Story time. A few weeks back I was sitting in AMW’s garage waiting for an invoice for a repair on my car.
While I was sitting there, there was an old guy there in pant straps sitting next to me. I hadn’t seen pant straps in a while. That is probably the reason I even remember this story.
So this guy was also trying to pay for a repair as well but he hadn’t brought enough money. So he was saying he could give them a personal cheque but the cashier wouldn’t take those. Only cash or credit card she said. Then the old guy says “I was the governor of the central bank you know …” smiled and sat down.
In his day a personal cheque would have been good as gold.
Times have changed. I don’t think anyone in Sri Lanka now accepts personal cheques as payment for immediate goods. I mean you could pay a bill or something but you can’t take your goods until it becomes cash.
There is zero trust because people bounce cheques all the time. When one bank kicks you out there are a half a dozen more to take you in. When one company fails you just shut down and make another. There is no credibility, trust or honor in business or individuals.
When I’m looking to buy a long term product or service I wonder if that company will be there in 5 or 10 years to honor my guarantee.
Fix this if you want to move ahead and do ‘good business’.
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I’ve finally got around to putting up a page (ya just one for now) showing my freelance work. I’ve been freelancing here and there since around 1996. Most of the things I built have been too small to mention.
I give you Open Path IT.
Just a basic start for now. Open Path IT (Information or Inspiration Technologies) was supposed to be a software company that never got formed. One day maybe.
So if you got some work or looking for work within the skill-set I’ve mentioned get in touch.
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I’ve been getting some requests for small PHP projects. At the moment I’m not taking on any projects. If you still think I should have a look email me a specification or the requirement and I will try to give some feedback or recommend another person who might be willing to take it on.
Freelance developers! Please contact me with a brief of your skills so I can contact you when I get requests like this.
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I got Dialog TV a few weeks ago. The sign up process was a breeze, maybe because I was already a mobile customer. They just asked for my contact details and took a copy of my id, and that was it.
I’m happy with the clarity and program information that comes with the digital signal. The only issue is when it starts to rain the signal goes away for a while.
I had a bad signal for Star World with Comet Cable but they never bothered to follow up my complaints or fix it. I was a comet subscriber for many years and I got tired of them dropping channels unannounced etc.
I’m hearing that Comet Cable will upgrade to digital, but I feel I will get a better service and more competitive prices from Dialog TV. So I’ve moved on.
Here are a few related sites worth watching about cable TV in Sri Lanka.
TV & Radio Sri Lanka
Comet Cable Forum
Dialog TV Forum
LBN Cable TV Forum
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I bought this environmentally friendly bad a few weeks ago at Arpico. It was like 75 bucks and I thought it was a good idea at the time. They happily put my stuff in the new eco bag and I was on my way.
The thing about an eco bag is your supposed to reuse it. So I took it back today. To my surprise I was told I can’t take the bag in. Their “leave your bags at the counter outside” policy contradicted with my quest to save the earth.
I explained to the security guy that they sold me the bad to spare the use of polythene and I was going to take it in. I even showed that it was empty and I was going to put the stuff I buy in it.
After 15 seconds of explaining and the other security guy at the exit telling this guy to let me go, he got off my case.
Arpico please brief your employees so I don’t have to.
I’m still pissed at the whole thing. I’m going to keep taking my bag back, that is if I feel like shopping there again. Because unlike your social responsibility show that you put on I care about where I live.
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