Paradise Island and the Pristine Beaches...

You might know that I have an undying love for beaches. The buzz, the smell, the colors, everything about them fills me with pleasure. There's nothing like a long walk on a lovely beach...

Here are some of the lovely scenes I captured when I was in Galle and Koggala last weekend.

Paradise indeed!

Eye Test

I'm on vacation, and not really in a mood for long posts. Still I have my duty to fulfill. To keep blogging. For the couple of readers I have. Ha!

So I found a short cut, an easy way out.

Pictures.

They speak a thousand words, indeed!

So, this is the new and improved EYE TEST for the year 2009.
Check how good your eyesight is!

It's FUNTIME!!!

Not because it's Christmas, but because I'm here.

Home.

The Land Like No Other!

Whoooooopsy!!!

OK calm down tom, relax.

I really am having one hell of a time, and don't even know what's been going on in the blogsphere lately. Yes, my fellow bloggers, I am sorry, I should be feeling ashamed. I know. But maaaan, who wants to blog on vacations? It is a business that is supposed to be done on work hours.

So... the flight home was pretty much uneventful and goddamn tiring. I thought Sri Lankan private buses were better. I couldn't even stretch my legs. Jeez... was so glad to be out of it after more than nine hours of flying. I had asked some of my best friends to come and pick me up, but the buggers turned up in a car instead of a van. I had a TV with me, so in the end had to open the box and load the thing into the car without the box, in front of everyone. Must have been a pretty funny sight I guess.

Then ate a "Sri Lankan Chinese Rice" on the way home. Oh how good it was. And some Aappa as well. And the bill was like little over 400 bucks for four of us. After spending more than that for every shit meal I buy in Japan, this felt like heaven! LOL...

Since then, lots of love from mom, getting treated like never before (HA!) and all the attention. Bad part is, I still didn't get a good enough sleep. But it's all worth it. Met a lot of old friends, had a beer or two and lots of catching up...

And I'll be away from blogging for another few days, cos I'll be going down south with my best friends. Just hang around there and chill. And booze time of course - according to the normal definition as well as LD's definition.

Jeez... I've been writing this post for like an hour now - writing this and chatting with Milla. Apologies guys, if this post is all a bit weird. Blame her. Not me.

So... a very very Happy Christmas for all you people!

ENJOY!

Piano Man and The Land Like No Other

I'm not a big music fan.

Yes I do listen to my songs, not my songs but the ones I like, and there are a quite a few that I like. But I'm not as such follow music, don't have a favorite singer or a band, neither there is a favorite type of music. I just happen to listen to all kinds of stuff - Sinhala, English, Hindi, Tamil or even Japanese sometimes. Just whatever that I feel good about.

Until very recently, I was unaware of the existence of a guy named Billy Joel. Neither was this song called 'Piano Man'. Recently, at a booze session, somebody (thanks Solomon) introduced me him and this song. Introduce not in the sense face to face, but you know what I mean.

And I fell in LOVE with that song. There's something about it that's very special. I don't know what it is really, it's just... like somebody switched on a switch in my brain and then removed the switch.

Cos I can't get it out of my head now.

So here goes fellas, just listen to it and tell me if you too enjoy it.

(This is not the original video. The original vid on YouTube is protected from embedding, so I had to use this one. If you YouTube 'Piano Man' you'd find the original, which is a nice video)


Then, I'm returning to The Land Like No Other, from The Land of the Rising Sun, tomorrow!
And I can't wait!!!

So, catch you guys (and girls too, of course) in a couple of days!

I'm off.

Sri Lankanisms...

Hi ayya!

Hey.... nanga... how're you?

FINE!
Sooooooo.... you're coming on Saturday no?

No I cancelled the flight.

You did?

Yes.

Really?

No.

Modaya. I can't waaaaaaiiitttt.......

Hey, that should be my line. I'm the one who's supposed to be impatient.

I know. But still...
Hey you come to see me the first thing?

What? At midnight? You crazy?

OK well right.
Hey packed your luggage and all?

Yeah.

What did you get for me?

Nothing.

Hmph.
It's OK ayya... you're coming na... that's all I want.

Oh really? Good, I was gonna buy you an iPod tomorrow. I won't have to then...

Oh! What were you gonna get? Nano? iTouch?

Doesn't matter ne... you don't want it right?

Anaaaaaaa...... pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaasssssseeeeeeeee.....................

OK OK matti...

Hey, did you get the e-ticket printed? Don't forget OK...

No I have a portable printer with Internet connection. Will get it done at the airport.

Don't joke ane... seriously...
And don't forget the passport too.

No it doesn't matter. I come by my private Jet. It won't be necessary.

You jerk. Shut up!
...
...
...
...

Hello? Ayya?
Helloooooooo.......

I thought you told me to shut up?

*Sigh* (from the other end)
OK OK just be careful OK... And call me when you come.
Oh call me before you check-in as well.
Don't forget passport and all.
If there's anything... call K at the airport... I told her that

NANGA!

What?

Enough.
I have been on a plane before. I know my way around. Thanks.
And if I call K I'm gonna ask her out too.

Hahhahaaa... don't bother... she won't come...
OK OK then...
Byeeeeeeeeee
Love you!

Bye...
Love you too...



Man... these younger sisters, Sri Lankan ones, can be a real pain in the ass sometimes... LOL...
By the way, she's not really my own sis, rather my x-girlfriend's sister. But she's like my own to me.
Love you nanga...

Can someone fast forward...

... time.

Four days.

I want it to be Saturday, right now.
And be back home.

Please, someone put me out of this misery and get me through these four days ASAP.

I can't wait!

The Lord Speaks

"If I feel like hit it, I hit it. Doesn't matter if the ball is good or bad"

-Virendra Sehwag at the post match presentation after his breathtaking knock.