A child's tale.

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai This tale is about the bond formed between a little girl and a group of building workers. It's allegedly true and might help to confirm your belief in the goodness of people and that there is hope for the human race.................... A young family moved into a house next door to an empty plot. One day a gang of building workers turned up to start building on the plot. The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in the activity going on next door and hung around. Eventually the builders, all with hearts of gold, more or less adopted the little girl as a sort of project mascot. They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had tea and lunch breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important. They even gave the child her very own hard hat and gloves, which thrilled her immensely. At the end of the first week, the smiling builders presented her with a pay envelope - containing two pounds in 10p coins. The little girl took her 'pay' home to her mother who suggested that they take the money to the bank the next day to open a savings account. At the bank, the female cashier was tickled pink listening to the little girl telling her about her 'work' on the building site and the fact she now had a 'pay packet'.  'You must have worked very hard to earn all this', said the cashier. The little girl proudly replied, 'Yes, I worked every day with Steve and Wayne and Mike. We're building a big house.' 'My goodness gracious,' said the cashier, 'And will you be working on the house again next week?'  The child thought for a moment. Then she said seriously: 'I think so......provided those wankers at Jewsons deliver the f***ing  bricks on time.'

Signs that make you smile.

email from Gallege De Silva

Girls lead academically globally

http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/V4vR-JXdMHc/150126125015.htm

Near death patients

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/23/checklists-identifying-patients-near-death-to-be-trialled-in-sydney-hospitals

History of photography

http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2014/dec/22/the-many-inventions-of-photography-mirjam-brusius

Sir John Kotelawala, ex Prime Minister of Ceylon in Hollywood.

 

email from Senaka Weeraratna

2 Feb (2 days ago)

This was the first and probably the last occasion where a Prime Minister of Ceylon was feted in Hollywood.

https://vernoncorea.wordpress.com/tag/st-marks-church-badulla/

17th ANNIVERSARY OF CEYLON INDEPENDENCE (1965)

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Senaka Weeraratna

British Pathe short film on Independence celebrations held 50 years ago in Badulla to mark 17th anniversary of Ceylon Independence (1965)

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/anniversary-of-ceylonese-aka-17th-anniversary-of-c

Various shots of the celebrations in Badulla to mark the 17th anniversary of Ceylon Independence. Prime Minister Mrs Sirima Bandaranaika and Governor General Mr William Gopallawa with a host of officials watch the parade. Various shots of the parade: soldiers marching, tanks, marching bands, elephants, schoolchildren, flag bearers, gymnasts, traditional performers and dancers, decorated floats etc. 

Shots of Dr. N.M. Perera, Dr. Mackie Ratwatte, Anil Moonesinghe, Thomas Amarasuriya, Felix Dias Bandaranaike, A.P. Jayasuriya, T.B. Ilangaratne, M.P. De Z. Siriwardene among others are vividly shown. 

The pageantry drawn from Sri Lanka's history showing reputed freedom fighters is part of this spectacle. 

Duration: 4.08 minutes

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