One event, five faculties, one united team – SLAMM’21. The Rotaract Family of the University of Colombo joined hands together to embrace the excitement of planning, organizing, and successfully executing the perfect treasure hunt of the year. Let’s have a heartfelt recalling down that exciting memory lane! It was early May 2021 when the preparations […]
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“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”-Kofi Annan- In a world of darkness where people fight for the realms of power with bullets and bombs, still in the mind of the erudite, the most powerful weapon of all is not mere gunfire but the fire lit inside a learned soul. Education and literacy hand […]
Let them fly to make the world a better place
The importance of butterfly gardens, butterflies and their adaptations, and importance to the ecosystem. Have you ever had a chance to glimpse into a butterfly garden? If so, undoubtedly you may have sensed the beauty of it. A butterfly garden is a place where you may feel different from the outside world. It’s because you […]
Spectra: Embrace the Au-someness
“Different, not less” Autism is not much of a conversed topic within our community. Sure, we all have heard the word before, but are we well aware of what Autism is? Did you know that despite the impression that was given to us, the said condition is a neurotypical disorder rather than a disability? I […]
Miracle: From Hearing Rhythms to Making Revolutions
“We scan the empty sky – Always without successWe’re lighting signal fires – And spelling SOSWe stare at broken clocks – The truth comes twice a dayWhile every second just slips away…“ In times like these, where the words “trying times” are heard to no end and have now settled down as a new normal, […]
Rise Against Mangling The Groves
Mihisara Asna Phase 02 Have you ever had the chance to venture through a mangrove forest? If you have, you may reminisce a scenery of groves standing on thick tangles of roots in shallow waters, in muddy water-logged soils, atmosphere reeking the aroma of rich silt and mosquito-ridden and the vibrant biodiversity; wading egrets, ibis […]
“Fourth of July” – Carrie & Lowell
Carrie & Lowell, named after Sufjan’s mother and stepfather can be described as a painful confrontation, or a cathartic confession of a troubled childhood, or maybe a nostalgic love letter to a deceased mother from her child with whom she had a complicated relationship. Carrie suffered from depression, schizophrenia, and alcoholism. Feeling unequipped to raise […]
“Tragedy + Time” – Rise against
Emotions are the lines of life that keep us anchored to our souls. To put it in a nutshell, we all feed upon our emotions. Positive, negative, or whatever emotion it may be, every human being that inhabits the earth, lives on these phenomena. However, as humans are mere slaves of desires and relationships, they […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Child Development
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability defined by the way it affects a person’s ability to communicate, socialize and fit in society. We sat down with Prof. Samanmali Sumanasena, an experienced clinician and an academic in the field of child development and child disability, for an interview on the way autism affects children, which […]
“One More Light” – Linkin Park
“One More Light”, a piece from the seventh studio album of Linkin Park stands as an effective portrayal of the significant turning points of life: loss and death. The two aspects are continuously linked together throughout the piece by bringing out the distress of an onlooker who may be a friend or family and the […]
WeGuide – Akhankara Phase II – 20/21
The severity of Covid 19 snatched away the treadwheel of the country’s key proceeding factors including the education system. Due to the island-wide lockdown last year, posed a detrimental impact as the schools had to be shut barring the students’ right to be educated. However, the education system changed dramatically with the rise of online […]
“Comfortably Numb” – Pink Floyd
Call me old school, but I was not a fan of Rock Music until I came across the masterpiece, “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd. I always hated the moody bass parts of Rock Music and considered the heavy music as a headache. Just like a 100 years old grandma, I did embrace the soft melodies […]
Along the tracks of Coast to Coast
All good things must come to an end; it’s in your hands to enjoy those little moments while they last. Traveling and making friends across the globe is indeed such a wonderful rhapsody, which only a few lucky people get to taste. With that in mind, we at RACFOSUOC resolved to make this an advantage […]
Wings of the Ocean (Coast To Coast- Phase III)
Heart-cart of “Wings of the Ocean” was the 3 rd phase of Project “Coast to Coast ” an initiative from the international service avenue of RACFOSUOC. After the successful completion of Hopscotch the Globe – the Coast to Coast Phase 1 blog competition and the Phase 2 Pen Pal program, Rotractors were enthralled on discovering […]
A Blessing In Disguise
“A mother’s love endures through all.” – Washington Irwin Motherhood is the perfect real-life embodiment of passion, affection, and selfless love all in one. Bringing your own child into this world wakens up the depths of mothers’ inner souls. A child ignites a mother’s life. They love their children wholeheartedly with utmost care and sincerity […]
“Not Afraid” – Eminem
Have you ever listened to rap music? If not, there may be some reasons behind your answer. You may feel rap music is like just throwing words at you with a melody that doesn’t give any sense. But I’m sure you will not feel the same after you read this article. This may change your […]
