Sri Lanka It's Happening
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en-us2008-05-10T10:37:42+00:00Boiling a pot a milk.
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Traditionally before you move into a new house, you boil a pot of milk on a fire so that it boils over. You do the same thing for the Sinhala/Hindu new year. I think it symbolizes prosperity. I don't believe...raditha2008-05-10T10:37:42+00:00Don't be afraid of bombs.
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Commenting on the bomb explosion at Ampara yesterday, president gotabaya Mahinda has said "don't be afraid of bombs". Look who is talking. He is the man who has a vast army of bodyguards with hundreds of vehicals to ferry them...raditha2008-05-10T08:35:32+00:00Rotten Luck
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What rotten luck; a bomb has gone off in Ampara Killing 7 people. One of our beloved ministers Ferial Ashraff (who became a minister because her husband had a bit of rotten luck) had passed thatway minutes earlier....raditha2008-05-09T15:34:08+00:00Inflation at Record High
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If Zimbabwe has galloping inflation our could at least be called cantering inflation. Our beloved minister of finance president Gotabaya Mahinda and Mr 10% are hell bent on making sure of overtaking Zimbabwe. They have reached their first milestone -...raditha2008-05-07T03:12:59+00:00Light at the end of the tunnel.
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Well the house building project finally looks like it's about to come to an end. Before moving into a new house, it's traditional to boil a pot of milk at an auspicious time. I don't have even a single supertitious...raditha2008-05-05T01:02:21+00:00Acohol and Masonery
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Construction work on my new house started more than an year ago. Like most projects, it's long past the deadline (several deadlines in fact) and the cost has far exceeded original expectations (as a result of which, I am in...raditha2008-05-03T15:32:44+00:00The minister of goons
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The minister of goons was involved in an accident but unfortunately he didn't suffer serious injury. Only his small toe was slightly damaged. Two of his companions suffered worse. One died and the other was more seriously injured. The president...raditha2008-05-01T01:41:22+00:00Another Disaster, nay a Calamity.
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Just two days ago, the car belonging to the minister of censorship met with an accident and he wasn't even in it. What a disaster. Now today we here that Mervyn the Goon's car has met with an accident. He...raditha2008-04-29T12:50:10+00:00Birds of a feather
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Contrary to popular belief President Gotabaya Mahinda Rajapaksa is not the worst head of state in the world. NO there are others like the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Robert Mugabe who beat him to that title. Mugabe of course...raditha2008-04-29T02:17:48+00:00Another Disaster
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There was another disaster earlier today. Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena’s car was hit by a train causing a delay and slight damage to the train. The disaster might have been averted if the minister had been in the car or...raditha2008-04-28T10:02:41+00:00600 casualties in a week
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More than 750 people have died or suffered injury at the hands of terrorists and war mongers during the past week. About 600 of it was chalked up on one single day at Muhamalai. That's a god forsaken place on...raditha2008-04-26T16:35:43+00:00Rice Fiasco.
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The price of rice has been rising for quite a while now. This is largely because of the halfwits in parliament, there is a minister for trade, one for agriculture and one for consumer affairs (quarter wit). They have with...raditha2008-04-22T16:12:01+00:00Hey that's my photo.
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If you goto this page http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/04/01/bus11.asp on the Daily Noise website. You will see my Great Western photo from an blog post I am happy to say for once, it's all above board! I have had photos from my site...raditha2008-04-21T12:21:50+00:00Off to Great Western.
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We headed off to Great Western on the evening of the 10th. Driving was a nightmare, every Perera, Silva and Fernando were heading out of Colombo. All the town centers were passed were jam packed with people doing last minute...raditha2008-04-16T12:02:41+00:00Four Birds With One Stone.
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Terrorists set off bombs to kill people and disrupt civilian lives and cause economic damage. Usually the disruption is short term but not so in Sri Lanka. When the LTTE set off a bomb that resulted in the death of...raditha2008-04-10T05:26:04+00:00