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Update of previous Blog (Mobile Phone Service provider)

I ought to update my previous blog. Now the service provider has listen to my wife’s complaint and agreed to investigate thoroughly. If investigated as promised, unlike like the Commissions & Omissions, we Sri Lankans are so notorious for, would bring positive findings, beneficial to both parties Further, we will get a refund and an apology from them. I hope it would also be as easy as dialing 123.

Is the island’s one of the leading mobile phone service provider, surreptitiously fleecing it's customers?

Is the island’s one of the leading mobile phone service provider, surreptitiously fleecing it's customers? Yes, they are and here is my story. First, read it carefully, and then keep your ears and eyes opened. Guaranteed, sooner than later that you too would have your own “Ah Ha” moment. I have a prepaid connection with them but use it only when I returned to the island for a vacation every six month or so. But keep the registration valid by regularly topping it up. Recently, after a sports accident and a corrective operation, I was asked to rest for 3 months and completely assigned to the bed. Few days in to my forced holiday, I got bored watching whatever the television channels available on our television. Thank God, I did not go for the much hyped satellite channels. Then I am sure I would have had a much ruder shock! My phone was constantly ON and beside me because that was my contact line with friends and colleagues, local and overseas. One day, I saw one...

Lessons We ( Sri Lankans ) can learn from Obama's Victory.

Indeed, it was a stunning victory for Lightning (Barak) Obama . As most of the people in the rest of the World dreamt and expected, this will be a new beginning for everybody. Congratulations and may God give you time, courage and strength to deliver things that you have promised during your campaign. What we as Sri Lankans can learn from this victory? Though people despise and hate Americans for their domineering policies, they as a nation should be admired for their commitment and determination to put their pressing national issues first in this election than petty other issues. I think, this is what as Sri Lankans, we can learn from this American Presidential Elections 2008. “ Master Sir, Api Mithuran Way Do ? Eda Dawasa Udawevudo ? ”.