Yagheli da?
Circumpolar North.
Asst. Prof.
@UA_System
👨🏿🏫
Minimalist.
Roadside Man.
Tweets are my own and not the views of my employer or the State of
#Alaska
I often find myself when I travel. New countries and new main characters I meet in them all refine my life journey. This thread reflects on my travels.🧭
Other threads: Memories in
#Portugal
🇵🇹
#saudade
:
Summary of years (2010 -):
(50)
#Australia
.
Melbourne. August 2024.
Melbourne has some cute-looking giant buildings. I used to wonder what would be my 50th country. Now that I have passed that milestone, looking forward to the 100th country and where will the future take me.~
@Uber
@UberEats
Hi
#UberEats
, Mohammad was murdered while working for YOU! Condolences are not enough. Have you offered his family compensation? He is your employee. His death at work makes you morally responsible.
#uberdriver
Please let us know.
[Sri Lanka]
@CassilingamG
, can we get our PM for a marathon? In his excellent health, it will help boost our tourism and also our morale. He will also mesmerize the protestors with his charisma. Everyone will be happy to see him run.
We trust you. You can do it.
#RunWithMahinda
.
I was at a job interview today when the manager handed me a laptop and said: “I want you to try to sell this to me.”
So I put it under my arm, left the building and went home.
Eventually he called me and said: “Bring my laptop back now.”
I said: “£200 and it’s yours.”
Sri Lanka's Viyathmaga fakeDr scandal: I will blog about it soon.
One observation: these fake degree holders don't even know how a PhD works.
One mentioned he was the "5th youngest PhD in the world."
Another one got offended when I asked for his thesis or research profile link.
*Sri Lankan abroad raises voice about Sri Lankan problems*
Sri Lanka "patriots": You ran away from our country, you loser diaspora. Don't talk about Sri Lanka.
*Sri Lankan abroad raises voice about their host country problems*
Sri Lanka "patriots": Loser. Talk about Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankans:
* Koti is taking over our country.
* Diaspora is taking over our country.
* Muslims are taking over our country.
Also Sri Lankans:
* Can
@elonmusk
or
@JeffBezos
take over our country and pay us minimum wage?
* Can the UK recolonize our country?
* Can India annex us?
"Muslim countries do not allow other religions" is a lie propagated by Islamophobes. In reality, Saudi is an exception, just like N. Korea is. Most Muslim countries (e.g: Malaysia, Indonesia, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, and Turkey) allow other religions just like any average nation.
#ForSriLanka
is a Mahinda Rajapaksa slogan.
The funds collected by this individual (organized by someone from Mission Viejo, CA) will help strengthen the hands of the Rajapaksa regime.
#DejaVu
#bathroo
#IshiniGate
Sri Lanka's problem is corruption, nepotism, racism, communalism, and letting idiots govern.
But people pretend as if the problem is capitalism vs. socialism vs. communism.
If NPP/JVP can fix the corruption and nepotism, they could already outperform all our governments so far.
The world is watching us in horror. Within the last few days, people across continents, from my collaborators in the 🇺🇸 to friends in 🇨🇳, asked me about 🇱🇰. They are worried about the news.
We falsely assume foreigners don't know what happens on our side of the world. They know.
Rajapaksa regime, with the blessings of 🥭journalists and "educated" professionals, has unleashed a distraction campaign of "all 225 must go" through bots and sockpuppets. They infiltrate and dilute the social media discourse. Be alert.
A sample new sockpuppet: @/Alwaysonpoint11
ළමායි/சிறுவர்களே, don't rush into a relationship, whether it is a romantic partnership or even a friendship, just because you are lonely. An additional random human won't fix your loneliness.
No.
I like my country🇱🇰. It's my identity.
But I can assure you that since the day I landed in Lisboa, Portuguese people (from old people to teenagers) treated me with respect. I felt more welcome and home in Portugal🇵🇹.
