Three day trip with Wignaraja and co. 15 to 17 May 2012

'Bopath Ella', Kuruwita.

Rest House, Belihul Oya.

Tea pluckers, Haputhale.

Alpine Hotel, Nuwara Eliya.

Fireside, Alpine Hotel.

Bicycle rentals, Lakeside, Nuwara Eliya.

Boats for hire, Nuwara Eliya.

Upper Kothmale Dam, Thalawakele.

Devon waterfalls, Pathana

St.Clairs water falls.

Wignaraja came with a group in a van and we did a trip. From Avissawella we went to see the Bopath Elle at Kuruwita. Then to the Saman Dewale at Rathnapura. We stayed the night at Belihul Oya Rest House. Next day we went up Beragala to Haputhale and on to Welimada and Nuwara Eliya. Stayed the night at the Alpine Hotel. Next day it was to Thalawakelle, Upper Kothmale Dam, St Clairs falls, Devon Falls Hatton. At Hatton we went to the Manicca Pillayaar temple. Down through Watawale, Ginigathena, Karawanella and Avissawella. It was a wonderful trip. Wigna was there with his wife Rani. There was Dr.Sivasundaram from Ipoh, Malaysia with his wife. Dr. David Myers, Australian, Wigna's friend was also in the group. We went in an airconditioned Toyota Hiace van and covered one part of the hill country of Sri Lanka.   

Southern Expressway Guide, Sri Lanka.

Southern Expressway Guide, Kottawa to Mathara, Sri Lanka:-
http://203.115.0.35/uwc/webmail/attach/Guide-to-Southern-expressway.pdf?sid=&mbox=INBOX&uid=17996&number=4&filename=Guide-to-Southern-expressway.pdf

Sankaranarayana trying to keep fit.

Message from Dawood

To my friends  who enjoy a glass of wine... And those who don't and are always  seen with a bottle of water in their hand. As Ben Franklin said: In wine  there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria. In a number of carefully controlled trials, Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, At the end  of the year we would have absorbed More than 1  kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria Found in  feces. In other  words, we are consuming 1 kilo of  poo.. However, We do NOT  run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or  tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) Because  alcohol has to go through a purification process Of boiling,  filtering and/or fermenting. Remember: Water = Poo Wine =  Health Therefore,  it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, Than to drink water and be  full of shit. There  is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing  it as a public  service!

Dr. Stella De Silva - Obituary

DE SILVA - DR. STELLA - Much loved sister of late C.P. De Silva, Gladys, Merryl, A.H. and Dr. L.B.; sister-in-law of late R.T. De Silva, Esme, Elsie and of Dr. Vineetha; loving aunt of Chinta, Kanthi, Chanaka, Anoma, Jayapriya, Premalal, Sunil, Dr. Nilendra, Sepalika, Dr. Rajiva, Needra, Nilanthi and Amendra, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence 100/9, Horton Gardens, off Horton Place, Colombo 7 on Sunday 15th April 2012 at 4.00 p.m. Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 5 p.m. (Entrance from the Main Gate). 097509

'Kalu Nana's visit to Avissawella.

'Kalu Nana', his wife, and his cousin, dropped in at my residence in Avissawella. We had a rollicking time recalling old times. Above are some photos taken at that time.

Philip

Sri Lankan Cooking - Try your hand at it.

Want to try your hand at cooking. Here are two recipes from Sri Lanka. Hope you are successful in your efforts.

Jack Curry - 'Polos'

Recipe

Tender Jak........................................... 250G

Saffron powder.................................... 1 teaspoon

Roasted 'curry and chillie' powder........ 1 dessert spoon

Coconut milk........................................ 3 cups from half a large coconut

Roast dark and ground fine the following

Scraped coconut.................................. 1 dessert spoonful

Rice...................................................... 1 dessert spoonful

Curry leaves...........................................1 sprig

Salt water...............................................4 1/2 dessert spoonfuls

Vinegar...................................................1 dessert spoonful

Maldive fish.............................................1 dessert spoonful

Goraka.....................................................2 pieces

Cinnamon................................................1 small piece

To temper

Curry leaves............................................A sprig

Dill seeds.................................................1/2 spoon

Coconut oil..............................................2 dessert spoons

Lime........................................................1/2

Roasted curry powder..............................1 dessert spoon

Preparation

Cut the tender jak with the skin in large pieces. Boil well with sufficient water to cover. Cut off the skin and center after boiling and cut the remaining into 1" cubes. Mix in all the ingredients (other than the roasted curry powder, coconut oil, curry leaves, dill seeds and red onion). When mixture is ready, temper it with the coconut oil, dill seeds, curry leaves and red onions. Cover and cook on a low fire. Stir occasionally when cooking. When sufficiently cooked, remove from fire and spread the curry powder and cover.

Fish buns

Recipe

For the dough

Wheat flour............ 500Gms

Salt

Yeast.......................1 teaspoonful

Sugar......................1 tablespoonful

For the Filling - Mash it up

Boiled Fish or salmon

Boiled Potatoes

Black pepper

Preparation

Sieve the flour. Mix the sugar, yeast, salt and water to make the dough. Knead and mix it well. Cover the prepared dough with a wet cloth and leave it for about 8 hours to ferment and rise. At the end of the 8 hours make small balls with the prepared dough. Flatten the balls of dough and insert the prepared filling and cover with the dough keeping the filling in the center. Beat some egg white and brush the top of the buns with some of the beating. Switch on the oven and let it heat up to 250 degrees Centigrade. Insert the buns on tray inside the oven. Bake at 250 degrees Centigrade for 15 mins. Check that they are baked well and remove from the oven.