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cerno posted a blog entry
Nearly got arrested for this photograph
I nearly got arrested for taking the photograph in this post. Regular readers know that Cerno is about as bright as a flicking...
I nearly got arrested for taking the photograph in this post. Regular readers know that Cerno is about as bright as a flicking...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Expat Cats
My wife says that I don't blog often enough about the cats. I'm not exactly sure how many blog posts constitutes blogging...
My wife says that I don't blog often enough about the cats. I'm not exactly sure how many blog posts constitutes blogging...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Elephants on the Beach aka Sri Lankan Vacation
Where to begin? Well transportation. I had called our driver and negotiated a price and pick up time. He arrived much to my...
Where to begin? Well transportation. I had called our driver and negotiated a price and pick up time. He arrived much to my...
MalayaBlogger posted a blog entry
CSE to reposition Sri Lanka as an emerging market in Asia (Daily News)
This year will be very challenging as the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will strive to structure and reposition the country as...
This year will be very challenging as the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will strive to structure and reposition the country as...
Richard posted a blog entry
Sri Lanka ~ Travelogue.
This is a travelogue written by me for an old website of mine but that website is now defunked, so being eco-friendly I’ve...
This is a travelogue written by me for an old website of mine but that website is now defunked, so being eco-friendly I’ve...
jack posted a blog entry
Beach Wadiya
Wadiya in Singhalese means a hut where the fishermen work and repairs their nets and boats.This restaurant is appropriately...
Wadiya in Singhalese means a hut where the fishermen work and repairs their nets and boats.This restaurant is appropriately...
jack posted a blog entry
Sri Lankan fare
roti makerWhat makes a Sri Lankan fare? For many, curries come to mind as we are all accustomed to curries from India, namely...
roti makerWhat makes a Sri Lankan fare? For many, curries come to mind as we are all accustomed to curries from India, namely...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Taco Rice and Cheese Redux
I've blogged about this before, one of my all time favorite meals, taco rice and cheese. I found this in Kinville in...
I've blogged about this before, one of my all time favorite meals, taco rice and cheese. I found this in Kinville in...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Food Feast
So we were on the way to the Galle Face hotel for sandwiches by the pool and book reading on the their little beach, or so we...
So we were on the way to the Galle Face hotel for sandwiches by the pool and book reading on the their little beach, or so we...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Happy Christmas!!!
Christmas has arrived in Sri Lanka. It's a gray dreary morning so far. Happy Christmas? That's what they say here, merry...
Christmas has arrived in Sri Lanka. It's a gray dreary morning so far. Happy Christmas? That's what they say here, merry...
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longoff posted a blog entry
Louis Cruise Lines starts service to Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The latest operator to enter the booming tourism industry in post-war Sri Lanka is Louis Cruises of India....
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The latest operator to enter the booming tourism industry in post-war Sri Lanka is Louis Cruises of India....
cerno posted a blog entry
Sri Lankan male Wine knowledge
Perception of wine in the Sri Lankan circles that can afford, is changing against established Sri Lankan male (SLM) attitudes....
Perception of wine in the Sri Lankan circles that can afford, is changing against established Sri Lankan male (SLM) attitudes....
Jennifer posted a blog entry
Photo du Jour - Winter Vegetables
Carrots, squash, leeks, turnips, broccoli, cabbage, pumpkins, black radishes, Swiss chard, spinach - just a sample of the...
Carrots, squash, leeks, turnips, broccoli, cabbage, pumpkins, black radishes, Swiss chard, spinach - just a sample of the...
Sean C posted a tweet
My user page on @lyricwiki has drastically improved since I formally invited "vandalism": http://lyrics.wikia.com/User:Sean_Colombo #wiki
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Buddha's Back
Buddha's back, and he's back to his old gray self. Last month Buddha inexplicably turned a shade of yellow, I have no idea...
Buddha's back, and he's back to his old gray self. Last month Buddha inexplicably turned a shade of yellow, I have no idea...
cerno posted a blog entry
Pool scene
Its become almost a weekly thing. The guys “retiring” to the pool room with their first glasses of neat Johnny...
Its become almost a weekly thing. The guys “retiring” to the pool room with their first glasses of neat Johnny...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Buddha's Gone
There is a big Buddha statue as you enter the office building that leads to our apartment. Yesterday it was removed.I have...
There is a big Buddha statue as you enter the office building that leads to our apartment. Yesterday it was removed.I have...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Light Show
One thing I have to say bout living here is that good ol' mother nature does put on a good show for us. Although I haven't...
One thing I have to say bout living here is that good ol' mother nature does put on a good show for us. Although I haven't...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
From a distance
So my wife tells me today she saw what appeared to be a fishnet out in the ocean. She described it as a line floating on the...
So my wife tells me today she saw what appeared to be a fishnet out in the ocean. She described it as a line floating on the...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Song Birds
As I walked to work today I heard something different, pleasant, almost out of place. The sweet tunes of a songbird, drowned...
As I walked to work today I heard something different, pleasant, almost out of place. The sweet tunes of a songbird, drowned...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Cat Dog Experiment
A new country and a new dilemma with cat food pouches. Those yummy delightful bags of cat joy that brings at least one of our...
A new country and a new dilemma with cat food pouches. Those yummy delightful bags of cat joy that brings at least one of our...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Big Shopping Day
So today was the big day to go out shopping, for Chris. We were going to Odel's which is a big fancy clothing outlet with...
