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This blog is about the entrants in the year 1960, to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo. The email address for communications is, 1960batch@gmail.com. Please BOOKMARK this page for easier access later.Photo is the entrance porch of the old General Hospital, Colombo, still in existence. Please use the search box below to look for your requirement.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Rabies vaccine failure
http://www.livescience.com/
PS
The importance of washing thoroughly the wound of a dog-bite with soap and water and not to suture the wound early, should be emphasised.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Obituary - Tissa Kappagoda.
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| Photo taken in 1960 |
Tissa Kappagoda - 1960 entrants batch.
Passed away on the 28th January 2015.
Request from family not to disturb them till they come to terms with their loss.
email from Brahman
Vijayalakshmi
Sivaprakasapillai" <vjsiv@aol.com>,
Brahmesh Sanjeevan Sivaprakasapillai <brahmesh_siva@hotmail.com>
Viji
and I were completely taken aback when our son called to tell us about Tissa.
Oddly, I was sending him an email about Palitha Kohona being recalled
when my son called. C'est la vie! The good die young
I was extremely fond of Tissa from the time he came to do his Residency at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride. I still recall his trying to help Sujaee Athulathmudali get a Residency (she turned it down) at Hairmyres
I pushed Tissa to do his MRCP telling him that he was too bright to do it at the pace of the "normal" guy and I still recall meeting Mary in London, probably before any of Tissa's relatives or friends
May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with him
I am too upset to say anything more
I was extremely fond of Tissa from the time he came to do his Residency at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride. I still recall his trying to help Sujaee Athulathmudali get a Residency (she turned it down) at Hairmyres
I pushed Tissa to do his MRCP telling him that he was too bright to do it at the pace of the "normal" guy and I still recall meeting Mary in London, probably before any of Tissa's relatives or friends
May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with him
I am too upset to say anything more
1960batch entrants get-together on 13th June 2015 at Jetwing Blue Hotels, Negombo, Sri Lanka.
1. Those intending to attend the get together are requested to send their names and the number of accomplices attending, for us to inform the hotel early.
2. Please update your or any of our batch 1960 entrants email addresses. Quite a few are unreachable on the old email addresses.
Please send the details by email to
The rooms in Jetwing Blue Hotels are full.
Bookings for rooms at the Jetwing Beach, Negombo, the adjoining hotel to Jetwing Blue could be made with :-
ASHAN RANASINGHE
Senior Sales Executive (Corporate Sales) - Jetwing Hotels Ltd.
ashan@jetwinghotels.com
T: +94 11 2345700 ext: 1329 F: +94 11 2345730 M: +94 774750908
Consultants!
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Why are they so much in demand? The following episode explains why.
The mighty oil refinery suddenly and inexplicably came to a
standstill. The engineers were baffled and the directors were
furious. After several hours of effort to restart the refinery failed, a
consultant was called in.
The consultant went round the silent plant and stopped in front of
a serpentine mass of pipe work and called for a hammer and a ladder. Climbing
up the ladder and looking intently at the pipe work for a few minutes, he
proceeded to give a few firm taps on the pipe work, with the
hammer.
Hey Presto! The refinery was in full stream again.
A week later the consultant sent in his bill for settlement.
It read:
To work with hammer
- £ 5.00
To knowing where to tap -
£ 500.00
Total -
£ 505.00
Change of residence - Shanthi and Lalith Fernando
| Lalith and I would like to inform of our move to Wichita Kansas-- A big city! | |||
Our new address is 2347 N TeeTime Ct
Wichita Ks 67205
Our email address remains the same.
Happy new year and have fun at the get together in Negambo
God Bless you all.
Shanthi and Lalith Fernando
Order of Australia recipient Nadana Chandran - Entrant 1960Batch
Photo taken in 1960,
26 Jan is Australia
Day and honours are announced then. I give below the citation explaining why!
For significant service to the
international community through humanitarian outreach programs, particularly
health care and medical training.
Founder and Coordinator, Sai
Australia Medical Unit, Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, since 1998; Zone Medical
Coordinator, Pacific Region, since 2005. Organiser and volunteer, annual free
medical camps to Fiji, since 2006; Volunteer teacher and clinician,
Neurosurgery Unit, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences,
Bangalore, India, 2007-2011; Volunteer, medical camps in Sri Lanka after
tsunami, 2005; Teacher, Human Values Program, over 20 years; Scripture Teacher.
Volunteer Neurosurgeon, annual
medical visits to Fiji, Pacific Island Project, Royal Australasian College of
Surgeons, 2001-2004; Volunteer, additional community-funded neurosurgical
visits to Fiji, since 2004.
