VA/20/103 Hansi Karandana

November 4th is my dad's birthday. As usual we all greeted daddy in the morning.  Mom made milk rice for breakfast that day. In the morning we worshiped the Buddha and we all ate milk rice. We talked about doing something special in the evening because of dad's birthday. We decided to make a special dinner. For that we invited our aunty and uncle. We brought groceries from the shop.  We brought a cake because we wanted to surprise dad. That day we thought of making kottu, cutlets, sandwich and potato chips as our dinner. I made cutlets.  Mom and sisters cooked other meal together. Unknowingly dinner approached. Our  aunty and uncle were also there at the time. We cut the cake before eating.  Dad was surprised to see the cake.  Dad ate cake for everyone who came. Then we had dinner.  Everyone enjoyed it so much. Then we sang. We decided to go to bed because it was too late. Aunty and uncle stayed at our house that day. So we had a great day.

Moon Plains is another beautiful place on a trip to Nuwara Eliya with family before the Corona Pandemic. We have not all been to the Moon Plains before. So it was a new experience. There is a safari service to see the Moon Plains. We decided to go in two safari jeeps as there were about twelve people participating in the trip. That was a lot of fun for us too.  Because our two jeeps were moving like a race. Moon Plains is the best place to have a panoramic view of mountains in Sri Lanka. The main attraction of the Moon Plains was the "Mini Worldsend" at the edge giving a 360 Degree view of the surrounding peaks and towns. It is a wide open area with the chances of seeing wild boars, cows, buffaloes and deers. At the viewpoint, we could able to see the peak point of nine mountains in Sri Lanka. They are Pidurutalagala, Single Tree Mountain, Kikiliyamana, Great Western Mountain, Konical Hill Mountain, Kirigalpoththa, Thotupola Mountain, Hakgala Mountain and Namunukula Mountai...

In the year 2019, the art class organized a two day workshop. Yatagampitiya College, a beautiful school close to Pahiyangala was selected for this purpose. There were many students in our art class studying from grade one to university entrance. Everyone, including the art teacher, attended the workshop. Since it was two days, there were also several parents to assist. We went to that place that morning and when we looked from that school it was a beautiful view surrounded by the Pahiyangala Cave and the surrounding mountains. Our workshop consisted of a number of different activities. These included physical activities, curricular activities, and amusing activities. Curricular activities were organized under several categories, including art, design and sculpture. The art part was done by my teacher. I did the design part myself. It was a new experience for me. The sculpture was done by Dr. Duminda Niroshan of the Department of Sculpture at our University. Because he was past pupi...

Anthurium can be used for home decoration as well as for extra income.  Anthurium is one of the most widely used flowers for export today. My mother grows flowers as a hobby.  Flowering plants as well as non-flowering plants are among them.  Among the flowering plants, Anthurium is the most popular.  At present there are several varieties of Anthuriums in her cultivation.  These include "Local Anthuriums and Bangkok Anthuriums". Local Anthuriums include Butterfly, By Color, Monika, Pick Me and Devli. Bangkok flowers include Anthadesiya brown, Princess Amalia, Jolly, Nano Red, Black Love, Black Cardinal, Ivory, Red Champion, Pink Champion and Ladygene. She is currently cultivating Anthuriums very well using fertilizers and fungicides.  Due to her busy schedule, she has been able to recover mentally from Anthurium cultivation. In addition, her Anthurium cultivation has become a source of additional monthly income.

This was created for an assignment in a Multi Disciplinary Department. It was created with the intention of giving a new lease of life to the declining Sri Lankan art industry. It is best suited for young women. The main medium here is Bamboo. The pendant and ring are made of Bamboo Medium. In addition, beads made of discarded wood are used. Dyed Twine was used to build the necklace. Slightly striking colors are used to enhance the beauty of the necklace, with dark orange, black and light brown being the main ones. This will provide high value and good demand as well as supply to the local and foreign markets. This necklace can also be marketed as a design with a focus on naturalness.

Thisari, Senuri, Chamidu, Mohan, my sisters and I are a group of friends. We have a brotherhood that goes beyond friendship. So one day we decided to go for a swim in the stream around the house.  It's called "Ali Dola".  We went to the place on foot. Thissari's mother was also present for our protection. By the end of the rainy season, the water of the stream was very clean and the whole stream was full of water.  So we went for a swim that day very impatiently.  It has a large rocky plateau. First we took photos with that beautiful view. Then we started having fun and bathing. It took four or five hours. Gradually the hunger increased. Then I remembered home-cooked Cassava and Chilli Paste. It was a very clear day. So the sun was shining well on the rock. We were so hungry. We ate Cassava in wet clothes. At that time our food was like royal food to us. We all ate and sat on the rock and talked.  After a while we left there to return home.  We picked h...