It's a misconception that all foreigners treat you badly.
So Anonymous has hacked "Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment DataBase" and leaked all the data. No, I won't quote or even screenshot that.
Are y'all nuts? Go hack Rajapaksas' Tinder and Grindr profiles. They are fucking our whole country. Not some innocent folks' passwords.
Strengthen the NPP in the General Election so that the government won't have to rely on unreliable tiny parties that will switch sides for a piece of cheese cake from Ranil-Rajapaksa-Premadasa dynasty.
Hi
@yranaraja
, I want to screenshot and subtweet your old tweet where you mention "I would rather live in Port City 🇱🇰as a 1st class citizen, rather than a 2nd class citizen abroad."
But I couldn't find it. Would you mind sharing it with me? Thanks in advance.
‼️CLEAR ALERT‼️
🇱🇰Royal Demoness ඤාණක්කා is missing and hasn't been seen for at least a week now. She was last seen in A'Pura, wearing a white saree. Her followers are concerned that she may be in danger.
If anyone spots her, please contact Ms. Hirunika Premachandra immediately.
Nuzly may have good intentions. But I can predict how this will go:
* Namal gives a charismatic talk.
* No public questions allowed. Only pre-defined questions (similar to what happened with Roel interview).
* Nuzly will apologize profusely on Twitter for not seeing this coming.
[Sri Lanka] Old people always talk about "disciplining" the youth for a "better" nation.
You created a civil war. You dragged the nation down the path of corruption. You have no right to discipline the youth via your proposed military training and social media censoring. Hello?
We all mock the Rajapaksa family. But forget the
@JeevanThondaman
family. The generational leeches.
It is time we also shoo away the Thondaman dynasty. With the support of politicos, local goons, and "journalists" such as
@Jamz5251
, they suck the blood out of plantation workers.
[Sri Lanka] I know beggars cannot be choosers, and we cannot dictate how much rich countries should donate to us. We must be thankful.
But 100k USD is an average annual salary for a software engineer in Singapore.
They are probably trolling us, y'all.😭
The 🇮🇳Hındutva folks discussing our issues and going, "We are helping 🇱🇰 a lot. Why don't we just annex🇱🇰 to 🇮🇳 and let BJΡ rule them?"
They are that stingy relative who loaned you 5000 Rs once for an emergency but would keep reminding you that even after you returned the money.
Surname: Perera. A nod to the Portuguese Ceylon.
Lives in the UK: A nod to the British Ceylon.
But the folks living in Sri Lanka showing concern over the overspending during the economic meltdown are the පරංගි ඉංග්රීසි now.
@RiyyRiyy
@m4hua
@305Clarine
She started a GoFundMe for the terror attack victims in Sri Lanka and collected 83,000 $, a large sum of which came from Sri Lankans living abroad. She never donated any of it. When questioned a year after, she showed a few hand-written receipts. GoFundMe ignored our complaints.
The tuk-tuk driver in your street entrance, the බෝතල් පත්තරේ guy, the IT folk who goes with a backpack on the bus footboard, the dude with a weighing machine on the roadside, the janitor who smiles at you at school - they are all more patriotic than your politician with the flag.
WTF? Are you implying that Respected Hon. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is PAST??? 😡 😠 😤
The correct version is “Present Continuous and Future Continuous.”
Please fix. 😤
Stupid mofo.
Didn't you also go after a Muslim girl who got her degree certificate from the UoC chancellor monk?
You are a racist but in a "human rights activist" cloth. I went to the protest in Atlanta, although I wasn't topless wearing a veshti and vibuthi to identify as Tamil
Some exciting news: I'll join
@uaanchorage
College of Engineering as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor this Fall.
My research will explore networking innovations for healthcare, specifically telehealth in
#Alaska
.
I'll be a part of an excellent
@UA_System
faculty in Anchorage.
