Hotel bookings for get-together 2010

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From: Mana Wedisinghe <adivasi1940@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Subject: Regarding Hotel Bookings- Reunion July 2010
To: Philip Veerasingam <philipv203@gmail.com>


Dear Philip.

Here's a request from Kapu.

There seems to be some confusion in the minds of some of our batchmates regarding making Hotel bookings for the event.

Kapu wants me to emphasise the fact that there is no need to make advance payments now. But one has to register onself on the prescribed form by early January.

One small technical detail. The Form circulated by the Hotel is in MS Office 2003. For those who have Office 2007 on the computer special care may have to be taken in filling it up.

Could you please circulate this among our contacts.

Regards

Wedi

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mana Wedisinghe <adivasi1940@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Subject: Regarding Hotel Bookings- Reunion July 2010
To: Philip Veerasingam <philipv203@gmail.com>


Dear Philip.

Here's a request from Kapu.

There seems to be some confusion in the minds of some of our batchmates regarding making Hotel bookings for the event.

Kapu wants me to emphasise the fact that there is no need to make advance payments now. But one has to register onself on the prescribed form by early January.

One small technical detail. The Form circulated by the Hotel is in MS Office 2003. For those who have Office 2007 on the computer special care may have to be taken in filling it up.

Could you please circulate this among our contacts.

Regards

Wedi

E.mail from Nihal

Shela passed away almost in her sleep.

The funeral is on Saturday morning with visitation from 9 am to 11.30 and pansakula and the burial follows.

Mataka bana is the same evening (seven day) and the dane is on Sunday.

From: Mana Wedisinghe <adivasi1940@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:11 AM
Subject: Obituary of Bernard's wife
To: Philip Veerasingam <philipv203@gmail.com>


Hi Philip.

I am attaching the obituary of our batchmate Bernie's wife herewith. I wonder whether you would like to circulate among our friends.

Wedi.




Sheila De Silva(De Soyza)- Beloved wife of Dr. Bernard De Silva at 3475 Vista Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 and
12/3 Athula Mawatha, Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka and kahawa, Akurana, Sri Lanka passed away unexpecedly on December 27, 2009.
She was the beloved mother of Nilmini Klur and Michael(Micky) De Silva, sister of late Seetha. Grandmother of Nayan and Christian.Daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Astin and Disa De Soyza. Sister-in-law of Princess and Wasantha Wijeyratna, Bertram, Henry and Muriel De Silva, Sudharma and Douglas De Silva, Swarna and Dr. Ananda Wickremaratne, Mallika and Ananda de Lanerolle, Malini and Somasiri Gankanda, Rohini and G.W. Subasinghe, Vivian and Dr. Para Suriyarachi and late Nimal De Silva. Beloved aunt of Shamini, Keerthi,Julian,Camilla, Priyantha, Niranja, Mihiri, Dharshini, Channa, Ranmini,Chanaka, Surani,Wickrama, Ravi, Chalaka,Marsha, Dasaman and Pradeep.

Visitation and funeral service will be on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 at the Elden A.Good Funeral home ,
2620 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208, Tel#513-871-3433, from 9.30a.m.-11.00 a.m., Funeral rites will start at 11.00a.m. and the burial from 12.00-1.00p.m. at the Calvary Cemetery, 1721 Duck Creek Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45207.
If you have any questions, please contact Surani (Guneratne) at 513-675-8549.

Fondly,
Dr. Bernard De Silva and Family

Surani Guneratne LSW, MSW
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Division of Hematology/Oncology
MLC 11013 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati, OH. 45229-3039
513-636-1733, direct line
513-736-7541, pager
513-636-9654, fax
surani.guneratne@cchmc.org, e-mail

Hello Bernie,

Accept our deepest condolences on your bereavement. To loose a partner in life is a turning point. May you recall the happy memories you had together. The happy memories will erase your sadness. Time tested techniques like an alms-giving to a worthy cause will help her in her journey which has no short end.

