I went to see the Tintin movie at the Liberty Cinema in the company of my young nephew and his lovely fiancée. I wanted to see it on the big screen but was rather reluctant to go on my own, so the young couple took pity on the old Uncle and off we went. Mind you, I did pay for the tickets!

By the pricking of my thumbs I sensed there was a story when I heard that the current President of the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women (SLFUW) is one Colonel Udula Krishnaratne of the SL Army. A smart and youthful 60-year-old, the immediate impression she conveyed was of an exhilarating zest for living life to the full and, as we talked together, that impression grew on me.