If there is one country, where a troubling Human Rights record remains undisputed, that is Saudi Arabia. When I happened to read two seemingly paradoxical news articles published by the Daily Mirror on the same day, SL maid to be stoned to death; ministry files appeal[i]and SL keen on sending skilled workers to Saudi: Envoy[ii]it seemed little has changed since ...
When Facebook added Whatsapp for 19 Million in 2016 to the list of social media platforms it already owned, I suppose we all knew what that meant. And so, the day has finally arrived when FB does the usual bullying tactic -- where it begins to aggressively make you agree to the arbitrary data collecting activities it has been doing ...
I disagree with the view, when one group of people (the french, in this case), are going through an awful experience, turning around and saying, well what about Beirut, Iraq, how come there was no outpouring of grief, huh? huh? While this is true, it...is pointless. Yes, the media is biased in their reporting. No, we have not forgotten what ...
The magic of postcards. Who can deny it? The multifaceted benefits of this art, and yes, it is certainly an art, are oh so many. When you're travelling, or just in your usual habitat, what other best way to:1) send a quick "hello, I am thinking of you" to loved ones2) tell people where you are and maybe even send ...
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, ...
I wish I could do a picture a day for 365 days. Or keep at anything for a long stretch of time. Stick to one book. I'm almost 80% of the first Game of Thrones book. But I'm worried I should be reading more substantial books, with history and knowledge in them, instead of mediaeval make believe fantasy. The NPR ...
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 ...
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 ...
We're travelling to and from things all the time. I suppose in a way we're all time travellers and memories are what take us back and forth. The good, the bad and the ugly, if you will. I really have a lot of little adventures I want to share as posts and will try to do that in the next ...
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 ...
Well it's been a pretty good month, folks. The second month of 2014 already gone by. Eyes and arms wide open for March. Need to prioritise and be more productive next month. Time is too short. Let's do it!
I met a lady who has a snow globe collection and I marvelled at them. How pretty and colourful. Such a sight of pleasantness that brings a smile. With just a touch of wistfulness. Who would've ever thought snow globes would make me sad. The thought itself makes me even sadder. Is it the memories? Of innocence lost? I remind ...
It's been a while since I thought about anything. Inspirations come and go. Funny how they are fleeting. Like a feather in the wind. Once past, it is lost forever. What ever inspired a thought and torrent of words, never return. Disappear in to the air, just like where ever it came. I'll keep this in bullet form so random ...
The feeling of numbness that echoes through each bone of our bodies. A low rumble of a shudder, a cry, a piercing of the heart in a loop of despair.Suffering.Questions, hopes, and fears played over and over in the brain. An unbearable longing for a loved one that brings you to your knees.Musings on loss, of the mundane everyday afterwards. ...
Time stops still, while the sun sets Each and every evening Over the parking lot Over the trees Across the hill tops on the horizon I sip my tea As the fading lights Dancing hues glow and fade As twinkling lights Of stars Only disturbed by descending Plane lights And the darkness sets in The best time of the day ...
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, ...
You do not know me, yet having read “Left to Tell:Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust” you have shared a deeply personal, intimate experience with the reader. Now I feel obliged to share how your story has impacted my own life, and thoughts on an unfortunately dark side of human nature. It seems rather important that I begin by ...
I wish I could learn oh, so many things. As I get older, I realize my time is short. Besides, having to make a living really cuts in to my free time. Plus, studying never seems to end, either. I know, personal goals and the cultural brain washing we have been through, that pushes us to gain an 'education' not ...
