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Saturday, July 28, 2018
email from Nana - 1960 Medical Entrants Batch ReUnion – successfully completed
Dear Batchmates
Let me at the outset offer my very sincere thanks to
the Organising Team led by Asoka Dissanayaka and ably supported by the local
Team- Mana Wedisingha,Jayalath De Silva, Philip Veerasingham, Piyaseeli
Wedisingha and Lucky Jayasekera and all others who worked behind the scene.
I am sharing this on behalf of quite a few batchmates who
attended the ReUnion on the 7th July. They were delighted with the
wonderful opportunity offered once again
to hold the latest ReUnion 58 years since our entry into the Colombo Medical
Faculty in 1960.
It was quite apparent
that the Organisers had taken so much of
effort, time and energy over many months
even at the expense of their family and social life to make this special
Event a great success.
Those of us who were
lucky to be participants of the latest ReUnion would recollect that we all
entered the Colombo Medical Faculty in
the swinging sixties- to be precise on the 7th June 1960. As
Asoka had stated in his most
illuminating article published in the Island
newspapers on the 7th July, we were a unique ‘Batch’ in many
ways- unique group of individuals much like the United Nations. Each of us with
a very different view of ‘Fame and Success”, from different schools across the
country, different socio-economic backgrounds and different faiths, but united
in eagerness to begin our medical
journey.
Unique, in that we had multi-talented mixture
of academics, sportsmen & women, musicians and a jolly and carefree types. We were , and are, a unique group
because, despite the hard work to get into medical school and come out alive,
we have each forged our path to success, and yet still share a common bond- that of being the ‘300
batch’. It was so apparent that we were able to mix and gossip along on an
equal footing as one family.
Those who stayed overnight had much more opportunities to meet and greet
and reflect on the ‘good old days’ and share some of their family and social gossip.
As in the past, we
found many ‘regular attendees’, not so regular ‘attendees’ and ‘non attendees’.
This year too, there were quite a few ‘regular attendees’ and couple of ‘1st
time attendees’. There may be variety of
genuine reasons for those who did
not attend but quite a few who have never attended our ReUnions, may not have found these ReUnions of any great importance.
We had app. 50 of our
batch mates from across the globe along with some of their spouses and close
families swelling the numbers to almost 90 on the day.
The venue was superb except that the hotel
owners would have thought the participating medicos were a bunch of spring chicken
as some of the facilities available was not meant for the old and the frail( do
not get offended if you are still fully able bodied).
The Days
Event was well organized to gave more time to share personal glimpses in
a light hearted way, rather than engaging in a serious ‘academic session.’ We
had once again shared our sweet memories of all those who had departed over
the years ( 75 and counting) and showed
our respect and gratitude by 2 minutes silence at the start of the proceedings.
The production of a souvenir( for free
distribution) and the plans to
provide a Group Photo of the participant batch mates with all their names added on ( for those who
were keen to purchase) must be greatly
appreciated by most as these could be
added on to the collection of memorable
souvenirs
The Evening programme had much more variety
with light music throughout the evening. The dancing troupe had a selection of
Kandyan, modern and Indian dancing which was most eye catching for a wonderful
start. The specially prepared ‘Goden Oldies’ booklet gave an opportunity for
the participants to have a lovely ‘Sing along’
spell guided by the talented Live Band.
The Organisers had
tried to cater to most of the burning needs of the participants- plenty of refreshments-
soft and hard liquor to quench their
thirst, wonderful array of hot and spicy
food Sri Lankan Style for the Gala Dinner, to fill their empty stomachs and
mixture of selected
scintillating live music to show
their muscle power. Many of us also
admired the hidden musical talents of
few of our batchmates and their dancing prowess.
Most of the attendees
stayed till the music was stopped later in the evening.
It is unfortunate that
we had such a wonderful evening of entertainment and refreshments & tasty
food along with the excellent company, to be enjoyed only by those who stayed
in the hotel. The ReUnion was held in
Sri Lanka over the years since 2005 mainly to encourage the ‘locals’ to
participate but the ‘locals’ may have other reasons why they do not find it
appealing to stay overnight.
I am so pleased that
even after 58 long years, we have continued to organize these ReUnions
successfully and to the satisfaction of most. There may be few ‘brick bats’ on
the way I guess.
I am happy to offer a
big Bouquet to all the Organisers for a job ‘Well Done’ and to all those who
took the trouble to come along and make this once again a great success.
I can vaguely visualize Sarath Kapu in the
distant horizon far away, grinning and whispering ‘ Machang, I never thought
you guys could organize another batch Reunion without me’
Very best wishes
Nana
C.S.Nanayakkara
Kettering
UK.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Accounts Re Union 2018
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Dear all.
On behalf of the Treasurer , Jayalath de Silva , i present herewith
The Income / Expenditure details regarding the Re Union 2018 held
at hotel Jet Wing Lagoon on 7th July 2018.
This comes as an attachment in PDF format.
MEDICAL BATCH OF 1960
Statement of Receipts and Payments for the
2018 Reunion Held on 7th July 2018 at
Jetwing Lagoon Hotel, Negombo.
Statement of Receipts and Payments for the
2018 Reunion Held on 7th July 2018 at
Jetwing Lagoon Hotel, Negombo.