So today was the big day to go out shopping, for Chris. We were going to Odel's which is a big fancy clothing outlet with...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The trip to the airport
Had to go the airport to pick up some items for work. It was this big orchestrated affair beginning with the mucho important...
Had to go the airport to pick up some items for work. It was this big orchestrated affair beginning with the mucho important...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Worst Flight Ever!
My beloved is on her way from the States to Camp Colombo. She departed yesterday from Norfolk, VA.We have this challenge...
My beloved is on her way from the States to Camp Colombo. She departed yesterday from Norfolk, VA.We have this challenge...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Floods
Wednesday as I was going to work the apartment receptionist told me that my housekeeper had called and that her home had...
Wednesday as I was going to work the apartment receptionist told me that my housekeeper had called and that her home had...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Church Bazaar
Just returned from a church bazaar. All sorts of hand made goods and lots of goodies, can you guess which I indulged in? Hmm,...
Just returned from a church bazaar. All sorts of hand made goods and lots of goodies, can you guess which I indulged in? Hmm,...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
I Hear The Train A Coming...
So as expected I have gotten pretty much used to the trains, hard not to. What annoys me the most though is the occasional...
So as expected I have gotten pretty much used to the trains, hard not to. What annoys me the most though is the occasional...
flowski posted a tweet
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njaneardude posted a blog entry
Rain Rain Go Away
Its been raining pretty much everyday day towards the evening. It wasn't raining on my walk home today but the clouds were...
Its been raining pretty much everyday day towards the evening. It wasn't raining on my walk home today but the clouds were...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Field Day
For young Marines living in the barracks Thursday evenings invokes one special memory, field day. Cleaning every corner,...
For young Marines living in the barracks Thursday evenings invokes one special memory, field day. Cleaning every corner,...
jack posted a blog entry
Malays of Sri Lanka
Currently reading and interesting write-up by Asiff Hussein (Explore Sri Lanka) on the story of Sri Lanka's Malays....
Currently reading and interesting write-up by Asiff Hussein (Explore Sri Lanka) on the story of Sri Lanka's Malays....
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Walking in the rain
Well it was bound to happen. I've been here for five weeks and have managed to escape walking in the rain to or from work...
Well it was bound to happen. I've been here for five weeks and have managed to escape walking in the rain to or from work...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
PDA Colombo Style
When I went for a walk this past weekend along the Galle Face Green I thought it was funny to see Sri Lankan couples sitting on...
When I went for a walk this past weekend along the Galle Face Green I thought it was funny to see Sri Lankan couples sitting on...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Don't Iron That!
Fridays is pretty much the only day I can meet up with my housekeeper so I try to keep a tally of things to do and not to do,...
Fridays is pretty much the only day I can meet up with my housekeeper so I try to keep a tally of things to do and not to do,...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The 70's Disco Party
Went to a 70's Disco party last night, many people arrived dressed in some crazy 70's fashions.What some people had done is...
Went to a 70's Disco party last night, many people arrived dressed in some crazy 70's fashions.What some people had done is...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Nice Dinner
It was just a gorgeous day today, even though it was cloudy. On my walk home I thought for sure the bottom would drop out, but...
It was just a gorgeous day today, even though it was cloudy. On my walk home I thought for sure the bottom would drop out, but...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Walk to the shopping center
Decided to go for a walk to Majestic City, a shopping center full of a hodge podge of electronics, jewelry and bootleg DVD...
Decided to go for a walk to Majestic City, a shopping center full of a hodge podge of electronics, jewelry and bootleg DVD...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
The Local Bird
Back home we have seagulls, nice to look at but otherwise trash birds. In Uruguay there was pigeons everywhere, no need to...
Back home we have seagulls, nice to look at but otherwise trash birds. In Uruguay there was pigeons everywhere, no need to...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Happy Workers - Dedicated Workers
One thing about all the Sri Lankans I come across during the day is that they are happy and dedicated workers. They appreciate...
One thing about all the Sri Lankans I come across during the day is that they are happy and dedicated workers. They appreciate...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Sinhalese Names, English and Bobbleheads
I have had the worst time trying to remember my Sri Lankan coworkers names, for that matter trying to pronounce their names has...
I have had the worst time trying to remember my Sri Lankan coworkers names, for that matter trying to pronounce their names has...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Tourists and food news.
It didn't take me long to figure out who the tourists are and who the expats are. The expats seem to dress a little more...
It didn't take me long to figure out who the tourists are and who the expats are. The expats seem to dress a little more...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
TV
I didn't turn on my TV expecting only local programming but I found out I am supposed to have cable TV so I decided to check...
I didn't turn on my TV expecting only local programming but I found out I am supposed to have cable TV so I decided to check...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Pool Party - NOT!
My boss had a BBQ planned for today at the company pool/party house so being from the beach I think, pool, so pool party. I...
My boss had a BBQ planned for today at the company pool/party house so being from the beach I think, pool, so pool party. I...
njaneardude posted a blog entry
Big Shopping Day
Today I decided to go buy a new pillow. The temporary ones supplied by the company are like airline pillows. I grabbed a tuk...
Today I decided to go buy a new pillow. The temporary ones supplied by the company are like airline pillows. I grabbed a tuk...
