Kwamangaliswa ngumfana wam, uhambo oluya eSri Lanka kangangeentsuku ezili-12, ubusuku obu-11. Sikhwela eColombo, ikomkhulu lesiqithi, saya kwihotele iiyure ezimbalwa, yayinomdla ukuqwalasela yonke into ngeenxa zonke. Okumangalisayo, ukungaqondakali kwaye akunjalo i-Asia enjalo e-Asie. Akunakwenzeka ukuchaza ezo mvakalelo zihlangabezana ne-Sri Lanka, eli lilizwe elahlukileyo, elinezo ntyatyambo, ulwandlekazi lwe-emerald. Kodwa akufuneki ulibale malunga nenyani, iidola kwiRupees inokutshintshwa kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, ikhosi ingcono kunehotele.
I-HOST yethu yeHotele I-Indiuwa Beach Resort 3 * ikwindawo ebhalwe kwidolophu yase-Indine elwandle nje elwandle. Umgangatho omiselweyo wehotele ezintathu, igumbi elicocekileyo elicocekileyo, zonke iifestile ezicocekileyo kunye neengcango zinokufikelela elwandle, ichibi lokuqubha elincinci elikwindawo, kwigumbi lokutyela, kwi-Wi-Fi yasimahla. Igumbi linesidima, iluncedo kwaye liqaqambile, ngefestile eludongeni lonke, kwitafile ye-balcony kunye nabalimi belanga, kukho i-tv, imeko yomoya. Isidlo sakusasa kunye nesidlo sangokuhlwa zabandakanywa kwiindleko zetikiti, kwaye kwakungekho sanda sangokuhlwa, kuba khange bahlale kwihotele, kodwa baqhubeka ngohambo.
Kukho umthambo kunye nabalinganiswa abaliqela, kodwa ngubani obandakanyekayo apho, xa kukho ulwandlekazi oluselunxwemeni. Amaza lawo bayoyikisa amaxesha amakhulu, emva koko waya kuqubha kwi-lagoon. Ngaphandle kwelanga, imini ayizange iphume, kulula ukuyitshisa. Phambi kwesidlo sakusasa uhambe ngaselunxwemeni, kuqokelelwa iihesethi, zihlanjwe. Emva koko saqhubeka nokuhamba siye saya kuthenga. Uhambo oluthathwe ukusuka kunxweme lolwandle, amakhwenkwe asekhaya ahamba ngaselunxwemeni aze anikele. Banokutshisaka kakhulu kwaye, abantu abaninzi bazisa kubo, kuya kuthathwa kakubi ngeenkonzo, kwaye imini yonke kuya kuhamba. Izikhokelo ezivela kwiiNkonzo zehotele zibiza kakhulu kwaye inani labantu alixhomekeki.
Kwihambo ehamba kwifama ye-turtle e-Bentota, yenze iiyure ezimbalwa ehamba esikhepheni ecaleni komfuziselo ecaleni kwetempile entle kakhulu, yabona itempile ye-buddha kwesi siqithi. Nditsho nokukhwela indlovu.
Abantu baseSri Lanka banobuhlobo, bencuma kwaye behlwempuzeke kakhulu, yonke into ixabisa kakhulu. Icuba, i-vodka, isepha kunye nepipi zifana nemali yasekhaya. Ndizise umama kunye nodadewethu ngetshokholethi "ukuya eSarafa". Uthathe i-350 yeedola, 100 $ eyadlulayo eza neqela lezipho kunye neziqhamo ezingaqhelekanga.
Umntu owendoda ixabisa i-1,250 yeedola (le yindiza, ukudluliselwa kwihotele ukuya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya kwaye ubuye). Ihlawulwe ngokwahlukeneyo kwi-visa kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya nge- $ 30. Bhabha ekuweni konyaka ka-2013. Kuba kuhambo kwilizwe elihle kakhulu alibizi konke konke.