I was desperate to see a Sloth Bear. But Ansala, our resident wildlife photographer said he only wanted a good leopard sighting to make his day. It was the morning of the 7th of December 2019. Ansala, Gayan, Didula ... Read more
Author: Uditha Weerasinghe
In Search of a Sloth Bear – The Prologue
“මචං, දෙසැම්බර් 6, 7, 8 free ද? යාල පැත්තේ බහින්න ඉන්නේ. වරෙන්!”
This was Ansala Botheju, a seasoned veteran ... Read more
Chasing the Ring of Fire – Part 2
The ring of fire is the playful pet name we gave to the last annular solar eclipse visible to Sri Lanka for the next 10 years. The gang of ten woke up at 4.00 am on the day of the eclipse and hurried to get ready. By 5.45 am, ... Read more
Chasing the Ring of Fire – Part 1
The ring of fire is the playful pet name we gave the last annular solar eclipse visible to Sri Lanka for the next 10 years. So, when they asked me if I would like to go to Jaffna to be a part of the national observation camp ... Read more
Divide by Three
I'm pretty sure you know what the four basic operations in mathematics are. They are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This article is about division. More specifically, this article is about how to divide by three.
Are you really good ... Read more
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A Tight Game and a Demolition Job
Heavy rains and muddy conditions could not stop the Rugby Tournament for the 13th edition of the Sri Lanka University Games. The finals and the consolation finals were played to a conclusion in very treacherous ... Read more
Rugby, Athletics and Cricket – UOC Stars Shine Bright
Another wonderful weekend for sports in University of Colombo passed by. Here's a look at what happened on the 4th weekend of the 13th Sri Lanka University Games - 2019. This week's headlines ... Read more
UOC Rugby into the Quarter Finals
Another scintillating weekend of rugby flashed by as the teams representing various universities from all over the island battled to secure places in the quarterfinals of the Sri Lanka University Games 2019. On Saturday, the ... Read more