Tips for Health Living
I was browsing in a local bookshop last month when I quite serendipitously discovered an intriguing book. Entitled Cheat Sheets for Life by Ayesha Ratnayake, the little book contained a … Continue reading
Twilight Reflections 7 – The Pleasures of Gardening
One of the benefits of being semi-retired, I have discovered, is that I can enjoy the pleasures of gardens and gardening. There is a lovely verse about gardens in a … Continue reading
A Shortage of Doctors in Sri Lanka?
For those who do not have access to either the print or online edition of today’s Sunday Times, I am sharing this article by columnist Citizen Silva – an absolute … Continue reading
Twilight Reflections – 6
Staying Connected For those of us who have been used to studying and working for most of the first half century of our lives, it usually isn’t easy to accept … Continue reading
Twilight Reflections – 5
Time, energy and money Now that the psalmist’s ancient prediction that “the days of our years are three score and ten” no longer holds true for many of us – … Continue reading
Among Those Passed
While Newspapermen (and women) write up the news, Journalists write out their Views. I am sharing this article from yesterday’s Sunday Times in Sri Lanka by a journalist now in … Continue reading
Twilight Reflections – 4
“Home-Coming” Friends The month of April this year is very auspicious for us in Sri Lanka because our traditional New Year (Aluth Avurudu and Puththandu) as well as the festivals … Continue reading
Twilight reflections -3
My first day at school Tuesday, 17th January – it was my first day at school. A 60-strong group of seven-year -olds were gathered in the school’s old dining hall, … Continue reading
Shivantha on YouTube
Just want to share this video of Shivantha singing against a bautiful Indian Ocean backdrop at Ahangama in Sri Lanka
Twilight reflections -2
Return to Childhood I am sure that all of us older adults feel a bit sad when we think of our childhood. It may well be because the world that … Continue reading
Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician 
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