'Cause Pigs can Fly

 Nation Free   Of all the things that could happen to a person, today’s youth assumes being friendzoned is the worst of them all. Of course, there may be a few confused by the term. Simply put, the friendzone is a place for all your friends of the opposite sex who you have no intention of dating. This doesn’t sound too bad, right? Personally, I prefer being friends with people knowing they don’t expect anything more than friendship. Yes, it is nice to be with someone you think is boyfriend material, and to feel all those emotions you felt when you had a crush on some boy when you were fourteen! Yet, friendship isn’t a path that must lead to a romantic relationship. The order of events isn’t always, strangers, friends, lovers… It can be that, and it is romantic when best friends fall in love with each other. However, you don’t make friends with people with an ulterior motive of dating them. You don’t make that friendship ‘happen’ hoping they will someday fall in ...

The Nation Many say the world isn’t as they thought it was; it isn’t black and white. A black and white world implies a place where everything is straightforward, a person is good or bad, an action is right or wrong. It’s easy to believe in a black and white world when you are young. A child is mostly an observer of the world. However, as one grows up, one is forced to actually live in this world. This is when the blacks and whites start fading, giving way for other colors. Or maybe they blend together, creating other colors. If it’s the former, a fading of colors, it would mean that the definitions of good and bad start to slowly disappear. However, no matter how developed a society is created, moral values, principles and religious rules and regulations will continue to label people and actions as good or bad, right or wrong. Thus we must look at the second explanation; a merging of colors. If you mix a dab of black paint with white paint, you will be left with gray pain...

Since being introduced to the wonders of the online world, people have been sharing their creations in various ways. For me, it has been through text posts, tweets and blogs. However, there are so many ways to share your thoughts, your creations with people. There was a post on 9gag about the topic of this post, but I really don't know how I can find it in ways that do not include going through my tweets to find it. Posting stuff online takes a lot of courage. I remember how I first started blogging. Took me years to move away from a personal blog I knew people don't read. Even once I started sharing my posts with people, I would be quite careful. Why? Because there are a whole lot of haters out there. The comment in the following picture is spam because they had no reason to hate that post. I won't be sharing the post here because it's quite private, but trust me, the post didn't really call for such a comment. Especially from someone I don't even know. ...

A seemingly-mismatched group at Galle Face for a concert, but enjoying music from afar. That’s one of the pros of folk, Brazilian and carnatic music. You can listen to it with the volume high or you can listen to it from a distance. We decided to start the night with the music in the distance mingling with the crashing waves. The ships sailing on the great ocean making us stare at the horizon. Night fell as we munched on various types of wadey and blew soap bubbles. Pic by Sakuna Gamage We work together, spending at least four days of the week in each other’s company. There was another we don’t see a lot of; a rare sighting, but a friend nonetheless. It didn’t feel awkward, we weren’t made uncomfortable by each other’s presence. We got along so well, it made me realize that our past, common interests or beliefs aren’t what really matter. What makes friendship possible is what we have to offer. Often, we choose to keep to ourselves and don’t make an effort to make friends. ...