May you find peace and serenity in the midst of your loss.

Philip

Death of Bernard's wife.

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From: Nihal Gooneratne <nihalg@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Subject: Bernand de Silva's wife FYI

Hi:

Bernanrd De Silva's wife, Sheela passed away last night.

Bernanrd's Add etc:

3475 Vista Ave.

Cinncinnati. OH. 45208. USA

Ph# 513-871-8885

Nihal

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From: <Csn48@aol.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Subject: Our deepest sympathies
To: drbdes@fuse.net
Cc: philipv203@gmail.com, rni407@uic.edu

Dear Bernard

I have just heard the very sad news of the death of your beloved wife Sheela.

Please accept our deepest sympathies.

We can only offer our condolences and share the grief and the enormous loss to you and your family at this time of your greatest need.

You must be devastated and full of grief.

I still remember vividly how we came along and shared your hard times when you got married during your student days. You were staying near Campbell Park and Sheela did entertain us and was very pleased to see us.

As Buddhists we should be able to rationalise the life cycle of Samsara.

Every living being is sure to die( which proves the impermanence) but what is not certain is how, when and where( total uncertainty of life).

May she attain the eternal bliss of Nibbhana.

Yours sincerely

Nana

C.S.Nanayakkara

Updates on our clinical teachers.

Dr.Ms. Barr-Kumarakulasinghe - Ex Consultant Paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway -Celebrated her 100th birthday a few months ago.

Dr. Ms. Stella De Silva - Ex Consultant Paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway - Celebrated her 90th birthday a few months ago.

Dr. Thanabalasunderam - Ex Consultant Physician at the GH Colombo - Died a few months back.

Dr. Misso - Ex Consultant Surgeon at the GH Colombo - Died a few months back aged 90 years.

Death of Dr.P.R. Anthonis - Consultant Surgeon.

Dr.P.R.Anthonis - Consultant Surgeon died on 17th Dec. 2009. His funeral will be held today 19/12/2009. He was 98 years old.

email from Bernard

Dayasiri

Did enjoy very much reading about your progress,

And of others too.

Our group, and some close to our group,

Can contribute very much to the development in medical services.

Several are retired and some may not be as mobile as they were, a few yrs ago.

Discuss this with those you come across often and listen to their opinions, proposals,

And see what we can come up with?

The combined knowledge within our groups, is something of the magnitude that Sri Lanka

Was never able to muster in the past.

Before more of the group joins the less able group,

It may be worthwhile to look at any and all possibilities, how much can be contributed in ideas and action,

And how it can benefit the present and future generations.

Just a thought, maybe it’s worth pursuing, and we can anticipate many obstacles

As we proceed, if we decide to..

Ref our meeting next yr,

Someone suggested many non clinical proposals.

One was Veddha and its impact on past and present sri lanka,

We can start, a limited, interactive discussion, limiting each to 3-5 minutes

From the various literature[much of this in the old writings, Portuguese and Dutch times, is not readily available]

Their assimilation in the Vanni, and other areas[as vanni ettho etc]

And intermarriage with so many Lankan cultures,

Would be interesting,

And more so as their original population is dwindling now less than 1%] with extensive inter marriage

Change of vocation ,learning other languages, living among other communities,

Their impact, contribution, and survival maybe of interest and significance to all of us, who took so much for granted.

Bernie [Bernard de silva]

Cincinnati Ohio

1960 entrants Reunion in July 2010, Dambulla, Sri Lanka.

Decisions of the organising committee, for the 1960 entrants batch reunion.

The meeting was held in the house of Durumila on 21/11/2009.

It was attended by Sarath Kapuwaththe, Geri Jayasekara, Buddhi Kaluaratchchi, Ranjan Fernando, Philip Veerasingam, Ranjini Thevarapperuma and Durumila Kumara.

1. Problems regarding the printing of the souvenir were discussed. These included the charges for advertisements in it. Buddhi and Duru promised to get some adverts.

