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Thonigala Inscriptions are of the 2nd Century BC and carved on Rock. information courtesy;Internet

Thonigala Inscriptions are of the 2nd Century BC and carved on Rock. information courtesy;Internet
Tonigala. (a.) Parumaka Abaya puta parumaka Tisaha wapi acagirika Tisa pawatahi agata anagata catudisa sagasa dine. Dewana pi maharaja Gamini Abaye niyate acanagaraka ca [tawi] rikiya nagaraka ca. Parumaka Abaya puta parumaka Tisa niyata pite raj aha agata anagata catudisa sagasa

History; Path to future

History; Path to future
Reading Future through History, Nagala mountain and the Stupa of the Nagala Kanda Rajamaha Viharaya, Nikaweva, Polpithigama, Kurunegala District.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Potatoes and Tomatoes – ‘a way to be a ‘tomatolionaire’ ...................



From sauce to ketchups, chutney, Jam and cordial, cook if like the way you like or eat as it is. The appearance after sliced in to nice pieces, and decorating the salads and curries layering them on top or around the plates or on dishes – make you feel happy. You can try plenty of innovations dishes and businesses on ‘TOMATOES AND POTATOES. What do you say? Am I wrong?

Potato Farmer and the tomato farmer ‘ should know’ if the next friend is growing tomatoes plus the next and the next and the next and all are growing tomatoes ‘ the prices’ may decrease ‘ the demand may go down’ not go up. Nature. ‘Traditions are good’ and must respect yet old ways are not always good or applicable for everything.

Cultivating things ‘old ways’ or ‘friendly ways’ is alright but doing something better from the outcome or from the harvest ‘old ways’ are not good always this has to change in to ‘modern ways’ adding colours of ‘technologized’ marketing.   

Surely when thinking of the growing population ‘the number of suppliers of goods and food has to increase, locally if not have to import lets not import. The total number of things produce – currently from the things we grow better change or must see some ‘difference’, it is true that numberwise we need and like to see  big ‘numbers’in the processes of ,manufacturing or producing things but at the same time there are must think of things ‘the quantities plus qualities’ have to be good friends or mango friends even in the future for a ‘better tomato and potato future’ we know all these. The mango season is yet to come- what plans you have ‘the owners of mango trees in Dambulla, Anuradhapura or in Polonnaruwa , and small scale – Rata amba and Karaththakolamaban growers. We will in the future talk about ‘How to be a Mangolianiare’ no we should not forget ‘ Amba Pere’ ‘attitude’ – when the season goes faster than we can expect ‘ the ‘amba pere’ has to go and settle in a ‘different place’ comes out with a new technologized look.  

No I must not talk too much about Magolians today but about Potatolians and Tomatolians’ ‘the farmers and the customers’ the sauces and the ketchups and jams and cordial lovers and manufactures. I will try.

 This is year – 2012 (19th October)

 ‘We still think that ‘if my neighbor is going to start a little kade near the main road I also should start the same’ then the next is also sometimes thinking of the same. ‘If others can do why can’t I do the same’ and ‘if they can grow banana or papaya why can’t I grow’? If ‘MD’ can do all these in a very professional ways ‘do you think that I will not be able to do the same’?
We need to change this mentality I suppose. ‘we can do anything everything is possible’ no doubt ‘but ‘we need to have the relevant knowledge’ ‘ just having a thought in mind will not help you to become ‘ a tomatolian or potatolian’ ‘ read and learn the book of ‘technology’, the book of how to take care of’ ‘ how to touch the market’, how to touch the heart of the customer’, how to catch the mind of the dealer’ how to love the soil of the earth’, ‘what to do when all grow same’ or ‘love the same’ ‘ how to face competition’ ‘ how to go away from hazels’ ‘ the pests and pesticides not to use when feel commit suicide but to safe guard the ‘Tomatolians and potatolians’.  

If my neighbor is cultivating tomatoes can’t I buy the stuff from him and take them to the market or what if I start a little business like ‘making jam- tomatoes’ or chutney’- @‘home end’. May be your somebody or my somebody else can start a little outlet near a ‘no one is visiting ‘footpaths’ or kandak langa punchi kadayak daagena pelak hadagena kind of a place’. Stupid that is OLD WAYS of starting businesses ‘ Paalu paarawal wala driving igena gena wedak thiyenawaye’ ‘ must have a plan to start something in ‘PROPER PLACE OR @ a ‘ APPROPRIATE PLACE’ ‘ game kopi kade kind of a place is alright – at least in the mornings and evenings people gather there to talk about ‘townies’. All kopi kada and thea kada can start selling tomatoes- ketchups and jams I make at home plus chips – potatoes, as a side business. Agree?  A cup of coffee with some chips- Potatoes how about that?

