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A few handy Arabic phrases translated to English -- in case you're ever kidnapped by terrorists.  AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOFTAN.= Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun. FEKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT RAEH GUSH DIVAR.= I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor with my arms above my head and my legs apart. SHOMAEH FIKR TAMOMEH GEH GOFTEK BANDE.= I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.  AUTO ARRAREGH DVATEMAN MAMO SEPAHEH-HAST.= It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your car.  FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMA RAJEBEH KESHAVAREHMAN.= If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages I will gladly reciprocate by betraying my country in public.  KHREL JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEII AMRKAHEY.= I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies travelling as reporters. BALLI, BALLI, BALLI!= Whatever you say!  MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GORBAN.= The red bli...

Picking up the pieces, And then came Hope...         ​ Book Launch : "Picking up the Pieces" by Marilyn Wouters Venue: Black Cat Cafe B&B 11, Wijerama Mawatha Colombo 7 Date and Time: 11 December Sunday 11am-5pm To order the book locally: email Wouters.marilyn@gmail.com or call 0778 002136. Internationally available from Amazon.com Find Marilyn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mwouters   By Chandrika Gadiewasam   "Picking up the Pieces" is the inspiring, uplifting and adventure filled autobiography of Marilyn Wouters, a self proclaimed "crazy cat lady," who has showered her love and dedicated caring on countless abandoned, desperate and disabled stray cats and kittens in Sri Lanka for a number of years now.   Marilyn who was searching for a nice warm country to retire and relax in, picked Sri Lanka in preference to Thailand, Indonesia ,and other sou...