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First Day in ‘Paradise’

Written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake

This article is appropriate to be read by those expatriates the world over, aspiring and dreaming to return to their motherland, at least on a trial basis, to give it a go, thinking of those cherished by-gone memories, most of us experienced in our youth and after.

This article may be perused by those happily settled in other countries, never to return types, but they will be wasting their precious time in reading this article, as inevitably will make wrong prejudiced impressions, perhaps due to   some bitter feelings of some  past episodes.

This article may not be beneficial for those intending to visit ‘The Paradise’ on a holiday, as they would return over-fed, enjoying the extravagant hospitalities of well-wishes, friends and relatives, over-feeding with the traditional unhealthy starchy food, such as fried rice, pittus, indiappans, godhas, Nasi Goreng, and among others, not tasted perhaps since they left the ‘sinking ship’, in the sixties.

One would hear the holiday-makers say, “We had a ball, enjoyed thoroughly meeting old friends, relations, and found people being so friendly”.

Those respective lavish hosts would not have indicated the struggle they go through, battling so hard to make ends meet, in this so called ‘paradise Isle’.

You need to live in the country to feel the impulse of the people, assess the cost of living, the merits and hardships of daily living, and whether  compatible with your lifestyle, if you wish to plan in the future to settle in the paradise for an easy going lifestyle. Having a ball on a package tour does not give any impressions of the local conditions when it comes to the ‘nitty gritty’ of survival.

Then, there are the 5 star hotel types holidaying on package tours, spending their time in air-conditioned environments, relaxing in beech hotels, sightseeing the ruins, and invariable a trip to Yala to see the wild elephants and the spotted tigers. They return home quite satisfied with their sojourn, praising the paradise to the hilt, and contemplating on the next tour to the island.

We enplaned in Sydney airport at 4.10pm on a Friday and reached Singapore after 8 flying hours. At the customer counter in Kingsford Smith airport in Sydney, we were told that there was no QF 31 flight scheduled on that day, our itinerated flight, and another plane had been substituted – QF 1, and we were told that our names may not be listed on that plane. That lovely lady in well clad uniform gave us the fright of Moses before even we began our destination. She mumbled so, and fortunately was having been confirmed on this new flight. This is when you thank the Lord, if you believe in him.

I must say that the QF flight was very comfortable with no bad experiences, and parts of the plane never fell off, as did happen on this airline in the recent past. We were transit in Changi Airport for two hours, and then got into EK 349, the worst flight I have got into in my life. The explanation is simple.

Most airlines schedule the oldest ramshackle little planes on flights to Colombo, from or to Kuala Lumpur, or Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong. The services on these flights are presumably substandard, may be that would be the way third world countries are treated. From those respective cities mentioned the international flights to first world countries are of a different efficiency plus, plus, class.

We landed in Katunayaka Airport at 2am. You always get the impression that ‘Bandaranaike airport’ is the most congenial and convenient, well planned airport out of most airports you visit. There is no rush at this airport; everybody walks at his own slow speed, and the distances to walk is just approximately 200 yards and no further to the first Immigration check point .One could hear the soft Sinhala music in your tired ears as you walks through and the ambience with dim lights is pleasing. You look around; any staff member on duty, doing seems to be nothing, will offer you a welcome smile. Even, the odd soldier seen in uniform smiles and welcomes you.

Immigration boys in white uniform give the visitor a welcome smile even during those early tiring hours and the paper work is done quickly to exit fast, and the loud sound emanating from the stamping of your passport makes you feel that the worst barrier is over.

At the custom barrier, if you are the dual type, the officers don’t even bother to look at you, even though you may be carrying loads of dutiable and other goods.

One thing that bothers me is that you walk through the liquor section to exit to your baggage collection, reflecting a wrong impression among the religious sort of people, mainly being a Buddhist country where Lord Buddha encouraged people to abstain from alcohol, whenever possible. I wonder what goes through the minds of the Buddhist clergy when they pass through this ‘alcohol not free zone’. My wife even with the tiring, long journey through space becomes so active in purchasing ad lib quota of alcohol, even though she is a TT, no other airport will permit.

Returning to your destination home from the airport is well organised for you, if you do not have private transport, even during early sleepy hours of the morning.

For your  comfort at the first stall on your right as you enter the public visitors area, you could book your air-conditioned van or any other mode of transport just for Rs. 3,000.00 (Au $ 25) to the city and other outstations, may be a bit more.

You would notice the calmness and the few vehicles on Negombo/ Colombo road at this hour. Police do an excellent job by nabbing the reckless drivers and other shady characters.

You reach home or your apartment about 4 o’clock in the morning, and make attempt to get some sleep till sun-rise.

The heat is unbearable, after being used to the colder and less humid climates in Australia.

We get up in the morning, drowsy and exhausted like a drunkard due to lack of sleep, and then the first day in Paradise begins.

Living in Wellawatte is an advantage, driving down to Colpetty on Marine Drive takes less than 10 minutes. Our favourite super-market is at Cresscat. First hour parking is free, and you purchase all the provisions that are required to last at least two weeks. This includes most of the imported foods you enjoy in Australia, a few cans of local beer, and a full smaller size trolley load will cost you Rs.8,000.00 (Au. $ 70). This is when you begin to appreciate the value of the Aussie dollar (Rs 130.00 B.R.), in the paradise, as no way you could purchase a trolley load of provisions, not even half a load down under for that bill.

After relaxing with a refreshing cup of tea, you drive to the fish market. Again, we are lucky in Wellawatte, as there is an excellent fish market in front of Roxy Cinema, nearing the Dehiwala Bridge.