No not potato bites I have no such plans. The Bars – Beer the most popular are closing and Milk bars are opening these days so I do not want to be a ‘failure – businesswoman ’ don’t you feel that this can be a ‘healthy’ start ‘collating tomatoes to catch the market of ketchups’ ?

‘Oh Corex’- Why these stupidlionaires adding something else hiding behind the ‘shelves of pharmaceuticals and kill people ‘ for god sake add some tomato or potato juice if have no choice’ ‘who has issued them the licenses Sir?

May be ‘Mr. or Ms. Whoever’ ‘old like me or young like you’ ‘Mary Or John’ ‘Kamala or ‘Wimala or Dotty’ ‘Boralu’ or ‘Galaya’ can start an outlet to sell my ‘home made ketchups’ & should try and keep a side of the table of jams and cordial some carrots and Salad leaves, additionally ‘just to give the lovers of home made stuff a little hint on ‘a healthy salad can do wonders for a  glowing mind forget the face, glowing –outerly.

May be ‘Ben 10’ can buy the whole stuff that the ‘Tin Tin grows in Nuwara or in Nuwara eliya’. I can suggest ‘Incredible Hulk’ to come and take all if like and start a little side business in his country in an incredible way’. ‘He can change the name or ‘add some advertising’ if like ‘ Incredible Potatolians or Tomatolians for a healthy life’.

Boralu you are so lazy sometimes just eat the fish Dotty cooks and do not think of growing some potatoes in the garden –home. I will ask Tom and Jerry to come and buy ‘I will design a little ‘leaf-let for you to go and distribute ‘only among friends’. Wimala will you call me if Galaya agrees to help Boralu. ‘ STOP thinking of trophies always and keeping them near your refrigerator’ ‘ how about refrigerating some fresh tomatoes darling dotty’  
Mr Patrick I have a little question to ask you. No actually it is a big question like selling potatoes. ‘Why we really have to IMPORT NOT EXPORT TOMATOES’ – I know that you have a ‘kade a huge’ in Panadura’. Sorry for using the word ‘kade’ now you run a big business how can I call it a kade’ ‘can I use the word ‘Supermarket’

Tony still loves tomatoes, Patrick I hope you still remember these things. Tony is from Spain. Hey Tony I saw you on Aljazeera this morning you were so happily fighting with Tomatoes not fighting for tomatoes.

See brother if you this fond of fighting with tomatoes we can send you some tomatoes that we do not want to sell here but do not mind selling in Spain. Not that we can not sell them here ‘we love tomatoes + Salad leaves+ green chilly+ lime (few drops)+ salt mixing with so gorgeously decorated with artistically carved ‘tomatoes’ served in a Ceramic plate made in Sri Lanka.

I am sure that the Hotel I like Taj Samudra’ so much only once visited  ‘one of the main menus ‘ SALADS’ – OF YOUR CHOICE ‘ do you mind dear Manager buying ‘all stuff tomatoes from ‘Weerasekera of ‘Bandarawela’. Just give me a ring if like I know weerasekera he is a man with a very brave heart’. I am sure that he will find a way to send tomatoes to your door step.

Mr Weerasekera’s brother, Mr Dimo is a good LORRY MUDALALI may be he will take the responsibility of transporting them to Colombo - Taj. He is such a cute man though people call him ‘batta’. (batta or batti we only call when we really feel so much of affection towards a girl or a boy’). There was one ‘batta’ that we EVEN HATE TO USE or HEAR THE WORD  ‘Thank goodness’ that we do not hear that word anymore.

Hello dear Manager ‘Ella – Wellawaya’’ Restaurant’ from where do you buy Tomatoes and Potatoes when the season of ‘tourists let you become so busy and busy and busier’’ You go to nearby shop or kade no ‘that’s bad’ why can’t you just ring mr weerasekara when his friend ‘Mr Baduraliya comes ‘that way’ he can ‘send and drop’ some potatoes there and go.’ Why not some tomatoes as well?

