Lankan Lessons Learnt in 2013

Everyone seems to be talking about the lessons they learnt over the past year. So here's the same, but with a little twist:

Lankan Lessons Learnt in 2013

1. Avoid Borella after 10 a.m. at all costs. Ted would probably tell his kids who their mother is before you manage to drag yourself through the House of Fashion traffic.

2. Buying a good dress in Colombo is next to impossible, unless you are will to sell an organ for the cash.

3. Aana Maalu is not a fish.

4. The geeks are actually kind of cooler than the jocks. (The muscles on them thumbs after hours of gaming; daaayum, son.) :3

5. The female drivers here actually kind of suck. *runs for cover*

6. Soya meat is amazing. (why did I not try this before??)

7. I may be able to sit through a blood-curdling, spine-tingling horror movie, but the sight of a gecko STILL gives me the heebee jeebees.

8. If you ever hire a meter tuk, be sure to know how to reach your destination, else you might end up paying Rs.500 for a Rs.300 ride. (True story.)

9. Bailatronic (Electric baila) is the bomb, even though, initially, you are confused as to what moves you should be busting.

10. Stepping into a petti kade is probably a similar experience as walking onto the set of The Fear Factor. (the mice in there tend to be as big as cats)

11. Rugby seems to be the new cricket. Better watch out, Sanga.

12. The new road network is a job well done, even though locating it closer to Colombo, rather than the other end of the island, might have been more convenient. Just saying.

13. People DO swear and ALMOST make out in Sinhalese movies.

14. All it takes is to host an international conference in Colombo, and suddenly, it's like an early Christmas break for everyone.

15. Certain advertisements and the words printed on the back of some trishaws have typos that provide more entertainment than stand up comedy. (No, I do not want free cock with my kottu. Yuck.)

16. Like our certain dignified parlimentarians, some of our youth, occasionally, seem to lack all forms of common sense.

17. There is more faith placed in Samahan and Koththa Malli over "suddange beheth" when it comes to curing a cold.

18. You think they drag out shows like How I Met Your Mother? Try watching Mahagedara and Praveena.

19. It is customary that a party here ends with a baila session.

20. You may know people from around the globe, but at the end of the day, there's no one who will understand your Lankan drama like a fellow Lankan.