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The happy isle that was – By Oscar E V Fernando Reading a piece of Des Kelly, editor in chief of E Lanka Journal of Australia-on the internet, carrying very interesting articles poems etcetera bringing nostalgia to some of us remaining in this fair isle and to those who reluctantly migrated in search of pastures green to satisfy their unsettled psyche. Des Kelly had referred to some epithets familiar to us that were in use in the good old days where we were able to laugh at ourselves-some of these were-lansia karapotha-goigamalansia etc-these were humorously and or derogatively used depending on who used it and for what. I can add a few more-parangia-kalathonia-nana-humbeya-thambia-kalu suddha-muss veddha and some sayings as-lansi gedera banku kakula-thambige toppia bambuwa warge-karakenakota sembuwa warge and topped it all by sihalaya modaya kavun kanta yodaya Yes we really enjoyed the days that were-dancing to the tunes of-lansi gedera banku kakula-thambige ...

Nov 9, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Oscar Fernando Tagged Des Kelly, LTTE, Oscar E V Fernando, The happy isle Comments 0

“COMEDY IS” – By Des Kelly Just a short while to go, before all Victorians in Australia will be able to move around freely, once more. We have been trying our very best to keep ourselves occupied for the past few weeks, in lockdown, because of C.V.19, and it has been extremely difficult, but now Charles Schokman has been kind enough to present the Irish Comic genius Dave Allan who, in turn, is trying to teach us how to tell the time. This also tells us a few things. Dave should have been here with us in Melbourne, teaching some NITWITS that THEY will be responsible for a longer TIME in restrictions if they keep going to the beach, breaking the contact rules, and being stupid. ...

Oct 7, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Charles Schokman, Des Kelly Comments 0

“P.M.G’s OFFICE, COLOMBO FORT” – By Des Kelly Yet another wonderful article to be shared with all of you, who are members of eLanka. This superb building in the very heart of Colombo Fort, holds special memories for “your’s truly”, as well, because it was here that the girl of my dreams worked as a Stenographer in the 1950’s. It was from one of those windows (upstairs), that she first saw the Queen of England, Elizabeth ll, making her way into Queen’s House (where else ?), which was practically opposite the P,M,G’s building. Her Majesty was in a magnificent car of course, with her husband, but they were deliberately being driven very slowly, so the adoring crowds could catch a glimpse of them. Cynthia Georgesz, one of my girlfriends at the time, told me that she was very lucky indeed to be able to see our Monarch quite clearly, ...

Sep 16, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Ceylon, Covid 19, Des Kelly, Dishan Joseph, post offices in Sri Lanka Comments 0

eLanka Newsletter – 13 Sept – 4th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Tomb stone of Dr Hayman at Bournemouth – Warden of St Thomas’ College – A man who was a real benefactor of S. Thomas’ Mount and Gurutalawa – by Renuka De Silva “ROYAL CEYLON NAVY, THEN, SRI LANKAN NAVY, NOW” – By Des Kelly (Editor-In-Chief) eLanka Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc – ZOOM GATHERING ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER 2020 RIVERSIDE THEATRES DIGITAL PRESENTS: LINGALAYAM IN PANCHA NADAI Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo Life lessons from RC’s Dramsoc – 50 years ago: By Imtiaz Muhsin Royal Palace of Kandy –By Arundathie Abeysinghe Kidney disease a complication of Diabetes- by Dr. Harold Gunatillake A Life Hack for when we’re Burnt Out & Broken Down – By Uma Panch WHEEL CHAIR PROJECT – LIONS CLUB OF WANTIRNA ...

Sep 16, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In eLanka Newsletters, useful links Tagged CEYLON NAVY, Des Kelly, Doni | Sinhala Film, Nayanthara, Noel News, Renuka De Silva, Rugby, St. Thomas’ College, Tomb stone of Dr Hayman at Bournemouth Comments 0

“ROYAL CEYLON NAVY, THEN, SRI LANKAN NAVY, NOW” – By Des Kelly 1953, in Ceylon, I had just turned 17 years of age, still living with my family at No.38 Lorensz Road, Bambalapitiya, jobless, after just having toured the Island with an English Circus Troupe whose owners wanted to “adopt” me, then take me around the World with them. I was more than happy to go along simply because there is NOTHING more showbizzy than “Circus”, & I had enjoyed every single minute of my time with them, but although Dad was willing to let me go, Mum refused point blank, to sign the necessary papers, so there it was, her decision was always the final one in our family, but here I WAS,, a grown man, looking for a job, impossible to get, as I wasn’t an University graduate or anything even close to that. This was ...

