Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Consultants!

email from Chellah Padmanathan




 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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