Owl Opinions
The ‘Kaduwa’ and the Sri Lankan Post Colonial Hangover
May 16, 2021
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For many who aren’t familiar with the Sri Lanka university system and its lingo, the ‘kaduwa’ would mean sword. But ‘kaduwa’ or ‘kadda’ as...
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Owl Opinions
What a Multi-religious Upbringing Taught Me
Nov 17, 2020
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I grew up in a household that did not practice one faith. And I am glad. Probably the best thing that happened to me....
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Owl Poetry & Prose
It is Well with my Soul
Jun 5, 2021 29 Views‘It is well with my soul’…how I long to say this. When one reaches that...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Hansi & Ramya – Mothers, Lovers
Jun 5, 2021 19 ViewsHansi was sweeping the garden with an ekel broom when a Defender drove up and...
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Owl Opinions
What it Takes to Survive…
Jun 5, 2021 38 ViewsThese days is about survival. We are all surviving or at least trying to. Covid...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Sunday – the South West Monsoon
May 30, 2021 36 ViewsSunday. Funday apparently. The South West monsoon has set in so the gloom of rain...
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Owl Opinions
Survival with Integrity Lost or Be the Pariah and Die with Dignity?
May 23, 2021 85 ViewsCalling in favours, pulling all strings (and flings), flexing power and basking in privilege seems...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Perhaps We Should Have Been Just Friends…
May 23, 2021 35 ViewsPerhaps we should have been just friends. You know. Not crossed that bloody line. That...
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Owl Opinions
“You Didn’t See Me” & “My Parents Don’t Know”
May 16, 2021 105 ViewsOften when I have been out at night at a bar, restaurant, night club, I...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
A Heartburn Kind of Day…
May 8, 2021 113 ViewsMondays are somehow never a source of joy for anyone who does a 9 to...
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Owl Opinions
The Fragile Male Ego on the Streets of Colombo
May 2, 2021 133 ViewsWrath, frustration, bullying and intimidation are just a few of the things you will meet...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Demons Today
Apr 25, 2021 70 ViewsToday the demons They are at bay On many nights they oft come out to...
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Culinary Adventures
A Family Story About Biscuit Pudding
Apr 13, 2021 109 ViewsOur family has always been into desserts. Anything sweet really. Anything food. Hence what has...
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Meet Lilanka
“what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
An eclectic personality with a penchant for creativity, Lilanka is an old soul who loves life, laughter and stepping off the beaten track. She finds joy in nature, travelling and venting her existential frustrations via her writing while calming her body with food and her soul with music. Her motto is – “what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
A collection of eclectic expressions from life according to Lilanka Botejue. From her creative outbursts and passionate views to her love for nature, food, music and archaeology, Owl Muses is an attempt to capture these moments in time.
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It is Well with my Soul
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Hansi & Ramya – Mothers, Lovers
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What it Takes to Survive...
