Video killed the Radio Star, Cable owned them all

After years and years of petitioning for cable we finally got it. Im not much of a TV fan i download and watch stuff online. But now my computer hard drive is full and i cant be pissed re formating it. So the story goes...

The cable people arrive on a Sunday and with it they bring the box of doom. After a lot of drilling and hammering they finally fixed it. On top of the TV it stood 75 channels jam packed into that little thing even tho i only watch around 8 channels. The first few days was normal nothing out of the ordinary then things started to change. I noticed that the family gatherings were in the TV room and not in the living room downstairs. No more after dinner talks in the living room, straight up to watch TV and maybe discuss something in between adds. If there were no adds dinner was missed or bought up. Bringing dinner up has been forbidden since the house was built but my parents are the ones doing it.

Im sure Cable TV was invented by a woman. It is a box and when "oned" it makes all men inefficient and couch potatoes. Cable has brainwashed my father, his favourite actress is "that blond girl from friends" meaning Jennifer Aniston and actor is Doctor House. My father has watched movies from Clue to The Break Up. He now skips meals and even doesnt panic when he runs out of cigarettes as long as a good movie is on. His favourite new singers are Nelly Furtado, The White Stripes and Knarles Barkley. He is also a follower of American Politics and Tennis matches. His favourite TV shoes are currently Friends, Seinfeld, Pimp my Ride, Gods of Guitar, Specials on Living, Dr House and others im not really sure about. Worlds most Amazing and Daring videos have made him look at both sides of the road twice before crossing.
Before TV was about putting it on and if anything is good just watch it. Now he reminds me when to watch TV!

Thats enough ranting about Cable TV im missing Seinfeld.

What happend to cartoons?

While flicking through cartoon network on cable i realized that there was a minimum collection of "good" cartoons. Good cartoons are cartoons that are genuinely funny. Not stupid funny where you laugh at when the colorful characters trip and fall and hurt themselves. Some cartoons are newer versions of older good cartoons. The newer versions normally created to suit the "new generation of cartoon watchers" are a disgrace compared to the old versions. Most cartoons dont even have anymore airplay but can be found on the internet...rarely.
These are my favourite cartoons new and old which i find "good" :

Tom and Jerry - A timeless classic which still has a little airplay on Cartoon Network. but i guess thats because we like watching animals maim, crush, beat, near kill each other

X-Men - The original version not the evolution rubbish where some characters are actually younger than the original. Although i do watch it it has its limits and is cast under a great shadow

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - I cant remember the last time i watched an episode of this shell kicking series... in English. Its so old now and out of demand they have sold the tapes sadly to our local tv stations that dubbed them. In sinhala their Italian names are hilariously slandered their appetite for pizza, no sorry rotti still hasn't changed.

Johnny Bravo - Hilarious guys the emphasis on sound and action is the topping on this macho sundae. If you know anyone who acts like this please contact me :)

Transformers - Not as cool as the movie but it was good until they changed it.

Speed Racer - The movie sucked. Cartoon show was good :)

Dragon Ball Z - Not much of a big fan but i find it quite interesting. The whole "team" thing and "fight to die" intrigues me

Yu-Gi-Oh - Warning only watch if interested in card game. Can easily grow out of it.

Silver Hawks - My first taste of space and its inhabitants. Although its light years ahead of us i will always remember the guy whos guitar solo knocked people out cold.

Thundercats - Awesome action, the bad guy was scary, good animation for its time, a 10!

Hey Arnold! - Nice story lines but it gets a bit laggy with the morals.

Pokemon - Its just fun to watch tho a bit old i still appear to find it fun to watch :S

These were all cartoons that i watch and will always remember. I worry for the current generation of cartoon watchers. They have to watch things such as SpongeBob who promotes gayness - hes single, lives in a pineapple under the sea, only female companion is a squirrel. With all of that adding up hes prohibited in several countries. Or Ben10 a human boy with a kick ass G-Shock watch that transforms him into cereal box gifts! sorry alien thingys. Lets not forget that sheep thing i come across every time i surf past Nickelodeon. I really dont see anything funny or even moral about a sheep, it probablys a digestion awareness based cartoon. Pogo i see is not a healthy channel as it promotes tv addiction at a young age as it shows only below 3 cartoons. The brand new scooby doo show has scarred the memory of scooby forever. The new scooby looks like a poorly drawn Snickers bar and shaggy looks like a unshaven drunk.

As days go by cartoons get worse and worse .I guess my kids will never know what real cartoons will be. Shame.
Now im off to tape whatever "good" cartoons that remain.

The Room with no lights

In this room, a room with no lights
I seek refuge after every fight
Its close cornered walls and darkness
reminds me for the reason of my punishment
Its too short bed
Replays all the words that've been said
Adding insult to injury, wounds and salt
Shows all my weaknesses, my fears, my faults
My soul heart, verbal marks left red
My anger and hate have been fed
Scars reopen at my latest visit
The rose tinted view cannot trick it
And here I am seeking refuge after another fight
In the Room With No Lights

The Dynamism of love

Love is blind, Love is right
Love is right, Love brings fights
Love brings fights, Love creates life
Love creates life, Love spawns spite
Love is blind, Love is right

Heading inspired by an inspiration :)

Burger King

This is not exactly the original burger king you find in the states. This is the Slave Island Burger King that is run by 5 men. Yes it may be a cart but the food is amazing.
Founded in 2000 by a friend who had the idea of selling cheap good quality food to passers by. Located in the Slave Island Junction ( the one closest to Trans Asia). They started out with burgers and then moved onto making submarines and shawarma's. A meal at burger king would cost you only around 200-300 Sri Lankan Rupees. There is always 1 man who manages the meat spikes of chicken and beef, another for the main cart, the boss handles the chips (why do bosses always handle the chips?) and the last man takes the orders of parked cars and those who are sitting on the plastic chairs.
Prices : Shawarma's - Rs 120- 30, Burgers -90, Subs Rs 145 (and they are huge) other stuff like Hot Dogs and Mini Subs can also be found
A Beef Shawarma a must and also the fried chicken chili shawarma.

Smoking Love

A guy once asked a girl : Do you Smoke?
Yes i do
How many a day?
Alot
Well, whatever you smoke, ill smoke half of it.
What? Why?
Since i smoke half the pain is divided between the two of us. The more we live together the longer each of us live and the more chances we have of dying together.

The Rose Tinted View?

The Rose Tinted View means only looking at the good side of life.
How does the Rose Tinted glasses thingy apply to me? Well i wear glasses that have a rose tint. Courtesy Sally, i now have this name.
This blog will be of my view to life and of my writings.