Dreamsmademe Blog

I just got my newsest gadget iPod Shuffle today eveing.



Just eager to play with it. Meanwhile read this here.

Sometimes it is very strange to see what time does during its course. It's been nearly ten years since I left my home town Kandy and many things have changed their face over the time. Certain places have ceased to exist and no longer there as I knew them. In certain places time have ceased to exist and still remain just as the old days. Hardly with the former glory but may be somewhat gloomy and moody without much life.

There are good and bad side of this, if the places have historic value, it is ok they remain the same. If it is just an ordinary place those areas should be developed and look modernise. But what I see is that is not the case sometimes. The places should be preserved have been  destroyed. The places should be developed have been neglected, lost their former glory and now may be being deserted.

I don't know why and I don't miss anything but it feels sad to go back to the past, considering it merely a lost decade not a lifetime, still most of my childhood memories are now gone. This includes places and faces you never forget.

Only then I realise how precious a frozen moment of a camera can be.

Below is only two things I could capture on my lenses this time. I should take a dedicated tour with my camera just to preserve these memories from extinction one of these days.

Halloluwa Suspension Bridge

It is just as the old days but almost gone to exile. I had to struggle to find where it was. Now even the main road goes bypassing it.

Gannoruwa

Gannoruwa has changed its face for a better look and a quicker cross.

Kadugannawa

It’s good that they have romeved the sideby shanties at Kadugannawa and cleared the scenic view but still dumped garbage can be seen alongside the hills.

Meanwhile the Kandy town itself has changed it’s landscape a lot though no pictures yet.

This is another weird thing about this country called See Lanka.

Last night I bump into a seasonal food fair they were having at Viharamaha Devi Park in Colombo with my friend. We were hungry and just passing by having seen the Food Fair we thought we may have something for the dinner and went in.

Guess what?

Forget about the dinner, there was nothing edible for us to eat. We could only find some peasants and a little kottu spot which you will anyway find in any fair.

Can you believe this, this is suppose to be a FOOD FESTIVAL but without any real food. All they were having was the things which you use to make foods out of. Spices, trickle, jams, athirasa (deserts) and even designer plates like stuff. Worst part was there were more clothes, fancy item and jewelry like totally irrelevant stalls but not a single food stall. Grrrrr!

Anyone who is familiar with the park knows this stall area is surrounded by nice lush green garden and trees that can accompany hundreds of dining tables and couple of food stalls. Imagine when there were none!

So I myself brought a towel, my friend brought some bottles of jam and we came out starving after going to see a Sri Lankan Food Festival. Gosh!

This is another email I’ve got about the names of the Chinese Cabinet Ministers. Cool!

The Minister of Postal Dept. - Mr. Lium Kium
The Minister of Transport - Mr. Payin Yang
The Minister of Defence - Mr. Sune Sung
The MInister of Health - Mr. Sanee Pen
The MInister of Media - Mr. Kium Kerum
The Minister of Broadcasting Dept. - Mr. Geyum Veyum
The Minister of Sports - Mr. Ping Pong (The game)
The Minister of Agriculture - Mr. Wawan Kan
The MInister of Finance - Mr. Hinga Kan
The Minister of Fisheries - Mr. Allan Kan
The Minister of Education - Mr. Pasal Yang
The Minister of Cultural Affairs - Mr. Urume Kan
The Minister of Bribery - Mr. Jarawa Kan
The Minister of Immigration - Mr. Horen Yang
The Minister of Employment - Mr. Kale Kan
The Minister of Tourism - Mr. Palayan Bung
The Minister of Construction - Mr. Bil Ding (Building in English)

In Sinhala, all have similar or related but a little insulting meaning;-)