Hello,

We are just waking up, one by one. Amma had run to the junc to bring tea leaves for the morning bed teas. She had forgotten to bring that y'day. Draupadie and Saliya are still in bed. They probably watched films till late night, or early morning. Any way, today being Saturday, they are not working and getting the best of an off day.

As for Amma's Kandy wedding, she would have to tell you. But Derek uncle's son's was very polished, well arranged and too cultured. Not much of high voices and loud laughter from the tables. Table decorations were all neat. There was a toast for the couple with champagne, The bride's maids wore a soft mauve, the cakes were packed in white boxes with a mauve flower on top and before the wedding was over, another pack of sweets were given in a mauve pack that had a "thank you" note. We left early, as there was no one we knew to even have a conversation going. Well there were few I knew, but with them, could just say 'hello, how are you?'

OK, didn't know the reverend had quit uni. What is he going to do? Stay over in USA? Its sad, with most rational characters leaving the universities, dumb fools like Yasas Fernando are playing big in them.

There seems to be no fun this time at the year end. All's silent. Which means, we would all be at home. Even the x'mas was that all over. Very little hype and big shopping. The whole country is silently stomaching the war and the extremely high prices of goods, not wanting to blame Mahinda. Its good for them. Thought Mahinda is fighting LTTE and allowed a free hand in blanket killing of Tamils. But the war situ does not change even after one year. Instead, there's open fraud and corruption. Prices are sky rocketing. This stupid, negative thinking society would need a savage knock out punch, to turn around. By then it would be like Somalia.

OK that's for now.

Love,

Thathta
