Earlier I had written reviews on two (Circumstance and Fire) films where the theme was lesbianism. This is the third in line and hope you would enjoy reading this (and watching the film subsequently.) Be prepared to experience unlimited excitement of 179 minutes. And, of course, ensure your kids are asleep before you watch the movie. Expect the unexpected!! ...
Prasad Perera doing the workshop Last Monday I attended a social media workshop at the American Center. The instructor was a guy called Prasad Perera. He covered Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and digital storytelling. It was a very effective workshop. I learnt a lot there. Usually majority of the social media users use only the very basic features of the ...
Startup and Change the World – Book Cover Startup and Change the World is a very good guide for young social entrepreneurs who are looking forward to start social enterprises. The book guides you how to understand the social entrepreneurism and how it helps changing the world for disadvantaged communities. It outlines the future trends of the world and what ...
Wings of Fire Book Cover I bought Wings of Fire while returning from India once as I was keen on reading about India’s foremost nuclear scientist, “the Missile Man of India,” Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.) The book is an autobiography of former President of India, Dr. Kalam. It was written collectively by Dr. ...
The Element – Book Cover I listened to the audio book The Element by Ken Robinson (with Lou Aronica) after Rehan Allahwala of Pakistan recommended it. So far his recommendations have not disappointed me. The book was mainly on finding oneself. There are a lot of convincing anecdotes throughout the book. The book is narrated in the audio version by ...
Jurassic Park Book Cover It did not take too many days for me to finish reading Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. It is so interesting you can read it at a stretch by even ignoring meals. Though it is a fiction, the author has done a lot of reading related to paleontology that you don’t feel like it is a fiction. ...
I am Malala – Book Cover I was impatiently waiting for Malala Yousafzai‘s book to come to the market. I saw a copy at a small bookshop in Ja-Ela and had no money to purchase it at that moment. The same day I searched the Internet and I was surprised to see both the PDF version and audio book were ...
This has happened to me. This must have happened to you. It happens to almost everybody. Worth reading. The Long-Term Effects of Short-Term Emotions Source: http://hbr.org/2010/01/column-the-long-term-effects-of-short-term-emotions/ar/1 by Dan Ariely The heat of the moment is a powerful, dangerous thing. We all know this. If we’re happy, we may be overly generous. Maybe we leave a big tip, or buy a boat. ...
Unrequited Love I know I am not a professional on any form of arts. I love drawing, music, singing, dancing but never had the luxury of having a proper teacher for any of those fine arts. I did the drawing above when I was 23 years old. The girl in the drawing, I met in my early 20’s whom I ...
On August 11, 2016, Meer Ali and I woke up early and headed to Yala National Park. We hired a safari jeep and traversed the park. Didn’t see as many wild animals as I used to see in Wilpattu National Park which is close to my village, Mahawilachchiya. A couple of wild elephants, wild boar, wild buffaloes, deer, crocodiles, ...
Sometime back, a friend of mine called me and asked if I could send him the most modern configurations details for a laptop. My friend’s request for a brand new laptop had been approved by his boss. So, I gave him the configuration details for laptops that were available in the market. Besides, he was a civil engineer and wanted ...
By Dylan F. Tweney | November 19, 2009 | 2:09 pm MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers. “We want Google Chrome ...
You can see the distances between different locations in Sri Lanka by visiting http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sri_Lanka_Distance_Calculator.asp For other countries, visit the main link http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Country_Distance_Calculator.asp
Cornerman Book Cover It was a fascinating experience to read ‘Cornerman – Stories from the life of Dian Gomes’ few weeks back. Dian Gomes wanted to do a book on his boxing journey to inspire a new generation of boxers and administrators. However, the authors convinced him that the role of Cornerman that he played was not limited to boxing ...
