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I now begin to realize how my parents have felt about me when they saw me performing well at my primary and high school days. I also see how they may have felt when I received awards at school prize giving ceremonies. I realize this only now because I saw…

I wrote a bit about Nishantha in my blog entitled Suduwelle St Joseph Eka. Nishantha wore glasses. Nishantha was also quite a special person. I think while many of us were bogged down in studies and our knowledge limited to those information we extract from books and our teachers (there…

I was talking with my cousin Bunchi (or Oshani) a few weeks ago in Colombo. We talked about old days and her late father, Mr. Sembukutti Aarachige Don Sunil Wilfred. He was known to many as Sunil. He was a loving father for Bunchi and her elder Brother, Oshan. Oshan…

Recently there was a friend suggestions on the FB from another friend, Snowy. Suggested friend was Betty Law. I knew Snowy since the time arrived in Hong Kong in July 1988. Snowy was a high school student then. Snowy struck me as a remarkable individual with tremendous self-determination. Snowy was…

A single event on one day changed my whole life. That one day came as the biggest surprise of my life. It also came as a gift to lucky me. They day was some day in March or April 1984. The place was the St Joseph\’s College in Colombo, Sri…

I was thinking what best way to name this blog post. It is essentially about my journey of life beyond school books. It was a fascinating discovery of self discovery. It all happened by a sort of accident. Or not an accident? A serious of events triggered by one single…

Grade Two I joined St. Joseph\’s College at Maradaana, Colombo 10 in January 1975. I remember those days my maternal grandfather used to describe my school as \’Suduwelle St Joseph Eka\’ — literally meaning \’The St Joseph\’s at White Sands.\’ St. Joseph\’s College is the premier Catholic school in Sri…

6 February 2011 I grew up in Hendala, Sri Lanka. Our house was situated between two Catholic graveyards. Our house was the fourth house down Pukuna Road, behind Nayakakanda Public School. We were among the first to inhabit in this area, which used to be full of cashew trees in…

1 February 2011 When I was thinking about my growing up years in Nayakakanda in Hendala, I was reminded that St Mary\’s Church feast at Nayakakanda falls in this month. I do not remember exactly which Sunday is the church feast, but the church feast was the most festive event…