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A priest passing through his church
in the middle of the day
Decided to pause by the altar
To see who came to pray.
Just then the back door opened,
And a man came down the aisle,
The priest frowned as he saw the man
Hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was torn and shabby,
And his coat was worn and frayed,
The man knelt down and bowed his
head,
Then rose and walked away.
In the days that followed at precisely
noon,
the priest saw this chap,
A lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the priest's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop and ask the man,
'What are you doing here?'
The old man said he was a factory
worker
And lunch was half an hour
Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.
I stay only a moment
Because the factory's far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kind a what I say:
'I just came by to tell you, Lord,
How happy I have been,
Since we found each other's friendship
And you took away my sin.
Don't know much of how to pray,
But I think about you every day.
So, Jesus, this is Ben,
just checking in today.'
The priest feeling foolish,
Told Ben that it was fine.
He told the man that he was welcome
To pray there anytime.
'It's time to go, and thanks,' Ben said
As he hurried to the door.
Then the priest knelt there at the altar,
Which he'd never done before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with
love,|
As he met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed down his cheeks,
He repeated old Ben's prayer:
I just came by to tell you, Lord,
How happy I've been,
Since we found each other's friendship
And you took away my sin.
I don't know much of how to pray,
But I think about you every day.
So, Jesus, this is me,
Just checking in today.'
Past noon one day, the priest noticed
That old Ben hadn't come.
As more days passed and still no Ben,
He began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.
The week that Ben was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles and joy contagious.
Changed people were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Ben could be so glad,
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.
The priest stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends had come to show they
cared.
He had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Ben spoke up
And with a winsome smile;
'The nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
He's been here all the while.'
Every day at noon he comes here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down and takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:
I just came by to tell you, Ben,
How happy I have been,
Since we found this friendship,
And I took away your sin.
I think about you always
And I love to hear you pray,
And so Ben, this is Jesus,
Just checking in today.'
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THE ROYAL
CEYLON NAVY
“PART 5”
From our Ex. - Navy Editor Des Kelly
Initial training & Graduation
And so it began,the "Notice- board" at
"Rangalla", in beautiful Diyatalawa, our training
- camp in the hills said it all. From very early in
the morning until fairly late at night.
Roughly thirteen weeks of the most intense
Naval - training that included physical work- outs,
drills & "marching", educational classes,
"Rifle-drill" , "working-parties", "swimming
classes", carried out sometimes in full gear, boots
& all, in an icy - cold concrete "pool", designed
especially for that purpose, taking-over an entire
"squad", giving them "marching -orders" (in the
real sense of the word), stripping rifles and other
firearms and then putting them back together
again, eating unpalatable, half-cooked food in the
"canteen '!, insulting the " COOKS'L. who were
responsible, cleaning the "heads" (toilets) until
you could eat that rotten food off the floor,
saluting anything that moved and painting any
thing that didn't, and generally creating what was
termed " a tight ship".
Strangely, it always seemed that you had hardly
put your head down for a good nights sleep, you
were rudely awakened by the "blast" of
"Baldsing 's Bugle" at the crack of dawn. It also
seemed very strange to have to run "backwards"
at full pace on our concrete quadrangle when our
P.T.I.(physical training instructor) could well have
had us run "forward" in the normal way. This
Supply Assistant (to be) then learned that "ladies
of the night" who were playing their trade at a
place called "Fox - hill", not far from our camp ,
was to be avoided unless he didn't mind
the horrors of a venerial disease called Syphilis .
Kelly was never a " girly-boy" but the thought of
this disease scared the hell out of him.
After an extremely busy day, soon after" Sunset"
was signalled, also by "Bugler Baldsing", we
would get her as one, to "tidy the barracks" for
the Duty Officer's last round. It was not ever
imagined that a couple of specks of dust could
hurt anyone but if the D.O 's gloved hand even
showe d a trace of the stuff as he deliberately
ran his fingers through "corners" of the barracks
that were impossible to clean, the lot of us would
have to be on the "Defaulters 'Parade" the next
day, followed by running around our concrete
quadrangle, rifles held high above our heads at
what was termed "High-port arms ", until we
literally collapsed in a h.p only to be doused with
a bucket or two of icycold water to go over the
entire procedure again .
Yes , it was a very hard '!training - course" but
it sure made men a tough, ling out of boys, and,
in the case of Supply Assis tant Kelly, hardened,
strong character instead of the 7 stone "weak
had joined the Royal Ceylon Navy just a few
months prior . Graduation day, a "passing-out"
parade that I will never forget and it was back to
H.M.Cy. S. Gemunu in Colombo to take up our
various "duties" before being "drafted" to other
Establishments around the Island. Just a few
years later, the very first Royal Ceylon Navy Band
was formed and this "event" will be featured in
my next and final episode on the "Senior Service"
before I left Cey lon to migrate to Australia in
1962.
God bless you.
Desmond Kelly
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"SEWA" Sinhala & Tamil New Year
celebrations 2015
Sri Lankan Elders' Welfare
Association held the above
celebrations on
13th April 2015 at their centre.
There was a large gathering of
members and visitors for this
occasion;
this event was partly funded
by the Victorian Multicultural
Commission.
Photos taken by Johann Don Paul
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An Inspirational Message for
April 2015
April 2015
from
Charles Schokman
COMMEMORATION OF ANZAC DAY
my pain and fear. I had
to come over here and
leave them back, so they
wouldn’t worry about
another attack. Even
with the bullets and
bombs trying to kill,
I have to move on by
searching for my inner
will. I’ve seen many die
and suffer before my
eyes, and I’ve faced my
horrors as I heard their
cries. I do what I do
for my friends and my
family, and to help keep
this nation of ours free.
And for those who will
criticise and condemn,
a soldier will even serve
ANZAC' stands for Australian and
New Zealand Army Corps. On the
25th of April 1915, Australian and
New Zealand soldiers formed part
of the allied expedition that set out
to capture the Gallipoli peninsula.
Known as World WAR 1. The soldiers in
those forces quickly became known as
Anzacs, and the pride they took in that
name endures to this day.
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As the story goes, it was found in the
pocket of a dead Confederate Soldier, and
for me, it puts everything we think we
believe in a whole new light...
I asked God for strength, that I might
achieve,
I was made weak, that I might learn
humbly to obey....
I asked for health, that I might do
greater things,
I was given infirmity, that I might do
better things....