2. The costs for attendance are as follows:-

Single rooms Rs.10,500/- per day

Double rooms Rs.12,000/- per day

Triple rooms Rs.15,000/- per day

A two day booking will cover Friday 2^nd July 2010, Lunch to 4^th July 2010 Sunday Breakfast.

Additional Rs2000/- each for the Gala Dinner on Saturday 3^rd July 2010.

3. There is no advance payment for bookings now

Please give your full name, the type of rooms required and the number of days one or two to the following by email and get confirmation

htlres@keells.com

Ms.Indu. Chandrawansa is dealing with the bookings.

Please keep in mind the heavy bookings in the tourist hotels in Sri Lanka.

You cannot get last minute bookings.

4. There is a special option for anyone resident in Sri Lanka from the 1960 entrants batch, to attend the sessions from outside. The hotel costs for meals for those resident in SLwould be:-

Breakfast – Rs.1400/-

Lunch - Rs.1400/-

Dinner – Rs.2800/-

5. Anyone interested in a trip to Trincomalee and night stay there, after the get-together at Dambulla, should contact us at

1960batch@gmail .com

Have a nice day.

Meeting at Duru's house - 21-11-2009

Seated - Sarath Kapuwaththe, Ranjini Thevarapperuma, Durumila Kumara, Geri Jayasekara. Standing - Philip Veerasingam, Buddhi Kaluaratchchi.

Stories of our batch-mates

Dayasiri

Prof Dayasiri Fernando, our ex-batchmate ended up as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Jayawardenapura University after being Professor of Surgery. The following two tales relate to him.

The first one he told me personally. He said that he took part in the production of the famous Shakespearean play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ put out by the St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia in the 1950s. He played the part of Portia. One of the prompters working behind the screen as a student at that time was the present Minister Prof.G.L.Pieris, he informed me.

The second story was related by him to his surgical students at the Jayawardenapura Medical Faculty. Henry Jayasena the famous actor had come to him for the surgical treatment of a malignancy of the colon in the late 1990s. Dayasiri had operated on the cancer. Henry Jayasena on recovery from the surgery, had asked Dayasiri what he wanted as a present. Dayasiri had requested a part in his famous play ‘Hunuvateye kathaava’ (An adaptation from the East German author Bertold Brechts ‘The Caucasian chalk circle’. This was staged in its English translation by Karen Breckenridge at the Lionel Wendt Theatre in Colombo, when we were doing our internship in 1965. I went to see it and it was a superb presentation). Henry Jayasena had given him the part of the deposed king to act, on the next stage performance of this play.

Our batch-mate Dr. Weerasinghe acted in the production ‘Janelaya’ produced by Henry Jayasena while we were students at the Medical Faculty in the early 1960s.

Henry Jayasena we heard with sorrow, died on the 11^th of November 2009.

1962 - Kalatuwewa

Photo - Sivaraja's collection

Correspondance

In our opinion, at this time we do not need clinical lectures -although we requested in the past. Some kind of entertainment would be more in line. Thanks to every one who is working hard to make our gettogether a success.
Lalith and Shanthi Fernando

A joyful part of any trip is the preparation and more suggestions and comments is fun Daya jayasinghe.

