"FOOTY-FEVER" by Des Kelly Yes, it's back again. Everyone who is anyone, in Australia knows it. I will not even...

"A ROSE"(In the snow) - by Des Kelly Shirley Myers of Canada wrote the song, presumably with boyfriend, Rod Nicholson...

"HO-GAHANA-POKUNA" by Des Kelly How many of our Lankan/Aussies remember this place ? How many ex-patriots even know what the...

"IDLE CHATTER" by Des Kelly Plenty of it going around at the moment.All the "big boys" accusing each other of one...

"MEMORIES" by Des Kelly Too much cannot be written about my "subject" for eLanka, this week. Frequently, "they" come into...

"SOMETHING STUPID"! by Des Kelly A common "phrase" as regards something we have done, or, we have said (sometimes), a...

"THE GOOD TIMES" by Des Kelly Again, in the 1950's, what a decade that was !. Donavan Andree, by far,...

"THE SPACE RACE" by Des Kelly Not very long after President Trump had declared that Australia would be excused from...

"THE FIZZLING FIREWORK" by Des Kelly Marvellous. The little "Rocket-man"(branded by Donald Trump), & the "Lunatic"(branded by Kim, bung,) "may"...

"STUFF-EM, EGG-HEADS" by Des Kelly They are "at it", again, these so-called egg-Producers, (and I am not talking about the...

"OH, GOODNESS, GRACIOUS, ME" by Des Kelly Once again, we arrive at another "cross-road" in sunny Australia. Our "Medical-people", Doctors,...

"THE SIGIRIYA-STORY" (Bernard VanCuylenberg's Trilogy) - By Des Kelly      Quite certainly, the most comprehensive, interesting, and "must read", final...

"ANGLO-INDIAN AUSSIE" by Des Kelly   I really don't know who he is, where the interview was done, when it...

"MEMORIES OF KOLLUPITIYA" by Des Kelly Formerly known as Colpetty, also zoned as Colombo 3, was an old "haunt" especially with...

"MANNY" by Des Kelly Often, as this mad World rushes by, we tend to forget proud examples of "Personalities" who...

"CANADA TO THE FORE" by Des Kelly Until now, I have been concentrating on America, their "Country Music" singers, their superb...

"I wish I was 18 again" by Des Kelly The name Sonny Throkmorton, I had never heard of, but "...

"A HOLE IN ONE" by Des Kelly     Allan was a man of rare wisdom and compassion, who passed...

"TAKEITBACK AIRBAGS" by Des Kelly    Oops, sorry about that. eLanka readers, all, if you notice it, my fraudulent "title"...

"From Barnaby to Back-Benches" by Des Kelly Barnaby Joyce, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, will be stepping down from...

"TRIPLE TALENT" by Des Kelly  Two words, not often associated with their true meaning. A "talent", IS, however, often associated...

"EVANGELIST EXTRAORDINAIRE" by Des Kelly He was very close to a century, in age, but has just "passed-on" to carry...

"Parliamentary-positions" by Des Kelly   "Rejoice, Barnaby. Above  "position" was not your's alone, when living in a glass-house, one must not...

"FAMILY-TRAITS" By Des Kelly Introducing, with pride, Andrea Barton, second daughter of a first cousin of this writer, Audrey Smyth,...

"HAWKE, BY NAME, HAWK, BY NATURE" by Des Kelly Another fine documentary on the A.B.C. very recently about this Aussie...

"SMILE" by Des Kelly Gone, but not forgotten. Judy Garland, mother of Liza Minelli (a "Star" that the younger folk...

"THE LADIES OF SRI LANKA" by Des Kelly A very well-known Spanish-style song of bygone days, made famous by people...

"ZERO IN ON ZIEHRER" by Des Kelly This is what this remarkable pianist said. "With all my heart I dedicated...

"THE PLIGHT OF THE PANGOLINS"      Still another of God's creatures on the "extinction list".      "THEY DID...

US Dollar- Understanding the CRISIS           "WHAT A SCARY WORLD, WE LIVE IN TODAY,    ...

"WALKING UNDEAD" by Des Kelly      It is bad enough to watch the "dead" on television, almost every day,...

"MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS" by Des Kelly Source: barnabyjoyce.com.au This is something that we Lankans are extremely good at.  We...

"SHINE ON, VICTOR" by Des Kelly Victor Melder, the name "jumps out" to all Lankans in Australia, simply because there...

"THIS DOG SAVED MY LIFE" by Des Kelly "THIS DOG SAVED MY LIFE" Was the original "title" of this "true...

"READ ALL ABOUT IT"! by Des Kelly "Read all about it, for, the more one delves, We help each other,...

"FAKE NEWS, TWITTER TWITTER" by Desmond Kelly Source: ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA Un, is on the bottom rung. his song has been sung....

"MONKEY-CLONES" by Des Kelly What a good idea. Folks, let us "clone" all the flora & fauna, now close to...

"WHAT A WEEK IT WAS" by Desmond Kelly 'the Star of eLanka' Image Source: Wikipedia: By The original uploader was...