I was given poverty, that I might be
wise....
I asked for power, that I might have the
praise of men,
I was given weakness, that I might feel
the need of God....
I asked for all things, that I might
enjoy life,
I was given life, that I might enjoy all
things....
I got nothing that I asked for -
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his
friends.” John 15:13.
As the sun burns down it bakes my
skin, I can feel my patience beginning to
wear thin. Walking endless miles in this
scorching heat, and I can feel the sand
burning my feet. On my back I carry
this unbearable load, as I walk along this
seemingly endless road. The weight is so
much that I can barely stand, To get up off
my knee I need a helping hand. It seems
like we have been walking for days, with
hardly any sleep it all seems like a haze.
The exhaustion is beginning to take its toll;
I’ll never get back all the time that they
stole. Around every corner I’m reminded of
home, yet I have no choice but to continue
to roam. Oh how I miss all the ones that I
left behind, and sometimes I wish I could
just hit rewind. Then I realize that they’re
the reason I’m here, even through all of
A Soldier's Prayer
I asked for riches, that I might be
happy,
Lest we forget
A TRIBUTE TO ALL
SOLDIERS
Heart of a Soldier
fallen in the line of duty in your hearts;
they are heroes in heaven now, but we will
always remember their unselfish sacrifice.
Also pray for those in the military still
today; may God protect them!
but everything that I had hoped for,
honorably for them. Through all the pain
and torture I will carry on, for without me,
our freedoms would be gone. And whenever
I feel I cannot go on
any more, I always
remember exactly
what I’m fighting
for. I am one of the
defenders of this
great nation, and I
will always do my job
without hesitation.
The heart of a soldier
can never be broken,
as his actions speak
over the soft voice
spoken. Jon M. Nelso
Almost despite myself, my unspoken
prayers were answered.
I am among all men most richly
blessed.
Keep all of the brave
soldiers that have
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FEATURES
April 2015
VICTORIAN SUNDAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION NIGHT 2014/2015
VICTORIAN
SUNDAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION NIGHT 2014/2015
The Victorian Sunday Cricket Association
held their 2014/2015 presentation night at
“The Walawwa”, Sandown Regency on 31st
March 2015.
Victorian Sunday Cricket Association
President Gale de Kauwe thanking the
clubs
Cricket Victoria’s, Southern Victoria’s
Metro Chairman Ross Hepburn speaks
to the clubs
The Chief Guest in attendance was Cricket
Victoria’s, Chairman of Southern Victoria’s
Metro Region Mr. Ross Hepburn, who
addressed the gathering. Also present on
the evening was former Josephian and Sri
Lankan Women’s Team Coach Mr. Harsha
de Silva and his wife Dilrukshi, Sponsor Mr.
Ryle Moldrich from “Chat with Ryle” radio
3SER & Co host Pam De Fransz.
The President of the Association thanked
all clubs for their participation and cooperation during the season. He stated
that once a few teething issues were
sorted out the rest of the season was
extremely successful. He notified the clubs
that the VSCA will be celebrating their 75th
Anniversary during the 2015/2016 season
and requested all clubs and their members
to support and patronise the celebrations
that the Executive and Committee are
intending to organise.
He also stated that during the off season
there will be a lot of work to be done for
the betterment of the competition and
that he will be writing to all clubs for their
personal input and assistance.
L to R: Thilak Soyza (Secretary), Ananda Mahanama (Treasurer), Prageeth Pathiranage(Com.
Member), Dave Pietersz (Com. Member), Surendra Ariyathillaka (Com. Member), Gale de Kauwe
(President), Ross Hepburn (Chief Guest), Mansoor Kazi (Vice President) & Ganesh Desai (Umpires
Appointment Secretary). Not Present: in picture Viraj Gamage (Com. Member)
Thunders Sports Club enjoying the evening
Grade 3 Premiers & Grade 3A Runners Up Melbourne
Blues enjoying the evening
He stated that the executive faces a
tedious task as the Association has no past
records what so ever, due to previous
office bearers not handing over all their
Association records and documents. This
may be for reasons of their own, therefore
there is no history of how the Association
came to pass nor who the initial Executive
or Office bearers as well as those through
the years, Past Presidents etc. which is a
real pity.
Although there is word that a number of
great cricketers have played in this
competition over the years including
names such as Dav Whatmore, The Hussey
brothers, Roshan Mahanama, Asanka
Gurusinghe, Aravinda de Silva etc. there is
nothing on record which is an absolute
tragedy for an Association.
He seeks all member clubs assistance to
put together a souvenir to celebrate the
occasion and any reliable information
submitted would be very welcome relating
to stats, clubs that participated and
personal milestones etc.
Chief Guest on the evening Mr. Ross
Hepburn congratulated all teams and
thanked them for their participation
during the completed season.
He thanked the Executive and Committee
for another excellent season and stated
that he was happy to see the increase in
numbers on the committee.
Grade 3A Premiers St. Patricks Knights Sports Club enjoying the evening
Grade 3A Best Bowler
Damian Van Hoff
receives his award from
Mr. Ross Hepburn
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He assured the clubs and the executive,
that should the association need any
advice or assistance to continue the good
work he would be only too happy to assist.
