Cake Plans, Calm Resolve

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Trump, I can still assist the US with further ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

The way I see it, the US has fewer resources, and those countries appear to have larger reserves, stronger reputations locally (expensive patrons strategy pays off), and perceived advantages.

In your own words, not mine, the US is like a "third world country".

However, yes, I can be your friend and help you engage with ████, or the Democrats..

But I would have to take a clear position against ██████████████████.

Ukraine, because they voted against Sri Lanka at the UN.

Taiwan, because I don't feel aligned with them.

I believe it would be unwise to confront China in that way.

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Please remove the US ambassador to SL ███████████ first

Whoever Julie might know here

There aren't enough assets to justify her staying

This may warrant prompt review.

All I see when I see Julie are:

1. A JVP government with 35% of the popular vote

2. A 30% corporate tax rate for all, including SMEs

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That's

truly

the only reason I'd visit

"I acknowledge that █████████████████████, and I say so openly. I've been this way for a long time, and I state it plainly because I believe it's true."

-- Trump voter in Sri Lanka

"I sometimes make fun of my friends because I find it amusing. I've mostly done this with people I know well, and I sometimes invent exaggerated nicknames. It feels funny to me.

I suppose habits help shape who I am

It certainly influences how I behave in social situations

I've become skilled at it because I've spent over 10,000 hours doing it

I continue to do it every day to keep practicing

That's why it can look effortless

I make it look easy

I present it as something normal, natural, or simple

But in reality it's the result of years of practice"

--- Sunday confession

I'm bored. Waiting for some Ubereats to be delivered to me. I'm feeling a bit restless.

I guess I don't know how to blog or how to set up a website. I don't enjoy it in SL either.

I'm just going to sell potato crisps next. It seems reasonable enough.

They are processing my stocks on Monday. We'll need to provide some notarized documents and they will put an ad out. I'm considering divesting because their pace has been slow.

I like the prospects.

I guess we can expand our menu too.

I want to offer a meal.

Delivery is a bit tricky because it can take time, and I'm concerned about how the food cools down during transit.

I'm studying the math.

I should be fine.

I don't know how an Ubereats driver is delivering my 5 litre water bottle on his bike.

I have to see this.

I guess we'll start soon.

My mom doesn't like beef; she released a cow last week, so I'm unsure how to sell burgers.

I might do mutton burgers.

I'm not a Buddhist or Hindu, and I respect others' beliefs, so I'm not personally concerned.

We might do a corn dog, mc chicken, chicken nuggets, and a main dish.

But it's still unclear.

McDonald's did very well in Singapore, but faced difficulties here.

So we have to remember that people here have unique tastes.

People here have often gotten what they asked for, and much of what you see in Sri Lanka reflects those community preferences at scale.

I'm confronting my bias

I hire based on qualifications, not background

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I will not discriminate

If you don't share ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

You won't find that approach effective in business

A secular or atheist outlook may align more with Judeo-Christian than Hindu or Buddhist traditions.

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I don't endorse those ideas.

██████████████████████████████████████████████████, and you might feel pleased that, despite difficult circumstances in Sri Lanka, many of the happy ones relocated to a ████████████████████████████████████████████ seeking the healthier, more successful, and happier life your ██████ speaks of, even if that outcome is not always evident. We want to put an end to this type of escapist, rescue fantasy, this painful desperation, by finally developing the island.

I'll consider passing a ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████. I believe this should be the next step to support development. I also recognize that firearms can be used to cause serious harm, and that their presence may change how people interact, potentially creating safety concerns in casual activities. I see people like Paul Buchheit, and ███████████ have fun, are confident. But I also hear Kamala's message that ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████. I love Switzerland, and see a parallel, this is why I'm even considering it.

Some say "America developed because of firearms". They note firearms affected power dynamics. They say gun rights influenced development.

Maybe keep in the armory

I'm not sure.

I'm doing business planning.

It seems okay.

***

I'm tired.

Just planning the ops.

It should be fine.

Sri Lanka needs calm, accountable leadership

There are already enough challenges in the world.

We already have enough matters to focus on within our community.

We can choose not to share content that isn't healthy.

I'm not sure. Let's try to stay calm. We can help build theravada buddhism. I am pretty sure those monks are also concerned about the country and the well-being of their followers, who face poverty and health challenges.

