Sri Lanka’s Unsung Heroes : Undetected Mission Critical Personnel

Mission critical processes of large Sri Lankan organisations are often dependent on invisible people. Invisible to the planners, HR managers, executives and common sense. Yet they are essential for getting things done in the complicated chaos of daily Sri Lankan life. The seemingly unrelated support services of Undetected Mission Critical Personnel (UMCP) are often the …

Pool scene

Its become almost a weekly thing. The guys "retiring" to the pool room with their first glasses of neat Johnny Walker on ice (red only because we are not posh). The beautiful green velvet glows warmly in the gloom. The colourful balls await in an obedient triangle, sneered at by the white ball, quivering to …

Ceylon Planter caricatured

He wears knee socks. A globe of a stomach strains the buttons of the shirt tucked into his shorts. Shades and a hat tops off the outfit. Somewhere in the background is the mud splattered land rover. Close at hand, a walking stick of some sort to point out what needs to be done to …

Sri Lankan KGB

The KGB is well entrenched in Sri Lanka with all the qualities of halal bacon. Full details are in blog post.

Reason for joining exclusive old Colombo club

A friend's motivations for joining one of Colombo's exclusive old clubs illustrates the shocking things people do to survive in the 21st century third world. Forget about even applying for membership unless you went to the right schools. Chances are you don't even know that this club exists. It doesn't advertise and its entrance is …