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 That's at Little Adam's peak in Ella. But before that about the trip: It was a two day trip. We left for Ella on Thursday around noon and about three hours later found ourselves in Mount heaven for lunch. They had heart shaped papadam. Is that a norm now?!  Papa had a conference in Badulla at 4 (the whole reason for the trip) so we gobbled up food and raced to the conference hall to find that we were earlier than everyone else even when we were late so that was fun. There was nothing for us to do so we climbed a roof (basically trespassing) and got caught by a nice person who let us off the hook. We hit the conference hall and half an hour later ate and headed back to the Ella gap panorama hotel to spend the night. After a hearty barbecue and figuring out how the hot water works, we watched Catch me if you can and three of us slept in two double beds. spacious yes.  Day two started with a beautiful sunrise view from the balcony and a coffee that needed a lot more sugar p...

 A network engineer is a technology professional who is highly skilled in maintaining the connectivity of networks in terms of data, calls, videos and wireless network services. The fundamental goal of a network engineer is to provide maximum network infrastructure, security and performance to the end users. A network engineer is required to have the necessary skills to plan, implement and oversee these computer networks. It is a very promising career which Payscale  concludes generates about an average annual base salary of 700,000 LKR in Sri-Lanka. It is a field that has even more opportunity abroad. Plus it seems it has a higher chance of obtaining PR. Manishka is someone who took the path less travelled and proceeded to pursue his dreams of becoming a network engineer after doing his London O/Ls. Realising that A/Ls just weren't for him, he researched his way into, in his opinion the best possible way forward to learn network engineering. He enrolled in the Esoft HND in co...

  Civil engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, airports, structures of buildings etc. It is a highly respected profession and an intricate and interesting subject for those who chose the stream. It's no coincidence that it is one of the two professions that every parent aspires their child to be in Sri-Lanka because the respect and admiration that follow is not something you find so common. I talked to my friend who is on the road to become a civil engineer and how he applied with his O/L results. Here’s his story. Isitha Uvishka having done his O/Ls in 2016, started working on his A/Ls having chosen the maths stream. A year into it after realising that A/Ls just weren't for him and figuring it's not too late, he began searching for options and opportunities. He was fortunate to have a relative studying in China, ...

 Uragala is a very interesting and somewhat challenging climb. It is a range in the famous Hanthana mountain range and this was our first time going there now that the usual Hanthana route seemed somewhat familiar. The climb is really nice and I can say this because we couldn't even get to the top. Rain stopped us and made us choose the peak or our lives, and we as rational individuals chose the peak and then thought to give our lives another chance. Enjoy! We started off in two cars and went to Sarasavigama. After stopping at the Royal mall to... eat, we were off on our way again with Google maps helping us get to Sarasavigama. We then asked the directions to go to Katusu konda (which is also a range in Hanthana). We ended up in a questionable dirt road and made our way up and ended up at a hindu temple as we were told we would. We were advised to leave the cars there because apparently to ride further up we'd need a jeep. However the path after turned out to not be so challen...

Everyone can study in Germany, tuition-FREE! This statement makes absolutely no sense to me and why is a good question here. It's very skeptical, but after talking to a friend of mine who is currently enjoying the luxuries of free education in Germany and researching the topic myself, I am quite pleased to say that it is true first of all and secondly that,  it is one of the most perfect opportunities for anyone looking to apply for university.  So read on. Almost anywhere in Europe and the world, universities charge tuition fees - at times only from foreigners who come to their country for their studies. Germany is one of the few countries in Europe where you can study completely for free, wherever you may be from in the world. This applies to almost all study programmes at public universities.  Here's the whole reason behind it;  Germans generally believe that education should not be treated as a commercial product, and that free access to higher education ensures ...

Software engineering is a branch of computer science which includes the development and building of computer systems software and applications software. The software engineer is typically the person who helps develop the ways that the software functions by working with designers, coders and programmers to create functioning programs or add new features to existing software.   Payscale  states that the average annual base salary of a software engineer in Sri-Lanka is about 1,000,000 LKR and if this sounds like an interesting career path for you and you would like to know more about how my friend escaped A/Ls and has a degree in software engineering (already at 20), read on. The start: So Malith, having done his O/Ls in 2016 was contemplating the idea of doing A/Ls or applying for an IT degree at a private University. He was convinced that the A/L pathway might be more time consuming and along with his encouraging and supportive parents, they proceeded to branch out and understa...

Advanced levels. Traditional, easy, straight-forward and possibly the path most followed. But it can also be a dead end. Before I go rambling on about how A/Ls can delay your life I want to say that these are purely my thoughts and I am just sharing my experiences here. I'm simply providing insight for people who might think that A/Ls is the only way for a successful future so that they can think again for themselves and make a better informed decision about whether it is the right choice or not. If you do have any thoughts or queries on this topic feel free to leave them in the comments section below. On with the rambling now: You do not HAVE to do A/Ls. You can, but you don't HAVE to. This was an idea I picked up on recently. I didn't really have any thoughts going on to do A/Ls myself because I was interested in doing medicine and knew only the traditional path of getting my degree (which I found out that there were not so traditional and faster pathways of doing this la...

Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve is located in the Anuradhapura district of the North central province. It is one of the few high altitude forests, encompassing  an area of 1,528.1 hectares and was declared a Strict Natural Reserve in 1941.  These areas are mainly declared for the purpose of research and for preservation and protection of large, unspoiled areas of wilderness.  Since it is home to species which are rare and possibly extinct from the region, and also because its isolation provides ideal conditions for the evolution of species, the conservation of such ecosystem is considered extremely important. Enough technicality, more about the trip. The hired bus proved very useful to sing in our sweet tones and be loud both the way there and the ride back. We were surprisingly on time and left at 5 in the morning. We took the Dambulla route as we had breakfast planned at  Benthota bake house  which had fantastic food and great service. It started rain...

 New Years. A time for resolutions, commitments and chances of thinking to better yourself. Somewhere down the road it might go down the drain leaving you stuck watching Netflix on the couch 24/7, but never fear. It does happen to the best of us. I don't like making my New Years resolution a big thing. I feel like it adds too much pressure when I'm just trying to apply myself productively or learn something new. Taking that pressure out and simply just agreeing to do 3 sessions at the gym every week feels more freeing. It feels like you shouldn't eat your own head if you don't meet the criteria. But more, it helps you get back on track, if you miss a week or two even if you just felt too lazy. The key point I'm trying to make is, don't make it easier on yourself to quit your plans entirely because believe it or not, just because you could only go once this week does not mean all hope is lost. If anything it makes you stronger and more determined to get back int...