LIFESTYLE
Kavi Rajapaksha
In conversation with Dona Senara
JOURNEY OF LIFE
Born in
1987
Alma mater
I’m a hybrid of Musaeus College and Visakha Vidyalaya
Family members
Mom and sister (‘Go Girls’)
Wanted to be
A medical detective (ha-ha!)
Is (but didn’t want to be)
A brand builder and creative communications specialist
Drives
A Honda CR-V
Would like to drive
A Tesla Model X
A time to which you would like to go back
The last moments with my dad before he passed away
Best advice received
‘Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.’
INTIMATE AND INSPIRING
Likes to play
Board and party games
Likes to watch
Mind-blowing creativity at work
Most unforgettable event
The day we won ‘Brand of the Year’ for the first time
Purpose in life
To live life to its fullest everyday so that I have no regrets
Most remarkable person
My mom
Role model
I don’t have a single role model – I learn different things from many people instead
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Mantra to unwind
At home – chilling with music, family, friends and the one I love
Most hated chore
Ironing
Impressed by
Grit and honesty
Happy place
In the arms of my loved ones
Hobby
Doing anything that’s creative
Pet peeve
When people don’t put things back where they found them
What you think about when you’re travelling in a car
New ideas
Items on your bucket list for the next six months
Travelling and new beginnings
Three items on your bucket list following retirement
Travel, teach and travel again
Three must-haves
Love, memories and things that I am proud of
A little-known fact about you
My eyebrows never grew back after I first threaded them
FAVOURITES
Day of the week
Saturday
Colour
Red
Chill out spot
On my couch at home
Workwear
Pencil skirt, shirt, heels and accessories – the most colourful combo I can find
Leisure wear
Dresses
Brands
There isn’t enough space here to list them all
Cuisines
Japanese and Tha
Drink or beverage
Tea from a kiosk (kadé thé)
Local holiday destination
The south coast
International holiday destination
Anywhere with history, hospitality and great architecture
Restaurant
Anywhere with flavourful food
Actors
Oh, so many!
Musicians
Again, too many to list
Author
K. Rowling – for the amazing world she created using her imagination
Favourite international sportspeople
Roger Federer and David Beckham
Favourite local civil servant
None so far
Obsessed with
Mastering how to live in the present
Likely retirement destination
Sri Lanka
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
When you dance, you look like…
A dancing queen (ha-ha!)
The first thing you notice when meeting someone…
Their eyes
You know it’s going to be a bad day when…
My sixth sense tells me that it’s gonna be a bad day
You’re challenged by…
My fears
You recently laughed out loud when…
I was joking with my team a few minutes before responding to this questionnaire!
Saddened when…
I feel I’m being taken for granted
Love has the power to…
Get me through anything
Happiness is when…
People whom you’ve taught and groomed amaze you
Sri Lanka will have a chance to develop when…
Everyone is a little less selfish
The world is…
Unfair
A message of positivity in these trying times…
Let’s do our part in facilitating change
PICK ONE
Memory skills on a scale of 0-10
9.5
Most productive in the morning, noon or night
When the sun goes down
A hunter or gatherer by nature
Gatherer
Cook or foodie
Both
The most delightful word you can think of
Appreciate
Do you consider yourself a student or teacher
Both
A technology that you think will transform the future
All technologies will transform the future but the most interesting will be the ability of humans to stay superior to tech
Your most used word or phrase
‘Really?’
Workout preferences
Anything to do with dancing and moving
Yourself in a few words
Creative, generous, gritty, stubborn and empathetic
Motto in life
Have no regrets – live each day to its fullest
