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CONTENTS
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Australian Of The Year - 2015
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Holy Angels Golden Jubilee
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Street Food Festival
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Fatty Acids And Diabetes
24
Beauty Central at Asiri Central
28
New year with a new style
34
World Cup favourites
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AUSTRALIAN OF THE
YEAR - 2015
T
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TRIBUTE
he title of a great
Country song tells
us that “The hand
that rocks the cradle
rules the world ”. There
are no prizes for guessing that the song refers to “a Mother’s
hands” . Rosie Batty was, first and foremost, a Mother. Everyone
should know by now, the story of how her only son, Luke, aged
eleven was murdered by his own father in such a gruesome
fashion, it defies description.
Rosie deservedly, Australian of the year 2015, could have “given
up”, succumbed to sadness and depression and spent the rest
of her life in absolute dejection. This would have been forgiven
by everyone^ considering the fact that there could be nothing
worse than the shock and sorrow of a loving Mother who loses
her only child under such bizarre circumstances , but this brave
lady decided that she would “fight” the ever increasing scourge
of “family violence” with every fibre of her being and dedicate
the winning
of each little
battle along
the way, to her
son.
“Family
violence”
and violence
, in general,
to women
and children
have been
an on going
problem, not only in Australia but around the world.
Usually, husbands/partners of very unfortunate women
are the culprits. More unfortunately, most of this violence,
physical and psychological takes place behind closed doors
and, unless reported to the authorities, makes it extremely
difficult to contain. However, this “reporting” is “easier
said, than done”. Authorities, especially, who have to deal
with family violence, are more often than not, “backward in
coming forward” and, unfortunately, yet again, women who
report these atrocities are quizzed and questioned so much,
many of them naturally wonder whether they would be
better or worse off if they do report the perpetrators.
We have to remember that women such as Rosie Batty are
the VICTIMS of the crimes commited, and this is exactly
what our new “Australian of the Year” with the help of
like minded people will be doing their utmost to eradicate.
Family violence, violence to women and children, is a
“covert cancer” that must be stopped but, like cancer, there
is a better chance of preventing it in the early stages.
It will not be easy but while we, at Lanka Times send our
heartfelt sympathies to Rosie on the sad loss of her Son, we
also congratulate her on her extremely brave effort to stop
this unnecessary disease from spreading around Australia.
Good luck with it, Rosie Batty and CONGRATULATIONS
again on your recently well-earned title “Australian of the
Year” 2015 .
God bless you.
Desmond Kelly
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Government says foreign minister’s
U.S. visit successful
T
he Sri Lankan government on Sunday
said the just-concluded visit to the United
States by Foreign Minister Mangala
Samaraweera was successful.
Samaraweera was in the United States to brief
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the efforts
being taken by the new Sri Lankan government
to address human rights concerns.
The Sri Lankan foreign minister also sought
to mend ties with the United States, which had
been strained in the last few years under former
President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka had been accused of committing
human rights abuses during the final stages
of the war between Tamil Tiger rebels and the
military which ended in May 2009.
The United States led efforts to push Sri Lanka
to agree to an international probe on the war
but the former government rejected the move.
The External Affairs Ministry said that the
visit by Samaraweera, which was his first to
the U.S. capital since assuming office as the
minister of foreign affairs, followed the visit of
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal
to Colombo earlier this month.
Inviting Kerry to visit Sri Lanka at an
appropriate time, Samaraweera said that
he looks forward to working closely with
the secretary of state and other important
partners in the United States to enhance
relations between the two countries to a state of
excellence.
During his visit, the minister spoke on the
post-presidential election developments in
the country, including steps being taken for
reconciliation, strengthening democracy and
good governance and also set out foreign policy
objectives of the government, the External
Affairs Ministry said. - Xinhua
Pope Francis returns SL donation
A
gift of a cash donation of more than Rs.
8.7 million given by the Catholic Bishops
was given back to Malcolm Cardinal
Ranjith by Pope Francis, the Archdiocesan
Monthly Bulletin ‘Koinonia’ reported.
The donation was a gift from the local church
to the Charity Fund of the Pontiff. It said
the donation which was given to the Pope’s
Charity Fund amounted to Rs. 8,760,690.25. The
contribution from the Archdiocese of Colombo
was Rs.6,323,490.
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In the catholic weekly ‘Messenger’ the
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal
Ranjith said just before em-planing to Manila,
Pope Francis gave the cheque back to him and
requested him to help the poor with it and
report back to the Pope.
Accordingly, the Bishops have decided to
distribute the money among the dioceses asking
each bishop to use it to help the poor in the
diocese and to send a report to the Cardinal on
how the cash was used so that a comprehensive
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Pope Francis who has spoken extensively
on the rights of the poor, the injustices of
unemployment exhorts in his Apostolic
Exhortation ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ (The Joy of
the Gospel), a spirit of “generous openness”
and urges care for the weakest members
of society – the homeless, the addicted, the
refugees, the indigenous people, the elderly
who are increasingly isolated and abandoned
and migrants, admonishes the lloal churches to
keep the doors open for the poor.
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OPERATION HOPE
Our History in a nutshell...
“
Back in Sri Lanka, 2013
saw the start of a working
relationship with LEADS as
our in-country partner. This
process is still in its formative
stages and is looking
promising.
O
peration Hope had it’s
early beginnings in Sri
Lanka in the early 1930s
when the Dematagoda
Christian Guild (DCG) was
founded by the late Shelton
Schokman Senior on September
8th 1934. The Guild formed a
Sunday School that aimed to
reach out to children of different
denominations. With the help of
supporters it also met the welfare
needs of the sick, the elderly and
the destitute.
In 1950, the Guild founded
a Recreation Club to provide
sporting and social activities for
its younger members and senior
citizens. It excelled in badminton
and won many a competition
organised by what was then
the Badminton Association of
Ceylon.
