Quotes ...
Booze
For all you booze loving guys...
Enjoy these quotes:-
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It takes only one drink to get me drunk.
The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth
- George Burns . . I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on ~Oscar Levant . . I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not ~Brendan Behan . . Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy! ~Frank Sinatra . . I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me ~Winston Churchill . . Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder -Kinky Friedman . . Dear Alcohol, we had a deal, you were going to make me funnier, sexier, more intelligent and a better dancer. I saw the video, we need to talk -Anonymous . . I used to think drinking was bad for me. So I gave up thinking. -Anonymous . . I would date you, but my heart already belongs to Johnny Walker -Anonymous . . Sometimes I drink water to surprise my liver -Anonymous . . You look like I need another drink! -Anonymous . . I say NO to alcohol, but it just doesn't listen!! -Anonymous
Cheers!!!
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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.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Booze - email from jksw
Monday, December 16, 2013
Songs of Christmas
Watch
"[Lyrics] - Feliz Navidad" on YouTube
"Feliz Navidad"
is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano.[1] With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditional Christmas/New
Year greeting, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" meaning
"Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness") and equally
simple Englishverse
"I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart", it
has become a classic Christmas pop song in the United States,
throughout the Spanish-speaking world and internationally.
Feliciano's version of
"Feliz Navidad" (in which he plays both an acoustic guitar and a Puerto Rican cuatro) is one of the most
downloaded and aired Christmas songs in the United States and Canada. The
addition of the horns as a final touch was the idea of producer Rick Jarrard.
It was also recognized by ASCAP as one of the top 25 most played and
recorded Christmas songs around the world.
"We Wish You a
Merry Christmas" is a popular
sixteenth-century English carol from the West
Country of England.[1] The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English
tradition wherein wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the
carolers on Christmas Eve, such as figgy
puddings that were very
much like modern day Christmas
puddings.[2][3] It is one of the few English traditional carols that makes
mention of the New Year celebration and is often the last song carolers sing, wishing
all good tidings and happy spirits at Christmastime.
"We
wish you a merry Christmas.mpg" on YouTube
Being politically correct - email from jksw
HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:
1. She is not a 'BABE' or a 'CHICK' - is a
'BREASTED AUSTRALIAN.'
2. She is not 'EASY' - She is
'HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE.' 3. She is not a 'DUMB BLONDE' - is a 'LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.' 4. She has 'BEEN AROUND' - She is a 'PREVIOUSLY-ENJOYED COMPANION.' 5. She does not 'NAG' you - She becomes 'VERBALLY REPETITIVE.' 6. She is not a 'TWO-BIT HOOKER' - is a 'LOW COST PROVIDER.' HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:
1. He does not have a 'BEER GUT' - He has developed a
'LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY.'
2. He is not a 'BAD DANCER' - He is 'OVERLY CAUCASIAN.' 3. He does not 'GET LOST ALL THE TIME' - He
'INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS.'
4. He is not 'BALDING' - He is in
'FOLLICLE REGRESSION.'
5. He does not act like a 'TOTAL ASS' - He develops a case of
RECTAL-CRANIAL INVERSION.'
(Loved this one!)
6. It's not his 'CRACK' you see hanging out of his pants - It's
'TROUSER CLEAVAGE.'
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Sad news - demise of another of our batch mates , Ms. Swarna Premawansa( Samarasinghe)
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Hi Philip
As discussed briefly with you on the phone yesterday , please share the very sad news of the death of Mrs Swarna Premaratne ( Samarasinghe )..
Swarna had died peacefully at her residence at Schofield Gardens, Colombo in October only witnessed by her house keeper.
Swarna had no surviving family as her husband had died few months previously. She had been working as Municipalty doctor at CMC.
A private funeral service had been conducted by her close relatives. Weda( M.P. Wedisingha in Kandy ) had been told by a friend of his who shared this sad news initially with us.
Wedi & Piyaseeli had visited her in Feb 2013.
