Category Archives: Sri Lanka

Rani

Leave a comment Posted by on November 29, 2016

Sandalwood soap packaging

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Hotel

2 Comments Posted by on July 30, 2016

In Sri Lanka, a ‘hotel’ is an eating place (restaurant) and not (always) a sleeping place.

Restaurant, Signs, Sri Lanka ,

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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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

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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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Planted By Royalties

Leave a comment Posted by on May 30, 2016

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Bus Paper Tickets in Sri Lanka

Leave a comment Posted by on May 29, 2016
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Tickets for 2 adults and 1 child

I thought at first it was a notebook the bus conductor was holding to jot down bus related affairs, instead it was a packet of tickets. He would write the amount using a ballpen, then he would tear one or more tickets corresponding to the number of passengers you paid for. A child rate will be given in an intercity bus (observation based from my tickets) which is approximately half of the regular rate.

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Tickets for 2 adults and 1 child

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Tickets for 2 adults and 1 child for the bus trip from Colombo to the airport (CMB). Notice that no child rate was given.

Public Transportation, Sri Lanka , ,

Ice Cream Cart

Leave a comment Posted by on May 29, 2016
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Ice cream cart at the Viharamahadevi Park

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Ceylon Letter Boxes

Leave a comment Posted by on May 25, 2016

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Receptacle, Sri Lanka , , , , ,

The Queen’s English

Leave a comment Posted by on May 24, 2016
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Not just any other English lesson

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Railway Pica-Pica Carrier

Leave a comment Posted by on May 23, 2016

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Finger snacks in cellophane packs are tied to a thick wire that is formed like a bag handle for easy carrying on a packed and moving train. Now from a passenger’s perspective, it is easy to see different sort of pica-pica available for sale.

Arrangement, Receptacle, Sri Lanka , , ,

Indian Ocean Warning

2 Comments Posted by on May 21, 2016

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Warning signs seen at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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