Tips on deciding whether to move or not — Relocation is a big decision. Especially if you are moving to a place that you don’t have any friends or family. When I moved to the UK, my decision was entirely motivated by a personal reason and I already had a job offer with a relocation package. Although I have…

How reading Atomic Habits made me a better reader — Don’t let the title fool you. I love reading books. However, my reading time started competing with my Netflix time and Netflix won. It didn't happen overnight. But then one day I realized I haven't touched a book in months. …

My story on flying to Sri Lanka and coming back to the UK — Background I am a Sri Lankan living in the UK. When I first left Sri Lanka in 2018 April, I planned to go back there once or twice every year. I was telling my parents I am just 13 hours away. All went well until the pandemic hit. …

The Balmoral Pyramid — Would you believe it if I say there is a Pyramid in Scotland? Probably not. I was totally surprised when I heard about it too. This pyramid is located in the Cairngorms National Park quite close to the Balmoral castle. Balmoral castle is where the royal family typically spend their…

The most Spectacular waterfall in Scottish Highlands — Scotland has some of the most spectacular waterfalls in the whole of Britain. Wailing Window Falls is one of my favourites. Located in Scottish highlands, this beauty stop is a must-see in the famous North Coast 500 route. As fascinating as its name sounds, there are a lot of stories…

Final Results of Cracking the Medium Code experiment — Before going into my full two weeks vacation, I did an experiment on Medium to see how being consistent with user engagements and publishing, affects your total views. The hypothesis that I had is that by just being consistent with engagements and publishing you can get your view count increased. Experiment Setup …

From Rosetta Stone to Mummies British Museum is full of Egyptian artifacts — Last week, we went to London. One of the things I was eagerly waiting for was our trip to British Museum. I loved it. I was also pleasantly surprised by the sheer amount of exhibits that it housed. However, after spending a whole morning, roaming around, I felt like it has a surprisingly large number of artifacts from Egypt including rosetta stone, mummy masks, mummy cases, and actual mummies. This got me thinking that why are these not in Egypt but in Britain. This also made me wonder how Egyptians would feel when they see these showcased in Britain, but not in their own country. If you are an Egyptian or have an opinion about it, please leave a response. I would really like to hear different thoughts about this.