People, Entertainment And Community Events

October 2015
October 2015
People, Entertainment
And Community Events
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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY
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2016-17 Skilled Occupation List (SOL):
Submissions now being accepted
Sometimes stakeholders have the
power to influence immigration policy.
This is usually through the process of
responding to requests for submissions
by government departments. One of
the most important of these in relation
to Australian immigration policy is
currently open until 30 October 2015. The
Australian Department of Education and
Training are now accepting submissions
from stakeholders to assist them in
considering and proposing advice to
the Department of Immigration and
Border Protection (DIBP) for the list of
occupations that make up the 2016-17
SOL. They are seeking expert advice
from professional organisations such as
industry and employer associations.
The idea is to receive information to
ascertain occupational supply constraints
and then determine whether these
occupation shortages will be for the
medium and longer term, and would
therefore benefit from being included in
the SOL.
Why are these submissions important?
They are very important to a vast number
of people. From a potential migrant’s
perspective the SOL determines the
occupations that will allow independent
skilled migration through the Skilled
Independent (subclass 189) visa, a visa for
skilled migrants that meet the minimum
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points test and do not require Australian
employment or sponsorship. These
occupations are therefore considered to
be most in demand, with the assumption
that a migrant under this program
should have no problems with obtaining
employment in their field. The SOL also
dictates the people who can apply for a
Skilled Regional Provisional (subclass 489)
visa sponsored by an eligible relative, and
which trades international students who
study them can apply for a Temporary
Graduate (subclass 485) visa under the
Graduate Work Stream.
Other affected parties include: States and
Territories, any occupations not on the
list may need to be placed on their own
occupations lists so skilled applicants can
apply for a Skilled Nominated (subclass
190) visa; and to a lesser extent Australian
employers as businesses will tend to pick
up the slack by using employer sponsored
visas where required.
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Importantly, any submissions do not
affect the Consolidated Skilled Occupation
Lists (CSOL), which is the list that
incorporates the SOL for various visa
applications including: State Sponsored,
Employer Nominated and Occupational
Training visas.
Of course, there are always some
inconsistencies, which can be seen with
today’s SOL. Three examples come to
mind. Law graduates would certainly
be aggrieved by how hard it is to obtain
employment in the legal industry yet the
occupations of Solicitor and Barrister are
on the SOL. Secondly, the only professional
occupations that require labour market
testing for a 457 visa, engineers and
nurses, are also on the SOL. Although
there are some reasons to explain this
(different times of implementation,
changes in labour market conditions
when submissions have been called for),
it is hoped that there would be some level
of policy consistency across Australia’s
different visa programs.
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An Inspirational Message for
October 2015
from
October 2015
Charles Schokman
Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg reflects on
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the
perspective of its Jewish composers, who
published the Oscar-winning song on the
eve of the Holocaust.
T
he 2014 Oscars celebrated the
75th anniversary of the release
of "The Wizard of Oz" by having
Pink sing "Somewhere Over the
Rainbow" to a backdrop of highlights
from the film. What few people realized
while listening to that incredible
performer singing that unforgettable
song is that the music is deeply
embedded in the Jewish experience.
where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow / Bluebirds
fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly / Beyond the
rainbow / Why, oh why can't I?"
The Jews of Europe could not fly. They
could not escape beyond the rainbow.
Harburg was almost prescient when he
talked about wanting to fly like a bluebird
away from the "chimney tops." In the
post-Auschwitz era, chimney tops have
taken on a whole different meaning than
the one they had at the beginning of 1939
because the Nazis had not yet created the
crematoriums and gas chambers that they
used during the Holocaust.
It is no accident that some of the greatest
Christmas songs of all time, such as
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and
"White Christmas," were written by Jews.
"Rudolph" was written by Johnny Marks,
and "White Christmas" was penned by
Irving Berlin, a cantor's son.
But perhaps the most poignant song
to emerge out of the mass exodus from
Europe was "Somewhere Over the
Rainbow". The lyrics were written by Yip
Harburg, the youngest of four children
born to Russian-Jewish immigrants. His
real name was Isidore Hochberg, and he
grew up in a Yiddish-speaking, Orthodox
Jewish home in New York.
The song's music was written by Harold
Arlen, also a cantor's son. His real name
was Hyman Arluck, and his parents were
from Lithuania.
Together, Hochberg and Arluck wrote
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow," which
was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song
by the Recording Industry Association of
America and the National Endowment for
the Arts.
In writing it, the two men reached deep
into their immigrant Jewish consciousness
— framed by the pogroms of the past and
the Holocaust about to happen — and
wrote an unforgettable melody set to near
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Pink's mom is Judith Kugel. She's
Jewish of Lithuanian background. As
Pink was belting the Harburg/Arlen song
from the stage at the Academy Awards,
I wasn't thinking about the movie. I was
thinking about Europe's lost Jews and the
immigrants to America.
prophetic words. Read the lyrics in their
Jewish context and suddenly the words are
no longer about wizards and Oz, Jewish
survival:
"Somewhere over the rainbow / Way up
high / There's a land that I heard of / Once
in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow / Skies are
blue / And the dreams that you dare to
dream / Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star / And wake
up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops /
Away above the chimney tops / That's
I then was struck by the irony that for
2,000 years, the land that the Jews heard of
"once in a lullaby" was not America, but
Israel. The remarkable thing would be that
less than 10 years after "Somewhere Over
the Rainbow" was published, the exile was
over, and the State of Israel was reborn.
