The Lost World I would have loved to read Michael Crichton’s novel Jurassic Park first. But I found that book only after reading its sequel, The Lost World. Reading the second book first didn’t affect reading much as Crichton has written the second book in such a way that a newcomer to the Jurassic world is not stranded. Also having ...
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 ...
The Power of Now The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book written by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle. The book convinces the reader the importance of living in the present rather than in the past or future for better living the day-to-day life. The book was published in 1997 and has been translated into 33 languages ...
3 Idiots Poster I had heard a lot about the movie 3 Idiots and had the pleasure of watching the DVD of the movie a couple of days ago. Aamir Khan is an actor who is very fastidious about his selection of roles so this movie couldn’t go bad. Right from the beginning of the movie, it hints that this ...
The Post-American World – Fareed Zakaria Recently I had the pleasure of listening to the audio book The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, thanks to my friend Nuwan Samaranayake of Houston, Texas, USA. It was he who shared the audio book with me. I enjoyed The Post-American World as much as I enjoyed The World is Flat by Thomas L. ...
Durian season is ending. Still the fruit can be seen in Havelock Fruit Market and along the road side. The prices range from 200 LKR to 400 LKR per fruit. Though I wanted to buy one or two durians I couldn’t do it till last night. I bought one fruit for 200 LKR. It was a small fruit. I took ...
Patch Adams Poster Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographical comedy-drama film. The film is directed by Tom Shadyac. It is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. Having attempted to commit suicide several times, Patch Adams admits himself into a mental health ...
Beyond Borders Poster My friend in the USA, Thushara Wijeratna brought me a copy of the Beyond Borders when he visited me few years ago. If he brings a film it has to be good. He doesn’t select regular movies. When he chooses it is special. The movie was released in 2003. It is a romantic-drama film about refugees and ...
Last night there was a black magic (shanthi karmaya / ශාන්තිකර්මය) event in an old man’s house in my village, Mahawilachchiya. These events are so rare nowadays but we have lucky Miss Nayab Rehman from Pakistan who gets to see the rarest of the scenes wherever she goes. So we got the message about this event by the evening and ...
Durians for sale along Colombo – Negambo road – Photo – Nandasiri Wanninayaka This is the durian season. I tasted my first fruit yesterday after seeing a friend of mine’s photo of an opened durian in Facebook. I bought a fruit for 330 LKR. In fact I had to haggle it down to that amount from an original 350 LKR. ...
Fools Rush In DVD Cover I watched “Fools Rush In” few years ago. The only reason I was interested in the movie was that my favorite Hollywood comedian Matthew Perry was in it. But when I watched the movie I understood it is more than Perry. It has a beautiful, reliable story line too. Fools Rush In is a 1997 ...
Swades Poster Swades is a 2004 Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi in her debut film. Mohan Bhargava is a Non-Resident Indian Project Manager working for NASA. He had studied in University of Pennsylvania. After finishing the phase 1 of a special satellite project he decides to get ...
