I'm not the most religious person in the world, but I do know that when times get tough, it helps to have a little faith. A friend posted this as his status and some of it really struck a chord for me - maybe these words will help you someday :)1. Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull ...
[Letting go is always hard. And sometimes when your heart breaks you think it can never be healed. Then suddenly one day you realized that you've moved on without even realizing it. You realized that your heart has long since healed and you never even knew. And you're ready to finally put the past behind you where it belongs and ...
Last week in Bangalore, India over 600 Toastmasters from Bangalore, Mangalore, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka gathered for the Mid-Year Conference of District 82. The two days were a chance for the D82 Toastmasters to network, wrap up the first term of the year, watch the finals of the Evaluation and Hunrous speech contests and the fantastic educational sessions.One ...
(I have been tweeting and Facebooking endlessly about my undergraduate law thesis which is on media and criminal law. Essentially I look at how the media has influenced/reported upon famous cases in Sri Lanka, UK and USA and how this has affected developments in law. It's turning out to be fascination and I am really enjoying it - so I ...
I fell in love with Evita for the first time, when at the age of 9 my dad purchased a CD called 'The Best of Broadway . 'Don't cry for me Argentina' was one of the tracks featured - and it was love at first sound.'I watched the movie starring - Madonna and Antonia Bandaras and rapidly "Buenos Aries" became ...
Keeping in with what I have been doing for a couple of years now, once again (after quite a hiatus) I return to the small space of the internet that harbors parts of my soul, to reflect upon the year gone by and what is to come. I also decided that I will put down some lessons and dreams I ...
I feel like before I venture into the realms of adulthood – I should take a moment to reflect on the years past. This is a list (yes, yes then control freak within like’s lists, big surprise) – of things I’ve learned and hope to remember by the nest big milestone – aka 30. 1. Don’t forget – Your best ...
Fear exists and is very much a part of who I am. Funny because among the many things people use to describe me the words ‘loud’, ‘overconfident’, ‘in-your-face’, ‘brash’ often come up. Not the most complimentary.I am loud. But I am also an intensely private person. I trust very few and confide in even fewer. As of now there are ...
As human beings, I think sometimes we spend so much of our time compartmentalizing our lives, our thoughts and our relationships into neat boxes with straight lines drawn around the edges. We draw lines to keep some things in and other things out. I wonder, is this our way of trying to bring some order to the chaos?The hardest place ...
“Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, LoveTypically of me - two years after the movie release and 3 years after seeing the book lying around my house - I finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert's 'Eat, Pray, Love'. This is primarily because I was reading other things, living life and I was, to ...
Reflections of the GLF 2012 through the eyes of a Lit Lover18th January 2012The festival has begun. Its air can be felt on every street corner in the Galle Fort, which seems to come alive. Suddenly the sleepy Fort is bustling with people whose cotton bags, boldly emblazoned with “Galle Literary Festival 2012” swing from their shoulders, programs in hand. ...
Last week, Dark Light productions debuted with What If, written and directed by Wasaam Ismail and on one blog post a storm of controversy was stirred up. I had been dying to comment for a while, then figured I might as well pen my thoughts.I was present for opening night and let me just state for the record I was ...
Burn slowWith the helpof a single matchBe set alightFly upAmong the starsBrighter evenAn explosion of colourBurn brightBurn large and warmHear gasps of wonderFar down belowThe light fadesBegin the fallHit the earthSpark by sparkExtraordinaryBeautifulShort livedMake it count
On the 30th of August at the third sitting of Sri Lanka Youth Parliament, the Parliament and observers were honored with a visit from Mrs. Navanethem Pillay, the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights who addressed them while she is in the island on her official visit. Before one reads any further please do keep in mind that I am ...
Reflections of the GLF 2012 through the eyes of a Lit Lover20th January 2012When I arrive at the Galle Fort the next morning at 9am the number of people attending the festival seems to have doubled thanks to the fact that its now the weekend. I spot an group outside Amangalla listening to renowned architect Channa Daswatta before heading off ...
"When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots are become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not ...
One chapter ends. Another begins.I was very sorry to see the end of the Taste of Colombo 2012 festival and thus my time at Lanka Event Management. As stressful as the last few weeks were, it was one of the greatest learning experiences I have had. I will miss working with the team a great deal. I think what was ...
(Second article for Etisalat's new magazine. You can read the first article here and last months work here. This one is about the new gadgets that have been launched last month)Barnes & Noble gets into the gadget marketNot to be out done by Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Barnes and Noble unveiled their new Nooks – the HD and the HD+. Like ...
(Le LOVE this one. It's from a fellow writer friend Shabeeb Muzammil, of who's work I am a big fan. His prefacing words to this are as follows - thought I'd try out something new again. It's more of song than a poem, but either way; let me know what you thinkI have not been able to get this out ...
