Good News From Jayam January 15, 2025 Pls Scroll Down 30 items
Pray for Los Angeles Unprecedented Wind and Fire Storm (Many Sri Lankans’ homes and businesses affected)
Season’s Greetings from Upul Dharmadasa Group of Companies in the USA and Sri Lanka (Please click on “subscribe” below)
Sanka Marcelline of Altadena, Ca. Celebrates 60th Birthday in Sri Lanka with family and friends (Photos by Gitanjali Marcelline)
Birthday boy enters the reception, while Ishani looks on
Birthday cake with Sanka, Ishani and Shelanee
Birthday cake with Sanka, Ishani and Shelanee
Cousins
Cool dancing with beautiful Shiromal!
The Cooray boys speak
Hiran Cooray speaks
Pradeep Amirthanayagam, Fr. Felician
Akbar Brothers Pvt. Ltd. Celebrating 55 Years of Excellence
Dishan and Zuigly Jayasinhe of Los Angeles, Ca. Celebrate Zayn’s 1st Birthday in Pasadena
George Rutnam of Los Angeles with cousin Sheahara Pandithage of Wembley, UK. They spent Christmas in Sri Lanka
25th Anniversary of Movie Legend Gamini Fonseka’s visit to Los Angeles On the “Queen Mary” in Long Beach, Ca. June 6th, 1999 Sponsored by Ajith Jinadasa
Featuring Ananda Makalanda, Victor Munasinghe, Mangala Jayakody, Chandran Rutnam, Judy Rutnam and others (Please click on arrow)
Movie “Ghosts can’t do it” with Donald Trump, Bo Derek and Anthony Quinn Produced by Chandran Rutnam and Bo Derek
Past Pupils of Good Shepherd Convent were hosted to a Christmas party by Marie and Tony de Rozairo of Los Angeles, Ca.
Susanthika Jayasinghe to Reside in Australia
Sri Lanka’s Women’s star athlete and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Silver Medallist Susanthika Jayasingha has decided to reside in Melbourne, Australia with her two children.
49-year-old Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the Olympic silver medal for the 200m event in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the second Sri Lankan to win an Olympic medal after Duncan White and the first Asian woman to win an Olympic or World Championship medal in a sprint event.
“The Hills are alive with the Sound of Music” Piano Cover by Thaminie Perera (Please click on arrow)
Jayam’s Choice The Eagles – Hotel California – Reimagined on the Traditional Chinese Guzheng | Moyun (Please click on arrow)
They Passed Away in 2024 Never to be Forgotten
Sri Sagadavan, Greg Bell, Professor Kumar David, Sudath Dharmasena, Jeanne Arseculeratne, Manora Dissanayake, Doyne and Marlene Caspersz, Art Ranasinghe, Billy Raymond, Pearl Mendis, Rajah Mahendran, Stanley Joseph, Dudley Plunkett, Alan Panambalana, Gamini Rodrigo, Vernon de Alwis, Dr N. Ethirweerasingham, Susila Malaviarachchi, Dr “Wicks” Wickramasekaran, Sherwin Jayah, Sirima Hogan, Judy Rutnam, Dr Siri Kannangara, Roma de Zoysa, Ronnie Rutnam, Padma Vitanatchi, Indrani MahaIndran, Monica de Silva, Aloma Civet, Rukman Senanayake, Cedric Direckze, Graeme Hamer, Vajira Chitrasena, Sunethra de Silva, Ronnie de Mel, Debbie Appapillai.
Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo January 2nd, 2025 (Please click on arrow)
It’s a New Year and we bring you wishes from our Kaleidoscope Gang! Plus Rohan Pethiyagoda dissects 2024 and 2025, Suresh Perera talks on tax, 2024’s markets and films, NYE & more
Obituaries – Sad News
Athula Weerasinghe (75) passed away in Los Angeles on December 31st 2024. Memorial Service will be on Saturday January 18, 2025 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca. 90038.
Please join us for a meal after the service at the Oxnard Temple,
10717 Oxnard Street,
North Hollywood, Ca. 91606
Brian Christopher Buultjens (82) passed away on December 31st 2024 in Australia. Brian will be forever missed by his wife Mary and family Joanna, Andy, Charlotte and Becca, Jason, Miriam, Eva, Rosa and Natty. Brian was one of 10 siblings – Molly (Sydney), Andrew (Brisbane) and
June (Los Angeles), Ben, Arthur, Dooland, Mona, Marie and John are deceased. Please remember Brian in your prayers.
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen
Stir-fried shrimp with Tamarind
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons tamarind Paste
- 2/3 cup boiling water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons chicken stock or water
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 6 dried red chillies, fried
- 1 pound uncooked shelled shrimp (leave the tails on)
- 1tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 2tablespoons fried sliced shallots
- 2 scallions, chopped to garnish
- a handful of cadjunuts to garnish
METHOD
1.Put the tamarind paste in a small bowl, pour over the boiling water and stir well to break up any lumps. set aside for thirty minutes. Strain, pushing as much of the juice through as possible. Measure 6 tablespoons of the juice,
which is the amount needed, and store the rest in the fridge. Heat the oil in a wok. Add the chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
2. Add the sugar, stock, fish sauce, dried chillies and the tamarind juice, stirring well until all the sugar dissolves, Bring to a boil.
3.Add the shrimp, garlic and shallots. Stir-fry for about 3 -4 minutes until the shrimp are cooked.Garnish with the chopped scallion and sprinkle the cadju on top (if desired).
4.Serve with a bowl of steamed Rice .
Serves 4-6.
A Wild Leopard in the Jungles of Sri Lanka (Preserve our Beautiful Natural Sri Lankan Heritage)
