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FADED LOVE by Bernard VanCuylenburg Dear members & readers of eLanka, I have been extremely fortunate to meet, and, in turn, introduce all of you to Bernard VanCuylenberg, another good Dutch Burgher from Lanka, who, in my opinion, is a “Superb writer of Stories”, in poetic vein, “Bernard Van, is a man, who certainly can”. There are not too many “writers” who are perfectionists. Bernard is one of them and his expertise can now be shared by all of us. Every “story” coming in from Bernard will, of course, bear his name, as the writer. We are indeed lucky to have him write for us.  Desmond Kelly. FADED LOVE by Bernard VanCuylenburg The Ratnapura district has some of  the largest tea and rubber plantations in the island. When the incidents depicted in this article took place, many of the plantations were owned and managed by the British Agency Houses  whose head ...

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“IN SPAIN THEY SAY “SI SI” – By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ In Spain, they say “si si’, in France they say ‘”vi vi” Every little Dutch girl says “ya” “ya” Every little Danish “doll” says “da” But sweetheart, tell me why? No matter how I try Won’t you answer to my plea Just say it in any language to me When will you say “si si”. Spanish is a.beautiful language, isn’t it? , this is why I have decided to “introduce” one of the more “modern” Artistes of the day, to all our “on-line” readers of eLanka. His name is Bryan Adams, popular, extremely well known, even to the older folk such as ” yours truly” another “Icon” to the younger ones, of course.   No, people, Bryan does not sing in Spanish, as a matter of fact, the little “verse” above has absolutely nothing to do with this ...

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