Perhaps the "dreams that you dare to
dream really do come true."
Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg is spiritual
leader of the Congregation Beth-El in
Edison and the author of many books,
including "The Holocaust as Seen Through
Film”.
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The Desmond Kelly
"Song-Book" / "Lyrics only"
My dear readers of the Lanka
Times, many of you are unaware
that "your Editor" has written
both the music and Lyrics to
well over a hundred songs (to
date). I have decided that I will
be extremely proud to feature
the "Lyrics" of some of my
songs (a couple, at a time) in the
newspaper you now hold in your
hand or, if you are computerliterate, "on-line".
If any reader is interested and
would like further "info" on any of
these songs, I would be pleased, on
behalf of the Lanka Times, to "talk"
to you about it. You are welcome to
e'mail me about it via dkelly2u@
gmail.com Hope you find these
lyrics interesting.
"CALYPSO D/CEYLON"
(NOW SRI LANKA, OF COURSE)
THIS LOVELY LITTLE COUNTRY
THAT WE LIVED IN FILLED WITH
NATURAL BEAUTY, UP TO THE
BRIM IT ATTRACTED TOURISTS
FROM NEAR AND FAR AND WAS
SIMPLY CALLED OUR OWN
SRI LANKA
IT WAS A COUNTRY THAT,
BEYOND ANY DOUBT THERE
WAS REALLY SOMETHING TO
TALK ABOUT TAKE HER OTHER
NAME, TO SAY IN THE LEAST
CEYLON WAS THE FAMOUS
"PEARL OF THE EAST"
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TAKE COLOMBO, KANDY OR
EVEN GALLE JUST TAKE ANY
PLACE IN LANKA, AT ALL THE
"MOTTO" OF OUR LAND WAS
"SIMPLICITY" INTERLACED WITH
WARM "HOSPITALITY"
WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY
GOOD YEARS OF LIFE WE HAVE
ALSO HAD OUR "STRUGGLE &
STRIFE" BUT HOWEVER DISMAL
WAS THE OUTLOOK PEACE
CAME ALWAYS FIRST IN OUR
COUNTRY'S BOOK
TRUE, THERE WERE THE RIOTS
OF 'FIFTY-EIGHT FILLED WITH
LOTS OF CHAOS,FIGHTING &
HATE BUT NAME ME JUST ONE
COUNTRY THAT'S TROUBLEFREE, OF ANYTHING THAT GOES
WITH DISHARMONY
AFTER EVERYTHING IS ALL
SAID AND DONE THERE CAN
NEVER BE ANOTHER CEYLON
WITH IT'S ELEPHANTS AND
COCONUT TREES WHERE
FLOWERS IN PROFUSION SWAY IN
THE BREEZE
EVERY WORD IN THIS CALYPSO
IS TRUE OTHERWISE I WOULD
NOT SING IT TO YOU NOW THAT
ALL HER BANNERS WE HAVE
UNFURLED OUR HOMELAND
TOO WILL HOLD HER PLACE IN
THE WORLD SRI LANKA TOO
WILL HOLD HER PLACE IN THE
WORLD CEYLON TOO WILL HOLD
HER PLACE IN THE WORLD.
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LYRICS/MUSIC BY
DESMOND KELLY.
"A COUNTRY ANNIVERSARY"
ANOTHER YEAR HAS COME
AND GONE SINCE THE DAY OUR
LOVE WAS BORN THOUGH TO ME
IT SEEMS NOT VERY LONG AGO
WE'VE HAD GOOD TIMES, WE'VE
HAD BAD SOMETIMES HAPPY
SOMETIMES SAD BUT THTOUGH
EVERY PASSING DAY I'VE LOVED
YOU SO
THERE WERE MANY BITTER
TEARS THERE WERE MANY
SUDDEN FEARS SO MANY TIMES
WE THOUGHT OUR LOVE COULD
NEVER BE BUT THROUGH EVERY
JOY AND TEAR FATE HAS MADE
IT PRETTY CLEAR ALL THIS
MEANS THAT YOU WERE ONLY
MEANT FOR ME
THERE WERE TIMES WE HAD
TO PART AND IT MADE THE
TEARDROPS START THERE WERE
TIMES WHEN WE WERE CLOSE,
YET FAR AWAY BUT THESE WERE
JUST A FEW BAD DREAMS AND
RIGHT NOW TO ME IT SEEMS YOU
ARE IN MY HEART, AND THERE,
YOY'LL ALWAYS STAY
YES, YOU ARE IN MY HEART,
AND THERE, YOU'LL ALWAYS
STAY
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ANOTHER SELL OUT CONCERT PRODUCED AND DIRECTED
BY DERRICK JUNKEER IN SRI LANKA RAISED NEARLY 3
MILLION RUPEES IN AID OF SIGHT FIRST HOSPITAL
The much awaited concert, ‘A Heritage of Song’
was staged recently with a galaxy of entertainers
from Sri Lanka and Australia. Every single one of
the artists was not just a singer, but performers
who captured the attention of the audience for the
full duration of the over five hour concert. The
songs were a mixture of pop, rock ‘n roll, jazz and
blues. The artists were a mix of young and not
so young ones! Hence it was not monotonous or
dragging and the audience did not feel the hours
go by.
