සඳේ නුඹ !!!

ඔබයි මමයි සඳයි තරුයි වගේ
ඔබ දිදුලයි ඔබෙ එලියෙන් ඔහේ
නෑ එලියක් මට තවමත් මෙහේ
වෙන්න බැරි ද මට එලියක් සඳේ?


ඔබ ඈතයි මම මෑතයි කවදත් හමු නොවේ
ඔබෙ එලියට තරු දෑසම අඳුරට මුසු නොවේ
හැමදාමත් තරු කැමතියි සඳ එලියට ලොවේ
ඉතින් තරුට දෙන්න බැරි ද එලිය නුඹේ, සඳේ?


තරුයි සඳුයි තව දෙතැනක එක අහසක
තරුට ලගින් ඉන්න තවත් නෑ අවසර
සඳක් නිසා දැයි ඔබ ඔච්චර ආඩම්බර
තරු වගේම සඳ කුමරිත් කවි ලියන්න දන්නවා ද?

Go Green

Always wanted to
Live in a jungle
Not the whole life
But once in a while

Get bored sometimes
In these concrete jungles
As a change of style
Go, be alone with trees

Think of our ancestors
Sapiens, Erectus' or Apes
Lived whole life with trees
Didn't they ever get bored

Only green to see everywhere
Must have wanted a change
Came monuments & buildings
Making world's not more so green

Here we are live in cities
Ears filled with bitter noise
Getting fed up of our lives
This is time for another change

Spinning in a cycle this Life
Buildings, no more eye catching
Remembering what ancestors did
It's time to Go Green

An afterthought

At the start "a too close to call" quarterfinal, Won the all important toss , Put the opposition on field who has a history of love affairs with the "C-tag" when chasing , Two eye catching surprises (Debut spinner, Rookie quickie)

Sri Lanka's quarterfinal clash against South Africa had all the ingredients going their way on the verge of the start but what happened then is history that every Sri Lankan would love to forget

Out came Kusal Perera to open for the first time in the tournament despite a successful opening partnership between Dilshan & Thirimanne, Mistake, Ohhhh Huge one

Then a man who hit four consecutive tons which no one ever had done in history of the game took 21 balls to get off the mark, Giving too much value to his wicket (Much like what Yuvraj did for India in 2014 T20 final), Overconfidence

Playing against a South Africa's part-time spinner like he was Sharne Warne & sacrificing a Hat-trick in the process, Best players in the world against spin they said , well said

So the result was inevitable, worst ever knock out defeat till date

It also happened to be the finale of arguably the best ever Partnership or Bromance of the game, "SangaWardene" , Tough luck Legends

I see a lot of fans crying over their retirement in social networks, Well yeah they did a great deal of service to Sri Lanka Cricket so it's understandable but this is not a good time to let emotions get over you

Let me tell you why,

Simply because no any player is bigger than the game, Not Sanga , Not Sachin, Not anyone

Criticize the mistakes done by seniors , juniors, management , support staff, fans , everyone &
Learn something to be prepared for 2019

You don't need a whole bucket of resources if you having a perfect plan, Remember 1996? All we had was one world class player (Ara) to go with some average yet patriotic players, But that team had a born-leader with a clear plan, A perfect underdog story

1999, Well, i can't even remember what happened

2003, Again a good team under Sana but no world class players at that point of time

Then came 2007, The best team Sri Lanka ever had as far as i think, 6 top class players (sana, sanga, mahela, murali, vassy, malinga) to go with a proper plan under Mahela the Tactician's guile, It's really disappointing to see them lose against a Masterclass of a knock by Gilly in Final

2011, Home advantage, Average team to be honest with an ageing murali but played well thanks to some individual brilliance, How can someone forget that century from Mahela

96 we had team spirit, 2007 the resources, we never had a plan for this world cup nor the resources

At the start of his career as a selector, Sanath Jayasuriya did impress but later fell off the radar considerably, Too many bad selections & choices

The lack of interest showed by seniors to groom youngsters, Well you might see this as harsh but Mahela & Sanga made a merry of it, Occupying the Number 3 & 4 batting positions all the time was just selfish act while Chandimal & Thirimanne batting lower down the order, Sanga not giving up gloves

The captaincy conundrum, I highly doubt there was an ideal environment for captain Mathews to take everything's under his control, Three ex captains never let there onus let slip

So with only two world class players in the ranks and a fragile captain with the steering wheel and a ageing, bulging Lasith Malinga bowling like a medium pacer, should have we expected them to go far? Well yes, At least after winning the toss against South Africa in turning a SCG

What lies ahead then? No Mahela & Sanga anymore there but future's safe given that Mathews, Thirimannes and Chandimals will live up to their true potential

Build a team with the discipline and players with the hunger to win games for their country, That's what Sri Lanka lacks not the skills

Not just 2 or 3 top class players but 6 or 7 , Look at India today (Credits where it's due)

For this to happen, the management(world's worst i'd say) has to change with the coaching staff, No more Ranathungas, Dharmadasas, Atapattus Please

Come 2019 we will be ready, Let's Hope, for it's in our Blood this Game

The Right One

There is a gut feeling
Deep inside your little heart
Written in Capital letters
Yes, He is "The Right One"

But you would never give a chance
While wasting time on Wrong ones
Sees everything but never complains, "The Right One"
Somethings are meant to understand yourself

Is it Fear what holding you back?
What if He is not "The Right One" ?
The question looms in your little mind
Isn't that very feeling makes him "The Right One" ?