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VSCA PREMIERS & RUNNERS UP 2014/2015
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
Premiers
Lions Sports Club
Runners Up United Stars Sports Club
Premiers
Melbourne Eagles Cricket Club
Runners Up Calypso Cricket Club
Premiers
St. Patricks Knights Sports Club
Runners Up Melbourne Blues Sports Club
Premiers
Melb. Districts United Cricket Club Premiers
United Stars Sports Club
Runners Up Lions Sports Club
Runners Up Lions Sports Club
GRADE 3A
Premiers
Melbourne Blues Sports Club
Runners Up Old Cambrians Sports Club
VSCA BEST BATSMAN 2014/2015
VSCA BEST BOWLER 2014/2015
GRADE 1
Gamini Chandrakumara United Stars Sports Club
GRADE 1
David Dervan
GRADE 2
Dilan Chandima
GRADE 2
Nasir A Yousaf
Gladiators Cricket Club
GRADE 3 – Joint Winners
Mahesh Paramasivan
Lions Sports Club
Jeewantha Niroshan
Old Cambrians Cricket Club
GRADE 3A
Shannon Rozario
GRADE 4
Prasad Fernando
GRADE 5
Henry Ignatious
GRADE 3
Nilanka Welgama
St. Patricks Knights Cricket Club
Melbourne Flash Sports Club
GRADE 2
Dilan Chandima
GRADE 3
Niran Warnakula
GRADE 3A
Chris Ryan
GRADE 4
Asanka Perera
GRADE 5
Henry Ignatious
GRADE 4
Ranees M Khaleel
GRADE 5
Sanjeewa Geeganage
Lions Sports Club
VSCA UMPIRES AWARDS 2014/2015
GRADE 1
Ravi Karunaratna
GRADE 3A
Damian Van Hoff
Melbourne Blues Sports Club
Melbourne Eagles Cricket Club
Old Canbrians Cricket Club
Lions Sports Club
Southern Warriors Cricket Club
United Stars Sports Club
VSCA TEAM OF THE YEAR 2014/2015
BOB WERE MEMORIAL SHIELD
BADSHAH’S XI CRICKET CLUB
Old Cambrians Cricket Club
Gladiators Cricket Club
Melbourne Blues Sports Club
St. Patricks Knights Cricket Club
Lions Sports Club
Umpires Appointment Secretary presenting the
award to Badshah’s XI Cricket Club
Lions Sports Club
VICTORIAN SUNDAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2014/2015
DILAN CHANDIMA – Gladiators Cricket Club
Played 11 matches
Batted 11 Innings, with 3 Not Outs
Scoring a total of 795 runs in the Home & Away matches
Including Three Centuries & Four 50’s
Highest Score 144 runs
Average 99.50
President Gale de Kauwe presenting
The VSCA Player of the Year 2014/2015
to Dilan Chandima
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Ganesh Desai & Tony Villani enjoying the evening
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Calypso Cricket Club
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April 2015
NUTRIENT DENSE
FOODS
By - Dr. Harold Gunatillake
Health Writer
T
here are real healthy and real
unhealthy foods everywhere. We
find it difficult to differentiate them
from one another. Living singly without
home cooking or living in environments
with traditional unhealthy foods are two
common situations. There is also much
of a difference in health values in home
cooked foods compared to outlets foods.
Healthy foods are important for our
overall health, wellbeing and longevity.
They have the power to prevent
non-communicable diseases like
diabetes, heart disease, hypertension
and even may be cancer, blindness and
birth defects. Some foods are not only
healthy; they also do protect you from
risk of developing serious illnesses.
What you eat really does affect your
heart. In fact, 80% of heart disease can
be prevented by eating a healthy diet,
maintaining a healthy weight, exercising
daily, nonsmoking, and drinking alcohol
in moderation.
Unfortunately many television cookery
demonstrations today educate our
chefs and housewives about taste and
presentations, but not about how harmful
it is to our body to put too much of oils,
saturated or otherwise with added salt,
sugars and creams when we prepare our
foods.
Even though we can find no single
healthy diet, we can follow patterns of
eating that would sustain good health.
We can pick right food to make our diets
palatable without adding so much of
unhealthy ingredients. You need to plan
a healthful, tasty and balanced meal at
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home, The US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) combined with the Department
of Health and Human Services has just
released the new Dietary Guidelines for
the Americans, which they do routinely
every five years. The diet pyramid is now
out.
Such guidelines bulletins are also
vailable in Sri Lanka published by the
health authorities, but where do you
find them freely to purchase. is another
matter? Sunday Observer (February
9, 2003) published an article under the
heading "Health for all by the year 2020
In Action" The purpose of that article
was to draw the attention of the general
public as well as health professionals to a
document-Food Based Dietary Guidelines
(FBDG) - that has, at long last, been
published by the Ministry of Health.
Whilst the US. Health authorities
issue guidelines every five years, and
why Guidelines issued by the Director,
Nutrition, Department of Health, Sri
Lanka need to wait till 2020 to be in
action is difficult to understand.
Nutrient Dense Foods
The new guidelines issued by the USDA,
emphasizes to choose "nutrient-dense"
foods and to avoid foods with empty
calories. Eat real food is the slogan today.
That's the essence of today's nutrition
message. Eat foods that are close as
possible to the way nature made it.
Eat whole natural foods
The first rule is to eat actual natural
"food", not processed chemicals
masquerading as food "products" freely
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available in super markets. Real foods
should be as close to nature has provided
them, without artificial modification.
Good examples are for instance buying
fresh organic fruits and vegetables not
canned or frozen. Frozen foods contain
added trans-fat to increase the shelf life.
Avoid those frozen foods in the freezer
boxes at the supermarkets. Eat eggs from
pastured chickens, not conventional
eggs from cooped chickens brought up in
battery cages. Eat both white products
with yoke. If you put in foods into your
body with chemicals eventually you pay
the price.
Eat only foods that will spoil but eat
them before they do
Carlton Fredericks used to say "Shelf
life or your life." Foods that spoil are real,
and the food with chemical preservatives
added to prolong shelf life, are dead.
Eat naturally raised animal foods
Naturally raised meat contains no
antibiotics or growth hormones. You
know all farm bred artificially fed
animals are given antibiotics and growth
hormones during their growth process
and we eat those chemicals with the
meat. Girls who eat such meat attain
puberty premature, even as 8 years or
earlier have been recorded.
Therefore it is advised to eat meat
including fish, seafood, poultry, beef
lamb, game, organ meats and eggs that
are naturally raised.
Eat naturally obtained milk products
from grass fed cows
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Cows love to eat grass not grain and
corn. In Sri Lanka cows were fed with
'poonac' which was made from copra
(dried coconuts) given to cattle mixed
with water, quite natural and healthy.
According to Weston Price, his studies
among certain natives among islanders
consumed raw dairy products and they
did so safely and lived long, healthy lives,
really on raw milk and not pasteurized.
Fermented foods such as whole yogurt,
cultured butter, whole cheese and fresh
and sour cream are other natural dairy
products, good for health.
Use only traditional fats
By traditional fats you mean fats and
oils including butter, beef tallow, pork
lard and other animal fats, extra virgin
olive oil, expeller expressed sesame oil
and the tropical oils such as palm and
coconut. Coconut and other vegetable,
canola, corn oils that you purchase from
the supermarkets are processed with
added Tran's fats to extend the shelf life.
Today you could buy coconut oil that
does not smell like coconut oil and
less viscous and more watery. In areas
along the western coast of Sri Lanka,
most homes make their own coconut
oil from fresh fruits with stone crusher
appliances.
