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“NAVAL NICETIES” – By Des Kelly Having served in the Royal Ceylon Navy myself, so many years ago, it was very heartening, and I felt proud to read this beautiful story, authored, in the first place, by a guy named Dan. Dan, we, at eLanka would have been more than pleased to publish your full name, as we normally do, at eLanka, for any writer whose articles we publish, but since you completed your story, simply signing off as Dan, so be it. This beautiful R,Cy.N. tale comes to all our eLanka readers via two famous Burgher names (so, here we are again, happy as could be, all good friends, and jolly good company), Victor Melder & Maxwell Gerreyn. Thank you both. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. A Truly Beautiful Story…by Cmdr Anura Danapala It’s well known that Divers of ...

Feb 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Anura Danapala, Maxwell Gerreyn, Nishantha Balasuriya, Victor Melder

“THE PRICE THAT IS PAID” – by Des Kelly If anyone thought that the recent un-cricketlike behaviour by the Aussies against India, would soon be swept under the carpet, I am afraid that they had another “think” coming. It’s a big World out there, and Cricket, the Gentleman’s game, would have to be one of the best known, popular games around the globe. Now, even the Baseball Capital of the World, America, is beginning to take an interest in the game that millions or perhaps even billions of Asians are literally wrapped up in, for many decades. Getting back to the price that is paid, here’s hoping that Cricket Australia will peruse this article and take some definite action to stop what happened at the recent 4th Test match, and bring back the honour of the game of professional Cricket, a game ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Captain Ray Illingworth, Mohammed Shami

Famous “quotes” of Batticaloa Burghers – By Desmond Kelly Further to the “Burgher Buggers” as we were all fondly “referred to” by our Sinhalese,Tamil, Muslim & Malay friends in “My Lovely Island Home” there was one “lot” who will always be remembered for their very famous “quotes”. These were spoken in what was termed “broken English”, not scratched, slivered, or “slightly-dented”, but severely broken English These good folk were known as “Batticaloa Burghers”, who did not necessarily come from Batticaloa alone, but anywhere in Lanka, where the Queens English did not mean very much to them. ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Batticaloa Burghers

“BIDEN’S CHOICE” – By Des Kelly There is no use hiden Biden’s choice With the rest of India, let us rejoice They are winning at cricket, so let’s just say, They’re ridin with Biden, in the U.S.A. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief)-eLanka. ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged BIDEN'S CHOICE

“WIN, LOSE, OR DRAW” – by Des Kelly After watching the 4th Cricket Test, held in Brisbane, recently, I have decided that there has been NO better Test match ever seen, in decades of this game that is so popular around the World. As everyone now knows, India won this superbly fought match, by 3 wickets to claim the Border/Gavaskar trophy and what a match it was !. Now, as the “news”shifts to the inauguration of America’s new President, cricket (and everything else, it seems), slips silently into the rear of the News-Queue, but once President Biden is comfortably settled in the White house, the Media will, once again, come back into “remembering” things like the fact that INDIA won a Test Match against Australia, it wasn’t supposed to win, in a fit, (if nothing else). Well, let’s ...

Jan 23, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Australian Cricketers

“CRICKETERS PERSONIFIED” – by Des Kelly Once again, we are faced with coincidences that are almost impossible to imagine, this time, in the Gentleman’s game of cricket. eLanka readers learn of many things as they peruse our regular newsletters, but this, folks, is something entirely different. ...

Jan 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Maxie Gerreyn

“COP THIS”!! – By Des Kelly From Burghers in general, to Burgher Cops in particular, this is indeed a most interesting read from one, emanating from the higher echelons of Public Servants, giving us a story that will perhaps be unforgettable as time marches on. Sharing stories such as these, has been an absolute delight for me, so please, do read this, eLanka members, and make your necessary comments, if you have to. I am certain that this article will bring many of you, precious memories of days sadly gone by, so, to make a long story short, I’ll simply say, “COP THIS”!!. Desmond Kelly. (Edtor-in-Chief) eLanka. Personal contacts with top Burgher cops and other Public ...

Jan 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged A. J. Perera, Godwin Perera, Laksman Ratnapala, SUMITH DE SILVA

“MATCH EKA” – by Des Kelly Now that Cricket has once again become the flavour of the month, I have decided to bring back memories of how much they think about this game in Sri Lanka, after all, just a few years ago they defeated Australia, supposedly the best in the World, and Arjuna was only narrowly beaten by Gotabaya, for the Presidency of our former homeland. I have always enjoyed Vinoda Samaya and their natural Comedians, most of whom have now passed on, but to explain this comedy sketch to those who do not know Sinhala, especially some who migrated to Melbourne from SL just before the latest Pandemic, the story goes that this funny, plump guy who cries a lot, has been listening to the wireless, taking in a cricket match being played, has just lost his wife, who ...

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Vinoda-Samaya

“SCHWARZENEGGER’S SPEECH” – by Des Kelly There has been quite an uproar about the happenings in America just recently. The Land, reputed to be the most powerful on Earth has been hit with everything possible, culminating with the brunt of the latest Global Pandemic, resulting in thousands of Americans dying of Covid 19, millions losing their jobs and livelihoods, a Nation that is anything but united, with a President who was stunned by his own election, in the first place, simply because he was a businessman who knew no more about politics than I ever did, which was NOTHING !!. How President Trump ran the Country for the past four years, is anyone’s guess. Now, on the 21st of January, 2021, he has to hand America over to a former Vice President in Joe Biden who was indeed a fully qualified Politician, but Mr.Trump, even at this late stage of affairs, ...

Jan 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

“A TREASURE-TREE” – by Des Kelly They say that you will never see A poem lovely as a tree. An old song dedicated naturally to trees everywhere. They are so much more important than most of us imagine. They are indeed the life blood of many animals, an Australian example being the Koala bear. It was under the sacred Bo-tree that Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. Trees are the homes of millions of birds that build their nests in them to raise their babies until they are ready to take wing and the humble bat finds trees on which they hang upside down all day, waiting for sundown before taking off. Trees are necessary for our World to exist, but sometimes, unfortunately, they are cut down leaving huge logs that end up as common toothpicks. ...

Jan 9, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged A TREASURE-TREE