“Numb” – Linkin Park
Unless you have been living under a rock, you definitely would know about one of the most successful alternative-rock bands of all time, “Linkin Park“. Even though they changed their genre with time, they undoubtedly touched a few sensitive aspects of society through their songs that often remain undiscussed. For most teenagers, secondary school is […]
“Man in the Mirror” – Micheal Jackson
“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself.” Micheal Jackson’s super-hit pop song “Man in the Mirror” enunciates this message with its meaningful lyrics co-written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. The song takes us through the thoughts of a man, who has […]
“My Hero” – Foo Fighters
Whether you’re traveling in the bus with the window pulled open, just lost in thoughts, or whether it’s the gloom of night and you toss and turn as you mull over an incident from a previous time, or even while you’re walking down the road with music in your ears, what comes to your head […]
Sevana 2021
“A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple as reassuring putting a coat on a young boy’s shoulders” -Batman I recall a memory from November, two years back; a memory that still melts my heart. A memory of us taking the amazingly willed children of the Sevana Special School and Child […]
“Stop This Train” – John Mayer
Growing up from adolescence to adulthood is challenging and sometimes scary when you ponder it. “Stop This Train”, a song by John Mayer figuratively represents life in a style that is captivating and meaningful at the same time. Mayer gives a vivid picture of the things he wishes not to experience as he becomes older. […]
Beneath The Mask
“Most of the time I don’t find autism to be the struggle, I find other people’s understanding of autism to be the struggle”. You may have encountered a number of quotes, phrasings by people on the spectrum about ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). But have you ever wondered which thoughts lead them to express emotions in […]
Frontline Families of the Spectrum
“Some news comes happier than the others, but everything always with a greater reason…” The diagnosis of the actual condition of any differently-abled child comes with certain challenges that run throughout the lifespan of the child. The responsibility of making him/her feel welcome not only to the society but the family itself is a weight […]
Future Challenge 2021
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Organized annually with the sole aim of empowering the youth and molding Sri Lanka’s future, “Future Challenge” is the signature professional development project of the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Science, University of […]
Only One
“There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little, and builds itself. It’s called a tree.” In a short film, published on Youtube in 2019, youth climate change activist Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot, a writer for the Guardian, talked about how we need to use nature as a solution […]
100 SMILES
A smile costs nothing but means everything. The International Day of Happiness falls on the 20th of March. How can we spread happiness on this day? Was our question. What is happiness to you? Is it spending time with your friends or family? Is it helping out someone in need? Or is it simply the […]
සයවන මහා වඳවීම අභියස සිට ලියමි.
නිමක් නැත, දියුණුවේ නිමක් නැත.අහස, පොළොව, මහ මුහුදමිහිපිට හැම බිම් අඟලක්මජයගත්තාට වැඩක් නැත.පරණ දේ හොඳයි, අලුත් දේ නරකයිකියමින් කෑ ගැසුවාට වැඩක් නැත.නොදනිමින් පරිණාමීය අනුවර්තනයතිරසාර සංවර්ධනය. හඳුන් දිවියා, කළු කොටියාහඬති බලමින් දෙව්ලොව සිටතමමවට ද්රෝහිවූවන් අතින්සෙමින් මියෑදෙන ඇත් රජුන් දෙසට ඇගේ දරුවන්ගේ කඳුළුතැකුවෝතින් සුළුකොටකුපිත වෙයි සොබාදහම් මවකළ පිටුපෑමටහිනැහෙමින් කට කොනින්අපේ මාන්නයටගනු ඇත ඇගේ තීරණය“කවුරුන්ද මීලඟට?” By Rtr.චාමි […]
Why Fit In When You Can Stand Out?
“I have spent my life trying to fit in without much success – but I am not going to try so hard to fit in anymore, like everyone else with autism, I was born to stand out.” : Suzanne Burke, Police Constable and Member of the Metropolitan Police Service Autism Support Network What is Autism? […]
හුස්ම විකිණීමට ඇත.
ලීටරේ තුනට වතුර විකිණෙනවා වාගේ රට මැද උතුරේ දන්නවද ලියවෙනවා අලුත්ම ඉරණමක් අපි ගැන නුදුරේ “හුස්ම විකුණනවා අන්න බලන්න අද චීනේ” කපලා තවත් ගස් දෙක තුන කිසි කිසියේ පිට දාලා විස දුම් එක පිට ඉහළට බට දිගේ හොයලා ඵලක් නෑ […]
SAND-TASTIC
The great thing about new friends is that they bring new energy to your souls. Once DRR.Kasun Sigera had asked that had anyone found any friends through Rotaract. That question drove me into a deep sense of grief and gave rise to an emptiness in my mind. Most of my school friends were also in […]
Rotaract & Me
What’s Rotaract to you? A question asked by many yet the answers are always unique and never the same. As a firm believer of the saying “The best things in life happen unexpectedly and the best will come when and from you least expect it”, becoming a part of this global community of people from […]
Hopscotch the globe
“Hopscotch the globe” was an article writing contest, held as the first phase of project “Coast To Coast”, an initiative from the International Service Avenue of RACFOSUOC. This was indeed an escape mechanism!! We all were( and still are) exhausted from being confined to the four walls of our rooms, and eyes glued to screens. […]
Dream
Moody, grumpy and clumsy,a social outcastdaunted by the community“oh! he’s just a fainéant.” Screaming with laughter,my friends, I often seelanguid and lonely, yetI always dream I want to row, draw and growbe a rival to my peersbut they always treat me low“you are nothing but peculiar.” You and I both look the samethen, why do […]