In 1972 Shelton, 81 years,
decided to migrate to Australia
to be with his family. However, he
wanted to make sure the work of
the Guild continued. He handed
over the Guild to the Salvation
Army in Sri Lanka to be run as
a separate entity and set up a
Trust Fund to finance its welfare
work. In Australia he continued
to help the needy in Sri Lanka by
setting up another Trust Fund
with his family.
On the 4th June 1976, Shelton
passed the torch onto his son
Charles and daughter-in-law
Claudette. Together they founded
the Australia/Sri Lanka Welfare
Guild (ASWG) as an auxiliary of
the Dematagoda Christian Guild
(DCG). In later years the ASWG
parted ways with the DCG, both
becoming independent entities.
’’
Because of the tremendous
support received from people in
both Sri Lanka and Australia
they realised it was necessary
to change the DCG name to
reflect their growing work. And
so, on the 8th of October 2005,
Operation Hope Inc was officially
incorporated and registered.
In 2010 two board members
visited Swaziland to see the
devastation brought about by the
HIV/AIDS epidemic. A proposal
was formed to start work there
whilst continuing the work in
Sri Lanka. In 2011 Operation
Hope began its work in a larger
capacity and in 2012 Operation
Hope Swaziland was officially
registered operational now with
it’s own Swazi team.
Back in Sri Lanka, 2013 saw the
start of a working relationship
with LEADS as our in-country
partner. This process is still in its
formative stages and is looking
promising.
The Operation Hope Australia
board now has 7 members, a
great senior volunteer team
known as the Evergreens as
well as many others, who assist
with fundraising. Operation
Hope continues to grow in its
development work, raising
awareness and advocating on
behalf of the people they serve.
Though our name has gone
through various changes our
purpose has remained the same
– to help those in need… because
every person matters!
In July 2005 the administrators
of the DCG in Australia visited
Sri Lanka to help those who were
affected by the 2004 Tsunami.
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An Inspirational Message for
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February 2015
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CAN YOU PIECE IT ALL TOGETHER
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February 2015
AS SHE IS SPOKE” !.
W
ith the advent of the Internet, Emails,
Texts, etcetera, etcetera, our good
“Queen’s English” as she is spoke and
as we have known it for so long now is rapidly
becoming a thing of the dim, dark, past. Young
ones? (especially) of today, seem to be far too
busy with all their electronic gadgetry and
telephones or iphones” so tiny, one has to use
a magnifying- glass to even “see” them, to
keep in constant touch with their friends. Like
“Stenographers” of old, modern-day “texists”
text each other non-stop but because of the lack
of space on those little screens, the messages
take on a “language” that only THEY can
understand.
“HOMOGRAPH” is a word of exactly the same
spelling, but meaning completely different
things (as we shall see).
the plural of BOOTH BEETH?. If one GOOSE
becomes two GEESE, then should’nt one
MOOSE become two MEESE?.
A “HETERONYM” is a “HOMOGRAPH” that is
pronounced differently.
Does ‘nt it also seem crazy that you can MAKE
AMENDS but still not MAKE AMEND?, if
TEACHERS TAUGHT, why haven’t PREACHERS
PRAUGHT?
It is not at all difficult to notice that there are
NOW hardly any “complete” English words
whatsoever. Most of them are abbreviated to the
fullest and as just a single “example” I cannot
understand why a simple four-letter word like
“your” has to now read “Ur”. Perhaps this
could now also mean “You are”. It is all very
confusing.
He could LEAD if he would get the LEAD out.
(HETER).
Children or most of them, anyway, do not
seem to be at all interested in reading “books”
anymore^ “we can read any book on the
Internet” they say, “what’s more, we don’t have
to keep on turning pages all the time, we simply
scroll”, they add triumphantly. It does not seem
to worry them, that, after “scrolling” for an hour
or two, the little glass screens get so dirty and
smudged with their little finger-prints, they are
not able to read at all . They have “tired” of it
anyway, so now they wipe the screens and start
playing “games” that are “cool”.
Children grow up, but even at “University”
level normal correct English speling has
become atroshus. If they find that they are not
able to spel properly, they turn to the function
called “Spel-cheque”. One was not sure about a
particular short sentence he had wrote, namely,
I want to go their but I can’t find my way to there
place. The “Spell —check” contraption could ‘ nt
any mistake in the particular sentence simply
because “their” and “there” sound exactly alike.
I think that perhaps I should stop riting like this
otherwise I will have to get myself an iphone 2.
To get serious about it, I am totally astounded
about the fact that “correct English” is now
being abandoned simply because of the “speedfactor” involved and intelligent people have
to “read” emails and gmails and tweets (the
language of the birds) many times over, simply
to understand fully what these silly messages
are about.
This particular little bit of information is
especially for my Lanka Times Readers. I hope
that they will find it interesting and pass it on to
family and friends who will hopefully get some
satisfaction and pleasure from the fact that,
although the good Queen’s English is sometimes
quite confusing in itself, to fully comprehend
it would undoubtedly be a bonus to everyone
concerned.
Please inform your children and grandchildren that, while going to school, studying
hard, passing your examinations and hopefully
getting a good job would be most satisfactory,
REMEMBER THAT READING IS AN
“EDUCATION” THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.
CORRECT ENGLISH IS AN INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGE THAT IS SECOND TO NONE
AS WELL AND WILL “SERVE YOU WELL”
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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For instance, the bandage was WOUND around
the WOUND.(HETER).
The farm was used to PRODUCE PRODUCE.
(HOMO).
The dump was so full, it had to REFUSE more
REFUSE.(HOMO).
We must POLISH the POLISH furniture.
(HETER).
The soldier decided to DESERT his DESSERT
in the DESERT.(HOMO). There is no time like
the PRESENT, so it was now time to PRESENT
the PRESENT.(HOMO).
A BASS (fish) was painted on the head of a
BASS drum (pronounced) BASE drum.
