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It’s Christmas! Which means it’s time to go crazy with your credit card. And we have put together a selection of the cool, weird and a bit daft assortments of gadgets to be bought this season.

Gorilla Pod

This thing has been in the market for ages, and is one of my all time favourite “things”. It’s essentially a flexible tripod. The legs of the Gorilla Pod are designed in such a way that you can wrap it around tree trunks, or virtually anything you can think of. Available in two sizes, one for SLRs and one for Compact, this is a must have for any photographic enthusiast.

kcolC sdrawkcaB (Backwards Clock)

Do you feel as if the world is spinning the wrong way round? Here to prove it is the Backwards Clock. No, it can’t turn back time (How disappointing!), but it does look absolutely cool. And it’s the perfect thing to mess with people’s heads. It DOES take some getting used to, but would be a definite head turner, literally.

Nokia 6555

This has to be the most elegant thing to come out of Nokia so far. An elegance flip phone which manages to keep up with today’s cutting edge technology. This 3G enabled phone has a 2 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity and a host of other tech marvels to keep you connected entertained and productive on the move.

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This 8 mega-pixel digital camera shows us where the future of personal digital imaging is headed. It has 4GB of internal storage, which is enough for almost a thousand high quality pictures. Features include a 3x optical zoom lens, and something new, a touch screen. And the slender and sleek black color camera is almost a fashion accessory. This will no doubt bring about competitors just like Fuji’s and Samsung’s stylish cameras did. It’s the perfect gift for someone who’s tech savvy, and fashion conscious, like my friend Ards.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! And if you got some gift this season which you think is interesting, let me know at dinidu.dealwis@gmail.com

This died several natural deaths. And I still try to revive it. Planning on doing a 365. Like some people do on flickr. So, will start from tomorrow.

This was dead. The last post that I've done on this was on the 18th July.

Quick recap,

Congress is over. Employment is over from September. Mixed blessings.

Means I have more time to spend on my "activism" stuff, which has been lacking severely for the past couple of months. Also means I need to work harder to make ends meet.

Planning on replacing my dying laptop with a new one. I had the Acer Gemstone on my mind, but it's way off my budget, so would have to go for a not-so-nice-looking one.

Blog will not (hopefully) get updated, and I would (hopefully) be able to do my thing.

Booze party today to celebrate the "capture" of Thoppigala. Ask Gota for details.

It's actually a pretty simple process.

1. Get some "experts" together.
2. Ger a copy of a good policy from another country (Say, South Africa, for example)
3. Copy and paste.

And you've got a brand new policy! For more info, and for a sample see the new National Youth Policy.

In my previous post about the whole Amnesty International deal, I pointed out how the foam balls are not related to the sport being played in the West Indies.

But the point I fail to see is, why people are making such a fiasco out of it.

Was watching the highlights from the RSA/WI match yesterday, and couldn't help but notice a train advert going at the bottom of the tele screen calling for people to come to the Fort Railway station at 9:30 today, to join a demonstration against NGOs trying to harm our cricket!

It's at times like this that I realize how stupid people can get. Give one of these people enough time and resources, and they will come up with a connection somehow.

I accept the fact that organizations such as Amnesty are ever-broadening the definition of human rights. I'm pretty sure that the day will soon come where one cannot wear a pink shirt, cos it might offend someone who is gay.

This is a result of the ever increasing average global quality of life. It's a bit like BMW selling optional extras on optional extras. "Would you like sport seats in the front sir?" and when you do buy it, "Would you like those seats to be heated sir?", and when you buy that "Would you like your heated sport seats to be electrically adjustable sir?, and next comes "Would you like your electrically adjustable heated sports seats to be in leather sir?", "Custom BMW Exclusive leather sir?" You know where I'm going with this...

This is exactly what happens. Right to life > Right to life with safety > Right to safe life with dignity > Right to dignified safe life with votes > Right to dignified safe life with votes where your are not discriminated >>>>

Where will all this lead?

Self Lifter-Upper

Son what you don’t understand
My words might never explain
So I am hoping that time will.
Things may not go as you planned
Dark clouds might bring you pain
But I will be in your heart still
Telling you…

Don’t Look Down
Don’t feast your eyes on things that are on the ground.
And if it gets hard to focus
When you’re traveling almost at the speed of sound
Feeling nowhere bound
Remember what I told you
And don’t you dare look down!

Don’t look down, no…

No father wants his son
To repeat the wrongs his daddy’s done
I want you to get it right child
I won’t always be here for you
So to yourself always be true
And if you get lost, use your inner light child,
Shine it and…

Don’t Look Down
Don’t feast your eyes on things that are on the ground.
And if it gets hard to focus
When you’re traveling almost at the speed of sound
Feeling nowhere bound

Almost out of control
Burn rubber and not your soul,
Because something lives within,
That you can count on.
There is no hand to hold
When the world seems dark and cold
Remember what I told you
And don’t you dare look down

Don’t you dare look down
Don’t look down
When you’re traveling almost at the speed of sound
Don’t you dare look down.

Amnesty International has distributed foam balls in the Carribean islands with the message saying "Sri Lanka Play by the Rules". This was a campaign to raise awareness and action on the alleged (Who are we kidding here?) Human Rights Violations by the GoSL...

