Selected Poems From Monsters

nights like today i wish i was six so i could run to my parents and hide away from monsters not under but in my bed Sleeping Single how very crowded your bed must be with all your insecurities multiple back up plans and the many masks you wear. do they keep you warm? make [...]

Green Tea Diaries

greenteadiaries.wordpress.com on potatoes and making love i dont remember what i said to let you down easy but i remember your voice breaking and then my heart. its february again and my mouth runs dry click after click a beautiful wedding. then i finally stop feeling like an intruder, a peeping tom she looks happy [...]

The Indian Modi League Draws To A Close

by Ryan (islandcricket.lk/blogs/ryan) In 2009 the International Cricket Council (ICC) raised concerns over the Indian Premier League (IPL) and match fixing. The ICC offered the services of it’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to police the event, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on the advice of IPL commissioner, Lalit [...]

Making Land Safe After Years Of Conflict

by Department For International Development (UK) (dfid.gov.uk) It’s only 9am but already it’s over 30 degrees in the ‘Vanni’, the rice-bowl region of northern Sri Lanka. Yet Saila Jan, a 29 year-old mother of two, has already been at work for a couple of hours and is now taking a well earned break from the [...]

Letter to a London Compatriot

by A. Sivapathasundaram (sivam.co.uk) [A response to his invitation to join his new Tamil political party] Dear …… (Name withheld) I am in receipt of your email informing me of your involvement in the formation of a new political party by the name of ‘People’s Front of Liberation Tigers’. This name, you proudly state, is [...]

Maha Harvesting Paddy Using The Tractor Driven Thresher Known As Tsunami

by Perceptions (villagerinsrilanka.blogspot.com) As previously documented I showed how I used a small Chinese built combine harvester to cut, thresh and bag the paddy from my property in Minneriya. In this blog entry I show the other principal alternative used. My sister’s property adjoining mine has fields that are water retaining, under current conditions the [...]

When Work Is Fun And Totally Unproductive

by Dream into Reality (rajaratarala.blogspot.com) The picture above reminds me of a painting scene in some famous gallery in old England where the farmers are all engaged in various activities.If not for the machine it could be a timeless shot. In this instance there are a total of 10 people doing in theory a job [...]

The Story Of A Transgender

by Taboo Subjects (taboosubjects.wordpress.com) His body was male, while the mind was female. She wanted me calling her Nangi (sister). I called her that or ‘Nanga’. I was 22. She was few years younger. We first met in the chat room of Kaputa.com. She was the first transgender (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender) I’ve ever met, but I wasn’t [...]

Sri Lanka Ruggerites Shine In Singapore

by The Papare (thepapare.com) Will they go? Won’t they go? This is the unfortunate question that has always cropped up amongst rugby followers over the last two years with regard to the availability of the best players in the country when the National team is about to undertake an important assignment such as the Division [...]

Saying “No” To Mahela Makes More Sense

by Island Cricket (islandcricket.lk/blogs/gavin) Mahela Jayawardene wants to move up the order in the 20 over format. The former Sri Lankan skipper says that his style of batting will yield more results for him at the top of the order. “I always felt that in T20 cricket, the way I play, it’s more suited for [...]

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