posted June 02, 2000 01:18 PM         

During her stay, she will be incharge of all housekeeping work including cleaning, washing, sucking etc...

She doesn't get paid for this but its only carried out to maintain the Sinhala tradition of being servants and housemaids.

posted June 02, 2000 01:34 PM            

Sri Lanka has been plagued with a civil war over the last two decades that has left more than 150,000 people dead throughout the country. In recent months, this war has escalated to tremendous proportions, leaving no area of Sri Lanka untouched. Every day hundreds of people are being killed by the military in an attempt to crush the opposition to the government.

Colombo, the capital city, has turned into a near battle ground, with bombs exploding at regular intervals throughout the day. As different parties vie for control in the fighting, many times civilians and tourists get caught in the cross fire, resulting in many unfortunate deaths.

The Government of Sri Lanka feels the need to inform you that it cannot guarantee your safety at any time when you are within our country. The daily violence that has been going on for years is beyond the control of the government, so you will be expected to fend for yourselves.

Besides difficulty for saftey, touristes will face problems securing proper food. Due to the long term fighting, common daily needs such as food and medicine are banned from most parts of the country. If you are thinking of coming as part of our weight loss program, the atmosphere will be very conducive. In the event you contract some sickness, we hope you would have packed a first aid kit, as you will not find proper medical treatment throughout the island. When carrying your first aid kit, be sure to keep it well hidden, as people have been known to kill to get the precious medicines.

When travelling in Sri Lanka, the best policy is, "Don't Touch." If one fails to heed this common slogan, one will be faced with the possibilty of contracting one of the many deadly diseases so common on our soil. Sri Lanka is one of the fastest spreading grounds for such diseases as Aids, Hepatitus, Malaria, etc. This is partly due to the high rate of child prostitution around our touriste centers and due to the many pedophilia rings operating within our country. Sri Lanka has an estimated 50,000 children working in pedophilia rings, one of the highest rates in the world.

Another disturbance faced by many touristes is the tremendous amount of crime present within Sri Lanka. This is mostly due to the huge numbers of desserters from the military. With no opportunity to earn an income, these ex-soldiers make use of their military training to take to crime and violence. When confronting such persons one should give them what ever they ask for, as they are quite rutheless and have been known to kill people for only a few rupees.

Taking all this into consideration, I would humbly suggest one reconsider his trip to the island of Sri Lanka at the present time. Perhaps a trip to the Southern tip of India will be more what your looking for. There the climate is the same, but the dangers are not present. Regardless of your decision, keep in mind these few warnings when you decide your next vacaton.

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posted June 03, 2000 09:53 PM         

If the Tamils dont look after the Sinhalees and if they have to go and wash dirty Arabs' dishes, and everything(!) else, naturally the Sinhalees get angry.