International Womens Day 2014

The Pulse

Volume 2 Issue 3 Leisure Inbound- Employee Newsletter April 2014

In keeping with the official theme of the UN for International Womens Day 2014 Inspiring Change, Leisure Inbound celebrated Womens Day with Emerge Lanka Foundation (Home for battered and abused women) sharing with them a

moment of inspiration which was brought to life by Dr. Arosha Adikaram Senior Lecturer, Human Resources

Management at University of Colombo. Emerge Lanka Foundation supports Sri Lankan girls who have been removed from

their homes due to abuse or threat of abuse. Every lady was gifted with a comfort pack while every kid was gifted with a loot

bag.

Walkers Tours organized Klang der Rythmen, a German Choir Concert in order to strengthen bonds with the German Business Council, which has its existence over 30 years in

Sri Lanka. This was a two legged combined choir concert where the German choir together

with the local choir, Vocal Enigma and Sidath Jayaweera performed on the 14th of March 2014

at Christ Church Galle Face and on the 25th April 2014 at Grand Oriental Hotel Colombo.

Vocal Enigma consists of 20 members including Ashwin Subramaniam, while the award

winning choir from Hamburg Germany consist of 65 individuals. The highlight of the event

was where the officials from German Embassy including the German Ambassador who took

the chair as the chief guest of the event, were present to witness a night of melody.

We also celebrated Womens Day with all our 74 ladies of Inbound; they were gifted with a token of appreciation (a book

which speaks about Women, Work, and the will to Lead Lean In written by Sheryl Sandberg).

Inside this issue

Thank You

The Other Side

The Market Say

New Faces at Inbound

Walkers Sponsors

Sports

Winners of Puzzle 3

Guess Who

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Klang der Rythmen

#Party Party!! We celebrated our achievements for the last financial year 2013/ 14 and geared up for an exciting year ahead at the Mount Lavinia

Hotel, Private Beach on the 25th of April.

On days he is not creating art through the

camera or playing rugby, he is an

overprotective big brother to Yelani.

Yelani his younger sister, schools at

Ladies College and aspires to be just like

her brother.

Message to our readers Dont let

anyone stop you from doing what you

love, just grab your camera and start

shooting

One might know this individual to be able to absorb unlimited amounts of

spirits and who has found his one true

love at Walkers Tours, but we know

him for his elegant photographic skills.

The editorial team of the Pulse met up

with Sandeep Jayawardhana to get to

know the other side of this individual.

Hailing from St. Thomass College,

Mount Lavinia, Sandeep was an all-

rounder growing up. Whilst he was

involved in many activities, just like

many of his friends his sole focus was

to play rugby. He started off rugby at

the under 15 level and tasted

immediate success. He eventually

went on to play for the St. Thomass

College 1st XV team. During his last

year in school, he made a trip to Hong

Kong with some of his friends. He

purchased a camera with some extra

cash he had lying around and thus

began his enchanting love story with

photography.

Since his younger days he was

interested in the art of photography.

While goofing around in the city of

Hong Kong he started taking a few

pictures, after which he suddenly

discovered his passion for

photography. Soon as he returned to

Sri Lanka he immediately invested in a

Cannon 550D, which he used to

capture random moments which his

friends and family were thoroughly

impressed with. Since leaving school,

he drifted his attention and focus

towards mastering the technicalities of

photography.

Sandeep joined Walkers Tours in 2010

and has been sailing his ship in the

Middle East market ever since. He

works as hard as anyone else but once

he leaves his work at office, and takes

up his camera, a whole new world

opens up. He says that photography is

the greatest way to see the hidden

beauty of life in a special and unique

way. Even during his spare time he

would take his camera and go for

walks or just get online and go through

photographs on flicker and see what

other photographers have captured

around the globe. He became an

artistic photographer by just capturing

anything and everything that came his

way and when he got back home, he

tries to bring out something unusual in

the photograph since he wants it to be

unique and different. Even though he

took up photography he did not leave

rugby behind. He has played every

single Inter Company Rugby

tournament and he has even

successfully tried his hand at Carom

and Football.

Sandeep started utilizing his

photographic skills by covering Parties

and Corporate events. He got a

breakthrough when he covered a

homecoming and he wants to improve

his portfolio and start covering

weddings in the near future.

The Other Side

Jayani Jayawardene

Fondly known as: Jay

Mostly heard saying : Oh its a

faaaab / Why any doubt?

Cartoon character that describes her :

Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Song title that describes her : Halla Re

Greatest Quality: Helping around

and cracking jokes

Message from the market: We love you sudu!

The Market Say

Riyaz Firdouse

Fondly known as: Munnaah/ Sathapannah/ Firehouse

Mostly heard saying : Adoooo naaahh / Maaaachan / BBQ Dinner?

Cartoon character that describes him : GRU (Despicable me 2)

Song title that describes him : Wada Mapala

Greatest Quality: 24/7 emergency service, he is there when the company needs him

Message from the market: Its time to use your Power World gym membership.

Stop screaming, But we still love you.

