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Orange and red gerberas mixed with babies breath and pale white roses.

A beautiful bouquet sits on my table and I’m wilting away with displeasure.

Life is so- not- ordinary!

Captured with my manual Yashica

First time using a manual and these were the only two I loved from the 24 shot reel. Still figuring out how to avoid camera shake and make best use of the aperture…

People Watching- Part 2

Strangers speak volumes, if you look close enough. That is why I’ve still not given up on my hobby. Watching people.

It might come as a surprise to most people when I say that I actually enjoy my bus rides, specially the morning shuttle to work because its got a mix bag of characters with their own peculiar story.

A few days ago while I was busy observing everybody else, an old man gets in. The heavy bag on his shoulder and the lopsided hat makes my heart swell with emotion. But surprisingly he smiles, takes out a harmonica and starts to play. And it’s beautiful, not at all like the intrusive sounds of the beating drum or the screechy vocals of a beggar. I’m transported into my own little world where I day dream of stone paved streets and flamenco dancing as the music wafts throughout the bus. He continues to play while the people in the bus hand out money and I begin to notice how he changed the atmosphere of a greasy, heated surrounding.  This lovely old man is not a beggar instead he’s providing us with a service, good Monday morning entertainment. He was able to put a smile on everyone’s face, because they enjoyed, reminisced, forgot about their unhappy moment, or it transported them momentarily to another place. This is why I love my rides, and I’m sure he feels good about himself too. Making someone else happy is truly a rare gift and a double bonus when it’s also a way of earning. Off he goes, to another bus and if you ever pass Bambalapitiya junction in the mornings he’s there, playing his happy tunes.

Onto other things…

I’ve been busy, with work, with Cookie, with moving house… and I’m onto two new ideas. Will it work? I don’t know but for the moment I’m keeping ‘them’ a secret.

Will be back soon with something to write about.