Talk us down, Katukele on 25 Aug: elder already said no to standing with ordinary bags — cover and go brief or park a stroller in a doorway?

We did the quieter fork in Katukele. Fine. No one clapped. Elder already said no to standing with ordinary bags — cover and go brief or park a stroller in a doorway.

Kids: sit. Pride turns this into a speech at the kerb. Katukele is ordinary on 25 Aug if you dump bags. Shoes you can stand in, not the pretty pair.

We waited, walked the inside lane. Fine. Flip-flops were a mistake at eight. Katukele. First light is kinder than noon.

Raja Veediya is not a car park. Last drop on a bigger road. Tuesday 25 Aug is 3rd Randoli, table 6:53 PM — when they start leaving the Maligawa, not when the tusker fills your pin. Street is free. Raja Veediya is not a car park. Do not invent a municipal ticket. Pride is not a timetable.

Official tuk 110/90. Rank quotes 110-120 because the NTC draft is not law. Lock a number. Leave a margin for the walk.

We stood this out near Katukele. the stand in Katukele, water before you sit, agree a number if there is no meter. Elder already said no to standing with ordinary bags — cover and go brief or park a stroller in a doorway. Water before we sat was the whole trick. Water in the bag beats a maybe stall.

Kids: sit. Pride turns this 25 Aug fork into a speech at the kerb.