Tag: Memories

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Beyond Goodbyes: Reflecting on Our Journey Together as Club Service Directors

By RotaractArts 0

Have you ever wondered what it takes to turn a group of strangers into a family? For me, the answer lies in my journey as the Co-Club Service Director of Rotaract Club of University of Colombo, Faculty of Arts. Leading as the Co-Club Service Director of the club felt like navigating a ship through tranquil and turbulent waters alike. Every event, project, meeting, and act of service was a wave that pushed us onward, imparting lessons in resilience, leadership, and unity. Our Rotaract journey set sail in mid-September 2023 with our inaugural challenge being to bring to life the dazzling Installation ceremony of the club, an event that marked the official kickoff for our club. Being new to this agenda,…

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Farewell and Gratitude: Reflecting on Our Community Service Journey

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Community Service Reflection: Rtr. Manthini Attygalle, Co-Director During my first year, I was curious about Rotaract. Seeing my friends from other faculties and universities as active members influenced me to join the club. While I was a member, I found myself particularly drawn to community service projects, which resonated with my lifelong passion for helping society. My first physical project was “Supipena Kekulu,"  which we did with a children's home. I was amazed by how our former Community Service Director, Rtr. Buddhimali Parindya, managed the workload so well, even during exams. Watching her juggle all the responsibilities with such grace and dedication was truly inspiring. She showed me what it means to be passionate and committed, even when times are…

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Crafting Connections: The Tale of the PR Duo

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Want to hear about a boring yet memorable story about two girls who found themselves selected as co-directors of an avenue that they had no clue on how to operate? This might sound extremely uneventful of a read but for us, this story is an important plot twist in our lives that ends with special memories and lessons to treasure for years to come. From not knowing even the basics of editing a photo to getting to handle a Public Relations Avenue for an entire term, we both have come a long way in our journey along the Rotatact memory lane as the two PR directors of the Rotaract Club at Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. We believe that…

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Editorial Month In Review

Month in Review: March

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Hey everyone! Aaaaah the madness that was March! Remember how we thought February was crazy? Well, March took things to a whole new level with those never-ending assignments (seriously, they just kept coming!). As always, a huge shoutout goes to our amazing group of writers who wrote these updates, juggling so much work! We truly appreciate it. Since exams are nearing (yikes!), this month’s update will be in English only.  Even though the Sinhala and Tamil New Year coincide with our study leave, we hope that you all will be able to recharge and celebrate new beginnings! Here’s to conquering those exams!  Wishing you all the best of luck, The co-editors The Editorial In March, we successfully completed the Cinematic…

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Editorial Short Stories

Blame!? Him, Her or Him?

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: An extract from a burnt letter. ....ause I was scared, I might fell in love with you again. Please do not do refuse to see me. We should see each other one last time! At least come this time, of all times we missed! I missed. I never meant to let go of the love we shared for two years. I don't know whether to blame you or to me or to him, who was unaware of the things happened around me, even though he was with me all the time. This all started from the second semester that year and I... I was alone without the family, without you in a mischievous boarding house where no one cares…

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සුළං රැල්ලේ පාව එන්නේ ඔහුගෙ නාමය වේ…  

By RotaractArts 0

2016 - 11 - 03          හෙලයේ මහා ගාන්ධර්වයාණෝ ලෙස විරුදාවලි ලත් ආචාර්ය පණ්ඩිත් අමරදේව සූරින් දැයෙන් සමුගෙන අද දිනට වසර 07ක් ඉක්ම ගොසිනි!!!         1927 වර්ෂයේ දෙසැම්බර් 5 වන දින දොන් ගිගෝරිස් පෙරේරා සහ මැගී වෙස්ලිනා මෙන්ඩිස් ට දාව මොරටුවේදි උපත ලද වනක්කුවත්ත මිටිවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරේරා, ප්‍රකට ගායන හා සංගීතඥයෙකු ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේදී හඳුනාගනු ලබන්නේ ඔහුගේ ආරෝපිත නාමය වූ "අමරදේව" නමිනි. අමරදේව යන නාමය මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්‍රයන් විසින් ඔහුට ප්‍රදානය කරන ලද නාමයයි. විමලා අමරදේවයන්, එතුමාගේ දයාබර බිරිඳ, සසර පුරුද්දට මෙන් එතුමාගේ බිරිඳ වන්නට ම පෙර භවයන්ගේත්, මේ භවයෙත්, මතුවටත් උපදිනු ඇතැයි මට සිතේ.         අමරදේවයන්ගේ හඬ මාධුර්යයෙන් මත්ව සිටින සෑම රසික හදවතක් ම පෙර නොවු විරූ අන්දමක කම්පාවකට…

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Editorial Month In Review

Month in Review: July

By RotaractArts 0

Month is Review is back! But this time, with a new board to commence the Rotaract Year 2023 – 2024. While we were busy getting accustomed to our new roles and trying our best to fulfil our responsibilities, we did also conduct some exciting projects! The month started with avenue meetings where our members were introduced to the board, and we were able to share our plans for the year to come. We also proudly launched our logo and motto “Come for the Fellowship, Stay for the Impact” and successfully conducted our transition meeting which was attended by many dignitaries! Moving on, join us as we relay to you all we got up to within the month! *** Professional Development…

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Editorial Short Stories

The Peanut Man on the Bus

By RotaractArts 5

The bell rang and the bus hit the brakes. The peanut man got on the bus and started chanting his ritual, "Peanuts! Peanuts! Baked peanuts! 100 rupees per bag! Only 100 rupees!". Some old ladies delightfully bought them. I nonchalantly looked away and closed my eyes. They flew open as I heard Thaththa’s voice call out, "One bag please.". I jolted up from my relaxed position and stared at him. Thankfully he didn’t notice. As I looked on, he opened the bag of peanuts and started cracking them and munching on them ever so gleefully. As if he has done this all his life. As if he always bought peanuts from the peanut man on the bus. As if he…

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Challenge Accepted!

By RotaractArts 0

Yes, it will be a challenging year! But nothing we can’t handle as a team! Today I'm experiencing an unexpected movement because of my Rotaract family. Actually, from my point of view, this is a brand new challenge. From the bottom of my heart, I said 'yes!' to this brand new challenge a few months ago because facing challenges is my one and only passion. Over the span of one and a half years, I could proudly say I gained thousands of new and exciting experiences by conducting and organizing various kinds of events with the Rotaract Arts family. During those few months, what I saw was a sense of unity among the Rotaract Arts family members. A special mention…

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