Why some say, always ‘no option’ AlJazeera ? Can’t we ask the ‘Guy’ and the ‘girl’ who says ‘I have no option’ while applying more blusher on her right cheek’ ( my words) can’t you just suggest them to grow some Tomatoes and send them to Spain. Don’t know whether the Spanish’s allows ‘or not allows outside tomatoes and take them ‘in’ for  girls and pals ‘in and out of Spain’ to fight with tomatoes. AlJazeera please convey this message to the girl ‘outdoor’ you spoke with.

Hey Girl,

It is sad to hear that you say ‘I have no option’ try and say always ‘I have an option’. I suggest you better try to prosper your life going taking some ‘tuition’ from a recognized ‘institution’ on ‘how I should change my business – ‘current’ that I do because I have no other option’ in to another business –better with a good option of earning dollars or pounds’ ‘ you talked bravely before ‘ Camera’ can’t you try ‘acting’ ‘ you can finally be happy ‘Senasura maaru Unaa’ senasuru Maaruwa’ ‘ Sikura aawa or something’ 

‘We respect you no matter what job you do’- acting is a good job and we respect our heroines and heroes’

Love

Sandika –

And guy M’Juan (not his real name) I have no sympathy for you ‘ if you say ‘I have no option’ hereafter ‘ we will send you to ‘Haiti’ they needed ‘good strong guys in the battle front ‘ ‘ SELL TOMATOES ‘ OR POTATOES ‘for all ‘ ‘SURPRISINGLY EUROPE’ pls tell him Al Jazeera.

Where are these ‘we work for women’ ‘we want a better world for women’ ‘GROUPS’ WHERE ARE THEY HIDING. COME UP WITH SOME WORLD WIDE SOLUTIONS IF YOU REALLY WANT WOMEN TO ‘LIVE GOOD’ ESCAPING FROM THE ‘NON ACCEPTABLE ‘JOBS. ‘ they say ‘I have no option’ how about suggesting an option.

This is ‘no joke’ – seriously we need to think of ‘if all want to grow potatoes’ and ‘nothing else’ ‘ what can we do with them’ ‘ How can we use them without wasting them and not letting our ‘cultivated with tear and sweat’ of farmers and loans’ - ‘dear tomatoes’ allowing just falling and kissing the soil near ‘Tomatoes plants’. Can we do that? No way suggest something good the ‘expertees – Tomatoes and potatoes’

‘ The rule of ‘must use plastic containers for safe transporting of veggies, fruities and tomatoes and beans plus ladies fingers from Dambulla to Kilinochchi or to Paanama can be easily done + ‘stop wastage or do not let them getting spoil on the way’- is that for sure.

Who wants to be a ‘tomatolinonaire’?  

My contestant today is ‘very independent’, very ‘telewised’, so networked’ Madunika Karaputugala

You have already won ’10 000’ ‘are you confident’ or still so nerves
‘I am confident’

Here comes the 1, 25 000 worth question

What is the biggest leaf of the world – old? ‘ world – young’?

(A). Banana
(B). Tomato
(C). Coconut
(D)Karapincha

Answer is ‘D – Karapincha’

So you think it is karapincha

Ok let’s ask ‘my computer’

‘My Computer’ please reveal the answer and confirm

She is right ‘you just now received 125 000

So you have won ‘Potatolian blue express card’

Here comes the 100 000 worth question

Oh I am so nervous

‘Do not worry’ you have come this far and even won a ‘sammanaya’ Madunika coz you are talented.

Just relax and answer the following

Name the God of war

(A)Mars
(B)Potato
(C)Venus
(D)       Capricorn ( friend of Aries)

I think the answer is ‘B – Potato’

‘Not be tomato’

Oh you are so witty

[Laughing and giggling from the audience-back grounds]

Don’t forget if you fail to answer you will lose the moment of embracing ‘100000’ rupees

I will ‘call a friend’

Also you have ‘ask the audience option’

NO I will call a friend

I like to call Asela Bandaranayake

‘AAYUBOWAN’ Asela what is your answer’

I think she is right the answer is potato

Let’s go for a commercial break

I just called to say 7788 I like your program -‘Who wants to be Tomatolionaire’ and wanted to ask you ‘please add tomatolian and potatocrore questions next time’- will you?

I wanted to talk to ‘the guy millionaire’ but Sepalika was at the other end and said ‘I am watching ‘gee sara’ ‘try next how to be a tomatoliannire version’ ‘ how dare you disturb me shall I tell my ‘APPACHCHI’?