Now most governments are on the
anti-hydrogenated bandwagon by
bringing in rules to label the detail
ingredients in the bottled oils available
for sale in the markets.
Cooking with oils
Some oils whether saturated or
unsaturated are more resistant to
heat-induced damage than others.
Saturated fats, as a class, are more stable
under heat (smoking point) and the most
stable of them all is coconut oil among a
few others. The least stable and therefore
most nutritionally dangerous oils to cook
with are the popular omega 6 vegetable
polyunsaturated oils such as sunflower,
corn oil and other vegetable oils.
These are unstable, breakdown under
high cooking temperatures into toxic
substances like free radicals and Trans
fattyacids your body does not like. The
monounsaturated fats like olive oil
and peanut oil are more stable than
polyunsaturates, but it is still better to
use coconut oil for cooking from health
point of view. Another feature of coconut
oil is that the used oil can be repeatedly
used unlike others.
Coconut meat kernel Pol Sambol
Coconut scrapings from the meat
Minerals in chili are Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium,
Sodium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese and
Selenium High fiber in coconuts in Pol
Sambol mixture regulates bowel activity.
Pol Sambol is an ideal food for diabetes.
Coconut meat actually lowers the
glycaemic index of foods that accompany
with rice and curry or bread.
The insoluble fiber slows down the
conversion of carbohydrates into sugars,
helping to keep blood sugar and insulin
levels in check. Onions in the mixture
helps more insulin sensitivity. People
who suffer from diabetes should eat Pol
Sambol daily. It is a better substitute
to multivitamin supplements. High
Cholesterol foods.
There are foods containing high
cholesterol with less saturated fats
like eggs, sea food. These foods do not
increase the blood cholesterol levels,
as believed before, as the liver tends to
eliminate externally brought cholesterol
through bile.
Liver tends to use the saturated fat
in the foods to convert to cholesterol
through Acetyl Co A cycle. Eating an egg
per day containing less than 200 cals is
safe and is be considered as "nutrient
densed" Whole Grain Foods
It is fashionable today for people
in affluent countries to purchase
whole grain bread and eat less and
less white bread.
There are enriched breads
also. Enriched means the grain
has been processed wherein the
nutrients are removed and inferior
synthetics are added back in. In
Sri Lanka whole meal and grain
breads are scarce, may be they are
more expensive to bake. Though
the colour white signifies health,
avoid foods that are white. Coloired
foods including fruits are more
nutrition dense. Red Rice
In the old days one could purchase such
oil from the corner boutiques measured
and poured out into your own bottle
from big square metal containers. That
coconut was viscous, darker in colour
and had the sweet smell like coconut oil.
Today, you could buy virgin coconut oil,
unadulterated and with noTran's
fats added. That would be the healthiest
oil for Asian cooking.
Avoid hydrogenated fats
They are natural vegetable oils that are
pumped with hydrogen fumes to make
it artificial oil. The body cells cannot
differentiate this artificial oil from the
natural oils and cause immense damage
to the workings within the cells, even
causing damage to your immune system.
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kernel) could be considered as a nutrient
dense tropical fruit. When the scrapings
are mixed with chili pieces, chili powder,
Maldives fish, cut onions, a bit of salt and
lemon juice, form a most nutrient dense
food enjoyed among the Asians. Tastes
and accompanies well with boiled rice,
bread, boiled yams like sweet potatoes,
hoppers pittus and indiappans (string
hoppers). To make the mixture more
palatable, add a crushedoxo or chicken
cube.
Good substitute to Maldive fish, too.
Maldive fish provides omega 3 fatty acids
among other vitamins, and minerals.
Red rice is whole grain where the
nutrient containing bran is intact.
They are more nutritious and
mineral and vitamin contents are
not removed as in polished white
rice. Though the glycaemic index of both
white and red are similar, the latter is
digested slower and absorbed slower,
ideal for diabetic subjects.
Eat plenty of nuts. Chickpeas are one of
the most nutritious dense nuts available
in Sri Lanka. These raw nuts can be
soaked in water overnight to soften and
also to neutralize the phytic acid. Those
who are on low calorie diets for weight
control should eat boiled chick peas to
destroy hunger pangs, in between normal
small meals.
Chilies provide Vitamin C, A,
E,K,Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin,
Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Choline
and Betaine.
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No fairytale ending fo
by Rex Clementine
While at school, Mahela Jayawardene had exhibited enough that there were few doubters that he wou
gakkara both belonged to the Group of 1977. Sangakkara wasn’t someone who was grabbing the hea
were Avishka Gunawardene, Upekha Fernando and others.
Brian Thomas, the famous television host who presented the Cricket Show at MTV had an interesting
Ratnayake was unwell and had sent a message that he was unable to attend.
With no other alternative, Kelum spoke to a player representing NCC at domestic cricket for the Sinhal
edgeable. ‘What’s that fellow’s name?’ asked Brian. When Kelum said it was Kumar Sangakkara, Brian
nets and the last to leave.’
The tournament marked the end of Mahela’s career while Sanga will stay for a bit longer playing Test
pin-drop when Mahela or Sanga speak.’
Mahela’s career lasted for 18 long years. Sanga played for three years lesser having made his debut in
years of transition under Sanath Jayasuriya from 1999, these were two players that the selectors and
had the patience to persevere with them.
England in England 5-0 in an ODI series in 2006 as the national cricket team hit a purple patch for a pe
Less than a month after that tour, the duo were involved in a World Record partnership. They added 62
Sanga 287 that until last year remained his career best score.
It was a two Test series and Sri Lanka won both Tests. They were in red hot form having won a Test m
later that year.
tion in 2010.
from taking advantages of loopholes in rules.
forget his contributions behind the stumps His 482 dismissals is the best by a wicketkeeper in ODI cri
Sanga played a season of county cricket in 2007 for Warwickshire and when he returned to Sri Lanka
(Rex Clementine is a cricket writ
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or Sanga and Mahela
uld go onto represent the country one day. That’s quite the contrary with Kumar Sangakkara. Jayawardene and Sanadlines while at school, but instead, the big names attracting the headlines in school cricket from those born in 1977
g introduction to Kumar Sangakkara. Brian and Kelum Srimal had gone to NCC to interview Rumesh Ratnayake. But
la version of the show called Kadulla. He suggested that Brian too should follow suit as the player looked quite knowln asked again, “Can that fellow speak proper English?”
t cricket for a few more months.
n 2000. Mahela served seven captains while Sanga too played under all of them except Arjuna Ranatunga. During the
d the captain looked up to deliver. They weren’t spectacular at start and both had lean patches, but the selectors
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eriod of two years under Tom Moody.
