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Reply to purgatory in schools
I agree with H about what schools do. It's true that we can never be a prominent student in school on our own merit. We have to have rich parents or our parents should be in the past pupils' association or in the School Development Society (SDS).

All our school prefects have everything I've mentioned above. Our head girl's parent always turns out to be in the SDS. That's such a joke. There are so many hardworking students who deserve better.

At least, H's school does not seem racist. Ours is. The main cause for this is our principal.

If there are any donations, advertisements or anything else that needs money, they run to all the Tamil grades. But after they get what they want, those poor girls are forgotten. For our school plays and any activities, they aren't allowed to participate, because it is supposed they can't speak English. What a horrible thought.

I must say that I have many Tamils as friends and they can speak better than all of us. Everyone should be treated equally. Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalese. All should be given equal rights in everything. Especially in school activities and prefectships.

Now everyone is trying so hard for peace to shine in Sri Lanka, but if it doesn't start in your own school when is it ever going to start?
-Scooby Doo

Love - NOT for the sake of it!
No one loves for the sake of loving someone and if there is someone who does, then he/she is not in love. On reading last week's letter, " Love for the sake of it", I have to say this to the writer. Fragrance, it's because of people like you that true love never seems to prosper. Your feelings are idealistic and made me wonder whether you judge its fall by the drop of a leaf.

Interestingly, though you are right that parents will be there when you most need them. Clearly, you have lost nothing in your life and try to make certain that you don't. I know plenty who have thought alike and pray that it don't happen to you too. Half of what you said makes sense. You are what you should be, not for what people ask you to be. But not all parents are broad-minded and wise like yours. Just remember when you trust your heart, you will never go wrong.
Angel

Students hoodwinked
A computer centre in Colombo, famous for NCC and BCS for almost 21 years, has now disappeared.

I am a student from a middle class family. My father is a pensioner. He has to pay for my studies as well as other utility bills.

I joined this centre to follow the BCS course and I haven't attended a single class there to date. They registered students for almost two months. When I call to ask when they are beginning classes they would say next week, next month and it went on like that until I got a letter saying that they were heavily in debt and cannot continue the classes.

They closed down the centre and the owner disappeared with the students' money. The reasons they give are not even acceptable. They said that they can't refund our money. It's not just five or ten rupees to forget.

They wasted my time and money. Don't have to pay?
A student in pain.

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