Just a single note Begins the masterpiece, Cling the melodies By and by, Minors upon majors, Phrase after phrase, ‘Tis endless For each microsecond. Tempo rubato? Who cares? Make it Ritenuto Leading A tempo. Hang thy Diminuendo Yet it doth not stock Being a Fantasia I warrant. Make the chromatics Lead thy crisis. Let thy paled blood Fall ...
Where do you sleep, butterfly? I only see you flying away high The way you are hiding from this -hustle bustle Is interesting and enigmatic You can count on me Tell me where you go I will keep it in my heart For I want to taste the pleasure Of keeping secrets Come back again tomorrow Taste the fresh nectar ...
“In every single thing you do, you are choosing a direction. Your life is a product of choices.” – Dr. Kathleen Hall- If you spare some time to have a glimpse of what life has given you from your birth up to now, how you feel about your life is different from another. That is simply because rather than the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. has rightly said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step”. This year too, students across Sri Lanka registered in the Faculty of Science of University of Colombo with lot of faith and hope. This transition from school to university makes students feel as they are ...
“For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports” – Sandra Postel (2014), ‘The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity’ When ...
The great Australian scientist, Karl von Frisch once said, “The most astounding example of non-primate communication that we know is dance” The honey bee that returns to the colony after locating a food source, performs a dance which gives information about the odor, quality, direction and the distance to it. This allows the rest of the bees in the nest ...
Nicholas Flamel is a very familiar name to all the Potterheads and to any person who has seen a Harry Potter movie. According to Harry Potter and philosopher’s stone he is said to be the only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone, an object capable of turning metal into gold and granting immortality with its Elixir of Life. However, did you ...
Weird question to start with, I admit… Still how many of you knew that you can be someone special, doing something after you die? And who on earth is a ‘cadaver donor’? Well, here’s to those of you who don’t have a clue! When a person allows an organ of his/hers, to be removed legally; either by consent while he/she ...
Nous prendons le Français(We study the French) Today, I am going to introduce you one of the most interesting language which is quite resemble to English language but the French language will appear its own identity which is known as the second most popular language in the world. French is a musical language. First, I would introduce you the French ...
“Your grades don’t define you”. An overused and cliché statement that most university students are fed up of hearing. “සිත නිවන කතාවක්”. A mantra to comfort those who aren’t getting the grades they want. If grades don’t matter why is it that grades are all people care about? Why is it that we torture ourselves to attain that perfect 4.0 ...
