McDonald’s WiFi
So ghetto, so true. Photo by Trent M
Everybody’s in short sleeves and there’s no money on Fridays. There’s nothing happening on the road so I pull into McDonald’s for the WiFi and answer some emails from a client. I’m overbooked this month and no amount of gadget shopping buys me any time. Spent all day staring at the back of a fucking Skyline on Galle Road, but I a) got an iPod and b) hooked it up to the car stereo. Stop-and-Go gives me more time to changes songs. The iPod Video is slim and beautiful, but the thing really does scratch like a kitten. Sounds nice though, and it sounds much better than the preamp in the car. Started listening to the Cure in the bright morning but switched to Depeche Mode as the traffic got worse. Lost track of where I was and ended up in Dehiwela. I know that traffic warps the fabric of time, I think it does something to space as well.
This is a useless post, guess the only useful info is that Colombo has enough WiFi hotspots that I can almost get most vital communications done on the road. I use the McDo in Colombo 03 the most, followed by Barefoot. Barefoot is nicer and I can eat there more than once a week, but the staff is only vaguely aware that they even have WiFi. Have to get the access code from lady in the office. Barista on Galle Road is also kosher in my experience. Speeds are pretty gd fast, though I haven’t tried downloading music here. It is really nice, however, to be able to write a post and respond to some emails out of the house.
I want to visit my friend in China before he comes back. Free place to crash and all. So, I applied for a visa to China, from Colombo. I’m not sure I’ll get it, but this is process to at least apply. For official but incomplete info, check out the 
The Mahavamsa (a history of Sri Lanka) is full of conflicts between generals and kings. Usually, the more bloodthirsty and unscrupulous would win. Our current (elected) ruler Mahinda Rajapaksa has had his own general conflicts, namely with one Sarath Fonseka. In the old days Fonseka would have staged a coup, as in literally try to cut of Mahinda’s head, and Mahinda would – if that failed – tie him to four elephants and split his parts asunder. Can’t do that shit anymore. Instead Fonseka ran for office and lost and Mahinda tossed him in jail.
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BTW… what do these various wifi places (like macdonalds) charge ? Or is access free?
McDo is free, as is Barista’s, in my experience. Have to ask for an access code at Barefoot.
Wow…that’s super…I thought you had to purchase some sort of card for like 200/-…
Guess I’m going to be haunting WiFi spots too…