The Valentine’s Day Range

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For the season of love, Mabroc Bubble Tea introduces a brand new and limited edition Valentine’s Day range! With new flavours and hea...

Social Media for the Singleton

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Let me confirm that the world conjured the term ‘social media’ at the brink of my years as a Singleton. Circa 2010 I imagined the f...

Redefining The Ideal Valentine’s Dinner Date

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Every year, whether it be in reality or in movies, books or in your dreams, the ideal Valentine’s Day date is a candlelit dinner. A f...

Indulge on Valentine’s Day

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As much as Valentine’s Day is about celebrating love indulging in some delectable food with your partner - or if you are single - on ...

4 Clichéd Things Sri Lankans Do For Valentine’s Day

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Some things in life are clichés for a reason, be it quotes which inspire you (be it to challenge your personal record at the gym, or e...

Drugs - An Urgent Issue That Needs To Be Addressed

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They come in many forms - from powder to stamps and even as candy – so what’s been done to dissuade our youth from giving into pee...

Know your fad diets

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Ordering meals at a restaurant has, quite honestly, never been harder than it is now. Between the buddy with gluten-free preferences an...

Axing the Exes

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The Boyfriend and I have fun conversations where we speculate what our lives would have been like if we had met each earlier - when we ...

Cabinet to legalise abortions under special circumstances

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The rights of a woman have always been a topic of discussion in not only Asian countries but around the world as well. Although much pr...

Pro Life or Pro Choice?

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Abortion is oft treated like a dirty secret, and not surprisingly, receives step motherly treatment. Especially from politicians. Never...

Gudppl

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Gudppl (good people) is a new social network in Sri Lanka, with a passion to make a positive meaningful impact at home and around the w...

Why Flings Are So 2003

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If I were to Google the most significant happenings in 2003, I would come across the occasional flood, victory in a game, and a change ...

The where and how of adoptions in Sri Lanka

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In order to give an insight to our readers on this process Life Online spoke to a few individuals to find out the criteria for adopting...

Water: a treasure for the survival of all species

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With news about a shortage in water supply making headlines, many Sri Lankans have now become aware of the importance of this resource....

#NoFilter - Spinster is the New Sexy

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Single has long been a status of mine. As I reach the endearing thirties and while most women my age in Sri Lanka are religiously looki...

Connecting Yards

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Having had a passion for patchwork from her younger days, Nazra Nazimudeen wanted to take it to the next level. With the birth of her b...

The Female Bro Code

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It’s the third week of 2017 and I am feeling rather philosophical. I’ve been off green tea for a while, so that can’t be the reas...

How about some criticism for millennials

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Delivered well with the right motives and intentions and taken well, criticism will help build, foster and nurture good stuff to great ...

What They Don’t Tell You About Being Single

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For something like three and half years, I met people who seemed to envy my single status. They would say, You are so luck-eeey; after ...

Apathy and the young adult

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If there is a choice between dealing with aggressive behaviour or apathy, I might well choose aggressive behaviour. Why? Because, aggre...

Relationships you need to lose in 2017

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The Millennium will soon be an adult

Different Strokes for 2017

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Our question to a cross section of the society was, just how much they would like to do things differently in 2017? We have a bag full ...

Men will be men?

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In the face of the recent mass molestation of female revellers at a New Year’s event in Bengaluru, the words

A Single Girl’s Guide to 2017

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As 2017 is fast approaching, it’s only fair Singletons avoid sitchuations in the year ahead. Having said that, be warned that there a...

An uncluttered mind

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Sitting down at my computer, I tried to focus on the article. Two hours passed and the contents were rolling around in my head without ...

The Reality of the Sri Lankan Christmas Lunch

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One thing which every Sri Lankan actively looks forward to is the food and not just the sweets with hints of brandy and what would nor...

Community Dogs in Sri Lanka

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Coexistence of humans and animals has been a topic that has been discussed by animal rights activists in Sri Lanka during the recent pa...

A Tropical Christmas

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Christmas is one of the few holidays during the year which every Sri Lankan actively looks forward to. It’s so highly anticipated, th...

Ten Times a Single Girl Says I Like You

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Yes, I could actually think of ten times I’ve said I like you without having to say the words. One of the longstanding jokes I have w...