When shot at, the DOVE DOVE into the bushes.
(HETER).
I did not OBJECT to the OBJECT.(HOMO).
The insurance was INVALID for the INVALID.
(HOMO).
There was a ROW amoung the oarsmen about
how to ROW.(HETER).
They were too CLOSE to the door to CLOSE
it.(HOMO).
THERE were TWO people TOO, but THEIR
inability TO do this was inexcusable. (HOMOS,
both of them).
The buck DOES funny things when the DOES
are present.(HETER).
A seamstress and a SEWER fell down into a
SEWER line. (HETER).
To help with the planting, the farmer taught
his SOW to SOW.(HETER) . The WIND was too
strong to WIND the sai1. (HETER).
Upon seeing a TEAR in the painting I shed a
TEAR.(HETER).
I had to SUBJECT the SUBJECT to a series of
tests.(HOMO).
How can I INTIMATE this to my most
INTIMATE friend? (HOMO).
Sometimes, ENGLISH is a CRAZY language
too.
There is no EGG in EGGPLANT nor HAM in
HAMBURGER, neither an APPLE or PINE in
PINEAPPLE and ENGLISH MUFFINS were not
invented in ENGLAND or FRENCH FRIES in
FRANCE.
SWEETMEATS are candies, while
SWEETBREADS which are not sweet are
actually meat.
ENGLISH also consists of many PARADOXES.
We find that QUICKSAND works very SLOWLY,
Boxing RINGS are actually SQUARE and a
GUINEA PIG is neither from GUINEA nor is it
a PIG.
Why is it that WRITERS WRITE but FINGERS
don’t FING, GROCERS don’t GROCE and
HAMMERS don’t HAM?
If a VEGETARIAN eats VEGETABLES, what
does a HUMANITARIAN eat?.
Why do people RECITE at a PLAY and yet,
PLAY at a RECITAL?.
Why do they have NOSES that RUN and FEET
that SMELL?
How can a SLIM CHANCE and a FAT CHANCE
be the same thing, while a WISE MAN and a
WISE GUY are opposites?
Why does your house BURN UP as it BURNS
DOWN?.
Why do you FILL-IN A FORM by FILLING IT
OUT?.
Why do you have to switch an alarm ON, only
to have it go OFF?
To end this crazy ENGLISH LESSON, there is a
two-letter word that has perhaps more meanings
than any other word in the language and the
word is UP.(meaning “toward the sky”) but then
we wake UT , a topic comes UP, we speak UT,
Officers are UJP for election, it’s UP to their
secretaries to write U_P a report and call UJP
their friends to brighten UP_ their day. We polish
_UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers, clean UP
the kitchen
”ENGLISH, AS SHE IS SPOKE!” (Continued) .
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We lock UP the house and some guys can fix HP
the car when the time is UT for it’s next service.
At other times, this little two-letter word has
some very special meanings too. »
People stir-UP trouble, line UP for tickets,
work-UP an appetite and think - UT excuses for
it.
To be “dressed” is one thing but to be dressedUP is special.
A drain must be opened-UP because it is
clogged-UP We have to open - UT a store in the
morning but close it JJP a t night. Although
we seem to be pretty mixed-UP about this word
UP, to be knowledgeable and UT and UP about
the proper uses of UP, look the word UT in the
dictionary. Even in a desk-sized dictionary, the
word UP takes UP almost i of a page and can add
UP to about thirty definitions of the word, if you
are UT to it, you might try building UP an even
bigger list of the many ways UP can be used ,
but it will take TJP a lot of your time. Still, if
you don’t give—UP, you may wind-UP with a
couple of hundreds more.
When it threatens to rain we say that it is
clouding-UP. When the sun comes out again, we
say that it is clearing-UP. When it starts to rain
again, it soaks the earth and often messes things
UP. When there is no rain things start to dryUP_. One could go on and on but now my time is
UP and so IT LL wrap it UP and shut~UP.
What YOU1LL want to do with this bloody
ENGLISH lesson is entirely UP to you.
Desmond Kelly.
If the plural of TOOTH is TEETH, why is’nt
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HEALTH
FATTY ACIDS AND
DIABETES
February 2015
By: Dr. Harold Gunatillake Health Write
FRCS, AM (Sing), MBBS, FICS, FIACS
participants in the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute-funded Cardiovascular
Health Study, who have been followed for 20
years in an observational study to evaluate
risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in
older adults.
Metabolic risk factors such as blood
glucose and insulin levels, and also levels
of circulating blood fatty acids, including
trans-palmitoleic acid, were measured
using stored blood samples in 1992, and
participants were followed for development
of type 2 diabetes.
Such benefits may need to be weighed
against the fact that full-fat dairy products
having high calories could lead to weight
gain, a risk factor for diabetes. Dr Darius
Mozaffarian, an associate professor at the
Harvard School of Public Health in Boston
is of the same opinion, and that diabetics
should continue their current low fat, low
glycaemic foods until further studies are
carried out. However, the fact remains that
dairy has some anti-diabetes properties.
“Trans-palmitoleic acid falls into the
broad category of “trans-fat,” which has
become notorious in recent years for its
links to elevated LDL
cholesterol and heart disease. However,
unlike the trans-fats in many processed
foods, like margarine, crackers and chips,
trans-palmitoleic acid is a natural fat. And
so far, Mozaffarian said, research has not
linked natural trans-fats in dairy and meat
to an increased heart disease risk.
It may be that at least some natural transfats, like trans-palmitoleic acid, have health
benefits, according to Mozaffarian. “I think
we all have to start looking at dietary fats in
a more nuanced way,” he said.
At baseline, higher circulating levels of
trans-palmitoleic acid were associated
with healthier levels of blood cholesterol,
inflammatory markers, insulin levels, and
insulin sensitivity, after adjustment for
other risk factors.
