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Turkey is not a common destination for many Sri Lankan travelers, but I had an opportunity to go on a one week trip Turkey early this year, to attend a students' conference. 

Turkey visa requirements are different depending on you country where you can get visas at airports or seaports in many cases, but for Sri Lanka, you must have a valid visa before entering Turkey. Unfortunately there is no embassy or consulate for Turkey in Sri Lanka. Thus Sri Lankan citizens need to apply for visas through an embassy in a neighboring country, India. Thought it might be time consuming, the whole process can be done through a courier service. There are many travel agents who offer this service for an extra LKR 15,000 fee, but we can do this ourselves easily. .

• Contact Turkish Embassy in India (Telephone is the best option)
• Prepare required documents
• Get any travel documents/letters from Turkey
• Send documents along with visa fees by a courier service (TNT was good for me)
• Contact the embassy to know when the visa will be issue
• Get back the passports by return courier service
• Travel to Turkey

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Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily 
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide

 

Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

United States

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The Revis family of North Carolina.
(Sure hope most American families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family)
Food expenditure for one week $341.98

Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca 
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189..09

Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna 
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo 
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo 
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village 
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp 
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 

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He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! . She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?"

You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."

He said... "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words ...

"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the water comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time.  If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

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Great Quote... But who said this originally?

[select between]
Albert Silva
Bus Conductor
Route 154
Dematagoda
Colombo 09
Sri Lanka
[/select between]

Now read his quote,once more !

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Dad asked : "What happened son?"

Kid : "Dad, I can't handle your wife anymore! I want my own wife!"

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When you marry the right one,
you are COMPLETE...

And when you marry the wrong one,
you are FINISHED...

And when the "right one" catches you with the "wrong one",
you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!!!

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1. Mumtaz was Shahjahan's 4th wife out of his 7 wives..!
2. Shahjahan killed Mumtaz's husband to marry her..!
3. Mumtaz died in her 14th delivery..!
4. Shahjahan then married Mumtaz's sister..!

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"Duty", if done with your Wife
"Art", if done with your Lover
"Education", if done with a Virgin
"Business Transaction", if done with a Prostitute
"Social Work", if done with a Divorcee
"Charity", if done with a Widow &
"Meditative Trance", if done by yourself

So, Stop feeling guilty, which ever it may be...
Just do it...

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If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, 

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, 

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, 

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time, 

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment ,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,  

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,  

Then You Are  Probably The Family Dog! 

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One day he proposed her by saying that he loved her a lot.

But she was angry and refused and threatened him that she'd complain to the Principal if he ever bothers her again.

One day the girl borrowed a text book from that boy and wrote a message “I love you too, I'm sorry to hurt you the other day. if you've forgiven me, please come and talk to me and never leave me.” in that book.

But the guy never talked to her.

4 yrs went away and nothing has happened.

Moral of the story:
*Engineering boys never open their books!*

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A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

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