INCOME
Dr. S.Weerasinghe 25,000.00 Schering Life Sciences Pvt Ltd 25,000.00
Sun Pharma 25,000.00 Cosmo Care 25,000.00 Dr.Reddys 25,000.00 Micro Mega Lanka Pvt Ltd 40,000.00 Kamazu Pvt Ltd 25,000.00 Nana from Photographs 9,500.00 199,500.00
Sun Pharma 25,000.00 Cosmo Care 25,000.00 Dr.Reddys 25,000.00 Micro Mega Lanka Pvt Ltd 40,000.00 Kamazu Pvt Ltd 25,000.00 Nana from Photographs 9,500.00 199,500.00
LESS – PAYMENTS
Balin Printers for Sovenir 19,000.00 Dance Troupe 40,000.00 Earl for the Band 65,000.00
Earl for Lighting 8,000.00 Multimedia (Paid to Hotel) 6,500.00 Asoka for the Song Book 12,000.00 Cocktail Mixture/Bites (Keels) 2,700.00 Bank Charges (Sampath Bank, Kandy) 1,040.00 Incidental Expenses, Cool Drinks etc. Paid by Wedi 18,550.00 172,790.00
Earl for Lighting 8,000.00 Multimedia (Paid to Hotel) 6,500.00 Asoka for the Song Book 12,000.00 Cocktail Mixture/Bites (Keels) 2,700.00 Bank Charges (Sampath Bank, Kandy) 1,040.00 Incidental Expenses, Cool Drinks etc. Paid by Wedi 18,550.00 172,790.00
CASH IN BANK ACCOUNT AT THE END OF EVENT 26,710.00
PLEASE NOTE:
1. We are yet to receive a sum of Rs. 50,000 for two advertisements (Bank of Ceylon, Colombo Rs.25,000
and Globe Group of Companies Rs. 25,000) given by Buddhi Kaluarachchi.
2. Group Photograph: Total collection (41 x 1000/=) Rs. 41,000 Paid to Photographer (42 copies x 850/=) Rs. 31,500 Balance returned by Nana Rs. 9,500
3. Lunch on 07/07/18: Total collection from 80 adults & 3 children (@ Rs. 3500) was Rs. 285,250.00.
The full amount (Rs. 285,250.00) was paid to Hotel in cash. (Receipt No. 175678).
4. Please note that this is not the final statement of accounts. The final balance will be notified after we
receive all payments.
Jayalath De Silva 15th July 2018
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
List of our Departed Batch-mates
Dear All,
Medical Batch of 1960
We remember our departed batch-mates
-
July 2018
-
Abeynaike, C L V
Alwis, Keerthi H
Amarasinghe, Gunasoma
Aponsu, W M M A
Arulananthan, T
Athureliya
Balasundaram, Appiah
De Silva, Basil
De Silva, J B C
De Silva, Merle
Dias, Jayasinghe E A
Duraisingham, M
Ediriwira, Kamala
Fernando, Dayasiri
Fernando, K A J P
Fonseka, G D
Fonseka, M N T
Gajaweera, Neville P
Ganeshanayagam, K
Gnanasegaram, K
Gonsaga, M D L
Gunathilake, G
Gunathunga, Pemsin
Gurunathan, G
Jameel, A H M
Jayasekara, Perin
Jayasundera, H D
Jayawardana, L D
Jeyaratnam, Joe
Johnpulle, Geneview
Kanagaratnam, Navamalar
Kandiah, Mercy
Kandiah, Parameshwaran
Kappagoda, C T
Kapuwatte, Sarath
Karthigesu, R
Karunakaran, C S
Liyanage, Isabella
Manuel, Godfrey
Mendis, Lalith
Muniratne, Metta
(Kulasekara)
Murugananthan, N
Nadarajah, K
Nadarajah, Manoharan
Nanayakkara, Siri
Panchach, Aram V
Panchacharam, Padmini
Pathmanathan, Sivanesan
Pemawansa, Swarna
(Samarasinghe)
Perera, M A C
Perera, Shanthana
Perera, Sujatha
(Nanayakkara)
Rajapaksa, Dayananda
Rajapaksa, Padma
(Samaranayaka)
Ramanathan, Linus
Ramanathan, Rita
Rasalingam, N
Rasamuttiah, T
Samarasiri, H H S
Selvanayagam, Rita
Sivaguru, K S
Sivapalan, M
Somadasa, Kongahavitage
Subasinghe, Srima
(Jayasinghe)
Subramanium, Kamala
Udupihille, M N D
Vasanthanathan, N S
Visagesan, S
Vithana, Thilak
Wanakukorala, Raja
Weerasekara, W M A E
Wickremasuriya, W D F
Wijeratne, N
Wijethunga, A D
Wimalaratne, K D P
Monday, July 16, 2018
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Two group photos of the 1960 Medical entrants, Kynsey Road, Colombo.
1960 Medical entrants batch,
Doctors reunion 2015,
At the
Jetwing Lagoon Hotel, Negombo,
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1960 Medical entrants batch,
Doctors reunion 2018,
At the
Jetwing Lagoon Hotel, Negombo,
7/8th July 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Some events of the 1960 Batch Medical entrants, Get together.
Please click on each of the underlined web-links with your speakers on:-
2. Poems of our
school-days - https://youtu.be/AOqhc61zWaE
3. List of the
deceased - https://youtu.be/DXjD6YH3MSI
4. Evening/Mane
get together - https://youtu.be/yMMaz-TvcrI
5. Get together
Dances - https://youtu.be/TNUQgOwndKA
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