Every time I pass this downhill slope at Bollagala, on Biyagama Road and I pass Bollagala town, there is this familiar landmark that has etched deep into my mind, now, for several decades.We get memories etched into out minds for different reasons.They maybe for both good and bad.I have never met the person who lived in this house who I ...
Dude, Please Don't Try It.From: henryblogwalker Dear Carlos, Dude, I’m writing this to ask you not to do what you are about to do. Maybe we‘ve never met. Maybe we are just Facebook friends. Yeah, I got to know you through the first comment you made to one of my posts in my blog HeyDude. What was that post? ...
They were the final few days of our December vacation. The traffic lights were suspended overhead on this modernized stretch of Galle road between Kollupitiya (Colombo 3) and Bambalapitiya (Colombo 4). We were driving slowly looking for an address. Suddenly the cop who jumped in front of us blowing his whistle, flagged me down. As I was stepping out ...
Carlos arrived at the rear port side landing gear precisely at the same moment as the crew got the control tower clearance for takeoff. The huge wheels began to roll. He felt the blast of the big jet engines hanging from the giant wings just a few feet away to his left. He ran between two rear wheels and grabbed ...
The stretch of the Highway A2, Galle Road, running through Colombo 3 is widened and modernized with wider sidewalks with colored paving blocks. Quite an eye pleasing improvement. But the improvements ends where it comes to parking. The designated color block paved parking places are owned by the ones who own the businesses nearby them. Or else, already occupied ...
The jet is soaring high. I am in a window seat, my favorite place in any mode of transport. I glance at the LCD display on the back of the front seat. It says 37000ft. and -37˚C. I look out of the porthole at the wing that is shuddering in the turbulence. Anyone out there on the wing, even ...
A love so sweetYet so strongA bond so deepThat wins it all. My only wishIs that some dayI’ll have a loveAs special as yours. A love that neverEver failsIn good and badIt stands strong. And on your 26thWe want you two to knowThat the years you’ve passed are just a fewThe years yet to come are very much more May ...
An evergreen hit series of Sri Lankan Yarns is "Us Vs the World". Almost all stories belong, more or less, to the same formula. After the typical cynical American, Russian, Japanese and the others dudes fail at the given task our Sri Lankan dude achieves it , no sweat!! Example: The Grabber Croc in the Lake.With these Tall Tales, whether ...
I think Sri Lankans those who have emigrated and those who work abroad are a much neglected species in their own land. They are bound by several invisible bonds. I wish to discuss about them in future blog posts.One of those most important bonds is to be back on the scheduled date. As lot of things ride on that, ...
The Badulla bound පොඩි මැණිකේ and Colombo bound උඩරට මැණිකේ, both Class S12 trains passing each other at Watawala.So we rolled off from Peradeniya. If you missed the two previous parts, these are the links. On Rails to Badulla... Part 1On Rails to Badulla... Part 2 Up to Kandy9.15 AM: Passing Gelioya.The station immediately after Peradeniya Junction.9.20 AM: Traveling light. ...
Well, just like a lot of people out there, I have some curious pastimes I've had as long as I can remember. If time cures it - in case it is a disorder - well, the time is up. So, no worries. They are here to stay. There would be million other hobbies like this one out there some of ...
This is the Cop Story #2 “NICE TRY, DUDE!!”Polonnaruwa , Batticaloa Road. It was 5.00 P.M. The Honda Civic Hybrid in front of us grabbed our attention a because of its foreign plates. Just because the Honda was almost crawling and the solid white line, which prevented us overtaking without crossing it, was there all the way since we left ...
Never Leave Home Without Them!The red oil-warning lamp had come up about 5 kilometers back. Even without the red warning lights I knew I was also low on petrol and money, not only the 2T engine lubricating oil. We were low on money as we always were closer to the next salary. That was common to everybody in a country ...
It was one bright Saturday morning. I thought of doing some gardening which I always enjoyed. I started sweeping the compound, as it was covered with leaves gathered over the week. We rarely had time for this kind of work on the week days. Weekend actually meant more work around the house, which I truly enjoyed.My small car had no ...
Because words and fonts are not enough to say what I want to say, I'd say it in Times New Roman,VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY & MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY, Deepa!P.S And thanks for putting up with me.henryblogwalker the Dude.
The students in that Dehiattakandiya school, in Ampara District of the Eastern Sri Lanka, which I had mentioned in Teasing Tomato Dudes, were not very much motivated to learn. Absenteeism was common and those who showed up didn't show much enthusiasm to learn. I think this was a result of being an agricultural community. Before the harvesting time they had ...
CAUTION: THE MEMORIES ARE IN THE MAKING...This is the final part of an unforgettable train tour, on probably the most scenic rail route in Sri Lanka.If you missed the first 4 parts, here they are.On Rails To Badulla...Part One On Rails To Badulla...Part Two- Up to KandyOn Rails To Badulla...Part Three - Up to Hatton On Rails To Badulla...Part Three ...
If you missed the first part of this article Nightmare onE01-the Southern Expressway!, please press here.I dreamed the luminous markings rushing at me out of the darkness in my sleep that night. However I called Chunji as soon as I woke up.“Chunji, can I borrow your van battery for a couple of hours?”“No problem, come and get it.”“Hey, could ...