Online இல் கழிந்த ஒரு வருடம்…
அது மார்ச் மாதம் 17ஆம் தினம் 2020. முதல் வருட மாணவர்கள் ஆக பல்கலைக்கழகத்துக்கு தேர்ந்து வந்து நாம் பெரும் நோக்கங்களும், திட்டங்களும் கொன்றவரகளாக இருந்தோம். என்றாலும் கொரோனா வைரஸ் நம்முடைய அணைத்து திட்டங்களையும் அழித்து விட்டது. நான் இந்த கட்டுரை எழதும் நாளில் நான் பழங்களை கழகத்துக்குச் சேர்ந்தூ ஒரு வருடம் ஆகி விட்டாளும் அங்கு இருப்பதர்க வாய்பு பெற முடிய வில்லையே என்று கவழை வந்தது. என்றாலும் இன்னும் பல நாட்களில் அங்கு செல்ல […]
හැකිවෙද යළිත්…
දැන් හරි දිගයි දවසත් ඒ ඇයි මන්දාදවස ම ගෙවෙයි ඩිජිටල් තිර නෙත රන්දානිහඬව හෙළන සුසුමක් සුළඟක බන්දාබොඳ වූ සිහින සිතුවම් කඳුළින් ඇන්දා රසබර තෙපුල් අමුණා සොම්නස ගල්වාදවස ම සිනහ සයුරක නිති සිත ගිල්වාගෙවු ඒ සොඳුරු සැමරුම් මතකෙන් අල්වායළි එනු ඇතැයි සිතමින් ඉමි නෙතු දල්වා සිරවී බිත්ති සතරක කෙලෙසින් ඉම්දෝවැලපෙන පැතුම් හද කිකලෙක පවසම්දෝපාළුව දරා කෙලෙසක […]
Happily Lost
I’m staring at the computer screen watching recordings of missed lectures and trying to memorize jargon that I can’t even pronounce. What better time to reminiscence about the past? It’s been months since the global pandemic hit, and a lot has changed since. Face masks have become another item of clothing, Zoom has become a […]
Just a perplexing Enigma
Reminiscing of a year like no other “ I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain To see for certain what I thought I knew “ Year 2020 was truly wonderous So much happened in a glimpse And it really made me reflect About life and how it precisely rhymes Before January 2020, I loathed my […]
Hours
Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong… chimed the grandfather clock downstairs. Familiarity followed by deep anguish, I drowsily glanced back at the clock on the side table barely managing to read the hands. It was 6. Was it dawn or dusk? My mind frozen with the anonymous cold breeze rushing through the window seals swayed my dope thoughts of […]
A Christmas to Remember
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.” This is exactly what the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Science, University of Colombo delivered last December, relieving all the stress, pressure, and depression of the past year with mystical entertainment, throwing a spectacular celebration of the […]
Breathe: beyond the mere exposition of inhalation and exhalation
To “breathe” is not something we are told to do or taught of, but instead, it is an action that inadvertently takes place from the time we’re born until death. The circle of inhaling Oxygen and exhaling Carbon dioxide, serves as the driving force of life and it is quite mesmerizing as to how this […]
Team IT
Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard. The month of July, in the year 2020 is one of the remarkable months in our Rotaract journey, as we were appointed as IT directors of RACFOSUOC for the executive term, 2020/21. As IT Directors, we have a major responsibility when contributing to uplift the promotional […]
Team Public Relations
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. For the first time in our Rotaract club history, a PR team was appointed on the 8th of August, with the aim of improving the public image of the Club. This decision has since proven to be one of the best that were ever taken. […]
Team Editors
The breathing caption database of the extra mile It has been almost 4 months since the Team Editors of RACFOSUOC was brought to light. The 12 strong individuals with amazing skills of creativity, language skills, and technicality became the behind stage of the Rotaract blog. As the Editors for the year 2020/21, it gives us […]
Hello, 2021!
Flashes of anger, reigns of terrorGripped by sorrow, streams of tearsThe distance of the loved and dearamidst sirens of pain and fearLittle did we expectscars the year that passedwould leave behindon the world and mankind by far… Passed it may, still lives manycracks to be patched, wounds to be healed.As the dawn looks promisingdreams in […]
Spirit of Christmas
Frosty winds swirlingThrough the hills and valleysCozy flames of fire dazzlingVibrant blazes reflectingChords of peace reverberatingSoothing the blessedConsoling the forlorn Burning candles and oaken garlandsThe sweet scent of ChristmasCarols of love sang with joyFilling the heavens with faithSoar to the sky with graceThe glory to GodThe peace to the world… By Rtr. Ishara Nimeshi Image […]
The unwinding of ‘WiseAdvice’: for a further insightful future
“Today the world lives by faith and runs by science”. Why you may wonder. Science is not just the mere encircling of some atoms, as everyone stereotypes, instead it reaches far deep. As deep as the basis of human existence and the governance of the universe. This world may be diverged because of race, religion, […]
The Enchanted Wilderness
A land of phoenixes rising from the ashes, polka-dotted supersonic felines, killer horned mammals and a plethora of earthly and unearthly beings dwell where magic meets reality…It did sound too far-fetched, nevertheless in time “The Enchanted Wilderness” became the series of conservation anecdotes that indeed echoed the Cries before they fade. It all began after […]
The Symbol of Resurrection
Greek mythologies were around humanity for thousands of years and they do not seem to fade away easily. Among them stands out the legendary Phoenix, which is deemed as the symbol of renewal, rebirth, and destruction. The ancient legends detail about a majestic, giant bird with a body ablaze with irradiant colors and eyes filled […]
Even Flow
I tried to close my eyes as the wheels started accelerating. Tried is the word that should be highlighted. The excitement, however, kept them wide open, staring as the tarmac kept disappearing. I watched as the ground started getting further and further away and let out a breath. A few heartbeats later, we were heading […]
