Left handed ambivert. (She/her). Views are personal. Ardent animal lover. Mother to many fur balls. Operational Consultant. Content Writer. Freelancer.
Some idiot had asked my dad about my "marriage" and why it hasn't happened yet. Man has looked at him dead in the eye and asked if he's gonna pay for it.
Lmao legend man my dad is.
I was diagnosed with chronic depression, anxiety and panic attacks and am on meds for it.
Today I was waltzing around the room with my cat and felt truly happy after ages. I don’t know if it’s the meds or if it’s me, but I feel alright.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
Tried to take a road tuk outside one Galle face, because Uber wasn’t available and I look visibly Tamil today.
Tuk uncle: nah nah, mang demala katiya ganna naha.
Wow. Just. Wow. And they say, racism isn’t rampant in SL.
I’m sponsoring my cousins education at Zahira college because his family has been hit really bad because of the pandemic.
He’s in grade 1 and just called and went daatha happy belated Mother’s Day, I love you!
my whole damn year has been made. I might also be crying.
Masters of business administration (hons) with a specialization in marketing from the University of Bedfordshire done and dusted. From working two jobs whilst doing my mba, to battling mental health struggles, this journey has not been easy, but it was worth it.
#AcademicTwitter
Look, I’m tamil and I’ve nearly lost my mum to an LTTE blast and almost gotten killed in one myself. Have no reason not to hate em, but to say racism doesn’t exist anymore in this country is a delusional far stretch don’t you think?
I’m officially 120 pounds/54kgs. I’ve hit the ideal weight for my height.
I’ve lost all the kilos I put on due to my antidepressant pills and have managed not to go back to my old underweight, malnourished self either. This is a personal win.
My parents are dead afraid of the PTA. The army have ransacked our house in the past plenty of times just because my fathers business rivals said he was funding the LTTE. Despite this; they agreed to let me go to a protest if I want to. This is how bleak the situation is.
So as a family we stopped shopping at House of Fashions because my visibly Tamil mother who wears a pottu, was called a kottiya under a cashiers breath a few years ago for complaining about a man cutting in front of her in the queue. Given the recent incident, I am glad we did.
Penny was hit on the head with a helmet for trying to play with a man who was walking down our lane yesterday. She’s fine, however the inhumanity of some people, will never cease to disappoint me. Send her some love. ❤️
I didn't think I'd admit this out loud, but I wrote suicide farewell msgs to my closest friends yesterday and nearly went through with it, but I fought through it and I'm still here today. (thread)
Was wearing a shawl over my dress and a Tuk person mistook me for a Muslim and called me a t* (don’t want to state the word) bitch in Sinhala, spat at me and drove off. In front of WTC.
What are we coming to?
In the middle of a pandemic. No mask, nothing. We deserve to perish.
So my parents rejected a guy off BharatMatrimony and because my number was registered on it, I got the following abusive msgs from the person they rejected.
Funnily he’s on Twitter.
Woke up to this.
Lol. This is said about a person whose family received death threats from the LTTE for not funding them and whose extended family had to flea the country to avoid being recruited as child soldiers. My only fault here, is being Tamil.
My parents lost everything in ‘83 apart from my new born sister.
Mobs came to my house looking for my then 21 year old mother who was hidden by my fathers Muslim friend.
A Muslim family gave mine refuge.
Never again Sri Lanka. Never again.
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My uncle who I’ve been helping out financially since COVID hit his business, has had yet another blow. His wife collapsed in the gas queue yesterday, hit her head and is admitted in kalubowila hospital.(1)
My mums antigen test came out negative. First thing she did was go and hug my dad.
Almost 40 years of marriage and a few more years in love, these two are the cutest. 🧿❤️
To the joker unkil / aunty who screenshotted my tweet and sent it to my dad saying, your daughter has a boyfriend, jokes on you biiiish, he knew. 🤣
Pongadaaa vennayingala.
I’ve survived 3 suicide attempts, one barely. Have self harmed. I’m still here. I’m better than I was. Reach out if you need to. You’re never alone, no matter what your mind makes you feel. You matter. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
27. Unvaccinated (not by choice). COVID-19 positive.
Started off with minor symptoms that I recovered from, and suddenly deteriorated. Currently down with a fever of 102-103, breathing difficulties, soreness and I collapsed due to low blood pressure. Awaiting quarantine.
My divorced cousin has found love again and she's great with his daughter but the entire fam is being all oh but what if she mistreats her after having her own kids?
Bitch none of you fuckers had all these questions when the biological mum started seeing another man.
Hypocrites.
Random fellow in the office lift: good morning :) hey not bad for a woman! You own a Nexus! Impressive.
Me: well, my phone has a fingerprint scanner not a testicle scanner so...
🤷♀️
This is why I shouldn't be allowed to talk to people in the morning
Mum: she’s quitting her job at the end of the month
aunt: Oh ArE We FInaLLy SeEing a WeDdInG iN yOuR FAmILy?
Me from the background: we might see a death soon.
Yesterday was my last day in the travel and hospitality trade of Sri Lanka. Cheers to 7 years of amazing memories and learning experiences along the way. I’ve met some great people from the trade, whom I will always hold near and dear to my heart. Here’s to new beginnings. ✨🍾
We typically refuse to identify as Sri Lankan because that would mean claiming a country that tried to wipe out our people.
That’s not my country. My country is Canada. But my culture is definitely Tamil.
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
Generally a father of a 26 year old Tamil girl would be focusing on getting her married. My dad who is turning 72 this year is giving me a lecture about how I should find myself a job again and not be financially dependent on anyone.
My uncle has shown my Facebook profile to some dude who was apparently interested in me
The guy had said I’m too westernized in my beliefs and dressing for a Tamil girl and to ask if I could reconsider being the way I am to consider taking things forward.
The.audacity.😒
Long personal thread.
It’s been a while since I put up something personal here so, here goes.
To the left you’ll see me at nearly 60kgs and overweight for my height, due to antidepressants, heavy alcohol intake ( do not mix both, don’t be like me ) and unhealthy eating habits.
Men in this generation and previous generations all need to understand that cooking is a life skill and not a gender based obligation.
Think about that for a second.
We have a new Sudha at work.
First thing he said to me was you speak very good English, did you live abroad??
I responded with nah, was just colonized very well.
Guess that was off to a good start.
@dialoglk
just publicly tweeted my personal number on a public platform and their club vision team said that it will take 15 mins to take it down. We had to escalate this to the head of digital at Dialog, to get it taken down immediately.
The took it down, without an apology.
My partner and I live 20 mins from each other and I’ve not seen him in nearly 2 weeks. If you’re lucky enough to live with the one you love and see them everyday, cherish every moment you can with them because some of us aren’t as lucky.
Was stopped by naval guys on the way to lectures and they asked me why I was nervous
Me: because I have an exam today
Them: ah good luck miss go go
My heart just melted ❤️
I’m 27 and not eligible for the vaccine. I became COVID positive nevertheless and I’m struggling through severe complications. If you’re eligible and choosing to not be vaccinated because you’re waiting for the “best” vaccine, you’re an absolute idiot. Get your jabs.