Iris at Night on Leap Day: Why February Ended in Quiet Tears
February 29, 2020 Lehan Edirisinghe
Leap day ended quietly with a long office day, weak but persistent hope, British TV, porn shame, sedation, and the feeling that I was more tired and more emotional than I wanted to admit.
Praising a Gifted Leader in a Small Country
Thanks for explaining. I didn't know this. You are very clever, it seems a tragic waste how someone as gifted as you leads a small country like Singapore and not a big nation.
Trying to Interpret the Meaning of “Ho Ching”
你好Bernice ████,
So, 何晶; means separately "what" and "crystal" or as you put it "how" and "Crystal Clear". This is pronounced Ho Ching -- together this means "sun"?
Worrying About a Bullied Aboriginal Child Missing Disneyland
But what about the aboriginal dwarf kid who got bullied in Australia that wanted to go to Disneyland? He's going to be upset..
Supporting Basic Income, Capitalism and Decriminalization
I think it's a good idea.
The US GDP is $19tn and the population is 327mn. The GDP per capita is $59,500.
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My advise is people form up teams, try to work on things together, invest in capital goods, learn new skills and earn more money.
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The businesses and business owners who anyway pay more in taxes won't be hard hit and they'll earn more as people spend more and help their businesses perform better.
Keynesian economics is always relevant.
Personal Struggles, Missed Meals, Bank Contacts and Family Guests
Sat 29 Feb
12:15 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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I missed breakfast and lunch. I just ate some chinese roll, a patties and also a small piece of chocolate cake. I ate all my large French fries and a cold triple cheeseburger and also one of the two crispy chickens last night. I finished drinking my large Coca Cola in the morning = my breakfast. I'll eat the next crispy chicken fillet or leg or whatever now. I want some tea.
I spoke with Mohammed Fahad Sheriffdeen, he's helping with Amana Bank, Commercial Bank and also Seylan Bank. Everyone wants to work for me. I love it! I'm a good leader. Everyone respects and trusts me.
11:30 p.m.
Spoke with guests Ramani Loku Ammi, Rohan Bappi and Pinky Akki. I showed my GOLF-PAPA-WHISKEY bottles. They're trying to support. I had some tea. I didn't enjoy kottu rothi, I don't like Sri Lankan food. I'm going to sleep soon.
“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” From Don Juan DeMarco
Sat 29 Feb
5:30 p.m.
Exhibit 7. I love this soundtrack: Have you ever really loved a woman?
🎶 it's from my favourite movie: Don Juan DeMarco (1994).
Raising Prices to Ration an Impending Shortage
Better to increase prices to facilitate rationing and best tackle the impending shortage
“Wuthering Heights” During a Happy Valley Kidnapping
Sat 29 Feb
6:45 p.m.
Exhibit 8. The girl who ██████████ in Happy Valley was listening to this:
Wuthering Heights.
Then those two dudes bump her car, a███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
Withholding Judgment From People Trying to Survive
Who are we to judge? They're just trying to stay alive.. they have little faith in their government. Jacinda is no Ho Ching.
“Iris,” Happy Valley and a Troubling View of the Victim
Sat 29 Feb
7:45 p.m.
Exhibit 9. I like this song "Iris"
It's a peculiar song. I'm crying. I remembered it because in Happy Valley, the villain Tommy ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ittle boy and even though he's in danger of getting caught and arrested and jailed, risks everything to talk to his son -- he just wants him to know who he is..███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
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Songwriters: John T Rzeznik
Iris lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Planning to Get Bone Marrow Together Someday
Setia █████ okay, one day -- let's go get some together
Business Losses, Savings and Surviving Coronavirus
I think in business, even Jack Ma ran Alibaba at a loss for 8 years or something, right or wrong la? That's business. I'm operating Cyberspace Command for 2 and a half years to secure my first $70mn dollar deal. This place should've saved up for rainy, 'coronavirus cold days' and get along with those savings. They don't have to close up for good. Just have faith.
Remembering Lee Kuan Yew’s Humility in Holland Village
When I saw MM Lee Kuan Yew in Holland Village for a tree planting ceremony, by chance, I was pleasantly surprised that he was humble -- he didn't have much security or a big show off motorcade.
Wanting a Rochalie Drive Home Near Lee Hsien Loong
Sat 29 Feb
11:30 p.m.
Exhibit 10. Rochalie
I want ███ Rochalie Drive, Singapore for $31mn as my future home address. Or else, as an alternative, I don't mind ███ Rochalie Drive, Singapore for $51mn. I want to be next next door neighbours with PM Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching.
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