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Book
Worm
The young Aliya turks Sour-jit and
No-win, sons of two famous fathers were playing truant recently when
the crucial vote was taken in parliament on the tax amnesty bill.
Explanations were called for by big boss and they hemmed and hawed.
Finally Sour-jit said sorry. Rapping him on the knuckles Ra-kneel
told him when the party issues a three line whip you have to be
present to vote. But Sour-jit took the cake with his reply, asking
incredulously, "what on earth is a three line whip?"
"Have you not read Erskine May?" Ra-kneel asked to which
Sour-jit replied "Yes, I have! Read it cover to cover, but tell
me please what is a three line whip?" Dear! Dear! What a web we
weave when we seek to deceive. naughty boy!
The
Outcast
Chee-pathee the deputising angel for
sports was one time Satty's blue eyed boy. Many began to place bets
believing he would soon edge Mangy out of Satty's sight. But
Chee-pathee has had a tumble, having fallen out after he wrote Satty
a diatribe about a Health Ministry thriposha deal little realising
orders to the contrary had come from the secretariat that is
Presidential.
Now Chee-pathee is a taboo word
anywhere near Satty. Recently she was overheard asking the Pee Em if
"aru" referring to Chee-pathee is now hovering near the
Araliya abode. The Pee Em admitted the man comes to visit, but is
certainly no special guest.
As for Chee-pathee he is also giving as
good as he gets to anyone who cares to listen. And knowing
Chee-pathee's fluency in language most foul there are no guesses as
to what the guy is saying about Satty, eh?
French
fries
All things French don't seem to be
appealing to Mangy. Just before his departure from paradise isle to
mark his presence at the shindig hosted by UNESCO his mood was
black. The reason being a young lad of 18 designated by Mangy to be
his coordinating sec was refused a visa by the Frenchies.
"Excusez moi?" he cried, but
the Frenchies were not impressed and refused to stamp the lad's
passport informing our ministry that is foreign as well. But the
Foreign Ministry got their act into gear fast to ensure Mangy could
leave, lad and all. And leave he finally did with the young buck
also in tow. After all, what better way to see gay Paris, lights and
all, what?
Tigers
and tulips
And what with all these blots taking
flight Ma-lik of U En Pee fame was also waiting to depart to the
land of the Tulips via Zurich. Arriving at the airport Ma-lik had a
surprise. He found he would be on the same plane as the striped ones
from up north. But at the last minute the striped kind were
off-loaded after being warned of a security alert. Ma-lik could only
heave a sigh of relief knowing only too well, if he had to break
bread with the stripes on the same plane for sure there would have
been many a conspiracy theory hatched. Hmmm...
The
nuptials
And the U En Pee's publicity guy Gay-antha
the kindly Tilleke having
looked far and wide for a bride has finally struck gold. His long
search has ended and he is to wed Anupama in January 2005.
The wedding is to be held at the
Colombo Plaza and both the present and previous Pee-Em will attest
as witnesses. Good luck ole boy and all the best and all that - as
the ole saying goes better late than never eh?
Awards
and rewards
Talking of past and present Pee Ems the
two are fast becoming an item. Ra-kneel on Friday saved the Pee Em's
neck. They had both been invited as chief guests at a function in
Sapugaskanda hosted by the monk Banagala Upatissa. An award of sorts
was on display to be handed out to diplomat Charlie Mahendran. But
the Pee-Em turned ashen when told they expected him to do the
honours. "I can't" he whispered frantically to Ra-kneel
saying if he dared he would for sure lose his hot seat as Pee Em as
Satty is none too pleased with ole Charlie and hates the guy's guts.
So Ra-kneel obliged and the Pee Em
thanked him profusely for saving his neck. Ra-kneel smiled and
nodded his welcome, but forgot to say "you now owe me ole
boy." Oh well, every dog has his day and payback time will
doubtless soon come around
Nilame
stakes
If Colombo is all in a dither waiting
for ole Vellu to strike, the hill country too is in a quandary. But
for different reasons. The Mahanayake that is Malwatte is miffed
that Niranjan ole boy has been wearing the hat of diyawadana nilame
for oh so long, he wants a change.
And guess who it might be? None other
than a relative of Satty - Panabokke from Mahaweli Reach fame. If it
is to be put to the vote, Niranjan should for certain read the
writing on the wall. For those that are linked to Satty sure know
how to wheel and deal a vote and it will take no hard work to guess
who will emerge the winner!
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