Collapse Outside, State Design Inside

January 1, 2022

<p>As Sri Lanka breaks down, the notebook gets bigger: protest heat, petrol anger, food comfort, military aesthetics, server obsession, and the first serious blueprint for a replacement state.</p>

Anger Over Priyantha Kumara’s Murder and Seylan Bank Grievances

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wk 49 in 2021: Saturday, December 4th at 5:15 p.m.

Transcript:

1 - 5 minutes:

Seems to be Lehan is pissed off.

Upset that a Sri Lankan national was murdered by an angry mob in Pakistan.

Talks about Harsha Wannigatunga, his team has helped to correct some inaccurate information.

I got a complaint from Lindsay ███████, who named Sanjaya Padmaperuma (with his phone number) as a referee.

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Complains about stuff

6 - 10 minutes:

Gamini Wickramasinghe, Informatics Chairman, we can give him some of our projects, so it is done faster, as you can move a lot faster if you give out smaller projects to people

Nayana Dehigama, COYLE member, Epic Tech owner, we can give him some small project, if I feel like it, I don't even know these guys, I know the big tech people, I think Thilanga can talk to you people.

Complains about Harsha, repeatedly

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Sandalal is Thilanga's button man, Thilanga is his boss, Sandalal has run away

Complains, complains, complains

Grieves about Thilanga's reputation

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Update:

I read this on Friday, December 31st at 5:30 p.m.

Looks like, there's a lot of grievances.

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It's nothing personal.

I don't have any plans to take action against these few.

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It seems that I was angry on that day.

Business Opportunities, Channa Palansuriya and Frustration With Local Contacts

Transcript:

1 hour + 11 to 20 minutes /

71 - 80 minutes:

Santhush Weeraman, leading singer

"I hope you can sing some of our songs"

"Very entertaining songs"

Lalith Gamage, President, SLIIT

"you can send your graduates, but we are moving our operations overseas to serve our customers better"

"We have two sides to our business at cyb spc . com now, it's the operating (plus marketing) and the technology side, where there's an abundance of opportunities available"

"I think Thilanga uncle was handling Moratuwa, I went political campaigning with him there, you can speak to him if you wish to do so for personal comfort"

Ron Peeters, VP EMEA, Synack

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"we have high confidence we can still succeed"

Talks about movies

"My family makes movies"

"We need good photographers"

"I'm removing you as a suggested friend, but no offense intended"

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"I guess, we can use this story to achieve some goals"

"I'm lucky we have a good team, they will put in the efforts required to get this done"

"It's quite disgusting"

"Don't pretend to be friends with us"

"I don't go to your family events"

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"I don't pick up the phone when Jagath uncle calls, as I only worry about repeats of Channa tier problems"

1 hour + 21 to 30 minutes/

81 - 90 minutes:

Jagath uncle may have wanted to discuss Israel Palestine over the phone, or regarding Colombo International School, because I don't care.

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I'm sad that things didn't happen.

It's not good for any of us.

I'm happy to talk to Zuckerberg or people like that, I will get along with them.

You can speak to these guys locally.

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"You're used to dealing with these locals"

"Thilanga and these people have to do it next time"

"These important people are coming in now"

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Exercise, Suggested Friends and Plans to Grow Dilmah

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wk 51 in 2021: Friday, December 17th at 7:15 p.m.

Transcript:

1 - 5 minutes:

* I had just done 60 minutes rigorous exercise. *

Dilith Jayaweera

Michel Huyghebaert

Ken Soh

Nishara Jayaratne

Shawn Eyer

"I am out of breath, I did 1 hour or 60 minutes of vigorous exercises on my elliptical"

"I am out of breath, so I can't talk much"

"Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami, so cool, we can get you some deals in Sri Lanka"

6 - 10 minutes:

"I am sorry to hear about masonic brother Rohan Tudawe dying recently"

"I met Ajith Tudawe who is doing Durdans"

"Oh look Rosy Senanayake, very beautiful!"

"This person look cool, I like grimoire and stuff"

"Podi hamaduru said this guy Dian had a bypass surgery"

11 - 15 minutes:

"Chandi Dharmaratne is good at chess!"

"I am close to 1,000. She is 1,300 ELO in Chess dot com"

Lehan pretends he is seeing Jalani Premadasa for the first time very well.

"I think we know some people."

16 - 20 minutes:

"Pasan Manukith, no mutual friends, I don't like how nothing happened in Sampath Bank, I was disappointed Channa was chairman but couldn't do anything."

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Linda Speldewinde, founder at AOD, "I like the Burgher community, I pull pranks on Stephen LaBrooy."

"I don't have any plans to take the DBU"

"I am not a bully".

"Stephen should visit our Buddhist events".

21 - 25 minutes:

Lehan does reconnaissance on various individuals for fun.

"I think Dilmah, it is not good that it's making just $50m, it should be a $1 billion dollar brand".

"People should be asking for Dilmah instead of tea".

"you gotta go to the next tier"

"Coca Cola wants to replace water, water is Coke's competitor -- which I love"

"try to replicate Coca Cola"

"you have your work cut out for you -- you don't have sulphuric acid or phosphoric acid like in coke, it's a herbal drink, it's healthy"

"Santa Claus is owned by coke"

"Coke is product placed everywhere"

"They put it in Jaws, 1 and 2"

"Why don't you make a disposable, natural fibre, plant based cardboard environmentally friendly cups"

"I have a sorethroat, I drink honey ginger tea, I think your friend's son Charith Seniviratne has phlegm too"

"I get it after a cold body wash sometimes when I forget to dry myself off or dry my hair in the air conditioned room"

26 - 30 minutes:

Lehan remembers a story regarding Podi Hamaduru at the Gangaramaya Temple.

PODI HAMADURU:

You can't fool kids now, they know stuff.

If you switch off alcohol, they know you drink soft drinks

"You should say tea is a lot better than coke"

"You can demarcate how much sugar you avoid by not drinking Coca Cola or some thing"

"at 50% mark, money goes to help indigenous, poor people as part of your charity projects"

"I am happy to see a Sinhalese businessman successful"

We have friends in Hollywood, I hope, we can introduce you, so people say they want to drink Dilmah instead of tea"

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"He must've just been a supporter or admirer"

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Arcane Triggering Flashbacks and Anger

1:45 a.m.

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Luckily, I tend to remember ███████'s cruelty only.

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