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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Batch Re-Union 7th July 2018



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Manasara Wedisinghe
         
May 28 (2 days ago)
         
to Arjuna, Asoka, De, De, Dissanayake, Gunasegaram, Gunawardana, Hemachandra, Jayalath, Kaluarachchi..., Lukshman, Karunanayaka, Kasturiratne.T, Lucky, Makuloluwa, N.H.B, Nihal, me, Chandra, Piyaseeli, Piyasena, Priya, Pushpa, Reid, Rodrigo

Dear Batchmates

It is comforting  to know  that we have  reached  the last  few  days  of  planning of  the Batch Re-Union  scheduled   on  7th July 2018  ,  at   Jet Wing  Lagoon  ,  Negombo.
 
While  thanking  those  who responded to the  e mail messages  , made  reservations  in  the  Hotel ,  sent    photographs  for  publication  in  the   Souvenir,  and  been  constantly  in  touch with  us,  there are yet  a  few,  who  still wish to  join in  the  fun , but  have not  booked  their  rooms   and  send   the   photos. 
 
A few  more  rooms  are still  available  in  the  hotel.

For those  who  intend  to  take  part  in  the  event ,  day  programme  alone  , or   not , I request you ,to please  send  your  recent   photo  as soon  as  possible.  We  have  to  plan  the  contents of  the Souvenir  , giving  the  printer  sufficient  time to complete  the  job.
 
We have  unanimously  agreed to  have a meeting in  the morning  of 7th  July , with minimum emphasis on  Clinical Medicine .  Instead  , we propose to give an opportunity for anyone, and everyone   from  the  gathering  to  recount  and  share ,  memorable instances ,  that  are  funny  and  humerous ,  in the Medical School.
 
We  will give  them    5 - 10  minutes  each.   Please  write  to  this  email  address , so  that the  programme can  be  arranged.

A Certificate of attendance will be  provided  to  those who need one. 

Final  Programme will be  sent  shortly.
 

Thank you
 
Mana Wedisinghe


Response to letter from Pearl
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Manasara Wedisinghe
         
7:35 PM (9 hours ago)
         
to Asoka, de, Jayalath, Lukshman, Karunanayaka, Lucky, me, Piyaseeli, Udula, JEY
Dear  Pearl  &  Sidney.

Thank you  for  your  note  ,  sent  in  response  to  my  previous
missive  .

Yes.  I  received  the  photographs   of  both of  you.  I  also  read  your  names  in  the  list  of  Room  bookings  from  the  Hotel.

We  plan  to  start  the  event ,   on  7th July 2018,  at  9.00  am  with  Registration  of  participants  , charging  Rs  3500.00   per  person to cover  the   cost  of  the  Hotel charges  for  the Hall ,  Lunch  &  tea.

Thereafter ,  we plan to commence  the  meeting  at  11.00 am  and  finish  it  by  1.00 pm   for  Lunch.


As  you  can see,  we need  to  restrict  the  time  given  for presentations  ,etc.

The  Committee  has  decided  to offer  both of  you,   30  minutes  for  your  presentation.   You  will  have  to decide whether  it  is  15 /15   or  otherwise.

The  Final programme will be  posted  to  you  when  available.


Best Regards

Mana Wedisinghe

Pearl's reply

Her's  her  reply

Mana,
Thanks for your prompt response & giving all the details. Please give us 10minutes each as there are many who would like to do presentations.
It is an opportunity to share with our dear colleagues outstanding reminisces of the past.
Kind Regards

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Recent emails re Reunion on July 7th 2018

Batch Re-Union 7th July 2018

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Manasara Wedisinghe

8:30 PM (8 hours ago)


to Arjuna, Asoka, De, De, Dissanayake, Gunasegaram, Gunawardana, Hemachandra, Jayalath, Kaluarachchi..., Lukshman, Karunanayaka, Kasturiratne.T, Lucky, Makuloluwa, N.H.B, Nihal, me, Chandra, Piyaseeli, Piyasena, Priya, Pushpa, Reid, Rodrigo
Dear Batchmates

It is comforting  to know  that we have  reached  the last  few  days  of  planning of  the Batch Re-Union  scheduled   on  7th July 2018  ,  at   Jet Wing  Lagoon  ,  Negombo.

While  thanking  those  who responded to the  e mail messages  , made  reservations  in  the  Hotel ,  sent    photographs  for  publication  in  the   Souvenir,  and  been  constantly  in  touch with  us,  there are yet  a  few,  who  still wish to  join in  the  fun , but  have not  booked  their  rooms   and  send   the   photos.  

A few  more  rooms  are still  available  in  the  hotel.

For those  who  intend  to  take  part  in  the  event ,  day  programme  alone  , or   not , I request you ,to please  send  your  recent   photo  as soon  as  possible.  We  have  to  plan  the  contents of  the Souvenir  , giving  the  printer  sufficient  time to complete  the  job.

We have  unanimously  agreed to  have a meeting in  the morning  of 7th  July , with minimum emphasis on  Clinical Medicine .  Instead  , we propose to give an opportunity for anyone, and everyone   from  the  gathering  to  recount  and  share ,  memorable instances ,  that  are  funny  and  humerous ,  in the Medical School.

We  will give  them    5 - 10  minutes  each.   Please  write  to  this  email  address , so  that the  programme can  be  arranged.
A Certificate of attendance will be  provided  to  those who need one.  
Final  Programme will be  sent  shortly.

