Hi Anik

First, happy birthday for the 09th! You were on my mind all day, but I couldn't find a second even to sit down at a computer to send an email from office, since it was that inaugural lecture I had to organize on that day, and I was so busy, I couldn't write! When I cam home, my modem wasn't working so I couldn't email from home either?? So sorry, but here's a hug and many kisses and wishing you many happy returns of the 09th!

Thanks for the lovely magic card! Yes, have been rather busy and stressed out and quite a bit depressed, but all silly things at the workplace. But I am better now, I tend to get worked up about things that other people don't even seem to notice and you know how it is! Anyway, so how are you and hows work with the d?? Prof. J has sent me a rather kind testimonial in which she has quoted the external examiner (from Southampton, remember her! hee, hee) who has apparently said something like unusual sophistication for a masters thesis and blah blah. So I wrote and thanked her and wished her a happy new year!

The house building is going on. Actually though it is stressful about trying to find the money, it's kind of nice because you say, build it like money available or the lack of it rather!!) its not too bad, because you know something is getting built, where you can stay and say, this is home, we don't have to get out of here when the landlady says I want my house back! I have nightmares about us putting every penny into building the house and that its not ready for us to move into by end February (when the lease in this flat is over) etc. But other than that it is OK.

There's this British dance company performing in Colombo next week, its called Cando Co? and Ashan has bought tickets, so it will be good to take our minds off door frames and floor tiles etc! Also might go this weekend down south to a place called Weligama, its a bay with a beautiful place in the sea to seabath some free offer for a Barter card thing which pesh (nadines sister in law) has got and wants us to join in. I have never stopped over there before so shall tell you about it on Monday. Is it really quiet now at home? But Anderson must be fun when he stays at home!
Ashan has made this card for me (for you) but the he finished it only yesterday (your birthday) but I will pot it anyway. He promised to have it ready well in time, and that why I didn't buy one from the shop, and now he's really guilty. hee, hee.

OK, got to go now, take care,

shall email again soon.

loads of love

from Heshi
