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“GREAT QUOTES” – By Des Kelly Through the ages there have been “Characters” who will never ever be forgotten, not just for deeds accomplished, but also for great quotes that have come out of their mouths. Quotes, where every word is worth gold, quotes that many people follow to this day. There are indeed thousands of them that make for very interesting reading, but, for my readers of eLanka in Australia & around the World, I have picked a selection of them, sent in by a lady with the initials C.G.(I would not want to name her without prior permission), but suffice to say that some stories and information she sends out would be welcome reading by many of our readers. Below are some examples of great quotes from Icons around this Planet of ours. Please read, and enjoy. Desmond Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. Great Quotes from Great Leaders ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Abraham Lincoln, eLanka in Australia & around the World, Helen Keller, Henry Ford Comments 0

“A WALK WITH THE LORD” – By Des Kelly Once again, the author of the above story is unknown, still, it comes in at an appropriate time, as EVERYONE in Australia at the moment is requested to PRAY to this same LORD, for rain in the drought stricken areas of this huge Country, where farmers are now at their wits end, and are losing not only their cattle and crops, but their mental faculties, as well, worrying about the rains that are almost non-existant, and have been so, for, in many cases, much longer than ever before. I have been in Australia for 57 years, and this is the first time that a public announcement has been made to this effect. Several Country Towns-People ARE NOW PRAYING FOR RAIN, and happily, some of these areas have already had some showers of blessing, which means that their prayers ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Daniel, New Jerusalem Comments 0

“A CHANGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE” – By Des Kelly It really does not matter whether you believe it or not, I have said & written about this subject at least half a dozen times. In brief, it’s much ado about nothing. The climate IS a-changing folks, it has been, since Noah was a boy. It IS a-getting warmer, degree by degree, as is obvious by the melting of the icebergs in the Arctic, by the droughts in Australia, for example, by the great lakes and waterways in the World steadily losing the precious liquid that sustains life. Yes, the climate is a-changing, and, unfortunately for the worse, but then this is not the only catastrophe taking place, at the moment. Coal is NOT the only ogre in the picture. PLASTIC is not the only “Satan of the Seas”, I could go on, ad nauseam with the examples for this ...

Oct 1, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged ARMAGEDDON folks, Weisshaupt Comments 0

“EYE-TEETH & E.JAGS”, & E.LANKA” – By Des Kelly The “E’s, are quite definitely in the forefront of this true story. “Eye-teeth, E-Jaguars, & E.Lanka”, all NAMES which bear thinking about. Strangely, even as a lad, I could not STAND dentists & dentistry, which is quite a common fact with most people I know. Later on, after I joined the Royal Ceylon Navy, it was agreed by our Chief Medical Officer, that Supply Assistant Kelly (Official number “E”635), another bloody”E”, needed to have a couple of Eyeteeth out, & because there was no Dental Officer at the R.Cy.N., Headquarters,”Gemunu 1″ & our only “Warship” of that era, was a “Mine-sweeper”, the former “Flying-Fish” of the good old British Navy, presented to Ceylon, henceforth to be known as H.M.Cy.S. Vijaya (after King Vijaya-Bahu, I suppose), did not have a Dentist on board ...

Sep 30, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Royal Ceylon Navy Comments 0

“WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW” – By Des Kelly There is a “saying” in English that simply tells us, “what you don’t know, won’t hurt you”. This might be true, but at the same time, to find out what you don’t know, is as simple as googling the name eLanka, and, as you will see, in my “content” below, your quota of knowledge will increase considerably. While the “E” of eLanka simply stands for ” Electronic, it also means “EASILY, LARGER, AND NOTABLE, KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATION”(eLanka). So, this is my candid advice to all you good readers out there. Become a fully fledged Member of eLanka. It costs you nothing, but you will receive a bright informative newsletter every WEEK, we now boast around 22000 of you. Advertise with eLanka & get the BEST results for the lowest cost. Get your bargains at eLanka Shop. It was built for ...

