how are you doing; esther had sent me the pictures from that talk with your students at colombo uni, they were really fun, so sweet of her! Theres a nice one with you talking and me watching. talking of which, saumya has written to me saying she just got into that poem of mine and she thinks its a great idea that it is taught along with mirror.:-)(i am going to tell her,

that wasnt my idea, it was yours) Btw, on the gratiaen front; even Afifa has submitted! Help!!! all those judges must be

saturated with poetry. sending you a recent one (well, december) i wrote after visiting a friend (along with his sister) at Angoda. I sent it first to the sister and she sent it to a friend of hers and she wrote back to me saying it is "beautiful" and also

that she bought more than 10 copies of my book and sent it to her friends around the world, and that she is looking forward to my next book. I have never met this lady, but it sure felt good to hear that! Anyways; hope alls well (inspite of the wombat's return). And, btw, i never did go to see samurai, the three friends i was going with each had some problem, so when we met at queens cafe to have a bite and then go for the drama, one was depressed, another was 'not in a mood' and the other had had a rough day at work and needed to 'chill'. so we ended up going to millenium park and having laser-gun fights and experiencing 3D virtual car races and being thrown into deep dark dungeons etc (dont even ask). So much so for an evening of refined and cultured entertainment. But i must guiltily admit, i did have a lot of fun:) Hope you enjoy the play on sunday.

take care

love
