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Letting Go and Moving On
Dec 5, 202076 Views
Many of us spend our lives assuming we follow the perennial fairy tale of ‘once upon a time’ ending up in ‘happily ever after’....
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The ‘Wangedi’ complex and Sri Lankan English Writing
Dec 5, 2020101 Views
If you have lived in Sri Lanka and read Sri Lankan English writing over the years, you would have happened upon many words from...
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What a Multi-religious Upbringing Taught Me
Nov 17, 2020119 Views
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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Where You Work Matters
Nov 17, 2020111 Views
A few years ago, I was applying for a job at Nestle when a family friend asked me whether I am ok with the...
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What Kind of Boss Are You?
Oct 25, 2020236 Views
There are bosses of all types. The good, bad, ugly, those who you curse daily and those who you revere. A good boss can...
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Why Do We Hate Constructive Criticism and Adverse Opinions?
Sep 20, 2020208 Views
Sri Lankans are used to banding together to support someone, to trash someone or to stand on the side of the majority feeling smug...
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You Need to Leave Your First Job
Aug 2, 2020273 Views
In a fast moving world, where many skip from job to job in 6 months or less, there is still a notion that staying...
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The Great Expectations of ‘Quickies’ and its Folly
Aug 2, 2020208 Views
Quickies are what we refer to as a quick encounter of sex or a ‘fuck’ rather, with someone known or unknown and though it...
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Male Virility, Patriarchy and Election Frenzy
Jul 27, 2020215 Views
As we battle Covid 19 on one side, we are also in the throes of another typical Sri Lankan election complete with the overtones...
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Friend or Sycophant? Know the Difference
Jul 18, 2020239 Views
Most of us would say that we know who are ‘real’ friends are and that they are there for us no matter what. When...
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