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Tag Archives: Sri Lanka
Ceylonese Singaporean
I am so excited that a novel set in Sri Lanka has been shortlisted for the 2022 Booker prize and I’m hungry to read it. My partner was the one who alerted me to it. He knows me so well. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, family, Midlife Musings, My Childhood, my teenhood, Singapore Living
Tagged ceylonese, childhood ood, ethnicity, Life, Living, personal, Sri Lanka, thoughts
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Trying to Help Myself
I tend to build up negative scenarios in my head that never materialise in real life. Often they have to do with failure and rejection. Often these scenes appear in my nightmares when I try « not to think » … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged failure, fear, feelings, insecurity, nightmares, Sri Lanka, thoughts, writing
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New WordPress Views by Country (Yup I’m a blogger addicted to stats)
I was thrilled to find that WordPress now allows us to see stats by country. The map of the world they added is so cool. Just the little things that make me happy. The fact that they have called the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged beaches, blog, blogger, country, happiness engineers, mango, Sri Lanka, stats, The Phtilippines, WordPress
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Miss Universe 2010: Miss Sri Lanka’s Bizarre Sound Effects
Yikes! I have to say it. It was bad and I felt embarrassed. I so wanted to like Miss Sri Lanka (being my ancestral country of origin and all), but just watch for yourself. The sound effects at the end … Continue reading
My Aunt Bakes: National Day Cake and Sugee Cake
My Aunt is such a wonderful baker. Well, she’s actually a teacher by profession but her true love is cooking and baking. She doesn’t sell her cakes or anything but does it with love for her family, and always surprises us … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Aunt, aunty, Bake, Bakes, Baking, Burgher, Burgher People, cake, cakes, ceylonese, Cooking, Decoration, family, Food, Life, love, National Day, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Sri Lanka
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My Ceylon Connection
When you hear Ceylon, you think Ceylon tea. Today most people know Ceylon by it’s modern name Sri Lanka. I prefer the old name. The name I heard throughout my childhood. The word that conjures up an island paradise complete … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ceylon, childhood, colonial, culture, grandparents, highlands, history, Jaffna, memories, Nostalgia, ocean liner, Singapore, Sri Lanka, tea
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