Watching a child grow »
sampath.wordpress.com8 hours ago
We are experiencing an interesting time these days. Our little girl is starting to speak English and has come to a stage where she is picking up everything that is being said around her. She also seems to understand the meaning of what has been said. Accordingly, she has also learned to express her desires [ ... ]
Cricket - What’s up with us? »
ramblingsmind.blogspot.com10 hours ago
So, I went for Sunday's match, we lost. I watched a bit of yesterday's match. We lost. Now, before you think... Hmm it must be you, NO! I'm not the bad luck charm because I didn't watch the Dambulla match, and we still lost!1996 - stuff of legend. Made [ ... ]
Trincomalee Navy docks Google Earth »
cerno.wordpress.com11 hours ago
Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Navy base (pictured below) saw its first air borne intruder since the Japanese air raid in 1940. Unloading home made bombs somewhere on this sprawling base from a slow flying air craft isn’t a feat of marksmanship. The hard part of course is to try and hit a small aircraft in the [ ... ]
All fall down »
divine3.blogspot.com15 hours ago
So, following the last 2 posts, I've been trying to see what I can do to keep my mind off things.... It certainly isn't easy to do... But I guess eventually things will turn better.... It's just that going through it right now is so hard... I've been t [ ... ]
3 some at BMICH »
mockmenot.blogspot.com15 hours ago
in fact its a 4 some... pixed this at BMICH few weeks back [ ... ]
Blogs I like to read… »
themissingsandwich.wordpress.com16 hours ago
There’s a list of blogs that I tend to read regularly (you know who you are, you’re on my blogroll after all!) but there are also a few new ones that have caught my eye or have actually been recommended by other bloggers that I’ve got pretty attached to. So much so that kottu or [ ... ]
How to improve your Alexa rank »
rumblinglankan.com18 hours ago
If you are doing paid reviews , selling text links or anything that is related to advertising and making money online then it is important to improve your Alexa rank. Although I have a decent Alexa rank ( around 130,000 ) I never gave much thought about actively trying to improve it. I really started [ ... ]
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www.kanabona.com21 hours ago
the new jewelry collection by pure passion
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Lady Lazarus »
themissingsandwich.wordpress.com1 day ago
I’ve been wanting to post this for a while now. My 29th birthday would have been ideal, but somehow I don’t think I can wait that long. Rising from the ashes or just simply from the dead, can’t really have a set date, now can it? When it needs to be posted, it needs to [ ... ]
True Spirit of the Olympics »
hashen.blogspot.com1 day ago
Whatever the critics say about China, I say that they did a bang up job of the Olympics and showed their colors to the world. They managed to beat the US of A with the highest number of gold medals, 51 ranking 2nd in the total medal count with 100. Sad [ ... ]
Twitter Tools that save your time »
rumblinglankan.com1 day ago
Twitter is not the latest in blogging but until recently I didn’t gave it much thought , but after seing the potential of Twitter in the Thirty Day Challenge I think I’m going to put some effort into building a following in Twitter. Twitter is a tricky thing , if not used properly it has [ ... ]
Kandyn couple-Berefoot yesterday.. »
mockmenot.blogspot.com1 day ago
yep..used my Nokia phone cam to capture this at Berefoot [ ... ]
All’s Fair (Part I) »
blacklullaby.wordpress.com1 day ago
So what according to you is war? Do you picture an ancient Persian battleground on which thousands are slain, or do you visualize soldiers and gunfire and grenades? Well it’s only human that you do. After all, these are some of the first thoughts that run through our head when we are asked to describe [ ... ]
So, they voted again huh? »
phlayer.blogspot.com1 day ago
Bloody hell, they voted for those monkey's again. Gun Shot and One Shot seem to have gotten their fair share. In all fairness though, the UNP isn't something even I would vote for either... and not having an UNP to vote for means there's no one to vote [ ... ]
Hectic.. »
chaarmax.wordpress.com1 day ago
