"LOST FOR WORDS" – By Des Kelly   Explains why English is such a strange but fascinating language. Certain Phrases, Prose,...

"PRESIDENTS' PAST" By Des Kelly It would be difficult enough to get past the security of the White House, leave alone...

BIG CHEEKS – By Des Kelly   Every now and then, they appear, seemingly out of nowhere, multi-talented individuals who...

     "LION ROCK" – BY Des Kelly  Very few tourists who have visited Sri Lanka over the past many years...

"SPIT & POLISH" – By Des Kelly    It started for me, at home. My Dad, Carlo, God bless his...

"INDIAN SUMMER " – By Des Kelly   "Summer, oh you Indian Summer". What a song, what a Season ?,...

"HAVELOCK ROAD, HAVELOCK TOWN"  Named after Sir Arthur Havelock, this famous City of Colombo and the Road mentioned was well...

   "A MOTHER'S LOVE" – By Des Kelly   Be it, in the human world, or in the animal world, there...

"MOVIE STARS OF OLDE" – BY Des Kelly  I still remember my very first movie. Accompanied by my dear Mum,...

   "WOMEN MOST BEAUTIFUL" – By Des Kelly   Every Country in the World has them, and are proud of them,...

  "STAR*SHINE" – By Des Kelly    Very few still shine, as age catches up with them. Englebert is one of...

 If you need a friend – By Des Kelly   I have  been getting a few of these recently. They are...

    "BRADMAN OF OLDE CEYLON" – By Des Kelly    Names come and go, but some live on forever. This...

   "VALE' EDDIE BAPTIST"  - By Des Kelly   There is not very much more that I could add to...

    "MURDER, SHE WROTE" – By Des Kelly  The actual book titled "NOBODIES TO SOMEBODIES" was written by a certain Dr.Kumari...

"COMRADES IN ARMS"    - By Des Kelly There are dozens of stories about them, various animals and even birds like...

 "THE WONDER OF PONDERISMS" – By Des Kelly   If my memory serves me correctly, this is the 2nd batch of...

 "ROLL ALONG" – By Des Kelly     Now that the rush for toilet paper is nearly over, I thought that this bit...

"HAVE A DRINK" - By Des Kelly Easter is upon us. Coronavirus is still with us.  Hydroxchloroquine is one of...

"THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE" – By Des Kelly     Another aspect of this "Coronavirus", the air that we...

 "MUSIC, MUSIC, Music" – By Des Kelly and (Thank you for the Music by Shanthi De Mel)   The music and...

    "THE PRESIDENT'S LIMOUSINE" – By Des Kelly This is, as the title says, an interesting story, not just...

    "THE LESSON" – By Des Kelly          "We live and learn", a famous English quote....

    "THE FACTS THAT MATTER" – BY Des Kelly  Together with the undisputed fact that the new Pandemic...

    "CORONA-COMMONSENSE" – By Des Kelly       This is my message to all Lankan/Aussies, firstly in this...

    "GOD'S AIM" – By Des Kelly   God Almighty created man in his image for an unique purpose....

    "GOOD NEWS WEEK" – By Des Kelly    About time. As I have said, and written, many times...

  "BELINGS THAT BELONG" – By Des Kelly  A tiny fruit that we first came to know about in Ceylon...

    "THE EYES HAVE IT" – By Des Kelly   A very interesting & informative piece on the importance...

    "THE HOUSE OF ADMIRALS" The memories keep flooding back. I served in the Royal Ceylon Navy from 1953...

  "CANCER CAUTION" – By Des Kelly   This was indeed an astounding message coming to us from a Professor...

"ESPECIALLY FOR YOU" – By Des Kelly     The above "slogan" is one that I have been featuring on...

    "THE HAG" – By Des Kelly Quite possibly, one of the best know names in "Country Music", certainly,...

  "THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI" – By Des Kelly Yet another personalized version of a very famous Movie...

    "MY ANIMAL KINGDOM" – By Des Kelly Being an Animal Lover myself, I realize that there has to...

    "BOMBS AWAY" – By Des Kelly I am not sure how this "order" was made in Japanese,  but...

"AN ALPINE LOVE AFFAIRE" By Des Kelly Another Valentine's day has just been and gone. For true lovers however, I...

    "THINK ABOUT IT" – BY Des Kelly     As we go through life, there are lessons to...

  "SOBER ISLAND" – BY Des Kelly    Yet another fascinating story on this fortified British Bastion, the biggest "natural...

  "THE NAME SAYS IT ALL" – By Des Kelly THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR ANY FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO...