Archive for January, 2007
Nothing much to report…
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
…except that* I weighed David Blacker’s book and it weighs exactly 600gms and* its official : I will be joining the Red Cross. This means I wont be blogging for a few years. Sorry, guys.I will really miss life at the Centre.The spirit is willing, but cash is the issue…
Value for Money Project – Final Report was launched
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The final report of the Value for Money audit project was launched on the 15th of December 2006 at the auditorium of Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies. The report which was ceremonially presented to the six organizations who committed themselves for the TISL appraisal, expects to stir a discussion on the […]
Value for Money Project – Final Report was launched
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The final report of the Value for Money audit project was launched on the 15th of December 2006 at the auditorium of Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies. The report which was ceremonially presented to the six organizations who committed themselves for the TISL appraisal, expects to stir a discussion on the […]
TISL calls on public to resist questionable move to abolish COPE and PAC
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Resist the move to abolish COPE and PAC: TISL urges the Public and Parliament
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) notes with dismay the media reports suggesting a move by the government to abolish the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The gravity of this unwise move must be understood in the back […]
TISL calls on public to resist questionable move to abolish COPE and PAC
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Resist the move to abolish COPE and PAC: TISL urges the Public and Parliament
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) notes with dismay the media reports suggesting a move by the government to abolish the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The gravity of this unwise move must be understood in the back […]
Some fruit a day…
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
..keeps the doctor away. Quite. The highlight of my two-week absence from this blogging phenomenon can be ascribed to two equally mind-numbing and tiresome things.The first of these goodies is clinical work. I’ve been spending time at a recently-rebuil…
WiMAX in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
This is wicked cool. Dialog has started pilot testing WiMAX with data speeds of 10MBPS. They areas being tested right now are Hambantota, Matara, Galle, Kurunagala, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.
If the rates are reasonable this is going to be a landmark event for Sri Lanka when launched. [Source: LBO]
ஊடகங்களையும் ஊடகவியலாளர்களையும் பாதுகாப்பதற்கு கொழும்பு கோட்டையில் கூடினர் ஊடகவியலாளர்கள்
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
கொழும்பிலிருந்து துஷான்படப்பிடிப்பு:உவிந்துஊடக சுதந்திரம் மற்றும் ஊடகவியலாளர்களின் பாதுக…
பெரும்பான்மையின பேரினவாதிகளின் அடக்குமுறைக்குள்ளாகும் மலையக பெருந்தோட்டங்கள்
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
கிரிமெட்டியிலிருந்து ராஜசேகர்இலங்கையில் அண்மைக்காலம் முதல் அதிகரித்து வரும் வன்முறைச் சம…
Voice Out Corruption: Community Interactive Programme In Tsunami Recovery Process
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Transparency International Sri Lanka Chapter (TISL), the only national organization committed to rolling back corruption is initiating a process to receive complaints on corruption in Tsunami reconstruction work. While conducting its recently concluded Value for Money Audit project and Tsunami Responses project TISL realized the inadequacy of a public complaint procedure on corruption in tsunami […]
Voice Out Corruption: Community Interactive Programme In Tsunami Recovery Process
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Transparency International Sri Lanka Chapter (TISL), the only national organization committed to rolling back corruption is initiating a process to receive complaints on corruption in Tsunami reconstruction work. While conducting its recently concluded Value for Money Audit project and Tsunami Responses project TISL realized the inadequacy of a public complaint procedure on corruption in tsunami […]
Is YOUR Name Ian?
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
I attended a debate this evening (more on that later if I have time) and ran into one of my sisters’ friends. She was speaking to a guy when I walked up, so I politely waited. She saw me and said: “Hey Ian! How’s it going!?”- Your name is Ian?!, said t…
Facts About the Nominations
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Dreamgirls managed 8 noms, yet was snubbed for Best Picture. While this has occoured in the past to films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, both those films recieved Best Director nominations and neither was th…
Oscar Nominations Announced!!
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Full commentary later…Best PictureBabelThe DepartedLetters From Iwo Jima (they can’t get enough)Little Miss SunshineThe QueenObviously the biggest surprise is the Dreamgirls snub (YAY!!!!) for Letters.Best DirectorAlejandro Gonzales Innaritu, BabelMa…
Sunset at Kantale,Trincomalee
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Taken by my dad, on his way to colombo yesterday from Trincomalee.
Gross waste and corruption in state-run institution: COPE
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in its report presented to Parliament on Friday points serious fraud in the privatization of the Sri Lankan Insurance Corporation as well as in the agreement entered into between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Lanka Indian Oil Company.
