How I Became Sri Lanka's Greatest Rickshaw Driver

Look who's back, yes, it's mr. Aiona, yes, do you remember the guy who showed me where to give all the vegetables? Yeah, yesterday the day before yesterday we learned that that's illegal at the midway range, that's right, yeah, a little wild, anyway we're going a little crazy now and he's taking me. to a place where I can find a rubber band to hold this and fix the sound of my camera, yes, and then he also asked me when I got in the car, he said, are you drunk?, yes, I did what he asked me, but it turns out He was referring to do you drink, yes, and I said yes, I drink and he said he wants to show me some rum, yes, some local rum, yes, and obviously I'm not against trying local rum, so let's go.

Let's go try a little. local rum and then we'll do a little home invasion yeah that's right yeah look where he lives so this is going to be amazing we'll see how he's genuine what's this called? Do you pull this

rickshaw

or do you? You call this your car, yeah, who named one? That's Cyril, reveals a trivial, yes, unless Riveter and took What Would You Rather? A three-wheeled Sulaiman. A good MA is given as 1 is to cut the guys today. I'm going to see how a real tuk-tuk

driver

lives now. How many hours have you worked today?

That is, one in nine employees is still well. So about six hours, he has six hours. You told yourself you won around a thousand. Yes. I said they are today's. On Sunday there are no people in this except the United States, okay, yeah, that's the only day, it's not that bad, I do it, it's one hundred thousand five hundred rupees, that is, 500. I put that paper, four thousand rupees, I have that pocket, a thousand profits, okay, I'm a sneaking feeling that your profits will start to increase exponentially and hours in advance, but we'll see, yeah, okay, go ahead, Christian soldiers today onwards, Christian soldier to the gangs elastic, gas pit stop, don't run, but this seems like a very exotic gas station, let me investigate.

Now this is very interesting Hello, now you are in my video. How much does it cost per liter of gasoline? That is a betrayal in 138 publics. 838 per liter. Yes, this reminds me of the Burmese language. So how many liters do you get? 700 or something like that. Yes. Awesome, what area is this? What is the name of the stadium? Pop stadium and this is where we are going to find the race there, don't worry, the rum is coming, we have arrived, it's a guest house, hello, I'll sit on this side, you can have it. some drink here is perfect so I guess some natural light coming in through the window and I heard you have a great career here what were you going to suggest I had?

Yes, that is the Sri Lanka team. All the riots I aborted, that could be this is a big problem. and people take me around it turns out this happens a lot actually he thinks I want to drink in some restaurants, in some fancy establishments and I said, listen, why are we in this restaurant off camera? and he said, well, I thought you wanted to drink and I said yes, you don't have to take me to a restaurant, I'm happy to drink on the street and he said, well, I didn't know you like to do that, so I said abort, You cancel the order, let's go. to a summer on the street where you would drink, so okay, to a worse place, a bad place, wait, look at this rubber band, you stopped there in this lottery, amazing, thank you very much, now we have a little, we can place the wind shield yeah wrap it under I see I see music education Walker's going to be busy looking you play the lottery a lot you play every week yeah do you ever win well sometimes because it's not big it's Iowa that big dress one stop at some point one hundred rupees one hundred rupees your wait is an ox was happening here this is what we are going to put in front of the camera a windbreak.

I used this yesterday, it really helped me, so yeah, thanks yesterday when I filmed the snake for brass and all that, it was really windy, but I had this in front of me. and it really made a difference, so let's try it again. This looks amazing, much better. Let me see which one you recommend. Listen to this one. If you like? Interesting Interesting, let's try this. Do we need to mix it with something? Well, help yourself, do you drink it alone? What do I need to make saliva like coke or something? That's your life. That's how you like it.

It's not too strong to drink alone. No, no, okay, this 5,000, no, no, that's crazy. How much does it cost? That's what I thought all of you living at my table how much in rupees maybe the local music I think you're a little upset about the price I think I said $8.00 ah yes they're bars like a jail it's that 800 800 yeah okay 800 Do you have coke- queue or something like that? Now you think they will take it somewhere else. Okay, do you think it's a good price or a bad price? Yeah, I'm this one, help a little more, listen, okay, this one is good.

It's your idea what do you like the rebel try the good one yeah, will try the good one let's dive into the federal reserve here we go so where is this made is that silicon Sri Lanka beautiful thank you very much are you drinking you have some beers, yeah the lion, There's none, this is about 190, yet, what percent is eight percent? Alright, enjoy, nice to meet you, Tinky already had a couple of lines, what do you think? Okay, show up, point something out, that amazing Rockland lemon gin, yeah, that's how you started, because they start, you know, if they say there's a mortar problem, that's an achievement. like a satyr, back to business Roza, not for the faint-hearted Jesus Christ, okay, wait, okay, Willie, okay, you'll be the cameraman there, sure, I think we all know I'm your best

rickshaw

driver

, so I think that now.

I am going to become the best rickshaw driver in Colombo, yes, okay, okay, now we are at a standstill, right? Did you touch it? Yes, I'm doing too much here now. Now I run with a splitter and then I release it, yes, I have opened it now, I mean when you were just now opening it there hello, yes, no, we are in second place, second, okay, you guys understand this. I've been the best rickshaw driver for a while now, oh yeah, now yeah, now yeah, now for 40, okay, there's only one judge. Okay, incredible. and there's the break Wow, I really am the best rickshaw driver, that's how scary, you can tilt the tuk tuk driver, yeah, hey, wow, okay, cool, you want to drive.

