Fathers day without one

Nothing new really, just hurts when all those kids call into Gold Fm to talk about their dads. Sometimes I wonder why fate screws over the good people, but that answer is just beyond me, or anyone else for that matter. Sometimes I guess you have to stop asking questions and be satisfied with the [...]

Go with the flow

It’s been an interesting year for Srilankan politics, we started with all the hype about Fonseka becoming the President, but instead of Temple Trees, he went to jail, hence ending the alliance with the JVP. But it was quite ‘refreshing’ to see two parties with so many differences come together for a common goal, regardless [...]

I lovethathouse…i mean, i love your daughter

I’ve lived in Sri Lanka  long enough to know most of the customs, traditions and all that jazz. Some of them I like and respect, but some I think are just fucking dumb. Before I had cable TV, I was stuck watching the local channels  and there used to be this show on Swarnawahini called ‘Yeheli’ or [...]

I’m going on a hunge..I mean, ingesting only fluids-strike

Everyone’s heard of the great Mahatma Gandhi, the ‘Satyagrahas’ and the Great Salt March. Gandhi’s non-violent methods of protest were very instrumental in the bringing of independence to India. Many have emulated this all over the world but, lets just say they didn’t get the same results. Even the monks here are trying it out as we [...]

Our Public Servants

“Where do we draw the line between national pride and pride in being a human being?” was a comment made on a post of mine yesterday and in the current context of things it is the brutal truth. If the government did commit human rights violations, why still keep them in power? True that war has [...]

National Security and International Wankers

“A threat to National Security”, quite a smart guise under which to impose media censorship and suppress freedom of expression. But then again is national security and government integrity the same thing? There has been an increase in the raids on media organizations, especially the print media. Apparently their statements against the government are a [...]

In that Srilankan way

He came, he campaigned, he lost. So ends the story of the once great General Sarath Fonseka. Yes, we have the various texts and stories going around about them not accepting the result but sadly, there is no mechanism in place for such a scenario so the result will stand. Which means congratulations Mr.Mahinda Rajapakse for [...]

I’m a SriLankan, bitch!

I was  raised in the middle-eastern kingdom of Bahrain for 12 years. The only divisions in society that you could see there, were the natives and the expatriates. The ‘expats’ comprised of many nationalities ranging from Srilankans to Indians to Filipinos to Ethiopians. In that community you were judged by who you were and what you [...]

Thou Shall Not Support HIM

On the other tab of my browser is the Daily Mirror webpage and I’m on this article titled as ‘Government suspicious over Harry J’. It alleges that the government information department has information that Harry J secretly met with SF and offered his support. Of course we know that itself is a crime in the [...]

Information centre fail

Last week we were planning on going to Jaffna and were arranging the logistics for it. The mode of transport was public mainly by rail which is government-run. Since I didn’t have the number to the Srilanka Railways department I checked up on the SLR website which normally displays the timings of the trains. But [...]