LEAFBLOGAZINE: Brain Candy For The Senses – Discussing politics, people and events. Going on to food, health, the arts, travel, sport and creative writing.
By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi Saw these great videos on marriage, love and relationships by Alain De Botton. 🙂 He talks about the anger most people have at the state of their relationships and how many people are sad at how their lives are less than perfect. He advises to diminish …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi I’ve been against the harassment of sex workers for many years now (harassment by both the government and the mafia). Getting to know the inside story through girls who work in the sex industry has proven to me that the farce of so-called police or government …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena The Little Voices… ‘Because of people like you, people like me must have therapy’ Insanity is literally and simply put, the feeling of utter restlessness experienced in your mind. You are so restless in your head that you are unable to be comfortable being with yourself. Like, …
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Home Cook: Sharmini Jayawardena Serves 4 persons Cooking time: 45minutes Ingredients 6 large Roma tomatoes 6 cloves garlic smashed with skin 1/2 diced big onion Few sprigs fresh Basil 1tsp dry Oregano 1tsp dry Basil 1/2 tsp cayenne chili powder 1/2 tsp black pepper powder Sugar n sea salt to …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena On a six week trip to Australia in the winter of this year (2017) I visited Melbourne in Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales. I found Melbourne to be an Awesome place if it were to be a quick visit and not if you were to live …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena Street life is life of that of the “homeless”; the beggars, the hobos, the bums, and the tramps. It is also the life of the street kids, the petty thieves, the gypsies, the prostitutes, the transvestites and the flamboyant gays. And, it is the domain of …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi A beautiful park in Kuala Lumpur, Lake Gardens provides a break from the madness of the city. I visit the park at least once a week and look forward to a jog, walk in the park or just lazing around under a tree by the lake. …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi The tagline says it all – A synergy of taste and quality across the globe… every hour… every day… The best Indian restaurant in town by far. What I admire the most about Saravanaa Bhavan is that they don’t compromise on quality and always give …
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Home Cook: Pham Thi Diem Thu For my weekly meal of meat or fish (I’m trying to eat less meat as an experiment to prove that I can wean myself off animal protein) I simply must share with you the recipe for this delicious Vietnamese dish – Cá Thu Kho …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi A few days ago I happened to be browsing through YouTube and stumbled upon a documentary about the battle of Gaugamela where Alexander the Great defeated King Darius of Persia. In a strange coincidence the date on which I watched the video was the anniversary of …
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