Then the JVP decides to raise opposition about this at the Parliament when the house met, saying that this was a move to demoralize the Sri Lankan Cricket Team. And the really stupid and funny thing is, in a rare move of unity, the Government (Plus some of the UNP members) and the UNP (Sans some of the UNP members) get together to support this claim...

Correct me if I'm wrong people, but how can us (Hopefully) winning the world cup be connected to denying "the Sri Lankan government’s right to save the nation from the clutches of LTTE". I mean, last time I checked, Sanath was clutching a Kookaburra, and not an T-56...

And this brings me to the Peace Talks part. Can someone explain please? Are we at war now? Or are we carrying out peace talks? Is it just me, or is it really confusing(?) what the GoSL is trying to say and do?

But the LTTE has got (at least part of) their act together. Seriously people, taking off in a Cessna from Vanni, coming to Katunayake, dropping bombs, and going home? I mean, I can't do that in Red Alert, with cheats on!

Apparently, the SLAF tracked the thing taking off from Wanni 45 minutes before the attack happened. What did they think it was? An overweight dragonfly coming to mate in the marshes of Negombo?

Tis the big match season. The matches between brother schools are happening all over, and Dialog is apparently sponsoring them with the intention of making a quick buck. Good marketing, I would say.

Back to the point. These three days (Along with the One-day) are excuses to get absurdly drunk, meet old friends, show off your girlfriends, pick a fight, and have one massive booze party. And it gives one a chance to be loyal to one's college. And this is what I'm questioning, loyalty to schools.

A friend of mine from a leading girls school in Colombo bluntly put it at the end saying "It carries a lot of weight, to go to society and to be from *******", and for most, isn't that what it's all about?

To say, "I'm from the school where this great man came from, he played tennis, and captained the cricket team also you know... I didn't you shit in school, but I'm from that school"

But another perspective came from another friend of mine, who is from a very respected school, not for breeding elites, but for breeding intellectuals. He said that people from different stratas come in, but leave educated men.

What the new school structure has done is to create a barrier, to add to the numerous barriers we have. To create a generation of people, who think "I'm better than the rest of the world, cos I'm from.........

Imanthi was 20 yesterday! Happy birthday sweetheart! You are the definite head-turner, no matter what you believe... Keep ya pretty chin up, and we'll have a smashing party next year, when you'll legally be allowed to do many things which you already do!

Loadsa hugs, and even more love!

I created another blog called Goday... To write about my Goday life... Closed it down today, and added the posts here...

It takes me ten minutes to get to the closest beach, and one minute to get to the closest Wewa (Lake, for those of you who don’t know) from where I live. Despite this, I haven’t gone sea bathing or Wewe-Nanna in a LONG time.

It’s the eternal fear that my parents have, of me being washed off to sea (This fear is not a result of the 2004 Tsunami, but is way older than that), and the fear that I might either drown or catch some incurable disease from the Wewa.

A note about the Wewa. The name of my village, Mahawewa, meaning great-lake, comes from (What used to be) the lake. It looks a bit like a playground now, with a thick layer of some water plant or the other covering most of it. And most of the bathing spots are occupied during sane times, with Diyaredi clad womenfolk, and a gentleman does not bathe where Diyaredi clad womenfolk are bathing.

So a combination of all these factors has kept me away from bathing in the Sea, and the Wewa. This is not to say that I don’t go to the Sea, I do quite a bit. But that is limited to either photographing the sunset, looking at distant boats, sending Ahas Kooru or collecting seashells and comparing them to women. Ever notice the similarities? The perfect ones are too small, or someone manages to pick it up the moment you spot it, and you’re left with rest. Nonetheless, you come home clutching them in your fist, loving each moment of it.

Coming back to large bodies of water, I had the rare privilege of going Wewe Nanna last weekend. Met up with two of my friends for a chat, and while we were casually talking, the topic of the lakes and seashells came up. It was one of those spur of the moment things, and we decided to go for it. It was around six-thirty when we got there, and it was shape eke getting dark, but it was all worth it.

Getting into the dark and warm waters, watching the sun set, getting your blood sucked out by mosquitoes above the water line, getting pieces of you bitten off by fish below the waterline, and talking of memories past. No soap, no towel to dry yourself, no change of clothes till you get home. It was awesome.

And the best thing is, the perfectly arranged beaches of the five star resorts, the supposedly natural pools of eco-lodges, or the acres of immaculately maintained swimming pools? They can’t even come close.

Drove to the capital after sometime. First time after the Uni-Flow traffic system was introduced. Godaya's expereinces of Uni-Flow in other countries teaches him that this is actually Bageta Uni-Flow.

It was a really good experience blasting down Thurstan Road in the wrong(?) side of the road. But other than the fact that it gives people like Godaya a rush, how effective is Uni-Flow?

The underlying theory behind Uni-Flow is fluid dynamics. If the flow of fluids only in one direction, there is minimal opposing friction, which means that the fluids can flow smoother, and faster. Also note that Godaya has a C for A/L Physics.

Let's give these guys a chance to implement Uni-Flow. And I know that it will work out properly. Just needs some time for us to get used to it...