Big Matches Ban!
With due respect to the Senior Buddhist Clergy calling for a Ban of the Big matches which had been played for centuries, why try to stop the sporting activities of these big colleges which produce National Players who put Sri Lanka on the World Map and brought fame to our country.
“Prevention is better than cure” So goes the saying. If consumption of liquor is taboo at sports activities, then it is up to the Principals and the Academic staff of these colleges to instill the good conduct of their students and bring a good name to their respective colleges.
De people realize that the highest consumption of liquor is on Poya-days (Friends meet for a go!) and a long queue at the liquor shops the day prior to Poya! Instead of instilling the good morales of these religious teachings - “The Good and the Bad”, stopping sports activities will only make these future citizens a lazy lot!
In almost all places of worship 90% is elderly peoples attendance. Why cannot the religious sector go all out to lure the younger generation for these worship and teachings, so that they will keep away from these social evils of liquor, and drugs.
The Law makers and those in authority will be responsible for the best baheviours of these sports fun loving youth. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
Kingsley Durairaj,
Pannipitiya.
Social networking and modern life
Today the social networking is the major innovation of the modern Information and communication technology. Social networks are web sites or applications to gather with people through posting information, uploading photographs or do likes and shares.
The first identifiable social web site was ‘Six Degrees’ which was established in 1997. In the past two decades there are comprehensive improvements added to this sensation as a result of new advancement in technology. There is extensive availability of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Google, Whatsapp, Viber, Tumblr and etc..
It is a great deal to connect with colleagues, family, entrepreneurs, artistes and some sort of pages or groups published by individuals or officialdoms. The people facilitate to create accounts through an e-mail address and a password for the preferred social media easily with basic information. Any person allows to adding friends, making fans for famous stars, compose comments and so on. Today most people already use at least one social media platform. Precisely Facebook and Twitter are more popular among them for any age levels as teenagers to elders. They are offering many fascinated features such as user-friendly interfaces, easy access and rapid updates.
The Linkedln influence people to join with professionals and enables to seek job opportunities for the corresponding streams. The response is quicker than other communication media within few seconds without concerning the distance and updating real time information.
Today, most people already use at least one social media platform. Precisely Facebook and Twitter are more popular among them for any age levels as teenagers to elders. They are offering many fascinated features such as user-friendly interfaces, easy access and rapid updates.
The Linkedln influence people to join with professionals and enables to seek job opportunities for the corresponding streams. The response is quicker than other communication media within few seconds without concerning the distance and updating real time information.
Today, people fed up of enormous duties and responsibilities in their day-to-day lives. Social network is a great relief for their tiredness by entertaining like posting songs/photographs, self-formations, jokes and keep in touch with colleagues.
The YouTube enables you to watch movies, songs, video tutorials and upload your movies easily. Flickr allows you to upload still pictures by your own by free of charge. Viber contains capabilities of roaming with people through video calls, sending messages and etc... Exactly social media is better medication for the depression who felt with unhappiness.
As I mentioned above social networks offer multiple benefits and we must highly appreciate those facilities. Nevertheless the use of these service carriers many drawbacks as well. The key disadvantage is theft information or risk of fraud. Some people such as hackers enable to holdup personel or secrete information by social media and deliver fake info.
The cyber-crime against children is another drawback. The criminal activities can be carried out via Facebook or any other social media. Thus, be aware about your status and photographs posting on the timeline.
Addiction is another shortcoming. Today it is a trend that each people have a mobile device to access Facebook or other social network from any location in the world using cloud computing rapidly. Therefore especially teenagers are isolated with their own fantasies with iPhone, tab or whatever it is and no care about outward.
They seems to be straggling in own imaginary world. Thus, they have lost time to educational activities and spend with family leisurely. Hence, I request Dear All, the key is in our hand to open which is precise door for the successful future. If we select the best way the prospect will be cheerful than present.
Anuradha Jayaweera,
Badulla.