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 14
th
of March 2014
at Christ Church Galle Face and on the 25
th
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 25
th
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 1
st
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 23
rd
of
March and 20
th
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 11
th
-17
th
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 8
th
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). 31
st
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). 12
th
of March - Harshi
10). Sri Lanka Schools Basketball team 2007 - Nilu
3). Jennifer Lawrence - Halique
6). Play Station - Rameez
Guess Who Puzzle No. 02