The cutest in the animal kingdom
Can you recall your visit to a zoo? Have you ever thought the animal kingdom has the cutest animal? If not, here you will get to know the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) with a blend of colours white and black. A panda is a mammal who give birth to their young and feeds their young […]
Italian Culture
Being proud owners of 125000 years of history, our lives as Sri Lankans, since our birth, have been intertwined with the word “culture”. Our relationship choices, career choices, most of our major life decisions have more or less been influenced by our “culture” that we hold on to so tightly. But what is Culture? Who […]
Chuseok
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The Whale Song
I was completely unaware of the O2 levels in my tank. As the current kept pulling me, I was dazzled by the patterns of this deep blue jungle. In time I started hearing them. A click, a pulse, a whistle, boings, groans, cries, and some thrills. Was it a choir in the dark? Or a […]
On a Wing
I closed my eyes – thoughts clouded with dust As I counted my pulse, Each breath a slight strain, And opened them – the weather to trust The lights shone down – feelings wonder-lost A field of fireflies – scattered in the dimly lit ground Unblinking, yet mesmerizing, Of a new kind? A lag in […]
THE TIRAMISU RUN
It was a nice spring day in the beautiful city of Berlin in Germany. A middle-aged couple was traveling across the country when they encountered this dainty pastry shop– Bella Italia. Throughout their stay in Berlin, they indulged themselves in the heavenly flavors of a freshly made, Tiramisu oozing with mascarpone cheese, topped with a […]
The Fat Unicorn
The Unique-Horn-Bearer of the Rare Wilderness “Rhinoceros”, isn’t everyone’s cup of tea because little do we know, little do we question about this brilliant creation of nature. Their rarity itself stands out to make them an important species that needs to be protected. “Rhino” stands for nose and “ceros” stands for horn and the name […]
A visit to the desert
Among the countries I have visited in my life, some countries grabbed my attention the most. You will be amazed to hear if a country full of deserts grabbed my attention. This is my visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the last abroad journey I had before the pandemic. Saudi Arabia is […]
Fairytales have Unicorns, In real life we have Saolas
The Saola (Pseudoryx nghetin) can be considered as an alternative to the fictional unicorn. Also known as the Asian Unicorn, the Saola is a rare large mammal found only in the Vietnamese territory up to date. The Saola is gifted with two unusually long horns which may extend up to around 50 cm probably for […]
Sea turtle: A miraculous journey for survival
All life journeys are unique in their own way, yet the life of a sea turtle is no small feat. Sea turtles are ancient mariners who’ve been around since the time of the dinosaurs. The earliest known marine turtle lived about 120 million years ago. Sea turtles have survived through the challenges of eons, existing […]
Throwback to Pink Mysteries
“Mystery trails” Pinktober’s Mystery Mania It all started on the 18th of October when a POC form was published on the Rotaract groups mentioning a new project enlistment to host a treasure hunt. It was aimed at Pinktober’s main theme to increase the awareness of breast cancer within the community. The collaboration of a treasure […]
Beauty or Beast?
Stalking, treading along the tall grass and bushes like a silent wraith looking for its next prey. The sun shining off its golden coat and its transverse strips, perfectly balanced and blended with the forest. Slender and agile. The tiger might not be the “King of the Jungle” but it certainly is its Apex Predator. […]
Beyond the ecstasy of GotPINK?
“Breasts feed us, nurture us, and excite us. But the most versatile organ in the female body can also kill us.” Every October, the world takes a pinkish glow and becomes vigilant towards the most common cancer in women worldwide, the monstrous Breast Cancer. That is why the RACFOSUOC took the initiative to conduct […]
Shattering Mythological Glasses
Deep in those greeny woods, the foliage has grown thick and lush… there might be a pair of beady eyes, staring at you, noticing even your slightest moves, even the blink of an eye is enough. It would only take an iota of time for this flashy green, whip-like creature to attack you! Who is […]
The Tuskers of Proboscideans
Proboscidea is an order with the meaning of “having a trunk”. The most important organ of them is their trunk which is their multipurpose equipment. This trunk is muscular without bones and fits the nasal bone having a free distal end. Nowadays the only existing animals of proboscideans are elephants and they are the biggest […]
The Kindest Silence; Koala
Chill attitude, cuddly appearance, and a tiny brain? Do you have these “Koalifications”? Congratulations, you are a Koala bear. Koala is a tree-dwelling marsupial and the only member of the family Phascolarctidae. These cute creatures are restricted to Australia, particularly to the Eucalyptus forests of the eastern coasts of Australia. They are about 60-85cm long […]
The Monarch: A Race Against Time
If ever there was magic, it is the indehiscent color of butterfly wings. It casts a spell on the beholder which intoxicates his heart with fullness. She flies out of her cocoon to bring a subtle change to the warm summer breeze. The monarch butterfly too is a part of this breathtaking wonder due to […]
“Wanna race me?”
