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.
Monday, June 14, 2010
email from Nalini re audiovisual equipment.
I've at last managed to get some response from Indu of Keels regarding the audio-visual equipment. But I'm afraid she couldnt give a guarantee that all will be well. She said they are in the throes of refurbishing & still everything was in a state of flux & couldnt guarantee that we could hold the sessions at the Lodge. Was surprised to know there may be 150 attending (including spouses)! But she assured me that we neednt worry as she has made alternative arrangements with The Village where they should be able to accommodate us! Also said we may have to pay extra for the multi-media facilities, but couldnt give even a rough estimate.So there's much more work to be done here.Thought I'd better keep you all informed.Nalini
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
The cry of the 'Devil-bird'.
Dear Colleagues,
A book written by me and edited by Dr.Tissa Kappagoda titled 'The cry of the 'Devil-bird' ' will be available for sale at our get together in Dambulla. This is a follow-up of the earlier book 'Remembered Vignettes' covering our days at the Medical Faculty.
'The cry of the 'Devil-bird' ' covers the various experiences of 40 years of Medical life of the author in Ceylon/SriLanka. I am sure you would enjoy reading this latter book. Pictures of the covers of the books are shown above.
Both books will be for sale priced at Rs.1000/- each, at the get to-gether in Dambulla.
You may like to buy extra copies so please get your copies early.
Philip
A book written by me and edited by Dr.Tissa Kappagoda titled 'The cry of the 'Devil-bird' ' will be available for sale at our get together in Dambulla. This is a follow-up of the earlier book 'Remembered Vignettes' covering our days at the Medical Faculty.
'The cry of the 'Devil-bird' ' covers the various experiences of 40 years of Medical life of the author in Ceylon/SriLanka. I am sure you would enjoy reading this latter book. Pictures of the covers of the books are shown above.
Both books will be for sale priced at Rs.1000/- each, at the get to-gether in Dambulla.
You may like to buy extra copies so please get your copies early.
Philip
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Scientific sessions - Dambulla get to-gether.
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS LECTURES
10 am Saturday 3rd July
Limited strictly to 15 mins. per paper
1. Lessons Learnt – Charith Nanayakkara
2. Food & Ethics : The Asian Dimension - Tissa Kappagoda
3. Ethical clinical practice & clinician as advocate – Pearl Hettiarachchi
4. The cardio-vascular disease epidemic – Nihal Thenabadu
5. Garlic, smell of rotten eggs & a possible substitution for Viagra – what have they in common? - Asoka Dissanayake
6. The applied anatomy and biomechanics of Muralidharan's bowling arm - Buddy Reid
7. Far off things – Phillip Veerasingham
8. Innovative Designs for Underwear - Gerri Jayasekera
9. Fruits, vegetables, & insulin resistance - Tissa Kappagoda
10 am Saturday 3rd July
Limited strictly to 15 mins. per paper
1. Lessons Learnt – Charith Nanayakkara
2. Food & Ethics : The Asian Dimension - Tissa Kappagoda
3. Ethical clinical practice & clinician as advocate – Pearl Hettiarachchi
4. The cardio-vascular disease epidemic – Nihal Thenabadu
5. Garlic, smell of rotten eggs & a possible substitution for Viagra – what have they in common? - Asoka Dissanayake
6. The applied anatomy and biomechanics of Muralidharan's bowling arm - Buddy Reid
7. Far off things – Phillip Veerasingham
8. Innovative Designs for Underwear - Gerri Jayasekera
9. Fruits, vegetables, & insulin resistance - Tissa Kappagoda
email from Sydney & Pearl.
Karals,
Yes, we agree with you. Sidney & I are aware of the outstanding contribution made to Sri Lankan Cricket by Daya & Ranjini not just in the 90's but well before. Our recollections go back to the early 80's when the " Pandita- Gunawardena " household was a buzz with activity for SL cricket. We joined in those early years in the many events organised for fund raising, celebrating & get togethers!Daya carefully nurtured & supported the team & of cousre this was enabled by Ranjini. Yes their generosity, dedication & determination to see our cricket team attain great heights & thereby our motherland gain international recognition is highly commendable.They continue to support SL cricket 3 decades on. Well Done "Pandita-Gunawardena " team.Long may it continue!!
Sidney & Pearl
Yes, we agree with you. Sidney & I are aware of the outstanding contribution made to Sri Lankan Cricket by Daya & Ranjini not just in the 90's but well before. Our recollections go back to the early 80's when the " Pandita- Gunawardena " household was a buzz with activity for SL cricket. We joined in those early years in the many events organised for fund raising, celebrating & get togethers!Daya carefully nurtured & supported the team & of cousre this was enabled by Ranjini. Yes their generosity, dedication & determination to see our cricket team attain great heights & thereby our motherland gain international recognition is highly commendable.They continue to support SL cricket 3 decades on. Well Done "Pandita-Gunawardena " team.Long may it continue!!
Sidney & Pearl
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
email from Daya & Ranjini
Dear Karals,
Ranjini and I were both very touched and very appreciative of the sentiments that you have expressed in your e mail to the batch.
In a way, one kind of forgets the difficulties one had to overcome in the early days, even before Sri Lanka acheived ICC status, which happened in 1981.
It also gave Ranjini and me quite a lot of pleasure and satisfaction in looking after the young cricketers who came over to this country with very little peripheral support, eg physios etc.
When I read your observations I was reminded of our contribution and a sense of deep satisfaction we had in helping the country of our birth.
I was also involved in helping to get an expert opinion on Muralitheran's arm, which I did through one of the best known orthopaedic arm specialists in the UK, based in Manchester. I well remember Murali staying at my home for a few days before we sent him to Manchester for the opinion. It proved very favourable to us and the report was, of course, submitted to the Sri Lankan cricket board at the time.
Just one correction I would like to make, is that the body that I liaised and represented for Sri Lanka was the ICC and not the MCC.
Many thanks, Karals, once again.
Although I am very pleased to read this and point out this very minor correction, I am still not sure where this information, if at all, will appear in our get-together.
Kind regards,
Ranjini and Daya
Ranjini and I were both very touched and very appreciative of the sentiments that you have expressed in your e mail to the batch.
In a way, one kind of forgets the difficulties one had to overcome in the early days, even before Sri Lanka acheived ICC status, which happened in 1981.
It also gave Ranjini and me quite a lot of pleasure and satisfaction in looking after the young cricketers who came over to this country with very little peripheral support, eg physios etc.
When I read your observations I was reminded of our contribution and a sense of deep satisfaction we had in helping the country of our birth.
I was also involved in helping to get an expert opinion on Muralitheran's arm, which I did through one of the best known orthopaedic arm specialists in the UK, based in Manchester. I well remember Murali staying at my home for a few days before we sent him to Manchester for the opinion. It proved very favourable to us and the report was, of course, submitted to the Sri Lankan cricket board at the time.
Just one correction I would like to make, is that the body that I liaised and represented for Sri Lanka was the ICC and not the MCC.
Many thanks, Karals, once again.
Although I am very pleased to read this and point out this very minor correction, I am still not sure where this information, if at all, will appear in our get-together.
Kind regards,
Ranjini and Daya
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