Our bill on the purchases was as follows:

Large prawns 1.02 k.              Rs. 800.00

Seer head        1.11 k.              Rs.357.76

Paraw             0.626k                Rs.569.00

Seer fish-sliced 1.02 k           Rs.1,418.64

Seer fish cut cubes 1.062    Rs. 1,465.56

Total amount                       Rs. 4627.62 (Aus $ 40)

Then, we went the same evening to Wellawatte New Market to purchase more fresh vegetables. The market has been opened a few months back costing the government Rs 40 million. The market is in the ground floor. Vehicular parking is on 4 levels, charges Rs 40 per hour, parking fees.

The market is clean, specious, no flies, and stray dogs. The ceiling is very high, quite cool inside, with fans working full blast, and the sea breeze keeping the premises cool even on one of the hottest days we visited.

The whole lot of vegetables seen in the picture were purchased for Rs. 700.00, equivalent to about six Aus. Dollars. Sri Lankan grown vegetables are much smaller than the ones available in Australian markets. Also the Sri Lankan vegetables seem to be more organic, as less fertilizer is used in the plots.

Thus ends our first day in Paradise, quite exhausted.

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Forty Nine Years Later..23rd May 2012

Paper Face

The Photograph That He Gave Me

I still have the photograph he gave me

Treasure it untill the day i die…

 Thoughts of a dad in silence I speak his name.

Recollecting memories, as I see him in a frame.

The laughter, the joy, a memory so unstained.

Replays, takes me down that memorable lane.

that 23rd eve I wonder if I can ever forget

That last kiss, that hug, no more will I be met

Unforgettable  just 14 years n 9 days that we did share

Wish we had many more…cos that pain never did repair!

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Memories..holiday with dad unc Mushin n fam

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Graduation 2012

KG team!

Memories that will linger on…..

Dr Maria Montessori says” “Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.”

So a steadfast and determined Principal took his KG 3’s to another victorious graduating grandeur celebration with the help of our KG Coordinator and the KG Team… It was a bright sunny morn with the tall ;Kingdom’ majestic looking all covered with the sandy dust staring in front of us while we were driving through to an important day in my life..…It was KG 3′s Graduation Day!..As I walked into Horizon I was met with smiling faces and excitement all round..It was with great contentment that I looked over the sea of faces in our audience – proud mums, dads, grandparents, family and friends – Filled with deep satisfaction and pride I watched the program with memories so unforgettable… Turning back the pages of time I could not help recall the many years I shared with this team and the great Principal who was always polite, understanding, and easy to work with. Of course as always we faced some trials and tribulations along the way…but we soldiered on and came out stronger than ever before. I must commend the Principal, the vast improvement that has taken place to unfold the hidden talents of the teachers and parents to meet and raise the standard of Horizon Kindergarten section…His untiring efforts over the years in providing enrichment to this section with the proper methodology and creating a structured program brought in results of such quality and quantity … Allhamdulilah KG Horizon section has traveled this far with tremendous success. It has been quite a tedious road of hard work. The understanding the need of a proper structure for the KG, the future leaders of tomorrow has been given top priorities. The Prinicpal remained strong in his beliefs, never gave up and never failed in his support.  Today’s performance our KG’s proved their independence and self- confidence as they danced away to the beat of the music that kept our toes a tapping and the cameras a flashing!  Each class and the introduction given by our wonderful teachers gave an insight to their capabilities and all what they have acquired to share with the KG’s trusted in their loving and tender care. Well done teachers keep it up with your smiles through the KG tears.  With many thanks to our Art/PE teacher Ms Loris who tastefully designed the stage and the invitation. The costumes were tailored and designed to suit each event. I congratulate the teamwork which played an important role and that with every dawning year there seems to be an undeniable and a tremendous improvement. Thanks to the magnificent graduation committee. namely Ms Manar (asst) Ms Osma, Ms Reem, Ms Suzzanne Ms Lina, the Arabic Coordinator and her team including Mr Ali our stage-hand, music producer and director…It was indeed a beautiful show…and i am sure parents too will voice the same sentiments with no hesitation. Mr Mohamed Ghaith leader of the entire school proved his excellence with his understanding of maintaining a healthy relationship with the staff parents and himself that United We Stand Divided We Fall!  Hope to see your wonderful program next year too. Wish you the best of luck and may God be with you in this all important role you have taken…the educational field for the welfare of many a generation! The great Horizon KG team!

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Kechimalai Mosque – Beruwala One of the oldest mosques in Sri Lanka. It is believed to be the site where the first Arab Muslims landed in Sri Lanka. It marks the spot for the first Muslim settlement on the island, established by Arab traders around the 8th century AD. A large population of Sri Lankan Moors, many of them are gem merchants, still live in the town– particularly in the “China Fort”. Msjid-ul-Abrar , a landmark of Beruwala and Sri Lanka’s oldest mosque, was built by Arab traders on a rocky peninsula overlooking the town. Beruwala is also home to Al- Fasiyatul Nasriya Muslim Balika Maha Vidyalaya, which is the first and oldest girls school in Sri Lanka.

