A Review on Kapruka Gift Delivery Service..

This time thought to write a little review on Kapruka Gift Delivery Service which is quite popular among Sri Lankans living in abroad.

This week one of my closest friend, hmm.. I'd say a To-be-A-Relation had her birthday on the 25th and I wanted to send her something to make her surprise. So the best and easiest option I had was Kapruka.

I wanted to send some flowers in the morning on 25th to her office at boralesgamuwa. So I made a call to the hotline number [+ 94-11-2823336] of Kapruka and asked how long will it take to deliver if it's within Colombo. A girl answered the phone and said they can deliver the goods tomorrow if I place the order today before 9pm in the evening.

So I visited their site which is www.lanka.info and searched for an affordable flower bouquet. The ready-made flower bouquets were quite expensive for ME at least, so I searched for custom-made flower bouquets and found the link here. However their minimum total for custom flower arrangement is USD 5.00. That's alright with me so I ordered a flower arrangement for USD 11.76 with a vase. I paid it through my Sampath Webcard and got the order confirmation email right after I did the payment.

So on the day after, sharp at 11.54am I got another email saying that order was successfully delivered to the address. And it was really quick confirmation I'd say. Because at 11.56am sharp, I got the call from my friend and she thanked me saying it's so beautiful. I was surprised how fast Kapruka is. They could confirm the receipt just two minutes before my friend does. I guess they did it through mobile or like something. And on the day after receipt, I received below email with the thank you note from my friend and it is so touching to see her handwriting.

Finally I can say that I'm a happy and satisfied customer of an online business platform in Sri Lanka. =]

On a Motor bike in Colombo Traffic..

As a new year resolution, I though to bring my motor bike to Colombo to make my transportation needs easier. So I rode it all the way from Anuradhapura my home to Rajagiriya my second home here in Colombo on 31st of December 2011. It's a Bajaj CT-100 which is well-known as “පෙට්‍රල් සුවඳටත් දුවන එකම බයික් එක" (In English: The only bike which runs even to the smell of petrol).

I have never been on a that long ride, it took almost 5 hours for 230Km because I had to stop and take break after each 30km. And It took only 3 and half hours to get to Ja-ela and after that Traffic was terrific to eat 1 and half hours for just about 40km.

Anyway now I'm happily strolling in Colombo without wasting much time and money like before by travelling by buses and Three-wheelers. And I'm enjoying sneaking through to the front of queues of Prius, Prado, Masda and even Maruti when all these vehicles are stopped at colour lights. Yes, Bikes are the best option to travel in Colombo. Word!