Zoom party, Philip's birthday.

 The birthday of Philip was celebrated on Zoom by some of the batch mates on Zoom.

The programme was as follows:-

 

1. Song by Philip - 'When it's spring time in the rockies'

     Original was sung by  Gene Autry the cow boy - Web-link below:-

a. https://youtu.be/_0aQjEPlIcE

b. With lyrics -https://youtu.be/OuuphNtuDbc?list=RDOuuphNtuDbc 

2. Group singing with lyrics on the screen - Web link below :-

    .Now Is the hour (Maori Farewell Song)

        https://youtu.be/Z4_jp4nWkh8

 

3. Interesting tales - " Not fit to be hung' narrated by Philip

4. Group singing - Happy birthday song.

My blog, photos of birds of Sri Lanka,

 

My  blog  on photos of birds of Sri Lanka.

Please click  on the web-link below:-

http://photosofbirdsofsrilanka.blogspot.com/

Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, Blooming days.

 

 Blooming days at the Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka. Photos from pinterest.

It is a riot of colors. Five years in this paradise, doing your Medical studies, will make your mind go dizzy. How lucky the students were to pass through these surroundings.

Spittel's 80th Birthday celebrations

Please click on the web-link below :- 

 

https://youtu.be/umvZC3icXtI

Fred Spittel, fruits.

 Fred Spittel, promoting fruits.

He looks very healthy with a 'shining morning face'

University of Peradeniya wonders

Forwarded by Nihal Gooneratne :-

Please click on the web-link below :-

https://youtu.be/MW0AgMKFKJk

Photos taken at Nalini & Daya's house, 2nd February, 2012.

 

Obituary, Chandra Pitigala nee Ranasinghe

 

Mana Wedisinghe			1:44 PM (1 hour ago)

 

Hello Philip.   I received the information that  Chandra Pitigala  (Ranasinghe)   passed away today.   She had been  in chronic renal failure  , conservatively managed for some time.   This information is from Lucky.   Please be kind enough to publish   this information in the  Blog.   I will let you know  funeral details  later , once I receive details from  Lucky  or  Nala.   Nala has been  very close to her.   Thanks   Mana Wedisinghe

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CHARITH NANAYAKKARA

 

Hi Wedi   thanks for sharing the sad news. We keep saying 'Good Bye' to many of our batch mates on a regular basis since of late.   We have not met Chandra for some time since our batch reunions but have always found her to be a very friendly reliable and everhelpful colleague.   We can only share our sincere thoughts with her surviving family at this time of their great grief and loss.   Please convey our deepest sympathies.   May she attain the eternal bliss of Nibhbhana.   Nana _________________________________________________________________________________

 

Chandra - a good life & a good death

daya & nalini rodrigo

 

Dear Friends, Sad to let you all know that our  dear friend Chandra passed away yesterday. She was in terminal renal failure for years and was offered HD two years ago but refused. Still she had a good quality of life managing well at home with breathlessness off and on especially when she defaulted on her  erythropoetin. She was determined to be independent and flatly refused to have a care giver or even a live-in helper (which is unusual in SL)!  She was very well looked after  by her devoted husband and son who lived with them. So life was good, though homebound (as we all were this past year), the highlights being when her grandson visited - almost daily before lockdown. She had a goodlife & good death - sudden, quick & pain free (high K?) with her husband at her side. So a lot to be thankful for. I'm so glad she joined one of our zoom meetings recently. As Suji pointed out she is the first in our Group of 15 to go... She did a great service for SL as the Director of the Anti-TB campaign, very devoted & committed to the cause - and "made a difference". An outstanding quality is that she was always cheerful whatever problems life brought her way. She was able to "laugh it off"! I've never heard her grumble or complain! Lets always remember her that way! Nalini PS - Her husband Francis'  e-mail is on this list.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A note by Philip G Veerasingam  Just a thought on some of our batch-mates who became Directors of campaigns in the Department of Health, Sri Lanka :- 1. Chandra Pitigala - Director of the anti-TB  campaign. 2. Lalith Mendis - Director Medical Supplies Division. 3. Harriet Munasinghe - Director anti- Filaria campaign 4. Sankaranarayane - Director Mental Health Services

Two books authored by Philip, still available as reprint.

 Two published books still available.

  Travel back in time for 80 years in Sri Lanka.

 

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