The polka-dotted missiles of the wild In a world where everyone and everything is in a race against the clock, the mocking growl of a Cheetah from the African savannahs puts it all to shame. The sight of a well-camouflaged black-spotted cat peeking through the grey hued grasses sends a chill down the spine of […]
கொரோனா உலகில் மனிதன்
2019 நவம்பர் மாதம் சீனாவில் ஒருவருக்கு தொற்றிய கொரோனா வைரஸ் முழு உலகையும் ஸ்தம்பிதத்திற்கு கொண்டு வர சில மாதங்கள் கூட ஆகவில்லை. மனித இனம் என்ற வகையில் இந்த நோய் தொற்றை எப்படி எதிர்கொண்டோம் என பார்க்கப்போனால் சில சிந்திக்க வைக்கும் விடயங்கள் வெளிப்படுகின்றன. 2011 செப்டெம்பரில் அமெரிக்க இரட்டை கோபுர தாக்குதல் யாவரும் அறிந்த விடயமே. உலக அரசியல் போக்குகளை புரட்டி போடும் அளவுக்கு அதன் விளைவுகள் இருந்தன. பல நூற்றாயிரக்கணக்கான உயிர்களை காவு […]
Beauty and Evil of Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic is considered as the most crucial global health calamity of the century and the greatest challenge that the humankind faced since the 2nd World War. COVID-19 is a contagious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This novel pandemic was unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. […]
Heal You-Heal Us
Project Heal You, Heal Us officially kickstarted in July 2020. This was back when the whole country was in lockdown and to be honest none of us were high-spirited or our normal selves at that time. The POC was selected and most of us had no idea what it was all about. Since we went […]
සිහින වසරක නිමාව තුටින් දැක ගන්න
සිනහ මල් විසිරෙච්චමතක පොදි ගොඩගැහුණසිහින වසරක නිමාවතුටින් දැක ගන්නඒ ගමනේ ඇරඹුමකඅපේ හදවත් එක්වගෙවූ ඒ පැය ගණනගමන සරසයි නිසැකවමවෙන්වීම අබියසකඳුළකට අත වනනනොමියන බැඳීම් හමුවනගමනක පෙරවදනලියූවෙමු එලෙසඒ හදවත් එක්ව Completing a successful rotaract year is not an easy task. The prominent requirement for that is the cooperation among the board members. So, RACFOSUOC decided to arrange a […]
The Final Countdown
We’re only halfway through 2020 and this year has already proved to be quite the challenge. Right now the entire world would find solidarity in the statement, ‘Life never goes according to plan’. Especially with the pandemic that’s prevailing at the moment, it certainly does feel like the Universe is settling a score. Life as […]
බුදුදහමින් ඔපවත් වන මිනිසත්කම
උදා වී ඇත්තේ ධනය,බලය වෙනුවෙන් ගුණ දම්වලට පිටුපෑ මිනිසාට සොබාදහම විසින් පාඩම් කියාදෙමින් සිටින කාලයක්…… භෞතික දියුණුවෙන් උදම් වුනු බටහිර රටවල පිරිහුණු මිනිසත්කම ගැන ඛේදනීය පුවත් සමාජ මාධ්ය ඔස්සේ දැඩි කතාබහට ලක්වෙන මොහොතක්…. එනිසා මෙවර එලඹෙන පොසොන් පුන් පොහොය බුදු දහමින් ඔප්නැංවුන මිනිසත්බව සිහිකැඳවීමට සුදුසු ම සමයක්…… මෛත්රිය ,කරුණාව,දයාව ඉතිරෙන නිදහස් සිතකට මගකියන බුදු දහමෙන් […]
Critical thinking for a prosperous future?
Have you ever heard of Andare’s story where he relates this magnificent method of preparing jaggery to the king? If not, here is the version my grandmother narrated to me when I was little: One day, the king was enjoying his meal and he commented on the jaggery being very sweet, musing out loud that […]
අලුත් ඇරඹුමක්…
වෙනදා නිල්ල ගහමින් තිබුණ තැනිතලාව අද ගුරු පාටට හැරිල. ගස් වල අතු ඉති වසා ගෙන තිබුණ කොළ මල් ඔක්කොම වේලිලා බිම වැටිල තිබුණෙ හරියට අපිටත් අවස්ථාවක් දෙන්න කියල සොබාදහමෙන් ඉල්ලන්න වගේ. වෙනදා ඇලේ ඉන්න මාළු රංචු එක්ක හරි හරියට තරඟ කරපු සීතල වතුර පාර මේ ඉඩෝරයත් එක්කම හිඳිල ගිහින් තිබුනෙ රංචුවෙ හිටපු සමහර මාළුන්ගෙ මරණයට […]
Trees For Tranquillity Of Life
How does cutting down trees affect our health?The benefits we get from trees are plenty; industrially, domestically and agriculturally. The statement that ‘trees affect our health’ is almost clichéd at the moment as we have been hearing it forever. With the current pandemic due to COVID-19 and people starting to become more conscious of their […]
TAKE A GUESS
This is an overwhelming yet tragic story of a country (which shall remain a mystery) that stole the spotlight in this pandemic crisis. I am very sure you are keen to know what really went south, so, let me spill the beans. To begin with, the first confirmed case was reported on the 31st of […]
On The Path To Conquering COVID-19; Viva l’Italia
Italy, a European country with a rich tradition and economy, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Whether it is lasagna, a slice of pizza, or even a cone of gelato, Italy is known all around the world for its delicious food. Galileo’s caliber gifted the world the ability to witness the […]
