Weed, Orgies and the NGO parties: What is all the fuss?

Let’s face it; I like to get high – one way or the other. And I am no NGO. I am a Sri Lankan with absolutely no charitable agenda. I wish I was a little generous but instead I was destined to ‘steal’ money from the poor and ‘give’ to the rich. And I advocate parties - and the crazier they are the better; more alcohol, weed and cheap Russian woman and fewer cloths is a sign of a good throw. So when ngots (as someone named the NGO workers. I think it’s hilarious) chose to have some fun why do people get so touchy? After all, aren’t we all created equal (in slightly different shades)?

Well yes and no. It is for a reason I chose to do what I do. I am not interested in helping people. I have, of course, reluctantly contributed to charitable causes but unlike the ngots I chose to live a life of mostly taking instead of giving. So if you are one of those people who chose to give, then no you can’t expect to be judged the same way. True, you probably do more good for the civilization in a day even in your state of drunkenness than I do in a lifetime but fact of the matter is you will not be measured in the same scale as would be I.

I don’t think we Sri Lankans should really criticize people who’ve come here to help but ngots should look into their own conduct and ponder how to tread the fuzzy line that divides what is ethical and what is not. If you regularly wake up Monday am with a hang over then I think you are in the wrong field. Because when I do that (which I do with clockwork accuracy) I am taking less from others; when you do that, you are giving less to the others which is contrary to what you signed up to do with all reasonable effort. A comment on a recent blog asked “is it ok for us to watch ICC tournament given the suffering of the people in the North”. The answer is, yes it is ok for me to watch. But if you are an ngot then you should probably be doing your job and not watching cricket. I and every one else should definitely watch despite the all the war related suffering! After all like once Winston Churchill said about the proposed cuts to the Arts during the WWII, “What are we then fighting for?”

Anyway, I think most ngots fall under the purview of the stereotypical good people who are here to help and all this commotion is unnecessary and misleading … and is probably thanks to a one Gen. Ulf Henricsson who pooped the party for the rest of the ngots because his one ended. A few stress relieving getting downs here and there mixed with a bit of Sri Lankan hospitality for the hard working genuine ngots is definitely in order. After all, being away from home and dealing with various culturally different circumstances could be challenging. As Sri Lankans we should make them feel at home and provide them with all the booze, Russians and the weed they need. But the rest of ngots like the drunk driver who pulled out his NGO ID card seeking preferential treatment or the woman who threw paper napkins out the trishaw, should take a long hard looks at other career options. Perhaps, it would make better sense to be like me and admit to taking everything possible and enjoying the sinful and lavish lifestyle that I so desire.