Email :- philavi@sltnet.lk

My comments re "attempting to please everybody" were made tongue-in-cheek! I found the suggestion for a lecture to follow clinical sessions and other such grave indoor activities rather amusing. Especially after a lifetime of giving and receiving lectures!! Also, One must keep in mind Bill Cosby's great quote "The attempt to please all is the surest road to disaster". Anyone thinking of having fun on your 50th.Anniversary weekend ? On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:53 PM, <Csn48@aol.com> wrote: Philip, I would like to second the idea. Since many of us may have retired one or two speakers from outside the rofession may liven things up. Asoka Dissanayake Wonderful to hear the various comments at least to note some of our batch mates are still able to think sane, awake and not in a confessional state. It must be humanly impossible to please everyone but would be worthwhile if we can please the majority as indicated. To me, the important thing is the opportunity for most of to 'meet & greet' How we spend our time once we are together would be entirely left to the individuals. The organisers have to put up a 'programme' of sorts which would be appealing to those who are planning to attend. I am so grateful to all those who have shown an interest and a commitment to attend the Get Together. I am also grateful to the Organisers for their efforts to make this event a success. We need more comments- good, bad ugly or indifferent. best wishes Nana Suggestion for the re-union from Dr.Daya JayasingheDear all,You all might want to consider having a guest speaker, or keynote address etc on topics like Veddhas in ceylon,History of medicine in srilanka,Srilankan stockmarket and investmants or Ayurveda medicineand similar topics of interest. In our Gynae meetings we have had Stock market, Bart Cummings on race horses, Lifestyle and retirement etc Best wishes, Daya j./ * Shouldn't we at least *attempt* to please all!! After all keeping a large number of people engrossed, entertained or amused for all of 48 hours minus sleep time is going to be a major problem for the organisers. As for me I would try to catch up on lost time meeting old buddies and generally chilling out.. I have had my fill of old farts spewing hot air. Enough to last a life time and more! However, I once met a retired archaeology dept. person who joined me for a drink at the Polonnaruwa rest House. To cut a long story short, early the very next morning this gentleman took me on a walkabout through the ruins of Polonnaruwa. I have rarely spent a more exhilarating day. He brought old polonnaruwa to life for me. Pointing out and interpreting the evidence easily missed by the casual tourist. It was a fantastic experience. Best Regards Dawood

Trip to Kalatuwewa - 1962

Hello,

Can you identify the boisterous youngsters of 1962? Photo supplied by Sivaraja.

Minutes of committee for get-together - 7/11/2009

lMunuites of the meeting held on 07.11.2009 at the residence of Dr Wedisinghe

Present Dr S.Kapuwatte Chair

Dr K.E.J.de Silva

Dr R.L.Jayakuru

Dr M.P.Wedisinghe

Dr Piyaseeli Wedisinghe

Minutes of the previous meeting was read by Piyaseeli and was adopted.

Dr Kapuwatte said that he will negotiate with the hotel to extend the day of individual booking for rooms to January 2010. Also to make the non refundable deposit to Rs 5000/= per room.

He will also check with Dr Veerasingam whether he has updated his list of contacts , specially the ones living in SL. He will also tell him to handle the job of communications and replies to queries if needed.

Dr Jayakuru said that he has contacted Drug Firms : Aventis , Baurs, IndoScan,Mega Pharma and Ranbaxy for donations. Dr Wedisinghe to prepare a letter requesting sponsorship from the drug companies and to be sent to Dr Kapuwatte during the course of next week.

It was decided to make a special offer for those who wish to attend for only one day ( on Saturday-3^rd July) of the Reunion.

Details of the offer : Join after breakfast , appear for the Group Photograph, attend Clinical Sessions, and have lunch and leave thereafter. They have the option to join the Gala Dinner if they so desire.

Cost will be Lunch : Rs 1400.00 per person

Gala Dinner Rs 2000.00 -do-

Piyaseeli said that she has forwarded the e mail addresses of Kusuma Amaratunga ,Sunanda Gunaratne and Ariyalatha Pieris to Philip .

The querry from Dr Mervyn Joseph’s widow was discussed . Mervin Joseph has joined our batch at a later date. It was decided to allow his widow and family to be invited as guests of Dr Daya orDr Gamini Jayasinghe as requested.

Suggestion re Reunion from Dr.Daya Jayasinghe.

Dear all,You all might want to consider having a guest speaker, or keynote address etc on topics like Veddhas in ceylon,History of medicine in srilanka,Srilankan stockmarket and investmants or Ayurveda medicineand similar topics of interest.
In our Gynae meetings we have had Stock market, Bart Cummings on race horses, Lifestyle and retirement etc Best wishes, Daya j.

