Armoured Trishaws are the defining image of the Sri Lankan wars. Culminating is the central feature on the national flag of the People’s Republic of Dehiwala. The Sri Lankan wars, in general, and the siege of Colombo, in particular, saw a profusion of models and variants. This post contains a small sample of the most … Continue reading Armoured Trishaw (Tuktuk) Photos – Sri Lankan war
Category: Life
Giving in to painting
Trying to give up painting is one of my many failures. Writing this is the formal admission of defeat - my signature on the unconditional surrender document. Renouncing painting meant avoiding seeing other works of art and thoughts about it. Doing something else. Take a stab at spectating. Then, I see a slab of morning … Continue reading Giving in to painting
Spectator sport = giving up sex to watch porn
This is not going to be polite. It’s the sort of comment that start brawls at dinner dances and weddings. Leading to bleeding cricket uncles, Machans, and oceans of precious single malts in the carpet. I would be unrepentant when hauled away. However, unlike cricket, I have an explanation and you are reading it. It … Continue reading Spectator sport = giving up sex to watch porn
Photo of the second mind
Since 11th December 2021, I’ve been “curating” things I’ve written. These consist of plain text files linked to each other. The image below is a map of how they are linked. The “mind map” is automatically generated by a Visual Studio plugin called MarkDown Links. Unsurprising (or shocking), a bulk of my notes are about work-related … Continue reading Photo of the second mind
Obedience trap
Sri Lankans worship obedience. Obedience is dressed up as respect (for the unrespectable). We are conditioned to make it the default reaction to authority. It's an instinctive conditioning in any hierarchical society. Realising the stupidity of that mindset is critical to success in Sri Lankan society. The sooner you realise it, the better placed you … Continue reading Obedience trap
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