Archive for October, 2007
Out sourcing is a big business in countries like India and Sri Lanka is also playing catch up in the game. But in our desire to get into this game, we have overlooked one crucial factor. What happens when things don’t go according to the plan.
For most US or European companies, the main reason for [...]
To day is my mothers 71st birthday! And I am not there in Sri Lanka to share this wonderful day with her. So I wanted to make a very short note to wish her a very happy birthday and to with her health and happiness. I will not wish her wealth as she is not [...]
In another transit in Dubai. I been here for about two and a half hours now and I am feeling pretty tired. Specially since I had no proper sleep last night as my first flight was at an un-godly hour of 2.30 in the morning.
Air travel can be pretty tiring if you are flying economy [...]
I am leaving for Tanzania for a company assignment tonight. I didn’t plan on going away so soon, just 3 weeks after my return from Mauritius, but I was compelled to go. Had no choice. Guess it is one of the downsides of working for a corporate entity. You are not entirely free to choose [...]
Our baby girl has caught a cold. It is sad to see her with a running nose and trying to breath through her mouth! It’s the first time she’s caught and cold and she seems a bit confused with what’s happened to her. And she is feeling very irritated! Can’t blame her, I get irritated [...]
Yesterday was a heart-breaking day. Some junkies had broken into our ancestral home which had been closed down for some time. They had broken down a door and entered the house. As the house was empty, they have removed all the brass fittings from the windows.
It was heart-breaking to see the house being violated like [...]
Last night was a memorable night for Affno. At the National Best Quality Software Awards 2007, organized by the British Computer Society Sri Lanka section, Affno walked away with THREE gold awards and a special award presented by CIMA Sri Lanka Section.
Our products won gold awards in both product categories we entered in as well [...]
I thought I was alone in this. But seems now more and more people are Twittering more than they are blogging. They seems to be preferring the option of short bursts of thoughts rather than writing a lengthy blog post.
For me Twitter was a more of a quick outlet for what was going in my [...]