Tag: Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka : Much I Have Learned from You
There’s Anna Martin’s blog on her time in Sri Lanka on Facebook. She and I were one of many guests at our friends’ wedding there. I click on it, read it and share it commenting, “Great blog. I learnt much from it.” I thought I wouldn’t get away with that lightly. Then Anna asked me, “Share what you…
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Road Rage. Cured. By Tuk-Tuk Races.
Nothing prepared me for the drive off the freeway from Bandararainke International Airport into the streets of Colombo. We were met at our hotel by a bus. It was not on time but that didn’t matter! We then negotiated some minor traffic and entered a freeway. I started to relax. I thought: a couple of…
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From a Wedding, Hope
I’ve just returned from an overseas wedding in Sri Lanka. It was nothing short of extraordinary. The venue was beautiful. A seaside hotel (Chayya Tranz Hikkaduwa) with the couple marrying on the beach at sunset. The ceremony was heartfelt. Two people I know well were taking the greatest step in their lives with open eyes…
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Tony and Julia : Put Out The Welcome Mat We Need More People Like This!
As a political junkie, the most boring issue for me is how both sides of politics treat asylum seekers. Nothing ever changes except the number of boats and sadly the death toll. Both sides treat asylum seekers as a law and order issue. Abbott on a regular basis decries them as illegal which is incorrect.The…