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The Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque : Oon Lalbagh road is situated less than half a kilometre west of the Lalbagh Fort. Two Persian inscriptions, one over the central archway and the other over the central Mihrab, speak of its construction during 1704–05 AD by one Khan Muhammad Mridha. The large platform is 38.10 m from north to south and 28.96 m from east to west. Its height is about 5.18 m from the… ground level. Underneath the platform are vaulted rooms on all sides except the eastern side. In the eastern side, there is a stairway which ends with a gateway aligning the central doorway of the mosque proper. It is through this gateway that one can reach the top of the platform. Khan Mohammad Mridha mosque, an archeological site located in southern Dhaka, near Lalbag fort. in an area called Atish Khana. The mosque rises above its surroundings because the tahkhana or underground rooms of the mosque is above grade. The roof of the tahkhana forms the platform on which the mosque is situated.. The spacious prayer place before the main mosque is open in all directions allowing air to flow and keep the Musullis cool. The main mosque where the Imam and a few Musullis are accommodated consists of three domes bears testimony of the architecture practiced during the sixteen century. Two Persian inscriptions, one over the central archway and the other over the central Mihrab. According to an inscription found, the mosque was built during the rule of Deputy Governor of Dhaka, Farrukh Siyar, by a Khan Muhammad Mirza, who could have been the architect. The construction was orders by a Qazi Ibadullah during 1704–05 AD. [2] The platform is 16′-6″ above the ground level. The tahkhana comprises vaulted rooms for living purposes. The mosque is accessed from the east, up a flight of twenty-five steps. Area wise, the mosque occupies only a small portion of the platform. The prayer hall is a rectangular structure measuring 48′ x 24′ and is capped by three domes, the central being the larger one. The smaller sizes of the side domes are achieved by using intermediary pendentives. The corners minarets are short and slender, rising just above the parapet and are capped by ribbed copulas. The annex to the north of the mosque serves as a madrasa or religious school and has a hujra or arcaded hall that is used for travelers and visitors. The facade of the mosque is decorated with paneling and ornamental merlons along the parapet. The entrances to the prayer hall are framed by multi-cusped arches and engaged columns on either side. ~ Mohammad Sabbir Hossen Nafis.See More

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  Ibn Battuta World’s Greatest  travellers Forever Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Lawātī al-Ţanjī ibn Baṭūṭah (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة), or simply Ibn Battuta (ابن بطوطة), also known as Shams ad-Din (February 25, 1304–1368 or 1369), was a Muslim Moroccan explorer, known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla (lit. …”Journey”). Over a period of thirty years, he visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands; his journeys including trips to North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, and to the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East, a distance surpassing threefold his near-contemporary Marco Polo. Ibn Battuta is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time.He journeyed more than 75,000 miles (121,000 km), a figure unsurpassed by any individual explorer until the coming of the Steam Age some 450 years later. All that is known about Ibn Battuta’s life comes from the autobiographical information included in the account of his travels. Ibn Battuta was born into a Berber family of Islamic legal scholars in Tangier, Morocco, on 25 February 1304, during the reign of the Marinid dynasty. As a young man he would have studied at a Sunni Maliki madh’hab, (Islamic jurisprudence school), the dominant form of education in North Africa at that time. In June 1325, at the age of twenty-one, Ibn Battuta set off from his hometown on a hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, a journey that would take sixteen months. He would not see Morocco again for twenty-four years.See More

  

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Great Wall of China & Ibn Battuta ……… Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb ( Scottish historian on Orientalism) notes that Ibn Battuta believed that Great Wall of China was built by Dhul-Qarnayn (Alaihissalam)  to contain Yajuj and Majuj as mentioned in the Al – Quran

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The Legacy of Muslim China is the legacy of Muslim Kung Fu. Muslim Masters have trained continuously and arduously, venturing the never-ending journey towards physical and spiritual perfection, poised by serving a lifelong inspiration to their Muslim communities and the proud nation of China. They have perceptively disseminated their knowledge of the art, unreadily revealed by the ancient masters …to only a few truly dedicated students who were allowed a glimpse of a particular technique, after their sincerity and total devotion for the art was thoroughly tested. The high caliber of Muslim Kung fu Masters was deemed with an open mind and excelling to a high degree in both a combative and a philosophical approach. Find a pdf their its have in details.See More

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The Prince of Wales states in his foreword: “I am delighted to see the success of the initiative called 1001 Inventions, which presents and celebrates the many scientific, technological and humanitarian developments shared by the Islamic world and the West.” The Prince of Wales also states: “It is a matter of great pride that, although global in its outreach and operation, 1001 Inventions is in fact an initiative of a British-based team supported by a network of academics around the world.”

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Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah  (T.B. Jayah) Dr.Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah was born in Galagedara on 01st of January 1890. was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician, and diplomat. He studied at St. Paul’s College, Kandy and St Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and received his degree from the University of London in 1913 and joined Dharmaraja College briefly, then Prince of Wales College till 1917 and finally An…anda College as a teacher. In 1921, he was appointed Principal of Zahira College, Colombo.he was able to develop Zahira college as the other leading schools. established branches of Zahira coolege in Mathale,aluthgama and puttalam.He entered politics in 1924 and was elected to the Legislative Council to represent the minority communities.he was appointed the Minister of Labour and social service.He worked in unison with the members who represented other communities.From 1936 to 1947,he served in the State Council . The speech that he made in passing the Dominion Bill is historic. He died in 1960, falling ill on pligrimage to Mecca. Teacher, principal, legislator, State Councillor, freedom fighter, parliamentarian, Cabinet minister and High Commissioner for Ceylon in Pakistan, Jayah died in the Holy City of Medina, Saudi Arabia.See More

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♥ Sir Razik Fareed  ♥ Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP (29 December 1893 – 23 August 1984), was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council. He had also served as Ceylon’s High Commissioner to Pakistan. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he became a lawyer afte…r completing his studies at the Colombo Law College. In 1915 he joined the Colombo Town Guard becoming a Lieutenant in it. Moving into politics in 1930 Sir Razik, entered the Colombo Municipal Council where he was a member for 15 years. Thereafter he was voted into the State Council of Ceylon before being appointed to the Senate of Ceylon after independence in 1948. A founding member of the United National Party he retained his seat for Colombo central in the House of Representatives of Ceylon for three times running. In 1960 he was appointed Cabinet Minister in the government of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, holding several different portfolios in the cabinet changers that followed. In 1968 he was sent as Ceylon’s High Commissioner to Pakistan. Sir Razik is remembered for the establishment of the Muslim Ladies College with his own land. Sir Razik is the son of Wapchi Marikar Abdul Rahman (1868–1933), and paternal grandson of the famous Ceylon Moor building contractor in Colombo, Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar (Bass) (1829–1925), who was descended from the Sheiq Fareed family who arrived in Ceylon in 1060 AD.See More

