Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam
Good News From Jayam November 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
Aruni Boteju’s Ceylon International Film Festival Was a Tremendous Success – Nandasiri Jasentuliyana
Nandi and Shanthi Jasentuliya, Aruni Boteju and SLAASC President Niroshan Kahawatte.
“An unexpected journey and such a beautiful and wonderful experience. It was an great honor to receive both California State Legislature Certificate of recognition from State Assembly Greg Hart and Senator Monique Limone recognition and proclamation from Mayor Randy Rowse, City of Santa Barbara. Our humble gratitude for giving us this honor the strength and courage to be part of this wonderful community. We are proud to announce all winners and performers of the festival received the certifications from California State Legislature as well.”
Aruni Boteju-Chairman, Ceylon International Film Festival
The final night of the second annual Ceylon International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California on October 28th, 2023. The historic Lobero Theater was the venue for a star studded awards ceremony celebrating cinematic
masterpieces from around the world and masters of their craft. A celebration in international dance and music
T & S Productions USA presents L. A. Live with Yohani Sunday, November 19th 2023 Book your tickets now!
Sri Lankan Born Suzette Herft is a Big Hit in Australia
| Suzette Herft is an exotic contemporary troubadour, born in Sri Lanka, but a true Melbournian at heart. Suzette has a wealth of songs and mixes these genres with her luscious voice, heartfelt and soulful lyrics, a joyful sunny countenance with a “natural charm and grace that engages her audience”. Don’t miss this musical medicine woman whose music will heal your heart! She sings at The Quiet Man, Irish Pub, 271 Racecourse Road, Kensington,Vic., every 3rd Wednesday of the month. She won the 2019 Folk Victoria Award for Services to Folk Music |
| Suzette Herft’s Aunties Ursula Aruma, Noeline Willenberg and Faye de Kauwe, and cousins Debbie Cooke, Rozanne Willenberg, Tamara Stewart and Adrian Willenberg attended The Quiet Man, Irish Pub, to hear Suzette perform on October 24th |
Padmini Johns of La Jolla, Ca. Birthday Party
Halloween Cruise to Mexico with family
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Birthday girl Padmini Johns with husband (Elvis) John Johns |
Havelock City Mall |
Ananda Niyerapola’s 87th Birthday in Montrose, Ca.
Ananda Niyerapola of Montrose, Ca. celebrated his
87th birthday with family and close friends. Here with wife Ranjini and daughters Ranesha, Nirosha and Harshini
Manomi Hatharasinghe, Priya, Krishan and Rohan Hatharasinghe and kids
Jenny Edirisinghe, Flora Perera, Ishani Marcelline, Nel Jayawardena and Thushara de Silva
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Hollywood Movie Production Editor Tom Noble, St Thomas College cricket champion Dr. Larif Idroos and Jayam |
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Palitha Kasthuriarachchi of United Airlines, Suranga and Aruni Ganewatte President of (SLYO) Sri Lanka Youth Organization |
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Delan and Rani Wickremasinghe |
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Shane and Nel Jayawardena, Flora Perera and Jenny |
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Thushara de Silva, Ishani and Sanka Marcelline |
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Jayantha Puswella, Dr. Milroy and Indramale Fernando |
Jayam’s Choice Taylor Swift “I did something bad!” (Please click on arrow)
Kanthi de Silva’s Birthday
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The Birthday Girl Kanthi |
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Jilska Fernando, Ruth Moonesinghe, Drs Gamini and Sirima Hethimuni |
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Swarna Perera, Therese Selvaratnam |
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Chitra Ekanayake, Mangala Jayakody, Aloma and Denzil Ratnasoma, Nedra Abeyguneratna |
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Palitha Pelpola and friends |
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Padmini Joseph |
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Christmas Wonderland and Carols Saturday, 9th December in Covina, Ca. 3 to 8 p.m. Bring Your Kids!
Kaleidoscope With Savithri Rodrigo November 9th, 2023 (Please click on arrow)
| We go to the Barefoot Loft to embrace Ena de Silva’s amazing work. Also the first in a series for the Galle Literary Festival with poet Isurinie Mallawaarachchi and find out about promises not kept in Budget 2023! |
Obituaries – Sad News
Lalith Kotelawala (84) Former Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated and Founding Chairman of Seylan Bank, Deshamanya Deshabandu Lalith Kotelawala passed away at a private hospital in Colombo on October 21, 2023. Husband of Sicille. He was the son of Justin and Millicent Kotelawala.
