Daji’s Wedding

Daji and Sarasi

Daji and Sarasi Getting Married


My cousin Daji got married to the lovely Sarasi today. We took a moment to remember the late Lackshman Kadirgamar, but we also moved ahead with the life that he worked to preserve. I’ve received a few kind emails and calls asking about the state of emergency in SL, so this is partly to show that life goes on as usual. Daji, if you know him, is a Thomian and Scout and probably the most solid human being I know. Well brought-up and kind, I’ve never seen him raise his voice or cause harm to anyone. I don’t think he takes shit from anybody either, but I’m sure he’s polite about it. Sarasi is a beautiful kind young girl, and I think they’re the makings of a strong family. The wedding was a real pleasure – seeing all the family, including girls I’m not too closely related to.

The one (embarassing) story I know about Daji and Sarasi is one of their first dates, on New Years. They were driving to a party in his van and Daji had to stop suddenly, probably for a puppy or orphan or something. Sarasi wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and her head went smack into the windshield, cracking the glass. We joked that she was only dating him because she was incapacitated.

The wedding was at a Catholic Church somewhere I forget. The service was a bit unintelligible, but all the lamps the photographers bring makes for interesting lighting. The reception was at Diyawanna, Water’s Edge – in Battaramulla. That was really great. The band was good, people danced to Baila, the food was excellent, and it was wonderful to see all the family. For most of my life I haven’t had family around, so I really like it. What’s strange (and cliche) is that the kids get big really fast. These are a few photos anyways, there’s a small gallery on Flickr.

Sudesh Next on The Chopping Block

his brother Sudesh, next on the chopping block

Jesus Seat

Jeebus’s seat at Water’s Edge

Water's Edge Elevator Parallax

Amma, Me and Subu in the Water’s Edge Elevator. See more sensible photos, like below


achchi watching

Achichi watching her grandson get married

sarasi subu and daji

Sarasi, Subu, and Daji

RSS feed | Trackback URI

2 Comments »

2005-08-15 08:11:00

Nicelt taken picture of the brother. :) “Next on the chopping bloc.” Heh.

 
2005-08-15 08:19:32

*nicely :s

 
Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.

email indi AT indi.ca.


Recent Comments


Sarath Fonseka And Minority Politics (2)

indi: I don’t consider him a racist, but he certainly wouldn’t have been seen as a minority champion, until he became a candidate

St. Fallen: Why are we accepting that he’s racist based on that statement? Fonseka is not a politician. What set him apart was the fact that he spoke uninhibited, which landed him in jail. I think he was brave to make a statement that he...

General Sarath Fonseka Out Soon? (2)

Jilebi: Isn’t SF a US Permanant Resident?

shammi: Great news. I didn’t believe it would happen. The general’s lung condition must be bad, and Mahinda knows that the people wont forgive him if anything were to happen to SF, and it was thought that he was denied proper medical...

Sri Lanka Has One Million ‘Extra’ Women (24)

shammi: You missed an apostrophe in girlfriends. Do we add it before or after the “s” ?

Ainsley Samarajiwa (1924-2012) (23)

Giules: Agreed. My deepest sympathies, Indi.

Rumesh: Hey bro, a writing of great depth and value just as the man himself. Growing up as a child through immense suffering and pain, I remember how seeya (I used to call him ‘loku seeya’) and of course aachchi cared for us and...

Kevin: Indi, my deepest sympathies. Please convey my sympathies to Aunty Evelyn.

The iPlayboy App. For The Articles (1)

Tharindu: It was very interesting to see Playboy mags of 50s and 60s….

Night Watch (7)

LC Perera: My deepest sympathies to you and family, Indi.

Sarath Fonseka And Minority Politics

I started off not really liking General Sarath Fonseka, him being part of the aggressive war effort. I didn’t support the war (largely cause I thought it would fail), and I thought Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Fonseka were gleefully stomping everything. Fonseka even came out and said “I strongly believe that this country belongs to the Sinhalese but there are minority communities and we treat them like our people,” in 2008 (National Post). Then when he ran for President in 2010, he won mainly in minority areas. Which shows you how things can change.

General Sarath Fonseka Out Soon?

General Sarath Fonseka was arrested on a bunch of trumped up charges, but mainly for daring to threaten Mahinda in a Presidential election. Despite his poor health, Fonseka was arrested in February 2010 and sentence to three years. Word on the street now, however, is that he’ll be released soon. Like any day now. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the Hindu so, so it looks like the General will be out soon. Without his title, a proper house or much shot at power, but out still.

The iPlayboy App. For The Articles

I’ve been testing a lot of apps. A very interesting one is iPlayboy, from Playboy magazine. It’s bad porn but a good magazine, especially since you can read issues from its cultural heyday – the Mad Men era of the 60s.

Reading Comics Again (Marvel Comics App)

I’m going to get back to blogging. I buy a shitload of stuff on my iPad. Not that I like spending money, and the exchange rate terrifies me, but it’s just so easy, and so good. For example, I’ve been reading comics again. Spiderman, and Carnage. Except this time Spiderman is friends with Iron Man, and Carnage has boobs. Amazing. I’ve realized, however, that Marvel never ends stories. They are all cliff-hangers. Sequels are the business model. They’re such assholes money machines.