Derrick Junkeer and Ishan Bahar the
masterminds behind the concert joined hands
with ‘Lions Sight first Hospital’ to organise
this fund raiser for cataract surgeries on the
deserving and marginalised communities in Sri
Lanka. It was a truly magnanimous gesture of
these musicians from Australia and Sri Lanka to
offer their talent and service totally free, towards
this great humanitarian endeavour. Speaking
to the Daily Mirror Life, Co-coordinator for this
project, Mohan de Silva said that he extends his
heartfelt gratitude to all the musicians for this
gesture.
The dynamic duo Chris and Stefan who were
the comperes for the event, started off the evening
by giving an introduction of the event. They were
successful in keeping the audience engrossed
throughout the show with their interesting intros
of each performer with a touch of wit added.
Derrick Junkeer, stating that ‘Flame’ was
one of the best bands in Sri Lanka, handed over
the mic to the band that’s loved much, by the
Sri Lankan music enthusiasts. They opened
the night’s performance with their signature
song ‘Sound of Silence’, and went on to ‘Dance
with me’. Anne, the female vocalist of the band,
with her powerful voice did justice to ‘Islands in
the stream’. The other band members Primal,
Naushad, Joe, Chris, Nishantha, Diren and Milan
did a fantastic job backing all the singers and kept
the audience tapping their toes throughout the
long evening.
Young David Senn, a product of St Peter’s
College now living in Melbourne was the first
soloist on stage, with ‘Here I am Baby’. He also
did a good rendition of Ray Charles’ ‘Georgia’.
After him was the beautiful Daniele Faour from
Australia wearing a pale pink dress singing, ‘Oh
Darling, please believe me’, followed by a jazz
version of, ‘How will I know’.
Budrin Musafer from the band ‘Spit Fires’,
whom the audience just loved from the time he
set foot on stage, did his own version of ‘Help me
Make it through the night’ and a medley of ‘Rock
‘n’ roll’. The audience applauded and cheered on
saying ‘one more’, ‘one more’. Tyronne of the all
time popular country and western band ‘Cosmic
Rays’, fondly known as the local Freddy Fender,
was next. He sang ‘Wasted days and wasted
nights’ a song originally sung by legend Freddy
Fender himself, and also Tom Jones’ hit ‘Just
help yourself ’. Then it was Terry McLeod with
‘This land is my Land’ and ‘Let’s twist again’ with
the audience singing along. Melantha Perera of
‘Mirage’ fame who hails from Moratuwa sang
‘Words’ which is an original of the Bee Gees, and
Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ whilst Russel
Gomesz did Cliff Richard’s ‘The minute you’re
gone’.
Jason and Julian Prins better known as the JJ
Twins, were also another top favourite. They did
their well choreographed little dance act singing
‘Achy breaky heart’, ‘Wake up little Suzi’ and ‘Bye
bye love’. Mignone Fernando, popular performer,
composer and music director sang Shirley
Bassey’s ‘Never never never’ and then she took
over the keyboards to play ‘Just the way you are’
a song by Billy Joel sung by Maxi Rozairo with
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Suraj on Bass, and the trio
continued with a pop medley.
Marcus Elvis Jackson
from Melbourne did a good
impression of the ‘Elvis’ act
with much vigour. His hair,
his shoes, thick belt, heavy
rings on the fingers, the bright
studded outfit and even his
actions were all, out and out
Elvis. His songs ‘Sexy Rider’
and ‘Burning Love’ were
something you had to hear!
The second segment started
off with a powerful rendition
of ‘Delilah’ by Ricky Bahar of
Legacy. He got the audience
to sing along and you could
see everyone enjoying the
song. Then he went on with ‘Sway’ and ‘Save
the last dance’. Raj Seneviratne sang ‘He’s my
brother’ and ‘Sili sili seethala’. Tilani Senn from
Melbourne with ‘The greatest love’ and ‘Mercy’
was also very good.
Sohan Weerasinghe whose life motto is ‘Music
was my first love and it will be my last’ started
with many jokes and the audience were in fits of
laughter. He then went on to sing ‘Love me with
all of your heart’ and a ‘Rock ‘n’ roll’ medley.
Then there was Dalrene Suby, in her exotic outfit
doing ‘Love me with all of your heart’ and CCR’s
‘Rolling on the River’. Thereafter it was Daniele
Fuore again and another Elvis act.
The highlight of the concert was when the
man behind the ‘Heritage of Songs’ Derrick
Junkeer entered from the rear of the auditorium
serenading the audience with ‘Unchained
Melody’, and handing out red roses to ladies
who were thrilled to receive the roses from him.
To make the show more interactive he had a
competition of who could clap the loudest for
his song ‘Love is in the air’. Three ladies were
winners of this competition and received his
music DVDs.
