On Christmas eve, a long haired, bespectacled Sicilian man gave me a haircut. He had full sleeve tattoos and wore a black velvet vest over his maroon workman’s shirt. A solid 5 ft 5inches, he wore vintage round spectacles over a prominent nose that had seen a few too many breaks. His eyes twinkled, and […]
While we’re on the subject of love (and aren’t we ALWAYS on the subject of love) why do people think a happy ending to a love story means two people end up together forever? From what I’ve seen and learned in my 27 years on this planet, it’s more likely than not, ending up together […]
Originally posted on VIEWSBYW.com:So! Riots huh? Shops torched eh? Tear gas lu, curfew lu, 3 killed, few Muslim folks thrashed, a Muslim deputy minister tries to not get thrashed while another one of em minister’s contemplates whether to hand over his resignation. Oh and it seems like the president is taking shit for…
What is Meditation? Meditation is the development of our mind. In order to improve the mind, we must first recognize and understand our mind. To achieve this we must first gather our mind to us. The training we give the mind to bring it to one place, and focus on one thing is called mindful […]
To all my friends posting this picture, and calling out the atrocities that have taken place in our country these last couple of days. It is not enough to use social media to spread the word. We need to take to the streets. Too long we have been complacent while the ignorant and intolerant dare […]
Reblogged from I Am Begging My Mother Not To Read This Blog: The summer camp where I’ve been working asks kids to write and create their own short plays. My colleague Sarah directed this one that I watched last night. The basic premise: a teenaged writer is belittled by his overbearing mother for his dream […]
This past New Years weekend I went up to New Hampshire. There was an episode of cooking; a feast worthy of kings. There was an episode welcoming the New Year in a New way. There was an episode of walking through the woods, building stories and spending quality time with my Malli (aka Little Brother, […]
Mithra Returns to Banagala: The Responsibility of Wealth I’ve mentioned my brother in the past, but I today I got a portrait of him, that is not just share-worthy, but necessary. The world needs men like my Malli (Sinhalese word for younger brother). As we walked through the land, that he will inherit and manage, […]
September 2nd 11.38pm (the night before the tenants move in) Tenants will be here at 10am tomorrow. I hand over the keys and… the end. Or rather “The Beginning.” The last 36 hours have been insane with packing Jani, driving two- hours to Amherst, unpacking Jani in her new dorm room… driving two-hours back, alone, […]
I found time to play my ukulele. I found time to learn a new song song. I also found the time to make a bungled recording (I should have practiced longer- but I’m impatient to share, and not shy enough to mind) of me singing this song. Please don’t mind the mediocre cover. In this […]
Sri Lanka is such an intoxicating experience. Just when I start to believe I know my life and I love it, I go to Sri lanka and it turns me inside out, upside down. I can’t tell if I have my priorities straight. My friends can’t be called friends. (Friends is such a silly, overused […]
This isn’t a depressing post or a sad moment. It’s just a moment of contemplation, a sombre moment when I look at my life and say “This is my life. I’m Happy.” The new year dawns for me with a missed flight, added cost for a new ticket and a fleeting sorrow that I’m not […]
The post last week by shadowseeker, about stumbling and finally deciding to let go of all her crutches, to find what she needs in herself, is a theme that has revisited me through many conversations this week. Please enjoy the romantic meanderings of my mind, as I explore this idea further… even a call to […]
Originally posted on TIME:With the news that actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63—he was found at his home in California after an apparent suicide on Monday—fans around the world have been left reeling. From Twitter to late night, tributes have poured in for a man who, for many, defined comedy.…
But alone-ness doesn’t have to mean loneliness. I’ve become so comfortable with me, that encountering other people who share my enthusiasm for fun and adventure is a pleasant surprise. But the presence or absence of other people is no longer a dictating factor for fun. In fact more and more I find myself giving into my […]
A little mention of why I’m posting this… because this is what new infatuation is like for me; and the beginings of love makes my world go around. That’s all. That day, the saucers landed. Hundreds of them, golden, Silent, coming down from the sky like great snowflakes, And the people of Earth stood and […]
Originally posted on The Fight In Me: Sleeping Restless Sleep. Dreaming Dreams. Smiling love. Story. A girl with a smile to beat the sun and a figure that screams sex gets off the plane in Sri Lanka. Its 530am December 20th, 2012. A day before the world ends. She walks down the long terminal to…
Springtime in the Maritimes looks an awful lot like winter. I’ve been to Canada before, a night in Toronto, and a few nights in Montreal. But this immersion into the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the next couple of days in Prince Edward Island will have given me a true understanding of Canada. […]
Life is unpredictable, beautiful, fluorescent. And this life is not meant to be lived within the confines of social norms, and rules and requirements. We are alive! We’re meant to jump into mistakes with our whole hearts and minds. Playing it safe never became a story. Since I turned 29 (less than a week ago […]
This is my first attempt at documenting my travels through video and not only photo. Mind you I have zero videography experience. I am eager for feedback, but also excited to share a richer exposure to my island paradise. On January 6th, we head out from Morawaka to Siripade. We climbed the 2234m mountain all […]