It is hard to read what I am reading on the news. Michael Jackson is dead. I was alive when Lennon, Elvis and Diana died yet I can not even recall anything equaling the shock of disbelief about this. For those in their 20’s or 30′ growing up you could not just escape Michael Jackson. …
Month: June 2009
The case of Rizana Nafeek – a teenage Sri Lankan housemaid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after inadequate legal proceedings – has made a sensation in the island nation. This article is about her from a circulating e-mail in Sri Lanka. Background Rizana was born on 4 February 1988 in Muttur, a war-torn and …
Today I read the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Among those who have been awarded MBE’s and Knighthoods were actor Christopher Lee (Knighthood), Golfer Nick Faldo (Knighthood), and Chef Delia Smith (CBE). In a world full of z-list celebrities I have no argument with the awards given for their talents, however I do feel that time …