Sep 15, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Ceylon, Des Kelly, Sri Lankan navy Comments 0

“TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN” – By Des Kelly “If I could only turn back the clock”. How many times have we said this, mostly while looking into a bathroom mirror ?. Time changes everything, and no amount of effort to stop becoming who we are, in the context of time, is going to soften the effect of growing old. We may, of course, grow older gracefully, depending on how we spent our younger days, the only problem here being the fact that when young, most of us think, as a popular song states, “We will never grow old, while there’s love in our hearts”. We then look at the older people around us and actually feel sorry for them. ...

Aug 28, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Des Kelly, TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN Comments 0

eLanka Newsletter – 9 Aug – 3nd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lankan Chaplain completes first year in Sydney – Catholic Chaplain Fr. Ruwan Pradeep “Grandpa’s Grandpass” By Des Kelly (Editor-In-Chief) eLanka Ancestral Powers & Properties – by Gajalakshmi Paramasivam Sri Lankan Street Food – (Sydney) – 9th AUGUST – OUR NEXT TASTE BUD TOUR IS TO COLOMBO-THE CAPITAL OF SRI LANKA NIGHT OF TERROR DAWN OF HOPE. – By Bernard VanCuylenburg We are all pilgrims in this word: Celebrating Jean Arasanayagam – By Jennifer Rodrigo LanCatholic – Quarterly Newsletter of the Sri Lankan New South Wales Catholic Association Volume 1 Issue 1 August 2020 Health & Views – August 2nd Issue – by Harold Gunatillake Thomians beat Royalists in a clean sweep at the OBA Battle of the Blues 2020 Pandemic Relief Donation ...

Aug 9, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ancestral Power, Des Kelly, Gajalakshmi Paramasivam, Ruwan Pradeep, Sri Lankan Street Food Comments 0

eLanka Newsletter – 22 July – 7th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sydney Well-wishes donated SLR 116,711 for Dry Rations and welfare activities conducted by the Sri Lanka Embassy in State of Kuwait CARDINAL PELL TELLS” – By Des Kelly & MY TIME IN PRISON – by George Cardinal Pell” Prime Minister – Joint Media Release – JobKeeper payment and income support extended CENTENARY OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE – By Algi Wijewickrema Happy Wedding Anniversary : Gehan Gunasekera & Judith Annette Mountford Australian town ‘Badagini’ named by Sinhala migrant labour in 1880s? – By K.K.S Perera Death of Dhanasiri Weerasinghe – Funeral oration by Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachi Health & Views – July 3rd Issue – by Harold Gunatillake Noel News – By Noel Whittaker The Peterite Chorale: A Brief History “Brief introduction of the arrival of ...

Jul 22, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, eLanka Newsletters, useful links Tagged Anne Ruston, Australia Income support for COVID 19, Australia jobkeeper allowance, Des Kelly, Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachi, Gehan Gunasekera, George Cardinal Pell, Harold Gunatillake, St.Anthony’s College Comments 0

CARDINAL PELL TELLS” – By Des Kelly & MY TIME IN PRISON – by George Cardinal Pell “CARDINAL PELL TELLS” – By Des Kelly Cardinal George Pell wrote this letter which certainly bears reading, whether or not one thinks he was guilty of the crime he was jailed for. There is no doubt however, that Pell writes well. Readers of eLanka, decide for yourselves. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. MY TIME IN PRISON – by George Cardinal Pell Photo Source: Catholic Weekly Source: First Things There is a lot of goodness in prisons. At times, I am sure, prisons may be hell on earth. I was fortunate to be kept safe and treated well. I was impressed by the professionalism of the warders, the faith of the prisoners, and the existence of a moral sense even in the darkest places. I was ...

Jul 21, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Des Kelly, George Cardinal Pell, Vatican Secretariat for the Economy. Comments 0

“GUITARISTS EXTRAORDINAIRE” – By Des Kelly An extraordinary instrument, the guitar, sounds extraordinary, when in the hands of an extraordinarily fine guitarist, however, as it has always been my endeavour to give the Members & Readers of eLanka only the very best as far as music is concerned, I am now very proud indeed, to introduce TWO of the BEST Guitarists in the World, as they had been in their particular era, namely LES. PAUL & CHET. ATKINS. They have both now passed-on, of course, and even though the finest guitarists today will also tell you, good people, it would be extremely difficult to find someone to equal the “techniques” of either Les, or Chet., period, no-one could beat their style, either playing solo, as a duo, in a group, or, even with a full Orchestral backing. As if to “add icing to the cake”, Les Paul found a partner ...

Apr 1, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Des Kelly, GUITARISTS EXTRAORDINAIRE Comments 0