The young boy stared out his window at the picturesque view of the full moon over the old lake. How fortunate he was to live with his father in such a scenic, beautiful environment. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a tiny village by the lake, where time seemed to stand still …
Sri Lankan English (SLE) by definition is the byproduct of a contact linguistic situation between the donor language; British English and the vernaculars which prevailed in Ceylon then. Sri Lankan English started its evolution with the arrival of the British. The British Imperial rulers brought an alien language and culture to our ancestors’ life, which …
International Day of the Girl Child sounds like celebrating being a young female, but this was created to serve a much greater purpose than that. This day was declared on 11th October to focus on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. …
What if I told you, ‘You already have your natural sunscreen!’, Yes that’s true! and that’s the Ozone Layer. Technically that’s what the ozone does, it shields us from the harmful Ultra-Violet (UV) rays. However, it’s much more than your regular sunscreen, because without the ozone, life just becomes impossible, simply said, ‘like oxygen to …
Another Year, yet another remarkable milestone reached! A mere idea that popped up 5 years ago, turned into a dream that became a reality on the 12th of July 2015. With the launch of the blog of RACUOCFMF, history was made in the books of Rotaract. Just like that, year after year, the blog being …
RACUOCFMF, and all its members, will always be grateful to the two of you, for believing in us, guiding us, empowering us, supporting us and for loving us like your own. Above it all, RACUOCFMF will remember you as those who took our club to soaring heights, leaving your names written in gold, in a …
Life is a journey with problems to solve, lessons to learn but most of all it is an experience to enjoy and Rotaract has definitely played a very important role in our lives within the past three years. We are extremely proud and honoured to have been able to lead an amazing club as the …
Half a Decade, Half a Million Blog Views!Woot woot! 5 years and 500,000 blog views! We have just crossed the most awaited and the biggest milestone in half a decade! From the founding editors to the current editors, contributing writers and viewers, every single one of you have played a role in moulding our blog …
“Being content with little is the ultimate civil disobedience in modern times.” This is a quote produced by the American essayist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. What is the relevance of this quote to the modern life of human beings? Is it about breeding disobedience is the society? In a way, YES. But the …
We are in the midst of the first modern pandemic. It has confined us to the safety of our homes, bringing the world to an abrupt standstill. As we wait, completely at the mercy of a highly contagious virus, our healthcare workers have put themselves on the front-lines for a battle that has cost them …
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