What are you most passionate about?
Work, friends and F&B (the latter is not Facebook, although I do indulge in it a lot)
What do you fear the most?
The moment I would have to stop working, travelling and eating red meat
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being loved by my family, friends and special friends
Which words or phrases do you overuse?
“In a way” (because there’s always other ways)
What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?
When my 3Bs are achieved by 7am: Beach (4km jog and exercise), Breakfast (2 tablespoons of Samaposha, 125ml fresh milk and 3 dates) and Bodh (a chat with my son, Bodh, over b’fast)
If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
To play the piano like my sister and sing like her two sons
Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be, and why?
A suitcase of old letters, diaries and other keepsakes!
What is your natural talent?
To see and see through
Where would you like to live?
Two hundred meters from Galle Road and one hundred and fifty meters to the Indian Ocean – it’s not a wish but reality
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
I only believe in life before death
Who are your favourite writers?
I forget the writer no sooner I finish reading their writing
What is your motto?
Live Life Lively
What was one of your life-changing moments?
When my Hotmail account of 18 years – an e-version of the suitcase of keepsakes – was hacked and couldn’t be recovered
What do you think has been the strength behind your success?
A Few Good Women: mom, co-mom, sis, ex-wife and other women
When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
Even the idea of living to 90 bores and scares me. Oh, please no
What inspires you?
J & J. First is Jane, my co-mother aka nanny/ayah. There isn’t a day that I don’t think about her. She was illiterate but had an unbelievable depth of wisdom and selfless love she poured upon my sister and I. Second is Jesus, or rather a picture of him with a bunch of kids and one kid on his lap