Sorry for taking so long to update! I do have lots of updates to give for sure but will keep this post short as I am tired and getting sick :o/ Silly viruses I have not been exposed to before.
In this post I will tell you about my love and fascination for the Sri Lankan style of wearing a sari. They call it Osari and the style originates from Kandy (a city in Sri Lanka). Here is a picture of it from the Sri Lanka airline air hostesses:
I could not figure out how they wore this because it looks like the sari has three ends but it is worn from the same fabric from which you wear an Indian style sari. Pictured here:
But today one of the interns showed me how to wear one! The key is an extra string that they tie under those upper pleats. Technically you need a specific kind of blouse to wear with a Kandyan Osari (one with puffy sleeves not what picture above), but I think I may try it out with my own sari's at home! I think there is something even more feminine about this stylet. There are other differences in how Sri Lanka's wear their Indian style saris (as they call it) compared to how Indians wear them, but I won't bore you guys with the details.
Let me finish by telling you a few Sinhalese words I have learned (I can't spell so I am going to write them phonetically):
Istuti - thank you
Sudubath- white rice (which I always need because the food here is quite spicy!)
Eta- a generic term for lentils
Daal- a specific term for yellow lentils
Kola- a green leaves dish, not sure which one :oP
You can tell they are mainly food terms and that is thanks to one of the Registrars (aka Resident) who always shares her food with me! I will tell you guys more about her in my next post. Now I must sleep and fight this infection early!
In this post I will tell you about my love and fascination for the Sri Lankan style of wearing a sari. They call it Osari and the style originates from Kandy (a city in Sri Lanka). Here is a picture of it from the Sri Lanka airline air hostesses:
I could not figure out how they wore this because it looks like the sari has three ends but it is worn from the same fabric from which you wear an Indian style sari. Pictured here:
But today one of the interns showed me how to wear one! The key is an extra string that they tie under those upper pleats. Technically you need a specific kind of blouse to wear with a Kandyan Osari (one with puffy sleeves not what picture above), but I think I may try it out with my own sari's at home! I think there is something even more feminine about this stylet. There are other differences in how Sri Lanka's wear their Indian style saris (as they call it) compared to how Indians wear them, but I won't bore you guys with the details.
Let me finish by telling you a few Sinhalese words I have learned (I can't spell so I am going to write them phonetically):
Istuti - thank you
Sudubath- white rice (which I always need because the food here is quite spicy!)
Eta- a generic term for lentils
Daal- a specific term for yellow lentils
Kola- a green leaves dish, not sure which one :oP
You can tell they are mainly food terms and that is thanks to one of the Registrars (aka Resident) who always shares her food with me! I will tell you guys more about her in my next post. Now I must sleep and fight this infection early!
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