Organiser, training of neurosurgeons, neurologists, radiologists and nurses from Fiji at the Canberra Hospital, many years.
Organiser, training of neurosurgeons, neurologists, radiologists and nurses from Fiji at the Canberra Hospital, many years.
Clinical Associate Professor, Medical
School, Australian National University, since 2010; Senior Lecturer, 1995-2010.
Director, Neurosurgical Unit, Canberra Hospital, 2001-2009; Supervisor, Training of Registrars, 2000-2009; Visiting Medical Officer, 1980-2011.
Director, Neurosurgical Unit, Canberra Hospital, 2001-2009; Supervisor, Training of Registrars, 2000-2009; Visiting Medical Officer, 1980-2011.
Visiting Neurosurgeon, National
Capital Hospital, 1992-2011; Calvary Private Hospital and John James Private,
1980-2011.
Founding Partner, Canberra Neurosurgical Centre, 1991-2011.
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, since 1977.
Founding Partner, Canberra Neurosurgical Centre, 1991-2011.
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, since 1977.
Member, Australian Medical
Association, 1984-2011; Association of Surgeons; Neurosurgical Society of
Australasia; Indian Neurological Society.
Vice-President, Australian Capital Territory Visiting Medical Officers Association, 1998-2011; Founding Member, 1998.
Vice-President, Australian Capital Territory Visiting Medical Officers Association, 1998-2011; Founding Member, 1998.
President, Canberra Tamil
Association, 1985, founding and active member, since 1983. Community Leader,
Advocate and Lobbyist, over 36 years.
Nadana,
The '1960 entrants Batch' is proud of you. All our best wishes to you.
Philip G V
Obituary - PROFESSOR A. STANLEY DISSANAIKE.
Dear alumni member,
This is to inform you of the sad
demise of
PROFESSOR A. STANLEY DISSANAIKE
Former Dean of Faculty of the
Medicine
Emeritus Professor, Head of the
Department of Parasitology in Sri Lanka & Malaysia,
The Funeral Service will be held
at his residence
at
No. 28, Welikadawatte, Nawala Road,
Rajagiriya
on
Thursday 29th January at 1.30 p.m.
Cortege leaves thereafter to General
Cemetery, Borella for cremation at 3.00 p.m.
Joint
Secretaries
CoMSAA
Colombo
Medical School Alumni Association
Faculty of Medicine
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
comsaa2011@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
'Mamma-Mia' Flash Mob At Warsaw Airport.
Email from Dennis
Hope this brings a smile ... also check
out the other sites at its conclusion!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
His Holiness Pope Francis in Sri Lanka- Full Picture gallery
email from Chellah Padmanathan
The Pope arrived on
Tuesday 13th January in the island for a three-day visit. He was received by
the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and the Archbishop of Colombo
Cardinal Malcom Ranjith at the airport.
Great shots
Simply beautiful & awesome, the love the people show him!
Great shots
Simply beautiful & awesome, the love the people show him!
Also Sri Lanka has got the island’s first saint.
Enjoy!
Use the link below
The Wide Brown Land & Always carry a stick.?.....
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Worth reading …..
A witty, fairly accurate and
strangely informative essay about Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND
AUSTRALIANS
The following is by Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy" fame.
"Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of
the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because
of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an
enormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs
which plunge into the girting sea. Geologists assure us that this is
simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great
Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more
frightening theory but they can't spell either!
The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the
place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as
continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three.
Typically, it is unique in this.
The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be
divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true
that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids (spiders) on the planet, Australia has 9
of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most
poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. However, there are few
snakes, possibly because the spiders have killed them all.
But even the spiders won't go near the sea. Any visitors should be
careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet
seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is
very useful for this task.
The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants.
A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived
in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of
them died. The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of
nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. They
settled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange
stories.
Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north.
More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged
people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing
to take account of the reversal of the seasons on the southern hemisphere), ate all their food, and a lot of them died.
About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It
is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider
themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since
they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilized culture
they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being
left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert, equipped with a stick.
Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended
holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep,
caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and an eerie quiet,
where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves
to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the
necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal
surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in
the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned.
There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply
the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing
into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish,
stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be
a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill
just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching a beach sunset
is worth the risk.
As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would
expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly,
cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger.
Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile
disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been
performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud.
Alone, of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass
is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly
proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence.
They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's
Own Country"). THE IRRITATING THING ABOUT THIS IS THEY MAY BE RIGHT.
TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA
Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason WHATSOEVER.
