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“BREAKING NEWS”!!! by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ That is what we NEED right now in Australia. Some Bloody “breaking news”. Now that the little “rocket-man” has gone a.bit quiet, President Trump is concentrating more on “Presiding” rather than “sacking’ or “tweeting”, President Putin is “putting-in” more time at the “Russian” Parliment instead of just “rushing” out to confront Trump, Channel 10, in Melbourne is concentrating on some woman who “bared her boobs” for whatever reason, and Shane Warne being the next “bachelor”(all very interesting news, but, at the same time, a lot of rubbish), we DO need something that can stir the lethargy in our brains. CATALONIA in Spain, has been the “top” headlines on Melbourne television for the past few weeks. That is certainly “big news” in Catalonia, Barcelona & Spain, but what the hell has it got to do with Hampton Park, Melbourne & Australia? , I really ...

Oct 30, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando

SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando (Photos thanks to Roy Grafix) Click here or click on the photos below to view all the photos from the event on eLanka facebook page SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando On Saturday the 7th October 2017 SCATS NSW presented “Rhythms in Concert” at the Blue Elephant Auditorium in Pennant Hills to felicitate the well known vocalist in Sydney, Bonny Fernando for his voluntary contributions in entertainment within the community of Sri Lankan origin. The function was house full with an elegant audience to enjoy “Golden Oldies” in a mix of Western & Eastern music of the sixties & seventies. A session of “Sing Song” together with Bonny and Sri Lankan hip-hop Baila were well received to have packed the floor with young & old couples swaying nonstop with enthusiasm. A sumptuous buffet with entrees, wine and soft drinks awaited to treat the needs. The well ...

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Oct 30, 2017 Posted by In Home, Photos Tagged , , Comments 0

Blossoms of Spring high tea hosted by Visakhians of NSW – By Sharmila Dilhani Jayasinghe Niriella Click here or on the photos below to view all the photos on eLanka Facebook page   Blossoms of Spring high tea hosted by Visakhians of NSW  By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella Visakhians of New South Wales ended the centenary year celebrations of their Alma mater in style with a spring themed high tea in Sydney recently. The event, which was held at the Lachlan’s Restaurant in the old government house in Parramatta, was well attended by Visakhians and friends from all over New South Wales. The afternoon gave a chance for the ladies to venture out in their spring attire to catch up over a sumptuous high tea while listening to soothing melodies played on the violin by  13 year old Athandri Somaratne, a past pupil of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. Sajotha Karunaratne welcomed the ...

Oct 26, 2017 Posted by In Articles, Home Tagged , , Comments 0
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WISH FOR YOURSELF My grandma once told me, “Before you go to bed, you must always say three prayers, not for your family, your parents or friends, but for you, you must be able to put yourself first”. I wasn’t a child, so I understood where she was coming from, but it seemed selfish nevertheless. I always thought, that if I look after others even better than how I treat myself, one day karma will be good to me and help you out. As always, the older you get, the wiser you become. My grandma was correct. All those times where I placed my friends before myself, especially during school, that didn’t help me at all. In fact, it only made me go backwards, making it harder for me to progress. For example; my grades suffered because I placed others priorities before my own. It never occurred to me, that ...

Oct 26, 2017 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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FIRST SRI LANKAN RECTOR OF ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE – 1940 to 1961 – Rev. Fr. Dr. Peter A Pillai OMI – Apostle of Social Justice – by Stanley E. Abeynayake

Peter Alcantara Pillai was born on 19th October, 1904 at Wennappuwa. His parents Jacob and Anna Pillai, school teachers hailed from Kayts, Jaffna. His schooling began in his mother tongue Tamil in the school where his parents were teachers. Later he joined St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena, Colombo at the age of nine years. In 1918 he passed the Cambridge Junior with eight distinctions. He was then only 14 years. He passed the Cambridge Senior at the age of 16 years in 1920 also with eight distinctions becoming the first in the whole of the British Empire. Subsequently he became an undergraduate of the then University College of Colombo and obtained the BSc degree with a first class in 1923. In the next year, 1924, he also got through the BSc Hons Mathematics in the first division. Peter Pillai was most deservingly fortunate to win the annual government scholarship in science ...

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