Paintings by our batch mate Sidiqi

Edinburgh Castle at dusk

 

Under the setting sun

Our holiday in Lake district, Borrowdale

Our holiday cottage in the Highlands

North Yorkshire Straithes  Cottages by the sea

New York, Times Square

Moonlight Shadows

Mevagissey harbour, Cornwall

Galle Road, Colombo

Edinburgh, Old city

Carlto Hill, City view

Cadwith Harbour, Cornwall

Boathouse, Exeter, England.

Daya Rodrigo's birthday, Zoom meeting photos.

 

Kahambiliya, Dr. Asoka Dissanayake,

 

Dear Philip,

you must have published the article I sent in our blog. Maxie Fernandopulle had read it and e-mailed me. Here is another interesting piece that you may think fit to include.

Regards

Asoka

 

file:///C:/Users/M9/Favorites/Desktop/Kahambiliya%20-interesting%20story.pdf 

file:///C:/Users/M9/Favorites/Desktop/Kahambiliya%20-interesting%20story.pdf

 

Sri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law-December 2016-Vol.7 No.2Sri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law-December 2016-Vol.7 No.2

asoka dissanayake	Sat, Aug 28, 10:24 AM (1 day ago)
to me, Lakshman

Dr. Sivapatham

 

He served in Jaffna during the troubles as Provincial Director. He is now in retirement in Colombo.

Dambulla Reunion, 1960 medical entrants, Kynsey road, Colombo

 

Batch photos 1963

 

Odds and ends, It was fascination.

It was fascination

https://youtu.be/5oB1aUAggrQ 

Batadombe Lena

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2991972/Humans-invaded-rainforests-20-000-years-ago-Teeth-Sri-Lanka-reveal-tropical-diet-ancestors.html

 

Old Ceylon photos

https://elakiri.com/threads/%E2%99%A5-historic-image-of-sri-lanka-%E2%99%A5.1432549/

 

Steam cars

https://www.ba-bamail.com/video.aspx?emailid=41176

 

Obituary, Heather Nicholas Knower.

 

 

 

 

 

Sad news

Inbox

Hello Batchmates,
I have just been informed that Heather passed away last night after her life support was withdrawn. The funeral will be after 14th August when her overseas children who have arrived in Perth come out of quarantine.
Buddy

________________________________________
From: daya & nalini rodrigo <dayanalini2@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2021 2:10 PM
To: kamalini arul; Buddy Reid; Sujiva Ratnaike
Subject: Re: Sad news

Yes, she never blamed him though she knew all his faults. Blamed it on alcohol. Its her friends who were furious with him - not her!
When he was in terminal hepatic coma and the doctors had given up she rushed around trying to get compatible blood and kept pumping it into him. She's truly an example of unconditional love - generous to a fault!
So happy she had it returned to her from her devoted children. They must be devastated. I havent been able to contact any.
nalini

On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 19:00, kamalini arul <kamaliniarul@yahoo.co.uk<mailto:kamaliniarul@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
Nalini,
I just read your email to Buddy, I knew she had a number of children but it was just5.
After med school I met her in Australia after she lost one of her sons in SL.
She told me about all the things she had to do to bring up her children and how well they are all doing.
It was an incredible story a mother’s love and commitment to her children. I had heard about her husband’s indifference. But Heather did not have one bad word for him.
Very sad. Her children must be devastated.
Hope Daya and you are well. How is the COVID situation in SL.
Love
Kamalini

Sent from my iPad

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Thank you Buddy.

I am talking to a very close friend of mine who was Heather's classmate and reminiscing about times past. She was full of compliments for Heather who had faced many problems and difficulties with great courage and resilience.

I am saddened at her passing, but happy that she did not continue to suffer.

May she rest in Eternal Peace.

Travis.

Buddy Reid	2:06 PM (5 hours ago)
to daya, kamalini, Sujiva, Leeda, Christie, Carlyle, Travis, Soma, Arumugam, Osmond, Lakshman, Lucien, Rudra, Ramani, Daya, Fred, 1960batch@gmail.com, me
Hiranthi Perera	5:00 PM (2 hours ago)
to Buddy, daya, kamalini, Sujiva, Leeda, Christie, Carlyle, Travis, Soma, Arumugam, Osmond, Lakshman, Lucien, Rudra, Ramani, Daya, Fred, 1960batch@gmail.com, me
Re Heather Knower Inbox Geri Jayasekara 11:03 AM (8 hours ago)   Dear Philip, It’s with much sadness that I have to inform the Batch that Heather Nicholas (née Knower) who was domiciled in Perth had expired on Monday after being in intensive care following a road accident on the morning of 26th July when she had been knocked down by a car while attempting to cross the road. Geri.   Buddy Reid Tue, Aug 3, 2:06 PM (1 day ago) Hello Batchmates, I have just been informed that Heather passed away last night after her life support was withdrawn. The funeral will be after 14th August when Hiranthi Perera Tue, Aug 3, 5:00 PM (1 day ago)     to Buddy, daya, kamalini, Sujiva, Leeda, Christie, Carlyle, Travis, Soma, Arumugam, Osmond, Lakshman, Lucien, Rudra, Ramani, Daya, Fred, 1960batch@gmail.com, me Thank you Buddy. I am talking to a very close friend of mine who was Heather's classmate and reminiscing about times past. She was full of compliments for Heather who had faced many problems and difficulties with great courage and resilience. I am saddened at her passing, but happy that she did not continue to suffer. May she rest in Eternal Peace. Travis.

Old Ceylon, Photos,

 From: Nihal Gooneratne <nihal408@att.net>
Date: Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 11:38 PM
Subject: CEYLON - VALUABLE PHOTOS OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS
To: Nihal Gooneratne <nihal408@att.net>

 

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA  ( CEYLON ) IN  THE  Late  1800  up  to  the  1940s.

Taken  at  a  time  when  photography  was  still  in  its  infancy  the  pictures  are  quite  good  and  should  bring  back  a  lot  of  memories  to  some  and  show  the  younger  generation  how  far  the  suburb  has  developed.

 

VALUABLE OLD PIX --COURTESY OF GERALD PEIRIS

 

About 20 minutes worth of photos.

https://elakiri.com/threads/%E2%99%A5-historic-image-of-sri-lanka-%E2%99%A5.1432549/