"MARITIME DISASTER" – By Des Kelly   What is going to happen next ??....

"CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE" – BY Des Kelly It seems that Nick Lander has just landed a most sumptuous Sri Lankan Feast...

Comedy In Nature  Once again, something entirely different for eLanka members and readers to enjoy.  Sent in by Keith Bennett...

"ENGLISH BRAIN-TEASERS"  Bored while in lockdown ??,  Well folks, let us spend a little while on what are a few...

  "A TEDDY BEAR LIKE NO OTHER" – by Des Kelly   WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT "STARS" IN SHOWBIZ, THERE...

ST PETER'S COLLEGE – by Des Kelly This is a true story, and one that I am extremely proud to...

 "THE BLACK DOT" – By Des Kelly Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and because this phrase is...

                   "THE PALACE" – by Des Kelly      Many have heard...

 "FAMOUS NAMES" – By Des Kelly An amazing true story about one of the most famous Characters of our era. It...

              "AUSSIE POETRY" – By Des Kelly    We have all heard about poets...

                  "FINGER-FUN" – By Des Kelly   Not much needs to be said...

"ROYAL REALITY" – By Des Kelly           Once again, something entirely different for eLanka Members and...

 "THE RAREST OF THE RARE" Something different again, for all eLanka Members and Readers around the World. Millions of photographs...

"FAMOUS PEOPLE" – By Des Kelly Image source: ROSL On Friday, the 14th of May, 2021,  on Facebook, Cynthia Peiris...

           "WHERE BUTTERFLIES DIE" – By Des Kelly     The subject of another beautiful Sri...

               "BLOODY RIPPER".!!. – By Des Kelly   Who this songwriter is, unfortunately, not...

             "NURSERY RHAPSODY" – BY Des Kelly   A very special "treat", in store, for...

    "CEYLON, MY ISLAND OF DREAMS" – By Des Kelly From The Ceylon Guide.           ...

"THE MOON RISES" – By Des Kelly   Many years have now slipped past since one of Sri Lanka's most...

"MOTHERS' DAY" – By Des Kelly   Mothers' day, the 9th of May, in Australia, is almost upon us. While...

     "IF DRINKING DON'T KILL ME"!! – By Des Kelly   This came to me (I really cannot understand why)...

"EGGS" (FREE RANGE) – By Des Kelly    Among us Sri Lankans, I feel sure that all eLanka readers would...

"THE BEST MEDICINE" – By Des Kelly   Everyone, especially the readers of our great Lankan/Aussie website eLanka would be...

"GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TRIVIA"   As my eLanka readers should already know, your Editor has always been partial to a good...

RARE ETHNIC SURNAMES of Sri Lanka – By Des Kelly           Sent in to me by...

"STORIES IN SONG" by Des Kelly   Another Songwriter, and without a doubt, one who comes from Ireland, Shunie Crampsey...

Poetry (Author/Poet unknown), unfortunately – By Des Kelly  I am not sure if Gerald Vandergert (another good Dutch-Burgher-bugger) wrote this...

      "HERE STANDS THE SAVIOUR" Indonesia must know something that most other Countries do not. The fact that...

"THE UMBRELLA" – By Des Kelly Common knowledge is akin to the above, and an umbrella functions best when it...

      "Watch Out Man, And Note" (WOMAN) – By Des Kelly   She first came out of Adam's side,...

             "LESSONS LEARNED" – By Des Kelly They say, among many other phrases, that lessons are...

       "THE GENTLEMAN'S GAME" -BY Des Kelly As I have always said, and many have agreed with me,...

"MAN'S BEST FRIEND" – By Des Kelly   A million such stories have been written from time to time, but...

              "FACTS & FIGURES"    Thank you, to Keith Bennett, for the above. Did...

             "A ROYAL LOVE-STORY" – by Des Kelly    Just a little bit different, yet...

                    "IT'S MAGIC"-By Des Kelly   "YOU SMILE, THE SONG BEGINS,...

             "SLOW BOAT TO CHINA" – By Des Kelly     Chris. Lawton O.A.M., (Order...

"MERLE HAGGARD" – By Des Kelly     In addition to the great "post" of my good friend Joe Van...

"VALE' PRINCE PHILIP" – By Des Kelly   Image Source: Vulture He was a Royal Navy Sub- Lieutenant when he...

"THE SENIOR FORCE" – By Des Kelly In Ceylon, and around the World, it was known as the Senior Force....