After a mind numbingly boring week, I am going to drop by Odel later in the day to finally check out this "Bling It On" promotion they've got going. I've passed the store on my way to work everyday and thought "How very dull" each time I saw the billboards. I remember at one time the entire store was converted into a light blue castle - now that was impressive.
My shopping list is rather short - what I really want to get are those recycled elephant dung stationary packs to send out to my pals in the UK and US. Once I even got a wrapping paper made with the stuff. The recipient nearly gagged when she read the small print but being the pro-recycling, environmentally friendly person that she is, she soon got over it.
The one thing I like about Odel - and when I say like, I mean consistently - are the quality of the Odel T-shirts. Sure the sketched pictures of elephants, monkeys and porcupines and what not are very basic - yet the quality of the t shirts are very good. They last an amazingly long time - the black ones rarely ever fade and are available in a pretty decent size selection.
Been missing out on a lot of TV these days - as wonderful as cable channels are in repeating programs, I always miss the ones broadcast during the day. I have realised the price of a TV series box set here is actually not much lower than buying one in the US or Australia. There's also a very noticeable difference in the picture quality and sound. So when responding to requests on what I would like as a present/s for the season, I of course selected some stuff from Oz. Now I can just picture myself spending the last weekend of December glued to 22 episodes of at least five TV series.
Making a short trip to the bookstores on Saturday as well - I am going to provide exercise books for a group of kids at an orphanage. I usually give them food (rather unhealthy stuff like toffee and biscuits) but this time I wanted to set a better example and stuff. Since I take ages to make the packs (26 packs for 26 kids) I will be doing it gradually. I'm sure I'm going to be asked how come I don't give them sweet stuff anymore (brats!) but they will have to wait until next year for that.
For the first time in years, I won't have an annual bonus this year - what with my constant job hopping and all. On the bright side, I do get a substantial amount of paid leave and since I have managed to save my pennies this past couple of months, I can finally get that oh-so-cool Compaq laptop that I've been eyeing for awhile.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Friday, November 18, 2005
Sri Lanka Election 2005 - The Majority Has Spoken
And Mahinda is the winner by a very narrow margin. Now I'm going to spend the weekend pondering my options - do I really want to continue living in a country with M as president or am I going to be better off in another country? (obviously, I didn't vote for M in case you still had any doubts)
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Today I Vote For.............
Right now I am in office, merrily surfing the net and downloading/watching clips of US dramas and sitcoms that have not yet made to Asian cable TV channels because I am one of two employees who turned up for work today; another colleague who is also up to no good, eating at her desk and listening to music.
Since everyone I know has already dragged themselves to the polling booths scattered all over the country, I decided to go later in the evening. That way I get to have all the time I want to check out those pencils that are provided along with the ballot paper. I have always been fascinated with them. Each time I have cast my vote, I have tried to break the pencil point but it appears to be rock hard. I even tried to check out if it can be erased (my dad and grandad claim that it leaves a bluish or purplish color if the writing is rubbed off) by using my finger as an eraser but that just made some officials scowl ferociously in my direction.
I am not going to disclose who will receive my vote - I don't like either one of the two major candidates. They are both incompetent and surrounded by crooks. But then again voting for a man who wants to hand over a cow to every household isn't going to work for me either. So I shall vote for either Ranil or Mahinda, and hope that in 2009, a better candidate will present himself/herself so that I won't have to cringe at the prospect of marking an X near his/her name.
Since everyone I know has already dragged themselves to the polling booths scattered all over the country, I decided to go later in the evening. That way I get to have all the time I want to check out those pencils that are provided along with the ballot paper. I have always been fascinated with them. Each time I have cast my vote, I have tried to break the pencil point but it appears to be rock hard. I even tried to check out if it can be erased (my dad and grandad claim that it leaves a bluish or purplish color if the writing is rubbed off) by using my finger as an eraser but that just made some officials scowl ferociously in my direction.
I am not going to disclose who will receive my vote - I don't like either one of the two major candidates. They are both incompetent and surrounded by crooks. But then again voting for a man who wants to hand over a cow to every household isn't going to work for me either. So I shall vote for either Ranil or Mahinda, and hope that in 2009, a better candidate will present himself/herself so that I won't have to cringe at the prospect of marking an X near his/her name.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Generator Blog
The Generator Blog has a very descriptive title - "This blog is not about those machines used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It's about software that creates software. Software to play around and have fun with."
And fun it is...among the more entertaining generators available are:
1) Masturbation Synonym Generator
2) Ninja Burger Name Generator
3) Office Moron Generator
4) Victorian Sex Cry Generator
5) Vampire Name Generator
Some of them are quite useful:
1) E-mail Signature Generator (for yahoo, gmail and hotmail)
2) The Buzzword Generator (to confuse people who never refer a dictionary)
And fun it is...among the more entertaining generators available are:
1) Masturbation Synonym Generator
2) Ninja Burger Name Generator
3) Office Moron Generator
4) Victorian Sex Cry Generator
5) Vampire Name Generator
Some of them are quite useful:
1) E-mail Signature Generator (for yahoo, gmail and hotmail)
2) The Buzzword Generator (to confuse people who never refer a dictionary)
Random stuff for the 14th of November
I've been very busy at work - travelling to cities all across Sri Lanka and what not. So, in between a series of very short periods of rest, I noticed:
1) Odel has started its Christmas advertising campaign - those giant purple billboards at Lipton Circus are kind of hard to miss.
2) People who wear colored contact lenses are extremely annoying - mainly because their pupils are always dilated and they look stoned out of their minds. Try maintaining eye contact with them during a meeting/presentation.
3) Weather reports that tell me it may or may not rain really serve no purpose.
4) It's high time all these so called "society" magazines and newspaper features devote an entire page on cell phone etiquette. Sitting next to a very loud voiced gob talking about his personal life is just too much. Not to mention the people who are so very important they just have to keep their cell phones switched on during a movie and answer calls, while choosing the corniest polyphonic ring tone imaginable.
5) So there is not going to be a debate after all - not that I was looking forward to see Ranil and Mahinda trying to convince the public who would be a better Prez. I've already made up my mind on who is going to get my vote. It would have been fun to see the two have a couple of rounds of spewing verbal abuse at each other though.
6) Just received information about the roads that are going to be closed from tomorrow (15th) to the 18th, in and around Colombo. What the heck is that all about? Does the entire city have to resort to using alternative routes just for an election?
1) Odel has started its Christmas advertising campaign - those giant purple billboards at Lipton Circus are kind of hard to miss.
2) People who wear colored contact lenses are extremely annoying - mainly because their pupils are always dilated and they look stoned out of their minds. Try maintaining eye contact with them during a meeting/presentation.
3) Weather reports that tell me it may or may not rain really serve no purpose.
4) It's high time all these so called "society" magazines and newspaper features devote an entire page on cell phone etiquette. Sitting next to a very loud voiced gob talking about his personal life is just too much. Not to mention the people who are so very important they just have to keep their cell phones switched on during a movie and answer calls, while choosing the corniest polyphonic ring tone imaginable.
5) So there is not going to be a debate after all - not that I was looking forward to see Ranil and Mahinda trying to convince the public who would be a better Prez. I've already made up my mind on who is going to get my vote. It would have been fun to see the two have a couple of rounds of spewing verbal abuse at each other though.
6) Just received information about the roads that are going to be closed from tomorrow (15th) to the 18th, in and around Colombo. What the heck is that all about? Does the entire city have to resort to using alternative routes just for an election?
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