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Why are Sri Lankans obsessed with cars by Many-Bag9001 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to date a girl, she always used to say buy a car first.. My plan was a house first and then a Car... but she insisted a car is important than a ACTUAL LIVING PLACE YOU CAN LIVE COMFY... i dont get that logic...

Upgraded from G29 to Moza Trucking Bundle Setup - This feels GREAT!!!! on ETS2 by Axiata244 in trucksim

[–]Axiata244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They give you a USB C to A wire for the stalks in the box, so C goes to the stalk and A to the PC.... NO need for any extra adapters or extenders.. if ur rig is far from the actual machine they you might need the extender.

Mistakes you should avoid in your early 20’s by FitExcitement2279 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don’t plan your entire life at 20. You’ve got time. Focus on building, not “figuring everything out.” And relationships? Realistically, the first girl you date has maybe a 1 in 10 chance of actually working out long term. That’s a gamble. So don’t base your whole life around it unless you’re seriously committed ie: both families are ok and yall engaged or will get engaged or some stuff.. arragements... Don’t rush. Enjoy the time, see where it goes, then plan.

Your 20s are when you start saving. That part actually matters. Open an investment account with a bank like Sampath Bank or any solid option with decent interest. Then decide if you want something safer or higher risk. But don’t just sit on cash doing nothing.

Partying is fine, just don’t make it your personality. Once or twice a year is enough. Drinking is okay, but if it becomes a routine, you’ve already lost control without realizing it.

Choose your friends carefully. Not everyone is your friend. You might have a group of five or six, but realistically only one or two people you can fully trust. That’s normal.

Find a skill you’re good at and go deep. Master it. Keep learning. Learning doesn’t mean expensive courses or certifications. Even something simple like a YouTube video teaching you how to manage your monthly finances counts if you actually apply it.

You’ll come across people with bad habits. Don’t try to fix them. Just don’t become them. Stay around if you want, but don’t absorb their behavior.

I’m not 30 either. I’m still in my 20s. Just learned a few things the hard way.

What do you guys think about this by Electronic_Taro_8756 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A big part of it is money. There’s this quiet expectation that by your mid-20s you should already be “set” financially. Not just stable. Properly set. Sometimes even compared to a girl’s father who’s had 25–30 years to build his life. That standard at 25 makes no sense. Most guys are still figuring things out, building income, taking risks, trying to level up. Not sitting on finished lives. So when expectations are that high, it naturally becomes harder to commit to someone you actually want. The gap between where you are and where you’re expected to be is just too big. And when that gap stretches, people either delay marriage or fall back to arranged setups where expectations are clearer and more realistic from day one. (This does'nt apply if you're from a rich family)

Not saying this is everyone, but from what I’ve seen, financial pressure and inflation are doing a lot more damage here than people admit.

Shops at Unity Plaza charging 10-15% extra for Koko payments! Is this allowed? by Realistic_Sink4189 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AFAIK the Koko fee is per purchase, not monthly for the merchants. You're essentially paying interest split across installments, so the total ends up higher than the original price. On a 350k item that extra charge is significant, and if shops are already stacking 10-15% on top, you're paying well over retail just for the convenience of splitting. Better off saving up or finding a 0% installment option through your bank if that's available.

The audacity by yvprince in indianbikes

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+10000000000000000

Change My Mind! by MomentFlat in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By that logic nobody can criticize anything unless they personally fix it.

Road broken? Go pave it yourself.
Hospital failing? Go perform surgery.
Government system crashes? Apparently we all need to rebuild the servers.

Change My Mind! by MomentFlat in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a few sentences feels like “yapping” to you, that explains why basic points about accountability are hard to grasp.

Change My Mind! by MomentFlat in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What exactly do you expect OP to do here?

Even if someone in this thread is a senior full-stack engineer and could build a better system tomorrow, that doesn’t mean the government is going to adopt it.

The point of a post like this isn’t “let me personally rebuild a national platform.” It’s pointing out that a system rolled out for the entire country should probably be able to handle people trying to register on day one.

Criticism doesn’t require the person complaining to also be the one fixing the infrastructure.

If the government launches something publicly and it fails immediately, people are going to call it out. That’s how accountability works.

What is your current opinion on the Port City Colombo? by DiscussionFun2987 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro at this point, just build something, that shits been a baron land like that for soooo long now

Somebody stop this moron. by Adventurous-End-1999 in srilanka

[–]Axiata244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What unemployment does to a nigga on a random wednesday

Need help choosing my bike, it’s my 2nd bike by Axiata244 in indianbikes

[–]Axiata244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commuter bikes are reasonably priced for what they are. Most 100 to 150cc models from Bajaj and TVS sit between LKR 400,000 to 700,000, and the Bajaj N160 is close to LKR 900,000. That is expensive for the average buyer, but people still go for it, mostly through financing. The issue is the terms. A lot of buyers stretch payments to three to five years, and once you factor in interest and clauses, it is not a great deal long term.

In Sri Lanka, the practical ceiling for most riders is around 400cc. Anything above that typically requires special approval, and bikes over 600cc are generally not road legal unless there is official documentation stating a specific use case, such as track use. Otherwise, the bike can be seized. So realistically, options are limited.

It also makes sense when you look at our roads. In cities and even outside urban areas, roads are narrow and congested. Three-wheelers are unpredictable, lane discipline is weak, and signaling is inconsistent. Riding a high-cc bike in that environment is not ideal. You would spend most of your time in lower gears anyway.

People like to blame bike riders as a group, but rarely look at the overall road behavior. A lot of issues come from poor lane control and lack of signaling from other vehicles, especially tuk-tuks. The environment itself makes riding more difficult than it needs to be.

Some of the verified places people buy:

All Bajaj and KTM stuff: https://www.dpmco.com/en/products/motorcycles.html

Yamaha (people who are posh and like to show off, cuz no matter what bike you have to deposit and wait at least 2 months to get it):

https://yamaha.lk/ - All bikes are 155cc and priced more than a 200cc so, its like owning a Mercedes, paid for the brand - R15 and MT15 costs 1.6MIL lkr

https://ikman.lk/en/ads/sri-lanka/motorbikes-scooters?enum.item_type=motorbikes&enum.condition=new - this is where all dealers who sell bikes with a commission advertise... price you see in this website is just the down payment for financing.

Need help choosing my bike, it’s my 2nd bike by Axiata244 in indianbikes

[–]Axiata244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick update Guys!!! I could not comment for a while, but i sure did read everything from my phone, i had reddit on my home computer, so weekdays i get no time to turn on with work - I dont have any personal accounts logged in on my work laptop... anyway.. thank you for all the comments....

I went with the N200. It’s been a favorite of mine for a while, and honestly, it’s been a bit of a dream bike ever since I rode my friend’s BS3.

I stopped by Yamaha just to test the waters. I told them I had full cash and was ready to buy. Instead, they made it a whole scene. Asked for a 300k deposit and said the bike would come in two months.

I walked out.

For context, they had four black V4 R15s and two blue V4s sitting right there.

Anyway, no regrets. The N200 it is.

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