Hi!!
Hi!!
Our gorgeous Cover Girl in our last issue for the year is Danielle De Niese. Born to Sri Lankan parents in Melbourne she now lives in the US. Critically acclaimed as one of the best and youngest sopranos in the world, she performes this month at the New York Metropolitan Opera, an aknowledgement of the highest order as an artiste.
We are also proud to feature as our Legend, Sri Lanka's Queen of the Sinhala cinema, Malini Fonseka who won international acclaim for her role in her 150th film, Akasa Kusum. We are also very honoured to feature Dr JB?Peries, known as the Father of Neurology in Sri Lanka. Fashion icon Otara of Odel fame also launched her celebrity line of jewellery in collaboration with Colombo Jewellery Stores. Read how they jointly designed the fabulous ‘O’ Collection.
The creative genius of Shanth Fernando has been unleashed on the Mohotti Walauwa, an ancestral home first renovated by architect exraordinaire, Geoffrey Bawa to transform it to Paradise Road, The Villa Bentota - a unique private resort hotel for the modern sophisticated traveller.
Hi!! was blessed to visit New York this Autumn travelling in serious luxury on Emirates Airlines Business class to attend the SLMANA?East Charity Ball 2009. As we come to the end of 2009, it is hard to believe that we are a country free of terrorism after thirty long years? We thank all those who made that possible
