Yohan

                Maleesha, who is studying at the Faculty of Dance at my university, told me that he wanted my drum, so I wanted to take the drum and go to the Embilipitiya area where his house is located.  I got on the bus from Ruwanwella at 1.30 am and it was a long distance bus from Jaffna to Walasmulla. It was around 6 in the morning when I got on the bus and reached Embilipitiya via Avissawella, Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, Kahawatta, Godakawela, Pallebedda and Walawa junctions.                 When I reached Embilipitiya, Malisha was at the bus stand.  I came to his house with him and gave you the drum. I got a phone call while having breakfast at his house.  That was Anuradha from Moneragala.  He told me to come to Dilshan's house in Passara.                 The easiest way to get to Passara at that time is to go to Passara via Thanamalwila, Wellawaya, Moneragala and Badalkumbura.  Therefore, I returned to the Embilipitiya bus stand at around 8 am and took the bus from

                I join the Perahera every year as a Traditional Trumpet instrumentalist at the Temple of Tooth in Kandy.  This time I worked as a Flute player at the Vishnu Dewalaya at the Temple of Tooth in the Esala Perahera. The Covid epidemic in Sri lanka was on the rise during the Perahera this year and as a result the number of artisans recruited for this year's Perahera decreased. But this year too I was able to join the procession.                Our dance troupe performed a "Lee Keli" dance. presented by Sasmitha Kalayathanaya, Ampara - Uhana. This dance was a beautiful feature performed in blue colour. 

                Although my village was kegalle, I was in the Dehiattakandiya area in the Ampara district at the time. I had to go to Badulla To get the admission card for the Visharad examination, the final examination in my Indian examination. The day before I left for Badulla, we talked to two friends, Janith from Welimada & Anuradha from Monaragala, and planned to visit Dilshan's house in Madolsima, Passara.The next day at around 6.00am I boarded a bus from Dehiattakandiya, Polonnaruwa to Bandarawela and proceeded to Badulla via Mahiyangana, 21 Junction, Meegahakiwula, Thaldena.               When I arrived in Badulla, Janith was from Welimada. He meet me at the Badulla bus stand and that was the first time he and I meet. I meet another friend in Badulla and she was Thara. The two of us went to the examination center in Badulla, took my examination admission card and boarded a Monaragala bus back to Passara town.                When we went there, Dilshan was in Passara. A