The Old Dog, Learning New Tricks! This was supposed to have been a third blog, celebrating the triumphant return to normalcy -the follow up to my two previous blogs, which prompted several of my friends to get CT Angios and the resultant surge in stent sales! …

In 1983, Mr. Vijaya Malalasekera took over the position of Head Coach of Royal College from Mr. Mahes Rodrigo. In keeping with tradition, the first XI Cricket Team was coached by an experienced and well-respected former cricketer. He was ably supported by the affable Dr. …

There is a faint light appearing. It gets a touch brighter and I hear voices. I try to open my eyelids. I can’t manage even a twitch. I try again. Same result. That was exhausting. It fades to black. This continued for a few cycles, and finally, I open one…

The decision to have a CT Angiogram was taken, appropriately, over a breakfast of marrow bone curry, prawn curry, fried eggs, bacon, and waffles, with loads of butter and some homemade paella for good measure. Savantha had been badgering me for a few years to get a check-up done but…

I have always had multiple interest in life. My mother called it being a ‘Jack of all trades, and master of none.’ My ex-wives had less complimentary descriptions. …

There have been many dramatic changes in our lives brought on by the pandemic that is sweeping across the globe. …

My corporate career now enters its 33rd year. Apart from the fact that many of you reading this were not even born, my career began at a time when mobile phones didn’t exist, neither did e-mail; most communication took place either by ‘snail mail’ telephone or via what was then…

Many moons ago, I had an 18-month ‘gig’ running a supermarket chain. Although it’s now become the largest network in the country, at that time, it was a modest one of 6 locations. …

Today, we live in a world of turmoil. Pandemics and racial tensions, politics and religion have all driven wedges through society. Fear and uncertainty are the order of the day. …