MuseOr Ave! Duci novi, similis duci seneci!This term seems to be getting a lot of use on this blog.Not too long ago I warned that The Beast may attempt a coup. And then he walked out of the house, not sc reaming and shouting. Even I was impressed. For the first time in ever, I was proven wrong about The ...
MuseA long time ago my FEW called me a robot. She said that I had no emotions. That I didn't feel. I, of course, took that as a compliment. I have always valued rationality over emotions. Mr. Spock was my hero. Even to this day I would rather solve problems through rational discourse rather than screaming and shouting. But that ...
RantOK, so it's not just predictions. It's my thoughts on this entire jing-bang fiasco grim fandango Vicious Cabaret.I don't wan't Mahinda to winThe Beast has had a long run. He has had it for long enough. He has had it for too long. The corruption, the hatred, the bullshit has gone on for far too long. I like some of ...
Muse Poeple ask me how I'm going to vote. With the election fever in full effect, that is the biggest question on people's minds. Who we vote for is what is going to set the course of this country for the next 6 years. And people are looking for reasons to vote for either of the two evils. Obviously this ...
Muse So the pros are out. Running their cons. And we're supposed to choose which one to bend over and spread our cheeks for. So let's take a completely bi-assed look at the pros and cons of all this insanity. In the interests of sanity, i am not going to look at what they have said they are going to ...
Rant Recently I had a talk with a friend of mine. Not just a talk. A Talk. Note the capitals. Now for those of you who know me, and for many of you who read this blog regularly, you know that I swear, a lot. My language and topics often go from the blue to the horrifying to the disgusting. ...
Muse My parents were in conversation with a Buddhist priest who is in the middle of a Human Rights case with the Police over a raid on the temple he is head honcho of. You may know (of) him, but I am not mentioning any names. According to the case, the Police of the area raided his temple because they ...
Muse Now there's a shocker. Here I am, calling Mahinda Rajapaksa The Beast, attacking him and criticising him at every step, and all of a sudden I do a complete Heel Face Turn?? What the fuck is up with that? Why, oh why would I want him to win? The answer is simple. Revenge. Revenge on The Beast for sure, ...
Muse Usually it is when people die, or move on, or do something significant that you talk about their legacy. But The Beast is no ordinary man. He has forever changed the face of Sri Lankan politics. He has made more changes to Sri Lanka's political structure and political system than anyone ever has. Too bad for us those changes ...
Muse Before you ask, I am still spoiling my vote. But there is something that needs to be said. Something worth thinking about. There is lots of talk about the Army not voting for SF. There is talk that the people in the forces have become disillusioned with him. This may or may not be true. But if the Army ...
Rant Election days are here again, and the skeletons are coming dancing out of the closet. In case you missed the news, Sarath Fonseka (aka the racist) is now running for presidency as part of the UNP. And im proper Sri Lankan mud-slinging style, he decided to drop a bombshell on the people. Evidently he thought it would bring the ...
Rant The power went out last night. You may have heard about it. You may have even experienced it. I did. I stayed awake until 0730 sweating and swatting at the mozzies. Damned mozzies. I barely got any sleep. Of course, my first reaction was somebody must pay. We pay the power bills, is it too much to ask that ...
Rave Yes, I know. I haven't posted lately. A lot of half-written articles are in my blog cache, but none are ready for being seen. So here I go. Yesterday - in the process of getting ready for a long-weekend trip to Batticaloa and Pasikuddah - I went shpoping. Bought many ...
Muse Here I am, faithful reader. Still writing, still trying to figure out this strange-ass world of ours. Here I am, at 0700h (7a.m. to you clueless plebes) with a large glass of vodka/sprite (raspberry vodka if you must know) bubbling away in my gut, tapping away at the laptop, on a balcony looking over the beach. There is something ...
Muse The things that worry me about the war, and the eventual end, started back in New Year's day (April 14th in Sri Lanka). That was the day they showed the celebrations in Kilinochchi. The leader of the forces there was symbolically invited into the city by an Arachchi wearing what seemed to be an extremely Sinhalese costume, talking classically ...
Muse It's Monday. It's Morning. It's Monday Morning Quarterback time. The news is all over that the LTTE has been defeated. Prabhakaran is probably dead. (Though the LKGOV's statements are best taken with a grain or ten of salt - remember the 60,000 civillians who suddenlt became 200,000?) But the LTTE are pretty much done. It was almost funny to ...
Rant Isn't it fucking fun? The LKGOV wants us to report all foreigners who are criticising the LKGOV and the Glorious Forces (sounds like a band from the 70s). The Ministry of Immigration & Emmigration even has a phone number for people to use as a hotline. And the media (radio stations especially) are shouting it out at the top ...
Muse The time is 0645. I just spent the last ten hours with some friends of mine who had flown down from the US. First we went to Cheers for alcohol, and then we spent a large amount of time looking for a place to drink, because Cheers closes down at 0200. We ended up in a hook joint. Want ...
Muse My life seems full of sagas. No, not the Norse kind. Not like Gilgamesh. Or Odysseus. In fact not like anyone cool at all. It's just things that happen. And happen. And happen. And then end up becoming this weird uber-crazy insane thing that kind of snowballs into the stuff of legend. Or possibly cautionary tale. I had a ...
Muse Do you remember a certain chap called Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike? Nice old fella, so intent on servicing, I'm sorry I mean serving his country that he converted to Buddhism so he could win votes. He then broke away from the UNP and went on to become Prime Minister with his newly formed Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Oh, ...
