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...

Seasonal behaviour

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Obviously with the holidays around the corner and with the run up to Christmas your days and nights will be filled with parties and fam...

Open Plan in Sri Lanka

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If you’re not familiar with the term open space or open plan concept, then think of the headquarters of Google, Pixar or Facebook. Im...

The Fitness Connection

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Don’t be afraid to reach out for that last serving of pudding this season as The Fitness Connection promises to cater to all your fit...

Introducing Fitness Connection

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Fashion and fitness have a symbiotic relationship; in case you were wondering why you’re reading about fitness in a style column, wit...

Questions for the Newly Coupled Girl

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Let me just start by saying that questions *never* end. Even if it meant you’ve been single for years, you’re asked why; when you�...

5 lesser known charities that could use your help this Chris...

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The wellrehearsed line during this time is that Christmas is the season of giving. And as cliched as one might think that is, it defini...

In conversation with Kayla Perera

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Golf is a sport which is loved by many people as a sport and as well as a past time. Kayla Nicole Perera is one such passionate female ...

The Tropical Purple Hearing Aids

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Nine year old Reshmi Senanayake is an aspiring young author whose preliminary novel, The Tropical Purple Hearing Aids is the perfect gi...

Scammers in and around Colombo

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Parents often warn their children not to talk to strangers, and yet it’s an impossibility to go about your daily dues without having ...

The Dos and Don’ts Of Relationships

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When I am asked what I loved most about being single and how it has changed over the last two months with The Boyfriend, I readily say ...

The Art of Failing Gracefully

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A forgotten book, an unprepared for test or even incomplete homework, it drives me to utter vexation that my children have found themse...

Consumer Health in Sri Lanka

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In the recent past, Colombo in particular has witnessed a sudden surge in restaurants, hotels, fast food chains, supermarket and organi...

The Mannequin Challenge

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Every once in a while, a craze sweeps the Internet. In 2010 it was planking and two years ago, the Ice Bucket Challenge saw millions o...

Types of People You Will Meet at a Party

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Us Sri Lankans love a good party. Whether we’re throwing one or attending one nothing gets us pumped up like a good baila session an...

When life is in the valley

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If we are to plot a chart through our respective lives, it should run like an ECG reading with much ups and downs. In some, there coul...