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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Suraaangani, Suraaaangani, Suranganiita Maalu Genaawaaaa! Way to go machaan! Way to go!
It’s been nearly 5 months since I made my last post in MW. Welcome, social and all the other events of the campus have just finished and finally I got some time to mingle around my PC for a longer writing episode such as THIS BRIEF POST and not to forget next it’s going to be the exam-kickoff which is going till April 23rd. oh! What a life… anyways let’s start the show.
After hearing the remix of this famous retro Bila hit, it has struck me in a different chord which compels me to write this note. It’s not just a remix of and old song which has done to cater mass market or to get some publicity. If it has … still it got a deeper meaning in the arrangement of the newer version which is put down by the contributing artists unconsciously.
The song is the mirror of what we should be as a united country in the future years to come. Because we need a fresh start, we are exhausted and tired by the 30+ years of war and now we need to look at how we are going to start the new chapter without making the same mistake our past generations made 20 years ago.
The song has trilingual touch in it and it can be accessed by everybody. Sinhalese listen to it because the melody is in their blood. Tamils too can enjoy it because the newer version’s beat is pretty much familiar Kollywood dancetrack beat frequent in the Tamil movies. It is such a catchy little tune which does much more than just entertaining, it provides the platform for both our races to enjoy ourselves without trespassing other one’s freedom. I personally feel that this is the starting point of the social cohesion among next generation of Sri Lanka.
We need a new way, a new way of expressing ourselves and getting to know others. We have to find a method, a modern one to understand other communities. So I think we have found that in music. Just need more contributions from the new generation of artists to strengthen and to wipe out stains of blood which ruined our nation’s image and the past.
Way to go machaan way to go! If we are on this track you can do much more than Delon’s false patriotism and M.I.A.’s verbal freedom fighting.
After hearing the remix of this famous retro Bila hit, it has struck me in a different chord which compels me to write this note. It’s not just a remix of and old song which has done to cater mass market or to get some publicity. If it has … still it got a deeper meaning in the arrangement of the newer version which is put down by the contributing artists unconsciously.
The song is the mirror of what we should be as a united country in the future years to come. Because we need a fresh start, we are exhausted and tired by the 30+ years of war and now we need to look at how we are going to start the new chapter without making the same mistake our past generations made 20 years ago.
The song has trilingual touch in it and it can be accessed by everybody. Sinhalese listen to it because the melody is in their blood. Tamils too can enjoy it because the newer version’s beat is pretty much familiar Kollywood dancetrack beat frequent in the Tamil movies. It is such a catchy little tune which does much more than just entertaining, it provides the platform for both our races to enjoy ourselves without trespassing other one’s freedom. I personally feel that this is the starting point of the social cohesion among next generation of Sri Lanka.
We need a new way, a new way of expressing ourselves and getting to know others. We have to find a method, a modern one to understand other communities. So I think we have found that in music. Just need more contributions from the new generation of artists to strengthen and to wipe out stains of blood which ruined our nation’s image and the past.
Way to go machaan way to go! If we are on this track you can do much more than Delon’s false patriotism and M.I.A.’s verbal freedom fighting.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The State of Affairs
Well....just sat down to write a post on our beloved project Mathwaada, it was really hard to choose between a neatly rolled time freeze and an aching butt freeze with the pain of typing, but continuous contemplation and postponements really compelled me to choose the latter. It has been a while since I last posted. Tried to stay in touch through the blog updates on the blogger dashboard, but that also started to slip away given the tremendous amount of laziness which came really close to winning even today.
Well, apart from Foxhounds continuous sprouting of Posts it seems that all our contributors have completely gone M.I.A. It’s actually been sometime since I’ve even seen those buggers. Guess their online guises don’t really help them out much in real life and its problems…, though real life and its problems are the main source of inspiration which compels many of us to write.
If you just take a look at our archives you can see the steady decline of posts, but it really thrilled me when I saw the comments on our last post, and it really got me thinking and made me realize that there are still people who come in and have a look around even though sometimes we have left the blog completely idle and without any new posts.
