Monthly Archives: June 2016

Run Club Sign

2 Comments Posted by on June 27, 2016
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If you're a later riser, then run alone.

Negros Occidental, Signs , , ,

Sidewalk Tomb Apartment

2 Comments Posted by on June 26, 2016
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A capsule hotel format of tombs standing on a sidewalk just outside the cemetery wall.

Negros Occidental, Structure , , , ,

Fish Presentation

Leave a comment Posted by on June 25, 2016
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Arrangement, Negros Occidental, Restaurant , , ,

Scrap Paper as Bread Bag

Leave a comment Posted by on June 20, 2016
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Scrap paper as bread bag. At least it's not newspaper.

I got myself some delicious bread at a cheap bakery near the ticket window of Colombo Fort Station. It was for my breakfast while on the train bound for Kandy. The shop put my bread inside a paper bag made from annual accounting report scrap paper. At least it was not a newspaper.

The second time I came across of this kind of repurposed bread bag from a local bakery, it was still the same white scrap paper with no visible dirt. And still the bread was delicious.

 

Packaging, Repurposing, Sri Lanka ,

The Arcade of Cargills

Leave a comment Posted by on June 17, 2016

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Sri Lanka, Structure , , ,

For the Love of Cricket

Leave a comment Posted by on June 15, 2016
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Cricket ball on the wall

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Banyan Tree

Leave a comment Posted by on June 13, 2016

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Banyan trees are truly a remarkable sight in the urban spaces of Sri Lanka. I decided to collect some photos of this tree using my camera phone when I realized how prevalent its presence in Sri Lanka’s urban landscape.

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Soorya Matchbox

Leave a comment Posted by on June 9, 2016
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Soorya matchbox

Local Stuff, Sri Lanka , , ,

Train Window

Leave a comment Posted by on June 8, 2016
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Watching the jungle passed by from an open train window

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Window for the clergy

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A Sri Lankan watching Sri Lanka go by

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Stopping at a station

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The window at the other side

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Sea view

Sri Lanka, Transport , , , ,

Betel Quid Peddler

Leave a comment Posted by on June 2, 2016

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When you hear sounds from a tambourine of crown caps, then most likely it’s the betel quid ambulant vendor with his sling of slatted wooden box containing neatly arranged betel quid in between slats. Most noticeably are the betel quid cones of colored grated coconut that are grouped together in alternating colors. I have seen more than a few betel quid vendors walking around in Colombo.

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About the betel quid, though it is prettily presented and happily chewed, its habitual indulgence will have adverse oral health impact according to this informative article from a medical journal.

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