This is the Real Sri Lanka

This is the end - The Doors Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I'll never look into your eyes again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need of some stranger's hand In a desperate land This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But you'll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die This is the end This is the end --- Karma is a Beautiful Thing

 Good Morning All, Beautiful day in this "Paradise" Island.  Boy did I have an experience today. :-) JAIC Hilton, a self proclaimed 'luxury" serviced apartment complex located in the middle of "downtown Colombo", if you can call it that, cause the country is essentially one big downtown heh. There is no planning as such. If you see this place, its a wonder how anyone would consider this place luxury. I happened to role up into a Bar. And was served by this guy ...                What a treat, this man. I ended up heading to the bar counter on a Wednesday afternoon, I finished another fabulously successful meeting online, got a sale, rather large one, and decided I was going to indulge in a large brew and fish and chips. Moment I entered all was well, till I got to the bar top and the people behind it were bit confused. Like, " err what are you doing here". Im dressed in a white shirt, blue tie, blue pants, black hush puppies, CK bel...

Central Beach INN - Mirissa Oh what an amazing experience. Never thought when I left Canada that I would experience such blatant racism. I mean blatant as in, in your face, in front of everyone, throw the kitchen sink at it racism. For those who have the unfortunately time to go to this lovely little bar/eating area on the Mirissa Beach in Southern Sri Lanka, let me paint a picture. Me a brown Canadian (you already know my history) went to this particular beach strip with - mind you some quite good looking women - and some decent local guys as well. My first experience. The beach is full of beautiful people, as is the Southern strip of the country. A lot of bikini clad millennials, moving swiftly through the sand with sun glistening on their toned tanned bodies. More women than men on this beach, clearly. It must be a "safe" spot. Me, dressed in my Toronto Raptors jersey hanging out having some beers, minding my own business, when I found this on the floor (read the WHOLE thi...