THIS IS DELIGHTFUL !
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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.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Clock - email from Piyusha Atapattu
Saturday, August 31, 2013
America's got Talent - email from Gunsie
On America's got Talent... love these 3 Tenors.. especially Sri Lankan Sean Panikkan
ENJOY! WITH FULL VOLUME!
On America's got Talent... love these 3 Tenors.. especially Sri Lankan Sean Panikkan.. (mother is a Tamil. .. Father is a Sinhalese lives in Michigan.. )
Three guys who met online melt hearts with a powerful version of "Unchained Melody."
'Keeping your fork' - email from Piyusha Atapattu.
There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
'There's one more thing,' she said excitedly..
'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply.
'This is very important,' the young woman continued. 'I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.'
The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked.
'Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request,' said the Pastor.
The young woman explained. 'My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of encouragement. In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. Something wonderful, and with substance!'
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder 'What's with the fork?' Then I want you to tell them: 'Keep your fork ..the best is yet to come.'
The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming.
At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the Pastor heard the question, 'What's with the fork?' And over and over he smiled.
During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. Friends are a very rare jewel , indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. Cherish the time you have , and the memories you share. Being friends with someone is not an opportunity, but a sweet responsibility.
Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND...and I'll bet this will be an Email they do remember, every time they pick up a fork!
And just remember...keep your fork!
The BEST is yet to come!
God Bless You.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Romani girl from Kosovo goes to India to discover her roots - email from jksw
Spanish Gypsy Flamenco returns to India with Anoushka Shankar
Romani girl from Kosovo goes to India to discover her roots
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Life and reflections - email from Lucian Wijethunge
Subject: Life as it needs to be reflected upon today
To all of you wonderful people who mean so much to me.
This perfect reflection on life as the years go by is something so meaningful and true. Hope you enjoy it.
"Happy people don't necessarily have the best of everything,
But they make the best of everything they have. "
"Happy people don't necessarily have the best of everything,
But they make the best of everything they have. "
And You dear people have contributed a great deal to the happiness we share here.
This is in appreciation.
Aging . . . . Absolutely stunning Photos, beautiful music
PS
When I'm sixty four - Beetles; Click on each link below:-
1. http://youtu.be/ldIfhc1pJpk
2. http://youtu.be/uHGe09wXwX0
The song is sung by a young man to his lover, and is about his plans of growing old together with her. Although the theme is ageing, it was one of the first songs McCartney wrote, when he was 16.[3] Played by the Beatles in the early days as a song they could play when the amplifiers broke down or the electricity went off.[5][6] Both George Martin and Mark Lewisohn speculated that McCartney may have thought of the song when recording began for Sgt. Pepper in December 1966 because his father turned 64 earlier that year.[5]
2. http://youtu.be/uHGe09wXwX0
The song is sung by a young man to his lover, and is about his plans of growing old together with her. Although the theme is ageing, it was one of the first songs McCartney wrote, when he was 16.[3] Played by the Beatles in the early days as a song they could play when the amplifiers broke down or the electricity went off.[5][6] Both George Martin and Mark Lewisohn speculated that McCartney may have thought of the song when recording began for Sgt. Pepper in December 1966 because his father turned 64 earlier that year.[5]
Some
people are getting the facts mixed up. At 15 McCartney just wrote the
basic tune in which he copied his father's style, and the lyrics were
just thrown and weren't that great, Paul was only 15. It wasn't until
Paul was 25 that the Beatles, including George Martin, rewrote and
improved the lyrics for a Beatles album. It's an odd song of getting old
satire, with the wife leaving him and him asking her if she'll send him
a postcard and drop him a line, and him wanting her to fill in a form
to tell him if she'll share a cottage with him, like they've grown very
distant, and this being written during a time of the hippie generation
of peace and love. The lyrics must have been scoffing at the older
generation and how they treated each other, the way my parents were
around that time.
- Harry, Sunnyvale, CA
Philip G V
Colombo Medical Grads 1962 entrants - email from Lucky Abey
Please click on the following link to see Aug 14 CoMSAA Ex Co meeting in progress (and other postings).
Scottish Bag Pipers - email from Gallege De Silva
--Spectacular
Some do not like Pipes but this is absolutely beautiful
Dianne
Amazing Grace with Bag Pipers..!!
The size of the audience is absolutely amazing!This takes place in Australia – the pipers are Australians. Andre Rieu provides world-class music wherever he goes – his music is always beautiful..
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