Politics unpacked

Good on you Moody

After suffering a crushing six one defeat in the one dayers in India and a far from successful season in Kiwi land, it is team building and team spirit that paved the way for the Lankans to make a stunning comeback.

Some local commentators engaged in Callisthenics - someone quipped decrying Moody, stating 'bring in one of our own as coaches, to get back into winning ways'. Further, it was said, that would be less costly.

Here's to team management that did not care for all the puns on Moody's name. They kept him on and reposed extraordinary faith in him and those critics, we hear they are feeling all moody these days....

These are the days, my friend

We say greetings and good wishes to you ma'am hearing that your birthday fell on a recent date..

It would have been an enjoyable one with the Matara mauler on song there in England, and your friends like Ron from serendipity closer to you. Even Rajan from corporate affairs and banking was there, and he is far from brittle in his touch for raising a glass or two...... Then there were your siblings.

The World Cup 2006 anthem is "We are having the time of our lives" Why not indeed.

Off the top of the head

When a brand new newspaper morphed into a different sort of weekly, there were several apocryphal tales told in the political and journalistic worlds about this new addition.

One tale - very much apocryphal - was that the publisher met the President and said that the paper's rationale for existence, was to support him, the President. The further apocryphal tale is that the President touched the top f his head, laughed, and said "'feel it. See whether I'm sprouting horns...'' We say the story is apocryphal because it may or may not be floated by the competition to queer the pitch.....

Prime time

This is not called the land of serendipity for nothing. When the incumbent Premier was fired a call soon after the late 2006 Presidential elections, he was packing anyway, not expecting anything really....not this time...

But when he picked up the receiver, he was told that there was a task expected of him. Would he be the Premier. He was so disbelieving, he repeated the word 'Me?' thrice, and then volunteered that he doesn't want Temple Trees - that sprawling Prime Ministerial abode. That explains that.

Dutch tales

How did the news get onto the political grapevine that there was a threat on the life of the late Parami Kulatunge?? Somebody big blurted it out, the way people blurt things out when they take a little Dutch courage.

But, what was said in a moment of candour --- almost as braggadocio - now has had its fallout. We now know that a Commission has been appointed to probe the late Lt. General's killing....