Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for the First Time in 25 Years.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Global food shortage survey.
Telephone survey ..........
email from Sunil Liyanage
Last month, a world-wide telephone survey was conducted by the UN.
The only question asked was:
"Would you please give your honest opinion about possible solutions to the
food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a complete failure because:
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
In the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.
And in Britain everyone hung up as soon as they heard the Indian accent.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Credit card scam.
email from Lesley Sirimanne.
WATCH how She copies your credit card !This could happen anywhere, even in Australia .See how She copies your credit card ! Click on blue line:
Monday, February 24, 2014
Hot water wells, Maha Oya, Sri Lanka.
email forwarded by jks weerasekara.
The village called Unuwatura bubula.
with one hot spring bubbling.
Formerly unprotected, now there are around 6 such built wells in a very
clean enclosure.
Over 25 local visitors from far off were bathing at noon when we visited.
The temperature of the water is around 55deg C, too hot to touch for too
long.
The small set of shacks seen is the 'town' in this sparse dry area.
Unuwaturabubula meaning 'Hot Springs' is close to MaOya one of the poorest
areas in the country;
scarcity of a regular seasonal supply of rain disallows full time paddy
farming.
MaOya is 200 Km east of Kandy, east of Mahiyangana.
The area where our ancient Aadivaasis' ( Veddhas) yet habit.
Almost all of them now live normal lives as villagers, sending children
to school, not identifiable as Veddahs, unless tourists wish for an
exhibition! Dambana near Mahiyangana is the place to visit for that.
The village called Unuwatura bubula.
with one hot spring bubbling.
Formerly unprotected, now there are around 6 such built wells in a very
clean enclosure.
Over 25 local visitors from far off were bathing at noon when we visited.
The temperature of the water is around 55deg C, too hot to touch for too
long.
The small set of shacks seen is the 'town' in this sparse dry area.
Unuwaturabubula meaning 'Hot Springs' is close to MaOya one of the poorest
areas in the country;
scarcity of a regular seasonal supply of rain disallows full time paddy
farming.
MaOya is 200 Km east of Kandy, east of Mahiyangana.
The area where our ancient Aadivaasis' ( Veddhas) yet habit.
Almost all of them now live normal lives as villagers, sending children
to school, not identifiable as Veddahs, unless tourists wish for an
exhibition! Dambana near Mahiyangana is the place to visit for that.
P.S.
This site was well known even in the 1970s. I have gone there with a party of doctors from the Batticaloa Hospital in the 1980s. There was a mud-track leading from Maha Oya junction, where our batch mate the late Kongahavita Pattividanage Somadasa had been a DMO in 1966. There were about 5 wells with small walls around. The water was too hot to pour on one's body.
PGV
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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