In my A/L batch, (maths 2005), Jaffna had the island 1st (it was
@Mayoorran
), 4th (it was
@T_Sapanathan
), and 10th. If my memory is right, biology had island 2nd.
I am all for being thankful to politicos (!!!) for YOUR own achievements. But this is too cheap,
@jehan_hameed
.
Congratulations to Thanaraj! He's a testament to how far we've come since conclusion of war by
@PresRajapaksa
in 2009. This is also proof that no matter where one comes from, Sri Lanka is a haven of opportunities for the capable & competent. Onward & upward, son.
Stop making up weird motivational shit. His dad was an extremely rich person. He fixing his own car doesn't mean he couldn't afford to pay for repairs.
My bag has huge holes* and I never bothered to buy a new one for years. Not that I am _that_ poor.
*Literally. Not making up.
Death and birth are two mysterious events. Even science does not explain what death is. Which is the start and which is the end, or is it a loop? People deserve comfort in what seems like an end. Religion fills this gap in our journey. Govts must not play with people's feelings.
It is a reasonable expectation. Isn't it? If one lives with their parents, they should respect their reasonable rules and demands. I won't be able to fall asleep peacefully until my kid comes back home. So, coming back at 1 a.m. means, spoiled sleep for the parents until 1 a.m.
When I asked to read this gentleman's Ph.D. thesis, he wants my kid's birth certificate. What kind of request is this? Science does not work like this. :D
@crysxkoel
@Sesiri
@RehanJayawick
Teenage romance shouldn’t end in pregnancy. Make birth control and sex education widely available and accessible. These shouldn’t be taboo. Many of us had to learn basics such as consent and STDs in our 20s. Life shouldn’t have to be trial-and-error when we have resources.
"Drink Milo, it makes you super energetic"
Our dude: Sure.
"Eat lime, your COVID19 will be cured"
Our dude: Sure.
"No scientific evidence to show that COVID19 spreads through groundwater from buried bodies"
Our dude: Are you kidding me? I saw a paper on ArXiv on a possibility!
Can all the Sri Lankan capitalist kids who keep crying to limit free education and free healthcare to only “those who really need it,” please explain me “who really needs it” in your opinion?
🇱🇰If you are pro-govt, ignore the below message. Otherwise, be vigilant of these malicious entities:
* Journalists who "create" news such as how "New Youth Party" will be great and why Thondaman is awesome.
* Techbros who say "All 225 must go."
* Singers who twist the narrative.
Sri Lankans should stop romanticizing poverty.
I get it. You want to sleep on open space on the ground or a roadside for a change. I have done all of those and more with the capability to return to normalcy the very next day. Things won't be fun when you don't have that freedom.
@NisansaDdS
@vidyarrrr
Don't worry mate. We will recover, and come to you to give you a tight bear hug, and weekend BBQ, a random trip, a restaurant, pool party, and a bar visit with our group... Whaasssupppp??????
By removing the Dislikes from the public view,
#YouTube
has killed a significant quality metric that was available to the viewers.
Now, I'm watching useless šhįt with 1000 likes, without realizing there were also 1 million dislikes.
This is a betrayal to the
@YouTube
community.
❗️❗️Early reports state that the well-respected academic Dr. Amila Kankana will head this youth party of professionals and academics, with the full support of the youth leader Ginige.
Reports coming in of a brand new youth party forming to enter politics, rejecting ALL the existing politicians presently.
The party will consist of professionals from all fields.
#SriLankaCrisis
#SriLanka
Why do Americans travel to Asia and Africa, take photos of slums, and post them as their trip's highlight when we have many beautiful developed scenes?
Asians and Africans show the good side of the world when we travel. We don't come share photos of the failed American towns.
[LKA] Govt-backed sockpuppets are back in action in mass-reporting dissent voices?
They have managed to suspend
@aruni_t
. Aruni was the strongest voice against the
#FakePhDs
#FakeDrs
of 🇱🇰. I believe, this is a mistake & Aruni will be back soon. We need her here
@TwitterSupport
.
