Thamara Kandabada
Thamara Kandabada
I’m Thamara, furniture-peddler by day and wearer-of-many-hats by night. I like to watch films, enjoy live music, tinker with this website, play guitar, and run in my free time. I'm currently based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei). Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Hokusai, Hiroshige, and the Japanese art of Ukiyo-eWhenever I visit Manchester—and I do frequently—I stop by the...
The view from Wythenshawe ParkIt’s a sunny day in Manchester. A short but crowded tram ride has taken me to Wythenshawe Park at the edge of the city. Eager concert-goers have taken over the park today; I follow a great host of them through the gates and past the ushers into the open green. A shimmering guitar...
I didn't think I could write a post a day, until I did itWhen I first heard about Blaugust, an annual blogging challenge where participants post 31 times during the month of August, I thought, "I'm never going to be able to do that". I was intrigued, however. Not enough to sign up officially as a participant, but I...
Changing my writing setup, yet againAfter a short stint with my Git-based writing setup, I have returned to the familiar interface of Bear. The appeal of having a Git-based workflow was the central repository of posts I could access through my computers and my phone. However, SoloMD turned out to be erratic with the...
When you're fluent in more than one language, which one do you think in?Sinhala is my native language. For the first few years of my life, growing up in Sri Lanka, it's all I spoke. Ours was a monolingual household—my parents didn't speak any other languages. Starting in kindergarten, and all the way through school,...
Who would you rather be, The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?When it comes to music, I'm not quite adventurous. I love music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. The genres I listen to most are classic rock and the blues. I love a dirty guitar tone. I love a fast and tight rhythm section. I despise autotune. I'm quite...
Getting stronger and running longerI ran a little over 4.5 miles today (about 7.3 km). There was a cool breeze in the air. A light drizzle started soon after I left the house. I felt the tiny water droplets on my face as I ran. It felt refreshing. This is the longest continuous run I've done so far since I started...
Cinema Paradiso (1988) The moving image as a refuge from worldly caresMy love of cinema, both the medium and the physical space, is well known to those close to me. In a previous post I've mentioned how it's not uncommon for me to head straight to my favourite picture house after work. It is a compulsion at this...
How, and why, I started playing guitarOn the morning of Saturday, 11 September 2021, I texted my wife to say that I would love to learn to play guitar. I can't remember what her reply was, but as soon as I finished work that day I hailed a cab and made my way to the Yamaha Music Centre on Bauddhaloka Mawatha in...
On Letterboxd star ratingsIt's not uncommon for me to head straight to the cinema after work most days. Today was no exception. The port of call was QFT, to see Hunt for the Wilderpeople re-released in cinemas for a short run. I've seen it many times before, but never on the big screen. It was, of course,...
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