Posted in living learning loving it, Sri Lanka on May 9th, 2006 No Comments »
“MABUHAY!” in Filipino. May you have long life!
After a year of picking up a few words and phrases in Sinhala, we came across this interactive CD-ROM that teaches the language. Sinhala is one of the three official languages but the most widely spoken in the island. About 70% of the speak it. The other official languages are Tamil […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, Where the heart is.. on May 2nd, 2006 No Comments »
May 2 marks the day when we landed at Bandaranaike International Airport to venture into the unknown. That was a year ago and when I look back through the past year, I have no words to describe how thankful I am of God’s grace.
When we came here, Steph was only 2 months old. We were […]
Posted in Doon po sa amin, Sri Lanka on Apr 25th, 2006 No Comments »
I don’t want to taint this family-oriented blogsite with violent news BUT…I would like to make a plea for your prayers.
We just heard the news today of the bombing that killed 8 in Colombo this morning. Things like this are not unheard of to our family, even to our kids. Back home in the Philippines, […]
Posted in Sri Lanka on Apr 24th, 2006 No Comments »
Sunday night, we had a chance to watch the play “The Children of the Sea” which is sponsored by Plan Sri Lanka. It is written by Toby Gough, winner of Fringe award. The cast of the show are “ordinary people whose lives have been ripped apart” by the December 26 2004 tsunami. Many are children […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, creation critters and crops on Apr 9th, 2006 No Comments »
From Habantota, we went straight to Bundala before the sun is up. The birds are early risers so we should catch up while they are busy hunting for breakfast. We had ours of sandwiches, juice and rolls in the van. The kids have their bird field guide, binoculars, camera, pens and notebooks ready. My daughter […]
Posted in Sri Lanka on Apr 7th, 2006 No Comments »
It is our first time to visit Hambantota, a bustling town with a small fishing port. It is known to be the home of Leonard Woolf, husband of the known writer Virginia Woolf. Along the road we observed salt pans and marsh land areas where birds are attracted and stay over the autumn and […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, creation critters and crops on Feb 21st, 2006 No Comments »
Last Friday, it was already late in the afternoon when we traveled south of Colombo (2 hours away) to Bentota. After checking in our hotel and a quick dinner, we put on dark clothing. Vibrant Bea and the Gentle Zephyr, Fuzzy packed a flashlight, a guidebook and a camera. Ragamuffin was still awake but I […]
Posted in bi.bli.O.phi.lia, Sri Lanka on Nov 4th, 2005 No Comments »
Colombo is teeming with wildlife! You can find wild monkeys even in the parks. But the most wonderful sight to see, and glorious sounds to hear in early mornings are the variety of birds perched in a mango tree near our back veranda. Here, we see flycatchers, bee eaters, kingfishers, the common myna and magpie […]
Posted in Sri Lanka on Jun 28th, 2005 No Comments »
We traveled for 8 hours to reach Dambulla, a town on that lies on the centre of Sri Lanka. It features rocks, caves, Buddhist temples and ancient tanks.
Arriving at our destination, we were greeted by a man playing a nose flute. He was on top of a hut on stilts. The Culture Club, a resort […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, creation critters and crops on Jun 27th, 2005 No Comments »
After visiting the orphaned elephants, this magnificent garden struck us in awe. In 1371, it was first known as the Queen’s pleasure garden. Royalties were entertained here in the 1700s. Some of the trees were even planted by royalty and leaders from other nations. One tree was bearing down with what we thought at first […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, creation critters and crops on Jun 25th, 2005 No Comments »
We visited Pinnawela where orphaned elephants are cared for. It has become the most popular attraction in Sri Lanka. Aside from this place, it is only at peraheras (processions) you see these giants at close range in big numbers. They are handled and controlled by mahouts so much like a shepherd keeping aflock of sheep. […]
Posted in Sri Lanka, Where the heart is.. on May 13th, 2005 No Comments »
On this month, we have drifted in this old place called Sri Lanka, known as Ceylon under the British rule. It is a lovely island that looks like a teardrop on the southeast part of India. It is an independent country by itself situated on the vast Indian Ocean.
We are homeschoolers from the Philippines. we […]