කැදැල්ලක සුවඳ
මිනිස් ඇසට නොපෙනෙන මායිමක් සොයා වන ලැහැබේ පහසින් සිත දුරක නොයා අතු ඉති මැදි කළ සුව තණ පලස තියා දුටිමි ජෝඩුවක් සෙනෙහෙන් පැතුම් අයා පෙම් බස් රස වෑහෙන සුමිහිරි බොහොම කිචි බිචි කොමළිය ආදර සුව ඔහොම තුරු වදුලෙන් ආසිරි ලබමින් එහෙම ඉගිලෙන සිතුවිලි නවතාලනු කොහොම උණුසුම් තුරුලක තටු සඟවන්නට සෙනෙහස දළුලන රහස කියන්නට නිදහස් රසයක […]
Uncle Sam vs. COVID-19
“COVID-19”, the latest trendsetter, has hit USA so hard, I think I speak for everyone out there when I say that we were actually quite surprised and taken aback.Who would’ve thought that America would ever become so vulnerable?Who would’ve ever thought that the state with the strongest grip on the world economy, would rank as […]
Coping with COVID-19; The Chinese Edition
COVID-19, the name says it all. There is not a single soul on Earth who does not know or fear the name. The virus has already infected more than 5 million people all around the globe while recording more than 345,000 deaths.In the early days of January, Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province of China, […]
Keeping Up With COVID-19: The Island’s Stance
“I watched the mirage as it blended into the reflections of the long road ahead. It had been almost 2 months since I last drove my car. I looked at the surroundings, the vehicles passing me by, and listened to the horns of the red buses. I couldn’t notice the usual smile of the cashier […]
රිදුමක කතාව
” මහත්තයෝ, දැන් ඔය මොකුත් කර කියාගන්න බැරුව උන්නට මං රස්සාව කළේ නගර සභාවෙ, කුණු ටැට්ටරෙ, දැන් මේ එකතැන් වෙලා හිටියට හොඳ හයිය හත්තිය තිබුණා ගෑනු අපිටත් ඒ සන්දියෙ. හැබැයි මහත්තයෝ මං ජීවිතය දකිනකොට ගොඩක් සුනංගු වෙලා. ” කේ. සිරියා අම්මා මාත් එක්ක කී කතාව තමයි මේ !! පරදන්නට බෑ පල දෙනවා කරුම පව් ගෙව […]
The angel sent from above
“…So I’ll sing HallelujahYou were an angel in the shape of my momWhen I fell down you’d be there holding me up…” Sit down, get your mobile and earphones… Start listening to “Supermarket Flowers” by Ed Sheeran and imagine your mom, while reading this. I guarantee at least one tear.The reason we are on this […]
අඳුර දුරු කල සමිඳුනේ, වඩිනු මැන යලි ලෝ දනන් වෙත…
පරතෙරක් නොපෙනෙනා , කඳුලකුදු ආලෝකයක හෝඩුවාවක් වත් නොමැති ඝන අන්ධකාරයක ඔබ තනි වුවහොත්, සරණක් නොමැතිව ඔබ කෙතරම් අසරණද? තිගැස්මක් පමණක්ම මුළු හදවත පුරා දෝංකාර නොදේවිද? එවන් හදවතක් සුවපත් කළ හැක්කේ, ආලෝකයටම මිස අන් කවරකටද? ඝනදුරින් වෙලාගත් රෑ අහස් ගැබ සිසාරා පායනා සඳකැන් ඒ අහස් ගැබට එක් කරනා සිසිලස මෙපමණක් යැයි කියා නිම කළ නොහැක. ඒ […]
Vesak is needed now- more than ever
Under the prevailing situation in the country, one might argue that celebrating Vesak is not the wisest decision to make. However, it is high time that we Buddhists take some time to reflect on how we celebrate the most important Buddhist Festival of all time. Vesak is the festival that celebrates Lord Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, […]
An empty church but a full heart
Today there is an empty church. The pews are empty, the church organ is dusty, there are no colourful flowers or Easter eggs to decorate the alter and the only thing that will break the dead silence in the church is the bell. Being in quarantine or isolation this year has created many changes and […]
ආදරෙයි හදවතින්ම !!
හිතන්න, තව පාරක්. ලංකාව ලස්සන කරන්න, අපේ ජීවිත පිරිසිදු කරන්න, නැවුම් හුස්ම පොදක් ඉතිරි කරන්න, අපි වෙනුවෙන් ඒ අය කරන, ප්රශංසාවක් නැති මහා කැපකිරීම! ඒ අයත් මිනිස්සු, අපි වගේම. ආදරය, කරුණාව, සෙනෙහස දක්වන්න. එයාලටත් ගෞරව කරන්න. නෙළුම පිපී උඩු ආවත් පෙති විහිදා සහය දුන්නු ගොහොරුව මතකෙන් හැරදා කිසි ලෙසකත් එක් වැනුමක්වත් නොලදා බලනු මිතුර […]
Sky’s the limit
Today, the 21st of March, is World Down Syndrome Day. Scientifically speaking, Down syndrome is a genetic disorder also known as ‘Trisomy 21’. It is due to the presence of a third copy of the chromosome 21 (There are 23 chromosomes in a human nucleus and these chromosomes are numbered). Studies suggest that it occurs […]
The wonders of a woman
Once upon a time, the divinity created a wonderful sculpture. It was both eye-catching and breathtaking, with an ability to capture anyone’s heart in a twinkle. Though it appeared delicate by exterior, the divinity gave it the capability of bearing thousands of agonies from within its interior. The purpose of this wonderful creation was the […]
