I suppose you’ve got the whiff of news about the recent discoveries of natural gas and oil. IF the deposits are the sort of gushers that bring big fast cash, I hope the results will be something to be optimistic about. Yet such optimism is hard. Oil and gas and tropics are not a good [...]
Centuries ago I set up a Twitter account linked to this blog. Through the wizardry of wordpress.com and twitter, a tweet is generated when ever I defecate a blog post. I don’t ever recall login to tweet outside this blog. Recently using borrowed time that I will never repay, I logged into my twitter account [...]
Sinhala language display capability on OS X has improved. It actually readable since I last whined about it 3 years ago. All that’s require is installing Nick Shank’s Mac version of Malithi Web (there are other fonts for those with the time to Google further). Its easy on the eyes on my Macbook pro running [...]
Invariably its the head light of the oncoming train. The tunnel is safer when its dark and eternal. When all you got is your own dying flickering candle. Is this pessimistic or just metaphorical judo with a dash of Murphy’s ? I’m too dim (this is a tunnel after all) and hurried to peer further [...]
Sri Lanka’s pornography (Kama Kala) industry has held Colombo’s largest ever rally to demand increased government funding. The event was organised by the Kama Kala Shilpi Peramuna – an umbrella organisation representing Sinhala, Tamil and Dutch language sectors of the industry. The KKSP threatened to support the opposition at the upcoming election if its demands [...]
The irrelevance to the Sri Lankan blogsphere gets highlighted every time things get political. It used to be that way during the war. Then as it is now, the drama swirls around the public words among private individuals. These days the foreign media might dip in for a sip of social media. In the plume [...]
Lipton Circus in Colombo is a frequent staging area for the theatrics of political demonstrations. Perhaps one of the few things we Sri Lankans are consistently good at. Colombo has very few public spaces such as Times or Tiananmen square. As you can see from the google earth screen shot in this post, the circus [...]
Clearing out boxes of old photos is an odd business. It unearths reminders of identity that were self amputated with rusted can opener (metaphorically of course). In this case it is the sculpture in this photo. The black and white is an indicator of age but of a time when I was being unfortunately arty. [...]
Its quite spartan. The no brand cushions are utterly comfortable. There are many views – all jaw dropping. The one overlooking the Taj Mahal in moon light is my current favourite. I won’t go on about the coffee. You will be needlessly jealous. I’m not alone in here. The voices in my head come and [...]