Ketha Colombo

... Some of people praying seemed to be in so much suffering as if they were imploring the Gods to help them. It was quite an experience!

Obviously, you have to take you flip flops off on the premises so when I went to get them back the guy wanted me to pay him when he’d told me it was free. Anyway, he said it was 10 Rupees so it was fine but when he saw 100 Rupees in my wallet he was like it’s 100!!! You can imagine what ...

... the vegetables I was overwhelmed; the flavours were delicate and spicy at the same time, the vegetables crunchy and perfectly cooked. One thing though, the food wasn't very hot - it's taken me a few days to realise that if you're going to eat it with your hands the serving temperature needs to be lower.

This week the hotel has run its pest control procedures. Just as well too, a cockroach has taken up ...

... But that could all change if and when air conditioning is installed. Other consultants are sharing offices, sitting so close that they could be on top of each other at worn out children's size desks. That may soon become my situation. My local library development specialist counterpart should be starting soon, and we'll be attached at the hip from that point forward. We'll share an office, and our names will appear on all products and deliverables. I am very ...

... in a different culture. My first day of work was Monday, May 7th, and Jim Doe, the interim project leader, gave me an orientation about security and the relationships between the various education departments in Sri Lanka. He set me up in an office near his, occupied only by me, at present. He has assured me that other consultants will be housed in the same office in the weeks to come. I don't think there's a crush for the office, as it's not air conditioned ...

... i Britove. Vysledkem je mnoho potrugalskych prijmeni a take fakt, ze valna vetsina obyvatel mluvi docela obstojne anglicky, coz nam dost usnadnuje zivot. Lide jsou tu povetsinou zdvorili, narazili jsme na nekolik otravnych prodejcu vseho mozneho, hlavne v nejturistictejsich oblastech, ale s Indii se to naprosto neda srovnavat, Indove jsou jina liga. :-) Vetsina Cejlonanu jsou veseli a pohostinni lide a Sri Lanka rozhodne stoji za navstevu. Colombo jako ...

... in for 'the lads'! Later that day, a driver collected me from the hotel as I moved onto Colombo. I had intended to avoid the frenetic capital until the end of my trip, but had received a very kind and generous offer to stay overnight with the parents of my friend (and work colleague) Marina. Emmanuel and Sarojini Joseph have a lovely family home, pleasantly located by the sea, where they raised their 4 daughters - two studied and subsequently settled in Melbourne ...

... suit behind because my backpack is way too heavy........... It weighted 23kg when I checked in at the airport! The Indian Ocean is quite rough at this time, but at least it didn't rain much. I walked along the beach a lot and saw lots of places damaged by the tsunami. A lot of ...

... give them a boost and also to give the 3 latest pups a bath ( as they were very dirty ) so armed with bottles of milk , hot water, bowls towels , collars for the adult dogs and drontal for the puppies we walked up the road ( the other 4 volunteers here kindly offered to help which was fantastic as I am not sure how I would have managed to bath 3 puppies at the same time ! ) after much fun with bottle feeding ( we have photos that I will upload when I get home ) and putting ...

Have just put dinner in the oven - am very hungry so looking forward to our chicken, potatoes and carrots! the electric has been off from 9am and came on again around 5pm so it's been a very laxy day. The height of our expeditions was a walk down to the shops to stock up the fridge with the essentials, and of course the non essential biscuits and chocolate! Roderick didn't make it down this ...

... do you understand the Buddhist concept that the body's desire is to be repressed. Liza: Bikuni community, is it possible to build in Sri Lanka? Canice: Buddhist family - husband and wife relation - equal? Pathma: Husband has more power, families that are emancipated they share equal rights. Metti: When religion gets institutionalized it gets diluted, is there a movement in Sri Lanka for renewal? II. Dr. Selvy (researcher and writer, a radical feminist. Research project ...