Most of the office trips ended up with tiredness or missing some events as always there were a few guys to mess it up. Some people laugh alone. The same thing is happening to me also now when remembering them.
Some of them slept without eating even after having a few shots. They
could sleep at home. That was our thought. But some of them drunk well and,
behaved as nothing has happened. Their absorption level was high, I think. Some
of them drunk well and, sat on somewhere for the entire day. They did not talk
much and looked like cakes kept on the table.
Some of them behaved
like nut cases, and there was no end of the crazy things they did. Some of them
stayed in the pool like dead fish. They did not come out. Some people sang
songs. Some of them advised others and, that was the craziest thing I ever have
seen. They gave me all the advice for teetotalers and, that was the funniest
thing. It's like a forest where there were different
animals. Basically, that is the most appropriate description that I could give
for the explanation. So, we enjoyed their diversification from the events we
participated in. The way that they have behaved was memorable and funny.
One day a few drunk guys went to the
changing room and, they said that they can come quickly to play cricket once
they ready. At that time all of us started to play cricket and, those
few also taken into two teams. So, we were playing cricket for an hour. But
they did not come.
Though it was a question
for everyone, no one went to visit them as the ground was a bit far away from the
hotel. They did not answer their phones, and even some of them kept their
phones in the ground's hut. After a few hours, they came and, everyone asked
what happened to them. Then they said that they could not come out as the door
get locked. The key was with some other guy. So, they came out via a window.
So, we asked, why did not you call someone here. One drunk guy said that 'We came
to this journey to enjoy. So, we should trouble nobody. Nobody. Normally he was
the one who messed up everything in every trip and played the joker's role. So,
it was the funniest thing we heard on that day and, we could remind and laugh
for a couple of days.
At the end of the trips, the most terrible job done by the teetotalers
and, they had to be the drivers of non-teetotalers. They could not avoid their
request as friends and, somehow, they bore it up for the sake of friendship.
However, they did not forget to blame them. But it's also useless, as most of
them were not conscious. But they took their burden and, dropped them at home.
When some parents did not accept their sons, they had to bring them to the bed
even. So, in those cases, they had to listen to their parents also without
doing anything wrong.
If we went trips on Sunday, some non-teetotalers did not come to work
while some people came in the early morning as usual though they drunk like
nothing. It was a surprise for me to see them in their chairs when I was
getting late to go to the office those times. Then they said that I'm getting
late without a reason and, laughed at me.
Apart from these trips, there
is another memorable trip and, I wanted to go to 'Shripaadaya (Adam's Peak). As
you know, it's a mountain️. So, you should
be in good health to go there. However, I suffered from some grannies when
walking. Lol... As this was not an
easy trip, I could not find out people to go there. Therefore, I was waiting to
go there for a very long period.
I went there only one time in my childhood. My parents used to say
that I completed the entire journey without other's support. They said that I did not ask for their help and, hiked
peacefully. They were happy for me. My sister did not walk at all. My father
and one of his friends carried her like a sack. However, I troubled them when
sleeping in the night because of the climate. As per them, that was the only
trouble I made during that journey. However, once I came home, I asked for rice
to eat by rejecting all the other food. During that two
days journey, I could not eat rice properly.
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| Shriipaadaya |
So, even though I was thinking about going on this journey for a long
time, I could not find out suitable colleagues because of the difficulty of
this journey. My cousins also did not like much as they are not the kind of a
hiking gang. Because of this, I could not find someone to go on this journey.
Therefore, I informed my interest in this journey to my many friends, and they
promised me to take me there once they go.
So, one day my friend told me that
his uncle's family is getting ready to go to 'Shriipaadaya. Our parents and
these crowds have known each other well. So, I was happy about her idea and, I
wanted to make it somehow. So, I said to my father that my friend is also
joining with this journey though she was not. Meantime, I asked one of my
younger cousin brothers to also come with me. Though he liked to go there,
later on, he could not make it because of his official schedule. However, I did
not inform my father, and he thought that both my friend and brother are
coming with me.
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| A nice view captured on top of the mountain |
So, once everything was ready to go, I said to my father that my cousin brother is not coming with me. As soon as possible he asked me to take a
phone call with him. However, my brother could manage it without messing it up.
But he did not get upset as he thought that my friend was there. Finally, I
could leave home without trouble and, he came along with me to drop me. At that
time, he asked that 'Where is your friend? Why did not she come here yet? He
got angry with me once I told the actual situation. At that time, he asked me to take a phone call to my friend.
