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Don’t Grow Up! It’s a trap!

I went to a doctor’s appointment alone, for the first time in my life today, and it wasn’t fun.

4 min readNov 22, 2020

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Chathumi Thumbovila

Great, not small

It’s easy to feel small. Almost, too easy. No matter how hardworking or smart you are, it is very easy to feel like you’re small. That your…

2 min readJul 27, 2023

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Great, not small

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Chathumi Thumbovila

The hypocrisy

Mark Twain once said “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

3 min readJul 21, 2022

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The hypocrisy

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Chathumi Thumbovila

The Proverbial Chain

In Sri Lanka and arguably in many Asian countries, the elephant is invariably intertwined with one’s culture. While most wildlife…

3 min readJun 11, 2022

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The Proverbial Chain

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Chathumi Thumbovila

The Wisdom Tooth

I got my wisdom tooth removed today, and it was not pleasant. I feel bad for doctors that end up treating me. For one they have to watch me…

7 min readMar 15, 2022

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The Wisdom Tooth

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Chathumi Thumbovila

To tell or not to Tell?

For someone that I have realized is very much afraid of attachment, I sure do read A LOT of romance novels. It could be one of my feeble…

3 min readFeb 24, 2022

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To tell or not to Tell?

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Chathumi Thumbovila

Reminders 💫

There’s a lot of things the pandemic has done to us. I think the worst of all is how it has left us feeling ordinary. There’s no easier way…

2 min readFeb 19, 2022

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Reminders 💫

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Chathumi Thumbovila

Pink or Grey?

I have three pairs of socks that I bought while I was volunteering in Poland. It was cold there and I was beginning to realise that some…

3 min readNov 18, 2021

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Pink or Grey?

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Chathumi Thumbovila

2 am Thoughts

“Every life is touched by a god at least once. If someone nudged you back in the right direction, just when you were drifting away from the…

2 min readOct 13, 2021

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The here and the Now

I like my life to be slow paced. A perfect day for me would be waking up without 500 alarms snoozing, and being able to spend the day…

3 min readAug 19, 2021

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The here and the Now

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Chathumi Thumbovila

Chathumi Thumbovila

I’m a Graduate in Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. I’m a passionate reader, traveler and a Public Speaker :)

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