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Christmas, then and now

I wrote to my friend about how my family spent Christmas in 2010. My friend commented that that has been really a Western Christmas I have experienced. It was in fact correct. Actually this is the Western Christmas we only have seen in Christmas cards when we were small....

“Why king has many children?”

October 31, 2010 About 20 days back, I was watching the movie Anna and the King. Sean (6y10m)was on my lap, watching the movie with me. He then noticed about 25 children of King Mongkut of Thailand surrounding him and hugging him. Suddenly, Sean asked me a question: Sean:...

Bicycle

March 12, 2009 I was talking to my best friend recently about what we had in our families when we were young. In Sri Lanka, having your own car is still considered a luxury. Twenty years ago, it was even more a luxury. I was talking to my best...