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Family Kovil
Buddhist and Hindu cultures have coexisted seamlessly in my family. It extends to relationships with religious institutions as well. On the Buddhist side there is Asokaramaya, which has a long presene… more →
Cerno
Family Kovil
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cerno wrote 4 months ago: Buddhist and Hindu cultures have coexisted seamlessly in my family. It extends to relationships with … more →
Confronting the child beater next door - sucessfully
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cerno wrote 7 months ago: Gypsy Bohemia wrote a powerful account of domestic violence and child abuse in Sri Lanka. It left me … more →
My old girl duties as a HOG
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cerno wrote 9 months ago: One of the many consequences of a Sri Lankan marriage is that you marry into social networks that yo … more →
Jaffna relatives
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cerno wrote 9 months ago: I am not related to VP however distantly. Stories by friends of relatives that VP once served them d … more →
After work drinking scene 1
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cerno wrote 9 months ago: At sunset rickety white plastic tables are commandeered on to the grass from the club house bar. Ano … more →
Presex parties: Sri Lanka's essential social infrastructure
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cerno wrote 11 months ago: Sri Lankan pre-sex parties (weddings) are extravagant affairs as long as you don’t compare the … more →
Facebook Girls (facebook is gossip software)
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Facebook get more use as off-line gossip software - something that doesn’t documented often. T … more →
Colombo airport midnight express
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Midnight run to Sri Lanka’s international airport is one of the most dangerous, exciting and e … more →
Colombo by night - Grand Theft Auto's lost module
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Night driving amplifies risks of 3 typical Colombo traffic hazards: checkpoints, odd road conditions … more →
Air conditioning: third world's biggest status symbol
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Air conditioning is the most common indicator of social status in the third world. Your degree of ac … more →
Untapped lucrative photography market
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Sri Lankan weddings have an untapped lucrative niche market for photographers that remains untapped. … more →
Secret Colombo short cuts
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Shorter trips despite longer distances – that’s what Secret Colombo Short Cuts (SCSC) ar … more →
Bob Marley taxi Colombo Sri Lanka
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Vehicle graphics in Sri Lanka are a buffet of cross cultural symbolism. Yet I doubt if the symbols a … more →
Public smooching traditions: Galle Face green tops the list
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Public smooching is still taboo out here in the spiritually hygienic east. However hand holding by h … more →
Colombo cowboy
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: One moment I’m peacefully pecking a blog post on my Palm Pilot on a weekend morning. A coffee … more →
7 reasons to Taxi / trishaw to new years eve parties
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Colombo’s 5 star hotels throw the usual expensive new years eve (31st night) parties. Most of … more →
Colombo 31st night season spirit
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: The end of year vibe in the Colombo air. Nothing serious has happened at work for the past 2 weeks. … more →
Politics as organised crime (over heard dinner conversations)
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cerno wrote 2 years ago: Six months ago I had the privilege of eavesdropping on conversations among well connected people. Pe … more →
Urban public housing in Sri Lanka: a childhood's view
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cerno wrote 2 years ago: Summit Flats Colombo This swath of brick apartment blocks along Kappetipola mawatha was built for th … more →
