Oh! Colombo: Tranquil Waters

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In only twenty minutes from Colombo, you can get to a blissful location to enjoy a relaxed few days in Talahena. Tranquil Waters, a gem...

Oh ! Colombo: Tymo

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When I met Tymeron Carvalho around 13 years ago, I knew this talented young boy would make a success of himself. At 16 years he starred...

OH! Colombo: Yearning to be a Star

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It is a trend these days where everyone yearns to be a star. On social media the number of people who are desperate to become somebody ...

Oh!! Colombo: Of Pumpkin and Jak

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The conversation at a casual Sunday lunch at Trixie’s segued to an article in the past week’s Daily Mirror where it stated that 59%...

Oh Colombo! The Getaway Down South

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Stepping out of our usual holiday pattern, Ranil and I decided to holiday in Weligama. The main attraction is the restaurants with rave...

Oh Colombo: Kamil Makes a Bold Decision

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Having a great passion is of no point unless you decide to act on it, which is exactly what Kamil Hewavitharana did when he switched to...

Oh! Colombo - The Hospitality Industry

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For several decades the hospitality industry has been dealt blow after blow. The past three years were probably the most difficult afte...

Oh! Colombo The Domestic Goddess

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The ladies in Colombo were agog with the arrival of the British domestic goddess, Nigella.

Oh! Colombo - Suicide Crisis

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The world is quite aware of the growing rate of suicides. The recent suicides of world renown rich and famous celebrities prove that on...

Oh! Colombo

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The talk of the town this week has been the birthday celebration held at the Shangri-La last week.

That Loathsome Socialite

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Colombo’s so-called society is built of mostly un-refined people from many ethnic backgrounds. They are unlike those who come from g...

Valentine for Vulentines

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That special day dedicated for love is round the corner. The excitement has not built up due to the local government elections since s...

The Literary week-end

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Galle was certainly a buzz last week with the excitement of the annual literary festival, an event founded in 2005 by Anglo-Australian ...

Cheers to a fabulous 2018

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There is no happier season for people, especially for those in the city, as the merry month of December. Most of the favourite Christma...

Christmas in the Air

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Christmas is upon us and all Christians, rich and poor, are thrilled at this time of year and celebrate the birth of Christ in the best...

Making a difference

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There is a great song titled “What a Difference a Day Makes,” which could easily be applied when it comes to crowds.

Urban Jungle

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With concrete apartments in this city, sprouting up like mushrooms during the rainy season, there is a group of Colombo’s population ...

Humorous

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It was owing to the petrol hullabaloo that I used some tri-shaws and cab services this past week to get to and from a few meetings and ...

Insincerity

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Colombo is full of green-eyed monsters and two-faced people. The insincerity around this city is incomparable to most places. Social me...

Those Big Portions

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Trixie called me this morning to relate this absolutely funny story. Strangely, being in the food industry, her story was something I ...

Slander

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With the increasing availability of networks and social media at relatively no cost and reach and accessible by a varying and wide audi...

That Sri Lankan Smile

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I distinctly remember a poster, many years ago, promoting Sri Lanka with the slogan “A smile is worth a thousand words.”

Good Times

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Throughout our lives we meet and make friends with many. The years go by and we finds that we have kept up our friendships with a few ...

The Diamond Dream

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There is nothing like receiving a gift of jewellery and if part of it is in the form of a diamond then it is a bonus, especially when t...