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  First Muslim Supreme Court judge Of Sri lanka Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC (June 15, 1880 – April 22, 1944) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan), judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon. Born to M. S. J. Akbar, a wealthy coconut planter, Akbar was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo. After gaining a first class division pass at the… London Matriculation, he won the coveted scholarship to University of Cambridge: he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1897 where he did the Mechanical Science Tripos to qualify as an engineer. However, he subsequently switched over to law and was called to the bar at Gray’s Inn.[1] He returned to Ceylon in 1905, and while practicing law, he also worked as a lecturer and examiner at the Ceylon Law College. In 1907 he became a Crown Counsel in the Attorney General’s Department and went on to become the Solicitor General of Ceylon and Acting Attorney General, when C.H. Elphinstone, the Attorney General at that time was away on furlough. As the Solicitor General he was a member of the Legislative Council and had served as a District Judge on occasions too. He chaired the University Commission and became the first first Muslim to adorn the Supreme Court Bench. When he was appointed as a King’s Counsel, he was the first Ceylon Muslim to receive the honor. At the time of his retirement he was the senior-most Puisne Justice. Akbar was the Chairman of the University Commission on whose recommendation the Legislative Council resolved, in 1928, that the University should be of the unitary and residential type, and that it should be located in the Dumbara Valley near Kandy. He was the founder of the Ceylon Moslem Educational Society, that established the Hussainiya Boys’ School and the Fathima Girls’ SchoolSee More

  

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The Huaisheng Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in the world, built by Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihiwasallam’s maternal uncle, Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas Raliyallahu Anhu

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  Dr. A.M.A. Azeez                                            First Muslim civil servant Of Sri Lanka Dr. Azeez was born and had his childhood and entire schooling in Jaffna. He graduated with honours from the University of London. He set out on an academic career as a historian and proceeded to the University of Cambridge on a Government Scholarship, but returned early to pursue an administrative …career by joining the prestigious Ceylon Civil Service as the first Muslim civil servant.   Dr. Azeez was an eminent educationist, efficient administrator, erudite learned scholar in English and Tamil, brilliant orator and writer, visionary and dedicated community worker. He was Principal of Zahira College, Senator and Member of the Public Service Commission. He was an undisputed Muslim leader of Sri Lanka and was honoured as a National Hero. He founded the Ceylon Muslim Scholarship Fund and the All-Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference which have rendered yeoman service. Dr. Azeez’s scholarly and literary contributions will be of great benefit to the academic and intellectual world as well as to the general readers locally and internationally through this Website. Dr. Azeez was an Iconic Nation Builder and his achievements have left lasting footprints in the sands of time.See More

  

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Interesting look back….KSA

 

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Culture Evolution – My Own Experience

(Ladies nyt magazine Riyadh KSA Chairperson Manel Gamage)

What exactly do we mean by culture?

Culture means life’s curriculum which has language, ideas, beliefs, manners, customs, taboos, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals, ceremonies, and symbols. It is passed on from generation to generation.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) described culture as follows: “… culture should be regarded as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs”

It is in its broadest sense a cultivated behavior, a behavior attained through social learning. We are what we learn and experience in life’s journey. We cultivate attitudes and build up our mentality accordingly. Such beliefs, values, and understanding that we acquire determines our very own human nature. We are bound by the laws of culture and are judged in accordance to its demands. There is no place for a universal ‘right way’ except the cultural way’ as prescribed by each ethnic society, it’s a Hobson’s Choice indeed!

Culture and traditions as we can see is clearly ones way of life as is religion. It globally has its sets of rules laid down by man that has been contaminated according to his own interpretation and understanding. Man has his education and knowledge, but the lack of understanding is and sadly will always be his own enemy. The optimistic version of the cultural theory is that we as human beings can choose our lifestyle but our pessimistic version maintains that we have becomes slaves to the culture that dominates our very lives.

Dwelling through the backyard of my mind I clearly recall the memories that I awoke to on arrival at the Dhaharan Intenational Airport way back in 1982. It took me off guard, the cultural shock overwhelmed me. I was not equipped with a broad horizon of information on the nature of such diversity, the difference between our society in Sri Lanka and the sheltered society over here in KSA was immeasurable. I realize now the importance of being equipped with necessary information before embarking on global assignments, to identify the cultural differences that may exist between one’s home country and the new country of residence or business operation. I guess it always will be a Herculean task to build a cultural awareness to adapt oneself to such alien lifestyles.

The environmental culture shock was the desert wind that howled at me as I nervously stepped onto sandy soils of the land of black gold. The beautiful open green fields I enjoyed back home, replaced by the parched dry land around me, left me feeling trapped in a cave of darkness. The lofty tall towers that surrounded me were cold gray bars opening to an icy atmosphere. Never in my wildest dream did I take into consideration that there were different layers of culture existence at such various levels. This also demonstrated how the ecological factors led to cultural change. The ecological approaches explained the different ways that people live around the world not in terms of their degree of evolution but rather as distinct adaptations to the variety of environments and landscapes in which they live.

I cannot dispute the fact that the Sociologists stress the importance of culture in determining human behavior. Thus this difference should be carefully measured to help build cultural awareness, with such a fast shrinking world some countries may share many attributes that help mold their cultures (the modifiers may be language, religion, geographical location, etc.).

