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Childhood Memories Image Source : govima Author unknown. Please email us at info@eLanka.com.au so that we can give credit to you if you are the author of this write up I grew up in Galle and I never once questioned my mother’s income or my father’s!!  It was never a discussion. We ate homemade meals, lot of fruits straight from the tree and bathed washed clothes at the well drawing water with a bucket. We didn’t talk unless told to, hence we were known as the silent generation. We never touched anything that did not belong to us.  We were taught to respect other people’s property. And we were rewarded for acting properly. We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, lighting lamps and helped with all chores.  We by no means were given everything we wanted. We went outside a lot to play, run with friends, play ...

Mar 30, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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A Heartwarming response – to the article “YULETIDE – BY CHARMAINE CANDAPPA” Dear Charmaine, Thank you for sharing your childhood memories with us and for your best wishes. You definitely had an amazing time while you were growing up. I also recall fondly the Christmas days I spent in Sri Lanka. I lived in a town that was equally populated with Christians. My wonderful neighbors with nine children were Christians. Their Christmas celebrations were elaborate. Being as curious as I am, I would always actively participate in their celebrations, including joining them and going around my town visiting various households singing the Carol. This was one of the few times my parents would allow me to go around the city in the middle of the night with others. As liberal-minded as they were, we also celebrated Christmas in our own way. My father would bring a Christmas tree home and ...

Dec 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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More Childhood Memories – By Charmaine Candappa When I was a kid growing up, in Sri Lanka, there was not much my brother and I could do with our friends, but stay active. There was no television to watch, no video games to play, and no fast food places to ask our parents to take us. In school, there was netball, hopscotch, running races, and other games.. At home we joined our neighborhood friends to play. We had all this for little or nothing in expense. During the holidays, we go to the park, claim the swings, climb hillocks, and use the playground slides in the park. For most of the time, our mom would find it hard to get us back into the house, even though we knew that there would be consequences if we delayed in coming back. If we were lucky, mother would let us go to ...

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