Thu 30 Nov 2006
A few weeks ago, in an attempt to do something native and as a way of combating the kind of pot-belly prolonged curry abuse will give you, I joined ‘an aquatic club’. I’m not talking about a bunch of health fantasists with shaved chests meeting up to discuss the best swimming cap here – we’re talking old photographs on the walls, flunkys, wicker chairs, billiards, a bar, and arguing across tables full of food and glasses, the kind of men who thankfully haven’t squeezed into their speedos in years. Yes, it’s true folks … I am living the colonial life. And ironically, it’s about the most native thing one can do in Colombo. (more…)