Fadzai's customary ego boost

Fadzai had glowing praise for RageforLight:

"1. saw the blog thing. A bit pretentious if you ask me... So this is the 'work'
you will be doing till midnight? Its all becoming clear. "

"Mirage" - Bandula Chandraratna

Just read "Mirage" by Bandula Chandraratna. About a hospital labourer in Saudi Arabia. Great writing. He uses very short sentences but manages to bring in so much imagery it doesn't feel stark at all. The closing was like the tail end of a Sri Lankan ODI innings (swift), mebbe Chandraratna got bored with writing. Still, I'd say it's the best book I've read in a while. Saudi food, eating rituals, marriage rituals, city and village life, the role of the Mutawah (all from a working class perspective) are sketched damn good. There's no obvious attempt to persue an agenda or be propagandist, which adds to the beauty on the page without necessarily losing out on political impact.

Kurulu Pihatu

Saw "Kurulu Pihatu" ("Bird Feather's") at the Regal y'day. Pretty Bad. Even Jackson Anthony was contrived and played a very "Kopi Kade" (Shallow Sri Lankan teledrama) drunkard. The script didn't give him much of a chance, anyways. The main character, a child who is abandoned by both parents (apparently Jackson Anthony's son, in real life) could probably be a good actor but was trapped in a long suffering Oliver-like role which makes him almost as annoying as Harry Potter (ok, mebbe a little less). Although objectively pretty bad, the film made me angry again about poverty, and the way families tick.

The Regal itself was probably a grand old place, and now looks run-down (Like Colombo Fort in general). Had a feeling of history, sort of like the feeling you get when on stage at the Lionel Wendt.

Love this poem...though Krystyna will think I'm obsessed...

http://www.writeclique.net/work.php?ID=760

Blarg

Just set this up. Hmmm. Wonder whether this'll be a waste of time.