The Committee looked into the working of 23 state-run institutions […]
Comet Cable has to get its act together
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Comet Cable the pioneer pay television network in Sri Lanka has to get its act together and face the competition that it will encounter as this year progresses. With LBN and CBNsat back on air and SLT also due to launch it’s IPTV network it seems that …
The Eagle
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
In the clear blue skies aboveA gliding shadow can be seenUnfurled wings touching the cloudsIn a salute to the heavens aboveLike a monarch who savours his kingdom The proud and mighty Eagle soarsMountains and ValleysRivers and StreamsVillages, cities an…
Some of my friends are witches
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
What is witchcraft, it is a broad subject. There are many fictions and folklores about them. The storytellers have spread many mythologies around the world resulting that any of them is hesitant to appear as a “witch”. People afraid what they don’t understand, and fear the fact that they don’t understand. […]
Final Oscar Predictions
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
The nominees come out tomorrow evening, so here’s my final stab. Sorry about the lack of commentary but I’m tired.Best PictureBabelThe DepartedDreamgirlsLittle Miss SunshineThe QueenBest DirectorBill Condon, DreamgirlsClint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo J…
The Demise of the HDD (Bemoaning the death of my precious hard disk)
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
I now have a rather cumbersome paperweight.I haven’t been able to function normally as my computers hard disk crashed about a week ago…I was happily watching a justice league DVD when the machine froze, restarted and then claimed that I needed to …
ABIGAIL HOUSE - A Caring Gift for Sri Lankan Children from Limited Brands
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Mr Rick Paul President, Mast Industries Inc handed over to Mrs. Neetha Ariyaratne Hony Secretary, Sarvodaya Suwasetha on 25th January 2007 a new Children’s Home at Bataganvila in Galle. ‘Abigail House’ was constructed with the generous donations from MAST CARES, a division of Limited Brands and named in honour of Mrs. Abigial Wexner wife of the President of Limited Brands, Mr Lesley Wexner.
Coming Soon to a City/Town/Village Near You - The Government Inspector
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Gentleman I have bad news…the courtroom is filled with three hundred geese, the hospital doesn’t have any beds, the postal department is full of delays and the English teachers can’t utter a word without stuttering.If you think thats bad, the street…
New “Blogs I Enjoy”
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
The upgrade to blogger beta is more or less complete. I say “more or less” because I’m still annoyed that the Peek-a-book comments don’t work and I hope to figure something out. I did get them working, but the way the comments show up is ugly (the form…
Spooking people ?Ill do it MY WAY,thanks!
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Ten things I wouldn’t be caught dead doing:Having been a steadfast fan of ghost stories and horror films for the last 30 years, I have decided to face the fact of my inevitable mortality and subsequent passage onwards with some creativity on my part which I hope will continue to confuse and intrigue people long […]
Way Forward to Buddhist Taliban Sri Lanka
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
A new bill is about to be passed. A two year jail term or a fine of Rs. 100,000 is to be imposed on those found guilty of misusing the image of the Lord Buddha.
That is the most hideous illogical thing I heard in quite some time.
First of all, how would they plan to define the image of Buddha? Is Chinese laughing Buddha included in this? How about Japanese Buddhist images? How about almost
The Song I Sing in the Shower is My National Anthem.
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Read a great piece on BBC by Mehretab Mekonnen Belay. In case its deleted, I’ll paste the most interesting bit below:”I have created my own country…It lies between the heart and the mind with no territorial claim and I feel the whole planet is my hom…
Love is…
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Muse
Does anyone remember those old cartoons that said “love is…” and then some kind of behaviour modification? For those of you who don’t remember, or didn’t know, or are too lazy to google - here’s a link
This doesn’t actually tell you what love is…
The Traceroute I Can’t Understand
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
When I got adsl and i just pinged and tracerouted google, just to see the results…. for fun 
But when i did the traceroute, i got something like this…1 192.168.1.1 0ms 0ms 0ms TTL: 0 (pending)2 220.247.232.7 3545ms 3756ms 3427ms …
With cream!
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
The Eastern & Oriental in Penang, Malaysia is a great, old colonial Hotel, like the GOH, and Galle Face in Colombo, and the Raffles in Singapore. On the 19th, Malathi and I had high tea there.
It was grand! Click on the image, to go over to flickr, and see the whole set.
The Net Addiction
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
I was online almost all the time for the last couple of days….I got ADSLI got it to go FASTI ran all the Torrent Apps + Gnutella Apps (3/4 of them at a given time)I used about 480Kbps Down, 120Kbps Upload at timesI was HappyI went CrazyI Loved My Con…
Travelling On…
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
As Blu recommended in a comment to my last post, I’m going to try make the extra effort, to write more in my blog this year!Starting on, I don’t think I said enough about my India trip! So let me elaborate:I decided to escape the drunken New Year’s Eve…
Sex Ed. in Sri Lanka
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Sexual Health Education is weak, if not non-existent, in Sri Lanka mainly because of the fact that societal beliefs and biases against adolescent sexuality and reproductive health remaining the same despite the high level of literacy and a good record in the performance of the Public Health system of the country. The decline in the […]
Scrum Down For Wesley!
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
DescriptionThis was a poem written when….…the poet was only seven plus ten!As a tribute to his rugby team,For their performances held in high esteem! (Year 2003)Donning the blue jersey, wearing studded bootsAmidst the fans cheers, amidst the other…
LakTEK is joined with Blue Fish Network
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
One of my new year perspectives was to give more attention to my blog and serve it to much bigger audience. Today I was notified by Blue Fish Network that they have added my blog to their network. I see this as yet another opportunity to expand my blog to a wider audience.
Blue Fish is […]
Weight gain plan anybody?
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
These days the most common thing you hear everywhere is obesity and weightloss plans and 30 day weight loss makeovers and so on. When you switch on the television from morning shows to talk shows to commercials everythgin is about weight loss plan! The…
The Upgrade to New Blogger
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
I decided that this weekend I would finally make the jump to the new blogger. I’m going to try and backup the blog, do the upgrade and add a category cloud. I’ll keep you posted on the progress…let’s hope this works! :)Update - 11:15 - Backup done, u…
APIIT Lanka Advert Parody
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
I came across this really funny version of the APIIT advert! It is the funniest lankan dub video i’ve seen this year. Check it out
The guys who did it have done a great job..