Comments on: On the contrary, my dear watson

By: Dulan

Dulan — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:04:30 +0000

Well, no – I didn’t see the movie myself. But this was hardly a leftover from a previous life in a foreign country.

Like I said – this was a Leyland Viking bus, the very common sort that can be found all over Sri Lanka and the choice of private bus owners. Not the airconditioned Rosa buses that we generally refer to as “intercity” buses. So the tv was installed by the owners, not by the dudes in the factory that makes them.
This bus is of the same make as this one:

http://static.flickr.com/27/41060767_56d1971340.jpg

By: sittingnut

sittingnut — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:05:59 +0000

did you actually see the movie. because i have seen lot of tv’s on ‘intercity’ buses in sl (probably a leftover from their previous life in a foreign country ) but have never seen them put to work.

By: Dulan

Dulan — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:35:36 +0000

Of course, we could always get everyone a video ipod…

By: Mahangu

Mahangu — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:09:59 +0000

This is really great, some true Sri Lankan innovation. I think more busses should do this. After all, the journey IS a lot more tolerable when you have something to do. I think people might even puke less on the way if they’re looking AT something.

Either way, this is a great idea. Nice picture. Good post.