tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008866422173498862026-03-04T11:19:40.308+00:00DD's Blog“When I go from hence, let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable.” Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali.ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-73572695772982876372017-11-21T14:48:00.001+00:002017-11-21T14:48:37.644+00:00well well hello hello kohomada back here after a long time. stuck in real life having to make a living ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-65086329881667954432016-06-10T09:51:00.003+01:002016-06-10T09:52:18.365+01:00Humble in Parliament Humble in Victory A true son of Sri Lanka ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-67584653857853090662016-06-10T09:48:00.001+01:002016-06-10T09:48:36.121+01:00Look...ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-90239985345692558562016-01-04T07:52:00.000+00:002016-01-04T07:52:08.166+00:00Crossroads... ForeverViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-73046744881589259762015-06-04T09:18:00.002+01:002015-06-04T09:18:58.087+01:00Somewhere in America #MIPSTERZ Somewhere In America #MIPSTERZ from Habib Yazdi on Vimeo.ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-29265575831344017532014-07-18T12:18:00.001+01:002014-07-18T12:18:25.961+01:00Who's The Daddy ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-72077600335755729402014-07-14T18:56:00.001+01:002014-07-14T18:56:28.535+01:00Toy Soldiers ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-67412377325028616362014-07-14T18:52:00.001+01:002014-07-14T18:52:56.584+01:00Peace dividends ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-68024612109358699542014-07-14T18:41:00.001+01:002014-07-14T18:41:35.474+01:00There is beauty. Just not here. ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-46691035322692801332014-07-14T18:38:00.001+01:002014-07-14T18:38:20.167+01:00Finally Koosi-amma Alice realises that wonderland does not serve ice cream although it was promised at the door. Sri Lanka is truly paradise, lets please keep it that way. ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-42094090630719323412014-07-09T16:49:00.004+01:002014-07-09T16:49:35.741+01:00Pearls from the indian ocean ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-87017967318786469182014-07-09T14:43:00.003+01:002014-07-09T14:43:58.663+01:00Chicken Sausages, Highland Butter, Fresh Bread from Baker, and Katta Sambol… <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-22318536693027887112014-06-27T17:28:00.001+01:002014-06-27T17:28:21.265+01:00කරුණාකර රැදී සිටින්න ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-51435819001960417862014-06-27T17:24:00.002+01:002014-06-27T17:24:49.517+01:00Stop it now, please. Many versions of the Aluthgama riots actually bother dD. Their premise was somehow that all this violence is justified. An eye for an eye thing. Today was particularly a bother as the taxi driver bringing dD home was seriously racist. Clever wordsmiths will provide many versions of the facts. dD feels that by the very fact front line media paused on reporting the facts, social media and ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-9890177875844251762014-06-14T06:30:00.001+01:002014-06-14T06:30:31.481+01:00And coming to you live from Colombo it's dD! One of those rare occurrences in life where everything kind of comes together and your actually happy. You think to yourself, hey this is cool, I don't make depressing posts on social media anymore. Not like the ones I made in England. Not even close. So I forgave for my freedom, but however costly emotionally, however lonely I maybe in the motherland.ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-38482905804822882502014-06-14T06:30:00.000+01:002014-06-14T06:30:08.562+01:00Freedom Slowly but surely realising money can't buy happiness. In this current moment I have everything I need materially. My sisters lovely home in Pelwatta to live. An excellent valet who's also a great cook. A driver and car on call. A great bunch of friends. Even an extra bit of cash in hand. Back doing what I love the most, advertising. Back living in Sri Lanka. Yet my family and home are ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-43797014165779499772014-06-01T11:51:00.004+01:002014-06-01T11:51:34.212+01:00How do you judge creativity vs. potential crap? ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-35227882040009571692014-06-01T11:29:00.002+01:002014-06-01T11:29:11.164+01:00 The best discipline when angry. 140 characters to sound off in. Twitter. Fucking brilliant. pic.twitter.com/lhj1gntH6b — DDad (@W1DD) June 1, 2014 ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-58793043881388156462014-05-26T12:16:00.001+01:002014-05-26T12:20:27.809+01:00Colombo’s so very happening. ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-58790429189741404462014-05-26T12:06:00.002+01:002014-05-26T12:06:52.389+01:00We expected them. It was hot today. Summer heat; well over the 30’s. Sweltering, humid, tropical sunshine. Evening bringing with it a welcome breeze, the promise of a cooler night. We were expecting them. They came fed well, washed in the tray we have provided for them with water, and now sun themselves to dry on their favourite murunga tree. We all had a moment. <!--[if gte ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-44488363078779529032014-05-24T09:34:00.002+01:002014-05-24T09:34:45.884+01:00Off button The off button. Not everyone has one. You know the guy standing beside Regents Park only in his socks and underwear in winter, ok that kind of guy, they're lit up from every light possible. No, only some of us have that off button. That button that enables you to enter another frame of mind at the same time in real time. You are there and dealing with the psychological blow one after another, ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-9641330615983907862014-05-16T06:44:00.004+01:002014-05-16T06:44:38.453+01:00Vesak Glamour ‘When the true magic of this Vesak grabs you, you suddenly realise how soon we have taken to grant, our freedom from terrorism. How soon as we Sri Lankans always do, we manage to now strangle ourselves with that very freedom we fought so hard for. For every one of our mothers worried about what time we’ll come home. Such beauty, life, wasted. Sri Lanka, the ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-34771959841601857702014-04-26T07:26:00.002+01:002014-04-26T07:26:24.909+01:00'Life is just a moment in a universe where everything that grows will inevitably die.' dD Faith by dD. 14th April, 2014, Lord Murugan Temple, Kattaragama, Sri Lanka. We’re born to die. As dD travels more, dD accepts the beauty of life – the fact we all die. &nbsp; Live the life you have well, no one lives forever. There are no television replays; no third umpires, its just this one and that’s it. “When I go from hence, ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-22686439254464465602014-04-16T10:46:00.000+01:002014-04-16T10:46:04.471+01:00Languages and religions usually bring ruin to a country. The concept of the three languages uniting under one Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා is one I firmly advocate and believe in. <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800886642217349886.post-62426800155459659792014-04-15T15:50:00.001+01:002014-04-15T15:50:36.909+01:00Happy New Year Everyone! Dear Family &amp; Friends Best wishes for a fabulous New Year! dD has arrived in Pelawatte after an eventful pilgrimage. Not withstanding the bus ride and realisation of how Sri Lankans do not know about personal space or deodorant. Or for that matter, striking up a conversation with a total stranger in public transport and asking about his most personal ViceUnVersahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478905264721929121noreply@blogger.com0