ...

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 ...

I have been around cameras ever since I was a child. Yet,  a fascination over taking photographs as a hobby came on a school trip to Anuradhpura a very long time ago. Things were not digital then. I remember looking ridiculous in my school uniform with my fathers large canon camera around my. Heavy but the highlight of my trip. ...

I was pretty pooped out and ready to pass out as soon as my head hit my pillow. When quite stupidly my eye caught an article about an app that lets you rate men. For women. Men can use it to show case themselves. It's downloadable on android and ios, for people already on Facebook. You can only rate or ...

My rants against Facebook continues. The latest one? They're removing the "Who can look up your timeline by name" setting. They want me to click "Okay, I understand," when I honestly do not. Why can't they just keep it. Why are they making my privacy less and less an option I have. Here's the thing. They're saying they are taking ...

You know how they can be unbearably like what they are? Go to such lengths to embarrass you and hide in public?But then, something happens, and you're reminded, no matter how much they may yell at you for the most mundane things, when it comes down to the real stuff, they got your back. They'll agree with what you did, ...

It doesn't matter where you are in the world, the sight of the sky is all you need to feel rejuvenated. Recharged. Thankful to be alive.Ready to face yet another entire week of the same routine, over and over again. Just to do the same chores over the weekend to wake up again on Monday. Still for all, this sunrise is what reminds you of why we are alive. Good morning, world!