She was entirely glued to my childhood, where every single moment was spent within her visible range. I was not supposed to move away from her vicinity. She was my sticker, my shadow and always wanted me to learn well and make me a good citizen. Me, being the only child, I was her whole world, in a world of ...
If you have just had a meal and feel that you still want more, that is just a desire to eat, rather than real hunger. But what if you feel a never-ending, unsatisfied hunger? That is what they feel and why they suffer. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized during infancy by diminished muscle tone (hypotonia), feeding ...
As the dominant species of the planet, we are unrivaled in our position on the food chain. Evolution has led us down a very arduous path of invention and thought. Our natural ability to hunt has been erased from our genomes millennia ago. Thus, we are our own rivals in the food chain. However, our needs are more sophisticated. We ...
“මචං, දෙසැම්බර් 6, 7, 8 free ද? යාල පැත්තේ බහින්න ඉන්නේ. වරෙන්!” This was Ansala Botheju, a seasoned veteran of Yala and an avid wildlife photographer. He was literally offering me a chance to see a Sloth Bear, the animal that had eluded me on two previous trips to Yala. It was an offer I couldn’t say no to. So, ...
குருதியைப்பாலாக்கி உணவூட்டிட தாயால் மட்டும் தான் முடிந்திடுமோ? உழைப்பால் தன் குருதியை வியர்வையாக்கி அதில் நமக்கு உணவூட்டிய தந்தையை போற்றிட இவ் ஒரு நாள் காணாதெனினும், “என் அப்பா” என்றிட்டதும், நம் அனைவரின் மனதில் எழும் ஆரவாரம், தினந்தினம் வாழ்த்துக்கள் கூறிடும் “என் அப்பா”விற்கு. தந்தை என்ற பெயர் கூட “டாடி!”,”பப்பா” என மாறி விட, “அப்பா” என்ற ஓர் வார்த்தையின் ஜாலமோ தனி. தந்தையர்கள் தினம் என்பதை விட அப்பாக்கள் தினம் என கூறி விடுவதில் ஓர் ஆனந்தம் இருக
It’s never easy starting anything from scratch, and when it’s the first time ever in Sri Lanka, it’s even harder! But that’s exactly what FOS Media has undertaken this month. On the 16th and 17th of April, undergraduates all around the island will be able to feel the pulse of the University of Colombo, through “UOC RHYTHM”, the first ever ...
I was desperate to see a Sloth Bear. But Ansala, our resident wildlife photographer said he only wanted a good leopard sighting to make his day. It was the morning of the 7th of December 2019. Ansala, Gayan, Didula Indeera and I had arrived at Thissa the night before and were soundly sleeping in Kamesh’s Safari Jeeps. We woke up ...
Another bright Sunday morning came to cheer up the J’Pura pool with number of swimmers who were to blast another tournament of Inter University Games. Since early in the morning the premises took a crowded appearance because of the viewers and swimmers who were warming up and getting ready for the coming up competition representing from every university. 50m events ...
Gravel in the alleyways, pressed tar in the streets, cement on the pavements leading to the doorways of the countless brownstones and establishments, all covered by a fresh powder of white. Central park sure was a sight to see, all the green was gone and been replaced by this magic white powder. It was a Tuesday, cold as it ever ...
“Hiking is a bit like life: The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other…again and again and again. And if you allow yourself the opportunity to be present throughout the entirety of the trek, you will witness beauty every step of the way, not just at the summit. In every walk with nature, one received far more than ...
“Winning is grabbed by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality and by expressing yourself individually but also in the team context. SLUG 2019, the most prestigious tournament of Sri Lankan university sports’ tradition, created it’s 13th journey. This time, starting from 26th August. Football, one of the best markers of the university games’ history marked its unstoppable exploration, ...
While ago the indoor stadium at university of Ruhuna was lying in a deep sleep. It was disturbed in a flash by the cheering of the huge audience and the sparkling lights. Each passing minute was swarmed with discomfiture as it was time to direct all of their abilities in the exact way to the diversion of their dream into ...
