Friday - To think that a bomb has exploded in Paris just after I left the place - huh, for once I was early! Sent a message of sympathy to my friend Chirac condemning those “terrorists” - after all, that’s what they do whenever a bomb explodes in Colombo. Wonder if Prabha was masterminding the operation, hoping that I would be late as usual to return to Sri Lanka!

Saturday - What a day it was, not knowing where Anu and Dalu are. The story had a fairy tale ending but the suspense was killing. And just how foolish of them to travel in the same helicopter. Anyway, Anu insists that he walked five miles to safety though I have strong suspicion that Dalu would have carried him, walking stick and all! Anyway the most frightening part of the story was having to think of a replacement for Anu, just in case..........; Certainly not G.L., but just imagine S.B or Mangala as deputy Defence Minister.............

Sunday - So, the papers have published it all - the party we had at Temple Trees right from Dharmasiri singing ‘Rejina Mamai Ape Rajje’ to the Kiri hodi we had for dinner. Ah, these people never seem to learn a lesson! But someone is also obviously leaking everything to the papers, other than our official reporter, Mahinda, Mahinda, after all, wasn’t sober enough that day to give all those details so accurately. Must ask Mangala to do some home work and find out what’s going on...........

Monday - Now Anu tells me, they cant hold elections in the North, after we went to town snubbing all the Tamil parties and insisting that the elections will be held. I had even thought of addressing a few election meetings there. Saturday’s incident doesn’t seem to have done Anu’s confidence much good.................

Tuesday - Some rowdies have disrupted those Korean investors’ visit to the Steel Corporation. The question is whether the UNP or Vasu was behind it. And Tilan is crying thinking that all the investors will run away and I told him that they will all return when they listen to one of my speeches in French! But, really, what on earth am I supposed to do to stop this type of thing happening again?

Wednesday - DiMoo has started this ‘Food war’ of his and I had to inaugurate it. I guess I could contribute to the ‘war effort’ by losing a few pounds but frankly, I don’t like these “shows”- they sound so much like the Gam Udawa tamashas. And, the police chaps tell me, they have closed half the roads in Colombo for me to go to Khettarama - I guess half the people in Colombo will be cursing me today.