UNP reforms and call for change of leadership..

this is what i think about above..the picture explains it all..not so sure who or where it was taken..but works wonders..

Simplified World Map-Check South Asia part

not sure who the creator is but is amazing!!!!

Murali 800 Party...open invitation

Please Ring  1-Murali -774 52652  (toll free) for party details..

US,CNN and Freedom of Expression...

Sacked.. i wonder if US is now going to give her  the 'Tissanayagam Cup' for outstanding Journalism in sucking up to terrorism award.so much for defenders of freedoms of speech and expression...these are the very people who tell us we need to take care of our press and ensure that any thing and any one can say whatever the shit and get away with it too!!!! 

So whats Obama going to do now? arrest Ted Turner for sacking a so called an eminent journalist for paying her 'respect' of a god father of Hezbollah in form of a tweet? 

Double standards , glorious double standards!!!!

Best Chinese joint to eat when in Yangon,Myanmar..

was in Myanmar some time ago and wanted to share with you the best Chinese restaurant in town if you fancy a Myanmar beer and some Chinese or Myanmar food in Yangon,Myanmar..

more to follow..enjoy!

can this be illegal campaigning on election day?

Was on my way home after casting my vote, i came across this guy! he was next door to the temple where my polling station was..can this be a subtle way of campaigning on the election day itself? if so,where are the monitors?where is ITN since its something to do with UNP?

Hon Sanath Jayasuriya,MP

I think we'll see this happening post April 8,2010..will his goons assault booing fans ? 

cartoon created by Dharshana Karunathilaka of Viskam.

Can Duminda Silva beat this guy when comes to style?

Bruce Lee..i'm pretty much impressed with this guy! watch all his old Hong Kong era movies and man.. check out all the suits and the bell-bottoms.. i wonder if Duminda Silva can copy Bruce Lee and least have some style and colors in his (Duminda's ) massive cutouts (since no one is going to remove them..unless my D.the EC himself dose that !!) that we see on every corner of Colombo District!

The Kandyan Convention..195 years on...

"its  a sunny and warm fine day"...said John D'Oyly in his Diary ... describing 2nd March , 1815...

After the capture of King Sri Wicrama Raja Singha by the British with the collusion of few Kandyan Chieftains,a Convention was proclaimed on March 2, 1815 between the British King's representatives and the Kandyan Chieftains acting on behalf of the people (so they said..!!!) , and the Kingdom was ceded to King George III of England. Thus ended  2358 years of continuous existence of a Sinhala Kingdom of Sri Lanka!

The Kandyan chieftains replaced the Nayakkar dynasty with the King of England and the country was ruled by a government representing the King of England who was never physically present in the kingdom.

Soon after,the convention of 1815 became restricted to a piece of paper and the chieftains found their powers, ancient customs and above all Buddhism gradually restricted and this disillusionment reflected itself in what came to be known as the Great Uva Rebellion of 1817-1818,our first war of Independence, where nearly every section of the society along with the bhikkhus and the dissatisfied nobility made one last glorious attempt to rid the country of its English rulers and in return the English waged a genocidal campaign and annihilated several thousands of Kandyan Sinhalese people, including children, the sick and the old using terror and superior firepower and troops brought down from India.

The struggle was bound to fail due to the military might of the English and in some measure due to the bickering and failure of the Sinhalese to decide on a single strong leader. in the end the family jealousies surfaced breeding traitors who were prepared to seek favour with the British for office and wealth.

Sadly today, even before we celebrate a year of gaining freedom from separatist LTTE terrorism ,we are at loggerheads..petty party politics are the order of the day and we go on undermining our laws and freedoms we enjoy...

Betrayals continue..sad!

Kalaweddhah addressing media following his defeat (or Victory as he see it) ..

Yet, Kalaweddhah is seen here yesterday (27th) at Cinammon Lakeside hotel, still defiant and expecting his adopted homeland, US will use force to install him as President..while the looks of the rest of the band of Gembo are of pure hopelessness in the face of peoples power!

