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“AIYOH, VAYA -CON – DIOS” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ “What to do,men? (aiyoh), Vaya (go) Con (with) Dios( God), Possibly, a good way of starting the New Year of 2018, telling the “rocket-man” where to go, if he keeps on firing his “fireworks”, but, much more importantly, for all my favourite readers of what will be the “Premier” Website for all Lankan/Aussies everywhere, (we are already in the “top 50” & have a medal to prove it), let me “put-it” another way. The song, “Vaya-con-Dios” was written by Larry Russell, Inez James & Buddy Pepper in 1953. ...

Dec 29, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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“BURGHER BUGGERS” Drinking Whisky by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’      Doubtless, most of us will probably remember the little “Lansi-Limerick” (above), I certainly do, although most of us could not afford to drink the bloody stuff and had to- make–do with “Kassippu & Arracku”(even “Mendis-Special” was too expensive for us), and unfortunately, I did not know Prasanna at the time. I met my good friend Prasanna Mendis in Melbourne, fairly late in the piece, and, by this time, we were only drinking Ceylon Tea. Please NOTICE, that, while “She” became “Shri Lanka”(the resplendant Isle), in 1972/3, “Ceylon Tea” has remained, and always will remain, the very BEST tea in the World. Forget tea from anywhere else, and forget the “Brands”, ANY Ceylon-Tea, grown on the beautiful highland tea-estates, especially, would have to be the BEST non-intoxicating “brew”on the Planet.       Stop digressing Des, & get down to ...

Dec 29, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , Comments 0
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“2018, THE A.B.& C OF IT” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ There used to be a famous slogan in Ceylon, as I remember her, (important “things” are always, or should, always be referred to, in the female gender, because, while we cannot sometimes live with them, we certainly cannot live without them!),”TIME PASSES, QUALITY REMAINS”. This little “ad” was in reference to a “wristlet watch”,.as we knew them, but let us leave the “brand” to the advertising “gurus” of old. The fact remains, that, while it is quite amazing how time actually passes, I wonder why the quality (of life), while remaining, has deteriorated to the extent it has. Before I go any further, let me be the first to wish EVERYONE a happy New Year. My first story for eLanka, “2018, THE A.B.& C OF IT” is, believe it or not, based on the Administration, Betterment & Care of ...

Dec 28, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY, Home Tagged , Comments 0
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“UP, AUNTY A.B.C.” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29774804      A shining example, folks. “The King’s Speech”, an excellent movie, already seen by this writer, but so good, that I wanted to watch it again, & even “rang-up” a few friends to  commend it to them, only to be disappointed and disgusted with the fact that this great film, featuring, among others, a superb Aussie Actor in Geoffrey Rush as speech therapist Lionel Logue (teaching our Queen’s late father, King George Vl, not to stammer so much), contained MORE commercials than the film itself.       Channel 72, in Melbourne (we could have done without the figure 7 in the above number), must certainly get a “hand’s up” for choosing some superb movies, and I commend them for it, BUT, to include this multitude of “commercials”(I reckon there must have been at least ...

Dec 26, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , Comments 0
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“OLD CEYLON” The resplendent Isle. Part 2 – by Desmond Kelly ‘Star of eLanka’ To “carry on” from the beautiful photographs of old Ceylon, featured on the award-winning “eLanka” website that I am so very proud of, as recently as the week, past, I am now happy to bring “our readers” the above, also, now featuring my Original Composition,  “Ceylon, my Island of dreams”, from the “Ultimate DVD”, also featured on eLanka, which is available for you good readers out there, TOTAL benefits going to a little Convent in Tangalle, Lanka, aptly named “Kuda-Kusum” (little flowers), orphan-girls who are totally reliant on our help, in order to survive. I was more than happy to do this, through eLanka & especially Michael Fernandez of the “Lanka-Times” of which I remain the Editor. This particular “article” on-line, gives readers more insight on the Country that we were born in, only to reluctantly ...

Dec 24, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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“A SAD CHAOSMAS” – By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ A happy Christmas, for most of us, a sad chaosmas for those unlucky folk, run down by a lunatic in Melbourne Town, very recently. While I do not particularly want this article “on-line”, via eLanka, simply because it’s just another “bad-news” one, (God knows we have had too many, in 2017 anyway), however, why this happened, how it happened, & how it could be possibly be “stopped” from happening, at all, starting next year, is my reason for writing this one.       I has to be quite obvious that the latest W.O.D.(weapon of destruction) is the common motor vehicle. This seems to be the easiest, most convenient way for any “nut-case” to carry out his/her evil plans of killing people. A “vehicle”, so commonly seen by so many, on our roads every single day, would be something ...

Dec 24, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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“ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” – By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Image Source: You Tube – Kenneth Olsson Another favourite Lankan phrase, not heard of, in OZ,but suddenly, “out of the blue”, so to speak, this writer was doing what he loves to do, this time, very early in the am, on Christmas Eve, listening to some “old” Country Music on “you-tube”, when “memories” wafted me.back to someone I had listened to, back in the early 60’s. Many “Country” lovers still remember him, singing perhaps a bit nasally, but still singing songs that will never be forgotten, I suppose.      His name was Hank Snow. The song was called :- “When our blue moon turns to gold again”, This particular “version” stands out because he is singing with another favourite of mine, the famous Anita Carter, beautiful, talented member of the “Carter family”.       The song was written by ...

Dec 24, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Comments 0
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