I guess its time for us to come up with a new look or something; I don’t know have to set up a small reunion I guess….Thats the stage we are going through these days…Ok now…where’s that Rizla…?
Well, apart from Foxhounds continuous sprouting of Posts it seems that all our contributors have completely gone M.I.A. It’s actually been sometime since I’ve even seen those buggers. Guess their online guises don’t really help them out much in real life and its problems…, though real life and its problems are the main source of inspiration which compels many of us to write.
If you just take a look at our archives you can see the steady decline of posts, but it really thrilled me when I saw the comments on our last post, and it really got me thinking and made me realize that there are still people who come in and have a look around even though sometimes we have left the blog completely idle and without any new posts.
I guess its time for us to come up with a new look or something; I don’t know have to set up a small reunion I guess….Thats the stage we are going through these days…Ok now…where’s that Rizla…?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A Double Life
Sometimes people can just outright surprise you. Appearing always as one particular way, giving off an impression that is readily accepted by everyone. But as in many cases, appearances can be deceiving.
So it was a fair shock when I recently stumbled across someone in a place that they shouldn't have been in, and neither should I for that matter? This person appears mild mannered at all times, completely respectable and for all appearances... boring.
Catching this person indulging in a smoke in a extremely relaxed manner completely destroyed my perception of this individual. Even though the secret is out, this individual carries on in the usual manner, and it is only after dark that they bring out that other side. Who knows what he's really capable of or what he does in his spare time. Hell he might even be reading this...
Though I must really take off my hat in salute to the complete flawless image that was broadcasted. Absolutely superb.
My question is... if the mild mannered and supposedly timid etc etc guy is secretly indulging in a smoke... then what is everyone else really doing in their spare time?
So it was a fair shock when I recently stumbled across someone in a place that they shouldn't have been in, and neither should I for that matter? This person appears mild mannered at all times, completely respectable and for all appearances... boring.
Catching this person indulging in a smoke in a extremely relaxed manner completely destroyed my perception of this individual. Even though the secret is out, this individual carries on in the usual manner, and it is only after dark that they bring out that other side. Who knows what he's really capable of or what he does in his spare time. Hell he might even be reading this...
Though I must really take off my hat in salute to the complete flawless image that was broadcasted. Absolutely superb.
My question is... if the mild mannered and supposedly timid etc etc guy is secretly indulging in a smoke... then what is everyone else really doing in their spare time?
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Answer to Destiny
Mistakes are inevitable. This was the conclusion of a post I made a good while ago, a post which was misunderstood by some, especially RSZ who skipped off in to the sunset with joy thinking it meant that what was meant to be was meant to be. Now I didn't really approve of this, but due to a lack of words I dared not venture further in to the heart of the matter. But recently I finally came across something that allowed me to explain my concept of destiny and fate.
Now destiny and fate has always been somewhat of a contradiction for me. Some people conveniently dump things under fate, whilst others are lumped under our control. Apparently we have fate and yet free will at the same time. Our actions are predetermined and yet we have control. How can this be?
Still I was of a similar school of thought. Some things in our lives are out of our control, whilst others are definitely under our reins. Now to the good stuff...
The concept that came my way was that of something being semi-variable. This means it consists of a fixed portion and a variable portion. A good example of this is your phone bill if you have an account. Every month without a doubt you know how much your rental is. It's fixed and you don't have control over it. What you do have control over are the actual call charges per month.
How does this work with destiny? Simple really... there's a large portion of our lives that is out of our control like where we were born, what the life we came in to consists of, the schools we go to and pretty much a lot of our early lives. Other facets include our strongest personality traits and quirks which are pretty much fixed.
Under our control on the otherhand are the small day to day actions that we take. What direction we choose to take in life. It is through the various small actions we undertake that over time we can actually influence the larger destiny as a whole.
However the points that we can end up at are fixed from the day we are born. Through the variable part that we influence, we can end up in one of many different fixed positions but we cannot manufacture a new one. It may seem that there are an infinite number of possibilities, but in reality there are an immense amount of finite probabilities that might give the illusion of complete free will.
So it is my belief that a person can't say 'my destiny is set'. You might have only 5 places to go, but to which one is up to you.
That's my final answer... for now.
