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Spicy Avocado on Rye

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Spicy Avocado on Rye

Jul 21, 2019341 Views

One of my fav snacks is to take good ol fresh avocado and mash it up with a bit of salt, pepper and lime...

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Brie and Caviar on Sourdough Toast

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Brie and Caviar on Sourdough Toast

Nov 19, 2018544 Views

So I decided to get a bit creative and fancy with breakfast one morning and went digging around the fridge for something different to...

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Butter & Garlic Prawns with Spinach Fettuccini and Cheese Sauce

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Butter & Garlic Prawns with Spinach Fettuccini and Cheese Sauce

Jul 2, 2017274 Views

So I love prawns. And butter. And garlic. Together, that is a killer combo for me. And so one day in July 2017, while...

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My Version of a Quick Pizza

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My Version of a Quick Pizza

Jun 1, 2017283 Views

I am a pizza fan. I think many people would be guilty of this enjoyable crime. But unfortunately the really good pizzas although delicious...

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Clams in White Wine with Butter and Garlic

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Clams in White Wine with Butter and Garlic

May 1, 2017287 Views

I am a shameless seafood glut and one of the things I love to eat and to make is clams. It’s so quick and...

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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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'Letting Go & Moving On' - Link in bio. "There is

'Letting Go & Moving On' - Link in bio.

"There is no rule saying you need to stick to the place you founded. In actuality, your success would be your ability to pass it on to the next generation to carry through. That would be a real achievement. Yet many of us cling on in fear that we may lose the sense of identity that place gives us."

#lettinggo #movingon #lifelessons #butterfly #metaphor #phasesinlife #writerscommunity #writinginsrilanka #southasia #bloglife #blog #owlmuses #srilankanwriters #metamorphosis #becomingyou #letitgo #yesyoucan #pushthebar #breakaway #comfortzone #getout

"the principals of all religions I would dare say

"the principals of all religions I would dare say are the same. So what are we bickering over? Rituals? What we call God? How we pray? Where we pray?

Where did this us vs. them divide start? And this condescending superiority complex?"

'What a Multireligious Upbringing Taught Me' - Link in bio.

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Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burials "The Megalithic pe

Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burials

"The Megalithic people used iron tools but not to fashion the burials. The iron tools are found in the burials. The burials included clay urns, Black & Red ware pottery, gold beads, terra cotta beads as well as Carnelian beads."

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The People's Lech - short story on sexual harassme

The People's Lech - short story on sexual harassment in the workplace.

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First time published in print form 😊 My short s

First time published in print form 😊
My short story 'The Daane and the Tiger Prawn Curry' was selected to be published in Channels - Journal of the English Writers Collective of Sri Lanka.

This is the first time that a work of mine has been published in print form with due credit to me 😊

To read my story visit my blog www.owlmuses.com under Poetry & Prose 😊

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"Your inability to want to commit to a relationshi

"Your inability to want to commit to a relationship is something that stems from your own childhood. From your relationship with your mother. It must be a mess for you to call your own mother a bitch. Yet you don’t seek help. Coz you’re a man right?"

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An excerpt from 'Living not Existing.' Featured in

An excerpt from 'Living not Existing.' Featured in 'Owl Poetry & Prose' on my blog www.owlmuses.com. Do check it out.

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"Me I shall learn to be Happy, content, who I wan

"Me I shall learn to be

Happy, content, who I want to be

Broken, a bit, yet healed and dealing

Responding not reacting,

Living not existing"

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Why Do We Hate Constructive Criticism and Adverse

Why Do We Hate Constructive Criticism and Adverse Opinions?
"A healthy environment encourages questioning and dealing with diversity. A herd will only go as far as it follows its leader – to hell even. Hence we should not blindly follow and take offense when someone tells us something we don’t like to hear."

Link in bio.

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“So I wrestled with myself with the decision of

“So I wrestled with myself with the decision of whether to stay or leave and I told myself that I will stay till Arjun was old enough to go to college. I did not want him living with the stigma of a broken family”.

The Son of a Modaya - link in bio.

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