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Sri Lanka has been for gemstones from the earliest times. It is an important export trade today. Many areas in the Sabaragamuwa province are well known for gems. Rathnapura is the most important region for gems. Rathnapura means the “City of Gems”.

It has gem museums displaying the wide range of gems, available in the country. The blue sapphire is the king of Sri Lankan gems. The 400 carat blue sapphire called “Blue Bell” which adorns the British crown is from Sri Lanka. 

Rubies, cat’s and eyes, a

It was a hot summer night, Someone knocked the door, on our simple bungalow house, I opened the door, I saw a dirty clothed ,very old woman in our wooden simple door. I am exhaustively hungry! she said. Please come in, and I will give you food to eat, I said. I cooked food for her, My specialty, a crispy spicy delicious fried chicken. I gave her also our native smoking hot brown rice.

After she ate my special spicy delicious food. I told her to stay over in our house for a night, outside is not s

In the first cold night of first day of December, sitting in my bed with legs inside blanket and laptop in my lap singing the melodies in media player, inspired from my EC sissy to write a meaningful blog I began to think about the topic of my first blog. Gazing on the chats prompting in EC main chat room i plunged in to the data base of my memories to search a interesting topic for myself to start writing.

Having few thoughts in my mind, I started to write few lines soon i found my self in dead

In the present time schools and colleges are introducing digital devices in their classroom to assist students learn in a smarter way. With new devices, students could instantly understand their hectic class topics in a much easier methods. This is the main reason students are interested in digital devices to easily understand their hectic class topic that provides them a tough time. Digital devices are also facilitating students with powerful features like Wi-Fi and cloud storage to enhance the

Yesterday I took part in an awesome, traditional event, which is related to Christmas. It was the first of four Sundays of Advent and it means we should have lit the first candle on the traditional Christmas wreaths. For better imagination have a look here:

Anyway back to an unforgottable, magical experience. A huge, coniferous tree was standing in the middle of the crowded square and was planned to be lit up exactly at 4:30pm. Yes, so early! However, here it is already dark at this time so I kno

Sri Lanka’s gem industry has a very long and colorful history. Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world. Ptolemy, the 2nd century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s gem industry. Records from sailors that visited the island states that they brought back “jewels of Sere d

The Horton plain is situated in the highlands of the Central Province, 32 Km from NuwaraEliya. This is the highest plateau in the country. It is at a height of about 2300 meters. This was discovered by Sir Robert Horton. The park which is 3160 hectares was declared a national park in 1998.

                          The average temperature of Horton Plains is 15®c-22®c with frequently occurring mists and clouds. The Horton plain is fed from both the north-east and south-west monsoons as well as in

Dear friend, we have Tropical rain forests in our country. We call them “tropical” because Sri Lanka is a country close to the equator. We call it “Rain forests” because we get a lot of rain from these forests.

    This is a thick jungle. There are four layers of trees according to their heights. The tallest - big trees -tall trees-medium and small ground layer trees. There is a world famous rain forest “The Sinharaja rain forest” in my country. It was named as a world heritage in 1989 by UNESCO.

I am Sahan Viduranga.I am in grade 8-A. My father is Mr. M.A. Karunathilaka. He is a good farmer. My mother is Mrs. T.M. Sarala priyadarshani. She is a good house wife. . I have a sister and no brother. My school is Rambuka Maha Vidyalaya. Ramuka is situated near by Sinharaja rain forest in Kalawana. It's famous world heritage in Sri Lanka.My best friend is S.A. Gayan Kavishka. He is good boy. I like to be an ICT teacher. My hobby reading a book. My favorite subjects are English, Mathematical an

NA (iron wood) or (Mesua Ferrea)

This rain forest tree grows to about 30 m high and indigenous to the lower wet Zone of Sri Lanka. Remarkable Features of NA is beautiful bright Red Leaves and finally matured in to a deep green. Timber has a very hardness and durability and used to make bridges in the early times. But now not allowed for timber due to it’s religious value. It’s believed that the first visit of Buddha was to grove of a NA Tree at Miyanganaya. The flower of NA is also used in herbal

Hello pretty girl,

Let me ask you first, how are you in such a lovely winter morning? I think, you are passing a very busy time with your study. But, why you are not writing me, are your days  hectic? Here, I am also too busy, of course, with my usual duty. Anyway, do you want to hear how did I pass the last two months?

Then listen, I went to a rocky mountain area with my close friends in last month. In a sunny-Autumn morning we started our journey. We didn't book any cottage or hotel but we were

In my country,Christmas is a ordinary day.

We just Mutual gifts and eating together.

We have not a more Activity in my country.

So,Christmas is a ordinary day in Taiwan.

How about your Christmas in your country.

You can talk any thing about your Christmas.

Hey, what is your age, are you in your middle age? If you are, you have lots of things to do, right? That means you have little time for yourself. Because, you have lots of works and social pressure, lots of responsibilities, lots of tresses. But, I know, nowadays,young people also have a lot of pressure. Even, kids are under study pressure. So, what should we do? Okay, let me give you some tips though you know most of them!

1. After wake up, think positively, take some deep breath and give a smi

Why man don’t listen & why women can’t read maps review

Last weekend while doing my weekly shop at the supermarket I spent some time at the bookstore. While wandered around at the place I accidently saw a book which the title is really captivating: Why men don’t listen & why women can’t read maps. Though the title of the book is in English the content was already translated in my native language.  At home the thought about the book is uppermost; therefore I tried to search it online. Surprisingl

I used to watch the white haired old lady sitting on her rustic rocking chair with a vacant look on her face. Her weathered and wrinkled face looked so sad. Sometimes I noticed her gnarled hand would tremble ever so slightly. Other times, I noticed that she would grip the rocking chair as if her life depended on it. Once in a blue moon, she would break into a little smile. Her little chuckles were so rare, as rare as hen's teeth. 

I wondered what her story was. I bet she had endured so much in he

It's the end of November. Winter has already announced its presence in the air. Blankets are now needed at night, and it's difficult to leave the warmth of the blanket in the morning. 

My home is at the far corner of the city and my office is out of the city. After five or six minutes drive from my home towards my office, the road becomes narrow and bumpy. So it's difficult to sit up straight in the car. We bounce up and down on our seats. And everyday it feels like the bumpy road will never end.