Thank you


Mana Wedisinghe

JEY GUNASEGARAM

9:08 PM (8 hours ago)


to Farouk, Victor, Hettiaratchi, Vignaraja, Derrwik, Piyasena, Nihal, Kamalika, Makuloluwa, Asoka, De, Piyaseeli, Jayalath, Lukshman, Sebastian, Spittle, Karunanayaka, Vidanagama.Pal., Udula, Reid, Chandra, Rodrigo, Gunawardana, Hemachandra, Rudra
Dear Wedi,
Thank you & your Team for doing  such a great job & persisting with it. I don't see some names That I thought were coming. Like I have incl: -Sikander, The Hettirachies, Gnanadurai, Nana , Vignarajah, (? Wignarajah) etc:
Am I wrong ? It is indeed a Thankless Job- Please know that we thank you all. Is Derrwik de Silva Coming ?
Jey/Gunsie.

victor gnanadurai

11:00 PM (6 hours ago)


to JEY, Piyasena, Nihal, Kamalika, Makuloluwa, Asoka, De, Piyaseeli, Jayalath, Lukshman, Sebastian, Spittle, Karunanayaka, Vidanagama.Pal., Udula, Reid, Chandra, Rodrigo, Gunawardana, Hemachandra, Rudra, Arjuna, Kaluarachchi..., De, Kasturiratne.T
Thank you Jey and Wedi.

Sadly, though I had intended to come initially, we have a wedding in London on 8th July, I am unable to come along. I will miss you all. I did advise Wedi I may not get there.

Thank you for organizing a great reunion. Hope everyone enjoys it thoroughly and returns with great memories. Will love to have photos on line.

A big thank you to Wedi and the organizers for all the hard work.

Kind regards,

Victor Gnanadurai.

JEY GUNASEGARAM

12:05 AM (5 hours ago)


to victor, Piyasena, Nihal, Kamalika, Makuloluwa, Asoka, De, Piyaseeli, Jayalath, Lukshman, Sebastian, Spittle, Karunanayaka, Udula, Vidanagama.Pal., Chandra, Reid, Rodrigo, Hettiaratchi, Gunawardana, Hemachandra, Rudra, Arjuna, Kaluarachchi..., De
Dear Wedi et Al ,
Could we have all the Photos of the ones, including those not attending, but alive - For those who have not sent their photos put the Old ones we have ? Philip. V, is good at that !
Thanks,
Jeyandran.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Reunion 2018 July e mails


Suggested list of songs
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asoka dissanayake
         
9:25 AM (21 hours ago)
         
to Manasara, Piyaseeli, me, Jayalath
We could either publish the whole list or reduce the number to 25. Is there a need to print the Sinhala songs in both English phonetics and Sinhala?
The 2010 song book does not do so for the Tamil songs
Regards
Asoka D.
Piyaseeli Wedisinghe
         
11:26 AM (19 hours ago)
         
to Asoka, Manasara, me, Jayalath
In my opinion having about 15 of English & 15 of a combination of sinhala and tamil will be good.We will be able to sing a few by popular choice.
The majority who sing speak sinhalese  hence the need to actually sound the sinhala words as they are.The English phonetics does not convey the correct sound some times as singing is different to speaking, hence the need for the sinhala words. The english voweis a & e dont always convey the actual sound needed. This means it is costly to photocopy or print.

Piyaseeli,
The majority cannot sing a tune to pitch and rhythm properly.
Philip

Arranging the Day Programme.
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Manasara Wedisinghe
         
May 24 (2 days ago)
         
to Asoka, de, Jayalath, Lukshman, Karunanayaka, Lucky, me, Piyaseeli, Udula

Dear Group leaders.



I  would  like  to  pose  the  question to  you  all ,  whether we need  to  have  a “Clinical Meeting “    at  the   Re Union.



Many of  our  batch  mates  are  not  working  any  more  Any  clinical work  , to  me  is  irrelevant  and  a  waste  of  time.



Besides  ,  we  may  be  able  to  listen  to   some one  ,  or  watch  an  interesting  presentation   on   Nature ,   or  Wild Life  ,  Birds  etc. ,  with  better use of  the  time  available.



If  any  of  our  batch mates  visiting  , need  an  attendance  certificate, to  prove  their  participation ,  that  can  be  provided.



We  will  spend  more  time  chatting  up  about  our   life  in  the  Med School  , and  thereafter.  Humour  is  the  key  word.



We  may  be  able  to  introduce   a  Traditional  Dance  item  ,  or  any  such  activity too  to  the  programme.



Please  write  back  your  views  and  suggestions.



Cheers



Wedi

Charith Nanayakkara
         
2:02 PM (16 hours ago)
         
to Manasara, Asoka, Jayalath, Lukshman, Karunanayaka, Lucky, me, Piyaseeli, Udula
Dear  Wedi

At the outset, Can I offer my sincere thanks to you and your dedicated ‘local Team,’ for your continuing efforts to make this ReUnion a great success once again.
What matters most is how  the attendees would feel the importance & usefulness of such a reunion in spite of their advancing ages( still young at heart), personal and family commitments, inconvenience of long haul flights etc.

They need to feel it was such a memorable opportunity and they all feel it was fully worthwhile.
You are absolutely correct to say this is a reunion to meet & greet and reflect on all the happy( & occasional unhappy) occasions and engage in good old gossip, resolving any misunderstandings and misgivings, apologising to all bad pranks you did to others etc.

Some may be more intimate and more friendly and enjoy these get togethers and already in regular circles but others may be silent observers. They all could and should rekindle the amazing moments of 5 long and harrowing years of boring lectures, useless practicals trying to store useless lecture notes in shrunken brains with little success etc.

We know that you cannot please everyone all the time but let’s try our best.
I agree the need for a clinical/academic session appears superfluous  and out of place, but if any one needs attendance certificates, give them one to satisfy their needs.

We can only offer our best wishes for all your efforts once again.

Regards

Nana

Charith Sena  Nanayakkara