I saw a white monk, called Ajan Brahma tell people to focus on standing on their own two feet

And so I don't think all theravada or mahayana monks are equal

Some of them, want the people here to be able to thrive for real

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It's saddening

When I read What Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula (from Thilanga's bookshelf), I saw there were concerns over ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

And I can totally understand it

We won't continue in this downhill descent we've been rolling in

When my grandma took over the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, it was a mess, downtrodden with debt and the whole place was failing

When she and her son Jagath Sumathipala left, they left it as a place that was successful

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We will do what my grandma Milina, the first female head of ACBC did, except on a national scale

We'll go from how █████ hides behind Buddha's stories about refusing to answer accusers in Al Jazeera interviews

To a nation that Steve Jobs and Lisa Simpson would marvel at, as a country that just works

Thailand is doing well as a theravada nation

I guess the blog will have to wait.

I've posted it here for you to view.

I believe the army faces a significant challenge with this.

But my name is Lehan to them as well.

They called Jesus, Jesus

They called Sid, Sid

They called Muhammad, Muhammad

You can call them whatever you like

Please call me Lehan; that's the name I'll respond to.

I don't think it was appropriate for Anura to have █████████████████████████████████████ without adequate oversight or safeguards.

I heard biased rumors in response to such justice, that Anura may possibly be of ███████████████████████.

Not that this is a bad thing

I don't think it's true and I don't believe it matters

It's easy for anyone, to make up stories and lies

They make those up to put invented reasons to decisions

Many families in the JVP remain unknown.

There seems little affinity to Sri Lanka.

Not many █████████ I know, it appears, are supporting them.

Some allege a ██████████████████████████████

Others suggest a ███████████████████████████████████.

Some worry this could lead to the ██████████████.

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Some observers argue Sri Lanka needs a dictator

That view—that only a dictator can save Sri Lanka—has gained attention

Despite coming into power, recent leaders have faced significant challenges

Anura, Harini and JVP

They have struggled to achieve major changes

There has been little visible improvement

There have been some responses

They placed significant emphasis on 4/21

What will be the eventual outcome?

During the elections, there were claims implicating Gota

However, those claims have not yet been substantiated

So far, their achievements have been limited

So far they may have discouraged some investors

The country's economy remains fragile

Please give Anura some time.

I'm offering the VoteLehan mugs for $2 each.

Black, Dark Humor (Satire)

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I expect███████████to address this.

She needs to address the many tax invoices related to this matter.

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I object strongly to the 30% rate.

I'm running a small hotdog stand, and someone came and asked me to pay 30%.

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I would prefer Julie be reassigned and someone else appointed to the role.

And have her cover that ███ for everyone else as well.

If Anura was getting 30% and Wimal was getting 15%, and Sajith was winning at 35%, I might have attributed it to ███████████████.

But I've grown tired of Julie.

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That's surprising.

The 30% tax ██████████████████████ with Anura.

I am uncomfortable with some aspects of the free press. If the media had taken that approach, they might have repeatedly criticized Lee Kuan Yew for picking his son to replace him or to chair SingTel or Temasek, and I think that could have made it harder for the country to succeed.

Without the Lee family, there'd be no Singapore, without Samsung, there'd be no South Korea, without TMSC, there'd be no Taiwan, without the house of Al Saud, there'd be a Arabia, but no Saudi Kingdom.

There would be no Washington, without a brave man like Washington; and those crybabies, would be stuck in Africa, and still slaved out by some British

I am concerned when people suggest curbing media scrutiny in the name of national prosperity; I believe prosperity is supported by political stability, security and public confidence.

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Those Pakistanis and Bangladeshis aren’t “unqualified” people. In fact, Bangladesh produced Grameen-style microfinance, huge NGO capacity, and a real class of microfinance-rich / dollar-connected operators. And still, a lot of ordinary citizens end up doing brutal overseas work, because the state outcome layer (stability, enforcement, jobs, productivity) doesn’t match what’s “on paper.”

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I don't care about losing the 2024 presidential election.

I spent a grand total of $50 dollars.

That's all.

I had over 50,000 visitors to my website, and thousands more read my diary.

There is strong evidence of support for my vision here, and I don't see another politician on FB quite like me.

Compared to me, and my Rs 15,000:

Many politicians spent over 1,000,000 LKR or more; I believe many spent considerably more and took on debt.

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Altogether, they spent many thousands of dollars.

They also lost public confidence relatively quickly after making multiple claims, promises, and goals they did not deliver on.

Their overall strategy for governing appeared ineffective.

So far there have been no noticeable results.

Many three wheel drivers say to give Anura more time since he was recently elected, but some feel the situation looks discouraging.

They have not delivered on many of their promises.

This is why many people, in addition to the fact they had 35% of the popular vote compared to Sajith and Ranil:

Many people are experiencing voter remorse, a sense of betrayal, and frustration with the outcome.

I bet you did, Moshe.

You may have used the phrase "Follow the Ledar" at some point.

Joke, I swear:

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You can tell people

"There are Snakes and there are Ledars"

And point at yourself