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I’m talking about the ones that they make fresh everyday in the evening and the guy knows what he’s doing and he properly thins the dough by making those fanning-like motions and he lets the gluten develop well by letting it rest and adds a crazy lot of oil and crisps it up really well in the grill and cooks it until the bread is nicely softened and damn my mouth is watering now.

Not the ones that they buy frozen from MDK and just heat it up!

Any recommendations?

Hello! This sub helped me out a few years ago with my first daughter's name- so I'm back for more! Just learned we're having a baby girl, and one name we're considering is Sayuri. I can only find the Japanese meaning but it seems to be Sinhalese as well. Anyone here know what it means?

This happened last Thursday around 6 or 8 pm. Everything was fine in the morning but I went out for some work and when I came back I logged in to Bnet and it kept saying “can’t connect to Battle.net at the moment” and I didn’t think much of it and tried to launch a game and it disconnected me from the server because I couldn’t connect to Bnet. After 3 hours of investigating I found the problem was only with Dialog carrier because my hotspot had a Mobitel connection and it works just fine. I’ve tried everything I could find on the forum pages changed my dns, reset my router, tried turning it off and on again out of desperation but nothing seems to be working.

Got the chance to watch Tentigo (නෙළුම් කුළුණ) at Derana Film Festival - Cinema of Tomorrow. The story revolves around a family whose father dies with an erection.

I can’t say enough nice things about this movie. A different concept executed brilliantly with an amazing script, cinematography and casting.

It’s a laugh riot with an underlying social theme. They had many chances to bring vulgarity into it given the theme but it had zero vulgar references unlike many Sri Lankan comedies.

Trailer - https://youtu.be/Kl811jtBM0I?si=EaefyyxgbK6gmKh8

So, it has been almost a year (maybe 8-9 months??) since i made the post about going to a govt school here after moving from edexcel. so now it is almost the end of the academic year (i think 2 months left) and all my term exams i have gotten disappointing (Not bad) marks (mainly in history and sinhala) how can i improve my marks to good so i can be fully comfortable in this learning environment also o/l is right around the corner and i really need to pass my tests so alot of pressure

Can anyone recommend a place to find a decent Lenovo ThinkPad T480? I tried buying one today from a shop that sells second-hand laptops.

I ran a simple stress test by opening 20 YouTube video tabs to see if the laptop could handle the load. The screen went black on all three attempts, so I decided not to buy it.

All the laptops of this model seem to be imported from Dubai, and I have to say it’s a bad batch to avoid at all costs. They appear to have been poorly maintained and have numerous hardware issues.

This is about my dad. He passed away a couple months back(30th August) , and it was a really peaceful passing. Weirdly enough, I didn’t cry much when it happened. I felt like I should’ve, but I just felt kind of blank and numb, like I was just shut off emotionally. In these past two months tho , I’ve realized more than I did in the 19 years I had with him how much he did for us, how much he sacrificed to keep us all good.My mom’s a housewife , and my dad had a pretty solid business that’s shut down now,But thanks to him, we’re not struggling. He had it all planned out to make sure we’d be set even if he wasn’t around anymore. Thing is we didn’t have a super close relationship, but not like we fought or anything ,I’ve always just been kind of introverted, mostly kept to myself. But now looking back, I realize he was always checking on me, always asking if I’d eaten before he had his own meal. And here I am, realizing I don’t think I ever once asked if he’d eaten …One of my biggest regrets is that I never really hugged him or showed him any love or care, even though he was right there all my life. I thought stuff like hugging and saying “I love you” was kinda weak or not something a guy should do. I never hugged him, not that I can remember, except this one time on my 16th birthday when he practically made me. Now I wish I’d opened up a bit more. We don’t even have a recent picture together ,,the last one was, like, seven years ago when I started at a new school …But enough with the regrets. What I’m trying to say is, make time for your family and the people you care about. We’re all here for a limited time, and someday, like it or not, we’ll have to say goodbye. So make your time count. And to the Guys hugging your dad or telling him you love him isn’t weak or “gay.” It’s real. Show him you appreciate everything he’s done, thank him while you can. Please 🙏

This happened right after my first breakup. I was *desperate* to have a girl again, to the point where I started overthinking everything. I was so messed up that, despite being Christian, I found myself watching *bana* on ShraddhaTV on YouTube just to calm down. I listened to monks talk about life, death, and everything in between until I could finally sleep. When I was awake, I tried *Anapanasati* (mindfulness of breathing) and *Asubha meditation*, which I learned to stop lusting over people by visualizing the nasty parts of our bodies. Yup, I memorized all *“දෙතිස් කුණුප කොටස්”*—the 32 body parts—and would literally picture how gross human bodies are just to keep myself from thinking about girls. Desperate times, right?