Nueva Década
It’s 2020; a new year, new decade. Everyone is excited to witness the dawn of a new decade along with celebrations coming their way. As we celebrate, I think it is quite important that we show gratitude to the wonderful people and the lessons we learnt in the past year. For me, joining Rotaract was […]
It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, but who’s gathered around it
Today marks a birthday. A birthday of a special person, one which billions of people around the world celebrate. A savior, a messenger from the almighty to remind us about love, care, compassion and empathy. You do not have to be a Catholic or a Christian to celebrate Christmas as it is a season for […]
Joy to the World
From Gingerbread men and candy canes to Santa Claus and Christmas trees, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived yet again. What are the thoughts and feelings that spring up when the word ‘Christmas’ crosses one’s mind? Some may say that it is a time of reflection and repentance on one’s actions while […]
හමුවෙමු අපි නැවතත්
දියමන්ති ලෙස දිදුළන දෑස ද නැවුම්ව විකසිත වන සිනහව ද නැවත වරක් හමු වෙන්නට ආයාචනා ගෙනෙයි ඔවුන් අතරෙන් අයෙක් සීමා මායිම් නොතකාම අනාගතයට ඉණිමං තනයි ශක්තිමත් , සුවිසල් සිහින මවයි සිතෙහි නොසැලෙන අධිෂ්ඨානයෙන් ඉගිලෙයි ඔව් අපට වඩා තියුණු දෑසින් යුක්තයි ඔවුන් අතරෙන් අයෙක් වසරකට තෙවරක් පමණක්ම උදාවෙන වසන්තය උදෙසා ඇඟිලි ගනිමින් සිටියි දෙමව්පියන් දැකීමේ […]
Smiles for the Soul and Spirit; Sevana 2019
We have a thousand reasons to smile. But do we always try to hold on to a smile? No… Most of us anguish over small failures. However a few days ago we were graced with the presence of wonderful company, one that always endeavours in holding onto smiles and the little moments of happiness in […]
THE INFLUENCE OF A GOOD TEACHER CAN NEVER BE ERASED
Akhankara phase 1 finished in style echoing the words of the title, as we, the Rotaractors of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, enlightened the path of 31 beautiful souls of the school, Ilukovita Kanishta Vidyalaya, through the last few months providing them with the much-needed knowledge to overcome the hurdle of the O/L […]
‘අඛංකාර’ දිනපොතට
නංගියේ මල්ලියේ, උදේම සුදුම සුදු පාට ඇඳුමින් ඉස්කෝලේ පාර දිගේ පෝළිමට එනවා දැක්කම මගේ හිතත් අතරමන් උනා අවුරුදු ගානකට කලින් මාත් ආවා ගියානේ ඔහොම මාත් බලන් හිටියා අයියලා අක්කලා එනකන් උගන්නන්නට හිනාවෙන්නට සරසවියේ හැඩ අහන්නට ඔය වගේම ඉතින් අම්මගෙයි තාත්තගෙයි ඇස් වල සතුටු කදුළු පුරවන්න ගුරු මව් පියවරු ආඩම්බර කරවන්න විදු නාමය […]
All It Takes Is A Little Care And Compassion..
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky…” Yes! They sang that, with the exact melodious tune which still echoes over and over in our heads. “The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else”; The project “Care. Compassion ‘19” […]
දිනපොතෙන් දවසක්, අඛංකාර
රොටරැක්ට්ලා කවදත් රට දැය උරට හෙට දින ලක්මව කිරුළින් සරසන්ට සිසු නැණ මල් සිප් සතරින් පුබුදන්ට ‘අඛංකාර’ සීතාවක පුරවරට අපෙ අයියල, අක්කලගෙ මඟ පෙන්වීමත් එක්ක, බොහොම සද්භාවයෙන්, හරිම උද්යෝගයකින් තමයි මම කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්යාලයීය රොටරැක්ට් සමාජයෙන් ‘අවුරුද්දක් පාසා’ සංවිධානය කරන, අඛංකාර අධ්යාපන සත්කාරයට ඉස් ඉස්සෙල්ලම මේ අවුරුද්දෙ සහභාගී වෙන්නෙ. […]
We rise by lifting others
Have you ever encountered situations you’ve got into unintentionally but ended up having the most fun? I’m sure you have. This is one of those situations which happened to me, recently. The project ‘Akhankara’ is our club’s signature project which is being conducted for the 7th consecutive year at Ilukovita Kanishta Vidyalaya. I was extremely […]
අභියෝගයන්ට සීමා නොදමන්න, සීමාවන්ට අභියෝග කරන්න…
ඔක්තෝබර් 10 වෙනිදාට යෙදෙන ලෝක මානසික සෞඛ්ය දිනය වෙනුවෙන් මෙවර “සියදිවි නසා ගැනීම වැළැක්වීම” කියන තේමාව විසින් තෝරගැනීම හරිම කාලෝචිතයි. මනුෂ්ය ඉතිහාසය පුරාම මේ ගැන සුපුරුදු කතාබහක් ගොඩනැගුණා වුණත් පසුගිය දශක කිහිපයේ සියදිවි නසා ගැනීමේ වාර්තා ඉහළ යන්නේ තරුණ ප්රජාව මත රතු එළියක් ඉතිරි කරවමින්. ලෝක සෞඛ්ය සංවිධානය ඉදිරිපත් කරන වාර්තා වලට අනුව වසරකට සියදිවි […]
One too many butterflies
