the monday blues bulletin - 31/12/2007
ams and the plasma tv never arrived.
in sri lanka, we are in one of the deepest holes that we have ever been in. even the government newspeak says there will be open war as they attempt to crush the ltte. gone is any semblance of peace. gone too is the need to address grievances of the tamils ( not necessary, "they" say. the ltte will be defeated by august). posters around colombo tell us that we must be prepared to make great sacrifices for the glory of the motherland. down with the international imperialists. who needs foreign aid? as for corruption at the highest of levels, prove it if you can. after all "they" are safe guarding the country. dutugemunu rides again.
the other night there was an impatient knock on the gate. cops, again. (rr seems to be a magnet for cops.) they were looking for number 25. i told them that it was now a bare land but that there was a watcher in a tin hut living there. the cops said they had an emergency call to say that some people were speaking tamil. i watched them as they drove up to the land and saw them bundle some people into the back of the van.
a few weeks ago someone dropped of an official looking form at home. it reads ' survey of households for the greater security of sri lanka" or something like that. in it, one has to declare all kinds of personal details of everyone staying at the address. no covering letter, no explanation of who is collecting this information or what is to be done with the info. i put it in the dust bin and i may disappear as a consequence. this is only half a joke.
the mervin silva saga ( type mervin silva into google's news engine and enjoy) is an excellent reflection of sri lankan's plight. the real story is why the powers that be do nothing to remove the idiotic man despite this dangerous antics over the years.
inflation is now officially at 20%.
doom and gloom bulletin is what this rag is turning out to be. but, the bleakness of the future makes it so. and, if that was not enough, ams and the plasma tv never arrived. ( did i mention that before?)
having said that it is in the human experience to hope. the supreme court ruled that permanent road blocks are unconstitutional. a few days ago a magistrate told the police that they will have to arrest all those involved with the mervin silva invasion of rupavahini. the west, it seems, is making some serious noises about holding people in sri lanka responsible for atrocities. anyway, hope 2008 will be peaceful and bright for the rest of you yahoos. it will not be for sri lanka - that's a prediction.
by the way, has anyone, i wonder, seen ams with a 52" plasma tv?
in sri lanka, we are in one of the deepest holes that we have ever been in. even the government newspeak says there will be open war as they attempt to crush the ltte. gone is any semblance of peace. gone too is the need to address grievances of the tamils ( not necessary, "they" say. the ltte will be defeated by august). posters around colombo tell us that we must be prepared to make great sacrifices for the glory of the motherland. down with the international imperialists. who needs foreign aid? as for corruption at the highest of levels, prove it if you can. after all "they" are safe guarding the country. dutugemunu rides again.
the other night there was an impatient knock on the gate. cops, again. (rr seems to be a magnet for cops.) they were looking for number 25. i told them that it was now a bare land but that there was a watcher in a tin hut living there. the cops said they had an emergency call to say that some people were speaking tamil. i watched them as they drove up to the land and saw them bundle some people into the back of the van.
a few weeks ago someone dropped of an official looking form at home. it reads ' survey of households for the greater security of sri lanka" or something like that. in it, one has to declare all kinds of personal details of everyone staying at the address. no covering letter, no explanation of who is collecting this information or what is to be done with the info. i put it in the dust bin and i may disappear as a consequence. this is only half a joke.
the mervin silva saga ( type mervin silva into google's news engine and enjoy) is an excellent reflection of sri lankan's plight. the real story is why the powers that be do nothing to remove the idiotic man despite this dangerous antics over the years.
inflation is now officially at 20%.
doom and gloom bulletin is what this rag is turning out to be. but, the bleakness of the future makes it so. and, if that was not enough, ams and the plasma tv never arrived. ( did i mention that before?)
having said that it is in the human experience to hope. the supreme court ruled that permanent road blocks are unconstitutional. a few days ago a magistrate told the police that they will have to arrest all those involved with the mervin silva invasion of rupavahini. the west, it seems, is making some serious noises about holding people in sri lanka responsible for atrocities. anyway, hope 2008 will be peaceful and bright for the rest of you yahoos. it will not be for sri lanka - that's a prediction.
by the way, has anyone, i wonder, seen ams with a 52" plasma tv?
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