I was a little more comfortable behind, yeah, okay, go, go, go, go, go, okay. Can you feel the little one from behind? Yeah, it should be fine, there we go, so I use to overtake, yeah, you're so, what a reckless driver, damn, on this, yeah, it's on that one, yeah, yeah, there we go, okay, this is fun, No. I don't know how you were doing this before and then filming from behind, that must have been difficult, so yeah, okay, I'll keep matching, okay and then you can take over, yeah, okay, now for you, yeah, yeah, now or do you want to be in the back they're chilling and drinking, okay, I'll stop here, yeah, after, after, I'll stop before the bridge chair, yeah, okay, okay, but count the neutral, okay, that's neutral, I can't move it one more move, one move out there, maybe it's not like that. well, no well, okay man, it was fun, I can't believe I survived.

Okay, the pro is back. I hope I haven't destroyed your gearbox. You'll understand, but we're still rolling. I'll stop it. Do not do it. Worry, I'll make this get to the bus. This guy is funny. We haven't even started. The model. Alright. I will be on guard. You'd like to see what kind of chocolate cake shelter system while this is for. chocolate cake what is this chocolate? It's not chocolate, it's coconut and like this chocolate, is it good? yes, coconut, sweeter coconut and that's honey, yes, safe to eat, no problem, I'm a little worried, let's have the drink first.

Vega, yes, too, how much are you going to bring? Son, it seems that you are buying someone in the cake that looks like chocolate, which was not chocolate, the coconut. This is also where this area we're going to now is where one of the churches was blown up two months ago and he said he's going to take me there and I can film a little bit and see what it looks like now. I think they renovated it, repaired it, and we won't see any signs of what happened, but it's still interesting. to go visit and on the trip there we go okay oh yeah yeah Eddie we're ready hey pick up supplies wave an open portal and food yeah and food so now we can finally invade your house yeah like that I'm trying to be modest here, but he says hey surprise, try drinking, it's good, okay, I'll try it strange first because you said you drink without coke, yeah, you said it's not too strong, yeah, I'll try it without a mixer.

First, we have to accept without a mixer. Yes, I think couples have a niche: are you going to fill the field and drive at the same time? It's okay, it's okay if you say something. Okay, kinda, the little shot for the road, okay, how many did Tyrell the Brutes make? Yeah, wow, okay, I'll put it. a little coke next time, but it was good, yes, one for the road, very sweet, has a sweet, pleasant aftertaste, yes, they are quality lemons, so we are driving around here and we see people selling coconuts on the side from the road and I had a great idea and said: Why don't we mix the liquor with coconut?

So let's buy one of these. One of these coconuts. Are you going backwards? Awesome. Hello, how is this going? Yes, how many are there? are we getting are you getting a hundred or two hundred just one hello what's your name what's your name how much is it worth thank you very much I do it I do how much does she want to be 300 here we go Tommy gasps whoo okay guys wait for it now she's I'm going to change okay tell her let's keep it, oh yeah, okay, thanks guys, wait, let's do this hairstyle and then I'll have to maybe have to drink some first, yeah, hmm, it's like a normal coconut, it's no different from a normal coconut. a little sweet, this is a little sweeter, okay, so now we add a little, here we go.

Oh strong, Harold approves of the broken window, fixing the windshield cost between six and seven thousand and he said he's saving up to fix it because now every time the police pull him over, you have to pay for that windshield so he'll fix it, but haven't been able to save any money yet so we'll see if we can help them out, we're doing well, it feels like a two hour drive and there's nothing to do here but enjoy a coconut and coconut rum Regards, yes, thank you very much , oh yeah, he's the best guy ever, he's a driver, he's a drink buyer, he's a cameraman, we're getting close, now we're behind the airport. driving through beautiful rice fields here and now we are very close to your house yes it is his mother Mary a church there are people in your neighborhood they are Christians they are Sinhalese they are I hope Davos turns them all into Muslims Hollywood is the enemy and I live in the same town, same area, yes, beautiful hair, this is going to be amazing, we are old, now let's close, we are driving through a remarkable community here, amazing, reminds me of the Philippines when I visited the timpz, well, my house Friend Chrissy, hit it here, yes, you said. you have greek houses, we just passed by many houses that were made of tree bamboo, but here is a stone and these stone houses are more expensive, yes of course, you also told me that you work as a bricklayer, yes you build everything yourself , Yeah. you can also be a carpenter, yes, sure, in all aspects, you do everything, we are one, oh, we can say we can do that, you are also a cook, yes, sometimes, buried somewhere in the party, I got there and took the money at some point and you.

You also told me that you worked in the Middle East, you worked in Dubai, yes, and you worked at the Taj Mahal hotel, yes, you had many jobs, yes, in Europe we tell you that you are a bit of a Renaissance man, it's that Renaissance man , a man who can do many professions, yes, so today we are almost here, almost here, yes, this is much better than Columbo. Columbo is like a little hero.