I am Tillek, a retired officer of the Sri Lanka Navy. I joined the navy as a cadet, when I was about 19 plus years. My service in the Sri Lanka Navy was about twenty three and a half years. I am a Marine Engineer. My naval service was a healthy span of 42 years, in the Royal Ceylon Navy, the Indian navy, the Sri Lanka Navy, The Colombo Dockyard Ltd., and The Royal Navy of Oman.

In my naval life I have served in many ships and establishments. I have trained naval personnel in the field of naval engineering. In the Sri Lanka Navy I had held the post of Deputy Director Naval Engineering. In Oman, I had carried out training of naval personnel, ship surveying and administration of naval projects.

I am married to Chitra. We have four children, who are very much adults now. We have four grand children.

We live in Kandy.

Chitra is a retired teacher. She is a science graduate and also holds a Diploma in Education. She is a good practitioner of Buddhism and is very fond of meditation. Just ask her about meditation and you can get enlightened on the subject.

The rooms at the Spica, have undergone several improvements over the last few months, and therefore enhanced relaxed living conditions. We had tried to instal solar hot water units for the last fourteen months during which we had heavy rains and heavy winds where we are located, all year round. We never had two weeks of sunshine to send technicians up the roof for the damaged roof of our sheet metal balcony. The squirrels did further damage to the insulations by nibbling off small pieces of insulation of the balcony roof, which got ripped off at every blowing. At long last we got the opportunity for three weeks to remove the temporary water heaters in the baths (from mid June 2011) to install the solar water heaters on the roof and luxury fittings in the toilets. You do not have to live off the suitcases or travel bags with the new clothes hangers that were installed.

My wife and I welcome you to stay with us at the Spica and then make your own opinions, than believe in vindictive statements/reviews that you might read in the so called advisory blogs/ databases, because they did not get their way with us or refused to understand realities. We would expect any dignified and honorable person to talk to us at a personal level and inform us of our shortcomings, if any, in a friendly and constructive way than take destructive and non progressive actions. I will be posting articles on this subject in due course, so the whole world will know how to read and assess reviews. We are glad to inform you all that we have overcome all odds and we have a superb but small place that any one can envy us. Lord Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed all had their share of enemical activity. So, who are we to not have enemies!

It is not quite that easy to find a good and honorable place to stay in Kandy. You have found the place. Then make use of the opportunity and make your reservations. More discussions or chats, if you wish, when we meet soon.