VALE’ MAXWELL GERREYN – by Desmond Kelly Funeral Notice update: The Funeral Service for the late Mr. Maxwell GERREYN will be held at St. Mary Of The Cross MacKillop Church, Cnr. of Pelican Parade and Cassowary Drive, Ballajura, Perth , W. A. on Friday 21st. April 2023 at 2.30 pm. The Cremation will take place at a later time. Residential Address- 128, Appleblossom Drive, Mirrabooka, W. A. 6061. Max’s funeral will be held on Friday 21 April 2023 at the Mary Mackillop Catholic Church, 16 Pelican Parade Ballajura. It will start at 2:30pm. There will be a wake held in the church hall immediately after. To celebrate the vibrant, happy man Max was, we request that everyone please wear colours that reflect his personality. Anyone who knew Max would know, black was not a colour you would see him in. There will be a live stream link posted closer to the ...
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CLIMATE CHANGE !! – by Des Kelly A little message to me from Maxwell Gerreyn, forwarded with the best of intentions, and accepted because any WWW that reminds me of a Canine, male OR female, will always get special attention from a dog-lover like me, even though I don’t have a clue as to who Plimer is. Climate-Change has once again scored the flavour of many months to come, until at least the upcoming elections in Australia, and, BTW, talking about climate change, if you are feeling flustered, hot or humid, wherever you are, why not score a pleasant CC and come to Melbourne, where the weather, even as I write this introduction, is a cool, clear 12 degrees in the shade of the Coolibah tree, where I sit. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. Plimer on Climate Like him or not, ...
Nov 26, 2021
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“THE GREAT ALEXANDER MOB” – by Des Kelly Once again, something quite different from Maxwell Gerreyn, our Western Australian connection as far as e’Lanka is concerned. He has introduced this post himself, plus the video that certainly is one of the most interesting ones I have seen, in a long time. The “wordplay” on the title is mine, and I’ll let you work it out. Desmond Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka Found the Secret! This is the incredible story of the Hunza Tribe who live in northern India at the foothills of the Himalayas, at the border of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the former Soviet Union, and China. Numbering only 30,000 and believed to be the missing army of Alexander the Great when he invaded India, these white skinned people stand out from their neighbours for many reasons. ...
“SPECIAL FAVOURITES” – by Des Kelly Just for a change, (which is as good as a holiday), I have decided to feature three of my special Sinhala-Song favourites for the many thousands of eLanka members & readers, in the hope that these songs will bring back many precious memories, as music so often does, better than anything else. The first, is the rendition of Dilhani-Dhuwane’ by Indrani Perera, whose “Cover” of the superb Original Composition of the late, great Clarence Wijewardena moved me so very much when I first heard it, after migrating to Australia in 1962, I decided to write my own “English” version, titled “My Lovely Island Home”, to the tune of this beautiful Sinhalese song. What many of our readers do not know, is that not many years thereafter, Indrani came to Melbourne, to feature in a couple of shows, and ...
Feb 23, 2021
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“A REMARKABLE STORY” – By Des Kelly Indeed, one of the most remarkable stories as regards to the British Royal Family, sent in to me by our good friend and eLanka Member Maxwell Gerreyn, so thank you, Max. Whenever we mention the Royal Family, it is generally in reference to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, or maybe Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, Prince Andrew who, incidentally, is the Queen’s favourite son, although he has been giving his family quite a few bad headaches, recently, because of the company he chooses to keep. Then, the conversation may turn to Prince William, 2nd in line to the throne, or Prince Harry, his brother, who now boasts an American wife, Meghan, or the “little Royals” like George & Archie. ...
“NAVAL NICETIES” – By Des Kelly Having served in the Royal Ceylon Navy myself, so many years ago, it was very heartening, and I felt proud to read this beautiful story, authored, in the first place, by a guy named Dan. Dan, we, at eLanka would have been more than pleased to publish your full name, as we normally do, at eLanka, for any writer whose articles we publish, but since you completed your story, simply signing off as Dan, so be it. This beautiful R,Cy.N. tale comes to all our eLanka readers via two famous Burgher names (so, here we are again, happy as could be, all good friends, and jolly good company), Victor Melder & Maxwell Gerreyn. Thank you both. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. A Truly Beautiful Story…by Cmdr Anura Danapala It’s well known that Divers of ...
Feb 1, 2021
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“PHILOSO-FUNNIES” by Des Kelly & A magnificent Mish-Mash of Philosophies & Funnies Just in time for Christmas, as our good friend & cartoonist Maxwell Gerreyn puts it, here is a magnificent mish-mash of philosophical wisdom and visual-funnies especially for our readers of eLanka. No matter what the situation is, there should always be time set aside for a good laugh, so please, everyone, take a gander at some of these, because you will be a goose, if you don’t. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. BRILLIANT…I say…chaps God Bless America! ...
“UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE” – By Des Kelly I have always believed that “reading” is an education in itself. One can always end up in the most Senior Classes in School or College, enter top Universities around the planet, become Professors on various subjects and have Intelligence Quotas that hit the roof, yet still not know what is happening in this World of ours. This being the case, it comes back to the fact that when something of this nature comes to us on the Internet, we READ & recoil in the sheer wonder of it all. It feels good to be able to share the knowledge with many thousands of people, in my case, especially with the members and readers of eLanka, a website that I am very happy & proud to be part of. Have to admit that I knew nothing of the subjects covered by this very interesting ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Grandpa’s Grandpass – (intro By Des Kelly) This is a good one, ladies & gentlemen. One of the famous old “Areas” of Ceylon that all of us ex-patriots should remember. Comes to me also, from a famous old Cartoonist friend, living now, in Perth, Australia. He needs no introduction and I am proud to call him a good friend. His name is Maxwell Gerreyn, and he has written his own introduction to this interesting piece on old Ceylon. Please read it. I feel certain that it will bring back many golden memories. ...
Aug 5, 2020
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“SHE’S XI JINPING & SHE CAN SING” Is there ANYTHING that the Chinese CANNOT DO ??. Forget about their “Trade-Wars”, forget about Thousands of Chinese Military Men marching as ONE, forget about the fact that THEY can supply ANYBODY with ANYTHING they want, faster & cheaper than ANYONE else can, simply because of their mammoth Population/Workforce, who labour on a pay-scale at least 75% lower than most other Western Countries, forget about the South China Seas, and how much of that Ocean BELONGS to them, forget about the fact that part of their belongings now include the little Suburb of Hambanthota, in Sri Lanka, & who knows, where else ?, forget about CHINA, altogether, and focus on this young, pretty Chinese lass, the daughter of the present President Ping, a girl who can really SING, & I can certainly vouch for that, having heard this present recording, sent to ...
Oct 27, 2019
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