September 30, 2006
Get a chauffer or don't buy a car.
Mahinda has effectively decreed that only those who wish to employ a driver may purchase a car. Bus travel has become well nigh impossible because of the checkpoints. At each checkpoint, everyone's identity is checked. With the buses being overloaded...
Posted by raditha at 9:19 AM
September 29, 2006
Porterhouse Blue.
Usually Tom Sharpe's, books are hilariously funny. You just can't help but laugh out loud at some of this writing. Unfortunately Porterhouse Blue doesn't fall into that category. It starts of very slowly and the first few chapters were struggle....
Posted by raditha at 4:02 AM
September 28, 2006
Insurance.
Asian Alliance used to run an advertising campaign which gave the impression that, people working for other insurance companies are not professionals. It seems justified. The guy who bought my old car, recieved his insurance policy with in 2 days...
Posted by raditha at 1:23 PM
September 26, 2006
Jack Higgins.
One of the books that I read earlier in the month was by Jack Higgins. It's so memorable that I have already forgotten it's title and the story. That's no suprise forgettable thrillers are his trade mark. Hang on a...
Posted by raditha at 2:02 AM
September 25, 2006
Live and Let Die.
Having to spend a lot of time in hospital means having a lot of time to read. But reading literary masterpieces in a hospital room is too taxing. So Live and Let Die is the first of the books that...
Posted by raditha at 1:56 AM
September 21, 2006
September 18, 2006
Big brother.
Sri Lanka's extremely corrupt, brutal, inefficient and poorly led police force now want CCTV cameras all over the city. At most intersections, you see traffic cops and at most intersections people jump red lights right under their noses or make...
Posted by raditha at 3:35 PM
September 16, 2006
Free Insurance and Free Light.
Colombo; the city of pavement hawkers, bill boards and infernal traffic jams. You can see two of the three in this picture. The bill board for the insurance company offering free hospitalization cover, get's free illumination from the street...
Posted by raditha at 1:10 AM
September 15, 2006
A new dad.
Almost became a father for the second time yesterday, but the event was postponed! The doctor said go back home and come again on the 29th. Visited the hospital because my wife thought the baby;s movements have reduced, but after...
Posted by raditha at 1:08 PM
September 10, 2006
Moonstone.
My father daya dissanayake has released two books on the same date, one in Sinhala and one in English. An author releasing two books in two different language on the same day, surely is something very unusual anywhere in the...
Posted by raditha at 11:37 AM
September 5, 2006
Chair from alpha industries.
Alpha Industries manufactures Safes. Recently they have branched out into office furniture. It is from them that I bought an executive chair after my old chair collapsed in a heap. The tag line for the Alpha marketing campaign is 'with...
Posted by raditha at 10:54 AM
September 3, 2006
a 540i goes sailing past.
According to what I have read and heard, the e39, 540 is probably the best BMW ever. It's a perfect car, designed by a perfectionist. Today there is one advertised in the papers for 4.2 million. Why or why couldn't...
Posted by raditha at 9:26 AM
September 1, 2006
Dropping Standards.
Everyone complains that standards are dropping. With the politicians leading by example, and millions of lazy and weak citizens eager to follow them, it shouldn't come as a suprise. You will easily notice such dropping standards when you attempt to...
Posted by raditha at 10:08 AM
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