Hailing from a society immersed in the dominance of colonial rule and reflecting back on my culture, virtually borrowed from foreigners who invaded us, I understood the effects of language on the people of my country. The whole transition of change from a community speaking in English in the old Ceylon to the ethnic languages of Sri lanka today has still continued to impact our continuing generations. The results of European Empires and so much of their mannerisms being embedded in our lifestyle had molded our entire society, with rituals, norms of behavior, and systems of beliefs.

From the English, manicured with hints of Portuguese and Dutch influence, an anglicized Sri Lanka yet surfaces through all the nationalism we’ve come through. I was plunged into a world of collision as every step I made in the Arabian Peninsular had to be carefully studied and implemented to protect me from the watchful eyes of the authorities. Women were over protected and hardly seen on the streets but this did not deter me from exercising my freedom of movement. I made myself comfortable clad in the attire prescribed by the laws of the Kingdom and set about life, hoping to get to the end of my rainbow for that pot of gold..

I never had entertained the thought that English language was a priceless asset I had inherited from my home country till I entered this cave of darkness. Both the English language and the lifestyle I was nurtured in proved to be extremely invaluable. I was carried out to the palace of winds with my sound knowledge of the western system of education and their methodology. I took the place of the Pied piper of Hamlin as I was trailed by people from different nationalities wherever I went. This created a sense of pride that besieged my entire being to be a Sri Lankan.

Culture is difficult to fathom, because it frequently exists at an unconscious level, or at least tends to be so pervasive that it escapes everyday thought. What can we say of the Sri Lankans who have raised new generations in this Kingdom of evolving society? What will be the results of their culture and molding? Only time can tell. When we are at rest and far from the madding crowds, someone will write about the evolution of such new generations of a rich, globalized world.

Shirani Ibrahim

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Awesome Mom Once you have been hit, you have to hit 5 awesome Moms.. Including the one who thought of YOU today and sent it to YOU… If you get hit again, You will know you are Really awesome! So hit 5 awesome moms on your friends list to let them know they are awesome! Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom,  I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom,  I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom, I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.. I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom,  I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom Send this to someone who you think is an awesome Mom.  May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life

Lots of Chocolates…from round the World

TEN Most Expensive Chocolates Chocolates! The product of the cacao tree. Everybody loves to eat some, Chocolate is one of the most edible and ancient desert. Its sometimes a message of love and greetings as well. Biologically it has some positive effects on human body. Moreover its tasty, its yummy, (until you dump in the pure black chocolate) History of chocolates shows that it started from a very long time ago and  now many companies tend to produce the finest of  chocolates. Checking a big list of what and where it is produced we find it worthy to share some of the most expensive chocolates of the world. Now there rises a question that what more could be precious in chocolates than good coca and fine taste, but there lies a whole story behind every chocolate. Check out these top 10 most expensive chocolates of the world. Chocolate Truffle Box Cake and its the box which is edible, the price of this chocolate is $180. Aficionado’s Collection chocolates a pure representation of famous cigars, the total price is about $275. Swarovski studded Chocolate which has a price tag of  $294. Delafee, made from the sprinkles of 24 carat gold. The chocolate is priced to be $508 per pound Michel Cluizel Chocolate. The chocolate cover is purely like a gift bag and it contains 400 pieces, the net worth counts out to be $895. Gold and Diamond chocolates, these chocolates comes from the Royal Collection of Cocoa Gourmet, by the way the metals are edible! The net Worth of this chocolate sets to be $1,250. Wispa Gold chocolate which is wrapped in an edible golden wrapper and has a net worth of $1,628. Noka Vintages Collection it is 75% pure chocolate, without any additions and has a net worth of $854 per pound Fritz Knipschildt’s Chocopolagie. It has a dark truffle mixed with 70% dark chocolate and it is worth $2,600 per 450 grams. Swarovs ki-studded chocolates all comes up in a silk wrapped over and has worth of $10,000 for a box which contains 49 pieces of chocolates. Le Chocolate Box is actually a combination of  chocolates and jewelry with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds, probably this one sets to be the most expensive chocolate ever with net worth of $1.5 million.

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ODIOUS COMPARISONS VS REALITY

By J.B. Muller

(The writer is a Sri Lankan Burgher and a member of the Dutch Burgher Union and the Burgher Association. He is also a free-lance journalist with over 40 years of experience in both the print and electronic media.)

Many Sri Lankan expatriates are wont to run-down their motherland unfairly comparing it with their adopted land of domicile – usually an Anglo-Saxon-Celtic dominated country.

Never forget that the governmental structure and systems still in force in Sri Lanka were imposed upon it by the almighty British.  The changes, if any, are merely cosmetic.  What was imposed from outside did not fit seamlessly if it fitted at all.  Then, it must also be said that the people of Sri Lanka have not yet come to terms with this foreign imposition.

The ‘democracy’ and ‘parliamentary’ form of government the British introduced and imposed is, in fact and in effect, an authoritarian and arbitrary form of government where the ruling elite’s act with impunity and are immune from prosecution.  Since the introduction of this system in 1931, no ordinary citizen of this country has ever been consulted by any politician about anything.  Candidates for parliament or any other elective body are named and nominated by political cliques styling themselves ‘parties.’  The Electors merely go to the polling booth and cast their votes for the party of their choice—whose candidate might be a thug, drug-dealer, racketeer, or one of those degenerate upstarts.  These undesirables seek nomination because it is their route to position, power and personal prosperity—and to hell with the voter!

Is it therefore, not surprising that many of these rotters turn out to be rogues?  The system is such that malpractice is rife with everybody’s hands inside the pork-barrel.  This is also due to widespread and deep-seated poverty.  That endemic poverty was created by the three successive colonial governments and more especially in the 152-year British rule.  During the period the colonial administration virtually raped the country by denuding the millennia-old high forest cover.  This permanently changed the ecology and irreparably damaged our natural environment.  From ancient times this zone was designated ‘tahanam-kalay’ or forbidden forest.