Anyway, one evening after my combined maths class, I was still in my school uniform, heading home from Sasip in Nugegoda. The class ended at around 6 PM, and I had to walk the usual 500 meters to the flyover to catch my bus, the 168. As soon as I got there, I saw it already passing on the other side of the road. No way was I waiting for the next one, so I sprinted after it, barely making it on.

The seats were already full, so I stuffed my bag in the overhead rack near the back door and bought my ticket. That’s when I saw her. Bro, my heart nearly stopped. She was maybe a year or two older than me, sitting in the second-to-last seat, and she had these big, soft eyes and a calm, angelic face. and just like that, my meditation techniques went straight out the window. Our eyes met for a second, and *bam*, heart racing. Of course, being the shy idiot I am, I broke eye contact and looked away as fast as I could. But now I was completely fixated. I had to look again.

I glanced down at her a second time, and guess what? She looked up *again*! That was it. My brain, in its infinite wisdom, convinced me that she liked me too. Why else would she keep looking at me, right? A few stops later, the guy sitting next to her got off the bus, leaving the seat wide open. My chance. I grabbed my bag from the rack and sat next to her, trying to calm my thundering heartbeat.

At this point, I figured I’d use the Asubha meditation to calm down. Wrong. Bro, it’s hard to reflect on how disgusting livers and intestines are when all you can think about is how *perfect* the person next to you seems. To make things worse, her hair was taken to the side, which meant that every time the bus moved, the wind would blow her soft, sweet-smelling hair right onto my face. I swear, it wasn’t an overpowering smell—just this light, gentle sweetness that made it impossible to think straight. She kept pushing her hair to the front each time the wind stopped, like she was teasing me without even knowing it.

Now we’re getting closer to my stop—maybe 10-15 minutes left. I kept telling myself, “You have to say something. Just say *anything.*” Five minutes go by, and I’m still just sitting there, hands shaking, heart racing. But finally, I muster up the courage. I tell myself, “It’s now or never.”

So, I tapped her bag. *Boom*, she looks up, and my mind goes blank. She had this kind expression on her face and asked, “ඇයි..?” in such a familiar, friendly way, like we’d known each other for ages. My heart was about to explode, but all I could do was stare like an idiot. I was so embarrassed, I just shook my head and looked away.

But then, she asked again, this time in an even sweeter voice, “ඇයි.. මොකක්ද ප්‍රශ්නෙ?” Now I was stuck. I couldn’t just chicken out after she was being so nice. My hands were shaking, but I had to say *something*. Finally, I stammered, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but…” She smiled and replied, “හරි..” so sweetly that I couldn’t back out now. I looked at her and said, “ඔයා හරිම ලස්සනයි.”

She smiled even bigger and thanked me, saying it was really sweet of me. That was it. I was dead inside from embarrassment, but I somehow managed to tell her that I’d been thinking too much about it and just had to say it. She giggled a bit and said it was sweet again.

By this time, we were almost at my stop. I grabbed my bag, hurried to the door, and as soon as the bus stopped, I jumped off and ran to the bus halt to calm myself down. My heart was still pounding, and I couldn’t stop smiling like an idiot. She got off too, and as she passed by, she gave me one last sweet smile.

Of course, the next day I told my boys, and all I got was, “උඹෙ luck එක. වෙන කෙල්ලෙක් නම් උඹෙ කනට ගහනව.” 😂

btw if the mods delete this ill post it on r/CeylonConfessions

Hi everyone. I recently purchased a Xiaomi Mi WiFi Range Extender 1200 and set it up in AP mode, running a Cat6 Ethernet cable from my SLT Fibre Router (ZTE F660) to the Extender. The reason for the Ethernet cable is that the WiFi signal is too weak to be picked up by the Extender, but the Cable gives me really good speeds and connectivity.