 

 







  
 










    

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Dear friends of world - lets PROTECT the STATUES of PEACE OF MIND



Dear friends of world

Stop even from your thoughts destroying the statues of Peace of minds of all


This is not a request I like to limit to one religion
Every statue that the each and every artistic 
mind/s and creativity of this world now and then had donated to this world lets protect them all for the sake of world peace and inner peace of all.

Theruwan saranai

God Bless you

May Allah Bless you with all the Happiness


Om Gam Ganapatheye Namah


Om Namah Shivaya

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Selling ice cream flavoring with a philosophy


Selling ice cream flavoring with a philosophy 

Nihal is his name let me please note before I forget his name. Lovely man not too tall but unbelievably tall in ideas he holds.

You may have visited this place where he sells ice cream, his outlet situated in a very busy and noisy street but people who go passing never forgets to just turn their eyes towards  the shop with too many iced corns facing the street full of some go so fast, some go so slowly, some walk like running, some walk so patiently not forgetting to read all the sides of the streets and people, their faces, some ‘look tired’ ‘ some fresh .

He sells a corn of ice cream just for twenty rupees. The pictures hanging there are seems so calm and quite, you feel like reading them through your eyes and mind, quietly.
You hear ‘chanting pirith or preaching bana from the shop within, always.

For some this place is like a bit of a ‘have a break ’ kind of a place away from busy and tight and heavy loads of work.  People who visit his place to eat and ice cream with a friend or with the child after school or after work, after classes chatting with each other while tasting his ‘vanila and chocolate flavored’ bonded with the corn of holding with hands of most trusted- own, without letting splitting all over due to carelessness  should eat before  melting from the burning of day today life hazards.

The place is not too big but he manages, the ice cream corns are nicely kept a side for his convenience of using when ever his customers comes.

Last time he told me that some children even buy two per day.

Time was around 6.30 I guess I was not that concern about the time at that moment. The town seemed too busy the vehicles moving here and there very quickly and impatiently I would say.

The noises unbearable one side of the town you can hear bana and pirith, including this place but if you walk a little further it is unbearable ‘baila’ ( do not miss understand I like bails but there is a time not mixing one or two choices of music at one particular time) at the nearest discount store next to the super market building. They should think it is the time for pirith they obviously can stop their non stop music for a while. Because the two of the places are too close to each other. I observed.

‘Nugegoda’ is a city that you find various things to be sold, people, different shops retail and whole sale.

After walking for sometime it is not advisable to eat an ice – cream if you were thinking of burning excessive calaries thinking of protecting your ‘levels of health’. I guess I am right here. Right?

I had an ice cream there not because I really wanted I like to see things and hear different things that people discuss when moving from here to there. Not gossiping, it is always interesting to hear the ways of selling things, the words use in selling ice cream or what ever a seller sells.

This is really an interesting place runs by a good hearted person having a smile written always on his face. He recommends that it is so good if you can listen to bana always. You really don’t have to listen to them purposely  the words of dhamma just touch your ears and heart and mind with out giving it a ‘too much of an effort to listen’ ‘you take what ever comes and stays in your heart and mind’ while doing other work important,
 This person let you hear the words possible and no harm hearing words of dhamma for a healthy mind. You can do other things during all these happenings like selling ice cream, talking to your customers that come to your place with different mind settings at different time of a day sometimes having different thinking.

This is not the only place that sells ice cream there are other places too but this place is very different.

He think s that one who always hear dhamma gets good results in business. I have experienced the ‘good results’ from this constant listening to bana pada.

There is one place in Kandy close to ‘the St Anthony’s church. The day that I visited the church it is not Christmas there is a place where they sell ‘candles’ the statues, the religious books, the greetings cards I do not know whether this shop belong to the church or not. The day that I visited there I heard few songs 

Ms Latha walpola’s 
‘namo mariyanee namo mariyanee ’

I don’t know there is something in hearing all these gatha, sloka, the prayers these things adds some ‘spiritual healing to our minds and body I believe.

Mr. Nihal was right I thought while walking back to my residence. Isn’t that wonderful that he maintains his inner mind up to that level living in the heart of a city that shows so much of difference each time we visited, he has not changed his way of selling ice cream I thought every time I visit this place to eat and ice cream.
He still sells ice cream  with a philosophy of good words.
    