It was sold to British entrepreneurs at two shillings an acre!  Here, from 1823 onwards were successively established cinchona, coffee, and finally tea and rubber plantations.  The Sinhalese survivors of the brutal repression of the uprising by the British in 1818-9 refused to work as indentured or bonded labour—virtual slaves—and the British turned to the impoverished Ramnad District of South India, just across the Palk Straits for their requirements.   They brought these Tamils across in a ferry and the wretched men, women and children (yes!), walked from Talaimannar to Matale.  The route eventually became the ‘Skeleton Road’ because of the thousands who perished on the way leaving the whitening bones to mark the fateful way—killed by disease, hunger, thirst, snake-bite and the attacks of elephant, bear and leopard.

When they reached Matale they were auctioned off to different planters, the Father to one plantation, the Mother to another and the children who could be put to work to even another in one of the cruellest chapters of the plantation raj on the Island.  Donovan Moldrich has written evocatively about the tragedy of these people in his “Bitter Berry Bondage” published in 1990 by the Coordinating Secretariat for Plantation Areas, Kandy, with a foreword penned by Paul Caspersz, SJ.

The deployment of these people in the Kandyan Heartland, later known as the ‘Plantation Tamils,’ created another, almost insoluble problem for the country.  When the British relinquished power in 1948, these hard-working people whose labour had become the mainstay of the colonial and post-colonial economy were disenfranchised in one fell blow and rendered stateless by the British protege D.S. Senanayake. [The Citizenship Act, No. 18 of 1948 and the Parliamentary Elections Amendment Act, No. 4 of 1949, and the Indian & Pakistani Residents’ (Citizenship) Act of 1949].

The social fall-out of the British period had another dimension that also needs to be mentioned here.  British military personnel, ‘shoppies’ and planters fathered children off Sri Lankan mothers and then blithely washed their hands off.  This pricked the consciences of some and the Indian Christian Mission pioneered in establishing the Paynter Home in Nuwara Eliya to take care of these illegitimate children.  Many beautiful girls from the villages of Malpotha and Hingurugama ended up as prostitutes.

NEGATIVE FALL-OUT OF COLONIAL RULE

This country has a checkered history of 443 year’s of foreign domination when those who wrested control imposed their culture, language, religion, mores, values, structures and systems upon the indigenous people.  This was done through threat, coercion, subversion, bribery, and even bloody murder!  The Portuguese introduced religious fanaticism and intolerance into the land.  The Dutch introduced their brand of intolerance and created a class of ‘Company Christians’ who were nothing but opportunistic hypocrites who would betray their own kith and kin for the plums of office.  These were the ‘reddha-assa-mahathtayas’ or ‘gentlemen who wore trousers under their cloths.’ When the British followed in 1796 they worked assiduously to create a class of shameless lick-spittles and toadies who imitated them to the extent of eating their breakfast kiri-buth [milk-rice] with a full set of British cutlery—sterling silver fork, spoon and knife!

The first uprising against British rule occurred in 1818 and was bloodily suppressed with genocide being committed in the Uva-Wellassa countryside. The Colonial Office 54 series at the Public Records Office in London has the damning evidence!  The scale of brutality and killing appalled some British commentators (Henry Marshall, John D’Oyly). British officers encouraged their Kenyan Kaffir Askaris to roast and eat [barbecue?] captured Sinhalese patriots.  Perhaps we should read all five volumes of Professor Vimalananda Tennekoon’s monumental series on the Uva uprising published by M.D. Gunasena & Co., Ltd., 1970-73.) The uprising collapsed because the Sinhalese said that: “……they could fight with men but not with such blood-thirsty demons who’d eat human flesh!”

The second uprising occurred in 1848, starting in Matale, north of Kandy.  That, too, was so viciously suppressed that it led to the recall of Viscount Lord Torrington, the British Governor.  Thereafter, the British instituted and implemented a deliberate policy of taking the sons and daughters of the Kandyan Sinhalese aristocracy, converting them to the Anglican brand of Christianity and educating them in English.  This was an extremely successful exercise in brainwashing these children.  The object was to create a special class of natives entirely servile to their new British masters.  They were thus completely alienated from their cultural roots, their Buddhist way-of-life, and their mother tongue.  Purged of everything ‘native’ which they now held in contempt, the British appointed them to hold office (under British superiors) in the Civil Service they had established to run the Crown Colony.  This process was also repeated in the Low-country or former Maritime Provinces administered successively by the Portuguese and the Dutch.  Here the landed gentry with such titles as ‘Maha-mudaliyar,’ ‘mudaliyar’ and ‘muhandiram’ were built-up into a parallel ‘aristocracy’ of sorts.  The British had succeeded in creating a new class of low-country upstarts and up-country degenerates who ate, drank, thought, dressed and behaved exactly like the British except that they had to always defer to their white masters in everything.  Indeed, they were the spitting image of their British overlords—only their skins were (unfortunately) dark!

In grooming this new class of sycophants the British were readying themselves to hand over the reins and permit the natives to run the internal affairs of the country in accordance with British interests and under their tutelage.  Where there had never ever been any division on ethnic, linguistic, cultural or religious lines, the British encouraged divisions that accentuated exclusivity.  The concept of ‘Aryan’ superiority over the Dravidians was imported from Europe.  What Max Müller constructed as a theoretical web of closely-related Indo-Aryan languages was transformed into a racial classification that put the ‘White’ European races at the top.

The imperial British, drunk on the heady success of their arms worldwide went one better:  They were God’s ‘Chosen People’ to rule a heathen world with a rod of iron! The Anglo-Israeli movement brings this out supporting their claims with verses from the Bible to back-up their belief in white supremacy and superiority! The black, brown, yellow, and red races were inferior and had, therefore, to be subservient to the almighty White!