So the problem I'm having is, the WiFi on the SLT Router stops working when the Extender is plugged in via said Cat6 Ethernet cable. Any device can connect to the WiFi network on the SLT Router, but it says it has no Internet access.

If I unplug the Extender's Ethernet cable and connect to the WiFi on the SLT Router, the WiFi on the SLT Router works fine (internet access etc).

Is there some configuration I'm missing or anything I have to set up on either the Router or Extender? The Extender has to be set up via the Mi Home app and not via a web browser.

Any help regarding this would be appreciated

TIA

As the title says. I'd like to have a discussion with you regarding this idea. Thanks in advance.

I am currently studying Sri Lanka's modern history and found out that not many books are there regarding the JVP insurgency of 1989 ( as compared to the Tamil insurgency). It will be of much help if pdf links are also provided. Thank You.

I've seen news that only foreigners can visit in off season but saw the following too,

Therefore, those wishing to visit Sripada during the off-season must seek permission from the Ratnapura District Secretary. While **this is not a formal regulation** , it is a heartfelt request,”he said referring to various media and social media as sources spreading misnformation.

Link: https://www.dailynews.lk/2024/05/16/local/541927/visiting-sri-pada-during-off-season-is-not-encouraged-thera/#google_vignette

If we were to take permission how do we go about it?

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Hello everyone!

I've created this subreddit as a space for Sri Lankans to share confessions, stories, and experiences. Whether you want to discuss something on your mind, express your thoughts creatively, or ask questions freely, this is the place for you.

Feel free to join if you think you’d enjoy participating or if you have something you'd like to share. There’s no pressure—just a friendly space to connect and communicate. Looking forward to hearing from you all! r/CeylonConfessions

Thank you!

the link: CeylonConfessions

My friend (lankan living overseas) is getting married in Sri Lanka and I am trying to organise a bachelor party. Is there popular bars/clubs you can recommend in Colombo or even popular beach clubs/resorts near Colombo with a good party vibe? Any bachelor party ideas also appreciated! Someone mentioned to me like hiring a boat around Port city.

Hi folks, I am attempting to make this dish for a family event, would like to surprise some relatives. Apologies if this is a dumb question, but I was wondering if it would be possible to keep this dish simmering for a couple of days, a sort of perpetual stew scenario. I would add in ingredients again.

Also, any recommendations or tips for this dish would be appreciated.

I would like to live for a short period of time, maybe around three months, in a very rural village that has a lot of nature and is not a concrete jungle like where I live in Colombo.

I don’t need any modern amenities other than a good Internet connection (WiFi or mobile data) and the basics for survival (access to water, electricity, medicine, and food and very basic furnishings).

I tried looking for rentals, but they are mostly in areas which are not rural because people usually look for places that are the opposite of what I’m looking for. I don’t mind even a homestay option, but I’m not looking to be a tourist and I would like some privacy.

Does anyone have any idea on where I can look?

Wtf? Apparently Microsoft store falls under digital gaming which is prohibited by CBSL. How am I supposed to buy office now ? I don’t want any pirated stuff either since it’s a pain

Back when I was schooling, around 2013-2016, I developed this massive crush on a girl in my class. It honestly just came out of nowhere - I vividly remember having a dream about her (she was wearing a blue dress) and from that point on, I was crushing hard. However impossible it may sound, I think I straight up loved her so much so that I couldn't even imagine her in a sexual setting (not that she was ugly or anything, she was pretty af, way out of my league) - the guys here might be able to relate to this.

The thing was, I couldn't have spoken more than 10 words with her before all this and now I just fuckin' freeze whenever she's near. That's how bizarro this was. Long story short - I confessed this to my mates back then, the teasing began and soon the whole school was in on it (words can't do this justice but just know even the fuckin' old boys of our school was aware). I should mention that she was kinda the whole package - smart af, 1st in class every fuckin' term while I never pushed past the 13th spot and again, pretty af while I was a 6/10 on a good day. Regardless of this, everyone at school was pushing the agenda, even going so far as to tease her big sister (calling her "නෑනා") who was 2 years out senior and her own bf was in on it too. And yet - I swear I couldn't bring myself to talk to her much less broach the subject. And I was not a shy guy but when it came to her I was like a tube of frozen superglue.

