Owl Opinions

“Ah Colomba minissu”, “Ingreesi karayo”, “polkatu suddho”. Yes. That’s what we are. People from Colombo. Anglicised by the British colonial enterprise, decolonised by a...

‘Trial and error’. ‘Baptism by fire’. ‘Keep trying’. These are common things we hear. Yet many don’t want to acknowledge that we sometimes have...

The political fiasco unfolding before our eyes is almost reminiscent of a well enacted drama with elements of tragedy, comedy and random acts thrown...

This is an unfortunate plague we have seen over generations and is no less today. Parents are obsessed with making their children a miniature...

This is the story of a man of my parents’ generation and the so called ‘relationship’ he had with a woman where he committed...

Today an 80 year old gent told me not to give up on romance. That he wished for me the experience of sharing life...

How many women today have dulled themselves to become something ‘less’ than their partners / husbands in order to ‘save’ the relationship? Quite a...

That wretched group should be called ‘Colonial Hangover 101’. Honestly. Snort. It’s a bloody farce. Some donkey, in typical Colombo fashion decided to start...