Part of this was the ‘White’ Australia Policy—the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 introduced by Sir Edmund Barton.  He argued that “the doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman.”  This policy (abolished in 1974) was part of this worldwide pattern. I personally know of two Burghers (brothers) one of whom was permitted to land because of his fair skin and the other who was refused entry because he was darker, at Fremantle and compelled to return to Sri Lanka.

Many are the epithets, ethnic slurs and pejorative terms that were coined to describe those races and groups that were not quite white (including the Burghers):  Niggers, apes, Chinks, WOGs, half-castes, mulattoes, darkies, Celestials, Croons, Charlies, crows, Chinamen, Japs, Gooks, Gables, Blue gums, buffies, Tea bushes, Orientals, Slopeheads, Nips, Coloureds, chee-chees, blackies, Anglo-Indians, Perch monkeys, nondescripts, Eurasians, Castizos, Golliwogs, Jim Crows, Mestizos, Sambos, Jim Fishes, Spades, Tar babies, Toepasses, Bulai-bulai, Macacas, Powder burns, Mikoes, Kaffirs, Mixties, Mammies, Tea pots, Pusties, Thick lips, Mossheads, degenerates, Quashies, unter-menschen (sub-humans), Uncle Toms, Munts, Creoles, Nig-nogs, Pickaninnies, Bastars (Bastards), Sooties and so on.   All these (and more) terms were used derogatorily to show the disdain of the White Man for the unfortunate non-White.  Of course, the list is longer and this is only a representative selection of insulting nicknames.

Speaking for myself I would wholeheartedly support scrapping the entire structure foisted upon us and its replacement by a wholly indigenous system of governance, which was a two-way street between the ruler and the ruled.  The village council or local assembly was a genuinely democratic body—of the people, by the people and for the People.  The next level was the district and the final one, the national.  The monarch was consecrated in office by the five major divisions of society and succession was not hereditary.  I say this unequivocally because the people of this country have endured more pain and sorrow since 1931 when universal adult franchise was introduced than in the preceding 2,500 years!

A LAND FREE OF THE CANCER OF PREJUDICE

Pre-colonial Sri Lanka did not suffer from bigotry, extremism, chauvinism, or racism as the record amply demonstrates. The malignant cancer of racism, Aryan racial superiority over Dravidian, of white above all, and the class structure of Anglo-Saxon-Celtic society was planted here and nurtured by the British in their own self-interest.

The Westernized elites who comprise about five per cent of the population and mainly inhabit Colombo and Kandy, detest The SLFP and everything it stands for including Mahinda Rajapakse.  Their life-style and attitudes actually reflect a pseudo-Anglo-Saxon-Celtic way-of-life that is essentially rootless.  They generally believe that they have a divine right to run the country to suit their convenience—and the ordinary folk should be at their beck-and-call as porters, ayahs, nannies, cook-appus, waiters, gardeners, chauffers, janitors, and security-guards.  To these types a worker on a plantation is still a ‘coolie’ and a peasant-farmer is a ‘godaya’ or yokel. Their mind-set is still colonial British and they would be extremely comfortable if the British, by some quirk of fate, were to re-occupy this Island.  These are the people who live in a time-warp.

I knew at least one individual who’ll come to breakfast wearing shirt, tie, waistcoat, coat and trousers, walking-stick and hat in hand and sit down to bacon and eggs, with toast, marmalade and butter all to be washed down with a steaming cup of ‘Earl Grey’ English Breakfast Tea.  His favourite newspaper was a week-old copy of ‘The Times’ air-mailed from London.  He went to church, Sunday mornings and was very particular that it is High Church Anglican.  He called the waiter ‘Boy!” in a very imperious tone of voice……and this entire business was to keep me hugely amused when I was working at the Ceylon Daily Mirror.

We are free but we do not wish to enjoy the freedom of the wild ass.  I’m well aware of the muck published in the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic media—entirely disgusting and valueless.  In Sri Lanka things could be much better as most of us have realized.  We now have a visionary leader who is busy constructing the infrastructure for our prosperity and hopefully, peaceful progress.  He has the courage of his convictions and sensible citizens all salute him for that.  We are greatly relieved because he won a horrible war and confrontation that had dragged on for almost 35 years.  He subdued a most dangerous terrorist organization that no other local leader had the guts to even attempt because they were all toeing the Anglo-American ‘line’ of appeasement and separation.  Today, my wife, children, and grandchildren can walk the streets without the danger of a terrorist bomb blowing us to kingdom come.  For that we are unequivocally grateful.

His government has been called a ‘regime.’  It isn’t.  It is a duly elected government.  What was a ‘regime’ was J.R. Jayewardene’s unilateral extension of his term by two years and his ‘referendum’ to extend the life of his government illegally and undemocratically.

I am proud to be a Sri Lankan for this is my own, my native land!

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Interesting…

 Have A Good Laugh! (Nadira Mooseen)

 

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married.     The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A set of jumper cables walk into a bar.    The bartender says, ‘I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.’
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says:    ‘A beer please, and one for the road.’
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other:     ‘Does this taste funny to you ?’
7. ‘Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’     ‘That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.’      ‘Is it common ?’      ‘Well, It’s Not Unusual.’
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field.     Daisy says to Dolly, ‘I was artificially inseminated this morning.’     ‘I don’t believe you,’ says Dolly.

