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Ramblings of an Insane Mind: Siripa Karuna
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Sri Pada is an important place of worship in Sri Lanka, and I believe that most devout Buddhists try to make the climb at least once a year. As a non-Buddhists, the chance never really presented itself until a few weeks ago. In my opinion, hiking to the peak of Sri Pada is one of those things that you should do at least once in your life time. A Place to worship along the way. Beginning of another day. Sunrise from the peak. View from the peak. View from the peak. A Great Onlin...
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Court Jester: Gold ring worth Rs.1.8m, dropped by an MP in parliament
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Thursday, April 23, 2015. Gold ring worth Rs.1.8m, dropped by an MP in parliament. Reported that a gold ring worth Rs.1.8m was discovered by an officer of the housekeeping unit when he went to clean the room where a group of MP's had been protesting. Returning to the incident at hand, in the first place, what was an MP doing with a ring worth Rs.1.8m? He is clearly a wealthy man, especially since he could afford to offer it as a reward to the person who found it. What are his sources of wealth? Sri Lanka...
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Court Jester: Colombo's last Gothamba Rotti cart
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Colombo's last Gothamba Rotti cart. This evening when returning home I came across something that I had believed was extinct: a man wheeling a cart selling gothamba rotti. Piyadasa, making gothamba rottis. There would be a split-second decision and someone would be sent running out to flag it down. If caught in time, the owner would turn the cart in the driveway or porch of the house and make whatever rottis the household wanted before moving on. Sometimes the rotties would be ...
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Court Jester: February 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. On the slow action by the GoSL in dealing with corruption. Serendipity put up a good post. On this vexed subject that drew a very good comment from an anonymous contributor. It says a lot that people need to understand and I've reproduced it below:. Take the case of Al Capone the notorious gangster, he was in the end indicted on MAIL FRAUD as that was more easily proved over the real crimes he had committed, due to witness tampering etc. Then you have Govt. MPs who will al...
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Court Jester: Why nations must remember
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. Why nations must remember. Yang Jisheng, Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine 1958-1962. I have just started reading this book. The first Chinese account of Mao's Great Leap Forward. As a member of the Communist Party and a long standing journalist with China's Xinhua news agency he has used his position to collect materials from restricted archives detailing the famine. So the message that all Sri Lankan should reflect on. 15 March 2015 at 20:48. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Ramblings of an Insane Mind: At Days End
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Thursday, February 20, 2014. As the clock ticks towards eve. A swarm of men and women. Flock the city roads. Like worker drones out of a hive. Heading back to their homes. The roads are blocked. Traffic is at a standstill. Engines running at idle. While occupants stare impatiently. For the traffic to move again. Public transport is a mess. Passengers packed to all corners. Like sardines in a tin. Suffering endlessly, yet silently. Borne out of necessity. All longing for rest. View my complete profile.
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Ramblings of an Insane Mind: February 2014
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Thursday, February 20, 2014. As the clock ticks towards eve. A swarm of men and women. Flock the city roads. Like worker drones out of a hive. Heading back to their homes. The roads are blocked. Traffic is at a standstill. Engines running at idle. While occupants stare impatiently. For the traffic to move again. Public transport is a mess. Passengers packed to all corners. Like sardines in a tin. Suffering endlessly, yet silently. Borne out of necessity. All longing for rest. 0 people have said. A Great ...
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Court Jester: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 03, 2015. CA Sri Lanka, Audit Firms and Their Slaves - some thoughts. A former accounting trainee V Kanthaiya had written an article. Faulting accounting firms for underpaying their trainees and going on to describe this as modern day slavery. There is some substance to his complaint but the charge of slavery is perhaps taking things too far. Serendipity. Has weighed in on the side of the student, these are my thoughts on the matter. I do think the firms could increase the training allowa...
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Court Jester: Anti - Muslim violence breaks out
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Sunday, June 15, 2014. Anti - Muslim violence breaks out. Reports are emerging on Twitter of what appears to be a wave of anti-muslim violence that has broken out in Aluthgama, Beruwala and other parts of the Western coast. The trigger appears to have been the BBS rally held in Aluthgama this afternoon. Pictures from The Virakesari Twitter feed:. Pictures of unrest also available on the BBC Sinhala FB page. Summary of tweets below (updated to 10pm, 15th June 2014):. Reports from the ground in #Aluthgama.
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Court Jester: Why the driving on Sri Lankan roads is so bad
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Monday, September 26, 2011. Why the driving on Sri Lankan roads is so bad. Just had a chat with someone who will be sitting for the driving test next month. I asked her if she had read the Highway Code. She said no, she had heard that it exists but no one told her to read it. Perhaps we should use the train more frequently. Then again, perhaps not. This has been going on for a while. How I got my license is, my dad used to teach me in my younger days. so when I went to the learners, they got me to dr...
