Sri Lanka, Dubai, Media & Market: 04/22/09

Looking back in time it is difficult to imagine the times when I sported a mop top and successfully braved a frenzied mob at one of Colombo's cinemas to watch 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help'.

Reading this story of the seeming immortality of Beatlemania in today's 7 DAYS, I could not help but hark back to Paul McCartney's recent dedication to his late wife Linda and remember my favourite song, Eight Days a Week. To John, Paul, George and Ringo!

In Words

Loved and mentored by parents with values and discipline and a passion for good English; guided by teachers who wouldn't spare the rod to ensure excellence; copywriter; on-line journalist; editor-in-chief; and at long last, giving into the passion; Freelance Writer.

Nurtured in advertising and PR from freelance copywriter to account director and agency head; engaged throughout to humanitarian work in NGOs including the Red Cross and the UNDP; and experienced in both public and private sectors.

Looking forward to a future of writing on diverse subjects; sharing knowledge and experience; enriching the lives of others; but most of all, acquiring more knowledge and using it to make the world a better place for all.

More of my writing:
* Fuelling the Peace Process * Concepts for decentralisation of government * PEACE: Is it still an elusive dream? * Interview with the late Major General Trond Furuhovde first Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission * How polar bears are affected by global warming * Red Cross takes lead in clean water for Sri Lanka flood victims * The poorest hardest hit by Sri Lanka floods *

Think about it ...

...we stress the need for reforms to the international financial architecture, to better enable it to monitor, respond and prevent financial and economic disasters. To attain this objective, there must be an open, inclusive and transparent dialogue. - Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka.

Ideas and facts communicated well become information and knowledge. And knowledge, as we all know, is power. - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.