24 runs for the third wicket at SSC against South Africa as Mahela went onto compile a Sri Lankan record 374 and
match in England prior to the series and recorded a come from behind Test win in Wellington against New Zealand
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icket.
he hit a purple patch. Mahela never had the opportunity of playing county cricket and perhaps like Aravinda de Silva
ter based in Sri Lanka. He writes for The Island)
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OPERATION HOPE - A CELEBRATION
OF A LEGACY (1934-2014)
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Operation Hope celebrated
the 80th anniversary of the
Dematagoda Christian Guild at a
luncheon held at the Gaelic Park Hall,
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attended by past members of the Guild,
its associates and friends.
An apology from Alston Koch read "What a shame I miss out by 2 days ...
Thanks for your invitation and yes my
Mum & Dad were always great fans of
not only the Guild but everything that
it stood for" At the commencement
Charles Schokman thanked those who
attended the function and said the
following: HI feel incumbent on my part
to say a few words on a great occasion
such as this. Many of you have gone
through the portals of the GUild and
cherish wonderful memories. The
article -HOur History in a Nut ShellH
will give you a glimpse of what this
organisation meant and still stands for
Today there is much to be thankful fot;
faithful and devoted pioneers that we
have come this far, not forgetting the
grace of God. In Philippians 2:13 we
read-"for it is God who works in you
to will and to act in order to fulfill his
good purpose': Finally, dear friends as
we observe the 8 (Jh Anniversary of
the DCG, we want to pay tribute to all
those who came before us. Because of
their vision and sacrifices, we have
been given this great legacy we now call
Operation Hope.
May God reward them for their good
deeds. We also want to pay tribute to all
those who, with dedication, vision and
sacrifice, continue this great legacy in
our day Thanks to all of you for your
stewardship.
May God who began this good
work eighty years ago, and who in
His providence has given it to us to
continue, see it to completion. Let us
pray for each other, as we come together
to celebrate this great event. "
Everyone then joined in the singing of
the hymn 'Great is thy Faithfulness', and
then Jeanne Herat, past superintendent
of the Sunday school, lead in prayer.
The afternoon events included a buffet
lunch by Rosie & Greg caterers, followed
by sessions of dancing provided by Mel
Manuel. Fiona Grech the president of
Operation Hope gave a motivational and
informative talk on the current projects
in Sri Lanka & Swaziland through a
visual presentation.
In addition to celebrating the 80th
anniversary of the Guild, it was also
the 99th birthday of Dorit Blaze, an
inaugural member of the Guild. The
highlight of the afternoon was the
cutting of the celebration cake by Dorit
Blaze & Doris Vannitamby surrounded
by past members of the Guild, followed
by the cutting of the birthday cake by
Dorit in the midst of her family.
The array of prizes for the raffle
attracted many and the tickets were a
sellout. Our thanks go to all the donors
for their gifts and we congratulate the
Evergreens organising team for their
effort to make this event a great success.
it is a day the Lord has made, so let us
rejoice and be glad in it.
The Guild was founded when I was five
years old and as I look back I can't help
but recall its influence on my life from
my childhood days to this present time. I
have seen it grow from little beginnings
to what it has achieved today.
Through all the changing scenes of
life the Guild has had its ups & downs,
its success & failures, its challenges
and its drawbacks. It has at times been
misunderstood only to be once again
strengthened by its convictions.
I do not think the founder and his
band of helpers in their wildest dreams
would have realised that some time in
the future the Guild would spread its
wings beyond the shores of Ceylon.
Well, good intentions are Itke nailsyou need the power of determination
to drive them in, and it was due to
that sheer determination by all those
who followed in the footsteps of those
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f you are hearing this news for the
very first time, then…yes, it’s going
to surprise you, considering the fact
that Mirage and Benjy were in Australia,
just recently - in January/February, of
this year.
It was no surprise to me, though as the
vibrant bassist did indicate to me, before
his trip to Australia, with Mirage, in
December, 2014, that he wanted to focus
on something different, where his music
is concerned.
At that point in time, he said: “I want
to do music that is different to what we
now do. You know, the kind of music
that would be appreciated and loved, by
even the now generation.”
And Benjy was quite emphatic when
he said that he was definitely quitting
Mirage, after their tour of Australia.
The group returned to Colombo,
towards the end of February (2015), and
they all seem to have switched to ‘relax
mode.’
“I want to take sometime off from
active action and plan out my next
move,” said the electrifying bassist.
April 2015
Benjy
quits
and we are toying with the idea of doing
something new – together.
“Perhaps, we may operate with two
frontline female vocalists!”
Benjy says he would ideally like to have
his new band take on the local scene,
after a short stint abroad.
“Doing a foreign contract would enable
us to work on something extra special,
and dynamic as well, for the home
crowd.”
Benjy, and Mirage ex-lead guitarist,
Shafi, were the livewires on stage and
created a lot of excitement with their
great guitar vibes and stage act.
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Benjy says he will return with a new band – probably mid-2015.
“I’m already in contact with some musicians, I’m familiar with,
Shafi left the band, last year, and with
Benjy doing the same, their absence will
certainly be felt by fans of Mirage.
Benjy’s very first professional outing
was with the band Pioneers, way back
in 1970, while Mirage have been in
existence for the past 26 years!
Although Mirage have been pretty
much quiet, since they returned from
Australia – no public performances, as
yet - leader Donald Pieries did mention
that all is not lost with the group.
“We did have a similar situation, some years ago,
and we came back with a big bang!”
Electrifying bass guitarist
Benjamin Ranabahu
The dynamic duo: Benjy and Shafie
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fI o r e v e r
believe quite a few AussieSri Lankans would still
remember the names of
Suzi Croner and Nihar
Hamid and, of course, the
group Friends.
They were big in the scene in
the nineties and had a huge fan
base, in Colombo.
Both Nihar and Suzi were
in the city of Colombo – not
together, though.
Nihar, leader of the group,
Friends, who are based in
Switzerland, said that family
commitments compelled him
to come.
