email from Nana

Nana’s Mostly UK Group Collections- Where did your contributions go?

I am delighted to notify that we have finally managed to fulfill both of our targets.

a. Provided the necessary cash to purchase all the essential books to the Colombo Medical Faculty Library & Departments

b. Provide financial assistance for 2 needy medical students to pursue their medical student career ( 5 years & recurring.)

I will give you the break down figures:

Total collected from the Group Rs. 669,813.50

Interest received ( 3 months savings deposit) 7675.50

Total amount realized ( Bank interest + contributions) 677,489.00 6,77489.00

Money spent on the purchase of library & Departmental books (Rs.96469.00) 96469.00

Total donated to the Medical student scholarship Fund 581,020.00

( 2 medical students)

Balance in hand Nil

Acknowledgements & Thanks:

1. to your individual donations, encouragement & support to make our dream come true.

2. Nalini Rodrigo for liaising with the Medical Faculty Library Staff & Dean & settlement of bills.

3. M.G.S Karunanayaka & Udula Pathirana for moral support

4. Ranjen Fernando who agreed to open a joint account with me in Sri Lanka & handed over the money to Medical Faculty ( Student scholarship fund)

5. Dr Piyusha Atapattu ( Chair person Medical Student Financial assistance Scheme)

Final details of the 2 selected Medical students and the monthly offer/student will be notified to us . It is likely that each student would be offered app Rs.2000.00/month.

The medical faculty also agreed to keep us informed of the academic progress and any special achievements of these students.

I have also given a list of names & location of all the contributors to the Dean & the respective Committee of the Colombo Medical Faculty.

Little things can go a long way – said the wise monkey….

A very Big Thank you to all of you once again.

Nana ( C.S.Nanayakkara)

Tissa's 'Five minutes of fame'.

Tissa's lecture being advertised outside the University, New Delhi.
Tissa calls it 'My five minutes of fame'.

Announcing the death of Sugi Elayathamby's - (Somanathan) - husband.

5.12.10
\Hi Philip
Just to inform you that Sugi's husband Soma passed away 2 days ago. He had
pulmonary fibrosis and was receiving palliative care at home. Sugi did a
wonderful job along with her 2 sons caring for him. Funeral is today in London.

Chitra

Sugi's email address - somanathan8@aol.com

Two books to read and enjoy at your leisure.

The following books authored by Dr.Philip G Veerasingam and edited by Dr.Tissa Kappagoda are available for order by email.

1. 'Remembered Vignettes' - Stories of life at the Medical Faculty as a student, in the period 1960 to 1965. Read about the hilarious times at the Medical College of Ceylon, of the early 1960s.
Cost - US$ Ten, for packing and postage overseas. Rs750/- for p&p to addresses inside Sri Lanka.

2. 'The cry of the Devil-bird' - Experiences of a Medical officer/Surgeon, working in Ceylon/Sri Lanka, from 1965 to 2005. Read about life 'as it was' in those wonderful years.
Cost - US$ Fifteen for packing and postage overseas. Rs950/- for p&p to addresses inside Sri Lanka.

You could order by email to - philavi@sltnet.lk or philipv203@gmail.com
Payments could be made by 'Paypal', cheque, or email transfer.

Blogs you might enjoy reading.

http://philipveerasingam.blogspot.com/

http://imagessrilanka.blogspot.com/

Click on each of the above addresses to see these blogs I maintain. Click on the caption 'Older postings', on the bottom right hand corner of each page, to see the older pages in each blog.
Hope you enjoy watching them. Remember to bookmark the blogs for viewing later.
Philip GV

Aphorisms

1. "Every Goalpost has a Goal keeper;
but that does not mean,'you cannot score'..."

2. "If You Dream to Fly High with Eagles;
Don't Waste Time in Swimming with Ducks!!"

email from Pearl

Dear Philip

Please find attached a selection of photos taken at the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Sri Lankan Psychiatric Assocation. As you can see there is a photograph of Murugananthan, wife and myself, one of some of our batch mates already gathered - Jayaretnam and wife, Carlisle and Megan, Murugananthan and wife, Kapugama and wife, Sidney and myself and Rasamuttiah.
We were surprised that there were 7 of us from our batch at this gathering.
The last photo is of Sidney and myself also taken at the celebration.
Please circulate to batch mates as this is another opportunity to share professional activities that some of us are undertaking in the UK.
Kind regards.
Pearl