Duvindi IllankoonGreener pasturesThere is a story, a well known one, about a businessman and fisherman. A man traveling on business gets into a conversation with a…Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023
Duvindi IllankoonElephants and strangers and picture perfect momentsThere is a moment from time that’s seared into my brain so deeply, I know I’ll remember it even at 90. It was August 2016, in Panama on the…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Duvindi IllankoonLove & pets, and love for petsMost mornings, I wake up earlier than I need to so that I can give my dog exercise with some play. Half asleep, we both stumble around the…Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
Duvindi IllankoonThe grindYour main and really only responsibility in life is to live it well. That’s it.Oct 7, 2022Oct 7, 2022
Duvindi IllankoonOn resolutions and turning 30 (later) and making resolutionsI turn 30 this year. To be precise, I turn 30 in about 11 months so technically I’m still on what’s known as the <right end> of youth.Jan 9, 2022Jan 9, 2022
Duvindi IllankoonI meditated for one yearSome context: I grew up as a Buddhist in a majority Buddhist country. Leaving aside the socio-political implications of that for now, this…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
Duvindi IllankoonDecemberI love December. For the obvious reasons (Christmas, year end time off, just the general good vibes) but also because this is the time of…Nov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
Duvindi IllankoonLegs on the internetA few months ago I found out that someone had lifted a bunch of my Facebook profile pictures and uploaded them to a blogsite which…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Duvindi IllankoonHate scrolling is good for you, once in a whileOnce in a while I like to log into Facebook to remind myself of what I don’t miss.Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
Duvindi IllankoonPraise from ParentsDoes anyone brag about you quite like your parents do? Picture this: My sister and I are sitting with a friend of my dad’s visiting us…Oct 24, 2021Oct 24, 2021