“My mother needed to see me
and so I decided to curtail the
band’s heavy work load, a bit,
and oblige her with he request.”
Although Friends have
been operating in Europe,
for over three decades, they
were hugely popular in the
local scene, and even had a
fan club, with over a thousand
members.
They travelled regularly to
Colombo, during the festive
season, and performed at some
of the five-star venues, in the
city – giving their Sri Lankan
fans the opportunity to see and
hear their favourite band in
action.
And when the guys were in
town, there were special events
put together, very specially for
the members of their fan club.
Friends had an awesome
line-up that included
Geoffrey Fernando, Derek
Wickremanayake, Chitral
Somapala, Udaya Welikala
(now with Misty), Riza
Samsudeen, and the Croner
sisters – Crystal and Suzette.
Over the years, several
changes have taken place
and Friends now operate as a
four-member band - three Sri
Lankans and a foreign female
singer.
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“The scene in Europe is pretty
tough now,” said Nihar, adding
that most entertainment
venues are cost-cutting and are
going for smaller outfits.
There are hardly any Sri
Lankan bands now performing
in Europe, he went on to say.
Suzi, the group’s vocalist, in
the good old days, was the
band’s live wire – on stage
and off stage – and she was
immensely popular with music
lovers.
The scene changed for Suzi
when she got married to a
Swiss guy – Roli Fluckiger
– and decided to make
Switzerland her home.
She left Friends, to
concentrate on a family life,
but didn’t quit music.
She performs, using backing
tracks, and her repertoire
includes gospel, pop, oldies,
country, rock, and jazz.
Nihar Hamid
Whenever the opportunity
arises, she does perform with
some oldies bands, she said.
“I gave up performing at
nightclubs a long time ago. The
kind of music I now do is more
suited for a lobby scene. And
I prefer singing to my own
tracks.”
Suzie Croner (now Fluckiger)
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What our beauties
should be doing…
W
hile our beauties (from Sri Lanka), parade
the ramp, no sooner they get back home
after participating in an international beauty
pageant, quite a few of our known folks (from the
showbiz scene), get involved in charity projects, on a
regular basis.
It’s certainly not surprising that our beauties refrain
from doing charity work during their reign as beauty
queen. To most of them, the fun side seems more
important!
Well known Sri Lankan hip-hop artiste, Yashan De
Silva, was involved in another charity project. It was
a programme, organized by Yashan & The Sound Of
Heart team, for the Vajira Children’s Home.
The Sound of Heart Team comprised:
Activities included a friendly cricket match, between
the Vajira Children’s Home team and the celebrities of
The Sound of Heart.
Siyatha TV’s Music Xpress Programme recorded the
proceedings.
At the end of the celebrations, gifts were given to the
kids by the celebrities, followed by tea and a snack,
right after a brief speech by Yashan, and also Rev. Dr.
Hunupalagama Vajira Sri Nayaka Thero.
A singing session, where love and happiness was
shared, brought the proceedings to a close.
Krishan and Lanthra (Doctor band), Tehani, Anjula
Rajapakshe, Vindya Rajaguru, Shenal (Funky Dirt
band), Rathika Raj, Theekshana, Chamara Kapugedara, Tehan Perera, Chethana Ranasinghe, Kasun
Pasquel, Pathum, Senuri Weerawarna, Nishani Coorey,
Akalanka Ganegama, Menaka Maduwanthi, Shanudrie,
Rakhitha Nanayakkara, Anusha Samaranayake, and
Yashan.
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Yashan obliging a fan
Fun for the kids, with Yashan
Celebration time
Celebrities
Teatime
Rajiv & The Clan – in London
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On their return to Colombo, Rajiv said they plan to have an anniversary concert, in June, featuring some of the big names in the local music industry.
This tour is to coincide with the celebrations, marking 25 years of Rajiv & The
Clan.
Rajiv has also come out with a special ’25 years celebration’ CD, containing 25
tracks.
ajiv Sebastian and his group, The Clan, are on a mega foreign tour, which
commenced last month (March).
They will be seen in action in the UK and Europe.
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“I want to make this show unique in many ways,” he went on to say.
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Making waves with
unique styles
A
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7, the concentration is on carving, and creating, something unique by putting to work the
impressive skills of the team at the Salon, headed by
Vasantha De Silva.
With rather an unorthodox approach to the industry of hair and beauty, Vasantha continues to create
extraordinary styles that resemble modernity and
elegance. With over two decades of experience in the
field, he strives to redefine style and beauty.
According to Vasantha, many clients, who walk into
the Salon, do not have a clear idea of their hair type,
or how it should be maintained. As such, he educates
“When clients come in, they always say they have
frizzy hair. Frizzy hair means curly hair. Curly hair
is not frizzy, it is just that they don’t know how to
maintain it and manage the hair. We do have frizzy hair
but everything can be controlled using conditioner and
products. So trying to relax or straighten the hair is not
a solution because when it is growing out, you get the
regrowth,” says Vasantha.
KESS also provides make up and bridal services,
Styling
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them on the proper maintenance of hair, using the right
products, and encourages them not to undergo heavy
chemical treatment for hair, such as straightening or
rebonding.
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with emphasis on making the client look her best with
simplicity and elegance.
Having understood the necessity of an institution
in the industry, that would provide young enthusiasts
the guidance to enter the hair and beauty industry, the
next venture of Salon KESS will be the introduction
of a two-year on-the-job training course for hair and
beauty. Commenting on the venture, Vasantha says
that though youngsters, today, acquire numerous paper
qualifications, they do not receive essential practical
training that is vital for the job. It is Vasantha’s objective
to mentor skilled youngsters and encourage them to
reach greater heights in the industry, building names
for themselves as professional beauticians.
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The Royal Ceylon
Navy Band
April 2015
From it's inception in 1956
Lieut: Tex Dharmaratnam. (Piano)
Front Row Seated. L--R
(If ) A/B(M) James Fonseka. (Tenor Sax) (2) A/B(M) Denzil Lazarus (Trumpet)
L/S(M) George Burdette.(Alto Sax)
T
he 22nd of February, 1956, a memorable day indeed,
for the VERYFIRST
Royal Ceylon Navy
Band, "hich happened
to be the "brain child"
of the "Captain of
the Navy" at the time,
RearAdmiral Royce de
Mel. This
"inception" was indeed
one of the best "assets" to what was "a
very small Navy" at
the time also. Because
they were to be the
Desmond Kelly
"future musicians" in
a professional Military
Band did not however exonerate them from
"hat was termed "normal duties" of Navy
Personnel and, as such, 26 applicants were
especially chosen from literally hundreds of
"hopeful Sailors", signed - on and "railed" to
H.M.Cy.S.Rangalla for their initial "Navy"
training as undertaken by all recruits.