D
octors will advise you to reduce
the fat content on your daily food
consumption: cheese, whole milk,
yogurt, butter meat and substitute with
skim varieties of dairy products and lean
meats, for the sake of health.
It is known that low fat diets reduces your
blood lipids, such as LDL
cholesterol and triglycerides, and doctors
stress very much its importance especially
among diabetes.
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It is now observed that fat found in
dairy products lowers the incidence of
developing diabetes, a new study suggests.
Researchers in New York have observed
looking at more than 3,700 US adults,
those with higher blood levels of fatty acid
known as trans-palmitoleic acid, there was
a 60 percent less likely incidence to
During follow-up, individuals with higher
circulating levels of trans-palmitoleic
acid had a much lower risk of developing
diabetes, with abo t a 60% lower risk among
participants in the highest quintile (fifth)
of trans-palmitoleic acid levels, compared
to individuals in the lowest quintile.So it
can be inferred from the research that dairy
products and meat are not as unhealthy as
was assumed in the past. There has been no
clear biologic explanation for the lower risk
and incidence of diabetes seen with high
consumption of dairy products and meat.
Trans-palmitoleic acid being a natural
occurring transfat in foods, and not being
an artificially produced transfat, such as
found in margarine and others presumably
could be the reason of its health benefits.
develop diabetes, a study carried over a
period of 20 years.
The researchers examined 3,736
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ENTERTAINMENT
February 2015
A star in the
making
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ight now, the name Brandon Ingram may not
ring a bell to many, except to those closely
associated with the Sri Lankan showbiz scene.
His mum, however, is a mega star. And who wouldn’t
know Corrine Almeida!
Unlike his mum, Brandon sings occasionally but
his talent, as a singer, has got music lovers using
superlatives to describe what they have heard.
Brandon got the attention of many when he
performed at his mother’s concert, held at the Hilton
Colombo, last year.
He put over his songs wonderfully well, with a lot
of passion, and feeling – something which is woefully
lacking in a good many of our performers.
Ravi Karunanayake, the Minister of Finance, who
was my immediate ‘neighbour’ at the show, was full
of praise for the performance of mother and son.
The reason why we don’t get the opportunity of
seeing Brandon in action, on a regular basis, is
because he is not, fulltime, into singing. He does a
regular daytime job.
But…yes, this very talented singer has decided to
give a greater number of Sri Lankans and, perhaps,
folks abroad, as well, the chance to experience his
smooth vocals – via a recording.
A mother and son concert is always a possibility.
In the meanwhile, Corrine
has decided to rename her
band, Corrine & Co.
Till recently, she used
to operate as BURN,
with her brother,
Kevin Almeida,
playing lead guitar.
However, he
indicted to Corrine
that he is keen to
pursue a different
genre of music,
and it was amicably
agreed that they
both go their separate
ways.
Kevin will continue to
use the name BURN, but
with a new line-up.
Corrine & Co. ushered
in 2015 at the 80 Club, in
Colombo.
His very first single is called ‘Strange” and it’s being
aired over YES FM, in Sri Lanka.
The song was composed by Brandon, himself, with
music by Ranil Gunewardena and Shami de Silva.
Says the singer: “Frankly, I’m a little floored by all
this. I didn’t expect that it would be so well received.
“Just to give you some info on the artistes -- my
friend and fellow musician, Ranil Gunawardena,
arranged the music for me, based on my melody. He
also played the guitar parts, himself, with a young
and very talented girl, named Shami, on cello.
“Again, thank you, to all of you. I’m glad I was able
to pour my heart out in music and share it with you
all.”
“Strange” is on both Corrine and Brandon’s
Facebook (soundcloud.com) and has generated
several ‘likes’ and excellent comments.
Quite a few known artistes have complimented
Brandon on a superb single debut.
Perhaps, we may now see and hear more of Brandon
Ingram in the very near future.
And, who knows – you may see him, as well, in your
part of the world.
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Multi-talented
February 2015
Rukshan Perera
R
ukshan Perera is in Australia, at the moment,
with the Super Golden Chimes, and you will
be experiencing the music of this very talented
artiste in a big way.
revolutionized the world with micro credit loans to
poor and brought millions out of poverty. Rukshan
was invited to perform this song at a major event
organized by the Younus Center in Dhaka.
To Rukshan, working on the lyrics, and putting
together a melody, is very much a part of his talent,
and the creation would take about a day, he says.
When asked what prompts Rukshan to write these
tribute songs, for many world leaders and superstars,
he said: “I don’t think about it. When I read the
news, lyrics and melody come naturally to me, in the
form of a song, especially if the subject interests me.”
This talented singer, composer and entertainer
did a song for Nelson Mandela, titled “Meaning Of
Justice.”
He arranged the song, combining a part of the
South African national anthem, recorded it, created
a video, and uploaded it on YouTube - all on his own
- within five days, even before Mandela’s funeral.
Critics said it was such a fitting tribute to Mandela’s life achievements, fighting for freedom for
an entire nation - from the apartheid regime,
and then playing a major role in the reconciliation. Rukshan presented the song, on a DVD,
to Geoff Doidge, the South African High
Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
The very first tribute song, he wrote, was for his
hero,
Michael Jackson, when the
singer suddenly
passed away,
in Los
Angeles.
At that point in time, Rukshan was working in Los
Angeles, as an IT consultant, and the very next day
he found himself with a composition, titled “You Are
The World” - another fitting tribute to a singer/composer/dancer who revolutionized pop music.
Rukshan’s list continues - “Nature’s Calling On
You”, a song to protect the environment; “One Land
For All”, written right after the war ended, for Sri
Lankans to live in peace; “Walk On The Rainbow,”
a song for differently abled children; “Monsters On
The Loose,” a song on child abuse, and another for
Rotary describing all Rotary values, titled “Rotary
Sri Lanka”.