Saera Ismail

Fondly known as: Syrus the Virus,

Arabic, Sarah

Mostly heard saying : Meek meek

cheeeh / Awwright

Cartoon character that describes her :

Joker

Song title that describes her : Ass like

that

Greatest Quality: Bringing yummy

food and hosting us at her place and

always ready to lend a helping hand

Message from the market: All the

best for your bright future. Party

Party. Ps: Keep the yummy food coming

For this issue of The Pulse we spoke to members of the China, Middle East and Finance teams of Walkers Tours and the Whittalls team to inquire about Jayani, Saera, Lasanthika and Riyaz. This is what their teammates had to say:

Lasanthika

Jayasundara

Fondly known as: Lassi

Mostly heard saying : Tea /

Why dont you get us a cake

Cartoon character that describes her

: Scooby Doo The trouble shooter

of Finance

Song title that describes her :

Chammak Chalo

Greatest Quality: Puts a smile on

one and all, Very helpful at all

times.

Message from the market:

Certainly going to miss your

presence around and All the best in

Maldini Wickramasinghe

A dynamic and enjoyable work place!!

New faces of Inbound

Kalindu De Silva

Its an honor to be part of a great positive working

environment

Shavinki Silva

Its been a privilege working at Whittalls Travels and I'm happy to

be a part of this organization

Sithija Silva

Its a great pleasure of mine, to work with lovely faces

of a friendly culture in the greatest group.

Tariq Shihamudeen

Positive and Fun work environment. Overall Im highly

impressed!

Keshan Leitch

Walkers has shown me how to work professionally and still

have fun!

Romesh Gajanayake

Friendliest colleagues and the happiest work environment.

Priyantha Ratnayake

Walkers Tours is a good place to develop my career skills and

interpersonal skills day by day and having new experiences and coping

with environmental changes.

Anjelo Henry

I work with enthusiasm and feel continuing the trend much

more.

Indrajith Jayasuriya

Walkers Tours truly is, More than just a workplace.

Nalin Sanjaya

Its almost 2 months since I started my exciting carrier at this wonderful working

place & Im really glad to give my best contribution to the company with my role.

Suraj Fernando

Its great experience to work with you guys!!!!!! Hope to continue

my career with you.

Kumaran

Walkers Tours is a place where I can work independently

and I am honored to be part of it.

Hirushi Komalage

Its a great place to work.

Balakumar

Its a pleasure to be working at Walkers Tours!

Roshan Peries

Walkers Tours is one of the best companies in Sri Lanka.

Romesh Gajanayake

Friendly Colleagues and the happiest work environment.

Walkers Sponsors

Walkers Tours was the official transport sponsor for Daniel ODonnell and Yanni concerts which were held on the 23rd of

March and 20th of April respectively.

Walkers Tours was the official transport provider for Femina Miss India 2014.

Considering the immense success of the Miss France event and the Cinnamon Brand strategy of focusing on the India

market, discussions were carried out with the Times of India Group and for the first time ever the Femina Miss India pre

pageant tour was organized in Sri Lanka from the 11th-17th March. 25 regional finalists along with other members of the

Times of India group were hosted by Cinnamon Hotels in Beruwala and Colombo where the unveiling shoot of the

contestants to the Indian market was carried out. Conducting this unveiling activity amidst Cinnamon properties created a

significant hype locally as well as internationally and immense publicity was received to the destination as well as the

brand. The girls visited the ancient Galle fort and also engaged in fun activities like water sports.

SPORTS

Our Ladies successfully defended their title and were crowned netball

champions for the third successive year. The Inter-Company Netball

Tournament was held on the 8th of March 2014 at CR&FC grounds along

with the Inter-Company Football Tournament.

The boys topped their respective group but held out to Cinnamon

Lakeside and lost the penalty shootout in the Quarter Finals. The Girls

showed their dominance throughout the tournament winning all their

matches leading to the final and defeated Lakeside to clinch the title.

Gayanga Botejue Won the Best Shooter Award for the third year running

and Nilu Perera went home with the Best Player Award.

JKH Goal Ring 7s

Inbound Ladies Queens of Netball

Bentota Beach Rugby

Tournament

Travel Trade Bowling Tournament

Match the face with the clues mentioned. First five correct entries would be adjudged the winners. Hand over

the completed form to HR before the 09th of May 2014.

Are you a trendsetter us?

http://www.facebook.com/CareersatWalkersWhittalls

1). Rotaractor

2). Nipun

4). 31st October

5). Speaks German

7). Monash University Malaysia

9). Debtors

8). Givantha

10). St. Benedicts College

3). Five Big Matches

6). Standard Chartered Bank

Answers to Guess Who Puzzle No. 01

Winners of the Guess Who Puzzle No. 01

Andre / Shannon / Ashwin / Ryan

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

1). University of Western Sydney - Ashan

2). Creative Artist - Rasini

4). Defense of the ancients - Ahamed

5). Pianist - Jayamali

7). Oman - Manesha

9). Kamanee - Shannelle

8). 12th of March - Harshi

10). Sri Lanka Schools Basketball team 2007 - Nilu

3). Jennifer Lawrence - Halique

6). Play Station - Rameez

Guess Who Puzzle No. 02