Amoung these recruits were two that this
writer "as privileged to know as "special
friends", right from the start. One was George
Burdett, a talented and dedicated "saxophon-
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Back Row. L—R
At H.M.Cy.S."Elara" Jaffna 1965
(1) A/B(M) Myron D'olivera. (Drums) (2) L/S(M) Tony Rozairo. (Squble Bass)
ist" who lives in Melbourne, still remembers
his old musician friends and loves to talk
about them, is also personally responsible for
the artistry involved for all "badges" included
in this "story". The other was an equally talented "Drummer" Myron de Olivera who no"
plays drums in Heaven for "The Big Boss" and
I still remember that if you ever asked Myron
to do anything for you, his answer was "no
problem". These guys are the "genuine kind"
and I am poud indeed to know them.
Back to the Royal Ceylon Navy Band. In
"Rangalla", in addition to the Drill & Gunnery Instructors "ho were already drilling
and "gunning" the future "Musicians", two
"Lecturers" from the "Royal Marines' School
of Music" had also, by now, joined the "staff"
at Diyatalawa in order to fulfil their own
assignments with the Royal Ceylon Navy . In
overall command was Lieutenant J.H. Reynolds (Jim) and Bugle-Major E.G.Close who "as
to take charge of the Buglers (Naturally) and
later on, (in 1958) the entire the Pipe-Band
including Pipers, Drummers and Buglers as
well. Eric Close could not understand why
his "Band" was the least popular, both inside
and out of the Barracks but quite possibly
had very strong eardrums and, was a "sucker
for punishment" as "ell when he requested
for a fe" more "Bag-Pipers" with "hom he
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could "shut-down" Colombo as well as they
"marched" out of the main Base at "Gemunu".
Now, to "lead" this noisy bunch as they
marched, the Band needed a "Drum-Major."
Once again, Eric Close CHOSE a tall wellbuilt "Burgher" trainee by the name of
G.V.E.Van Cuylenberg. George V.C. it seemed
was the only one strong enough to "carry"
the heavy "Mace" for any distance without
dropping it. This Mace and, as a matter of
fact, all the other instruments used by the
Royal Ceylon Navy Band had to be "Orderedin" from abroad as they were not originally
available in the Country. The Band, in the
meantime, were given a thorough training in
the familiarization and maintainence of their
individual instruments, the storing of them,
and most importantly, the general THEORY
of music.
After the instruments "arrived" the "Musos"
were each allocated their own and Drum- Major Vancuylenberg began twirling his "Mace"
with such "ild abandon, Lieut.Jim said to him
"treat your Mace gently, Son, your in instument and your rifile are just like two wives .
(sailors were allowed two wives in the good
old days)
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CULINARY CORNER
April 2015
Recipes for the
Season
By Chef
Riza Muthaliph
most meals and as refreshment.
The different religions of the country
play a large role in determining what
people eat. Those who adhere strictly
to Buddhist doctrines do not eat flesh
of any kind. Some Buddhists include
fish or eggs in their diet. Many Hindus
are vegetarians; those who do eat meat
do not eat beef. Muslims do not eat
pork.
Slowly things have changed over
the years. Now Sri Lankans are more
open to various types of cuisine all
around the world, still sticking to the
traditional methods but with a twist to
modern cuisine
T
he Poson Poya Dansala Festival,
which is observed annually
by Sri Lankan Buddhists, is
celebrated on full moon in June.
Poson Poya celebrates the day on
which Emperor Asoka’s son, the
arahant ‘Mahinda, socially introduced
Buddhism to the island in the 3rd
century B.C. It is a festival of great
historical and religious significance to
Sri Lankan Buddhists, who made the
island the stronghold of Theravada
Buddhism. On this day, people around
the country gather together and visit
the festival places where they find
Poson decorations, Pandalas and
Lanterns. “Dansalas” are organized to
refresh and treat these visitors from
far away towns and cities. Typically,
there are dierent Dansalas for drinks
and food – and the people who organize
these damsels serve food to visitors
for free to obtain good Karma. Rice
is the staple in the Sri Lankan diet
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and is the basic food for all meals.
Each ethnic group in Sri Lanka has
its own repertoire of dishes,
but each has also borrowed
from the others over time;
thus, Sri Lankan cuisine is a
combination of all the different
types. Several different curries
are popular, from mild to very
spicy. Sri Lankans typically
consume little meat, but eat
large amounts of pulses (peas
and beans) and nuts. A main
meal usually begins with rice
or bread, followed by a curry
or dhal (lentils) and a vegetable
such as cabbage or carrots.
Favorite foods include poll
sambol, which is scraped and
spiced coconut, and katta sambol,
which is a very spicy mixture of
fried onions and chilies. Cakes and
sweetmeats are also an integral part of
the country’s diet. Tea is served with
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I recently tried a rice cake stuffed
with ambul thiyal topped with fried
karavila chips and goraka chutney,
now this goes to show that you really
can create your own dishes it’s all
about trial and error. I personally
love cooking, but for those of you who
don’t like it I urge you to give it a go
and realize how easy cooking can be
when you imagine and create, it then
Turkey And Tortalini Soup
becomes more fun interesting and
entertaining. Once you got it right
the joy and sense of achievement is
unbelievable so folks let’s get cracking
with today’s recipe .ok
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FISH AMBUL THIYAL
(SOUR Fish Curry)
and salt into a food processor
or blender and grind into
a thick paste. Add a little
water if necessary and coat
the fish in this mixture.
(Note: If you are using
real tamarind fruit, soak
the pods in 1/4 cup warm
water. Strain and discard
seeds and fiber and add to
mixture. If you are using
tamarind paste, use ony
about a teaspoon since it is
so concentrated).
dried goraka (gamboge) fruit
Ingredients:
1 lb. (450 g) fish — preferably tuna
5 cloves garlic
2-inch piece ginger
1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
1 tsp. fenugreek
5 pieces goraka (or 2 Tbsp. tamarind)
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 cup (125 ml) water
spices for roasting:
2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp. fennel powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1.) First wash the fish and cut it into
5.) Place fish in the pan with water
and remaining ingredients and bring
to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until
all water has evaporated (about 20
minutes).