Rukshan’s musicianship is well recognized, with
the variety of styles that he is capable of writing and
performing. His compositions are covered in pop,
jazz, blues, acapella and fusion music.
He has the ability to turn a simple lullaby, like “Doi
Doi Doi,” into a heavy jazzy big band arrangement,
or arrange the famous 70s songs in acapella format,
and perform with an establish
choir, or do his famous scatting on his jazz compositions, or even do a whistle in harmony (melody and
harmony simultaneously).
A composer par excellence, he is one of the
few who writes a variety of music, and who
also takes on topics of current social significance.
His composition, “Nursery Rhapsody,” using SriLankan nursery rhymes, and arranged in the format
of the famous “Bohemian Rhapsody” song, is a
classic, appreciated by all music lovers and musicians.
“I Am Malala,” a tribute to the Nobel Peace
Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai (who continues
to promote education and women’s rights, even
after getting shot by the Taliban), tells the story
of her triumph over brutal force.
Rukshan’s fun songs, “What Time Is It”
(one of the favourites among his fans at
his concerts), and the hilarious “Gossip Queen,” send the audience into
fits of laughter.
Rukshan wrote another tribute song, titled
“Feel Like A Butterfly,” when he met the
Nobel Laureate, Dr. Muhammad
Younus, while visiting Bangladesh. The song explains
how Dr. Younus
Some of these compositions,
performed at his concerts,
are on his YouTube channel, Ruklanka, and
his CD and DVDs
are available in the
market.
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February 2015
Beauty Central at
Asiri Central
Beauty Central, at The Central Hospital; the newest
addition to the Asiri Group of Hospitals, is equipped to
handle various procedures across a complete spectrum
of treatment options for beauty enhancement, which
include laser hair removal, erasing vascular birthmarks,
dermatological procedures and laser treatments, facial
rejuvenation and face-lifts, keloid scar reductions, plus
a host of aesthetic treatments that do not involve incisions, surgery or general anesthesia.
The specialist led treatments will be performed
in a state-of-the-art facility, along global standards.
Equipped with Sri Lanka’s only Cynergy Cynosure
Laser machine, which is a combination of long-pulse
Nd:YAG and pulse-dye laser, capable of tackling most
types of beauty enhancement - this together with the
hospital’s renowned health care and medical service,
offers an unmatched option for cosmetic and beauty
medical treatment.
“At Asiri Hospitals we pride ourselves as offering the
best, and the newly opened ‘Beauty Central,’ combining the best in medical and nursing care, will offer
unmatched service in aesthetic treatments,” explained
Rochelle de Silva, Director, Marketing of the Group.
“We are committed to providing a comprehensive and
personalized care and have the expertise and means to
do so,” she went on to state.
Glenda Parthipan
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eauty Central, the newest venture by Central
Hospital, Colombo, was launched amidst a gathering of distinguished guests, including celebrities, professionals and industry leaders.
Sachini Madushika, Telishani Piyathilake, Rochelle De
Silva, J. M. Anuruddhika and Ishara Weerasinghe
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T
he Sri Lankan fashion / entertainment scene seems to be saturated with
beauty contests.
I wouldn’t call it encouraging, so no
‘thumbs up,’ from my side, for such happenings.
I’m not against beauty contests but it’s
crystal clear that we will never have, in
out midst, another Maureen Hingert, or
even a Rosy Senanayake.
Maureen is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss
Universe pageant. She was a runner-up
at the 1955 event, held in Long Beach,
California.
In fact, she was heralded a favourite for
the world beauty crown, together with
Miss USA, Miss England, Miss Sweden
and Miss El Salvador.
The contest was won by Miss Sweden,
with Maureen Hingert being placed 2nd
runner-up.
Rosy Senanayake, who is now a State
Minister for Child Development, was
the winner in the very first Mrs. World
competition, held in 1985.
Decades have gone by, since then, and
we haven’t had a single contestant move
into the final round – or even enter the
final 15 – of a prestigious beauty pageant,
like the Miss Universe or Miss World
contests.
Most of our girls are out in the very first
round. And the reason!
Beauty
One renowned Sri Lankan designer had
this to say: “Whoever designed this horrific mish mash needs to be accountable
as they obviously have no concept of a
“national costume.”
and
Also, what is so unfortunate is that our
beauties come back and fail to make use
of their title of Miss Sri Lanka for the
benefit of the community.
pageants
Sri Lankan
beauties
Maybe our girls lack personality and
confidence. Perhaps they are unable to
present themselves in a manner that can give the judges
something to think about.
According to former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai
(Bachchan), beauty pageants are all about representing
your country, through yourself, confidently.
yourself, and how confident you are,” says Aishwarya.
Some of our contestants also wear hilarious costumes.
The social media was abuzz with comments regarding
a so-call National Costume worn by Miss Sri Lanka for
Miss Universe 2015.
“I remember the judges telling me how winning
the Miss India title is all about how you present
Another pointed out that the poor
girl look like a badly dressed Las Vegas
Showgirl.
Yahoo! Shine Canada featured Miss Sri
Lanka, in her National Costume, and the
caption read: Miss Sri Lanka shows off
her fancy parachute.
In most other parts of the world, beauty
pageant winners make use of their title to
do some service to the community; they
help generate funds for the needy, and
get involved in projects, especially to help
children. But I don’t see it happening in
Sri Lanka.
Among the musicians – yes, they do it.
And Sohan Weerasinghe, of the X-Periments, is a very good example.
On a regular basis, he and friends - both
here and abroad – help the Clarendon
Home for Children.
Most of our beauties, however, on returning home, to Colombo, head straight
for the catwalk, and are seen only at fashion shows, cocktail parties, and similar
such events.
Some say our beauty pageants are a
waste of time, money and energy!
Well, that’s debatable but we need to change the concept of our beauty pageants. We need to look at Beauty
with a Purpose and Beauty with Brains.