Now only if he is "The Right One"
Run, Catch, Hug, Embrace & Hit
But never leave or let him leave
Because he deserves his "Right One"

CWC - 2015 , from a Neutral fan's point of view

Raining sixes, Crazy singles, Inside edges, Cries of Catch it, Marvelous wins, Shameful defeats

Very familiar phrases, only if you are a true Cricket fan

The Storm has hit the Oceania region this time around, 2015 Cricket World Cup

It's been almost two weeks since it started so Here i am analyzing each team's chances in a neutral fan's perspective, I'm Sri Lankan but not a biased one ;)

Tournament is 12 days and 18 matches old now so it indicates what we can expect from the coming weeks for some extent

West Indies went down to Ireland shockingly but not unexpectedly and next match come with all the guns blazing to beat Pakistan comprehensively

With all the odds against them, India makes a serious case for retaining their title with huge wins against arch rivals Pakistan & Pre-tournament favorites South Africa

Sri Lanka nearly having a embarrassing defeat against whole-hearted Afghans

In Group A, it's hard to expect a minnow fairy tale really despite you might see Afghanistan and Bangladesh fighting hard occasionally

So i'm expecting Australia, New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka to make it to quarterfinals in the respective order

Group B is pretty exciting though with Ireland comes to the contention and Pakistan losing their shape

Expect an early exit for Pakistan which means Ireland will slots in to the 4th Quarterfinal spot following India, South Africa and West indies in the order

That leaves us with four mouth watering Quarterfinal matches to be played at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington

Australia vs Ireland- Undoubtedly easiest possible QF, you wanna guess the winner?

New Zealand vs West indies - Playing at home with a pace attack hailed as best of their history and with a aggressive tactician as captain to batsmen to back it up you really can't look beyond kiwis, can you? Yes a rare Gayle storm can destroy everything but i'm backing Baz lead side to make it through to semis

South Africa vs England - Other teams might get so envy of Proteas for having to face an under-performing poms side, yet this game might go to the wire making our nails to be pruned because of South Africa's love affair with the C-tag but i hope they will cross the hurdle successfully this time around

India vs Sri Lanka - Finally yet another clash between South Asian neighbors with a history of counter punching each other in the big stage, As for the showing of the group stages India must be the clear favorites but Sri Lanka always has something in their tank for big occasions, This might be their chance to spoil the Indian party in Australia

So that makes our two all important Semi finals

Australia vs South Africa - May be two best ODI sides in the world suited two these kind of pitches and grounds clashing head to head here in Sydney, proteas' C-tag won't spare this time around and will continue haunt them with a defeat against mighty Aussies at their home turf

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - My heart says Lions but mind & all the body says Kiwis, It's really tough to look beyond them really even though i would like to see my country going all the way for glory, they will battle hard but finally bowing their heads to a much superior side playing at their own backyard

Here we have a Trans-Tasman final then in the 2015 Cricket World cup

Australia vs New Zealand

The co-hosts to battle against each other for the ultimate title of Cricket world in front of a full-packed, 90,000 MCG crowd

Can you ask for something better?

Kiwis have never won it despite making to the knockout stages so many time, In fact this will be their first world cup final appearance, So can they do it? Can they go past these rampaging Kangaroos?

Nah, I don't think so, Micheal Clark will lift the cup!!!

Sad to see yet another world cup going to Aussie hands but they are deserved winners nevertheless

SACRIFICE

Imagine u found "The Aladdin's Lamp" ;) , Genie would come and ask "OK Master what do you want?"

What you gonna ask?

Money? Love? Power? Job? Happiness?

Well money, mmmm tempted but a big NO, There's a meaning to life beyond money

Love? Nah , It's something you should get unconditionally not by begging or pushing someone, Like any parent offers it :-)

Power , Well all the powerful people regret it later, So :-)

Job ? Who found this term actually, I'd like to meet that person and have a few words, Alone ;)

Happiness ? That's more like it but still NO , Don't you want any sadness or pain ever? Pain is sweet sometimes you know ;)

How about SACRIFICE ?

You won't get Money or Power by sacrificing but who wants those artificial things

A true sacrifice will give you Love + Happiness + Sadness + Pain and most importantly INNER PEACE

That feeling you get, Mostly when you are on bed trying to sleep ;) , Oh i did this for the betterment of someone else

Do sacrifice some time for your dearest ones, Parents, Friends (Real ones) , Relatives

Do sacrifice your love for someone who never experienced it before

Do sacrifice some wealth for someone who needed it more than you

Do sacrifice a thought of sympathy for someone who did wrong to you

Do sacrifice a kind word for someone who is shouting at you

Do sacrifice a whole-heart smile for that stranger you never knew

So ask for SACRIFICE from that Genie, will you?

POWER CUT

Oh shit No, not again 
U hate power cuts!!! 
Wait a minute, Do U really? 
Rewind your life some years back...... 
U remember there was a time when u would think a power cut as a blessing in disguise
U would go outside & lie somewhere to count stars with father or U would listen to his never ending stories
Sometimes U would play games with cousins under the yellow dim light of a lantern 

What has happened to U?
Life has changed a lot
U have lost the simplicity of the Life & embraced the complexity
Instead of feeling the simplest things, U have let senses enjoy the aritificiality
Simply U have eaten up the outer part of the coconut while wasting the delicious inner part
Wish U would be able to counter the consequences
Sometimes, a simple power cut can teach U lessons more than a dozen of lecturers does!!!