The colour Green..

Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
[ Oh! Companion..! Oh! Dear Friend!..]
Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil Niramundu
[In Love, in Love, in Love there is colour OR
Love is Colourful]

Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
En Anbae, Anbae Unkakkum Niramumdu
[Beloved..! Even you are colourful]
Pachai Nirame, Pachai Niramae
[Ho..! The colour Green..The colour Green!]
Ichai Oottum Pachai Niramae
[The Green colour that pleases..]
Pullin Sirippum Pachai Niramae
[The Grass's smile is Green]
Enakku Sammadham Tharumae
[Gives me it's acceptance]
Pachai Nirame, Pachai Niramae
[Ho...! The colour Green..The colour Green..!]
Ilayin Nilaimai Pachai Niramae
[The colour of a Leaf is Green]
Undhan Narambum Pachai Niramae
[Your Nerve is Green too]
Enakku Sammadham Tharumae
Enakku Sammadham Tharumae
[Gives me it's acceptance]

KiLayil KaaNum KiLiyin Mookku
[The Beak of a Parrot that is seen on a Branch]
Vidalai Pennin Vettrilai Naakku
[The betel-leaf-chewed tongue of an adoloscent girl]
Putham Pudhidhai Ratha Roja
[A newly blossomed "Bloody" Rose]
Boomi Thoda..tha PiLLayin Padham
[The feet of a child that is yet to feel this Earth]
Ella Sivappum Undhan Ko..bam
[Your anger has all the Redness]
Ella Sivappum Undhan Ko..bam
[Your anger has all the Redness]

Andhi Vaanam Araikkum ManjaL
[The Yellow that spreads over a 'dusky' Sky]
Akkini Kozhundhil Pootha ManjaL
[The Yellow that beams in Sunlight]
Thanga Thodu Jalitha ManjaL
[The Yellow that filters through a Golden Jewel Glitter]
Kondrai Poovil KuLitha ManjaL
[The Yellow that has dipped in "KONDRAI**" flower]
ManjaL ..ManjaL..Man..jaL..
[Yellow..Yellow..Yellow..]

Maalai Nilavin Maragatha Man..jaL
[The Yellow of an Emerald Evening Moon]
Ellam Thangum Undhan Nenjil
[Your Heart will behold all these]

Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil Niramundu
Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
En Anbae, Anbae..Unakkum Niramundu

Alayil.ladha Naazhi Vannam
[The colour of a waveless Ocean]
Muhilil..ladha Vaanin Vannam
[The colour of a cloudless Sky]
Mayilin Kazhuthil Vaazhum Vannam
[The colour that embraces a Peacock's neck]
KuvaLai Poovil Kudaitha Vannam
[The colour that has drilled through a "KUVALAI***" flower]
Oodha Poovil Ootriya Vannam
[The colour that was poured into an Indigo flower]
Ellam Serndhun Kannil Minnum
[All together will sparkle in your Eye]
Ellam Serndhun Kannil Minnum
[All together will sparkle in your Eye]


Iravin Niramae, Iravin Niramae
[The colour of the Night, The colour of the Night]
Kaarka..lathin Motha Niramae
[The Complete colour of an Autumn (rainy) Season]
Kaakkai Chirahil Kaanum Niramae
[The colour that is sighted on a Crow's Feather]
Penmai Ezhudhum Kanmai Niramae
[The colour of the Eye-liners painted by womanhood]
Veyilin Paadum Kuyilin Niramae
[The colour of a Koel which sings in Sun]
Ellam Serndhu Koondhal Niramae
[An ensemble of these is Hair's colour]
Ellam Serndhu Koondhal Niramae
[An ensemble of these is Hair's colour]

Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil, Kaadhalil Niramundu
Sakhiyae, Snekiyae
En Anbae, Anbae, Unakkum Niramundu

VeLLai Nirame, VeLLai Niramae
[Ho..! The colour White...The colour White..!]
Mazhayil Udayum Thumbai Niramae
[The colour of "THUMBAI***" flower that breaks open in Rain]
VeLLai Nirame, VeLLai Niramae
Vizhiyil Paadhi Muzhu Niramae
[The WHOLE colour that fills Half an Eye]
Mazhayil Udayum Thumbai Niramae
Unadhu Manasin Niramae
[The colour of your Heart]
Unadhu Manasin Niramae..
Undahu Manasin Niramae..

