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FORGET US NOT” – By Des Kelly
FORGET US NOT" – By Des Kelly Remembrance day is just around the corner. It is hard to...
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“QUOTABLE QUOTES” – By Des Kelly
"QUOTABLE QUOTES" – By Des Kelly Above, is something in the English Language that has always interested me....
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“THEREIN, A THEREMIN” – By Des Kelly
"THEREIN, A THEREMIN" – By Des Kelly I Don't even need an introduction to this one. The music,...
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“AUSTRALIA, FOR YOU” -by Des Kelly
"AUSTRALIA, FOR YOU" -by Des Kelly The Country to which everyone wants to come, it seems, not just...
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“BURGHERS IN BREXIT-LAND” – By Des Kelly
"BURGHERS IN BREXIT-LAND" – By Des Kelly Burghers In The UK - http://www.burghersuk.com/ Yes, folks, the old Burghers of Ceylon, now...
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“LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING” – By Des Kelly
"LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING" – By Des Kelly A beautiful "old" song, which I will "feature" as the...
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“SKY-SCRAPER SONG, OF HONG KONG” – By Des Kelly & Daredevil photographer risks his life perching on the rooftop edges of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers to take incredible pictures of the city
"SKY-SCRAPER SONG, OF HONG KONG" – By Des Kelly True, there has been a lot of unnecessary strife recently, on...
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“SHE’S XI JINPING & SHE CAN SING”
"SHE'S XI JINPING & SHE CAN SING" Is there ANYTHING that the Chinese CANNOT DO ??. Forget about their...
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“THE SALT OF THE EARTH” – By Des Kelly
"THE SALT OF THE EARTH" – By Des Kelly Everyone knows that too much salt is not...
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“THE WHIPS ARE OUT” – By Des Kelly
"THE WHIPS ARE OUT" – By Des Kelly The BEST news that we, in Australia have heard...
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“UNITED, WE STAND, DIVIDED, WE FALL” – By Des Kelly
"UNITED, WE STAND, DIVIDED, WE FALL" – By Des Kelly Once again, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, an English phrase...
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“GREAT QUOTES” – By Des Kelly
"GREAT QUOTES" – By Des Kelly Through the ages there have been "Characters" who will never ever be...
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“A WALK WITH THE LORD” – By Des Kelly
"A WALK WITH THE LORD" – By Des Kelly Once again, the author of the above story is unknown,...
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“A CHANGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE” – By Des Kelly & The greatest fraud being perpetrated on humanity
"A CHANGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE" – By Des Kelly It really does not matter whether you believe it or...
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“EYE-TEETH & E.JAGS”, & E.LANKA” – By Des Kelly & £100 Million Worth of Classic Cars Sold!
"EYE-TEETH & E.JAGS", & E.LANKA" – By Des Kelly The "E's,...
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“WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW” – By Des Kelly
"WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW" – By Des Kelly There is a "saying" in English that simply tells us, "what...
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“COLOMBO CULTURE” – By Des Kelly
"COLOMBO CULTURE" – By Des Kelly Over 2.500 years of it. A Culture to be "cultured" with justifiable...
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“OLD AGE, PERSONIFIED” – BY Des Kelly
"OLD AGE, PERSONIFIED" – BY Des Kelly Unfortunately, the author of this touching poem is not known,...
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“AND SO, TO SLEEP AGAIN” – By Des Kelly & Heart attack risk higher in those who sleep too little or too much
"AND SO, TO SLEEP AGAIN" - By Des Kelly A most interesting "piece" on the very...
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“THESE SHOES/BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN – By Des kelly & Got Noisy Shoes? This Guide Will Stop the Squeaking
"THESE SHOES/BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN – By Des kelly & Got Noisy Shoes? This Guide Will Stop...
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“THE BIG C” – By Des Kelly & Can fasting help fight cancer? – By Jamie Eske
"THE BIG C" – By Des Kelly & Can fasting help fight cancer? - By Jamie Eske It...
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“H.M.Cy.S. RANGALLA” – By Des Kelly
"H.M.Cy.S. RANGALLA" – By Des Kelly An overnight train from Colombo Fort to Badulla, stopping at Diyatalawa Station, one...
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“THINK ABOUT IT”!! – By Des Kelly
"THINK ABOUT IT"!! – By Des Kelly Often, we talk about various matters, we write about them, we learn...
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“PARKS & GARDENS” – By Des Kelly
"PARKS & GARDENS" – By Des Kelly There are many, around the World, but to have "YALA" ranked...
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“SRI LANKA MY ISLAND OF DREAMS” – By Des Kelly
"SRI LANKA MY ISLAND OF DREAMS" – By Des Kelly It is true, of every Country in the World....
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“REMEMBER WHEN”? – By Des Kelly
"REMEMBER WHEN"? - By Des Kelly The years seem to have slipped by, too fast. Now, all we...
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“THIS TEXT, TO YOU” – By Des Kelly
"THIS TEXT, TO YOU" - By Des Kelly The sender of this text, Harry, considers it...
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“EXCUSES (FROM LOSERS)” – By Des Kelly
"EXCUSES (FROM LOSERS)" – By Des Kelly I have heard it all before, as a matter of fact,...
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“THE PEOPLES’ PRINCESS” – By Des Kelly
"THE PEOPLES' PRINCESS" – By Des Kelly In just about a fortnight, 22 years ago, (31/8/1997), the "Peoples' Princess",...
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“OLD-TIMERS, LIKE US” – By Des Kelly
"OLD-TIMERS, LIKE US" - By Des Kelly This one is especially for old-timers, like us. Once again, I...
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“WHAT IS THE VERDICT” – By Des Kelly
"WHAT IS THE VERDICT" - By Des Kelly Heaven sent, for Social Media?, well, it certainly seems like it....
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“ARTISTRY AT IT’S BEST” – By Des Kelly
"ARTISTRY AT IT'S BEST" – By Des Kelly Few words are required, in introduction. There is no indication of...
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“THEIR MAJESTIES” – By Des Kelly
"THEIR MAJESTIES" – By Des Kelly Let us make this one (three items). As far as I am...
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“ELEPHANTS, TOO, COUNT” – By Des Kelly
"ELEPHANTS, TOO, COUNT" – By Des Kelly An excellent idea pertaining to an "Elephant Census", is now being negotiated...
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“DIVE INTO DILLER” – By Des Kelly
"DIVE INTO DILLER" - By Des Kelly She was born Phyllis Diver, in 1917 (July 17th)& died, aged 95,...
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A Beautiful story – By Des Kelly
A Beautiful story – By Des Kelly The introduction to this beautiful story speaks for itself. I second it,...
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“OLD DADS’ ADS” – By Des Kelly
"OLD DADS' ADS" – By Des Kelly Come to think about it, advertising has been with us since...
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“THE AGED WRITER”
"THE AGED WRITER" Simple proof that "age" is just a number. As I have always said (& written), in...
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“DIGEST YOUR READING” – By Des Kelly
"DIGEST YOUR READING" - By Des Kelly Source:Digest Let it not be said that eLanka ever fails to be...
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“EGGS R EGGS” – By Des Kelly
"EGGS R EGGS" - By Des Kelly After I joined the Royal Ceylon Navy, in 1953, it wasn't...
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