Old email from Vignaraja

Hi Phillipo,

I have seen lots of your emails.I am a computer iliterate and a bad one finger typist.I heard that our next reunion is in Melbourne in Dec.2006.Are you coming?.David did enjoy his Anaesthetic appointment in Colombo. Pl;ease say Hello to your wife and your Daugters especially Queenie. Dr Meyers was impressed with her organisation.

I am going to Mt Kailash in July.Nadanachandran,his wife,his BIL and his wife are hoping to join us.Your note about Patchaya and Ganeshanayagam brought memories of the past!.Please keep in touch.I have three email addresses.

Home address: vigna@internode.on.net

Surgery addrtess: vigna@bigpond.net.au  

My laptop on my consulting desk is vigna-rajah@hotmail.com .I can access this email from any computer.

My surgery computer is busy as it is used by the girls for typing letters and sending accounts.I can access it only afterhours,

vigna

Old email from Heather

Dear Phillip and Ramya
Thank you for your e-mail and the lovely Christmas wishes.It was wonderful
to hear from you. I did not think you would remember me ,after so long!
Where are you now, and what do you do? I have retired  out here after 35 yrs
of Anaesthesia in Sri Lanka and I am enjoying a well earned rest!I live with
my eldest son ,his wife and 2 kids in Perth and I am really enjoying being a
grandmother! Nala would have told you I have 14 grand children and a 15th in
the way. how about you? what have you achieved  ?Do mail back and keep in
touch . I sometimes meet Meththa Muniratne, Buddy Reid ,Carlyle and Travis
Perera and Daya Jayasinghe in Melbourne when I visit my daughter there Daya
actually practices a few doors next to my daughter's house. I am also i n
touch with Imalda De Sayrah in Sydney It would be lovely to catch up with
more batchmates.
  A very happy Christmas and a wonderdul New Year to you both!
Heather

Hello Heather,

Thanks for your reply. How can we ever forget you. I remember Dr.Janz telling in a lecture one day, "Heather Knower, you are like a tower". We were all pygmies in the batch.

I did my FRCS and did my stint as Consultant Surgeon in Batticaloa, Rathnapura, Kandy and finally Colombo. When I retired in the year 2000 June I was Senior Surgeon in the NHSL (former GH Colombo). I was in charge of our honoured teacher Dr.Batholomews's Surgical unit.

I have two daughters, both doctors married to doctors. Elder one Queenie has done an MD in Anaesthgesia and Intensive care and is on two years study leave in UK. Her Husband Dr.Alagiyawanne is an MSc. Community Medicine, has finished Part I MD in Community Medicine and is on 2 years leave in UK with Queenie and their 3 and a half year old son, our only grand-son. My second daughter Shiranie is doing a Diploma in Transfusion medicine at the moment in SL. She is married to Dr.Wickremasinghe who is SHO Medicine at NHSL. They have no children yet.

After retirement I did an MA in Buddhist studies at the Kelaniya University. At the moment I am learning French. Ramya and me had a 4 month holiday in the UK with my daughter and returned to our Paradise Isle 4 weeks ago. I have my own practice in Avissawella, my wife's home town   and do medicine as a hobby.

I will keep you posted.

I am glad to hear that you are enjoying life with your grand-children.

Philip

Old email from Rathy Nadanachandiran

Hello Phillip,

We have not met before. But i've been meaning to write to you for awhile after reading your book. It's such a well written book and brings me back so many memories. I was 7 years behind Nadanas year Most of the consultants and lecturers were still there. I told nadanas uncle Thillai and his wife minnie about it too and passed that picture of them  with their car that you had sent here.

I'm so glad you took the time to document all the events especially the humorous ones.

Also its nice that you included the note your father wrote to you on your return to srilanka. He must have been so proud of you and so he should be.

Hope we could meet sometime. We do keep in touch with Vigna , Bala and Thavarasa.and Travis.

Regards to you and your family.

Rathy.        

Hello Rathy,

It was a pleasure reading your review of the book. After all the strife and toil only the happy memories remain. The sorrows and hardships have gone with the wind. Every day is a new day to be lived and savoured. I wish you all the best in your life. Nadana was at Bloem with me and we do have a lot of shared pleasent memories.

Philip