Story from the Martinair tragedy Source:Island It is absolutely a treat to read articles by Capt. Elmo Jayawardene (EJ), a few years senior to me, in our alma mater, St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, where he excelled in many spheres; specializing in basketball for countless number of monumental years, both as a versatile player/captain and a ‘no-nonsense’ coach. His contributions to our college, aviation profession, and the society at large were, and are, ‘immense’ in order to encapsulate a very long story short of a “Good Samaritan”. I refer to an article published in this paper a few weeks ago, “A sad night to remember” by EJ. It gave a very clear and comprehensive account of the worst air disaster that ever occurred in our country. ...
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Rainbows in Braille Source:Island During these days of negative feelings, with the pandemic looming at every corner, the recently retired, like myself, might find ourselves neither here nor there! Reading a lengthy novel, unless it captures your wholehearted interest, might be rather boring, bordering on laziness. I was most fortunate to come across a book of short stories by Capt Elmo Jayawardene, called “Rainbows in Braille,” and now I am in the process of reading it, on the second run, to digest further! ...
