It’s a fashion, fad. Some love it, some hate it. What is it about this flimsy contraption, that has made it so popular…and unpopular? I only used to see it with any regularity when I visited hospitals or medical centres, for myself or to see others. I didn’t like it,...

I am an ‘escapist’. It’s healthy. It is living. I’ll start with my verdict; of course, just my own. See if I can convince anyone else reading this. I stumbled upon the experience, sensation, feeling, almost a lifetime before I discovered the term. I mean the full...

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work another day in your life”                                                               Confucius Some say the above words were not uttered by the sage from ancient China, some say he did say it, but meant them...

Back to nostalgia, back to memories. ‘Sooriya Mara’: the Sinhala (Sri Lankan) name for it. ‘Albizia lebbeck’ is one of its scientific names as per Dr. Google. It doesn’t really matter. It’s the story that unfolded among its affectionate branches, that matters. It’s a...

We’ve seen it thousands of times, I’m sure I’m not exaggerating. It glistened in pastoral hues of green. It looked peaceful. It reminded us of the misty hills in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, such as Bandarawela and Nuwara Eliya. This is equally pretty, but...

Metropolitan Melbourne is back in lockdown. We’re used to it, so is some parts of the known world. This is nothing new. Covid is called the leveller, by some and for a very good reason. For me, the pandemic has been mixed as anything, bittersweet. But worst of all was...