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'Rock it @ STC'
'Rock iT @ STC', is the newest kind of musical extravaganza, to be held at the St. Thomas College premises on November 23.

"Rockit@STC" is a musical event in aid of the College IT Project. The show is estimated to draw an audience of over 5,000 with leading bands such as Bathiya & Santush, Kreb's Ceycle, Misty, and Jacob's Ladder along with many other guest artistes in attendance.
The proceeds of this show will be channeled on an ambitious project of providing the students with a comprehensive IT infrastructure. This project will envisage facilitating the challenges of futuristic education in a changing environment to all present and future students of the college.

Go Japanese at sakura
"Sakura" the oldest Japanese Restaurant in Colombo, located at Rheinland Place, Kollupitiya celebrated its 19th anniversary recently.

'Sakura" maintains a typical Japanese environment. Japanese garden with a water falls at the entrance, warm welcome by friendly young waitresses dressed in Japanese style outfit (happy coat), traditional "Tatami" floor level table rooms with a seating capacity of over 100. Japanese music videos, Sushi Bar, raw seafood bar with 12 counter chairs, decorated with Japanese lanterns and paintings are some of the attractions of the Sakura.'

'We have a well stocked bar with traditional Japanese 'Sake', foreign liquor and beer, said the Manager Gamini Priyashantha, who has served for more than 10 years at the restaurant.

"Sakura": is a tourist board approved 'A' grade restaurant and one of the most popular restaurants in Colombo. It is heavily patronized by Japanese, both tourist and expatriates as high as about 60%, European tourists about 20% and locals who are associated with Japan who enjoy Japanese food, he said.

Sakura, with Japanese trained chefs Wan Sheng and Won Shung (Sushi Chef) serves high quality and a variety of cuisines from a menu of 70 Japanese food dishes including grilled items prepared using charcoal fire. Among the items that are most popular and in demand are sashimi (raw fish). Tempura (battered fried prawns and vegetables), Yaki Tori (grilled chicken) Teri Yaki (pan fried seer fish in soya sause) Sushi (vinegar rice with sea weed) Suki Yaki (fried beef, with vegetables in Japanese sauce). and Udon nabe.

Raw fish Display, Sushi and Shashini prepared in front of you are some of the attractions of the restaurant.

Sakura is open daily from 11.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. for lunch and 5.30 p.m.-11.00 p.m. for dinner. (Sanath)

The biggest bar for the Oktoberfest
Guests at this year's Oktoberfest at the Hilton, Colombo, were provided with yet another first from the event's principal sponsor Three Coins - an elegant back-lit 60-foot bar that was the show piece of the custom-engineered marquee provided by the specialty brewer.

Built specifically for the event, the bar was equipped with 12 distinctive Three Coins taps, serving some of the 12 world-class beer types brewed by the Three Coins Company especially for the Oktoberfest.

"The Oktoberfest bar, probably the longest bar put into service in this country to date, is an extension of our marketing philosophy". Built on the lines of an aircraft hangar, the Three Coins marquee covered an area of 4000 square feet at the Hilton's Sports Centre Car Park, and carried the distinctive logos of Three Coins which were visible from all angles including the air. The marquee can seat more than 200 people at a time.

Here the 60-foot being set up for the Oktoberfest.

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