With almost a week of Bachelor-hood to go, life couldn’t be more hectic. To add to the soup I’m in, I switched jobs last week. Yes, I left the comfortable, easy going job for a fast paced, work intensive, highly competitive job, where everybody loves to wash their jobs on to your hands. Do you [ ... ]
(mis)understanding »
nazreen.wordpress.com2 days ago
pain. relationships suffer love goes buried underneath anger. words unspoken, countless shouted pointless hurt. All because our combined vocabulary is inadequate [ ... ]
InterCast - advertisement »
chathuranga.blogspot.com2 days ago
Ceylon 1890 road trip pictures »
cerno.wordpress.com2 days ago
All the nostalgia from the rest-house post and then I get a link to this youtube video clip of photos from the 1890s. Very exotic colonial east. You have to watch the video slide show with the sound track You may have seen it making the rounds via email. I was going to [ ... ]
Make Money with RevResponse Promotion »
rumblinglankan.com2 days ago
RevResponse is a great way to make money online by giving away free e-books and white papers to your readers. And usually they are very generous towards there partners as well.This month I got a 50$ payment from them for mentioning there Challenge. And if most of your traffic is coming from USA and Canada [ ... ]
Tree of Hope »
ramblingsmind.blogspot.com2 days ago
Perhaps past events have hurt you, but you must still have hope. For without hope, your existence becomes dull. Pessimism is only good so far. With hope, life becomes a sunrise, you become more open to possibilities, opportunities and events. As the pi [ ... ]
Unwritten Laws »
themissingsandwich.wordpress.com2 days ago
You know how we speak of injustices in life that just can’t be changed? I’m not talking about crime or discrimination or racism here. I’m talking about the way life goes. That vicious cycle we keep repeating from stage to stage and page to page in our lives. I was just looking at the relationships [ ... ]
Derby St. Kew feb 2008 »
nazreen.wordpress.com3 days ago
Derby St. Kew feb 2008, originally uploaded by nazreen.sansoni. I used to live here… [ ... ]
Canberra Feb 2008 »
nazreen.wordpress.com3 days ago
canberra Feb 2008, originally uploaded by nazreen.sansoni [ ... ]
How to be a Great Writer »
ravana.wordpress.com3 days ago
How to be a great writer by Charles Bukowski you’ve got to fuck a great many women beautiful women and write a few decent love poems. and don’t worry about age and / or freshly-arrived talents. just drink more beer more and more beer and attend the racetrack at least once a week and win if possible. learning to win is hard– any slob can be a good loser. and [ ... ]
Learning a lot from Thirty Day Challenge »
rumblinglankan.com3 days ago
Last month I joined the Thirty Day Challenge program and because of getting tied with work , crappy internet connection etc I didn’t follow it that well.Since the office work has lessened in the last few days I decided to go through the material available in the training section and I felt really stupid for [ ... ]
Expressed myself (2) »
divine3.blogspot.com3 days ago
The reply has come. It wasn't great.... Quite diplomatic... but hurtful...It didn't work....:( But then, atleast he'll be happy.... and I wish him all the best..Well, I tried.. I could use a drink now.... guess I'll wait till the weekend...How do I hel [ ... ]
I am Woman, hear me Purrrrr »
themissingsandwich.wordpress.com3 days ago
I had one of the most interesting weekends ever. Saturday especially. I spent the entire day at a HIV/AIDS and gender identity workshop. Hopefully I’ll be putting all that knowledge to use if I’m free this weekend. No that doesn’t mean that I’m going to go out and have sex with someone who has the [ ... ]
From The Eyes Of Babes »
www.indi.ca3 days ago

My camera is borked so I let a three year old play with it. Nothing to lose and keeps the character occupied for a good while. These are the pictures she took. I tried to teach her things like what button to push and to point
FRONT TOWARD ENEMY. There is only so much you can teach a child who obviously has more power and authority than yourself. She spent most of the time with the lens determinedly pressed into her eyeball, taking pictures of her eyelashes and this otherworldly light. She's also using this interesting affect [ ... ]
Rest House food Sri Lanka »
cerno.wordpress.com3 days ago