(Note: This is considered a ‘dry’ curry
containing little or no gravy)
Strawberry
jujubes
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. oil
Ingredients:30 g
Gelatin 40 g Sugar Pink
ColouringStrawberry
Essence 1 1/2 cups
Water
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove
1-inch cubes
2.) Roast the 4 last ingredients in a
pan until dark in color (be careful not
to burn)
1 cardamom
1-inch stick cinnamon
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4.) Heat oil in pan. Saute
onions, clove, cardamom,
cinnanmon, and curry leaves until
onion is translucent.
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Method:Boil water.
After boiling water
take half from it.Add
Gelatin to one half &
mix.Add sugar to other
half of water and boil
it until it get melt.
Then add Gelatin, Pink
Colouring, and Strawberry Essence to
the sugar mixture mix it well.Pour the
mixture in to a tray & let it cool.Cut in
to small pieces & dip in sugar.
3.) Place the garlic, ginger, roasted
spices, black pepper, fenugreek, goraka
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April 2015
Bombers fire warning shots
bringing down high flying Hawks
BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
H
awthorn’s rock solid
dominance after back to
back Premierships showed
vulnerable cracks that opposition
teams have been probing for as
the campaign to derail the best
team for the past four years began
with besieged Essendon showing
the others that sustained pressure
is the answer to bringing down
the benchmark of the 2015 AFL
competition.
Obviously its early days to predict
the future of the Premiership, but
indications are that this year will be
no different to the past two where
sheer pace and a high level of skill
will determine who prevails as the
top contenders for Football’s biggest
prize.
After a dominant first round that
clearly indicated they were still the
team to beat, the Hawks encountered
an Essendon side that was drilled
to perfection on how to derail their
campaign. And with it brought hope
to the other contenders who may have
envisaged the Hawks as invincible.
Early indications suggest that this
season, much like the past two, will
be as unpredictable for most of it, as
some of the newer franchises and the
underachieving Bulldogs, Melbourne
and St, Kilda showed that they are
on the way back to challenge the
trendsetters for bragging rights.
Essendon who have been plagued
by the drugs in sport saga for
the past two years have endured
immeasurable pain and suffering
and the recent acquittal of all
involved has unleashed a passion
and undeniable desire to destroy all
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before them as they seek to regain the
respect and acceptance of the nonbelievers.
The botched ASADA investigation
which turned the AFL on its head
casting a lasting stain on the code
has now been watered down after all
concerned have been cleared. But the
penalties imposed on the club for bad
governance will remain unchallenged
by all.
Beating the best team in the
competition was the best way the
Bombers could have rebounded, and
they now need sustained effort if they
are to regain the aura that has been
a feature of the team that holds the
most number of flags with arch rival
Carlton.
Richmond dazzled then frazzled in
its opening two encounters while
Adelaide, Freemantle and Sydney
have shown that they mean business
this year as well. Newcomers GWS
have made an appreciative start with
their young but untested line up.
Signs are that they are not far off
from being the real deal.
The season proper is certainly
hotting up.
Carlton have made little inroads as
they shift their focus on restructuring
and North Melbourne and Geelong
have a couple of twins trying their
utmost to prove that they have it
to produce Premiership winning
qualities that saw them so successful
as Brisbane Lions. Chris Scott has
already got a taste as a Premiership
coach from a team he inherited from
Mark Thompson but he now has a big
job to prove he can mastermind one
of his own.
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BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
Cricket World Cup
Australia rips the hearts out of Kiwis to
claim fifth World Cup
A
ustralia brutally cast aside emotional
sentiment and the world clamour for
the underdog to prevail by crushing
New Zealand in the World Cup final in front
of a mostly parochial home team crowd of
93,000 plus at a packed MCG.
Logic always suggested that the Aussies
would be hard to beat at home mainly in
a final that had the trimmings of many
nostalgic memories attached to it.
They were doing it for lost mate Phillip
Hughes, they were doing it for departing
skipper Michael Clarke, and they were
doing it to resurrect the faith in Australian
cricket fans who had given them up for also
rans before the tournament began.
To me, form clearly suggested that the
host teams were the one’s to beat as my
preview of the World Cup indicated. They
lived up to that promise but Australia’s
build up was far more comprehensive than
New Zealand mainly due to their exposure
to different conditions before the World
Cup.
New Zealand on the other hand were
unconquerable at home, showing a new
found confidence and terrific attitude
by their new found talent that was most
daring.
The difference in the end was a no
brainer. Australia were devastating in all
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their games at home. New Zealand were
likewise. But the Kiwis had not played
a single game of the World Cup apart
from the final outside of home. They had
also not played in Australia for nearly
six years. This was to be the deciding
factor in the end with different climatic
conditions and the faster and bouncier
MCG track contributing to one of the most
disappointing and lopsided World Cup
finals ever.
It was a fitting farewell to Australian
skipper Michael Clarke who battled a series
of injuries before fighting his way back
into the team for his swansong. Perhaps his
intuition told him that success or failure
would be the perfect platform to give way
to hungry aspirant Steve Smith who is
currently having a fantastic run of success.
Smith inherits a team that has rebuilt
over a period of time so his leadership
will face the acid test of maintaining that
momentum, and without Clarke, his young
shoulders will be heavily burdened.
While Australia basks in their
unparalleled fifth World Cup glory, New
Zealand returned home licking their
wounds and pondering what might have
been. The Kiwis can reflect on this loss as
chapter of learning for their young and
inexperienced brigade who were brave
up to the final but lacked the nerve and
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experience to match it with their more tried
and tested opposition.
The Kiwis who have unearthed some
fantastic young talent, have surged in all
formats of the game and look to the future
as a team many will look at differently
unlike over the past decade or so.
The tournament itself proved to be the
most successful in the history of the World
Cup with attendances at the matches
surpassing every other.
The colour and fanfare provided by the
organisers, and fans of the respective
countries, added to the fantastic spectacle
with the Sri Lankan, Indian, Irish, English
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistani and
others adding colour, music and cultural
displays that livened up almost every game.
The ICC in its review of the tournament
were emphatic that it was the best ever
World Cup staged to date.
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