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Thought I will do a review on ‘box o noodles’ something a little bit different than the posts I started with. To start with how I got to know about this place, it just popped up on my Instagram feed and I eagerly started following the account being an avid lover of ‘china doll’ noodle boxes which I miss so much 😞 .  Box o noodles which is situated in Nawala, thank god offers delivery which is so great for someone as lazy as me. Their delivery is handled by speedee.lk of which we have prior experience as most places and quickee does not deliver all the way to Thalawathugoda.  On a sick day at home, thought il order from box o noodles, checked their profile for the menu and while many of the dishes seemed tempting I ordered ‘hidden dragon’ because it was chili chicken noodles with cashew nuts. When I called to order the person who took the order was very polite and texted me back after he checked with his delivery service for confirmation. In an hours time I rece...

Let’s talk about MEAT! Not just any meat but cultured meat also known as clean meat, synthetic meat or vitro meat. I am not going to beat around the bush, but I love my meat. At the same time I do love animals and wildlife and guilt overflows when I crave for meat as I am not fancy about vegetables. Unfortunately I do not have what it takes to be a vegan.  Let’s start with how cultured meat is created. Muscle tissues from animal stem cells are grown in a lab instead of harvesting from livestock. This process is quite costly which there by makes the end product expensive. Although the first burger patty has already been created, cooked and consumed. It might take more time to refine this production which means it will not be on the shelves anytime soon. The biggest question in everyone’s mind is, will people actually except cultured meat as a substitute to actual meat. Being a meat lover I am not too sure if I am ready to accept it, because of so many reasons. What...

Since what’s currently happening in Sri Lanka is about the killing of a poor leopard, I decided to write my first blog post about my thoughts on this.  Let’s start with what happened, the leopard had come to the area where humans were residing, the residents had informed the wild life authorities and once they failed, the villagers battered the poor creature to death.  Did they attack the creature because the creature attacked them? Did they have to clobber this creature to death? Did they have to parade around the carcass of this animal? Why did the animal come to the village? These are just a few of the questions running in my mind.  Leopards are beautiful creatures that belong in the wild, they hunt to eat and survive. So what happens when we deforest and establish villages in their territory? It doesn’t take a scientist to answer this question. Their home is taken away and as a result of deforestation their food source is also limited. Is it not...