I love the ocean , I like to think that I am only here for a short time and will return to the ocean, my utopia. I am sure, I must have been a mermaid in my previous life, or maybe…

I was recently at a funeral, what I noticed was the silence, occasionally disturbed only by hush tones. Have you noticed that only the present matters, at a funeral,  not the words you say? Words don’t have meaning,  without silence.…

When I was little I was mesmerized by the tragic beauty of Hans Cristian Andersen’s fairy tales. The story I liked most was the sea princesses story. The sea princess, who gave up her ability to sing, her most cherished…

When she called the agents for the washing machine, they promised to send a repairman immediately. She persisted, how long do you mean when you say immediately, she asked. “Immediately, means as soon as a technician will be available, madam.”…

When she didn’t report to work, everyone assumed that she had been abused again by her husband. Her female co-workers did not want to interfere as her husband was well known for his anger tantrums towards anyone who came between…

Today is the first day I am staying in this hospital quarters , the first day in my whole life I am home alone. My  parents accompanied me to this lonely,  remote hospital amidst lush tea plantations,  my first appointment…

If you are to observe a captive Chimpanzee in a zoo in your home country or to  observe a wild chimpanzee in the African Savannah it is likely that you would not see any resemblance  between he / she and…

The pain never leaves your body ,it is embedded in the deepest recesses of yourself. Places you thought so sacred, even the closest of humans who was not given access to is ravaged. The most painful thing in having  cancer…

When the opportunity finally downed, she was rendered speechless. In fact, she desperately tried to remember the beautiful quotes,  she had been collecting for this very day.  Every living moment of her life had been invaded by him. Life had…

Colombo could be described as dirty,  yes despite vigorous efforts to keep the city clean people still throw their trash outside dustbins, it can be smelly too in some quarters and no one will deny the heavy traffic  But, Colombo…