RIP: SriKumari Chitranganie JayakodyArachige (1972 Oct 23 to 2023 Aug 24th) Would have been 51 on Oct 23rd.Kumari passed away at General Hospital Colombo, around 7:00pm August 24th (Thursday). She would have been 51 on Oct 24thAbout 10 days ago her right leg was amputated above her knee due to diabetic complications.The hospital then discharged her a couple of ...
Tide at Galle: Note High Tide is around mid dayIn Sri Lanka, if you plan to snorkel, whale/dolphin watch do it as early as possible. Preferably before mid day, be it East or West Coast. Thats because the tide comes in around mid day and the sea will start to get rougher. If your snorkeling in relatively shallow water, the ...
Planted a few days ago. Sinhala කරවලකැබිල්ල Karawalakebilla (Tamil: நாளைதளி Nolaidali ) Bignay (Philippines), Mao Luang, wild cherry and currant tree (Antidesma bunius). Attracts birds and can become a 15m (45 foot) tree. The skin of the fruit has red juice, while the white pulp has colorless juice. The fruit contains a light-colored seed. The fruit has a sour taste ...
Flame lily, Sinhala Niyangala, (නියඟලා) Extremely poisonous and beautiful. Had a term like, Wifes Friend in Sinhala. Cook the yam with potatoes and give the husband to get rid of him. Luckily hard to find, so would have be really long premeditated murder. From Wiki It is also the national flower of Tamil Eelam, and as such was displayed ...
Some tips on Preventive Maintenance of Brush Cutter/Back Pack lawn Mower. (sent by Anil Ratnayake)Always Mix 2T Oil - 250 ml in 5 litres Petrol. (50 ml / liter) After work is over for the day - DO NOT use stop switch because 2T oil will condense in the engine and cause Damage when re starting. ALWAYS shut off petrol ...
A Garbage Landfill has been started at Aruwakkalu / Wilpattu adjoining the Puttalam Lagoon . The site is at an old Limestone quarry pit, which had been allowed to become a forest. A herd of Elephants used to live in this forest and make occasional walks to the flood plains near Gangewadiya.The Garbage Landfill has destroyed the forest at the ...
Palmyra (තල්) as an Elephant Deterrent Mr. S. M. A. Azeez is former Deputy Director of Agriculture. He has been promoting the use of Palmyra trees as an Elephant deterrent for many years.You can contact Mr. Azeez at 077-348-7114 for further details on how the trees should be planted etc.Photos are of the model plantation with Palmyra as an Elephant Deterrent.
Honeybee Colonies are collapsing world wide. Now that might not seem a big deal for most people. Thats probably because they are unaware that most fruits are pollinated by bees. In certain parts of china fruit flowers have to be hand pollinated because of the scarcity of bees.Solitary-pollen bees do not produce honey. But they are about 80% (17,000 species) ...
Jacob De Vlas and Johanna De Vlas-De Jong were visitors here a few months ago. Jacob and Johanna are avid nature lovers. They have written two books on Sri Lankan wild flowers (I have a link only to the older)http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Field-Guide-Flowers-Lanka/dp/9551917006 The book contains mention of 1,060 species of flowers photographed throughout Sri Lanka, including very rare plants, some that are ...
Cashew Apples, the fruit of the cashew is hardly used in Sri Lanka. A few of them will be eaten with salt and pepper.There is a lot of information on how to make cashew apple wine. I think this is a really great idea, especially if it is a local (small towns and villages) small scale operation. It would provide ...
Green Lodge, 10 km south of MulaitivuPlaces to Stay in Mullaitivu (reasonable).10 km South of Mullaitivu, on the Beach Green Lodge. Its just past Catholic Church on East/Left Sea Side 10 km south of Mullativu. Sign says Green Lodge. Go straight down the road. Most locals dont know/want to give info.Green Lodge is run by the Army. Nice chalet like ...
East Coast: How to Cross Kokilai Lagoon This was meant to be part of a post of travel by tuk-tuk along the East Coast, from Paranthan-Mullativu-Kokilai-Pulmoddai-Trincomalee. However, there seems to be minimal information about how to get across Kokillai Lagoon. (See Facebook comments for places to stay around Mullativu)For those who are thinking of traveling by bus/bicycle/motorbike along the East ...
There is a lot of hype about Tourists not being allowed to go to the North (Jaffna, Mannar etc). Its just hype. All you need to do is send a email (or Fax) to the Defence Ministry with some details. Answer is quite prompt andyou have to print out email and carry it with passport. Even though the Ministry is ...
A must read article for Sri Lankans (and others).Some ExcerptsIf growth is a substitute for redistribution, then redistribution can be a substitute for growth.If we want to have any hope of averting catastrophe, we’re going to have to do something about our addiction to growth. This is tricky, because GDP growth is the main policy objective of virtually every government ...
Beautiful Earth Kitchen This is a great kitchen made completely with Earth (matti in Sinhala), Not only is it eye catching it is cost effective and very functional. The kitchen was built by Mr. Dayananda and his wife Sumana by themselves. Mr. Dayananda's wife runs a medium scale plant nursery out in Wanathavillu (on the old Mannar Puttalam road). You ...