Funeral was at Kanatte.
Roy Nihal Cooray passed away in Torrance, Ca. on October 23, 2023. Husband of Valerie, father of Dilky (Anand Cornelio) and Reshan (Amali Jayasinghe) and grandfather of Devan, Kai, Jai, and Diyani. Services
were held at Nativity Catholic Church in Torrance, Ca. on November 4, 2023.
Felix Anthony Perumal (88) (Chairman Vigilant Security and Investigation Services). Husband of late Chitra, father of Surani, Roshni and Mario, father-in-law of Michael De Silva and Nedra, grandfather of Jannik and Tehanee, Keshia and Rashmika. Tehra and Anaya, son of late Aloy and late Therese, brother of Vilma Navaratnam, Inez Panambalana, Evan and Walter (all decd.), Jean Dharmarathne and Bryan. Burial was on October 6th at General Cemetery, Kanatte.
(In our previous issue, we mistakenly inserted the picture of a gentleman who IS NOT Felix Perumal. We apologize to the individual for this embarassing mistake)
| Winifred Pearl Gomes – Daughter of the late Lucas and Mary Josephine Gomes, sister of the late Anton,late Bernard, late Felix, late Rev. Fr. John, late Stanley, late Aloysius, late Annesley, and Leslie and Patrick Gomes, passed away on November 8th 2023. Remains will lie at Barney Raymonds Funeral Parlour in Borella on Sunday, November 12th from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Cortege leaves the Parlour at 2 p.m. on the same day, for burial at the General Cemetery, Borella (Roman Catholic section). |
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen |
Jalapeno and Shrimp Salad
Ingredients
- 1 iceberg lettuce, separated into leaves,
- or assorted leaves
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 12 ounces cooked shrimp, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped green beans
- 1/2 cup chopped cooked carrots
- 1/2 cucumber, about 4 ounces chopped
- 2 hard- cooked eggs coarsely chopped
- 1 drained pickled jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- salt
Method
1.Line a large salad bowl or platter with the lettuce
leaves. Stir together the mayonnaise and sour cream
and set aside.
2.Combine the shrimp, beans, carrot, cucumber, eggs and
jalapeno, in a separate bowl. Season with salt.
3.Add the mayonnaise and sour cream mixture to the
shrimp, folding it very gently, so that all the ingredients
are well mixed and coated with the dressing. Pile the
mixture into the lined salad bowl or arrange
attractively on the platter and serve with salt.
You may contact me with any questions or requests.
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ceylon filmfest – friends dance – real jaffna – thaminie’s piano – bilal and dimanthi – By Jayam Rutnam
ceylon filmfest – friends dance – real jaffna – thaminie’s piano – bilal and dimanthi – By Jayam Rutnam
Good News From Jayam July 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
Lankan Tri Forces Receive
Rapturous Welcome by British Public at Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant
Lankan High Commissioner Saroja Sirisena and her Minister Counsellor (Defence) to the Sri Lankan High Commission in the UK, Brigadier L H Mahinda Rajapaksha with the Lankan military contingent participated at the Pageant. At the invitation of British Government, a contingent of Sri Lankan Tri Forces participated at the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant and official birthday held last week.
Distinguished military personnel from Sri Lanka bearing the national flag fluttering in the air, marched past Buckingham Palace in the presence of the Royal family members.
Lobero Theatre Hosts First-Ever Sri Lankan Ceylon International Film Festival
in Santa Barbara, Ca.
The historic Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara hosted the first-ever Sri Lankan Ceylon International Film Festival. The three day event showcased films ranging from documentaries to narratives, which a majority came from Sri Lankan film makers. CEYIFF was created by two sisters, founder Aruni Boteju and CEYIFF managing director Ruwani Horanage, who come from Santa Barbara’s tight-knit Sri Lankan community.
Harin Kicks off ‘Sri Lanka Can’ Campaign with Bollywood Stars to Woo Indian Tourists
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando with Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has kicked off the ‘Sri Lanka Can’ campaign to boost arrivals, with the support from Bollywood actors who will speak positively on the atmosphere in destination Sri Lanka.