I know you will agree with me when I say that winners should be told that during their reign,
they should spend, at least a short while,
focusing on people in need, and raising
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TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s music scene
“Multi talented and superbly gifted
musicians”, are some of the popular
songs of praise from Melbourne’s music
lovers who have over the past few weeks
embraced and endeared themselves to
touring Sri Lankan super band Mirage.
Led by dynamic Donald Peiries, who
according to Sri Lankan music legend
Alston Koch is Sri Lanka’s answer to
Luther Vandros, for his fantastic vocals,
Mirage has taken Melbourne by storm
as they always have, and this, despite the
recent departures of former lead guitarist
Shafi and illness to Saxophonist Gavin
Senn two of their regulars for many years.
Relative newcomers Marlon Amerasekera
and Asanka Jayawardena have shown that
they are handy replacements with their
exceptional vocals to back their ability
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on lead and keyboards as Mirage hastily
put the outfit together to meet their preplanned Melbourne expectations. Although
young in years to their comparative
counterparts, the new duo is settling in
nicely and looks like the package that can
take the band to the next level.
Marlon Amerasekera is no amateur,
having toured Europe and several other
places before Mirage. He was part of the
famous band Friends and some other top
outfits before being invited to join Mirage.
Asanka Jayawardena who took to music
at the tender age of 14 has developed in all
areas surprising all with his versatility
and wide repertoire of different musical
Genres.
of Melantha Perera and Benjy Ranabahu
backing Donald as the cornerstones, they
are still one fantastic outfit.
Vocally, the band has had a setback as
they work on their harmonies and their
acappella arrangements which was a
hallmark of the previous line-up.
Mirage is in the process of gelling with
the newcomers but with exceptional talent
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New year
CULINARY CORNER
with a new style
February 2015
By Chef
Riza Muthaliph
TOTAL TIME
1hr 50mins
PREP
10 mins
COOK
1 hr 40 mins
INGREDIENTS
* 1 (3 -4 lb) chicken [7]
* salt [8]
* pepper [9]
* 1 garlic clove [10], crushed
* 2 medium oranges [11], peeled and sliced (reserve the rinds)
* 1⁄2 cup orange juice
* 1⁄4 cup soy sauce [12]
* 1 teaspoon fresh ginger [13], grated
C
lay pot cooking was traditional form
of cooking in sri lanka. It has flavor
charisma retains color and enormous
taste however it has been abolished in the
modern times, we hardly use clay pots these
days but if you try cooking a few dishes you
will realize the change in the taste of your
food. They can be purchased at most sri
lankan food outlets.
Clay pot cooking is a process of cooking
[1] food [2] in a pot made from unglazed &
natural clay. After the introduction of metals
into everyday living, clay cooking quickly
found a replacement and clay pots were soon
being replaced by metal everywhere. More
recently however, clay cooking is coming back
as a cooking technique in kitchens around
the world because of the distinct flavor and
nutritional value of food cooked in them.
Different cultures have different techniques
of cooking food in clay.
Some design pots that are fully finished by
burnishing [3] and therefore don’t require the
pot to be soaked each time before use. Some
are unfinished and work well when soaked
for about 30–45 minutes in water, each time
before use. The design and shape of the pot
have been slightly modified from one culture
to another to suit their style of cooking.
Seasoning is an essential part of cooking in
clay. Seasoning the pot helps bring the clay
olecules together and prepare it for use as a
cooking utensil.[1] [4] Seasoning is done by
making a broth with flour (rice or wheat) and
vegetable cooking oil. These ingredients are
mixed to the water in the pot and brought to a
boil. Consider a clay pot to be fully seasoned
only after using it a couple of times cooking
wet dishes like soups and stews etc. It’s best
to gauge cooking time for a recipe after using
the pot for a few times – during first few uses
it takes longer. A fully seasoned pot is very
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* 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice [14], ground
versatile and durable. Increase heat gradually
(within a span of 5 minutes) and only go up
to medium heat. All foods fully get cooked at
this temperature. The temperature may go to
between 450°F and 500°F when cooking in the
oven, but again increase heat gradually and
start by placing the pot in a cold oven or just
slightly pre-heated (100-200°F)
The food inside the clay pot loses little to
no moisture [5] because it is surrounded
by steam, creating a tender, flavorful dish
[6]. The evaporation of the water prevents
burning so long as the pot is not allowed
to heat until it is completely dry. Because
no oil needs to be added with this cooking
technique, food cooked in clay many times
is lower in fat compared with food prepared
by other utensils. Clay pots also seal all the
nutrients inside the pot by locking steam
in. The unglazed clay utensil made from all
natural clay is inert or non-reactive and does
not leach into food.
Earthenware cooking pots are made from
special clay that can withstand heat in an
oven or on the stovetop. Most commercial
earthenware clay cannot be used to make pots
for cooking. Although there are some clays
which can be used to make cooking pots for
use in the oven, there are only a few types of
clay that can be made into cookware for use
on both oven and stove tops.
In the United States
Clay cooking is believed to have a major
comeback in the USA, especially
* 1 tablespoon brown sugar [15]
* cornstarch [16], to thicken
DIRECTIONS
* Presoak pot, top and bottom, in water for fifteen minutes.
* Wash chicken, inside and out, under running cold water.
* Rub inside of chicken with salt, pepper and pressed garlic.
* Stuff with orange slices, peeled.
* Place chicken in pot, breast down.
* Grate the orange rind and sprinkle over chicken.
* Add orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, allspice and brown sugar.
* Place covered pot in cold oven. Turn temperature to 250°C.
* Cook 90 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
* Ten minutes before done, remove from oven, pour liquid into saucepan.
* Return the pot, uncovered, to oven for final 10 minutes to brown the chicken.
* Meanwhile, bring sauce to a boil and thicken with cornstarch or arrowroot.
* You may want to add a bit of brown sugar to the sauce, to taste.
among health conscious cooks.
