𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒍 ( දුක් ගන්නා රාළ )

ක්‍රිකට් ලෝක කුසලානේ වෙලාවෙත් " පර සුද්දෝ " කියලා සුද්දන්ට බනින්න තරම් අපි අමන ජාතියක් වෙලා. සුද්දෝ ආවේ අපේ රටවල් වල තියෙන සම්පත් අරන් ගිහින් පොහොසත් වෙන්න කියන එක රහසක් නෙමෙයි. ඒ උන් ආදරේ උන්ගේ රටට නිසා. අපේ රට හදන්න කියලා ආපු රටට ආදරේ කියලා කියන අපේ කට්ටිය මොකද කලේ? උන් ඉස්සරා දනින් වැටිලා රස්සාවල්, වරප්‍රසාධ ඉල්ලන අය ඇයි "  පර සිංහලයා  " කියලා මුන්ට නොබනින්නේ ඇයි? මේකට උත්තරය හොයා ගත්ත දවසක අපි දිනුම්. නැත්නම් එක්කෝ පර සුද්දෝ කිය කිය දිගටම උන්ටම බැන බැන එහේන්ම කකා බිබී ඉදන්, මැච් එක දවසට විතරක් ලංකා කොඩ් වනමු. නැත්නම් සුද්දා ගෙන් ලැබෙන ආධාර එකෙන් කකා බිබී 2500 ට වැඩි ඉතිහාසය ගැන ලොකු කතා දෙමු. තිරණය තියෙන්නේ පර සුද්දා ගාව නෙමෙයි, අපි ගාව.

When we were in primary level, an extraordinary thing happened while watching a cricket match between Alma Mater and St Benedict’s College and it was played on the home soil. One batsman was given out by the umpire and it was a time when there were no reviews and re-appeals sort of things. So he had to leave. But after he left, the team Captain had a chat with the other team members and with the consent of the officiating umpires decided to recall the batsman who was given out as the team felt that the catch was not taken cleanly. The Captain walked into the visitor’s den and invited him to come back and have a go again. This drama took little time and the match was held and not many were aware of what was going on in the middle of the ground. When the captain and the opposite side player were walking back to the pitch from the pavilion only many realized, what had really happened and there was a dying and disappointing moan from many corners of the ground. The guy who ha...

Degree of Any Sort Blind hunger for a Degree of any sort Irrespective of whether the much-needed grey matter Perseverance, discipline and or endurance Are there or not Is something sad to watch. Fly by night Colleges and Universities Springing up at every street corner  Is fuelling the frenzy Making everyone wants to hold on to something Whether the capacity is there or not. Instead, engage the society in a useful manner Not always endorsing everything Encourage intellectual rivalry Stop following trends And be different. Ones who seek this path May end up sans a hood or a cloak Few photographs to adorn the walls At the end of the day. But when the push comes to shove Sharpness earned in such a manner Will hold their ground better Than the ones bought cheap  On street corners.

Human Protectors Why some dare to cross lines Wade waters Conquer seas With the intention of Protecting Gods (or and even Goddesses). Do Gods (even Goddesses) Need humans as their Protectors or Why cannot they do it themselves? Why not leave humans to protect Their own kind From murderers to rapists to wife beaters To you name it. What is our role here Sometimes I wonder Is it To protect Gods (or even Goddesses) Or Protect our own kind. This was something I wrote a few years ago and thought of reposting again after yesterday's bombing in Sri Lanka.

Kaum ( කැවුම් ) is an essential item in the Sinhalese New Year celebration. The people of yesteryears knew Kaum is not only a sweetmeat but can be turned into lifesaving drug too. Well before the western medicine identified the value and usefulness of Penicillin, people in this land knew about it and put to good use of it without calling the substance any particular name. The first Kauma made according to the auspicious time during the Sinhala New Year Celebrations time is dedicated to Fruit flys ( කොදුරු කැවුම ) and hung in the kitchen for days until the surface of it turns into light greenish. Fruit flies are essential in this transformation and with them, they bring in the Penicillium (ˌpɛnɪˈsɪliəm) ascomycetous fungi. The fungi grow on the surface of the Kauma and turning the dark brown colour of the surface of it into a light greenish in a few days’ time. Once that process is completed, the Kauma is then kept in a safe place and use as a First Aid, where all c...

Makumbura was another sleepy village along the High-level ( Colombo – Batticaloa Highway ) road a few decades ago but suddenly came under the spotlight, when the Kottawa-Galle Highway (E01) was planned. Makumbura got the first Entry / Exit point to the E01 Expressway  then and everything started to change rapidly. While the construction was going on, another place a kilometre away from the Entry / Exit point was commissioned to have a weighbridge to weigh in the heavy construction materials being brought in for the project. Once the construction was nearing completion, the weighing facility got another life. With the help of Japanese government grant, it was converted to a new Multi-model transport hub, the first of its kind in the country and seven more to be followed soon around the country. With this novel concept of Multi-Modal Transport Hub, Makumbura got another facility. In an era where everyone is concerned about the wellbeing, the newly laid Walking Path and exercis...

Makumbura Multi-model Centre , a novel concept of travel in Sri Lanka will be declared open and handover to the public this evening. All long-distance travel by road and Railway will be connected to the new facility. At a later stage, the use of one ticket to avail both road and rail travel will too come. By far this will be the most advanced and modern railway & bus stand in the country. Most of its energy requirements will be obtained by Solar panels installed on the roof. We moved into this idyllic and quiet hamlet called Makumbura from a very congested and noisy city, two decades ago after falling in love with the green surrounding, open spaces and calmness.  Now looks like that we may have to vote with our feet again after the new facility is in full swing.