Bollywood actors Chitrangada Singh and Dino Morea have been selected to promote Sri Lanka in India, where Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) is planning to roll out three road shows in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
South Indian Chetty Food in Yangon “Mouth Watering”
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Congratulations Bilal and Dimanthi
Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Assumes Duties as CPC Chairman
Mohamed Uvais Mohamed assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).
He was appointed as the Chairman of CPC.Uvais Mohamed, brother of former Justice and Finance Minister Ali Sabry, had previously served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) He later stepped down from the position on 21 December 2021.
Jayam’s Choice
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
by Whitney Houston
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Aitken Spence’s Chef DK Awarded President’s Medal of Honor
Chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe was felicitated by the World Association of Chefs Societies with the prestigious President’s Medal at the 39th biennial Worldchefs Congress and Expo 2022 .Held at ADNEC Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 30 May to 2 June, the event took place after four years and hosted a trio of international competitions under one roof for the first time anywhere in the world, with certified free education sessions, an Expo and trade and education event dedicated to food service.
“The First Time, Ever I Saw Your Face” by Thaminie Perera
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Foundation of Goodness
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Top Gun – Maverick Breaks All Records in Hollywood – Trailer
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The Real Jaffna
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Happy Birthday Dr Lilamani Wijayaratna
(with cousins Romany Sagadavan and Savithri Peiris and Ardni)
Happy Birthday Thusitha de Silva
Happy Birthday Jayam
(with family at Crab Pot in Long Beach, Ca.)
(Tony and Moira James of London, UK were visiting)
Southpoint Villas in Ahangama, near Galle, Sri Lanka
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Wonderful People, Wonderful Memories!
Sonali and Maithri Guneratne of Barnes Place, Colombo 7 with Sonali’s parents
Sharmini and Srikantha Mathew
Clarendon Foundation’s “Friends” Dance at the Omni Hotel, Los Angeles, Ca.
The Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea Assumes Duties
The Ambassador-designate of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea, Savitri Indrachapa Panabokke, assumed duties at the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Seoul, on 13 June.Ambassador-designate Panabokke has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Colombo and a Master’s Degree in International Studies from the National University of Singapore.The Ambassador-designate of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea, Savitri Indrachapa Panabokke, assumed duties at the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Seoul, on 13 June.Ambassador-designate Panabokke has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Colombo and a Master’s Degree in International Studies from the National University of Singapore.
Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo June 24th. 2022
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Ashok Ferrey on his win, sky-high bars, island styles and cocaine bananas, plus economic tidbits add to chats on construction, entrepreneurs and the lost capacity to hope? That’s today on Kaleidoscope.
Obituaries – Sad Ne
Sumana Amarasinghe (73) The veteran actress, has passed away while receiving treatment at the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital following a heart attack. Born on 21 February 1948 in Katugastota, Kandy, Amarasinghe Acting on the school stage, won the first place in the Avurudu Kumari competition held in Dehiwala in 1964 and was crowned as “Miss Mere Lal” in 1965. She entered the film industry with the film Pipena Kumudu directed by Ruby de Mel. She became famous for her films ‘Sunethra’, ‘Sukiri Kella’ and ‘Obai Mamai’. Amarasinghe acted in many films and won the Most Popular Actress award on several occasions, in addition to producing six films. She was preceded in death by her husband veteran Sri Lankan actor and film director Roy de Silva.
Shirley St. Hilarion (Hilary). Son of the late Shirley and Celine Dissanayake. Husband of Sumithra. Brother of Marcelline, Nirmalie, Anil and Vinodra. Brother in law of Pamela, Dr. Thomas Silva, Keshanie and late Mohan Jayamaha and of Rohini Chambers, passed away on 12th June 2022. A private funeral was held on the 14th, June 2022.
Supun de Silva (56)
Passed away in Norwalk, Ca.
on June 7th 2022. Husband of Chamitha. Son of Margie and Reggie de Silva. Brother of Upul and Prasad Funeral Service was on June 19th 2022 at
Chapel of Memories, Norwalk, CA.
RANJANI FERNANDO (73) passed away on June 21st 2022. Daughter of (late) Gerard Fernando and (late) Rachelle Fernando, wife of Senaka Fernando, mother of Lihini and Hirosh, mother-in-law of Dulani and Sachith, sister of Priyani Rajakaruna (late), Sobani Mendis and Marini Fernando. Funeral took place on June 23rd 2022. Burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen
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