From New Zealand Fahim and I arrived in New Zealand last on the 28th of February. By the time we reached the serviced apartment we’d arranged before we’d left Sri Lanka, it was the early hours of the 1st of March. Mere days ago. So why and how did we end up in New...
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Image via Wikipedia Fahim and I have a new adventure happening. We’re flying off – theoretically, at least since we’re waiting to board the flight – to a new for us country. Why? Because we can. Seriously, though, I’ll answer that in another post. To where? Well, since I am nothing if not a...
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On the left is what a head of lettuce normally looks like here. On the right is what we really got for a head of lettuce today. Now, if only we could get romaine lettuce here… Similar Posts: Random Events on 2009-10-21 Why Do I Have Songs Running Through My Head? Random Events on...
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Tags: groceries, lettuce
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Bang! Pop! Crackle crackle sizzle! Bang! Crackle crackle crackle! Those were the sounds that hit my ears this morning shortly after 5:30am. Power went off at the same time. Fahim had already gotten out of bed to get ready for the day, so he went to check on what was causing the noise. Because...
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Tags: electrical fire
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I spot one of my garden chameleons on the jambu tree, where he normally perches. ... Honestly, my first thought was "hmm, he's getting lunch", even though I didn't think lizards ate other lizards. ... Then, a second or two later - cuz, yes, they really were that fast - separated, although...
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Tags: chameleons, sex
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Most of you probably have ice cream trucks or bicycles where you live. i'm thinking probably trucks. Here, it's mostly trishaws. Same general principle...
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A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. ... Cuz I really don't think we're in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
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A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. ... Cuz I really don't think we're in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
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Tags: race cars, toys
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I posted to my photo blog about blowing bubbles and taking photos. ... I had a lot of fun with this, so I'll likely to it again and experiment again. Oh, the excuses, the excuses just so I can play... :D ...
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A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. ... Cuz I really don't think we're in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
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Tags: what the...?, worms
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