February 28th 2011
As of midnight tonight I will be married for three years. I'm not going to say it was easy but zaki and I have had it good during our marriage. I can say that I gave been lucky enough in life to have found a person who loves, respects and is honest with me. Zaki is more than a husband: he's a friend and a confidante. He knows me better than anyone I have ever known... And he still loves me. :)
Being married has most definitely not been easy. Growing up the only child made it harder to share a life with somone. The personal space, dreams and heart aches of two people combine into one and the transition isn't always easy.
I can't say that a lot has changed since we were first married... We still say "I love you" to each other before we fall asleep. We still kiss each other when we part ways... Even if the other person is just going downstairs. We still just hang out...
What has changed are our future plans (which ammends itself as situations arise), our initial "shyness" toward each other (it can't even be called that), and our history (of course).
We fight with each other, we annoy each other and we sometimes hurt each other. We are also in love with each other, trust each other and can't live without each other.
Happy 3 year anniversary!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Beautiful Sri Lanka?
Some of my earliest memories of Sri Lanka revolve around the last few minutes of the 24 hour flight to this lovely island from the States. Those exciting moments where you know your about to land because the stewardesses are running around collecting headphones and the fasten seatbelt sign lights up. You are also asked to put up all of your windows and everyone leans to get a sky view of their destination. I remember looking down as we circled over the airport thinking "wow look at all that greenery!"
It's only after you land that you get up close and personal with all of the trash on the side of the road, the mosquitoes and flies buzzing everywhere and the stench of hot cow dung laying nearby. The sad thing is is that you will probably run across atleast one of the above mentioned in five minute intervals wherever you are in Colombo.
When IIFA came to Colombo the roads from the airport to the hotels and then to the pavilion were SPOTLESS! I mean there were garbage collectors on every block, shops nearby were asked to repaint their buildings and there wasn't a single pothole the entire way... And as soon as IIFA left so the the maintenance of the roads. Let's not even mention the renovations they tried to implement for the ICC World Cup!
Garbage dumps in residential areas, litter floating in the waterways, trash flung out of vehicles and scattered on the sidewalks... And then we wonder why we can't control the dengue situation in the country.
Dont wait for the government to clean your mess. Do it yourself - Every little thing counts - pick up trash on the road even if it isn't yours. Don't throw stuff out on to the sidewalk. Recycle. Join clean up groups that make your beaches and parks cleaner and safer. Do your part to preserve your country.
One small step is all you need to make a huge footprint on the environment.
Photo taken from www.globalenvision.org
It's only after you land that you get up close and personal with all of the trash on the side of the road, the mosquitoes and flies buzzing everywhere and the stench of hot cow dung laying nearby. The sad thing is is that you will probably run across atleast one of the above mentioned in five minute intervals wherever you are in Colombo.
When IIFA came to Colombo the roads from the airport to the hotels and then to the pavilion were SPOTLESS! I mean there were garbage collectors on every block, shops nearby were asked to repaint their buildings and there wasn't a single pothole the entire way... And as soon as IIFA left so the the maintenance of the roads. Let's not even mention the renovations they tried to implement for the ICC World Cup!
Garbage dumps in residential areas, litter floating in the waterways, trash flung out of vehicles and scattered on the sidewalks... And then we wonder why we can't control the dengue situation in the country.
Dont wait for the government to clean your mess. Do it yourself - Every little thing counts - pick up trash on the road even if it isn't yours. Don't throw stuff out on to the sidewalk. Recycle. Join clean up groups that make your beaches and parks cleaner and safer. Do your part to preserve your country.
One small step is all you need to make a huge footprint on the environment.
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