CLAY POT ORANGE CHICKEN
TRY IT FOLKS YOU WILL LOVE IT I ADD
GREEN CHILIES AND CRUSHED FRESH
CRACKED BLACK PEPPER MMMMMMM
DEVINE
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Father Gabriel Amorth writes:
One day a colleague of mine heard the devil say
during an exorcism:
“Every Hail Mary is like a blow on my head. If
Christians knew how powerful the Rosary was, it
would be my end.”
The secret that makes this prayer so effective is
that the Rosary is both prayer and meditation. It
is addressed to the Father, to the Blessed Virgin,
and to the Holy Trinity, and is a meditation
centered on Christ.
I write in addition to the above:
Rosary
Received from
Vatican
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More Often.
Gabriele Amorth is very well known throughout the
church and is the chief Exorcist of the Vatican. He
writes regularly for Zenit. The power of the Holy
Rosary. Beautiful Reasons for Praying the Rosary Even
Please enunciate each word of the Rosary
clearly and distinctly. Do not trample on
the heels of the words of anyone with your
words. Do not speak over the leader if you are
following or the respondent if you are leading
the Rosary. Remember that they also are having
a conversation with Mary Our Mother and it
is not polite to speak when someone else is
speaking. In the case of the public Rosary there
are only two people speaking: the Leader and
the respondents. Each is speaking to the Blessed
Mother and listening carefully to her response
within their hearts as they meditate on the scene
before them in their consideration of the mystery
being spoken of and interpreted and translated
into their lives. Spread this powerful prayer of
exorcism, the Rosary, which contains the Our
Father, the Perfect Prayer, prayed five times in the
recitation of each set of the Rosary’s Mysteries,
backed up by the powerful prayers of Our Mother
who prays with us as we pray 53 Hail Mary’s.
The Eternal Father described to a group of
us, through a Visionary Friend of mine, what
happens when we pray the Rosary, saying, “When
you pray Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for
us sinners now ..., the Blessed Mother comes
instantly to your side to pray with you. And she
does not come alone. She brings angels with her,
and not just one or two for she is the Queen of
Angels, so choirs of angels come with her. She
and Jesus are joined at the heart and cannot be
separated so she brings Jesus with her. Jesus
cannot be separated from the Trinity so He brings
the Father and the Holy Spirit with Him. Where
the Holy Trinity is, all of creation is, and you
are surrounded by such beauty and light as you
cannot imagine in this life.
Your Mother comes as Our Lady of Grace with
her hands outstretched. Rays of light emit from
her hands piercing your body, healing you and
filling you with graces. This is your inheritance
which was poured out from the heart of Jesus
on the Cross, when the centurion pierced His
Heart with the spear, into the only pure vessel
ready to receive such graces at that time, Your
Mother. Now as you pray the Rosary, or even just
recite one Hail Mary, you receive your portion of
these graces. He also said at this time, “Anyone
who goes to Mary and prays the Rosary cannot
be touched by Satan.” Is it any wonder that anyone who prays the
Rosary from the heart is blessed and protected and powerful in
their prayers for others?
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Can they break the finals jinx?
Sri Lanka name strong
squad for World Cup assault
Angelo Matthew’s leads a strong Sri Lankan squad to
the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with the
burden on his shoulders to try and emulate or surpass
the efforts of his predecessors, Kumar Sangakkara and
Mahela Jayawardena by making the final and then winning the elusive plum of world cricket.
Both Sangakkara and Jayawardene led the Lankans
to the final hurdle in the Caribbean and Mumbai only
to fall periliously close to winning a second World Cup
which was snatched away from them by Australia and
India making it frustrating to the cricket mad Island
nation who have tasted a single success under Arjuna
Ranatunge in 1996. Thier efforts have unquestionably
put them on par with the best nations to play the game
despite a comparatively short term at the top level.
Looking at the balance of the Sri Lankan squad it
must be said that this is one of the most accomplished
tems they have ever selected but the key lies in getting
the balance right against the various opposition they
face. Picking horses for courses will be the key for
all teams, and this will be crucial to how, Sri Lanka’s
fortunes pan out.
Angelo Matthews has amply demonstrated that
he has stepped into the big time as a leader having
prospered from having the luxury of three former
captains mentoring him through his appernticeship.
He is currently leading from the front , thriving in the
leadership role which has improved his own form
despite the extra responsibility. He needs a few from
the younger brigade such as Dinesh
Chandimal,
Lahiru Thirimanne,
Dimuth Karunaratne,
Jeevan Mendis and
Thisara Perera
to step up with more consistency if Sr Lanka cricket is
to progress.
Beating Australia at
daunting, and the very
Lanka have been drawn
group as the hosts including
makes their task of qualifying
hardest prospects among all the
outside of home.
home is indeed
fact that Sri
in the same
New Zealand
one of the
favourites
But champions are made of
where when the going gets tough,
the tough get going and Sri Lanka have
shown in previous tournaments that they
can adapt to any conditions without undue
stress.
stuff
tier favourites by the experts. But my prediction is that
New Zealand may be the dark horse of this years World
Cup seeing them making steady progress in all forms of
the game recently with some amazing young new talent
emerging over the past year or more.
Unlike in the past, this World Cup will see the emergence of some fantastic new talent from the lesser nations and for me one of the rapidliy rising countries is
Afganistan who have unearthed some amazing talent.
Batting will be the key in this part of the world where
bouncy and pacy tracks will test the best exponents of
the willow. So it is the teams with depth that will survive in case of early collapse and their chances will
rely heavily on the targets set for the opposition.
Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and India
boast the most lethal fast bowling combinations and it is no secret that the fast men are
expected to dominate in this part of the world.
But teams like Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan
have confounded those theories many a
time with their spin bowling mastery and
it will be interesting to see if they can
pull off more surprises this time around
as well.
