“THE TITLE TELLS THE TALE” – by Des Kelly In many ways, one of the most important videos that I’ve seen. Possibly saw this before and even published it on e’Lanka, BUT, this video, my friends really merits a double or triple view, so with due thanks to Paul Jennings & Keith Bennett, here it is folks, with your safety in mind. Desmond Kelly. (Mr.Music) (Editor-in-Chief).. e’Lanka. Firefighters recommend having a bottle of Coke in the refrigerator. This trick can save lives and lessen property damage. Your bottle of Coca Cola can get you out of the most complicated situations. Indeed, in case of attending to an early fire at home, not every household kitchen is equipped with an extinguisher at hand. To remedy this you can react almost immediately to prevent the fire spreading quickly in the house. Instead of wasting time fetching water and repeatedly flaming the flames, it is ...
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“LOST FOR WORDS” – by Des Kelly Even if this IS a repeat, and even the National News is repeated so very much, these days, I am completely lost for words, so with thanks to Ralph Baker & Keith Bennett, I will now move on to Keith & his Lexophiles as he calls them, and let you good people enjoy our repeat, if indeed it IS one. Desmond Kelly. (Mr.Music) (Editor-in-Chief). . e’Lanka. Lexophiles “Lexophile” is a word used to describe those that have a love for words, such as …………….. “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless.” A competition to see who can come up with the best lexophiles is held every year. This year’s winning submission is posted at the very end. .. When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate. .. A thief who ...
“SHAMEFUL STATISTICS” – by Des Kelly A typical lack of “good news” both in our newspapers and on television, is proven without a shadow of a doubt, by simply the one story (above), sent in to us by A typical lack of “good news” both in our newspapers and on television, is proven without a shadow of a doubt, by simply the one story (above), sent in to us by Keith Bennett, for which a warm ‘thank you’ is in order., for which a warm ‘thank you’ is in order. I have mentioned and even written about this, to no effect it sadly seems. Presently, I get no newspapers, simply because I am housebound, and will be, until they carry me out in a box, but while I do not want sympathy, I would be extremely happy to see what is happening around our Planet, on television. At the moment, ...
ROAD SAFETY ?? – by Des Kelly Yes, Road Safety, as my own songs prove, are one of the main sources of preventing accidents big & small, but there are OTHER CAUSES too, & e’Lanka is about ti prove this to all of you. Coming to us via Larry De Motte & Keith Bennett for which we thank them, are some of these reasons. Please watch, to the finish. This may surprise you. ...
“THE COLLEGE HALL” – by Des Kelly Once again, brings back many precious memories of my Alma Mater, even though I was not in College for many years, leaving, to run away from it, (& home)when just fifteen and a half years old, to join an English Circus Troup who were set to tour the Island, under contract to Donavan Andree. Be that, as it may, I recall this magnificent College hall, where, under Rev.Fr. Noel Cruz and Pappa De Niese, I sang in the College Choir, also did various ‘solo’ concerts, entertaining hundreds of people who loved the Venue, for it’s comfort, compared to many other halls around. My thanks go out to both Keith Bennett and Algi Wijewickrema for helping us at e’Lanka to ‘show-off’ our College Hall at St.Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya. Desmond Kelly.(Mr.Music). (Editor-in-Chief). e’Lanka. Closing Of The Centenary Year – Photos That Could Not ...
Nov 12, 2022
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“APPRECIATION OF ARTICLES” – by Des Kelly We, at e’Lanka, now receive very many different articles, whose Authors hope that they will be included in our Newsletters which come out on line, each Wednesday and Sunday respectively. While we do try our utmost, to ‘edit’ every single one of the ‘posts’ sent, the odd one escapes our hurried scrutiny sometimes, and ends up being published. IF any such article causes concern, we do apologise, but we are human, and in humanity, mistakes do occur at times. On the other hand, there are just a few ‘special’ Contributors whose articles appear regularly on e’Lanka preceded by an introduction by me, your Editor. I find myself thanking these friends such as Keith Bennett, Charles Schokman, Victor Melder, Chris Lawton, and a few others personally, for their valued additions to our great website, which now boasts close to thirty thousand avid readers every ...
Oct 29, 2022
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“POETIC JUSTICE” – by Des Kelly There is all manner of poetry in our World today. There is Poetry-prose, written in somewhat flowery language, usually to attract the opposite sex, and then of course, rhyming poetry that comes in all shapes and sizes, all dependent on how much of it, one is prepared to read. This is some very well written comedy poetry, and I’ll say no more Thanks to Keith Bennett, this poetic banter between husband and wife is very witty and easy to read Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. A verbal-fight between husband and wife (both are M.A. in English literature). Instead of shouting, abusing or physical force…they exchange poems to each other Source:Speakingtree *WIFE* _I wrote your name on sand,_ _it got washed…_ _I wrote your name in air,_ _it was blown away…_ _Then, I wrote your name in my heart & got a Heart Attack!_ ...
“PHOTOGRAPHIC PHENOMENA” – by Des Kelly Two simple words that tell the story. These days, with photographic equipment readily available even on the tiniest mobile telephones that seem to be part and parcel of what everyone carries around with them, there is no need whatsoever of cameras one used to see, not too long ago. Photographs can now be produced with lightning speed by simply pressing your finger lightly on the correct spot on your “mobile”, and dozens of photos from various angles can be taken in about a minute. ...
The HMS Ceylon was built in Glasgow – by Des Kelly It seems that our esteemed contributor to e’Lanla, Keith Bennett was somewhat surprised to realize that there was indeed a Ship named after our Island in the sun. Well Keith, there was such a Ship, and also, before the Royal Ceylon Navy was “born”, some of our worthy Sailors actually served on her. These individuals went under the title of the Ceylon Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (C.R.N.V.R.), and most of them transferred to the Royal Ceylon Navy, which was established on the 9th of December, 1950, after the Navy Act was passed by the British, for the formation of what I always prefer to call “The Senior Force”, or the Royal Ceylon Navy. A few years later, the Royal Ceylon Navy was presented with our first real Ship (also from Britain), a Minesweeper, originally named H.M.S. Flying Fish, immediately ...
May 9, 2022
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“FOR SCEPTICAL SENIORS” – by Des Kelly As we grow older, most of us tend to get sceptical about the happenings around us, so here, Ladies & Gentlemen, are 12 Commandments, written on ordinary paper rather than stone, sent out to us by Keith Bennett, for our individual perusal. Please read them carefully to avoid deep, dire consequences, and thank you Keith, for the advice. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
