Tag: Ruhuna Gavel
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Origami paper
By Gv. Hamna Marikkar How remarkable is it that a mere sheet of paper and some methodical folding can become something so delightful? I folded my last paper crane and placed it beside my six others. This one was a striking shade of blue with intricate traditional artwork encompassing the sheet. The Japanese folk legend…
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Never miss a unique chance
By Gv. Virasha Godakanda At the beginning of my undergraduate life, I was a complete stranger to Gavel. But I had a vast interest in joining clubs and societies at the university. Throughout that inquiry, luckily, my very first attempt was Gavel. When I participated in the first meeting of my Gavel life, I felt…
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The Best Way to Light the Future
By Gv. Nisani Hansika Just after stepping into the university, I was able to join the Gavel Club. It has broken the boundaries of a club, because it always keeps a tight-knit bond between all the gaveliors. At the beginning, the Gavel experience felt like an unknown thing. Educational meetings were conducted in English, but…
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On completion of the CC or how I learned to stop worrying and JUST DO IT!
Gv. Ravindu Ranatilake Hello there, ladies and gentlemen, what a quaint place to meet someone. Please don’t mind me, this old man is just here to nag you about the good ol’ times when Covid was still an experiment in Chinese labs, no wait, Tharushie edit that out. Anyway, I have the dubious honor of…
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Ruhuna Gavel’s very own Deathly Hallows, “The 3 Shi’s”
Gv. Tharushie Karunatilleke It was a normal Sunday morning. As far as most Sundays goes, you end up wasting almost the entire day. I was not an exception. On this particular Sunday, I happened to waste my time by scrolling through my Instagram stories when something very particular caught my eye. It was the teaser…
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“Quest for Friendship” – The joint meeting of Gavel Clubs of UoR and UoC
By Gv. Dilushi Ratnayake Gaveliers of Ruhuna joined forces with the Gaveliers of University of Colombo to go on a mythical and mystifying quest on the 23rd of October 2021. Just as heroes preparing to go on a quest, the role-players gathered and armed themselves on the previous day with a prophecy in hand, foretelling…
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Me breaking the ice!
By Gv. Madushi Jayawickrama It is a cold winter evening and you are walking on the surface of a frozen lake. You are aware of the freezing cold water swirling beneath the thin layer of ice, you are treading with caution, taking one small step at a time…. But alas! The ice breaks beneath your…
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A finalist from Ruhuna – Gavelier Chinthani’s VIVA-VOCE experience
By Gv. Chinthani Wijeratne “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t” – Jerry Rice This is one of my favourite quotes, which I read every morning as a motivation to start my daily work. I’m a logophile who loves quotes a lot. And this quote is so…
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‘When South met West in Gavel’ – The Joint Meeting of UoR & UoK
By Gv. Samadhi Alawatte “It’s an insane world, but in it, there’s one sanity, the loyalty of old friends” Ruhuna Gavel made a new friend in UoK Gavel on the 29th of August as they met each other in an entertaining Joint Gavel Meeting. Yes, entertaining, it was just fun for all those who attended…
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“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world” – Robert McKee | Meet the Experts 2021
By Gv. Tharushie Karunatilleke The series of workshops conducted by the Gavel Club of University of Ruhuna to develop a competent speaker and an evaluator came to its glorious end on the 15th of August 2021 after the successful completion of the final session of the two-part workshop “Meet the Experts 2021”. In contrast to…