You know that feeling before an exam or before your music or dance recital, where you get a little nervous and people say that it is okay to have butterflies in your stomach? What if that feeling of nervousness haunted you day in and day out? What if your day is full of worry, tension, […]
Ageing with dignity, not dread
One glance at the calendar and you’d realize that today’s the first of October. Let’s be honest. What would be the first thought to cross your mind? Children’s day. Of course. Then for the afterthought: Oh, its elders’ day as well. Any chance anyone out there could beg to differ? Didn’t think so. Elders’ […]
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving…
Malala Yousafzai, Bryson Foster, Iqbal Masih, Ryan White and much popular Greta Thunberg are a few names that strike our mind when spoken about activism. If you take a look at their life stories, you will be able to see that they began their journey as activists starting at a very young age yet have […]
ගුණදම් මනුදම් කැටිකරලා එකට, උත්තම පුරවැසි පුදනෙමු බැති පෙරට
අද සැනසුම වෙනුවෙන් ඊයේ කළ වීරිය ඔය මුහුණින් පෙනෙන්නෙ ඒ අපමණ දහිරිය අව්ව වැස්ස රෑ දහවල පරදා ගෝරිය අම්මෙ තාත්තේ අමිලයි නිම කළ කාරිය ලේ මස් රුව අපි වෙනුවෙන් කැප කරලා දහඩිය කඳුළැලි අපමණ වගුරුවලා දෑතෙ දෙපයෙ සවිබල අප වෙත පුදලා වඳින්න අවසර ගුණ ගැබ සිහිකරලා තිබිලත් වේදනා රිදුම් මහ උසට දරන්න බැරි […]
තරු විසිතුරු බබළනා, පුංචි සිනා ඉතිරෙනා
ඉරෙන් හඳෙන් එළිය අරන් බබළවලා ගහෙන් වැලෙන් සුවඳ ගෙනත් සරසවලා ඇළෙන් දොළෙන් ඒ සිසිළෙන් සනසවලා පුංචි අයගෙ ලෝකයෙ ලස්සන පිරිලා ගඟට ගිහිං ඔරු පැදලා එකතු වෙලා මල් නෙළලා කවි කියලා සිනහ සලා ගෙඩි කඩලා ගොඩට ඇවිත් සතුටු වෙලා පුංචි පැංචො මිහිර ගෙනෙති රස මවලා දැන් නිවාඩු මේ සෙල්ලම් කාලේ ඔන්න කෝච්චියෙන් ගමේ පැත්තෙ […]
Reminiscence of the 17th installation ceremony
It was the 20th of July amidst the first semester exams when Mindula ayya informed us about the 17th installation of the Rotaract club of the Faculty of Science. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on the 28th of August. We were told that it was an important occasion where the committee members for […]
Hello English
One early morning, as we few of us were idling before the first lecture for the day, Rtr. Praneeth appeared out of nowhere, looking thoughtful. Bit late to university, having arrived after teaching Maths for 2 hours, early in the morning to students of his former school, he explained and sat down ready for a […]
Story behind the 16th Installation Ceremony…
This is basically how it all started. One Tuesday afternoon, just after the final paper of the 1st Semester Examination, the President, Jalak Ayya announced that 27th of August was going to be an important day and that he needed 3 CO s from the 1st year batch to organize it. The first position up […]
පුතේ ඉස්සර මමත්…
පුතේ ඉස්සර මමත් නුඹ මෙන් තරුණ කොල්ලෙක් හැඩි දැඩී වයස ගතවී කෙසුත් පැහුණේ ගතේ වාරුව දුබල වී… ගතේ සවියට දෙවෙනි නැත ඒ හිතේ සවි තවමත් ඇතී දිවි ගමන ගත වන්න ඕනේ කොහොමදැයි උපදෙස් දෙතී…. නොමැත තරහක් කිසිවෙකුත් ගැන සුහද ඔහු හිනැහෙන හැටී ඇත්තමයි පිය සෙනෙහසට නම් ලියවුණා මදි ගී කවී….. ~ සලුනි චනීශා ~ 0
ආදර පන්හිඳ
විඳිමින් ප්රේමය මනරම් පබඳින්නේ පෙම ඔහු පුබුදන්නට දහසක් පෙම් සිත් පදවැලට තනුව වන් ඇගේ ප්රේමය මවන්නේ ඔහු කවි සිත ප්රේමයේ පදවැල් බැඳීගියේ ඈ වෙනතක රන්හුයෙන් සදහට පෙම්වත් හද අඹර වෙළුණි ඝන කළුවර විරහ හද තැවෙන සඳ තවත් ඒ පන්හිඳ කියන්නේ ලොවට පෙම් කරන්නට මිස මිදෙන්නට නොව By Rtr. චලනි විජමුණිගේ 34+
Yèwǎn de měilì (Beautiful Night)
This exquisite Chinese poem in all English, Pinyin and Hanzi written by Rtr. Limini Fonseka Image credit: https://bit.ly/3p2YJta 18+
La vie (Life), into a French world
parfois il c’est vraiment pénible. parfois il c’était rempli de joies au profond de ce qui compte vraiment que la vie n’est pas stable du tout. mais ce qui compte le plus c’est comme ça qu’on nous fais face à la route que la vie nous a donné pour d’aller The life Sometimes it’s really hard how it goes. sometimes it was filled with joys. deep inside what it really shows. That life is not stable at all. but what matters the most. is how we face the road. that life has given us to go. This exquisite […]
One world One people
He said, “My son, You and me is all that we need, For us to rise higher, Rest shall surrender” She said, “My dear, Waking up to a clear sky is all that we need, For us to stay blissed, All shall be one” He conquered the world, Over her tears, Sky seems clearer, But […]