   ‘It’s true; no bull!’ exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman.   The kids were nothing to look at either.
10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before. 11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn’t find any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, ‘Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs !’ The doctor replied, ‘I know you can’t – I’ve cut off your arms !’ Hospital surgeon: We have good news and bad news. Patient: Whats the bad news? Surgeon: We had to cut off your legs. Patient: Whats the GOOD NEWS ?? Surgeon: The man in the next bed wants to buy your slippers !  13. I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes ?        A fsh.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall.       One turns to the other and says, ‘Dam !’
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were a bit cold, so they lit a fire in the craft.       It sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.       After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse

      ‘But why,’ they asked, as they moved off.

      ‘Because,’ he said, ‘I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.’

18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption.       One of them goes to a family in Egypt , and is named ’Ahmal.’       The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him ‘Juan.’       Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother.

      Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal.        Her husband responds, ‘They’re twins ! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.’ 19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,       which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet.       He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet,       he suffered from bad breath.        This made him …..       A super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20.  And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends,

       with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

 

 

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You’ll never see these ads again  ..from an online friend/relative 

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A lot of truth in these !!!

 

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Then and Now… So true!

Longevity Calculator

Watch your age in the upper right corner! 

Kinda’ fun to watch your age go up and down as you answer the questions.

It’s interesting,

So, give it a try….

How long will you live?

This is a calculator that estimates your life expectancy. 

It was developed by Northwestern Mutual Life.

  It’s interesting that there are only 13 questions,

Yet, they can predict

how long you’re likely to live.

http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan

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BILL GATES in a restaurant. Never Forget Your Past. It’s Your Best Teacher \  After eating, he gave 5$ to the waiter as a tip. The waiter had a strange feeling on his face after the tip. Gates realized & asked, what happened? Waiter: I’m just amazed Bcoz on the same table your son gave a tip of… 500$… & You his father, richest man in the world only gave 5$…? Gates smiled & replied with meaningful words: “He is Son of the world’s richest man, But I am the son of a wood cutter…” Moral of the story:  Never Forget Your Past. It’s Your Best Teacher

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It’s English and only English The Beauty and Complexity of the English Language Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different Meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence: “I hit him in the eye yesterday.” The word is “ONLY”. The Message: 1. ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did) 2. I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him) 3. I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others) 4. I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye) 5. I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs) 6. I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn’t have another eye) 7. I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today) 8. I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today) This is the beauty and complexity of the English language. Please try with other words.

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PONDERISMS:

I used to eat a lot of natural foods

Until

I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Garden Rule:

When weeding,

The best way to make sure you are removing a weed

&

Not a valuable plant is to pull on it.

If it comes out of the ground easily,

It is a valuable plant. 

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to

Buy a replacement.

Never take life seriously.

Nobody gets out alive anyway.

Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days

No one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

In the 60′s,

People took acid to make the world weird.

Now the world is weird

&

People take Prozac to make it normal.

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire,

But

It takes a whole box to start a campfire?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say,

“I think I’ll squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out?”

Who was the first person to say,

“See that chicken there?

I’m gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt.”

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares,

Why is there a song about him?

Why does your OB-GYN leave the room when you get undressed

If he’s going to look up there anyway?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Do you ever wonder why you gave me your email address?

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Helpful Hints! Tape a chocolate bar to the outside of your microwave. If the chocolate melts, you will know that the microwaves are escaping And It is time to have the oven serviced. A mouse trap, placed on top on of your alarm clock Will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep. Old telephone books make ideal personal address books. Simply cross out the names and addresses of people you don’t know. Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment always circle the stain in permanent ink pen so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain and check that it has gone. Lose weight quickly by eating raw meat and rancid tuna. It was found that the subsequent food poisoning enabled a person to lose 12 pounds in only 2 days. Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windshield wipers turned to fast wipe whenever you leave your car parked illegally. High blood pressure sufferers: Simply cut yourself and bleed for a while, Thus, reducing the pressure in your veins. Olympic athletes: Conceal the fact that you have taken performance enhancing drugs by simply running a little slower and letting someone else win. Heavy smokers: Don’t throw away those filters from the end of your cigarettes. Save them up and within a few years you’ll have enough to insulate your ceiling.

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JOB EVALUATIONS

1. This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more definitely a won’t be.

2. Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.

3. When she opens her mouth, it seems it is only to change whichever foot was previously there.

4. He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.

5. This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

6. He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.

7. This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.

8. This employee should go far and the sooner he starts, the better.

9. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

10. Got into the gene pool when the lifeguard wasn’t watching.

11. A room temperature IQ.

12. Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it together.

13. A gross ignoramus – 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.

14. A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on.

15. A prime candidate for natural deselection.

16. Bright as Alaska in December.

17. One-celled organisms outscore him in IQ tests.

18. Donated his brain to science before he was done using it.

19. Fell out of the family tree.

20. Gates are down, lights are flashing, but the train isn’t coming.

21. Has two brains: one is lost; the other is out looking for it.

22. He’s so dense, light bends around him.

23. If brains were taxed, she’d get a refund.

24. If he were any more stupid, he’d have to be watered twice a week.

25. If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you’ll get change.

26. If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the ocean.

27. One neuron short of a synapse.

28. Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, he only gargled.

29. Takes him an hour and a half to watch 60 Minutes.

30. Wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.

31. Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.

32. His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.

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The Cockroach Theory for Self-development

Response Vs Reaction!

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.

She started screaming out of fear.

With a panic stricken face and trembling voice she started jumping with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.

Her reaction was contagious as everyone in her group also got panicky.   The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but …it landed on another lady in the group.

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.   The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.   The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.     Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behaviour? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection without any chaos.   It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.   I realized that it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it’s my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.

It’s not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.   More than the problem it’s my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.   Lessons learnt from the story: I understood I should not react in life. I should always respond. The women reacted whereas the waiter responded.   Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of just and right to save a situation from going out of hands to avoid cracks in relationship to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.      Have a nice day!

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For some of us who can empathize and for others who will soon get there.

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