Then it was Ishan Bahar’s turn on stage. After
he did a couple of Cliff Richard songs, he called
his wife - Dawn on to the stage. It was a touching
moment when held her hand, and together they
sang the beautiful duet ‘Somewhere between’. A
very romantic moment indeed.
The heartwarming grand finale of the
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entertaining evening was, when all the
performers were on stage and the audience stood
up to sing the much loved gospel song ‘May the
Good Lord Bless and Keep You’.
Derrick Junkeer and Ishan Bahar the
masterminds behind the concert joined hands
with ‘Lions Sight first Hospital’ to organise
this fund raiser for cataract surgeries on the
deserving and marginalised communities in Sri
Lanka.
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Sri Lankan fans
October 2015
CHEATED
T
he rains came down, in torrents, in
Colombo, on the morning of Saturday,
September 26th (2015) and it wasn’t
just puddles of mud, that was seen
everywhere! Quite a few places went
under water.
However, the bad weather improved, towards the
latter part of the day, and the evening was good
enough for the TNL Onstage concert to take place,
at Water’s Edge.
Although the open-air venue was a puddle of
mud, that didn’t deter rock music lovers from
turning up to see an internationally known act in
action – Puddle of Mudd, a rock band, from the
States.
But, what they saw, and experienced, that
particular evening, was muck, indeed!
Their controversial singer, Wes Scantlin
(the only original member) disgracefully
lip-synced his way, in a totally
unprofessional act.
He tried to fool the people by
pretending to be singing when, in
fact, he was just moving his lips to
pre-recorded tracks that contained
vocals, etc. (In June, in Ohio, he
got booed off the stage due to
his alleged drunken lip-syncing,
during a concert).
There was absolutely nothing
noteworthy, or exciting, about
Puddle of Mudd’s act, on the
evening of Saturday, September
26th, and everyone felt cheated.
There was even talk that Wes
Scantlin was high, when he
came on stage, and that is not
something new where this
rock artiste is concerned.
Wes Scantlin is associated
with drugs, and violence.
He was even arrested
during one of Puddle
of Mudd’s show, in
2004, for being too
intoxicated to
really function
around other
people.
He was
arrested,
on July
24, 2013,
for
vandalizing a neighbor’s property with a buzz saw
and a sledgehammer.
In May of that year, he was arrested twice, within
the space of a week — first on warrants, stemming
from his 2012 cocaine possession case, then on
charges of domestic violence, when he became
physically
abusive with his
ex-wife
Jessica,
outside
a West
ging
Swin bo with
Colom vis
l
Ivan A
Hollywood
business.
In July, this
year, he was
arrested, in
Minnesota,
for allegedly
driving, while
intoxicated -- a
whopping four
times the legal limit -- and leading cops on a 100
MPH chase.
And within a week, the Puddle of
Muddfrontman was again busted - for drunk
driving, as well as marijuana possession,
in South Dakota.
Scantlin has spent a lot of time in the
back of cop cars.
One promoter, in the States, even
went to the extent of putting up a
sign, saying:
DO NOT BOOK WES
SCANTLIN BECAUSE HE MAY
JUST DECIDE TO SKIP OUT
ON YOUR GIG, CAUSING
UNNECCESSARY DRAMA!
The question, being asked, is
how come such a controversial
performer was booked to do
his thing in Colombo!
Sources, who had access to
the band’s quarters, at the
TNL Onstage concert, in
Water’s Edge, said Puddle of
Mudd gave the impression
that they were only concerned
about eating and drinking,
and that they certainly looked
high, before they went on
stage.
The organisers have decided
to refund the entrance fee, on
the production of the ticket
and wristband, given at the
entrance.
However, having
witnessed such a
disgusting show,
many threw away
their tickets,
and wristband,
no sooner the
show ended.
allegedly
Wes Scantlin
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T
back in action
hey were last seen
together, as Mirage, way
back, in February, 2015,
when they made a trip to
Australia. And, on their
return home, to Colombo, the scene
changed for this wonderful outfit.
When bassist, Benjy, and
keyboardist, Melantha, quit the band,
Mirage disappeared from the music
scene.
Benjy, however, had indicated that
he was leaving the band, long before
their Australian outing.
He now operates with a new look
Aquarius and they are currently in
Doha – on a long-term contract.
Melantha has ventured into
teaching music and opened his music
school, just recently.
With two stalwarts quitting the
band, together, many thought it was
the end of the road for Mirage, but
that is not what the group’s leader,
Donald Pieries, had in mind.
Yes, he did remain quiet, for a short
while, but that was only because he
needed time to work on his next
move.
And the wonderful news is that
Mirage is back – in action. And I’m
sure that would gladden the hearts of
fans of Mirage, Down Under.
Who knows – you may see them in
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action before long!
Their very first outing, in Colombo,
with a line-up that includes Marlon
(lead guitar / vocals), Asanka
(keyboards / vocals), Sheril (bass)
and, of course, Donald (drums /
vocals), happened on Wednesday,
October 7th, at FDOs.
And, according to reports coming
our way, it was a very impressive
performance!
I had an invitation, from Donald,
for opening night, but, unfortunately,
I had already confirmed a prior
invitation – also for Wednesday,
October 7th: Octoberfest, at the
Mount Lavinia Hotel.
