#253

11 June 2011

Huda's Birthday today! (:

"Go to anywhere with an open heart to accept. and do anything with an open mind to adapt."

and i am already in sri lanka at this time.

Sri lanka's time zone lags behind by 2½ hours.

The first thing we were greeted with was their duty free shop after clearing their customs.

THEY SELL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AT THE ARRIVAL HALL.

i really mean household appliances, like refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, etc. and alot of tech stuffs.

TOTALLY UNLIKE ALL OTHER DFS i came about.

awesome right.

okay im joking.

have i mentioned that i got a free upgrade to business class cos economy class was full?

idk how it happened but yeah anw i gotta love emirates for that.

their service in biz class is (Y)

we reached at 2.15AM (S.L time)

oh and one thing i learnt there? dont change your money with government banks. the rates will all be fixed. the private banks can give you much better rates.

AND THEIR SERVICE IS REALLY SLOW.

its like they have all the time in the world.

Just changing the money and buying a sim card took 1½ hours.

MAD OR WHAT!

omg and the whole time all i wanted to do was sit on the bus so that i can sleep.

im serious.

eh but then again you can't blame me.

i mean, its 2.15 am (SGT 4.45am), way past my bed time.

their sun is glaringly bright.

you really squint when there is the sun saying hi to you.

and the ride can get pretty bumpy.

but people like me can just fall asleep when i want to sleep so to me, its nothing.

LOL!

honestly i like the life there. if i spoke their language, had no worries in the world, i might stay there even!

we stopped by their teahouse/cafe where they served milk tea where you get to add your own sugar. (if you let them add it yourself you would be drinking sugar) and i notice they love to use the spice marsala. (and no, i dont like that)

their bakery sells alot of things, and they dont store their loaves of bread properly. they leave it in the open. okay i dw think about the creepy crawlies on shelves.

and we continued our journey on the primary school but cute like anything bus.

I SAW A POLICE POST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

its damn crazy. like a small police post in the middle of a turnabout.

super cool! oh but bus move too fast for me to capture a shot ):

I SAW A RAILWAY TRAIN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

yeah i know. i can see the same thing at bukit timah.

but this railway track i saw crossed roads. i mean, all cars had to stop for it to go. omggg hen cool leh i like!!!!!!

when we finally reached, we settled down and went to have breakfast. they eat those set yoghurt for every meal. its super fantastic. im so in love with yoghurt. after touring the meditation centre we went to help give out lunch. great experience. and omgosh they do this twice a day everyday.

OH AND THEY USE WOOD TO COOK.

because gas is really expensive up in the mountains.

Everything over at where i was is really basic, but you don't feel like you need anything else. It's like enough for you.

their food's spicy man, although it looked so harmless.

we continued walking around after lunch and went to join in a meditation group.

actually i didnt get the essence of meditation. i couldnt accept what i heard while i meditated. its as if i had a mind of my own and my mind didnt want to accept it because it was filled with a lot of other thoughts of my own.

Things will get better though, i'll find my answers.