I haven't written since Saturday. Just couldn't be bothered. It not that I don't have anything to say, that would be most unlike me, just haven't had the inclination to sit in front of the PC after sitting in front of it all day ( Read more... )

So it's my penultimate weekend here at Horizon Lanka. Blimey. A long day as usual. When I first arrived here i had my favourite classes and I had my nightmare classes. Grades 1-5 were my angels and Grade 6 were sweet as pie. And every other class was like eating dinner with my mother! Suddenly, all has changed. Grade 1-5 are the hardest ( Read more... )

Friday has become my sanctuary day. A day for me and for doing as I please. I like it. I felt sorry for the girls who had kind of looked at me pleading last night to come with them today. But they understood that wasting the day in the hot stinking city was no fun for anyone ( Read more... )

So I am just about recovered from our 12 hour return trip from Colombo with a soundtrack of hindi/sinhala songs all the way. It was painful and extremeley uncomfortable. And I think I got a wee infection to boot! Damn that un airconditioned van ( Read more... )

Monday was all about me and getting my visa. It didn’t start well. Muthu found me a three wheeler guy to take me to my Aunties house. However, looks like I got the only 3 wheeler guy who didn’t know the streets of Colombo. And stupid me wasn’t really paying any attention. I just noticed that we got on the Galle Road and that we must be heading ( Read more... )

So I have 4 days to capture on one entry ( Read more... )

Oh my god...I know I keep complaining about but it is fucking hot here at the moment!!! School day today. Another quiet day at the school because the local public school had an art exhibition going on. So lessons this morning. My grade 8-9 class turned into them teaching me Sinhala. One of the boys started reading my notebook which at the ( Read more... )

I woke this morning at 5:30 with what I can only describe as stabbing pain in my lower right hand stomach. And boy did it hurt. I lay there for a while contemplating what it could be. Period was coming yes. But could it give me this much pain? Then thoughts of appendicitis hit me. It was the right place. It felt like something was gonna ( Read more... )

I can't say much except God Damn it's hot here. Just walking from the house to the computer lab makes me break out in a hot flush. So since Anne's departure what's been going on ( Read more... )

Things are really weird here right now. The morning was fine. Had to say goodbye to Anne though. It's been so fab having her around...she's kept me sane over an explosive weekend. And now she's gone and things have seemingly got worse. Archie was admitted to hospital this afternoon. She collapsed suddenly. I knew it would be because she's ( Read more... )