El Latino Dance Academy Dancesport Championships - 2013

The event took place at the St. Thomas College Sports Complex, Mount Lavinia on Sunday, 28th July 2013. It was a smaller than usual dance floor but it wasn’t a big issue since most of the events were Latin events.

Latin Choreography

Latin Dancer

Ballroom Dancers

The Tango

The Deer Park

Surrounded by nature, bordered to a lake – The Deer Park Hotel in Polonnaruwa is a very relaxed place. We went to the hotel on 6th July 2013. Despite the name we didn’t see any deer’s during our journey. Went on a safari at the Minneriya National Park during the rain and the only thing we saw were the Elephants.

Boat on the Giritale Tank

"Bonnet" a nickname given to this Elephant by the tour guides of Minnieriya Park

Crowd enjoying the safari (maybe the rain)

The Manhattan Fish Market

Forget sushi for a moment and think about enjoying sea food in a bit different way. The Manhattan Fish Market is a restaurant is located in Duplication Road, just before the BARS Café. The food is really great and the service is pretty fast.

Vesak 2013

Since the Vesak holiday's falls on a weekend and to avoid the rush we decided to go on our usual photography tour on Monday, 27th May 2013. We were surprised as there were less decorations and items this year (or maybe I'm bored seeing the same thing every year)

Gangarama Temple and Pelicans

Decorations on a Vesak Lantern

Stepping in to the Android world

I’m a bit late to enter the Android world but finally I decided to go for one. One of my main concerns of getting a phone was battery life. I just can’t charge the battery every day! I need it to last at least 2-3 days. All the Androids I know are extremely bad with the battery life, having said that no point of buying a small Android phone either.

So with some convincing finally bought an Android. The first issue I faced is the Google Account. I do have a Google Account with a non Gmail address so I tried to register with that, and it failed saying it doesn’t have Gmail. If Android wanted to make sure it has to have Gmail why didn’t they ask for a Gmail Account at the first place? *sigh*

Galle Photo Walk

We decided to go on a Photography tour at the Galle Fort on 26th March 2013. I’ve been there several times with larger groups and I know the area pretty well. This Dutch era fort is a big attraction in Galle and many foreign tourist visits this place.

In memory of ...

Gem cutter

Barista Lavazza

An antique car and a Ghost

Let me stop there for a moment for a quick rant. I do admire the antiques a lot but the Ghost in the background just ruined the picture. This Ghost virus is now everywhere in Sri Lanka, if you go to Galle Face green on an evening you’ll see it’s entirely filled with these parasites, go to the streets and you’ll probably see a bunch of them.

Handcrafted model boat

Blooming for a Cause

Women in Management (WIM) had organized a Fashion Show to raise fund for a worthy cause - empowering single mothers in rural areas. It was held at the Kingsbury Hotel on Friday, 22nd March 2012.

Inner Beauty - 1

Inner Beauty - 2

Evening Wear - 1

Evening Wear - 2

Fashion for Men