A Vaccine for COVID?
Despite US President Donald Trump during the presidential debate today blithely and mendaciously claiming “We will have a vaccine in a few weeks” the truth of the matter is that … Continue reading
Our Journey on the Camino – video presentation
Illustrated Talk for the Sri Lanka Literary Society – UK On 27th September this year I was invited to deliver a presentation to the Sri Lanka Litereray Society of the … Continue reading
Deepa Mehta’s Movie ‘Funny Boy’ to premiere in December
I am delighted to be able to report that the iconic Oscar nominated Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s novel Funny Boy, will premiere on … Continue reading
Why Wear Masks?
During the several decades that I worked as a hospital doctor, I spent many of my working hours wearing a mask. In my early years, these masks were made of … Continue reading
Camino Stories: Talking to Camino Authors
Once a month on the last weekend of each month – around nine a.m. on Saturday morning in eastern Australia and around 7 p.m. on Friday evening in eastern North … Continue reading
Tarzie’s Amnesia
‘The Democratic Republic of Amnesia’ – Yasmine Gooneratne: The Pleasures of Conquest (1995) It was my father’s friend Tarzie Vittachi – his oldest friend from their primary schooldays … Continue reading
My Camino Journey – a live presentation on 27 SEP 2020
This coming weekend – on Sunday 27th September 2020 – I will be speaking to the Sri Lanka Literary Society of the United Kingdon (SLLS-UK) about my Journey on the … Continue reading
Covid 19 – Blip or Turning Point?
Looking back on the fact that we have now spent the better part of this year living with this Covid-19 virus, I have been thinking about how this tiny micro-organism … Continue reading
My Teachers: Miss Agnes Bay
“Mr. J.L.B.Maketoni’s handwriting was angular and careful – the script of one who had been taught penmanship, as he had been at school all those years ago – a skill … Continue reading
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