Then after about 1 year of these teasings and me not speaking a word to her - she had her friend approach me and ask if I felt the same way my mates felt about us. I was flabbergasted fr, like is this really fuckin' happening??? Unfortunately, I said yes but then went onto freeze as usual and nothing happened after. Then I had to quit school because of some family issues and I was permanently cut-off from that environment.

I like to think I've moved on from her since it's been almost 10 years since I last saw her face-to-face and a lot has happened to me relationship-wise. I still have her name as some of my passwords (for convenience and nothing else) but I hadn't thought of her in that way for quite some time. But yesterday zucc recommended her ig to me out of the blue (we have some mutuals but this was the first time I came across her account) and turns out - she's married now, just last month. Not sure why but my heart fuckin' sank bro. I've been on radio silence the whole day (gf's freaking out probably). I'm happy for her, I truly am but that sudden eerie feeling just got me thinking - what if I had just approached her when she fuckin' told me to back then... could it have manifested into something fruitful?

I know this comes off as pathetic but I just had to get this off my chest. Even typing this out was quite cathartic.

Recently i watched some youtube videos of food reviewers, and they have posted videos about secret foods in fastfood restaurants like McDonald's, KFC, Tacobell, Subway etc. And i really concerned about how about our country, do we have those secret items to buy? I can literally go and ask, but I'm pretty nervous cus u know, it's pretty awkward thing ryt?.. I really excited to know about that and lowkey craving for consume a secret item now.. ACTUALLY ARE THERE ANY SECRET FOODS IN FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IN HERE???

im planning on starting a business analytics degree next year. but im having a hard time choosing a uni. which would you recommend for both good lecturing, worthiness of the degree and student life?

please drop both UGC approved and Affiliated unis!!

What exactly is the mathematical process behind the parliamentary seat distribution?

I've found multiple answers from different sources. Numbers.lk said that for each district, the seats allocated for each party is decided using the Hare Quota system/Largest Remainder System. Asking chatgpt (I know it's bad but it's easier to filter through multiple sources at once) I was given D'hondt which seems very hard to replicate as well.

Does anyone have a clear answer for this? My purpose is to track the election processes live at home for research/hobby purposes.

I'm not very great at maths but I'm willing to learn more

Edit: the older post which unfortunately did not get any response

Moved into a new place for rent recently. The landlord doesn't want us to use nails or anything with glue on the walls because they would find it difficult to repair once we leave. Any idea on how I could work around this and hang things like a key holder, clock etc?

Hi!

1. The owner of my homestay asks for 2400lkr to collect from airport. Its 7km. Is that fair, way too much, or?

2. How is the availability of small camping gas canisters? Pretty common, or only in big towns?

Thank you

B

Alright, folks. It’s time we address the real debate that has been lurking in the shadows of Sri Lankan society for too long: Atapattama or Talk Tuah?

On one side, we have Atapattama—a masterpiece of showing the wonders of the world... right? Or was it 90% just Hasantha Hettiarachchi saying "balan itakoo" while showing us mutated potatoes that looked like human faces or a papaya gediya shaped like... well, you know. Honestly, I’m still confused if I was learning about global wonders or nature’s weirdest shapes.

And then there’s Talk Tuah, the podcast that started from a viral meme ("Hawk Tuah on that thang") and somehow turned into a philosophical journey. It’s not a talk show, not a game show—just a stream of chaotic, deep thoughts that may or may not make sense. It’s dumb, sure, but those who get it? They’re changed forever. Talk Tuah unlocked levels of brain function that no motivational speaker or self-help book could.

So, where do your loyalties lie? Did Atapattama make you the well-rounded scholar you are today? Or did Talk Tuah help you transcend to a new plane of existence? And for those who’ve never debated this: are you even Sri Lankan if you haven’t had this argument at least once?

Anyone know of any websites with western food recipes written in sinhala?