But I did not call her and, said that her phone was not working. At that time,
I could not look at my father's face as it had a devil look. So, he was
scolding me and, it did not end until my friend's uncle came. Till then, he
blamed me and, asked me to go back home. However, I did not agree with him and,
I convinced that how did I make the arrangements to go to this long-awaited
journey. But it was not a valid reason for him and, he was in his view.
Unfortunately, that uncle's family did not come on time and, I had to wait for about one hour. During that idling time, I had to listen to my father and, that one hour was long like one day. Meantime, a van stopped there to pick their friends, and they were also going to 'Shriipaadaya. There was a gang of young boys and, they were singing at that time.
They put on sounds in high volume and, it was annoying music. I don't
know how did they enjoy that music. At that time, my father suddenly thought
that they stopped to pick me and, they were the people that I was going with.
So, I corrected him soon and, I said that they will be here within the next ten
minutes. At that time also, he asked me to go home. So, again and again, I had
to remind my objective of this journey. For about another half an hour they
came finally and, uncle got down from the van. Then he spoke to my father, and
he introduced the other people. The entire crowd was consisting of aunties and
a few young sisters with one young boy. Then only there was a smile on my
father's face, and he was happy about the crowd. But he did not look at me and,
asked those two young sisters to look after me. Lol...
However, my entire nose got blocked due to the climate before we reached
there even. It was cold like nothing, and I immediately took some medicine to
avoid the worst case. At that time, I remembered that my father warned me the
same. He said to me that the climate was not good for my health. So, for those
two days, my younger sister was the communication channel as my parents did not
phone me. My younger sister contacted me and, communicated my details to
parents. They were blaming for me with her as well. So, she said that her ears
were also painful with my journey as she had to listen for many kinds of stuff because
of me. So, I asked her to listen to whatever they said without pointing out my
more mistakes.
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| Crystal Clear Water |
However, finally, I could come back home without any trouble after a
very tiring journey. My legs were painful like nothing, and I could not sleep
well because of that pain. I was laying in the bed for a few days and, nobody
asked about my pain even. They did not ask about my journey as well, though I
explained some incidents with them. They did not react. So, as it was like
talking to myself, I stopped telling about my journey with them. After a few
days, I tried to show the photographs I had taken, but they did not want to see
them. However, I was happy about my journey and, the photos I captured.
We went on that trip in April, a few days before
Sinhala and Tamil new year. Therefore, it was not a crowded place and, there
was a clean environment. I could capture that pure serenity.
That environment was really suitable for meditation. In certain areas, there
was no disturbance from a bird even. So, many times I asked my gang to go ahead
and, waited in some places for a while.
I just watched the environment and did nothing. Sometimes I was like an
individual who did not come with any when staying such places alone. I did not
take photos even. I just wanted to be a part of that nature. I could say that
my mind relaxed by forgetting the pains I had in my legs. As I went that
journey after a rush in my office work, it gave me great relief. If you are not
a Sri Lankan, I would like to suggest you visit 'Shriipaadaya (Adam's Peak) in
April before our new year days 13th and 14th. You can enjoy the environment
and, you can see the real beauty of our country.
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| A Buddhist Thero |
Meantime, I thought that nature does not need any
human though we need. But I think humans won't think about them as a part of the
environment. I had such a thought of looking at garbage thrown away without
keeping in proper places. I could not understand that how did they put the
garbage in such clean places. There were very few people who
cared about the environment. I saw they kept their garbage in their own garbage
bags when there were no suitable places to put them.
At this moment also, some forest destruction is going on. ‘Wipaththu’
is such a reserve. So, in this situation, some people and
communities raised against this forest destruction. They talked to others via
social media and, conducted some protestations in their own areas. Some of them
planted some trees and, distributed among the others.
I would like to mention something about the
environment to you all my friends as I have pointed out some pathetic side of
deforestation in our country️. This is a kind and genuine request.
Please do think and care about your environment as per your own child. Please do not ever release harmful things
to the environment. I know that we can make it if each of us could save our own
territories without removing trees, protecting them and planting more. Teach
kids to love the environment. Especially we should bring that message to our
kids as they are the future. As per my knowledge, the good
or bad things captured in childhood cannot be changed easily. So, as adults,
it's always our responsibility to build a generation that loves nature.
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