This Monday finds me particularly blue. Withdrawal symptoms from the incredibly epic weekend that has just passed is being felt - and I am struggling to find the motivation to get started on this weeks mammoth To-Do task list.Let us reminisce so I can relive this weekend one more time. (The names are there for clarity in my own jumbled ...

A year ago when I attended my first Toastmasters Division conference, I was sorely tempted to lie about my age. APIIT is one of the youngest Toastmasters clubs in the country and indeed perhaps the only one attached to a university. Walking in all I could see were adults – so confident in their ways, so grown up and at ...

I am a nerd. A huge one. And I love when I meet other nerds. Three years ago I lived in Sydney for one year and was lucky enough to meet some truly awesome people I am still in touch with today. One of these lovely ladies is Gabriella Edelstein who is one of the few people I know who ...

(The following is one in a few interviews/feature pieces that I am writing in the lead up to Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015 scheduled to take place on the 22nd and 23rd of August. Keep an eye on this space for more pieces coming up over the next couple of days)My Saturday mornings are usually pretty routine - catch up with friends, ...

"This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear, we are infinite"(Best book ...

(This is a wonderful imitative by @SriLankaDiaries for writers. Essentially what they do is give you a words for the day and you write a 55 word story for it. It could be a whole story, a fragment anything as long as its no more than 55 words. [http://srilankastories.blogspot.com/]They've done a competition and sometimes they give genres. You don't necessarily ...

This issue first piqued my interest when I read Rev. Evan Dolive's open letter to Victoria's Secret about their decision to launch a new line of underwear aimed at adolescent girls."The new brand called, “Bright Young Things,” includes lace black cheeksters with the word “Wild” emblazoned on it, green and white polka-dot hipsters screen printed with “Feeling Lucky?” and a ...

(This post is dedicated to the memory of those who suffered during Black July and the torturous events that followed)Yesterday marked 30 years since the blackest day in our nations history – we call it Black July. This marked the true beginning in many ways, of an ethnic conflict that leaves our earth soaked in blood, our families ravaged and ...

There is something about summer and the magic it brings. As someone once said “summer is like the ultimate one night stand, totally thrilling, hot as hell and gone before you know it”. I think what is magical about summer – is that it is always seen as a respite from real life. What happens during summer happens during ...

She leans down slowly,Ever so slowly,Till you can feel her breathTickle your earHer hair swings forward,Brushes her shoulder,Swings back and forthAnd you suppress the urge to touch itTake a deep breath,Allow her scent to fill youLavender, Peppermint And a touch of Chanel No. 5Her head turns, Just for a secondAnd her eyes, those clear endless eyesMeet yours,You can almost read ...

Here I am at Manning Bar procrastinating. Yet again. What I should be doing right now is working on my essay for American History. Pfft but who really cares about the 1896 election? University life continues, and things continue to change. Chronicles II is based on student elections for the board of the Student Union. And what an experience ...

I type these words seated in the open light of the Manning Bar food court and enjoy some sunshine after class before meeting a friend to purchase some textbooks.Everyone tells you that university is an experience unlike any other and they are seriously not kidding. I have spent a month now as an Undergraduate Arts student at the University of ...

"There are things that you can't do – like writing letters to a part of yourself. To your feet or hair. Or heart" - The God of Small Things.Here is a letter to a feeling - which I suppose is a part of myself. Can it be done? I tried anyway.Hey you,I often catch myself thinking of you at times ...

(This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I am writing for The Weekend Express of News Express Ltd) On the 28th of February and the 1st of March at Cinnamon Lakeside, The British Council hosted the annual Schools Now! conference under the Partner Schools Global Network banner. This involves ...

As I write this week’s piece I glance out of the window not to my usual Colombo view, but instead to the sweltering heat that is Chennai in the summer. Spending the last week in India has made me reflect on my last visit here, which was spent in Delhi in the middle of winter. I came to Delhi as ...

(This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I am writing for The Weekend Express of News Express Ltd)A friend of mine – A* had someone impersonate her on a popular networking app a few days ago. She was alerted by someone who messaged her on Facebook asking if she ...

It’s been a long time since I have written just for myself. There was a time when I wrote far more often and with far more ease about how I was feeling. I would upload and share without hesitation, laying my thoughts bare to whoever deigned to read them. This hesitation I writing is new and unfamiliar to me, ...

(This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning) As we try to heal and recover from this painful time, a recent conversation with some fellow feminists comes to mind. We talked about the women that came before us and what we learnt from them. We reflected on the strength of movements and how ...

This song has been stuck in my head all weekend. It’s a fantastic song, one I’m sure most of us have heard at some point or another.But it’s the story behind the lyrics and that, combined with the beat and rhythm that makes it magic. After all who doesn’t love a good tragic love story? This song also conjures up ...

Hold me, to keep me from falling apart.Kiss me gently, to help me forget the hurt.Look deep into my eyes, and smile.I want to be the reason for the sparkle in your eyes.I want to be the reason you smile each day.I want to be the one that you think about.“I am the wordsYou are the tune,Play me” When your ...