Philip, you may remember Swarna along with few of us who attended the inaugural COMSAA in September 2012 at Bentota. ( Vipula, Wedi and Piyaseeli, Colvin, myself and few others). You very kindly took few photos on that occasion with a special photograph to include the 1960 batch mates who attended this event.
Wedi, Piyaseeli and I travelled in the coach from Colombo medical faculty to Bentota and return on that day.as usual we did crack few jokes recollecting our medical school days.
Swarna was a very quiet but a very friendly batch mate who joined many of our batch events held in Sri Lanka .
Please share this Sad news even though it is belated.
Other batch mates may know more of her qualities.
May we all offer our deepest sympathies even belated to all her surviving family.
May she attain the everlasting bliss of nibbhana .
Best wishes
Nana
C.S.Nanayakkara
As discussed briefly with you on the phone yesterday , please share the very sad news of the death of Mrs Swarna Premaratne ( Samarasinghe )..
Swarna had died peacefully at her residence at Schofield Gardens, Colombo in October only witnessed by her house keeper.
Swarna had no surviving family as her husband had died few months previously. She had been working as Municipalty doctor at CMC.
A private funeral service had been conducted by her close relatives. Weda( M.P. Wedisingha in Kandy ) had been told by a friend of his who shared this sad news initially with us.
Wedi & Piyaseeli had visited her in Feb 2013.
Philip, you may remember Swarna along with few of us who attended the inaugural COMSAA in September 2012 at Bentota. ( Vipula, Wedi and Piyaseeli, Colvin, myself and few others). You very kindly took few photos on that occasion with a special photograph to include the 1960 batch mates who attended this event.
Wedi, Piyaseeli and I travelled in the coach from Colombo medical faculty to Bentota and return on that day.as usual we did crack few jokes recollecting our medical school days.
Swarna was a very quiet but a very friendly batch mate who joined many of our batch events held in Sri Lanka .
Please share this Sad news even though it is belated.
Other batch mates may know more of her qualities.
May we all offer our deepest sympathies even belated to all her surviving family.
May she attain the everlasting bliss of nibbhana .
Best wishes
Nana
C.S.Nanayakkara
Swarna is standing next to Piyaseeli Wedisinghe at the CoMSAA get together at Beruwala in 2012.
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| Swarna at the 25th Anniversary get together in Kandy. |
Sunday, December 15, 2013
'Away in a manger' Christmas Carols
Samantha Jade
http://youtu.be/RehydPyAmj0
"Away in a Manger"
is a Christmas carol first
published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the
English-speaking world. In Britain it is one of the most popular carols, a 1996 Gallup Poll ranking
it joint second.[1]
Male and female logic - email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai
MALE vs . FEMALE LOGIC.
Woman:
Do you drink beer?
Man:
Woman:
Do you drink beer?
Man:
Yes
Woman:
How many beers a day?
Man:
Usually about 3
Woman:
How much do you pay per beer?
Man:
Woman:
How many beers a day?
Man:
Usually about 3
Woman:
How much do you pay per beer?
Man:
£4 which includes a tip
Woman:
And how long have you been drinking?
Man:
About 20 years, I suppose
Woman:
So a beer costs £4 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at £370. In one year, it would be approximately £4,500 …correct?
Man:
Correct
Woman:
If in 1 year you spend £4,500, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at £90,000, correct?
Man:
Correct
Woman:
Do you realise that if you didn’t drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari?
Man:
Do you drink beer?
Woman:
No
Man:
Where’s your Ferrari?
Woman:
And how long have you been drinking?
Man:
About 20 years, I suppose
Woman:
So a beer costs £4 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at £370. In one year, it would be approximately £4,500 …correct?
Man:
Correct
Woman:
If in 1 year you spend £4,500, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at £90,000, correct?
Man:
Correct
Woman:
Do you realise that if you didn’t drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari?
Man:
Do you drink beer?
Woman:
No
Man:
Where’s your Ferrari?
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