Author Archives: amperera
How to sponsor the education of a child of a fallen/disabled soldier
Please do what you can and it doesn’t cost much – only Rs. 1000 per month per child. We owe it to them. Send it to all Sri Lankans you know 1. You now have the opportunity to show …
4711- interesting facts behind the brand
Most of us grew up using 4711 and it especially helped to reduce high fever ha? This eau de cologne super brand has been around since 1792. It was made by a carthusian monk to give as a wedding gift to …
Loch an Eileen
Written while on a holiday in Aviemore -in the highlands of Scotland . While on a walk round Loch an Eileen across the river from Aviemore I met a young, winsome lass Tall and thin, with a waist long …
Blue Wren
My wife and I have tended the garden For the past ten years and more But you have only visited us For the past two years no more My wife and I have tended the garden For the past …
Morning in Whitmore
The eastern sky takes a golden hue And sets the mountains ablaze The dew scattered like jewels spread Glisten across the vale. The herd moves silently, to the farmhouse shed And rabbits make way to their burrows, A …
Pictures from Yala National park
Photographed by Kalu Ariyasena
Sloth Bear-at Yala National Park
Sloth Bear(Melursus ursinus),is distributed in all regions of Yala National Park. It is commonly seen in the interior where there are rocky outcrops. These bears have a shaggy coat of fur especially over the shoulders. They have a long snout …
Elephant Charge At Yala
My husband and I visited The Yala National Park recently and stayed at the Yala Village Hotel for a few days. We left Colombo by 4 am and travelled through Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, and drove past the Udawalawe National Park, reaching …
Get rid of mosquitos fast!
A good way to do this in mosquito ridden Colombo is to fill a white bowl with water adding a few drops of lemon fragrant dishwashing liquid and place it where you usually sit or in the bedroom. The …
Spoken English
In Sri Lanka there is a great demand to learn to speak English properly. All the books written on the topic involves learning grammar. Most people who are keen to speak English are unable to understand and comprehend grammar. Furthermore …
