Ouch! writing that check to Amana Takaful really hurts a lot. So I checked around to see if I am overpaying - guess what I was overpaying by Rs 11,000! This really shook me so I guess I want to share this experience with you all.
The companies that I shortlisted for quotes:

Ceylinco - VIP (Rs […]

Use these tips to reduce your bills:

Pump up your tyres (i.e. on your car) this is supposed to reduce fuel consumption.
Carefully check your water & electricity bill make sure you are not being billed as a commercial establishment!
Check ALL bills for hidden charges 
Don’t use 15 amp plugs needlessly e.g. you should not need to use […]

Gastronomic adventure.
It is always advisable to skip dinner.
Except if you are invited to the Pakistani food festival @ Cinnamon Grand - For the price of Rs 1,300/++ it was value for money, maybe because I was not paying!
But really the variety that was available at the buffet was truly amazing - I doubt that you could […]

How many security checks have you had to go through on your way to work?
 I was stopped three times! 

at Rosmead Place
at Union Place
at Fort

It one thing to waste time in traffic another thing to waste it on security checks - strangely I still do not feel any safer - when I realize the policeman cannot read the name on my driving licence!
Why can’t Colombo […]

Just passed by a high ranking police officer close to Town Hall - I expected that they were carrying out major search operation. But I was surprised to see that he was going through the meagre belongings of a beggar!
No doubt the search was for claymore mines and improvised explosive devices - it is devastating […]