Live tomorrow

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Sanda Hiru Tharaka...

Life beyond expectations....

Malak Sibinna Dee ...

Red River Ex

Red River Ex is an annual mobile amusement fair that takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The park is operated by the Red River Exhibition Association, a not-for-profit organization. The Ex was started in 1952 at the Osborne Stadium/Amphitheatre complex near the Manitoba Legislative Building. It later moved to the Polo Park Race Track and then to the Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Arena, and Winnipeg Velodrome facilities.

These are some of the fun activities that were there in 2008 June.









If you are planning to come by bus, Winning Transit offer Express Service on Portage Avenue right to the front gate of the Ex. Check the Winnipeg Transit web site for routes and schedules. Over 30,000 guests take the bus to the Ex each year. It is the best and easiest way to get here, especially on weekends. Click logo below to see Red River Express Service Map.


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Here I am.......

February

Tour in the Manitoba museum

The Manitoba Museum is the province’s largest heritage centre renowned for its combined human and natural heritage themes. The institution shares knowledge about Manitoba, the world and the universe through its collections, exhibitions, publications, on-site and outreach programs, Planetarium shows and Science Gallery exhibits.
For more information visit their website...
http://www.manitobamuseum.ca

Experience snowshoeing at FortWhyte

Snowshoes were slowly adopted by Europeans in what became the United States and Canada, with the French voyageurs well in advance of British settlers. Superior French snowshoeing skill almost turned the French and Indian War, a conflict that saw two engagements named the Battle on Snowshoes, to their favor.

But the British were quick learners. The Oxford English Dictionary reports the term being used in English as early as 1674. Sixteen years later, after a French-Indian raiding party attacked a British settlement near what is today Schenectady, New York, the British took to their own snowshoes and pursued the attackers for almost 50 miles (90 km), ultimately recovering both people and goods taken by their attackers.

The "teardrop" snowshoes worn by lumberjacks are about 40 inches (1 m) long and broad in proportion, while the tracker's shoe is over 5 feet long (1.5 m) and very narrow. This form, the stereotypical snowshoe, resembles a tennis racquet, and indeed the French term is raquette de neige.

This form was copied by the Canadian snowshoe clubs of the late 18th century. Originally founded for military training purposes, they became the earliest recreational users of snowshoes.

The snowshoe clubs such as the Montreal Snowshoe club (1840) shortened the teardrop to about 40 inches long (110 cm) and 15 to 18 inches broad (about 40 to 45 cm), slightly turned up at the toe and terminating in a kind of tail behind. This is made very light for racing purposes, but much stouter for touring or hunting. The tail keeps the shoe straight while walking.

Another variant, the "bearpaw," ends in a curved heel instead of a tail. While many early enthusiasts found this more difficult to learn on, as they were thicker in the middle and rather cumbersome, they did have the advantage of being easier to pack and nimbler in tight spaces. Two forms of traditional bearpaw snowshoes developed; an eastern version used by "spruce gummers" consisting of an oval frame with wooden cross braces, and a western version with a rounded triangular frame and no wooden bracing.

Traditional snowshoes are made of a single strip of some tough wood, usually white ash, curved round and fastened together at the ends and supported in the middle by a light cross-bar, the space within the frame thus made being filled with a close webbing of dressed caribou or neat's-hide strips, leaving a small opening just behind the cross-bar for the toe of the moccasined foot. They are fastened to the moccasin by leather thongs, sometimes by buckles. Such shoes are still made and sold by native peoples.

Try Snowshoeing at FortWhyte,
FortWhyte Alive is a beautiful nature centre located on 600 acres of land that features forest, prairies, lakes, and wetlands. Imagine…Fresh snow squeaking under your feet as you walk through the forest. Birds flitting from branch to branch, and a deer peeking at you from behind a tree. Your group arrives at a clearing, and you stop for a rest. Aren’t you glad you didn’t sleep in this morning? Join a knowledgeable guide for one (or all!) of these great adventures. Each hike will take you on a new trail. To see FortWhyte photo galleries, visit their web site at: http://www.fortwhyte.org/.


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe

Don't be superstitious

Dampata Handawe....

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Beautiful winter over the UofM....

2008 - Another year......

2008 in Winnipeg was acknowledged by giving homage to Buddha