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Not in the foreseeable future anyway. I was just catching with the news about our little country and its almost all bad news.
Does anyone think its going to turn around and when?

I got Dialog TV a few weeks ago. The sign up process was a breeze, maybe because I was already a mobile customer. They just asked for my contact details and took a copy of my id, and that was it.
I’m happy with the clarity and program information that comes with the digital signal. The [...]

I got another Monday morning shocker as fuel prices were hiked up again. This is the 6th time this year according to my fuel log. Here are a few ideas on what you can do about it.

The right tire pressure is a small thing but you might be wasting fuel on drag if your tires [...]

The heat is creeping back up in Colombo after the rains. It would be nice to have an ice tea on a hot day like this. But wait, you can’t.
We produce tea right? How come we don’t have ice tea more freely available?
Cartons in a supermarket don’t count, it should be as easy as [...]

I finally got out of Colombo after a long time. In fact it was the first time I went beyond Beruwela after the Tsunami. Looks like Chathuranga had more fun than I driving all over the place.
The last crazy road trip I remember was Colombo –> Kandy –> Bandarawela –> Kandy –> Anuradhapura –> Kandy [...]

Just got back after trying to get into Colombo in 3 routes. It was a mess. Nothing was moving beyond Nawinna, Rajagiriya or Nawala. Then on the way back I saw a check point in Maharagama checking each person on each bus.
On the verge of a good evening where we are taking on challenge of [...]

I’m seeing a kind of yellow fade technique happening on our roads. I see eager souls standing beside what used to be a yellow pedestrian crossing. The problem is I don’t see it until I’m too close to stop.
I don’t mind honoring a few faded crossings on my normal route, but I can’t remember [...]