"A DIFFERENT BAILA" -by Des Kelly     This time, Wally Bastiensz had nothing to do with it. The true...

"The Cockroaches Are Back"! – By Des Kelly    A most interesting "return" of a story that has been aired...

                   "SILVER & GOLD" – by Des Kelly   Silver & gold,&...

True Story – Pfizer – by Des Kelly Image Source: Business Round Table His name is Albert Bourla, the C.E.O....

"NUWARA ELIYA" – by Des Kelly     The Town I would have chosen to live in, had I been...

A forgotten tragedy – By Des Kelly  Captain Elmo Jayawardena, a Gentleman, Scholar, and Author, has titled this piece very...

          "THE QUEEN OF ARTS" – By Des Kelly "JUST GRAB YOURSELF A DECK OF CARDS,...

                 "TYPEWRITERS' ALL" – by Des Kelly Who can forget them ?, not...

                    "LAUGH-IN" – by Des Kelly When things suddenly go beserk, in...

 "MEMORIES OF WELLAWATTE" – By Des Kelly   Heading down from Bambalapitiya to Wellawatte, where I personally knew so many...

 "DEPENDABLE-DEFENCE" – By Des Kelly     This extremely interesting TRUE STORY was sent out by a good friend and ex...

ROYAL "She"nanigans - By Des Kelly A clever ruse, carried out for all intents and purposes, simply to lure the...

                 "CLEAN-COMEDY" – By Des Kelly Something one rarely sees these days. Comedians,...

Phenomenal 2-letter word – By Des Kelly At the best of times, English is a very strange language, indeed. There...

"SPECIAL FAVOURITES" – by Des Kelly    Just for a change, (which is as good as a holiday), I have...

                      "SINGLISH" – By Des Kelly   A picture speaks...

FROM ONE SONGWRITER -ANOTHER – By Des Kelly    With all the trouble & strife (& I don't mean wife),...

           "A REMARKABLE STORY" – By Des Kelly     Indeed, one of the most remarkable...

 "When all was well, in WELLAWATTE" – By Des Kelly Image Source:Google maps  Jennifer de Silva is responsible for this...

"SUBJECT OF SUBJUGATION" - by Des Kelly           It was on the fourth day of February,1956,...

               "A Twist in Baila"(Style) – By Des Kelly   Something very different, AND...

"NAVAL NICETIES" – By Des Kelly Having served in the Royal Ceylon Navy myself, so many years ago, it was...

       "THE PRICE THAT IS PAID" – by Des Kelly  If anyone thought that the recent un-cricketlike behaviour...

Famous “quotes” of Batticaloa Burghers - By Desmond Kelly Further to the “Burgher Buggers” as we were all fondly “referred...

     "BIDEN'S CHOICE" – By Des Kelly There is no use hiden Biden's choice With the rest of India,...

               "WIN, LOSE, OR DRAW" – by Des Kelly  After watching the 4th Cricket...

"CRICKETERS PERSONIFIED" – by Des Kelly Once again, we are faced with coincidences that are almost impossible to imagine, this...

"COP THIS"!! - By Des Kelly                              ...

                 "MATCH EKA" – by Des Kelly   Now that Cricket has once...

"SCHWARZENEGGER'S SPEECH" - by Des Kelly There has been quite an uproar about the happenings in America just recently. The Land,...

               "A TREASURE-TREE" – by Des Kelly   They say that you will never...

"The beautiful butterfly mountain" - By Des Kelly Legend has it that it is here, that all these beautiful little...

A tribute to my friend Lucien Perera - by Desmond Kelly My tribute to Lucien Perera. Desmond Kelly.    ...

   "GREET, HIS LIFE & TIMES" – By Des Kelly   Many tributes have already been made, including one from Joe...

"VALE' CHRIS GREET" - By Des Kelly It is with great sadness that I inform all members of eLanka of...

"VALE' CHRIS.GREET" - By Des Kelly It is with great sadness that I inform all members of eLanka of the...

"WELCOME TO 2021" - BY Des Kelly        IT'S BEEN A ROTTEN YEAR,     LET'S MAKE THAT...

            "THE ROAD TO GALLE" - By Des Kelly Another Suburb in the Ceylon I...

"MERRY CHRISTMAS" – By Des Kelly   On behalf of eLanka, let me wish everyone out there, all the very...

 "PHILOSO-FUNNIES" by Des Kelly & A magnificent Mish-Mash of Philosophies & Funnies Just in time for Christmas, as our good friend...