1960 Medicoes ReUnion, Ad Hoc Group in UK for networking

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Dear Philip

Few of our batch mates in UK got together to partly to meet & greet and more importantly to discuss ways of spreading the message to encourage more of our batchmates to attend the ReUnion in July 2010.

Few of us were able to enjoy a delicious Sri Lankan hot buffet meal at a popular Sri Lankan restaurant- Prince of Ceylon in London and share our thoughts about the task in hand.

Once we get an update from the individual members in the group, I would be able to send you a collated list of the batch mates who are planning to attend the Re Union.

We managed to get a photo of the group to share with you guys, just to show what the age does to some of us. What is obvious is that all appeared to be delighted with the ' mini get together'.

Just to avoid any embarrassment I will name them ( from L to R)

Udula, myself, Charmaine, Narada, Pearl,Titus Dissa, Karunapala, Sidney H, and Karals.

Present indications are that we may get about 30 batch mates( + their partners where applicable)

Nana

Asoka Weerasekara - Obituary

Dear Philip

In case some of you had not seen this appreciation in the Sunday Times ( Sri Lanka) dated, 18th Sunday October, I would like this to be shared amongst our batch mates for their information.

Regards

Nana

Kurunegala will fondly remember the ‘bodhisaththa dhosthara mahaththaya’ Dr. W. M. A. E. Weerasekera Dr. W. M. A. E. Weerasekera was a good, dedicated and caring physician who would not accept money from the poor. Friends and relatives called him Asoka. Educated at Ananda College, he obtained his MBBS in Sri Lanka and worked in peripheral hospitals for a few years before proceeding to the UK for further studies, accompanied by his wife, son and daughter. After specialising in otolaryngology or ENT (ear, nose and throat), he returned to Sri Lanka and was posted to the Kurunegala base hospital as the ENT surgeon. The people of Kurunegala and Dambulla called him “Bodhisaththa Dosthara Mahaththaya”. Even after retirement, he continued to visit Kurunegala to see his patients. During his time in Kurunegala, Dr. Weerasekera devised a process to help people who had undergone a certain neck operation after consuming poison or being bitten by a venomous snake. Because such patients find breathing and eating solids difficult, an opening is made in the neck. As long as the opening is there, the patient’s voice is unclear. When the patient wants to speak, he has to cover the opening with a finger to make himself heard. The doctor applied a stent (or tube) to the affected part, secured with a stainless steel wire. This allowed the patient to speak normally. Dr. Weerasekera demonstrated his unique medical procedure at the South Asia Regional Conference (SARC) of ENT surgeons held in Nepal a few years ago. Why this unique system has not been adopted in this country is anybody’s guess. At the age of 72, Dr. Weerasekera was struck by the dreaded disease that everyone fears. As someone who moved very closely with Dr. Weerasekera, I find his loss very hard to bear. Our deepest sympathies go to his ever-loving wife Prema, son Asantha, daughter Himani, daughter-in-law Mellisa, and his grandchildren. Dr. Asoka Weerasekera, may your journey through Sansara be short, and may you achieve the ultimate goal of Nirvana in the shortest possible time. Bandula

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1963 photo - Guess who?

Letter from Tissa Kappagoda, Editor Souvenir for 2010 reunion.

Dear Everyone,

Next July we plan to meet in Sri Lanka to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of our entry into the medical faculty. It is reasonable to pause and ask, “What precisely are we hoping to celebrate?” Although there is much we would like to forget, all of us have been granted a unique opportunity to use our knowledge and expertise to benefit others and that is a gift granted to only a few in each generation. Our triumphs and failures have contributed in equal measure to our lives within the profession and outside it.

On behalf of the organizing committee of the anniversary celebration, I would like to invite you to record some of these experiences for posterity. We plan to compile an anthology of your essays for publication. It is anticipated that the book will be released in time for the reunion in July.

