Echelon magazine

This new magazine (print - Rs.140 ) has good graphics, in depth analysis, yet concise look at current business climate in Sri Lanka. I learned a lot. Made me think differently.

I also downloaded April issue from App Store. (Free ! )
It downloads in to 'News stand' app, and it is interactive. Commendable.

Looking forward to next issues.

Nugegoda wetland park

Joggers with earphones, kids on top of a war tank, birds Resting on trees after a hard day of flying, and cars circling to find parking space (not many spaces, sadly) are some of many happenings at new Nugegoda.

Just walking around, I liked the birds (lots of them, that I forgot I m in Nugegoda) and the beautiful evening sky (unlike the dull Nugegoda sky seen from the flyover)

Do visit.

See Yamu review.

Deep analysis or gut feeling ?

After many years of ups and downs, now I'm listening more to my gut feeling.
Analysis is about engaging my mind.

Listening to gut is all about heart.
When listening to gut, I don't need anybody to advise me, whether I do right or wrong.
My stomach would be heated if I do wrong. That is my consciousness.
Every time I overrode that judgment to do some analysis, things got messy .

So, from now on, I will be respecting my gut more. After all that's the best judge.

P.S. it's not that I will completely avoid analysis. Just that I would give more prominence to my gut.

Bottle of water Vs Coffee

Yes, bottle of water is my new addition in the car.
Not a fancy thing, but it is fixing a bad habit.

I used to stop for coffee, plus random snack, when ever I felt exhausted, driving through dense traffic in Colombo. Though I knew my habit is unhealthy, I kept on doing ( signs of addiction).

Now with water bottle, I keep my self hydrated, during the breaks (sometimes Big Breaks ! ) at color lights. It is refreshing, and keep me occupied in stressful waits in long traffic. And I don't feel for a coffee break. Great on health, and of course on wallet.

Best thing on Lankan youtube, since JehanR

I saw one video of 'Kushan & Srimal show' on youtube.
Interested, I checked their other videos as well.
The act is young and creative (trying hard to pursue their passion).

' Chooti malli & podi malli' was a huge success on TV and radio. Now they can be found selling literally many things. TV and radio channels put their stuff on youtube to get eyes and ears back in to their channels.

Then came Jehan R, and dominated the youtube thing.

'Kushan & Srimal show' is in Sinhala and so much youtuby.

To Subscribe to their channel, click here.

Right View

This video is worth sharing, and listened to, at least 10 times. It's the latest talk by Ajahn Brahm on 'right view'. Link to video here.

He also mention about the religion mess in Sri Lanka, and explains how hierarchy in religion distorts the right view and in-fact become a wrong view. I am a fan of Ajahn Brahm, and this talk, is a gem.

4th April - TEDxYouthColombo

Me and Udara will be talking at this year's TEDxYouthColombo event, on 4th April (This Thursday) starting at 0530 PM at APIIT.


Click these links to follow TEDxYouthColombo on Twitter (Note: a protected account) and Facebook page.

Theme for this year is " Positive Disruption". We will be talking about our lives and work around Sarvodaya-Fusion.

TED with its mission of " ideas worth spreading" has created a unique platform for speakers to tell their ideas to a global audience, in less than 18 minutes.

Gonna be fun. To register for the event fill in this form. 

2 of the talks I adore from TED archives are below, which will give you the flavor of the event.

"How to use a paper towell" - a 5 minute (short, but brilliantly presented) talk, on something we all can do, right from this moment.

"Bring on the learning revolution" - a talk by Sir Ken Robinson. One of my favourite talks of all time.