See beyond the Well and Contribute to System Change! – By Oscar E V Fernando Majority-A and Minority B-Are they equal before Law-some say this and others that This Void not met? -more blood will be shed! This that or the other we say-Shadow of Majority falls on a Minority Solution? Both sides to approach in grace and Charity.   Not possible says some-look at Buddha Gandhi Christ Mandela and the likes Let go Hatred-Love-Forgive-Turn other cheek-are Traits to abide Possible it is-difficult if history alone you abide History at times opinionated and opinion a view held as probable-beside.   See the score behind-in Thirties -State Council a Happy Majority/Minority Mix Closer to Independence they all struggled to fix Independence, won-but then the Struggle to win-Left or Right of Boss began Started then and still goes on now-in a battle of disgrace and shame   In struggle for Power-Land-Politics Finance ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 13rd October 2024 -4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Time to drain the swamp……… The opportunity to make significant change in Sri Lanka’s political, economic and governance landscape! – By Aubrey Joachim Taking care of your kidney health is important. – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake Northern Thai cuisine – By TREVINE RODRIGO Colombata Kiri Apata Kakiri – By Oscar E V Fernando ‘From rags to riches,’ How a Sri Lankan worker became a millionaire in Australia at 25 Victor’s Portrait at the DBU, Colombo – by Perry & Yas Victor’s Portrait at the DBU, Colombo – by Perry & Yas Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 231 10 10 2024 Sini Murukku – සීනී මුරුක්කු – By Malsha – eLanka Understanding Hurricanes: Formation, Dangers, and Safety Measures – By Nadeeka – eLanka Warana Raja Maha Viharaya: ...

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Colombata Kiri Apata Kakiri – By Oscar E V Fernando With sweat of brow, you will eat until you return to ground said He From it you were taken and to it you return-also said HE Tilling land is the greatest of labor-without it we are no more Youth it was that tilled with pride in days of yore   Why then on this isle youth drifted to Urban from Rural With collar white behind a desk-tie-tightened to throat-so brutal Compared to breezy dress he wore on the Rural Till Why all this? To earn the epithet-Mahattaya and enjoy the Colomba Kiri   So drifted they blindly-eyes opened-to see Colombata Kiri apata Kekiri Kiri was-theatre-dance-gym-seminar-campus pools to swim in country Do all this in style-turning Kekiri to Kiri- Lo and Behold-You will see the reverse sweep back to the country   With Modernization replacing the Harnessed Bull and Mechanized Tool ...

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Nostalgic Harmonious Smiles – By Oscar E V Fernando With harmonious smiles Sinhalese-Muslims Tamils Burgers Malays Vadhas lived Poking fun with amusing names and with crafty silence their Manthrams they spewed In all good time the Captors learnt the power of silence is fiercer than the Gun The Captured with bowed head and indigenous wisdom bided time to win in Fun   Won they did-Called it Independence but-still struggling to find Feet Have come to the Jubilee Diamond bringing country to depths of ‘Bankruptcee’ A visitor once said-all things Pleaseth in this country-only man is Vile Vileness reached peak in notorious Black July Eighty-Three-Time standing Still-a while   The cream of the witty and the jolly-in face of Vileness left shores Hoping to get back when frogs ceased croaking-and with smiley faces we rid all woes Let’s bury the woes as things go on, we hope Yes, bury that blooming ...

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Be Still-and Know – By Oscar Fernando Be still and know that I AM God, said He. Seek me within for you and I are an Eternity Seek deeper-find me in stillness To know you are in wisdom and wholeness. You will not clasp Me-till death you depart. But nearer the clasp, you feel well in your heart. From Me you came to your mother’s womb Snatched from Beauty you will search till your tomb Search perfection is what the artist does Straining depths of talent they do posses Search till you are no more-for then, Me you will see. Yes, all will see-the good the bad and the ugly. Choose at all times the right thing to do then, after life, you see Glory through and through If the wrong thing is willed and done in life, Being damned, you see no more of Beauty even in strife. Seeing ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 8th November 2023 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter ANGELO MATHEWS TIMED OUT! – By Upali Obeyesekere A new era for the NRMA Insurance ‘West Test’ SRI LANKA BEATEN BY BANGLADESH BY THREE WICKETS – By Sunil Thenabadu ජපන් සංස්කෘතියේ ,බළල් පරපුරේ අසිරිමත් භූමිකාව. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් WAR- A- LUDICRACY – By Oscar E V Fernando Ruvendrini Menikdiwela in Key UNHCR Role – By Michael Roberts FAITH MOVES MOUNTAINS – By Noor Rahim HALL OF FAME – BARCLAY GEORGE ‘BUDDY’ REID A PHENOMENAL SPORTSMAN AND ROLE MODEL – By Ravi Rudra Shakib has Sullied the Spirit of Cricket – By Michael Roberts Veteran singer Athula Sri Gamage passes away – By Sunil Thenabadu RUVENDRINI MENIKDIWELA Burgher Tennis Club in Galle, circa 1928-by Michael Roberts Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs furious ...

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WAR- A- LUDICRACY – By Oscar E V Fernando Peter, Paul and Mary – Where Have All the Flowers Gone (25th Anniversary Concert) With billions of people inhabiting planet earth-it will not be an exaggeration to say that there will be as many opinions as there are inhabitants; Dictionary defines the word opinion as a view held as probable and one can therefore conclude that a dispute on a probability leading to a quarrel-fisticuff-battle or war-is ludicrous to say the least: it will only reveal the egoism of two persons that eventually spreads into formation of parties carrying venomous slogans-leading to a brutal war-thus two can cause a World War!! Even at this very moment are we not sliding into an imminent World War? The two concerned politicians will of course justify it so as to continue their reign and power and most of them on the battle field would only ...

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Valentine’s Day in the light of Christian admonishment on Love – by Oscar E V Fernando Valentine’s Day-VD-originated as a Christian feast of the early Church but later this was coined by folk traditions and now remains a cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world-especially of the Christian tradition. So is the meaning of VD described loosely on Google.   It is the writer’s opinion that over the long span of years of Christianity, some adherents have continued to believe in the original teachings of creation and love namely-that a human being was created in the image and likeness of the Creator and that the Creator is the very essence of Love-and some have swayed away from these traditional and Faith Filled beliefs mainly in the Creator and that of VD itself and society finds itself turmoiled in thought-word and deed!    ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 22nd December 2021 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter CEYLON CHRISTMAS CHEER – by Des Kelly Christmas carols – an instrumental presentation by Shanti Hyacinth Senadeera Calling by Lucky Navaratne – Appreciation and a Tribute to all the De La Salle Christian Brothers Vale a true sporting legend of Sri Lanka and St Peters, our dear friend Royden De Silva – By Lawrence Machado Bonny an effervescent voyage in celebrity as a vocalist/entertainer for decades – by Sunil Thenabadu Bonny an effervescent voyage in celebrity as a vocalist/entertainer for decades – by Sunil Thenabadu All I want for Christmas…-By Somasiri Devendra AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021 TASMANIAN TRAGEDY by Des Kelly Gas Maaru Pethi Choru by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 84 17 12 2021 Health ...

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