TO :- The President & Vice-President-Elect of the USA: DONALD JOHN TRUMP & MICHAEL RICHARD PENCE DONALD JOHN TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE WHEN “DON” TAKES A HOLIDAY WE’LL HAVE MICHAEL “DICK” PENCE THE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN THESE REPUBLI”CANS” THEY WILL HAVE TO DO “SOMETHING” OR BE “ALSO-RANS’ AMERICA, NOW, IS IN A BIG “FIX” BUT, IF DON’S OUT OF IDEAS HE COULD ALWAYS USE DICK’S E-LANKAN AUSSIES, & ALL OF THE REST WISH THIS AMERICAN “DUO”, ALL OF THE BEST P.S. Everyone knows that ir’s been a tough fight Now everyone expects you to do what is right Life’s very short, in the context of time Make it worthwhile, or it’s not worth a dime. Desmond Kelly. “Star of eLanka” ...
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“How have you spent your “dash”? by Desmond Kelly the Star of eLanka I write of a man who stood to “speak”, at the funeral of a good friend With reference to the “dates” On his tombstone (to-be), from the beginning, right to the end. He noted that first, came the “date of your birth”, then, the date of your death, brought some tears But, what mattered most, this good friend now said was the “dash” that you spent twixt the years For this “dash” represented all of the time, that you spent,while alive on this Earth, and now, only those who loved you the most, knew just what that little “line” was worth For, it matters not, how much you had or you owned, the houses, the cars, or the cash, more importantly,friend, how you lived & you loved, and how, exactly, you spent that “short dash” Now, think ...
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Read More →Why do we need Food when we are hungry? Written by Dr harold Gunatillake – Health writer We all love food whether we are in the hunger mode or not. Have you ever thought what mechanism works in the body to make you feel hungry? Michael Lowe, a professor of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia says this about hunger. “Feeling hungry can mean at least two things, and they are pretty different” ...
Read More →Is Ghee better than Butter? Written by Dr harold Gunatillake FRCS, FIACS, FICS, AM(Sing0, MBBS Health writer Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in ancient India and is commonly used in South Asian, Iranian and Arabic cuisines, traditional medicine, and religious rituals. In Hindi ghee is the word for fat. Sometimes they use the term ‘desi’ meaning real. It is an anhydrous milk fat prepared by heating butter or cream to just 100deg C to remove water content by boiling and evaporation and filtering out the precipitated milk solids. ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Prawn & Nectarine Sambol Ingredients 1 Tblsp Chilli flakes 1 Sprig Curry Leaves Lemon juice to taste 4 Nectarines 500g Prawns/Prawn Meat Salt & Pepper to taste 1 Cup White Wine Preparation Wash and cut the Nectarines into quarters and marinate with the Prawns, Chilli Flakes, Curry Leaves, Salt and Pepper and put aside in fridge. About 30 minutes before cooking add the White Wine and let it sit. Then (after 30 minutes or so), strain the marinade into a pan and allow to cook. When cooked and simmered to about half, add the Prawns and cook for about 5 minutes, maximum, then remove from heat and add the Lemon juice. Enjoy. ...
Read More →Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Rock Melon (Cantaloupe) & Milk Custard Ingredients 2 Eggs 2 cups Milk 1 Tea cup Cornflour 1/2 Rock Melon, cubed and mashed in blender Method Pour the milk into a large enough pan, break the eggs into it and whisk/beat it until it is reasonably thick (I am lazy so I used a `Bamix). Then add the Corn Flour, a little at a time beating/whisking all the time. Then the mixture will get thick,. add the Rock Melon & mash & , allow to cool and enjoy. If not sweet enough, add some sweet wine such as the Brandy & Grapefruit wine, Milk wine, or some honey. If you prefer a little more `tang’, add a bit of lime/lemon juice. ...
Read More →Sri Lanka lifts ban on foreigners buying property SOURCE: Yahoo.com The Sri Lankan construction sector is experiencing a boom since the end of the island’s ethnic war in 2009 (AFP Photo/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi) Sri Lanka announced Thursday it would lift a ban on foreigners owning property as the cash-strapped country sought to attract foreign capital to rebuild its war-ravaged economy. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told parliament of the potential to attract much-needed foreign investment in the construction sector, which is experiencing a boom following the end of the island’s ethnic war in 2009. ...
Read More →KLM resumes flights to Sri Lanka after nearly 20 years Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 07:55 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 08, Colombo: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, resumed its service to Colombo on 01st November 2016 after nearly 20 years. The first flight operated by all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner was welcomed with a ceremonial Water Cannon salute at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport.On board were KLM VIPs and The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka & Maldives Mrs. Joanne Doornewaard. The General Manager of Air France -KLM Indian Subcontinent greeted the delegation with vibrant orange scarves, officially welcoming them and other passengers to Colombo. Throughout the winter season, KLM will operate a twice-weekly service on the route operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliner, departing from Colombo on Tuesdays and Saturdays and returning from Schiphol on Mondays and Fridays. “With ...
Read More →DONALD J.TRUMP TRIUMPHANT. (Pardon the Pun). Congratulations, Mr.President. You came, you saw & you conquered. In what was ultimately a resounding victory, Donald J.Trump has just been nominated as the President-Elect of the United States of America. Nearly all the “political pundits” around the World had it the other way around. Hilary Clinton, a former “first lady”, Democratic “expert” & wannabe first Woman President ever, of the U.S.A., was fully expected to “take over” from President Obama and move into the “White-house” early next year. (2017) It was not to be. This writer is no “political- pundit”, no “pandit”(Professor) , not even a “pundithaya” which is the Sinhala word for “know-all”, but, for anyone with even an ounce of common-sense, the writing was on the wall, in America, & IS on the wall, in many other Countries right now. ...
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