Now destiny and fate has always been somewhat of a contradiction for me. Some people conveniently dump things under fate, whilst others are lumped under our control. Apparently we have fate and yet free will at the same time. Our actions are predetermined and yet we have control. How can this be?
Still I was of a similar school of thought. Some things in our lives are out of our control, whilst others are definitely under our reins. Now to the good stuff...
The concept that came my way was that of something being semi-variable. This means it consists of a fixed portion and a variable portion. A good example of this is your phone bill if you have an account. Every month without a doubt you know how much your rental is. It's fixed and you don't have control over it. What you do have control over are the actual call charges per month.
How does this work with destiny? Simple really... there's a large portion of our lives that is out of our control like where we were born, what the life we came in to consists of, the schools we go to and pretty much a lot of our early lives. Other facets include our strongest personality traits and quirks which are pretty much fixed.
Under our control on the otherhand are the small day to day actions that we take. What direction we choose to take in life. It is through the various small actions we undertake that over time we can actually influence the larger destiny as a whole.
However the points that we can end up at are fixed from the day we are born. Through the variable part that we influence, we can end up in one of many different fixed positions but we cannot manufacture a new one. It may seem that there are an infinite number of possibilities, but in reality there are an immense amount of finite probabilities that might give the illusion of complete free will.
So it is my belief that a person can't say 'my destiny is set'. You might have only 5 places to go, but to which one is up to you.
That's my final answer... for now.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Society is a little B**ch
Society, often hailed as something great and ideal it is often held that its judgements and actions are the most important. But perhaps the truth is the opposite, perhaps society is just a pointless security measure.
Don't be a part of society. Why? Simply because society itself has never done anything great. But wait... society is what invented all kinds of great inventions and systems. Surely it is the ideal basis that we all depend on for our day to day lives?
In reality is it really society or is it the individual who comes up with great ideas? Was Einstein following the herd when he came up with his theories or did he stand out of the crowd and lead the herd somewhere else?
Whoever invented the telephone (Bell or whoever really did it) did they follow the rules? Isn't the very fabric of people we hold esteemed in the view of society the very people who are not actually a part of it? Whether its a great leader, celebrity or any other figure?
So I ask you, what the hell does society know? Society creates a bunch of rules and regulations that everyone follows without questioning. Every now and then again and individual comes along who shakes up society. Society either responds by removing the individual or coming around to heel.
The truth is societies can achieve great things, only when an individual is in the driving seat. So really... is there anything that great about just following the herd? Sure it reduces risk, provides security and a path well tread, but is that all that great?
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On an unrelated note... I'd like to apologize for not commenting on people's blogs. Its nothing personal, just been strapped for time recently.
Don't be a part of society. Why? Simply because society itself has never done anything great. But wait... society is what invented all kinds of great inventions and systems. Surely it is the ideal basis that we all depend on for our day to day lives?
In reality is it really society or is it the individual who comes up with great ideas? Was Einstein following the herd when he came up with his theories or did he stand out of the crowd and lead the herd somewhere else?
Whoever invented the telephone (Bell or whoever really did it) did they follow the rules? Isn't the very fabric of people we hold esteemed in the view of society the very people who are not actually a part of it? Whether its a great leader, celebrity or any other figure?
So I ask you, what the hell does society know? Society creates a bunch of rules and regulations that everyone follows without questioning. Every now and then again and individual comes along who shakes up society. Society either responds by removing the individual or coming around to heel.
The truth is societies can achieve great things, only when an individual is in the driving seat. So really... is there anything that great about just following the herd? Sure it reduces risk, provides security and a path well tread, but is that all that great?
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On an unrelated note... I'd like to apologize for not commenting on people's blogs. Its nothing personal, just been strapped for time recently.
Friday, January 30, 2009
The Last Terrorist
Well sorry for the short post, but i belive the video speaks for itself. Just came across a new release by Ajith Kumarasiri, one of the best underground musicians in Sri Lanka. I value him for his music and the messages that he's trying to communicate which are undoubtedly uncommon to many in this country.
The ordeal this country is going through now has been capured in one of the best ways possible.... enjoy!
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