Ball of Choas

 With recent developments in this island nation (to those of you unaware) is that recently a group of monks formed an organization calling themselves Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has recently sprung up and is carrying out anti-muslim propaganda. They are of the wrong view that they are doing good on behalf of the Sinhalese community in Sri Lanka. One of their agendas  included abolition of the haalal certificate. Having achieved this, now they've turned their sights on banning the Muslim women's attire. What is sad is the fact that this propaganda is being led by monks and what's sadder is the fact that there are people who blindly follow them without using their own common senses. What's fascinating is that BBS has the audacity to say that they cannot be held responsible for the divide being caused.  Having finished an ethnic war which lasted for 30 years, we are now marching into another one after which, I'm not sure how much of the Sri Lankan identity will remain in...

Like any other teenager (or even a normal person for that matter ) has dreams that they wish to accomplish in life, for me however, things that I wish to accomplish are different things.  See, I view life as a once in a life time opportunity and I'm a true believer in that life should be lived to its fullest. Since I'm mostly a pleasure seeker I've put together a list of things that  I want to do before I get married (since this is the most appropriate time to do these things while you're still a bachelor) . So starting off, in no particular order : Go to Rio for carnival                            It is very intriguing to think that Brazilians have dedicated almost like 2 months to just go out onto the streets and to start dancing and form parades and all. In my country there is nothing of the sort, I mean to think, these people are not worried about payment or work during this special celebratio...

So there was a video posted on facebook and it showed videos how (according to the video) cows were being slaughtered in conformity of halal in comparison to the British traditional way of slaughtering(bullet through the brain), basically it showed how these animal's throat was cut open and how the cow was trying to struggle and moo but to no avail. The video stated that this was in the halal way and was basically insulting Islam. The comments section had a lot of people saying it was wrong and  some of the following being the comments; " Elizabeth you idiot this has nothing to do with meat eaters its to do with a backward group of beasts following barbaric teachings" and   " Paul, anyone who tries to put this on anyone who eats meat IS an idiot, you and her included. Its the people who support halal who are the problem." not only is it racist but it's also a bit ironic because whatever said and done, no matter what way you slaughter the ultimat...

So recently I met up with some friends and one of them came out and said that he is a bisexual. Thereafter, we got into the topic of religion and being gay. I just don't get why so many people are against LGBT's, it kind of comes off  very vain. No offense to those who are christens but doesn't the bible say that man was created in the image of god (i might be wrong since I'm an atheist) and if god really did create man in his image then doesn't that mean god really can't blame it on people, because after all, technically he did create people.  And if people are  the ones who are committing these so called crimes and sins it eventually gods work isn't it? because if he can control the universe, then inadvertently he is controlling our actions and thus, if he is controlling our actions then that means that he is making people who are LGBTs who they are. It's not only Christianity other religions like Islam, Judism   condemns LGBTs . I think part of th...

So here we are, into 2013 and right about now everyone is scrambling to start/implement their new years resolution. In the meantime, here I am three days away from an assignment submission, listening to songs and contemplating the deeper meaning of life, while my assignment is wallowing away and I am nowhere close to finishing it. They honestly should consider removing tertiary education from the face of this earth, I mean how many people go into depression all because they did not get the grades they wanted or the fact that they couldn't get into a really good university. If you ask me, I think it's an infringement upon my human rights. Want to know why I think that? well, it is a form of mental trauma which has been intentionally inflicted on us, which inadvertently means that it's a form of mental torture. But unfortunately the current human right do not recognize mental trauma.........or at least i don't think so. But just imagine if it was recognized and having ...

So here we are, 4 days away from new year;s and around this time people start making new years resoultion and what not in order to change themselves for the coming year. It makes me wonder if new year's resolution ever worked out for anyone it certainly hasn't for me, I'm not sure as to the reason why but all I know is that I could never stick to one. It maybe because situations change, the scenery changes making it hard for you to keep to your resolution  sure it's just a year but a lot can happen within a year. For instance people you were close to last year would not be so close to you anymore, people who you didn't even know existed last year becomes your best friends now and all it took was a time span of a year. Sometimes you enjoy your time so much that you wonder where did the past year go with all the parties and the fun time you have with your friends and somehow each year makes you more mature with the bittersweet experiences that you go through. One ...

So the 21st of December 2012 passed us by and with a lot of commotion I would say. I think it all started out with the movie 2012 before which we were oblivious to the fact that the mayan calendar was supposedly hinting towards the end of the world as we know it.........or so we thought. It's frankly quite funny how people were getting scared of doomsday specially towards the 21st. Here in Sri Lanka they were saying for the news about doomsday, imagine that and even the newspapers had it. My dad was under the presumption that seven suns were going to rise on the 21st, and on the eve of the 21st there was a huge storm  thus, there was lightning and heavy rains (which is not all that special when you are living in a tropical country) and my dad was looking out the doorway. Out of the blue he hurriedly called and pointed to the distant and told us that what they were saying is true, the sun was rising in the night. At this point I wasn't exactly sure what he was pointing at, it c...