The Black Market

The black market refers to the underground economy which can be seen in many countries around the world. The black market is not a place but a system, like a huge network where goods ranging from LCD TV's to heroin can be sold tax free at very low prices. Not just goods but sometimes people as well as animals are sold.

Illegal traders all around the world use the black market to sell their goods,But some people use it just to buy goods at cheap prices. With the rise of prices all around the world people tend to use these illegal ways of buying or selling goods to save money. Which is kinda acceptable. People don't have much money with them, the government wont take off the taxes, so naturally people use illegal methods to buy goods. For example the tax on cigarettes and alcohol are very high, therefore people tend to smuggle them in to the country, and sell it at the same price as the normal shops(sometimes slightly lower to increase the demand) and earn a huge profit. So to stop the smuggling the taxes should be reduced, but then another problem arises, the cigarettes and alcohol will we freely available to anyone due to its low price, which may cause social issues.











































But the government doesn't take off the taxes because they cant afford to lose all the money that they get from it, and not because they care about the people.

Not just alcohol but stuff like weapons and drugs can also be brought in to the country through black market vendors.

But there is also a good side to it. As I mentioned earlier people use the black market get goods at cheaper prices.Other than drugs and alcohol the next best selling items on the black market are counterfeit DVD's and CD's. Hundreds of movies and music are copyrighted every year and sold to buyers at a very cheap price. Which might be a bit unfair for the studios and production houses but is reasonable for the people at a time like this. Although a lot of people say that billions of dollars are lost every year due to copyright infringement Hollywood and its Indian counterpart Bollywood have been able to stay afloat without any problem. The reason for this is the people who sell fake DVD's and music are also the highest buyers of the original product.

















And how can we forget the counterfeit goods. Almost every brand in the world has a fake counterpart. Not just one but many. From football t-shirts to perfumes, everything is counterfeited. Although these goods are cheaper than the originals they might not have the same quality. There are some exceptions though. From recent times the counterfeit products have improved in quality and still remained at the same price. But nothing beats the original.

The Black market economy has it's ups and downs but I like it being there. The way I see it without the black market economy no one can survive. Specially the ministers of our country ;)

My Vengeance Ends Now

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Argentina

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Politics in Sri Lanka

Around 2 weeks ago Sri Lanka had its 6th presidential election where Mahinda Rajapakshe(MR won. This election was full of controversy, as rumors spread that Sarath Fonseka(SF) the opposition leader was planning a military coup. After hearing about this the army was ordered to surround the hotel in which SF was staying at and he wasn't allowed to go out of the hotel. But eventually the army was forced to let him go. This is just a small part of the huge story regarding what happened during the presidential election. I cant tell you the rest because i'll either be imprisoned for life for telling the truth or murdered, like so many who have tried. The name goes as The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, but i see no democracy. People are put in jail for the slightest thing they say about MR.

I can name a bunch of people who have died for telling the truth. eg- Lasantha Wikramatunge. He was killed by a bike gang during mid day. Who do you think has the power to do that, sending a bike gang,3 bikes and six people at noon, where police are patrolling the streets?You decide.

There is also a rumour going around that MBC networks(aka Sirasa TV) is going to be taken under the govenment. This happened once before as well. Most people think that Lakehouse was a government institute from the beginning but it was taken under the government due to political reasons.(you know what I mean)

And not a few days ago Gen. Sarath Fonseka was dragged like a dog from his own office and taken into custody by the army. Is that how we should treat the general who helped us win the war? MR is a sore loser and a coward. Even for the slightest thing he will get scared. The Buddha has preached that fear will result in the downfall of a king and thereby the destruction of the country.

The other major problem that this country faces is corruption. From the president to the MP's(minister of parliament) everyone is corrupt. MR as you know is getting every single member of his family in to politics. From his son to his nephews everyone is getting in. He's doing this because he is greedy. Greedy for power and money. He knows that if someone in his family is a Minister or even the next president he will still live a luxurious life like he is living now, after he has left office.

Enough about the president lets talk about the MP's. They are the worst. Specially Nimal Siripala De Silva. He's fat, really fat. and he keeps getting fatter by the day. And guess what he is our health minister.

From last year there was a Dengue pandemic in our country. People died from that. There was nothing the minister could have done. But people dying because they were given expired medicine,Who is responsible? Glass shards and plastic have been found inside saline bottle and other vaccines. He gets cheap, unchecked medicine from some company in India when he has more than enough money to get good quality drugs. And from the money he has left he just keeps eating until he explodes. And the worst part is that some idiot has given him the post of Secretary in the WHO. What has gone wrong with the world?

Then there is our Education minister, Mr Susil Premajayantha

He cant run his own department right and he tries to correct other peoples mistakes. In 2008 the OL papers were a mess. From misprints to some questions being out of syllabus. And the 2009 term test papers were the worst. Some papers had the answer script attached to them, some schools didnt get their papers on time bla bla bla... The 2009 OL's were way better compared to 2008 but there was an incident where a bundle of papers was found in a paddy field in Kurunegala, but it wasnt so serious as a tuk tuk driver returned the papers to its rightful examination center just in time. But unlike Nimal he is improving, which is a good thing. He is now putting more effort into improving his department.

Then comes my favorite Dr. Mervyn Silva

I'm just joking I actually hate him. He is the one who does all the dirty work for MR. He's a thug. Not just any thug but a thug with a Ph.D.(dont ask me how he got it)

As you can see the politics in Sri Lanka has gone to the dogs. No democracy, full of corruption. How can we develop this country like this? The president has initiated many development schemes but how many of them will be completed on time? Only god knows. If MR can get rid of his greediness and his fear he will for sure bring this country to the 21st century. And he has to get rid of all the corrupt ministers in the parliament and he should learn to treat people the right way. If MR hadn't forced SF to leave office just after the war none of this would have happened. He was scared that SF was going to take over the country, he kicked him out of the army before the Army's 60th anniversary. The General who won us this war should at least be in the army to witness its 60th anniversary. Its the least we can do to thank him.

I think thats enough about the government lets get to the opposition.

First the opposition leader Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe

He is not like MR. He isnt greedy but he's stupid. He doesnt think before he speaks which is the main reason for voters to switch sides.

Then there is the JVP.(communist type party) They try to influence the government by messing up the system. Which is not a good idea. Its just really annoying to the people. Specially the university students. They were forced by the JVP people to strike against the Private Medical Colleges and trust me non of the medical students liked it. The organize rallies in the most crowded places which makes them even more crowded which in turn results in traffic jams and so on.

I was hoping for a change in the system after the presidential election. But i don't think it will come anytime soon. MR is going to keep all the corrupted thugs which they call ministers in the cabinet because he's too scared to kick them out.

The people who have been in the political field do not understand the needs of the common people. They only care about themselves. When will our politics change? I dare you to answer that.

PS: I might be killed for writing against the government. But the truth is the truth. It will be revealed someday.

PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery is the type of surgery where you correct or alter the look of someone. This may not be natural but sometimes people are forced to do it. Plastic surgery was first done on soldiers who had been injured during the 1st and 2nd World wars. The above picture shows one such soldier before(left) and after (right) he had got a skin graft. This poor man had no choice but to do the operation because his life depended on it.

But some people do it just to look better and because they are filthy rich. For example, Micheal Jackson

My opinion is that MJ shouldn't have done it. It did him no good. He did about 20 surgeries which made his skin very weak. Eventually his nose fell off. Poor guy. Doing a plastic surgery is a way of showing off that you are rich. Which is pointless. So I say that plastic surgery should be done only if you really need it.

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