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Happy Sri Lanka Independence Day
Maroons’ Night 2025 Dinner Dance Presented by Ananda College Old Boys Association West Coast Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump Inaugurated at noon EST on January 20th, 2025 (Carrie Underwood sings “America the beautiful”)
Padmini Johns of La Jolla, Ca. met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the 150th Anniversary of Bishop’s College in Colombo
The late Rajah Rutnam First Ceylonese Migrant to the United States Born 1934 Died 1909 at 75. Rajah would have been 91 years on February 1, 2025. At 19 in 1952 he was the First Ceylonese to migrate to USA under the Mc Carran Act. He was Staff Seargent in the US Marine Corps.
Rajah Rutnam was a founder of the SLAASC and President of the SLAASC in 1975. Here with his wife Patsy (Bolling) Rutnam and Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley with whom he had a very close friendship.
| Rajah Rutnam visited his family in Ceylon in 1960. Here in the U. S. Marine Corps uniform with father James, mother Evelyn, sisters Indrani Wye, Iswari Camou and Padmini Johns and brothers Chandran, Jayam, Dennis and George and niece Kshirabdhi Page. |
Happy Birthday to David Weinman who Celebrated his 81st Birthday in Perth, Australia.
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(His father Major Aubrey Weinman who designed the Dehiwela zoo, was also the first curator of the zoo which he ran for many years. David lived on the Zoo grounds.) |
| David Weinman attended a pre-birthday lunch with his beautiful wife Doreen-ann and his friends at a restaurant in Perth, Australia. David is an old boy of St Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya. He is the son of Major Aubrey Weinman, the first Director of Sri Lanka’s National Zoo in Dehiwela. For over 20 years he worked on Prince Mukarram Jah’s Ranch in Western Australia, as Advisor and General Manager of his many property’s in Geneva, India and Australia. We wish David long life, good health and happiness. |
Cruise on the “Sky Princess to the Carribean”
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(Dr. Ed and Alina Canorga, Gina and Jayam, Suba Perera, Anne Schumacher and Fay Herft) |
Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF) Expo from Jan. 24-26
| The iconic Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF) that has been held consistently in the Northern peninsula for the past 14 years hosting over 300 stalls and strengthening a range of small and medium enterprises islandwide, will again showcase its 15th edition at the Muttraweli grounds. Organised by Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS), an exhibition organiser, this international trade event will be held from January 24-26. |
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Seen at the 150th Anniversary of Bishop’s College Celebrations
| Sicille Kotelawala, Chandran Rutnam, Daughter Evelyn Bey of Chatsworth, Ca. and Sheriene Bacon of Los Angeles, Ca. |
All-Female Hotel, a stimulus for others to follow – Hoteliers
| Rebutting a social media backlash over the opening of the country’s first 100 percent female-staffed hotel in Kandalama as a move that discriminates and undermines the role of senior males, hoteliers commended the bold initiative which sets a precedent for other hotels to increase its female workforce. |
Sri Lanka Foundation Talent Show in Los Angeles. Ca.
Ursula Aruma of Melbourne, Australia Visited her motherland, Sri Lanka – on October 12th, 2024
| It was a trip to re-visit Batticaloa, Puttalam, Jaffna, and Pokunutenna mostly for service activities to the less fortunate. Ursula visited Pokunutenne on 17th October, 2024, full moon day where the Katina Perehera called in at the Circuit Bungalow in Pokunutenne. Ursula also stopped over at Pallai in Jaffna, to feed the less fortunate with packets of rice which is a service done by Hands of Sai, monthly but in October she was physically able to do it and meet the less fortunate herself. 120 packets of food were distributed to the less fortunate. |
Jayam’s Choice “Always on my mind” by Elvis Presley Celebrating his 90th birthday on January 8th, 2025 (Please click on arrow)
Nihana Manikkate’s first birthday
Thath Jith Dance Show Dirctor Prassanna Yamasinghe (Photos by Moran Moran)
“Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo January 23rd, 2025 (Please click on arrow)
| Happy Chinese New Year – dance, martial arts & food to start off, chats on corruption, another 2021, Hello to a new Cheers, the economy & trivia for some smiles. |
Obituaries – Sad News
Bunchy Gunasekara Greatly beloved husband of Goolbai, adored father of Khulsum and dearly loved grandfather of Tahire and Rahul, grandfather -in-law of Marisha and great grandfather of Zenaira passed away peacefully at home on October 19th, 2024, in accordance with his wishes, he was cremated within 24 hours. His life was always lived with a feeling of joie de vivre and contentment which his family and friends will long remember nostalgically and affectionately.
“The man is a success who has lived well, loved much and laughed often.” Robert Louis Stevenson.
Chitra (Roger) Virasinghe (88) passed away in Colombo in January 2025. Brother of Jair, Indra, Jayanthi, Prithvi and Captain Baba Virasinghe.
Evangeline Linda Ranatunga – Beloved wife of the late Lal Ranatunga, mother of Iyanthi and Diromi, mother-in-law of Rexie and Sudath, grandmother of Rachael, Demetri, Stephanie, and Shevon, grandmother-in-law of Rukshan and Dulara. Ex-Walker & Sons, Bahrain, and Lyceum International School, Sri Lanka, passed away on January 16th. A service was held on January 18th, at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, followed by burial at Borella Cemetery.
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen |
Caramel Oranges
Ingredients
- 8 medium navel OR Cara Cara
- oranges (about 4 1/2 pounds)
- 1 cup (7 ounces) white sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks or star anise poda
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
* Juice two of the oranges to yield 3/4 cup juice. (If 2 oranges don’t yield enough juice, add water to measure 3/4 cup total. Set aside.
*Slice off the top and bottom 1/2 inch from each of the remaining 6 oranges. Stand each orange on one one of it flat ends and use a a sharp knife to cut down and around the fruit, following the contours of the flesh and peeling away all the skin and pith. Turn each orange on its side and thinly slice crosswise into rounds. In a 13-by-9 inch baking dish, arrange the rounds, slightly overlapping,in a ingle layer.
*In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, 1/4 cup of the orange juice and the cinnamon or star anise. Bring to a boil over medium – high heat (this should take two or three minutes) and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the sugar begins to color at the edges, another 3 to 5 minutes. (The bubbles should go from thin and frothy to thick and shiny.)
*Reduce the heat to medium low and cook,swirling the pan often until the sugar is coppery brown,1 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat,add the butter,then whisk until melted.
*Add a splash of the remaining orange and whisk until smooth (the mixture will steam and bubble vigorously), then add the remaining orange juice and whisk until fully incorporated. If the caramel separates and sticks to the bottom of the pan, return it to the heat and simmer until the hardened caramel dissolves.
*Pour the caramel evenly over the oranges, cover with plastic wrap,then refrigerate for at least 3 hours and upto 6 hours.
* Allowing the caramel to drip off into the baking dish,use a slotted spoon to transfe rthe oranges to a serving platter or individual plates. Remove and discard the star anise or cinnamon from the caramel, then whisk to recombine and mix any juices. Pour the caramel over the oranges and serve.
Start to finish: 40 minutes, plus chilling. Serves 6.
Leopards – A Natural History by Thivanka Perera (Aegle Creations) “Preserve Our Beautiful Natural Heritage”