Underrated, unappreciated, unexpectedly delicious and affordable - even in these inflationary times. Colonial era institutions lost their grandeur to the shabbiness of crony socialism long before I came around. Yet I can’t recall ever encountering bad food. Rest-houses were a fixtures my childhood’s many “outstation” trips. An attempt by my parent’s generation to re-live the road [ ... ]
Nedisa - Corporate Social Interaction »
chathuranga.blogspot.com3 days ago
Nedisa is the first Institution to emerge with the concept of introducing career-based etiquette programmes for corporates in Sri Lanka.Currently Nedisa Corporate Social Interaction is the premier corporate social skills training organization in Sri La [ ... ]
Expressed myself »
divine3.blogspot.com3 days ago
So it was one of the most boring weekends ever and well I'm glad it's the beginning of a new week... and how did I start it? By expressing myself. For once I had the guts to do it..... and I thank very close friends who helped me convince myself that I [ ... ]
How about you? »
javajones.wordpress.com4 days ago
I’m guessing that some of us bloggers are sometimes struck with the thoughts that lead to contemplating if continuing to blog is worth the time and effort that goes into it. Java has been coming up with these questions recently, which has in turn been infecting the thought process, and in trying to analyze the [ ... ]
theater: sound of music in october 2008 »
www.kanabona.com4 days ago
When surein told us that we'll be performing sound of music in october, I thought 'oh shit. heavy set changes!'. I will be backstage moving heavy props, along with Peter and Jakque, stressing out Sugi to a point where he would would blackouts. And today when I went to take some pictures of the rehearsals, I heard Jerome saying 'there is going to be a set change here... this bed would have to go... and stage hands will need a few seconds for it...' Ahem!
I watched the movie several times. It illustrates the philosophy of music; how music works;
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You Live.. You Learn »
chaarmax.wordpress.com4 days ago
and hopefully don’t forget!! [ ... ]
Fukuroda Falls, Japan »
sandunfernando.blogspot.com4 days ago
Fukuroda Falls is the One of Japan’s premier waterfalls located in Ibaraki Prefecture in the town of Daigo. The Taki River has its source spring just above the falls. The river flows through the falls and ultimately joins a major Kuji river . The fa [ ... ]
a wandering mind… »
crystalflame19.blogspot.com5 days ago
the view from the new office is awesome..it does get bored at times, as the work is almost nothing..in camparison..it makes me think lots..think in directions that I never knew that my mind could..and look at people walking.. biking.. enjoying the hot [ ... ]
Let’s get them Jamaicans »
javajones.wordpress.com5 days ago
How about this?! Got this in the mail - an official statement on what is presumably the letterhead of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Obviously resulting from the Jamaicans’ clean sweep of the sprint events at the Olympic Games, we shall leave the reader to gauge the document’s authenticity. OFFICIAL STATEMENT: In a joint statement issued by the presidents [ ... ]
Baked Crab Cravings »
ramblingsmind.blogspot.com5 days ago
I am craving one of these baked crab/cheesey filled dishes today!!Any idea which places in Colombo offers the best? [ ... ]
Skelton Road »
www.indi.ca5 days ago

It's amazing how much permission you need, just to be a human being. Security guard, home guard, Clogard. Got kicked out of two separate places tonight, just trying to be a kid. I'm walking because I should not drive. Of course it's roadblock city and no one can proceed in a straight line. Meander to Independence Square and being independent, decide to walk through it at two in the morning. It's a lovely space, smaller than I thought. There's a pathway of light and ponds leading to the University, a promenade I've never seen. Of course, forbidden [ ... ]
Home »
bailabeat.blogspot.com5 days ago
It was 6 months out in a place I had only ever been to once before, that when I was 3.Now that's done and dusted, and it feels great to be home and on my time where there are no work commitments, deadlines or clients. Less than 24 hours in and I'm alre [ ... ]
Saying Goodbye »
zedoctor.blogspot.com6 days ago

Well today was my last day at the place I've worked for the last 4 years. It's been filled with memories which I'm sure will last a lifetime, the place I met a really crazy bunch of the nicest friends and I'm real sad to say goodbye...
