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Written by Achini Jayasinghe
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Sunday, 29 November 2009 03:17
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A rare collection of Sri Lankan Old Pictures
Excellent old time photos of Ceylon that is no more ! Oldies beef up your nostalgic appetite with these scenes of the past. Banyan Tree- Colpetty 
Boats in canal- Negambo 
Bristol Hotel- Colombo 
Colombo Kandy Rail 
Dimbula Bungalow 
Galle face Hotel - Colombo 
Galle face Hotel - Colombo (1860) 
Grand Oriental Hotel 
House Boat - Wellawatta Stream 
Matara- Polwatta Rail Bridge 
Matara Station - 1895 
Mt lavinia Hotel 
Mt Lavinia Hotel -1865 
Mt Lavinia Hotel - 1865 
Colombo Museum 
Ohiya Station - 1893 
Peradeniya Garden Entrance 
Royal Hotel - 1860 
Talpe Station - 1895 
Kandy Temple 
Ruwanwelisaya - Anuradhapura 
Samadhi Statue- Anuradhapura 
Sri Maha Bodhi- Anuradhapura 
Sri Pada 
Sri Pada 
Temple at Slave Island 
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Written by Achini Jayasinghe
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 13:17
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Written by Achini Jayasinghe
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 12:34
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One day, three consultants, one from IFS, one from Virtusa and one from MIT, went out for a walk.
"Why don't we prove who is the best among ourselves?"
Why not, said the other two.
The Virtusan said "Let's have a test. Whoever makes this monkey laugh, works for the best firm".
Being a pure logical strategist, the person from MIT tried to make the monkey Laugh by telling jokes. The monkey stayed still. As a more practical consultant, the IFS guy tried to make funny gestures... No good, the monkey stayed put. Now, comes the Virtusan. Being the practical guy he was always trained to be, he whispered something into the monkey's ear, and it burst out laughing at him. The other two were astonished.
So the MIT guy said "OK, let's take another test. Let's make this monkey cry!!"
So there they went again, applying the same methods as before. The IFS guy narrated sad stories, the MIT guy made sad gestures, and they failed again.
Then, the Virtusan again whispered something into the monkey's ear and oh! It started crying, patting the Virtusa's shoulder! The other two just could not believe their eyes!
So the MIT guy said "OK, you've won twice. If you can win just this one, we will bow to you. Let's make this monkey run".
And he barked at the monkey and ordered him to run. Of course, it stayed where it was.. The IFS guy, true to his type, pushed and prodded the monkey- still No go. So...here comes Virtusan, again, and whispers into the monkey's ear. The Monkey just takes off! It runs and runs as fast as it can, as if it was scared to death! The other two surrendered.
They Said: "OK, we give up. You're the best among us, and you work for the Best firm of the three. But please, please tell us your secret," they begged him.
"Well", said the Virtusan , "The first time I made it laugh, I told I work for Virtusa . The next time, I told the monkey how much I get paid ...so it started crying. And then I told that I was here for recruitment !!!" |
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Written by Achini Jayasinghe
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Friday, 13 November 2009 03:22
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Miss Sri Lanka in Bollywood movie  Biography
Jacqueline Fernandez is a Bollywood actress who hails from the island nation of Sri Lanka. She was born on 2nd June, 1985. She has three siblings, two brothers and an older sister. She is half Malaysian and half Srilankan. In Bahrain where she had most of her schooling, where she was motivated to do well and excelled in events such as Athletics, Drama and many other fields, she especially enjoyed Track and Field.
Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic, she also picked up Horse Riding.
According to her: "Being independent and accomplished was imperative to me and I always demanded the best of myself. Perfectionism is my strongest asset."
After her schooling in Bahrain
Having the ambition to do something for her country, she competed in Miss Universe 2006. She has worked as an anchorwoman on one of Sri Lanka's business programs called "Lanka Business Report". She also writes a weekly column for a national newspaper, the "Daily mirror". Jackie also has a non-profit organisation in Sri Lanka focusing on empowering the underprivileged. 
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