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! 

Mini Skirted Militia in China and Sri Lanka Army at 60

After some time lost in the boonies, found a great pix to stage my return to Kottu.. 

Pix is from China's official Xinhua news agency and is of a mini skirted Militia which was part of a big military parade, and it's pretty sweet.check the legs.. mmmmmmm....imagination running wild... 

Parade, which marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, featured more than 8,000 servicemen and women, nearly 500 tanks, missiles and other military vehicles and a flyover by Chinese warplanes...

Last week i spent a field day amidst a sea of people ...rubbing shoulders at the Army's 60th Anniversary exhibition at BMICH concluded recently..

Funny... SL Army at 60 while China itself is turning 60...lions share of the Army's arsenal is of Chinese origin..may be 60 different types of weapon systems ...anyway, i can't keep my eyes off the Chinese mini skirt Militia pix..and think its time the SL Army comes up with one too..considering the fact that there will be more parades than combat in the near future,this will be a very much welcome development. ..