Their success rate in the one-day format is
better than some of the founder nations despite
being in the top rung for just over three decades.
They have in fact outdone many of the older
nations by virtue of two World Cup successes
while making four unsuccessful
World Cup finals including the T20 format.
Australia, South
Africa and India loom
as the pretournament
favourites
by
virtue
of
their
rankings,
with Sri Lanka,
West Indies and Pakistan rated as the second
BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
Sri Lanka will be emotion charged
at this World Cup with the impending departures of some of their favourite
sons, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara,
Tillekeratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath and Nuwan
Kulesekera who have been at the forefront of their
success over the decades. They will not be at the next
World Cup so a win will be fitting reward for their efforts over a long period of time.
Millions of Sri Lankan supporters will be glued to
thier performances and will be praying that their
heroes get a fitting send off into retirement.
Angelo Matthews will lead
Sri Lanka’s challenge from the front
Tissara Perera: Man who can turn things
around quickly in Sri Lanka’s favour
Rangana Herath can turn
the screws for Sri Lanka
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Lasith Malinga can make a
difference to the Lankan chances
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Angelo Mathews - Captain
Lahiru Thirimanne
Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakkara - W
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Lasith Malinga
Nuwan Kulasekara
Thisara Perera
Rangana Herath
Sachithra Senanayake
Dinesh Chandimal - W
Jeevan Mendis
Dimuth Karunaratne
Suranga Lakmal
Shaminda Eranga
Age: 27 years 211 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Age: 31 years 124 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Age: 25 years 113 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Age: 32 years 161 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
25 years 42 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper/Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Age: 31 years 349 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak
Age: 37 years 217 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Age: 25 years 271 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Age: 26 years 253 days
Playing role: Opening batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Age: 37 years 64 days
Playing role:Wicketkeeper/batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Age: 36 years 286 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Age: 27 years 295 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Age: 38 years 77 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Age: 29 years 324 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Age: 28 years 190 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
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04, March 2015 Group A – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Group A – Australia vs England
Group B – South Africa vs Zimbabwe
Group B – India vs Pakistan
Group B – Ireland vs West Indies
Group A – New Zealand vs Scotland
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Group A – Bangladesh vs Scotland
Saxton Oval, Nelson
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Perth
Group B – Pakistan vs South Africa
Auckland
Group B – Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Hobart
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Group A – Australia vs Sri Lanka
Sydney
Group A – England vs Bangladesh
Adelaide
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Hamilton
Group A – Sri Lanka vs Scotland
Hobart
Group B – South Africa vs UAE
Wellington
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Sydney
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Auckland
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Hobart
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Napier
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3rd Quarter-Final
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Wellington
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Australia and New Zealand firm as
World Cup
favourites
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ustralia and New Zealand have immediately
firmed as favourites to win the 20015 Cricket
World Cup after kick starting their campaigns with
comprehensive thrashings of England and Sri Lanka while
defending champion India have bounced back from a
dismal Australian tour by annihilating arch rival Pakistan
to stay in touch with the top contenders.
On form so far, the Australians are the team to beat after
a stellar summer where they have made short shrift of
India and England shredding the psychological bugbear
that has hung over them after a comprehensive tri-nations
debacle in Zimbabwe and a forgettable Indian tour last
year.
It is amazing how fortunes can turn around so quickly
for Australia in particular where they have gone from
being the most beatable team to one that has regrouped to
be the most formidable in the space of a short time.
New Zealand on the other hand have been a work in
progress which has unravelled and evolved into some
of the most exciting talent in the cricketing world. And,
despite the lack of experience of the emerging crop there is
no shortage of daring and complete arrogance of the new
stars which will no doubt put them in the category as one
of the most feared sides in world cricket in all forms of the
game.
Two comprehensive series wins over India and Sri Lanka
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in Tests and a series win over Sri Lanka and Pakistan
in the one-dayers have put the Kiwis on course for an
unthinkable World Cup hope, a dream usually saved for
the mighty All Blacks in World Cup Rugby Union. It will
be a milestone achievement for the Black Caps if they can
snag the Cricket World Cup to complement their Rugby
prowess which would make tem the envy of the best codes
in world sport, particularly in the Southern hemisphere.
The opening ceremony in Australia and New Zealand
was a colourful and spectacular affair interspersed with
live music from top artistes from both countries. The
pyrotechnics afterwards was as exciting giving way to the
on-field fireworks as the best teams in the World went
head to head to prove why they commanded the world
stage.
Billions of viewers have tuned in mainly from the
overpopulated sub-continent where cricket sometimes
overrides religion.
Current form has the Aussies, Kiwis, Proteas and India
looking the goods. But it is early days and some of the
others such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the West Indies
may yet pop up when the finals come around and they are
the teams that can never be written off.
Sri Lanka’s opener against a rampant New Zealand was
riddled with bad fielding, wayward
bowling and indifferent batting.
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TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
Those three disciplines are the utmost requirement for
success and currently Sri Lanka’s fielding has slumped to
one of the worst in world cricket.
Compounding their woes is the lack of sting in the
bowling and the unusual sight of a rotund Lasith Malinga
struggling to get his line and length right was a sorry
reason which allowed the Kiwis to plunder runs at will
and put their team in an unassailable position by innings
end.
But there is a feeling that all is not lost for Sri Lanka if
they can rally their forces and lift their performances with
some utmost urgency.
In defence of Malinga it must be said that his lack of
condition is because of an ankle injury which sidelined
him for six months. As the tournament progresses he
should be able to get back into top gear.
The batting has also got to maintain consistency
mainly from the fringe players who, apart from Lahiru
Thirimanne, appears to be wholly inconsistent.
Sri Lanka’s massive fan base here in Australia and in
New Zealand are praying for a reversal of fortunes mainly
as they want to savour a fitting finale to departing super
stars Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena and a few
others who have signalled the World Cup as their defining
moment before retirement.
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