You Owe Nothing !
නුඹ ණය නැහැ පුතේ.
අපි නුඹලාට ණයයි.
හැබැයි මේ පාර කොල්ලෝ ටික නුඹට ජීවත් වෙන්න ණය නැති රටක් හදලා දේවි පුතේ.
Arrivederci My Friend !
We were getting ready at the famous J12 to watch the cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup series in 1996 . Primus suddenly walked in with a few papers and a very serious-looking face. He took me to one side and broke the news that my father had passed away in Sri Lanka a little while ago. The whole J12 mood changed from festive to sombre, and I got dressed up immediately and went to get my leave and travel sanctioned. That same night, Primus accompanied me to the airport for my homebound travels. Both of us knew well that the flight was fully booked and the chances of getting a seat for a rebated ticket were extremely remote, but I had no choice except to take a chance. Luckily for me, that night shift in charge was none other than Late Mr Dharshan Nissanka. Seeing us trying to approach the check-in counters, he came running towards us, stating "Is this a time for you to travel? Don’t you know the flights are overbooked during this period...
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