This is immoral and likely illegal, isn't it?
With some backlash, they will have to reverse their decision.
They cannot make assumptions about whether students can support themselves or not based on their nationality. Sounds racist and prejudiced.
@Ratz_Dil
@AcademicChatter
If you have a Ph.D., it is sufficient to display just that. It is a terminal degree. No need to display earlier degrees that led you to your Ph.D.
I mean,
It is, "Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Ph.D."
No need to say,
"Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Ph.D., MSc, BSc.Engg, school at Royal College"
This is a classic case of nepotism and how nepo babies are born. It is a global issue. It's so normalized and we don't realize how bad this is.
This isn't a simple "It cost 0 $ to you." There is an opportunity cost to the country, while the nepo baby benefits in many other ways.
Having seen the concerns raised on social media, on the presence of my son at a couple of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA, I would like to place the following facts.
In addition to my responsibilities in assisting H.E. the President with his high-level
It's the year 3438. Sri Lanka is now a well-developed nation. Everyone lives happily. The country thrives in its knowledge-based economy.
Then comes the election. As usual, the nation's only major party, SLPP, asks for votes, "We won the war 1429 years ago. You must vote for us"
BUT
Together we ended the war.
Together we got vaccinated & fought Covid back.
Now we take a stand together & fight this economic crisis together.
#WeAreWithGota
#lka
TIL Dilith Jayaweera contested as a candidate of Communist Party of Sri Lanka!
lol, what the fokkikki fokk is this?
If Dilith is a communist, I am a vegan.
Now Sri Lankan house $ are heading towards a billion LKR. Monthly salaries of my IT friends in Sri Lanka are at Millions of LKR. These zeros in the equation are spinning my head.
Serious Qn: What prevents 🇱🇰 from dropping a couple of zeros, and making 100 Rupees the new 1 Rupee?
‼️
#Viyathmaga
ALERT‼️
The Twitter P0lice™ got into action after this
#fakeDr
refused to share his thesis.
We found why this Canterberry University attracted many fakes.
It's because this is one university whose fake degree certificates can be easily ordered online from China!
ළමායි/சிறுவர்களே, this is a reminder that what you see online is what one portrays. Influencers may appear as a manifestation of perfection - both physically and mentally. Enjoy the show. But never benchmark your real-life against those carefully choreographed ones with filters.
Rich countries: Until we get the world vaccinated, we're going to be at risk of having new variants emerge.
Poor countries: Then give us your vaccines, or do a knowledge transfer and let us develop our own vaccines.
Rich countries: No. 🥰😘
I don't know who needs to hear this. But if you need to take someone with you to a risky place (such as a police station), make sure that person is one who can calm the situation - not one who would escalate and then post a Twitter thread: "How this police ruin my friend's day."
I will always believe if someone says they had suicidal thoughts. It doesn't matter who they are, a prince or a poor student.
Someone opening up about their mental health is making a massive leap of faith, trusting the listener. Nothing goes wrong with some compassion.
@labrujitatonta
@sadfuk99
@coffeeisdrugs
Yes. The "recipients" (such as a church she has listed) claimed they never received anything. She also started making invoices only one year later once questioned. People analyzed why they were fake last year under
#ishinigate
.
@gofundme
never cared.
@RiyyRiyy
@m4hua
@305Clarine
She started a GoFundMe for the terror attack victims in Sri Lanka and collected 83,000 $, a large sum of which came from Sri Lankans living abroad. She never donated any of it. When questioned a year after, she showed a few hand-written receipts. GoFundMe ignored our complaints.
Sure,
@RoshanHassim
. Pls provide us the link to your Ph.D. thesis or your Google Scholar or ResearchGate Profile.
Mine can be found at [1] and [2]
[1]
[2]
You surely know who
@amilaik
is. You have "liked" many of his tweets. 😀
Never believe when your employer says, “we are a family.”
