Trinkets for sale.

They come in forgotten colors made of inferior plastic and recycled cardboard tubes cropped, curled, coiled, and curved in style forming pastel shades made of pain bead to bead threaded carefully, softer than ever, persistence tumouring hard- wearing hands shredding with rain dreams. They are offered for a little price singular for threading in adornation and token for tripper. Inspired by Ushan Gunasekera 's photogra...

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Lessons from laundering and laundry baskets

Josh , as I would recall ,unacquainted ,  random guest , NewYorker  and hiker is eloquent . Equally funny. He knows things. It was the February 20th 2014.  I walked  in and out Khaosan . A  sort of solo traveler island in Thailand. Located  to the north of Central Bangkok. Packed. A lot of backpackers. Taxis .Bookstores. Souvenir shops.  Cloth vendors. Restaurants. Bars . Pubs. Technically everything. I crawled...

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There are no monkfish around the ocean in SriLanka

There are no monk fish in the ocean around SriLanka. Chandima Uncle told me. A far relative , mail processor , sea lover and fish fact finder often took me on sea rides when I visited Tangalle during vacation.He took me for sea baths every morning and just before sun dripped down. With him , every sea ride was different from another. Different stories . Different games.Different swimming lessons. He was a childhood playmate and even beyond. Fed...

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A man loved by all

You may have seen air balloons darting in the sky. Bright and pretty. Air balloons have a burner below its envelope. When profane is fueled into the burner, the balloon goes up, up and away. Air balloons fly when hot air rises. Science has taught me that hot air is lighter than cold air, which means it rises. Air balloons fly high and they fall. When balloons are swaying, crosswinds, rain and storms can bring them down. Like air balloons also giants...

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