Some of those present, at FDO’s,
said that Mirage rocked the house.
They operate as a four-piece outfit
but are likely to add one more
member to the present line-up.
There is also talk that they may look
at enhancing the glam side with a
female vocalist.
Mirage will be doing the FDO’s
scene, every Wednesday night, and
that’s certainly good news for fans of
this awesome outfit.
If you happen to come this
way, check out FDOs,
at Havelock Road,
ging
Colombo 5, for the
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DIFFERENTLY
October 2015
oing it
W
inning awards
is nothing new
where fashion icon,
KiranAtapattu, is concerned.
ceremony. Everything has to
match - meticulously. And I make
a special outfit everytime I have
to attend such events.”
Colombo Engineering, headed
by this dynamic business
magnate, is always in the news
and now has a record-breaking 50
awards to its credit.
Yes, this fashion aficionado
is certainly a head-turner! His
glitzy outfits make him the
cynosure of all eyes, whenever he
turns up at an event.
The landmark was reached, just
recently, when this MTD Walkers
company clinched the Gold at the
NCE Exporter of the Year awards
ceremony.
KiranAtapattu is a well
known and a highly respected
personality, especially in the
business field, and, because of
his out-of-the-ordinary approach,
he has found mega success
coming his way.
It was a very special moment
for Kiran and he decided to do
it differently. Yes, we all know
that most award ceremonies are
mundane affairs.
The winners, and invitees,
arrive in full suit. And they all
look quite serious, while the
ceremony is in progress.
This is not something unusual
as most award ceremonies are
classified as very formal events.
Colombo Engineering has been
acclaimed, and recognized, as
the most efficient afloat ship
repairing company, in Sri Lankan
waters, and has the capability,
and the technology, to match
the standards of any other
international port in the world.
However, it’s a known fact that
Kiran’s presence, at an award’s
ceremony, does generate a lot
of excitement as he is one guy
who dares to be different! This
was quite evident at the NCE
Exporter of the Year ceremony,
held recently. Kiran came dressed
up in a flamboyant Maharajah
outfit and, the very moment
he made his way, towards the
podium, to receive the prestigious
award, the smiles became very
evident, the applause grew loud,
and all eyes were focused on him.
Says Kiran, on doing it
differently: “I’ve noticed, at these
award ceremonies, everyone
comes dressed up, and are pretty
much quiet in their seats. Some
even fall asleep! So, I thought, by
being different, with my outfits,
I can infuse some life into the
crowd!”
And Kiran has certainly made
that happen because everyone
seems attentive when his name is
mentioned! “I select my clothes,
very carefully, for every awards
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Heads turn…and smiles, as
Kiran makes his grand appearance
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Aquarius creating
the excitement
T
hey say it’s now a happening scene at the Qube
nightclub, Radisson Blu, in Qatar.
Yes, the Qube nightclub is said to be the
‘in place’ in that part of the world, and now it’s
reverberating to the sounds of Aquarius.
The four guys, from Sri Lanka, were joined by two
Filipinas – Jojo and Iyz – and moved into action, in
July, this year.
Within a short while, they were producing sounds
that were very much appreciated by nightclubbers,
and Qube became the place to be – for great music.
The management loved the new setup and Aquarius
are committed to perform till mid 2016. Bassist Benjy
said that they are very happy with the setup.
“The entire crowd, at the Qube, has been very
nice to us and this has galvanized us into action –
plus, plus.” Benjy had a special word for the hotel’s
General Manager, Gordon McKenzie.
“I’ve worked with Mr. McKenzie, before, as a
musician, and he is one guy who knows how to
appreciate what is good.
“He is a great encouragement to us.”
Aquarius perform six nights a week, with a break
on Saturday. And they have for company a Filipino
band, and a DJ, as well – also from the Philippines.
Benjy says they are enthusiastically looking forward
to doing the 31st night scene at the Radisson Blu.
Aquarius will be featured in the GIWANA Ballroom,
which can hold a crowd of 600 people.
“We will be serving an international buffet dinner
and this event will for the multi nationals,” said
SenarathGunasekera, the Food & Beverage Manager.
Benjy went on to say that they have big plans for the
crowd, back home, in Colombo, when they return,
next year.
And the good news is – there is every possibility of
Aquarius making a trip to Australia, sometime, in
2016. So keep your fingers crossed!
Drummer Shiran, and
Benjy, with Gordon
McKenzie (centre)
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The dynamic duo
from the Philippines
Aquarius
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‘SEWA’
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
T
he Sri Lankan Elders’ Welfare
Association held its Annual
General Meeting on 28th
September 2015. The Mayor of
City of Casey Mr Mick Morlland
was the chief Guest and the
present committee was re-elected
unanimously for the year 2015/2016.
photos by Johann Don Paul
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CULINARY CORNER
October 2015
By Chef
Riza Muthaliph
Deep Fried Wambatu Curry
(Eggplant or brinjals)
Rambutan
This is a side dish that goes very well
with rice. Serves about 6-8
1 large eggplant weighing about 1 pound
The name 'rambutan' is derived from the
Malay [1]-Indonesian languages
[2] word for _rambut_ or "hair", a
reference to the numerous hairy
protuberances of the fruit, together with
the noun-building suffix [3] In Vietnam [4],
it is called _chôm chôm_ (meaning "messy
hair") due to the spines covering the fruit's
skin.
ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION
Rambutan is native to tropical Southeast
1/2 cup of cooking oil
1-inch piece of fresh root ginger
2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled
1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp ground turmeric(kaha)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp mustard seeds(abha)
1/2 cup of coconut milk or water
3-4 curry leaves(optional)
salt to taste
Heat the oil in a pan. Wash the eggplant and
cut the it into thin strips of legnth around 1".
When the oil is hot, deep fry the egg plant in
small batches until golden brown. Drain
excess oil and set a side.
Crush or finely chop the ginger, garlic and
mustrad seeds into a paste. Mix this paste
together with the remaining ingredients
except eggplant and sugar and heat in a pan
under medium heat for about 3 mins.
Next add the deep fried eggpant and the
sugar. Cook for another minute.
Add salt to taste and serve.
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Asia [5] and commonly grown throughout
Indonesia [6], Malaysia [7], Thailand [8] and
the Philippines [9]. It has spread from there
to various parts of Asia [10], Africa [11],
Oceania [12] and Central America [13].] [14]
The widest variety of cultivars [15], wild
and cultivated, are found in Malaysia.
Around the 13th to 15th centuries, Arab
traders that played a major role in Indian
Ocean trade [16] introduced rambutan into
Zanzibar [17] and Pemba [18] of East Africa
[19]. There are limited rambutan plantings
in some parts of India [20]. In the 19th
century, the Dutch introduced rambutan
from their colony in Southeast Asia [21]
and Suriname [22] in South America.
Subsequently the plant spread to tropical
Americas, planted in the coastal lowlands
of Colombia [23], Ecuador [24], Honduras
[25], Costa Rica [26], Trinidad [27] and Cuba
[28]. In 1912, rambutan was introduced to
the Philippines from Indonesia. Further
introductions were made in 1920 (from
Indonesia) and 1930 (from Malaya),
but until the 1950s its distribution was
limited. There was an attempt to introduce
rambutan to the United States [29], with
seeds imported from Java in 1906, but the
species proved to be unsuccessful, except in
Puerto Rico
DESCRIPTION
Ripe rambutan in Malaysia
It is an evergreen [32] tree growing to a
height of 12-20 m. The leaves are alternate,
10-30 cm long, pinnate, with three to 11
leaflets, each leaflet 5-15 cm wide and 3-10
cm broad, with an entire margin. The
flowers are small, 2.5-5 mm, apetalous,
discoidal, and borne in erect terminal
panicles [33] 15-30 cm wide.
Rambutan trees can be male (producing
only staminate flowers and, hence, produce
no fruit), female (producing flowers
that are only functionally female), or
hermaphroditic [34] (producing flowers
that are female with a small percentage of
male flowers).
The fruit is a round to oval single-seeded
berry [35], 3-6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) long and
3-4 cm broad, borne in a loose pendant
cluster of 10-20 together. The leathery
skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow),
and covered with fleshy pliable spines,
hence the name, which means 'hairs'. The
fruit flesh, which is actually the aril [36],
is translucent, whitish or very pale pink,
with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very
reminiscent of grapes.
The single seed is glossy brown, 1-1.3
cm, with a white basal scar. Soft and
crunchy, Some folklore regards the seeds as
poisonous, but tests of seed extracts reveal
no toxicity to mice, even in doses up to 2500
mg/kg. The peeled fruits can be cooked
and eaten, first the grape-like aril, then the
nutty seed, with no waste.
POLLINATION
Aromatic rambutan flowers are highly
attractive to many insects, especially bees.
Flies (Diptera), bees (Hymenoptera [37]),
and ants (_Solenopsis [38]_) are the main
pollinators. Among the Diptera, _Lucilia
[39]_ spp. are abundant, and among the
Hymenoptera, honey bees [40] (_Apis
dorsata [41]_ and _A. cerana [42]_) and
the stingless bee [43] genus _Trigona
[44]_ are the major visitors. _A. cerana_
colonies foraging on rambutan flowers
produce large quantities of honey [45].
Bees foraging for nectar routinely contact
the stigma [46] of male flowers and gather
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significant quantities of the sticky pollen
from male blossoms. Little pollen has
been seen on bees foraging female flowers.
Although male flowers open at 6 am,
foraging by _A. cerana_ is most intense
between 7 and 11 am, tapering off rather
abruptly thereafter. In Thailand, _A.
cerana_ is the preferred species for smallscale pollination of rambutan. Its hair is
also helpful in pollination where pollen can
be hooked on and transported to female
flowers sri Lankans love there rambutan
and I remember when I was a kid I use to
love it so much I eventually loose my voice
for days due to theeffects of the skin, you
have to bite the skin off to get to the fruit
and when you eat clusters of 10 or 20 at
a time it tends to release a enzyme that
makes you loose your voice or a so called
sore throat, at least for me any way.