Sep 28, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged eLanka Shop Comments 0

“COLOMBO CULTURE” – By Des Kelly Over 2.500 years of it. A Culture to be “cultured” with justifiable pride. Ceylon, as the Island was known, in my era, was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the prettiest Countries on Earth. Roughly 65.900 square kilometres in area, lying right in the middle of strategic sea-lanes of the vast Indian Ocean, looking, for all the World, just like a tear-drop of a much larger”Mother India”, this Island Paradise was not only the envy, but also on the “top-wanted” lists of many Countries like Japan, who were eyeing the biggest natural harbour of the World at Trincomallee, where the largest warships of the time, could easily sail into, for security. As for the Culture of the Country, I remember visiting the old Colombo Museum two or three times, because, even in the old days, it was impossible ...

Sep 26, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Colombo National Museum, King Wimaladharmasuriya Comments 0

“OLD AGE, PERSONIFIED” – BY Des Kelly Unfortunately, the author of this touching poem is not known, but the “post” on FB came in via Max “The Body” Philisaire, and my youngest son, Warren, and, if this isn’t “OLD AGE PERSONIFIED” I would not honestly know, what IS!!. Because we Do have many elderly blokes who are members of eLanka, yet, not on Facebook, I have decided that this would be a most interesting & “moving” bit of reading for themselves and their families to read, given what seems to also be “going on” in some Nursing Homes and Special Accommodation Homes, right now. When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian Country Town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, they found this ...

Sep 16, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged CRANKY OLD MAN Comments 0

“AND SO, TO SLEEP AGAIN” – By Des Kelly A most interesting “piece” on the very important subject of “Sleep”. Intriguing medical knowledge keeps coming out to us in leaps and bounds. Very few of us had any idea that “Sleep” would be instrumental in the risk of heart-attacks that are so common these days. However, I do know that my own sleep-pattern is now extremely erratic, nowadays, and, although my mental faculties (at 83), are thankfully quite high, in comparison to my physical ones (can barely walk, these days), I do find that too little sleep tends to affect my entire “mood”, and, catching up with “cat-naps”, doesn’t really help at all. Reading all the data below gives me a fresh look on the importance of correct sleeping, AND, SO, TO SLEEP AGAIN, to (hopefully) rise again and share this “Amazing Article” with all my ...

Sep 13, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Amazing Article, Carolyn Robertson, Celine Vetter, mental health Comments 0

“THESE SHOES/BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN – By Des kelly & Got Noisy Shoes? This Guide Will Stop the Squeaking My dear dad, Carlo Kelly (God rest his soul), always made it quite clear to all of us, and everyone, in fact, that it did not matter a hoot, if one was dressed “to the hilt”, but our shoes were not polished & shiny, it was totally a wasted effort. He was a senior Cadet at Royal College, Colombo, and his boots and shoes always had that “mirror-finish” that none of the other Cadets could seem to accomplish, and, until he passed on, his favourite pastime was polishing and making comfortable, the shoes of his entire family. He absolutely loved doing this, and we did not make any serious efforts to stop him, after all, he was “Dad” & he always did it, his way. So, ...

Sep 13, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Royal College, Squeaking Shoes Comments 0

“THE BIG C” – By Des Kelly & Can fasting help fight cancer? – By Jamie Eske It has been around forever (it seems), varied forms of the dreaded “Big C”, engulfing the World in it’s tight grip, and totally inconsiderate of the age of it’s victims, causing death and destruction more widespread than any other plague in modern history, yet, the good news is that this “silent killer” CAN be beaten (I have personally beaten it twice), because of a galaxy of new methods of how to kill cancers of various types, keeps being suggested by very intelligent people to whom we are indebted tremendously. “Fasting” is the latest method that I have been reading about and find it necessary to pass on this advice to all my readers in the hope that anyone they know about, who has Cancer can try these natural “home remedies” if ...

Sep 13, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged cancer, Jamie Eske Comments 0