The idea of self-reliance is an attractive one. Everybody at some point in their life would like to feel as though they have achieved this state. Is it however possible to truly achieve self-reliance? Or is it a term we use to hide behind failing to really face reality? Why is self-reliance such a drug to the masses? The confidence that ...
A few months ago I sent in a few articles to a leading magazine. I explained that I would like to work with the magazine in attracting a different reader base. Both were rejected on the basis of being age discriminatory. Now what is age discrimination? The rejection letter explained that my article was aimed at the youth of Sri Lanka ...
What is that thing which those from the affluent families take for granted? What is it that we complained about so much when we were young? A good school. This is the one such thing that those children from the less fortunate families place a high value in. We have all been guilty at times of ...
Sri Lanka has once again been awarded 16th place in ‘Encouraging Gender Equality’ according to the Global Gender Gap Index. So well done to males all over Sri Lanka we have managed to show that Sri Lankan males are in fact able to accept women as equals. However does this mean that women have recognised gender equality is across the ...
On the 7th of October 2010 the No Confidence motion put forward by the UNP against Minister of External Affair G.L.Peiris was defeated by 107 votes. I am not going to be writing on the failures of G.L. and why the No Confidence motion was the right move. Instead I am going to highlight the lack of support the UNP ...
I played a game of golf today after a few weeks and it did not take me long to remember why I love this game. Golf unlike many other sports is an opportunity for a you to escape into your own little world. While you are on the course it is just you and the field, rarely are people around ...
With the monsoons having arrived many people are cursing the rain claiming it is ruining their crops, make the city dirty due to blocked drains, creating even worse traffic jams and overall ruining many people’s days. I am a fan of the rain, I would rather wake up to a grey sky then one that is clear blue with the ...
This article is written in reference to myself as I am now faced with a situation where all the goals and aspirations that seemed a certainty not too long ago are now looking less and less attractive. It is close on a year ago that I was back in Australia finishing my degree. At the time all I could do ...