FOODS OF THE WORLD
SRI LANKA
for Cantaloupe and Blueberry Salad. Try
this when you are in need for a snack or a
dessert in a hot summer day!
INGREDIENTS (SERVES 2):
* ½ of a Cantaloupe
* 1 cup Blueberries
* 1 cup Natural yogurt
* Honey to drizzle
* 1 tsp. Lime juice
METHOD:
First scoop melon with a melon baller (or
cut into cubes)
In a bowl, mix cantaloupe balls together
with blueberries and lime juice. Add
natural yogurt over it. Drizzle over
some honey as per taste. Cantaloupe and
blueberry dessert is ready to serve. Mix
other fruits together with cantaloupe balls
for different tastes. Enjoy!
CANTALOUPE &
BLUEBERRY SALAD
This Cantaloupe and Blueberry fruit
salad is a really simple and quick dessert
I tried with some yogurt and honey over
it. Specially during a hot summer day,
having a healthy snack with some fruits
is a perfect idea and melons come to my
mind first. I have tried many recipes with
different melon types and this is one of the
easiest and quickest desserts I have ever
tried!
I used a melon baller to scoop cantaloupe,
but it is not necessary. Instead use a
fruit knife and cut cantaloupe into small
bite size cubes of similar size. Taste
of blueberries was really good with
cantaloupe balls and yogurt added some
rich smooth flavor to it. I used natural low
fat yogurt to keep it healthier.
Over the fruits, I added some fresh lime
juice. Lime juice gives a good flavor to this
dish. Once honey is drizzled over, it looked
perfect and delicious. I couldn't wait until I
finish the whole bowl.
Below is the simple and quick recipe
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BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
All Blacks and Wallabies firm as
favourites Southern Hemisphere
teams dominate in England
The All Blacks have lived up to
pre-World Cup expectations with a
dominant display in England that
clearly suggests they are the team to
beat as Australia, South Africa and a
resurgent Argentina challenge that
claim to wrest that imitative away
from them.
In one of the most ferociously contested
World Cups in history, the fancied
Southern hemisphere teams survived
to battle it out in the semi-finals leaving
in their wake the disappointment and
dejection of the top teams from the
northern hemisphere amid controversy
and debate about possible outcomes
marred by bad officiating.
The referees copped plenty of flack in
crucial games involving Scotland, Wales
and Ireland that may well have made a
difference to the semi-final line-up.
But the official status is that a Southern
Hemisphere team will come away with the
spoils this year and the standout on form
has been the scintillating All Blacks whose
expansive, explosive and creative game
has the rest in awe as they desperately try
to mastermind a stumbling block to stifle
the deliberately rolling juggernaut.
Richie McCaw’s men have peaked at the
right moment to deliver the All Blacks an
important World Cup victory that will see
almost half of this great outfit head off
into retirement and none more so than
dynamic legend Dan Carter who was an
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unfortunate casualty when they won it the
last time round.
The All Blacks underlined their true
intent in their last encounter against
known nemesis France in the Quarter
final rising from a rusty start in their
campaign to rout the Frenchmen by a
massive 62-13 while burying their demons
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of the past.
Australia who looms as the biggest threat
to all will count their blessings that they
were given a lifeline by South African
referee Craig Joubert whose atrocious
decisions against Scotland handed them
a semi-final berth. Scotland were leading
with two minutes on the clock when
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a contentious off side decision gave the
Wallabies a penalty from 30 meters out which
Bernard Foley calmly slotted between the
posts to give them a nail biting one-point
victory.
It was a pulsating game of rugby which
almost cost the Wallabies dearly for their
sloppy play and inability to convert ideal
situations into points which the Scots
capitalized on.
The great escape will reignite the Wallabies
into the outfit that recently claimed the
four nations tournament in the Southern
hemisphere and earmarked them as the
possible challenger to the All Blacks who
have been the overall stand out team this
year.
South Africa and surprise package
Argentina will do what they can to break the
predictable All Blacks- Wallabies clash in the
final but it appears cut and dry that this will
be the showdown for world Rugby’s ultimate
prize.
As it stands, three of the semi-finalists
have won the World Cup twice, The All
Blacks, Australia and South Africa so it
will be interesting to see who will break the
deadlock and claim bragging rights as the
best team in World Cups ever.
An overall assessment of this World Cup
at the home of Rugby Uniuon saw the
emergence of several nations most notably
the only Asian qualifier Japan who rocked
the competition with three
wins out of four games
despite failing to make the
quarter finals.
The Japanese coached by
former Wallabies mentor
Eddie Jones shocked the world
and the competition when
they began their campaign by
staging a sensational upset
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over former World Cup champion South Africa. Their next major triumph was over
Samoa and they will be a team to watch out for as the years roll on.
Fiji, Georgia, Canada, USA, Italy and Uruguay also stamped their mark on the
competition as did Tonga in a welcome upsurge of world rugby giving their fancied
opponents a torrid time before going down.
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Premiership hat-trick makes
these Hawks the DREAM TEAM
BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
Strength , courage and defiance of what
appeared to be the writing on the wall best
describes Hawthorn Football Club as they
rose in triumph to grab a hat-trick of AFL
premierships in front of a parochial nearly
100,000 fans at the MCG.
