From http://www.dailynews365.com Sri Lanka cricket team doesn’t perform that well for some time now. They are not that bad as well. They became runners up in two consecutive World Cups and two Twenty20 World Cups. More than the talents of the players, there is a problem with the way the team is selected. Many including me believed that with Sanath ...
Terminator Genisys Poster I watched Terminator Genisys, the American science fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor today at Willmax Theater, Anuradhapura. I was pleasantly surprised to see on the Web that the theater has 3D facilities. Hence the decision to watch it in Anuradhapura. Legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for his eponymous character, the terminator in the newest installment ...
Hariharan Live in Concert Sri Lanka “Hariharan Live in Concert Sri Lanka” is the latest show by an international star in the country after Udit Narayan concluded a very successful show last month. The show is being sponsored by Hiru TV, the latest TV station in the country. Hariharan will rock the audience on July 7, at 7.00pm at Bloomfield ...
I have been to police stations to get copies of the complaint I made regarding lost documents several times as I kept losing my valuable documents due to constant changes of residences. Getting a copy of the complaint is a long process. First, you have to wait in the queue to make a complaint. While you wait, you can hear ...
From http://www.srilankamirror.lk website Sri Lanka Police is again in the news. Yes, again. This time by ordering the “box” seats given to “couples” in cinemas to be made “open” and visible to the others from all sides. This violates the very basic need of a box. Box seats are made available worldwide in cinemas, opera houses, theaters, stadiums for the ...
Raghu Sharpening a Knife My wife has a big problem with knives. No matter how good the knives she buys they become blunt within few months. There are around 10 knives gathered in the kitchen and there is no point in buying new ones as well because they too will have the same fate as the old ones very soon. ...
Sense and Sensibility Poster I haven’t read Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility yet. I should. I didn’t think it would be that interesting till I watched the movie based on the novel. Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British-American film directed by Ang Lee based on Jane Austen‘s 1811 novel of the same name. English actress Emma Thompson wrote the ...
Mahathir The Secret of the Malaysian Success – Hajrudin Somun I had the pleasure of reading Hajrudin Somun’s ‘Mahathir The Secret of the Malaysian Success’ during last few weeks. In fact, I was looking for a book about Mahathir Mohamad for some time and I found Somun’s book in a secondhand bookshop in Maradana. I had to decide between Yasser ...
Duishen – Chingiz Aitmatov I got a copy of Chingiz Aitmatov’s Duishen novel as an e-book through the Facebook Group පොත් කියවන අය. I read the 35-page e-book within a day. It was easier to read as I had already read its Sinhala translation, ගුරු ගීතය. Aitmatov’s Duishen is basically a soviet propaganda novel but it allures any reader irrespective of race ...
Remember the Titans Poster Remember the Titans movie was released on September 29, 2000. Luckily, I was in Miami, Florida in November 2000 and my American hostess took me to a multiplex to see this movie. I had the option of watching the movie or going to see a real American football match. I relish the decision I took in ...
Leslie Varghese with Rambutan from Malwana Leslie Varghese an Indian national from Kochi, Kerala visited Sri Lanka after seeing a blog post I posted last year about rambutan season. Leslie wanted to buy some rambutans of the Malwana variety from here. In fact he has a farm in Kochi called Homegrown Nursery & Farms. And he wanted to take some ...
Abhilash after reaching 50 runs My 4 years and 10 month old son Abhilash showed interest in playing cricket as soon as he could stand on his own legs. Since I was a cricket fan there was a lot of cricket on our TV and Abhi was watching them inquisitively. He started playing cricket himself after we bought him a ...
Drivegreen Center My motorbike is exactly a year old. But when I checked with the Divisional Secretariat to renew my vehicle revenue license for the second year, I was told that I have to obtain a vehicle emission test certificate to get the license. I was surprised. Earlier they allowed a new motorbike to ride without the emission certificate for ...
Hiru TV Logo When they advertised about Hiru TV by roadside banners, hoardings, vehicles, TV, Internet I thought something novel is going to happen. But for the moment I switched on to Hiru TV I have found out that it is yet another boring channel with nothing new. They telecast only teledramas, movies and music. It is the easiest thing ...
Negombo Bus Terminal You wouldn’t expect a bus stand in Sri Lanka to be like a mini airport. But if you happen to go to Negombo Bus Stand, renamed as “Negombo Bus Terminal,” it is a little airport. It has almost all the facilities needed in a modern day bus stand. It is considered Sri Lanka’s best bus stand in ...
Groovy Greeks – Terry Deary Groovy Greeks is not a big history book. But you can learn a lot than from a big book with this. It is just a kids’ book. It is part of the Horrible Histories series. Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated books published in the UK by Scholastic. This book is quite old. But ...
During my last visit to Jaffna, on the invitation of Ms Gowri Ananthan, one of the founder members of Yarl IT Hub of Jaffna, I had the pleasure of attending the Yarl IT Hub’s January 2013 meeting with my friend Wasantha Wijewardhana. The event was held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at IIS (Institute of Informatics Studies) City Campus. ...
Strange Obsession – Shobhaa De I had never heard of Shobhaa De till Sunday Times exposed her in 1990’s subsequent to a visit by her to Sri Lanka to a book launch of hers. In an interview with her, a Sunday Times columnist had bombarded with a set of questions making her very uncomfortable. In fact, Shobhaa De is nothing ...
Sisters – Shobhaa De After reading Strange Obsession written by Shobhaa De, I had decided not to read her again. But in 2011, the year I spent without a job and was ‘omnivorous’ in reading books De’s “Sisters” caught my eyes. Since there was nothing else to read, I started opening up the pages of the novel. As usual, there ...
Shehana Mahabethmage Parents of an Italian born Sri Lankan girl requested me last week to teach their daughter some English during this month while they are in Sri Lanka. Teaching a student a language with just 4 hours a week within a month is a big challenge. But I took up the challenge to at least make her comfortable with ...
