An incident related by Tissa Kappagoda on 5/7/2010
Tissa was travelling back to Colombo from Habarana after our three day batch 1960 entrants reunion on 4/7/2010. He went to have tea at Ambepussa. A guy walked up to him and introduced himself as the Visiting Obstertrician/Gynaecologist at Mawanella. He wanted to know when the second book written by myself and Tissa would be out. He had read the first book and had identified Tissa by the photograph in the book. Tissa wanted him to contact me. He said that he already had my phone number. This chap was a student of mine who clerked with me at Colombo.
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.
Monday, July 5, 2010
The entrance and welcome sign.
The entrance to 'The Cinnamon Lodge', Habarana, Sri Lanka. The banner welcoming the batchmates and families is shown.
e mail from Dawood
Dear Phillip,
A pic of Rani Wijesurendra is attached.
Taken at the recent Meetup.
Her frailty and gentleness are portrayed.
Thanks
Dawood
A pic of Rani Wijesurendra is attached.
Taken at the recent Meetup.
Her frailty and gentleness are portrayed.
Thanks
Dawood
Habarana - Reception desk.
The reception desk opened by 9am on the 2nd July. You can see two views of the desk. Click on the images to enlarge them and try to identify your batch mates.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
e mail from Dr. Piusha Atapattu, Dept of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Colombo.
Dear Madam
You mjst be having a lovely time at this time with your friends -but I thought I will just write a few words to say thank you. It was a wonderul gesture madam, and it was so lovely to see your batch mates -all so friendly and happy -and coming back to the alma mater and giving us such a lot- it may be a small thing for you but it is a truly big thing for us.We had a strange lovely feeling afterwards- I think the fact that you were together as a batch and enjoying each others company and being able to do do so much made us feel that the future may bring better things for us -even after we retire! We were talking about it the whole day and had a feeling of great joy prevailed (I think I am putting it across badly but it is difficult to describe what we felt taht day I have already given the books to Pharmacology, Biochemistry and paediatrics -and pharnmacology depratment has given me two old books in retuen. Biochemistry promised to do so but I dont think paediatrics can do it as they didnt have a single Nelson with them in the first place! Now do you want the old books back or should I give them to students with the other books you have given me to distribute among students? I thought I will wait for the BNFs to arrive -and then put up a notice for studets who are receiving some sort of financial asisstance to come and get the books -Then there will be at least 50 books altogether and I can let one student have one book so taht as many students as possible will benefit from your gift. Is that alright madam? If I ask them to come now most of them will have to go back disaapointed as only the first 10 students will be able to get a book as I have only about 10 books now.By the way we will purchase the probe for the pH meter on Monday -the agents agreed to bring it and the after calibration we can start offering the acid loading test from next week to pateints -I have already informed the avaialability of this test to the Prof Unit, LRH.I will keep you updated with the spriometer's progress -I was at a visa office the whole of Friday and so we will be able to start operating it only on Monday. Thank you again madam -and may you and your batchmates be blessed with health and happiness. best regards.
Piyusha
You mjst be having a lovely time at this time with your friends -but I thought I will just write a few words to say thank you. It was a wonderul gesture madam, and it was so lovely to see your batch mates -all so friendly and happy -and coming back to the alma mater and giving us such a lot- it may be a small thing for you but it is a truly big thing for us.We had a strange lovely feeling afterwards- I think the fact that you were together as a batch and enjoying each others company and being able to do do so much made us feel that the future may bring better things for us -even after we retire! We were talking about it the whole day and had a feeling of great joy prevailed (I think I am putting it across badly but it is difficult to describe what we felt taht day I have already given the books to Pharmacology, Biochemistry and paediatrics -and pharnmacology depratment has given me two old books in retuen. Biochemistry promised to do so but I dont think paediatrics can do it as they didnt have a single Nelson with them in the first place! Now do you want the old books back or should I give them to students with the other books you have given me to distribute among students? I thought I will wait for the BNFs to arrive -and then put up a notice for studets who are receiving some sort of financial asisstance to come and get the books -Then there will be at least 50 books altogether and I can let one student have one book so taht as many students as possible will benefit from your gift. Is that alright madam? If I ask them to come now most of them will have to go back disaapointed as only the first 10 students will be able to get a book as I have only about 10 books now.By the way we will purchase the probe for the pH meter on Monday -the agents agreed to bring it and the after calibration we can start offering the acid loading test from next week to pateints -I have already informed the avaialability of this test to the Prof Unit, LRH.I will keep you updated with the spriometer's progress -I was at a visa office the whole of Friday and so we will be able to start operating it only on Monday. Thank you again madam -and may you and your batchmates be blessed with health and happiness. best regards.
Piyusha
Reunion at Habarana
The reunion at Habarana wound up successfully. A grand time was had by all of us. The photos taken and the action photos will follow.
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