Please send your contributions to me at ctkappagoda@ucdavis.edu. Alternate email address ctkappagoda@hotmail.com. Each article should be in #10 Arial font and no more that 10 pages in length including photographs. I would appreciate receiving the manuscript by the end of January 2010.

Yours sincerely,

Tissa Kappagoda

Letter from Buddy

Hello all,
I fully agree with Dawood. With the programme being tight, I suppose the sight seeing time could be used by the con chatters to stay back and have a good time together.
Buddy

Letter from Dawood

Nana,
I give below a line from your note to Phillip posted on the batch website.

"Karals, Dawood and I had a wonderful time gossiping about the good old days."

Having read the amended program, not much time has been allowed for this most enjoyable aspect of meetups.

A few hours for fellowship and "conchats" , would be most enjoyable. For people to circulate, with drink in hand , giving handshakes and hugs and being chivalrous and complimenting the girls who now are grandmas or higher, before hitting the pillow sated and tipsy
Also the youthful batchmates like yourself could keep the participants regaled talking about old times and escapades.
I thoroughly enjoyed our meeting at Carluccio's.
Just a suggestion
--
Best Regards
Dawood

Programme for the batch get-together in 2010

A meeting of the Colombo branch of the organizing committee for the 2010 batch get-together, was held on 2/10/2009 at the house of Durumila.

The following were present;-

1. Dr.Sarath Kapuwaththe.

2. Dr.Durumila Kumara.

3. Dr.Ranjini Thearapperuma.

4. Dr.Ranjan Fernando.

5. Dr.C.S.Nannayakkara.

6. Dr.Philip G Veerasingam.

The following decisions were arrived at:-

1. A correction of the dates for the reunion was made for 2^nd and 3^rd July (Friday and Saturday) 2010.

Those who have already made a booking at Keels, would have their dates already readjusted by Durumila.

2. The costing for the get-together was as follows:-

Beds	Cost for full board per day	Cost for half board per
Single	Rs.10,500/=	Rs. 9,500/=
Double	Rs. 12,500/=	Rs.11,000/=
Triple	Rs. 15,000/=	Rs. 14,500/=

Gala dinner on Saturday 3^rd July will cost an additional Rs. 2500/= each.

Extra lunch will cost Rs. 1400/= each.

3. Bookings:-

A non-refundable deposit of Rs.5000/= should be paid in advance per person, to confirm a booking. This booking should be done by 30/11/2009.

Please contact your area coordinator to pay your advance for the bookings.

Dr.CSNannayakkara(csn48@aol.com) for UK

Dr.Buddy Reid (buddygreid@hotmail.com) for Australia

Dr.Tissa Kappagoda (ctkappagoda@hotmail.com) & Dr.H. Piyasena

(hipiyasena@bellsouth.net) for USA.

Please note that even now there is a high occupancy rate of hotels (84%) in Colombo. This is bound to increase by the 2^nd and 3^rd July 2010.

4. The programme:-

2^nd July 2010 (Friday)

10am – Registration

1pm - Lunch

2-7pm - Sight seeing – Dambulla, Minneriya, Ritigala, .....

7pm - Remembering those batch mates who have passed away.

Concert

Dinner & 'Bajow' (‘Paduru party).

3^rd July 2010 (Saturday)

7.30 – Breakfast

8.30am to 10am – Group photo

11am to 1pm – Clinical sessions.

2pm to 7pm - Sight seeing.

8pm – Gala dinner

Sing song.

4^th July 2010 (Sunday)

7.30 Breakfast.

11 am - Vacate hotel.

5. Articles for the souvenir – Please send in your contributions to the editor Dr.Tissa Kappagoda before 31^st March 2010.

6. A list of our batch-mates resident in Sri Lanka to be compiled.

7. Update

8. The list of emails of batch-mates. Please send us the email addresses of any of our batch mates that you have so that we could bring our records upto date.

9. A trip to Trincomalee could be done from Dambulla after the get together, by arrangement with Keels, on an individual basis. This could be done after the get together is over on the 4^th July 2010.