The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you
think it is.
Always carry a stick.
Air-conditioning is imperative.
Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained
linguist and extremely good in a fist fight.
Wear thick socks.
Take good maps (or a GPS). Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby.
If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you
at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick.
Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is
always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore.
HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS
They waddle when they walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount
vouchers stuffed in their wallet or purse.
They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin".
They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large
fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place,
that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't
be called "Woy".
Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have.
They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to
handle.
They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction.
And they all carry a stick!
The following is by Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy" fame.
"Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of
the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because
of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an
enormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs
which plunge into the girting sea. Geologists assure us that this is
simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great
Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more
frightening theory but they can't spell either!
The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the
place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as
continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three.
Typically, it is unique in this.
The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be
divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true
that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids (spiders) on the planet, Australia has 9
of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most
poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. However, there are few
snakes, possibly because the spiders have killed them all.
But even the spiders won't go near the sea. Any visitors should be
careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet
seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is
very useful for this task.
The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants.
A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived
in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of
them died. The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of
nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. They
settled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange
stories.
Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north.
More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged
people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing
to take account of the reversal of the seasons on the southern hemisphere), ate all their food, and a lot of them died.
About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It
is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider
themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since
they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilized culture
they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being
left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert, equipped with a stick.
Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended
holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep,
caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and an eerie quiet,
where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves
to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the
necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal
surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in
the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned.
There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply
the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing
into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish,
stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be
a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill
just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching a beach sunset
is worth the risk.
As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would
expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly,
cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger.
Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile
disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been
performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud.
Alone, of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass
is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly
proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence.
They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's
Own Country"). THE IRRITATING THING ABOUT THIS IS THEY MAY BE RIGHT.
TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA
Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason WHATSOEVER.
The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you
think it is.
Always carry a stick.
Air-conditioning is imperative.
Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained
linguist and extremely good in a fist fight.
Wear thick socks.
Take good maps (or a GPS). Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby.
If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you
at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick.
Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is
always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore.
HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS
They waddle when they walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount
vouchers stuffed in their wallet or purse.
They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin".
They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large
fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place,
that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't
be called "Woy".
Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have.
They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to
handle.
They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction.
And they all carry a stick!
A barber's advice.
Simply Brilliant !
email from Gallege De Silva.
Ever since Rob was a child, he had a
fear of someone under his bed at
>night. So he went to a Psychiatrist and told him, "I've got problems.
>Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it. I'm scared.
>I think I'm going crazy."
>
>"Just put yourself in my hands for one year", said the psychiatrist.
>"Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of
>those fears."
>
>"How much do you charge?"
>
>'Eighty dollars per visit,' replied the doctor.
>
>'I'll sleep on it and if needed I will come back to you,' Rob said.
>
>Six months later he met the Psychiatrist on the street.
>
>'Why didn't you come to see me about those fears you were having?' he
>asked.
>
>'Well, eighty bucks a visit three times a week for a year is an awful
>lot of money! A bartender cured me for $10. I was so happy to have
>saved all that money that I went and bought me a new SUV".
>
>'Is that so!' With a bit of an attitude he said, 'and how, may I ask,
>did a bartender cure you?'
>
>'He told me to cut the legs off the bed - ain't nobody under there now!
>
>FORGET THOSE PSYCHIATRISTS.. GO HAVE A DRINK & TALK TO YOUR BAR TENDER.
>
>There is always another way to solve a problem. Cheers !
>night. So he went to a Psychiatrist and told him, "I've got problems.
>Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it. I'm scared.
>I think I'm going crazy."
>
>"Just put yourself in my hands for one year", said the psychiatrist.
>"Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of
>those fears."
>
>"How much do you charge?"
>
>'Eighty dollars per visit,' replied the doctor.
>
>'I'll sleep on it and if needed I will come back to you,' Rob said.
>
>Six months later he met the Psychiatrist on the street.
>
>'Why didn't you come to see me about those fears you were having?' he
>asked.
>
>'Well, eighty bucks a visit three times a week for a year is an awful
>lot of money! A bartender cured me for $10. I was so happy to have
>saved all that money that I went and bought me a new SUV".
>
>'Is that so!' With a bit of an attitude he said, 'and how, may I ask,
>did a bartender cure you?'
>
>'He told me to cut the legs off the bed - ain't nobody under there now!
>
>FORGET THOSE PSYCHIATRISTS.. GO HAVE A DRINK & TALK TO YOUR BAR TENDER.
>
>There is always another way to solve a problem. Cheers !
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