Friday, October 12, 2012

October – 11, 2012 was ‘HER DAY’ + ‘a story of two sisters’


October – 11, 2012 was ‘HER DAY’ + ‘a story of two sisters’ 

These two sisters they are little big now. One is 14 and the other is 7. Seven years gap in ‘number analysis’ though that does not show any other gaps, thinking of the ‘closeness and creativity’. 
‘One family name’ ‘belongs to one parampara’, ‘live in one country’- ‘same region.

They belong to one class ‘human’- when you think of this category human: ‘they like entertainment, NEWS and difference, choices of markets- goods and products, weddings and birthdays ‘realities of life in reel and music & dance. ‘Peer- able and cheer- able with children of their age, morning to mid nights summer dreams.

The parampara ‘the name ‘not too long’ ‘not too short’ I do not know whether we should thank ‘John our friend’- John Loggy Baired  giving such a close name to all world people and then I do not know who taught first ‘how to channel people’ via satellite or otherwise.

Why should I wait to reveal the name of their parampara ‘TV’ – the shorten name of their not too long name ‘Television’.

Have a little patience will tell their names
Religious - respect religions of all.

‘Learning something new everyday

‘Experimenting and inventing or reinventing ‘choices and likes of hearts and minds of ‘people of city of their region’ and have not forgotten the ‘love of the gama- village
Connects east with north, south with west so ‘dramatically, finally blending everything so elegantly when party meets party when partying bowl to one touching this and that stories of ‘all type not one type – people.

Love towards ‘Numerology’ and ‘what stars says and not says why says so of mornings.

Very sporty all the time and tells ‘time’ from time to time.
Discuss things with big ones – though still 07 & 14.

Art, digits and digital touch of wonder of different intervals of ‘filling gaps intelligently’.

Love towards ‘creatures different + buttered with flowers samaga ‘samanalun’

Backgrounds so grounded, sofas of so elegance and intelligence.

‘Efforts of ‘festivals of cinema’ – a group effort with soap LUX’

Competitions of ‘looks and talents’

‘Fashions dazzles during drizzles.

The big girl gives all the ‘SHAKTHI’ and the little one – younger loves the ‘DERANA’

‘WE LOVE YOU SISTERS’ take care and all the best
& CONGRATULATIONS!











  



     
   

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

MIGHTY ARMY WE RESPECT CELEBRATES THEIR 63RD 'BIRTH DAY'


MIGHTY ARMY WE RESPECT you from the bottom of our hearts HERE IS OUR GRATITUDE IN WRITING –
63 years old, matured the strongest amongst all ‘our army’ I like to minus 30 + years from this your age – 63. 

What comes as the answer in mathematically = 33.

You were this young when you facing the ‘idiotic’ ‘nothing’ called good in their heart only hatred for their own people – the what rules and peace they knew’, THE   ‘ LTTE’ ‘killing’ was their language used to express and share to show ‘who they were’for the first time. They knew no other language ‘bombing’ and fixing land mines were the other ‘common language they spoke with each other’

NOW ALL GONE TO HELL – HAPPY WE ALL
ANY EXIST – SHOULD KNOW WHERE THEY’LL BE GOING ( at the end).

I am not going to note any data on ‘ how many lives we lost’- ‘ dear and near’ who rest their lives in peace now in some other place, far away thinking of coming back to touch the soil we live now in peace – though we have little,little fights over ‘not worth sometimes of things after analyzing.

And in this path – foot I see now ‘millions of flowers have bloomed along both sides in so much gratitude and respect for you and in veneration’ seeing you all go ‘marching’ towards a better future’

Also our gratitude goes to all ‘who were in the decision making department of the state for taking ‘right decisions’ on RIGHT TIME to wipe away all our SUFFERING we faced due that ‘TERROR’ and after giving and adding ‘smiles’ to all our faces.

We like to take this memorable moment of celebrating 63rd birth day to thank, OUR PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapakse and all ‘THREE ARMED FORCES’, POLICE, the CITIZENS of this Nation, the all MEDIA partners, the JOURNALISTS for writing on behalf of our country giving you MORAL SUPPORT NECESSARY– THE TELEVISION PARTNERS SPENDING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IN THE BATTLE FRONT AND REPORTING ‘EVERYTHING ACCURATELY sending and keeping them before their people that is important how can we forget that? THEY WERE ALL BEHIND THIS OUR ‘VICTORY’ we embraced and now feel from our bottom of our hearts.
May you all get adequate and necessary ‘strength’ to protect our country.

BUDUSARANAI …………………………………………….