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I’m 56

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on July 4, 2024

I turned 56 today. All my efforts to stop the Yankees (United States of America) from hijacking my birthday to celebrate their so-called independence from the Brits have failed. On top of this, our premier, Rishi Sunak is ending his political career by holding UK elections today. You can see what I am up against, trying to get heard in this noisy environment, can’t you? Longevity When birthdays come, which seems to happen every 365 days, you start wondering what you have achieved all those years. In my case, 56 years. I always wanted to live for 100 years and…

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I’m 52

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on July 4, 2020

This is the extended version of my post on Linkedin today. I’m 52 today! So much to achieve over the next 48 years or until there is no more Manoj. Since the Covid 19 started, the lockdown continues to help me reach clarity and purpose. As I mentioned before, I will be working on reducing wastage in building tech companies. All the pieces are there except one and I know it will come. The core to all this is the trusted network and friendships I’ve built since 2004. There are a lot of special people in my closed network from Andrew…

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Waking up in a pool of sweat

Waking up in a pool of sweat

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on July 20, 2019

Good morning All! It’s 8 am on a Saturday. I woke up in a pool of sweat. I don’t normally see dreams. But saw one last night which I do not understand. The last image I have is I entered a room (they did not invite me in – it was still being arranged). Its ceiling was at least 3 floors high and painted in white. Almost like an atrium which has become a project office. And dangling from the ceiling was two sets of big boards with words and dates written in black. One had my name in English…

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Uniting the world through WhatsApp

Uniting the world through WhatsApp

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on February 10, 2019

The tech evolution started to accelerate at the back end of 20th century. Then we had the dot com bust. Some of those who survived, are ruling the world today. Two of the notable global giants are Salesforce for business and Amazon for consumers. Then in the mid ’00s we saw the emergence of what was known as Web 2.0 technologies. These focused on mixing tech with social. Whilst a large number of tech companies found in those times has hit the dead pool, some have emerged to be global giants. Among them are Facebook and YouTube. Flickr which inspired…

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How to retain your sanity with Vodafone Broadband

How to retain your sanity with Vodafone Broadband

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on May 9, 2018

Before you start a chat with Vodafone staff to complain and hopefully rectify your poor broadband service, it’s best to prepare yourself. Here’s what I wish I have done first: Don’t start if your day is already turned out to be disappointing. Make a large cup of tea, coffee or whatever you fancy these days. Alcohol is not recommended. Download Vodafone broadband app to your mobile and activate mobile data. Download few broadband speed analyser test apps. They never display the same speed, so prepare to pull whatever the hair left on your head or elsewhere. Get a screw driver.…

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3 Types of friends you have

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on June 14, 2017

As I fight through the mess I’ve created myself, there have been occasions where I had to ask for real help from my friends. Whilst I hold no grudge against them for their responses, I’ve come to realise that they can easily be segmented into three types, these being: Friends who can help but won’t for reasons only known to them. These are the guys who sit on the sideline and watch. Friends who are happy to provide encouraging words. Whilst positive energy is vital, sometimes this just isn’t enough. Friends who would go the extra mile. This also raises a…

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