What i respect about Ranil Wicramasingha and Rauf Hakeem is that them being astute politicians, they accepted defeat and was seen silent and in pensive mood at the same Press Brief while strangely ..the main architect of this unholy alliance of a motley collection of jokers ,Mangala Samaraweera was no where to be seen!

one momentous day..

its time we think about our Republic and let go of the past..look to the future.. i believe 6,015,934 of our citizens made that choice today...

1st vote free of terror

The Dictator -'EKA ADHIPATHI' -stage drama by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

No, not about Gen.Sarath Fonseka (ret.) this is EKA ADHIPATHI, or The Dictator , the sinhala stage drama,Written & Directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake to be staged again after a decade or so at Elphinston Theater,21st January 2010 [3.00 p.m. & 7.00 p.m].

 

Dear Leader..oh i miss that chap...

No, Not the Dear Leader of North Korea.. i meant our own late V.P...kinda sad to know that he got part of his head blown off by some skinny soldier from Kurunegala or Anuradhapura (where most of the Army comes from..) .. oh.. all that 'Sun Goat' and the works.. the Poems and the Pongu Thamil gigs...ah.. all down the toilet amongst the marshes of Puthumathalan....

Art deco Bike..

Went passed a Sangamitththa Perahera or a Buddhist procession marking the arrival of Theri Sangamittha (a thousand odd years back..) on Poya Day while passing Mirigama.the Bike sure looked quite fancy with the deco,and this was just one of dozens taking part..among few Elephants,loads of Dancers and the works...

Happy New Year- A Prosperous 2010..

May this New Year bring you & your loved ones, Peace, Prosperity & Success and let us all hope this New Year provides Peace and Prosperity to a World in need!
May all gain the strength to do their individual magic to heal this dying (according to climate people at least..) planet too!
Thank You all for reading my Blog too!
Happy New Year to you All!

2009 Ends..

2009 has been a momentous year for Sri Lanka.. 2009 saw the end of a once thought an unending nightmare for Sri Lanka , the LTTE.hence in my view the best pix to describe 2009 is above..

The dead body of V.Prabakaran,the leader of LTTE laying with part of his head blown off symbolized the end of 3+decades of pain and suffering of all peoples of this country..and thus we walk into a new decade ..a new dawn for Sri Lanka, free of its cancer..

Good riddance 2009 ..good riddance LTTE ...

Remembering the Tsunami-5 Years on..

Google Earth image of Hanbantota town taken 28th January 2005,just over a month after the dreadful Tsunami of 26 December 2004..Sea entered the Bay and washed everything in its path all the way to the Lagoon..thus taking away many lives.. loved once..livelihoods...

My friend Granvil still wonders about his Wife and two Sons..day in day out he is seen trying to catch a glimpse of his two small Sons in the murky waters of the Maha Levaya Lagoon..time heals they say..5 years on.. Granvil is still a broken man..time stood still for him i guess..

Someone upstairs please bless this man to move on..end his suffering..

This is to you Granvil..

Wishing all a Peaceful and Happy Christmas...

Wishers coming from a long and empty transit hall of a South East Asian Airport..alone and tired.. dreaming of home.. saddened by lost connections and canceled flights.. angry over no visa's and restrictions ..dreaming of lights burning bright at home..

I hope you all are enjoying the spirit of the day wherever in Sri Lanka today..

Best to you all...

Multi Barrels of a bygone era...

Yes,there's not much talk about the Multi Barrels now.. I remember a decade back while having a hair cut at the local Barber shop..this particular 'hair stylist' (he he..) was telling me about the importance of Govt.purchasing MBRL's .This was a Tamil guy from Nuwara Eliya.. guess he was anti-LTTE! wonder whats his take on Gen.Sarath Fonseka entering politics..

Pix are from my many months old excursion to get a free massage (while negotiating the sea of people) and a glimpse of the tax payers Rups.at work over 60 years of defence spending and fight against terror..

MBRL in Pix 1 was kindly provided to the LTTE by Overseas Tamils in the name of Liberation while MBRL in Pix 2. was what Govt used to actually liberate the LTTE from its own misery... 

Either way, I'm happy that both are silent and safely with Sri Lankan Army's care and LTTE is gone!