Was a emotional day, with so many forms to fill out and so many people to shake hands and give hugs to. After all the photographs were snapped and speeches given with gifts taken i bid 'see you soon' to my colleagues and my buddies.
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New Navigation Bar »
rumblinglankan.com6 days ago
After putting it off for a while I have added a new navigation bar to my blog.The idea is to improve the page impression of the blog.Research has shown that people navigate through the blog mostly through the navigation bar so I have just made it a bit easier to navigate to my best articles.Also [ ... ]
I know who you are, but you’ll never know me »
themissingsandwich.wordpress.com6 days ago
When you imagine things about me that you don’t know shit about, don’t think I don’t know When you talk behind my back I know, and I know exactly what you’re saying When you don’t know me and think you do, think again, I’ll surprise you every time When you decide something about me by watching me out [ ... ]
Sex at the Olympics »
ravana.wordpress.com6 days ago
I haven’t blogged for awhile. I have been busy, and my attention has been diverted by a new private blog where I have been dealing with some rather unusual things that have been happening to me recently - stuff which I cannot share here. (Alas, the heavy cost of fame!) So, here’s a little article I [ ... ]
One Blood »
blacklullaby.wordpress.com6 days ago
Yesterday was my baby half-brother’s 8th birthday. I haven’t seen him in six years because he lives with my dad. I told myself throughout the whole of yesterday that I wouldn’t think about him or how he must be or what he must be doing. But as the day progressed I found that that was [ ... ]
Are you a cool person? - guide to finding out »
cerno.wordpress.com6 days ago
Cool people are an elite caste in the third world. You could be one of them. They have access to technology, English, and a better chances of a visa to the first world (global mobility). At first glance, cool people have all the essentials to levitate above the underclass condemned to permanent poverty and the [ ... ]
Street Life »
www.indi.ca1 week ago

I walked to work. For the first time in a long time I felt like I
lived in Colombo. Unfortunately, living entails a lot of sweating. One really can't do that much of it. Things are different, from street level. There's a place that repairs electronics on my corner. There's scum in the gutters and people sleeping on the street. One fellow had even hung a painting above his makeshift cot. The image looked strikingly like the wall paintings in the
Lascaux caves. Walk a little further, there's a temple, people selling fruit, vegetables, the latest [ ... ]
100$ Day »
rumblinglankan.com1 week ago
Its not everyday you get 100$ in your account ( well at least not me ) so I was pretty pleased when I saw 3 payments in my PayPal account. All were paid reviews and one of them was from ReviewMe when I mentioned about there blog last month. I have totally forgotten about it [ ... ]
Siestas, Lazy Days.. »
ramblingsmind.blogspot.com1 week ago
A lazy Sunday, a cool beer at the beach, read a book on a hammock whilst the sea breeze rushes through your hair, a good crab curry for lunch, a dip in the ocean...Hmmm... what luxuries Sri Lanka provides!!! Isn't that fantastic? We have it all right a [ ... ]
~ being who i am ~ »
brokensouline.blogspot.com1 week ago
Continuing on being 23, its quiet hard to accept when you get past a certain age i suppose now i understand why most ppl whine and rant abt aging and hiding the real age which makes me think of how i've never lived my life on my age everything that happened either too quick or too slow but never in the perfect moment of time except for a very few things there is no possibility that i could relate [ ... ]