The football world were readying themselves for
a change in the guard as pace setters Freemantle
and West Coast seemed set to wrench the
premiership away to the West. But they reckoned
without the fighting Hawks who laid low until it
mattered, then timed their leap to perfection to
knock the stuffing out of the pretenders while
going on to claim three peat glory.
Alistair Clarkson, Luke Hodge, magical Cyril
Rioli and Sam Mitchell must be credited with
masterminding the Hawks incredible run of
success that stamps this group as one of the best
teams in the history of VFL/AFL.
For a team that battled many odds this season,
including a string of injuries to key players,
suspensions and most dramatically, the illness
to master coach Clarkson which took him out of
his job for a few weeks, the Hawthorn success
story becomes more compelling. If ever there
was a success story built on sheer grit and
determination to prove their critics wrong, this
was it.
Knocking out the fancied Dockers in the West
in the Preliminary final proved decisive for the
Hawks as they awaited the winner of the North
Melbourne- West Coast clash in the Grand Final.
But making another Grand Final, their fifth
in seven years for four flags, proved to be a no
brainer as to the final outcome for this year’s
premiership despite West Coast’s strong run into
the decider.
The Grand Final itself proved to be an anticlimax as the Hawks beat all the odds on a
sweltering afternoon at the ‘G’, which many
before the game believed would favour the
Westerners, romping home to a 16.11 (106) to 8.13
(61) thrashing that stunned the Eagles into total
submission. It was an object lesson in plan and
execution carried out to perfection.
It was also a massive turnaround from three
weeks prior where the Eagles decimated the
Hawks in similar fashion before their home crowd
in the Preliminary final.
The Hawks have re-written the record books
with their current run of success and only time
will tell if they are to further their now famous
reputation as the best team ever to play the
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game. Their hat-trick
of wins now puts
them alongside the
famous achievements
of Carlton who
were the first to
do so in 1906, 1907
and 1908. Followed
by Melbourne’s
incredible dominance
of the 1930’s and the
50’s, doing it twice,
the only team to do so,
in 1939, 1940, and 1941,
following it up in 1955,
1956 and 1957 before
being beaten finalists
in 1958 then going on
to win a double again
in 1959 and 1960.
It was a long wait
thereafter for another
team to achieve this
incredible success
run and it came
in 2001 2002 and
2003 when former
Hawthorn champion
Leigh Matthews
took the Brisbane
Lions through a
fantastic journey as
they established a
memorable run which
was broken by Port
Adelaide in the 2004 Grand final.
Collingwood remains the only team to win four
Premierships in a row between 1927 and 1930.
Hawthorn will now fix their sights on
remaining focussed on their success story which
will be challenged next year without any doubt
as the gap between the top runners and the rest
closes to a point that has made the competition
totally unpredictable as it was this season. West
Coast’s emergence is a case in point of a team
that flew below the radar before emerging as a
true force.
It will be interesting to see if the Hawks
can reinvent themselves for another crack
at glory and only a re-energised plan for 2016
will establish if they can match Collingwood’s
achievement in the 1920’s.
Hawthorn’s huge Sri Lankan fan base in
Melbourne were ecstatic at their team’s fantastic
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success and there were celebrations that carried
on for a week or more as they digested one of the
best passages of their team’s history.
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Windies in first Test
Rangana Herath, Karunaratne
and Chandimal lead revival
BY
TREVINE RODRIGO
IN MELBOURNE
ball. He has been a consistent thorn
in the flesh of batsmen worldwide
with his probing deliveries and
superb variation and though in the
twilight of his career has shown
that he will be around for a while
yet.
Herath’s heroics with the ball
was a sequel to the fine batting
of opener Dimuth Karunaratne
and middle order batsman Dinesh
Chandimal who hammered the
West indies attack as they notched
up brilliant centuries to put the
tourists on the back foot.
Karunaratne scored a career best
186 with 16 fours and a six to start
the run riot and later in the innings
Chandimal who is shaping as one
of the batsmen to watch as he
blossoms, scored a patient 151with
16 fours and two sixers to give the
home team a commanding total of
484 which put the West Indies in a
defensive frame of mind from the
outset.
Rangana Herath bamboozled
the West Indian batsmen with
his wily left arm spin to lead
Sri Lanka to an emphatic
innings and six run win in the
first Test at Galle.
Herath then wove his magic as the
West Indian batsmen were exposed
to quality spin being dismissed
for 251 in their first stint and were
forced to follow on, crumbling once
again to 227 all out giving Sri Lanka
an innings and 6-run win.
The seasoned veteran who
has been like a good wine,
maturing tastefully with age,
had the Windies batsmen in
a web as he almost singlehandedly led his country
to an important win with a
rich haul of ten wickets in
the match on a decidedly
spin friendly surface at
the picturesque Galle
International stadium.
The 37 year old who matured
later in his career, has been
Sri Lanka’s most potent strike force after
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Herath masterminded Sri Lanka’s
victory with hauls of 6 for 68
and 4 for 79 to give the struggling
islanders a much needed boost after
being thrashed at home earlier by
Pakistan and India.
Sri Lanka leads the two Test series
1-0.
the departure of legendary Mutthiah
Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas with the
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