First, words and performative phrases are cheap. Actions speak louder.
Second (and worse), they are just trying to emotionally manipulate you into overworking and prioritizing work over family, health, and personal life.
Applying for a visa is the most humiliating exercise for Sri Lankans. Y'all must travel abroad at least once (once the COVID19 shit is over. Don't go abroad now and use my name ok?). Then you will know how bad we are and how the system treats Sri Lankans cruelly. I cri everiday.
Agree with Cassi Anna. He always had right questions and stood with people. He must consider to start his own party and contest for president for the sake of country. Now, he will question about easter attack, nirupama scam, bond scam and all. Such a gentleman.
Who is funding some of these Aragalaya activists? What is their source of income? Also hope CID unravels the purpose of his intended visit to Dubai and what his final destination was going to be?
Dear President
@petrogustavo
,
I love and respect you. I also support Sri Lanka's new president
@anuradisanayake
. But your tweet is incorrect.
We🇱🇰didn't have a dictatorship. We had a peaceful power transfer in our presidential elections.
Please edit your tweet to reflect that.
El Frente de la LIberación del Pueblo, liderado.por la izquierda marxista, ha ganado las elecciones en Srilanka, con el 56% de los votos.
El triunfo electoral sucede después de la caída de una dictadura.
JVP is not looking for blood. Not anymore.
Sri Lanka Police under the commands of the oppressive Rajapaksa government are looking for blood.
Beware.
#GoHomeRajapaksas
The CV needs a serious makeover. An adult with industrial experience needs to list only university-level education. No need to include high school (A/L and O/L) and primary school (grade 5).
This reads like a CV written for grade 9 English class mock interviews.
You are an entrepreneur. You have a dream. You have a startup. You work 120 hours a week to make your dream come true. Work is your life and all. Ok, we are cool.
Now you hire your first employee(s). You expect them to work 120 hours a week too. Now, I have a problem with you.
[
#SriLanka
] I see many Sri Lankans are considering alternatives such as Canada and the EU, instead of the USA universities for the 2021 Falls in-take.
Feel free to ping me if you aim for EU unis. I can give some pointers (Did my MSc/PhD research in 4 EU nations)
#AcademicTwitter
Police forces don’t protect anything. They merely give you an illusion of safety because they oppress the innocent under-privileged folks (unhoused people, folks with addiction, minorities, …) that you perceive as a threat. A modern society shouldn’t have a police force.
Pray for the UK. 🙏
Go elsewhere if possible. It is too violent and a risky land to be.
If you are traveling for fun, reconsider. You can instead travel to safer countries like Singapore, Sri Lanka, or Sierra Leone.
Situation is fluid. Get travel updates from your embassies.
When I see people destructively compete in their professional life, I'm like, come on, I'm too old for this shit. The last time I competed was 16 years ago for the A/L exam.
You go on your journey. I'm on mine. I don't disturb your path. I just random-walk alone in jungles. lol.
[Sri Lanka] I don't know who needs to hear this. But please avoid tagging powerful govt ministers on others' tweets unless they do it themselves first.
You think you are helping, but it is just snitch-tagging, and you are only helping them to suppress our dissent voices quickly.
Just finished reading this book.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls the 2020-2022 days the darkest period in his life. He claims how he often cried himself to sleep and had no one to comfort him. He recollects the darkness and emptiness he felt that made him leave the country and lol fukk
🇱🇰While I appreciate the continuous learning of Sajith, the opposition leader, I find it rather comical that people rush to congratulate him for completing 2 courses (which seems like a semester in his part-time MSc program). Is the bar that low? Why do we need to praise that?
[Sri Lanka] I don't think anyone wishes ill to the Royal cat or hope it will never be found.
Rather, they are trying to use this as a metaphor in a country with the largest share of missing persons in the world.
I hope all the missing humans and the Royal cat will be found.