Today is Christmas Day. I thought of arranging a few of the Carols, which were popular in our younger days ( I am now 75) and which are still popular. I have chosen video clips which all have lyrics with them. This is to make you all join in the singing. Hope you have an enjoyable time, listening to the music and singing along.

Wish you all a Merry Christmas

Philip G V & Family

Saturday, August 15, 2015

emails received on the get together at Negombo, 2015.

Dear Philip,

It is about time Vijita and I joined in to say thank you very much to you, Duru, Sarath, Ranjini and all others who organised the get together. It was such a good event. We have noted the suggestions for an annual event -maybe at least in two or three years and not five!! We were so pleased also to meet all your family!

Love and Best wishes to all

Vijita and Anula

Hiranthi Perera

10:13 (19 hours ago)

to me

Hiranthi and I apologise for this very belated thank you.

The organisation was excellent, and the warm and sincere friendship of each to each other was very evident and tangible.

We are very blessed that we have such a special batch,and an even more special organising committee, who have given so much of their time and effort to make each of these events so memorable.

May God Bless and protect you all, and hopefully we will meet again soon, while we are still physically and mentally able to do so.

With our sincere thanks once again,

Hiranthi and Travis.

Hi all,

As children, some of us had months of growing excitement about the nearing of Christmas.. Then we have all the fun on one day; opening presents, eating too much, and in later years, drinking too much and then snoozing on the sofa.. Boxing Day was a let-down. I presume the arranging of your daughter’s wedding (we didn’t have the privilege of doing it) was the same. Any one who has organised any event would have gone through an year of planning and anxiety; the day comes and then goes in the blinking of an eye. Guests enjoy it but had not lost a bead of sweat or an ounce of fat from anxiety. The 50^th Anniversary was no different. All of us attendees had the time of our lives, and then went about our routine activities and daily chores. I wanted to write immediately to each of the organisers, but alas I moved away from the arena of fun and action, and never had the courtesy to write and congratulate and thank the organisers. Belatedly, the chain is moving; it may be a rollercoaster. But I now join those who have openly expressed their thanks to the organisers. To me it was special; I had attended only one, the one we organised in UK to mark 25. The enjoyment I had in June from meeting, trying to recognise, then swapping stories from our past far exceeded my expectations. Yes, the organisation was fab and of the highest order. Turning up alone for this get together was an anxious and worrying predicament. Watching the pictures of our colleagues, my dear wife and many close friends, listening to the trilingual musical accompaniment was a tear-jerker. I cherished the unimaginable friendship and support from Bella’s friends. The get together was memorable; but for me, for a very different reason.

So belatedly, I join the others to thank each of the organisers for giving up their time, and working damned hard – just for us. Though I would definitely attend the next round of festivities, we cannot expect the same group of workers to do it again in three years, two years or one year, just for us

Thanks guys

Sunil

Sunil Liyanage,

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