Monday, January 30, 2023

My blog posts over my retirement years

Pleaser click on each of the following links, to see what I saw after my retirement, in the year 2000.


1. Birds seen in Sri Lanka  -  

 http://photosofbirdsofsrilanka.blogspot.com/

  

 2. Flowers seen in Sri Lanka  -   

http://philipv203.blogspot.com/

 

3. Random musings -  

https://philipveerasingam.blogspot.com

 

4. Life in Sri Lanka, past and present -   

 http://imagessrilanka.blogspot.com/

 

Please post your comments to my Whatsapp no  -  

 094710518188.

 Philip GV


 

Friday, January 27, 2023

Medical student days, Kynsey Road, Colombo.

 

On a 'Public Health' field trip to Kalatuwawe to see the water treatment plant which supplied water to the Colombo Municipality. Trip done in 1963/4 by the 1960  entrants batch. Liquor was consumed on ther sly by the students. One of the males students was unsteady on his feet and had told an accompanying lecturer that they had no meney to buy a recommended book. The lecturer had answered that if you have money to buy alcohol, you can easily buy the recommended book. The student who was unsteady on his feet had asked his friend closeby in a whisper voice "Machan, how did he know that I was drinking?   '.
Public health field trip to the Port of Colombo, tp pay a visit to the 'Port Health Officer', by the 1960 Batch entrants. We got a trip on board a 'lighter' round the Port. No alcohol was available on this trip.    






 

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Reaching 'Senior citizen rank''

Forwarded by Dr. Nihal Gooneratne

 Just fyi.
The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine argues that the brain of an older person is much more practical than is commonly believed.  At this age, the interaction of the right and left hemispheres of the brain becomes harmonious, which expands our creative possibilities.  That is why among people over 60 years of age you can find many personalities who have just started their creative activities.

  Of course, the brain is no longer as fast as it was in youth.  However, it gains in flexibility.  Therefore, with age, we are more likely to make the right decisions and are less exposed to negative emotions.  The peak of human intellectual activity occurs around the age of 70, when the brain begins to function at full strength.

  Over time, the amount of myelin in the brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapid passage of signals between neurons.  Due to this, intellectual abilities increase by 300% compared to the average.

 Also interesting is the fact that after 60 years, a person can use 2 hemispheres at the same time.  This allows you to solve much more complex problems.

 Professor Monchi Uri, from the University of Montreal, believes that the old man's brain chooses the path that consumes less energy, eliminates the unnecessary and leaves only the right options to solve the problem.  A study was conducted involving different age groups.  Young people were very confused when passing the tests, while those over 60 years of age made the right decisions.

 Now, let's look at the characteristics of the brain between the ages of 60 and 80.  They are really pink.

 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRAIN OF AN ELDERLY PERSON.

 1. Neurons in the brain do not die, as everyone around you says.  The connections between them simply disappear if one does not engage in mental work.

 2. Distraction and forgetfulness arise due to an overabundance of information.  Therefore, it is not necessary for you to concentrate your whole life on unnecessary trifles.

 3. From the age of 60, a person, when making decisions, does not use one hemisphere like young people, but both at the same time.

 4. Conclusion: if a person leads a healthy lifestyle, moves, has viable physical activity and is fully mentally active, intellectual abilities do NOT decrease with age, they simply GROW, reaching a peak at the age of 80-90 years .

 So do not be afraid of old age.  Strive to develop intellectually.  Learn new crafts, make music, learn to play musical instruments, paint pictures!  Dance!  Take an interest in life, meet and communicate with friends, plan for the future, travel as best you can.  Do not forget to go to shops, cafes, shows.  Don't shut up alone, it's destructive to anyone.  Live with the thought: all good things are still ahead of me!
   
 SOURCE: New England Journal of Medicine.

 Pass this information on to your family and friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s so they can be proud of their ageJust fyi.
The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine argues that the brain of an older person is much more practical than is commonly believed.  At this age, the interaction of the right and left hemispheres of the brain becomes harmonious, which expands our creative possibilities.  That is why among people over 60 years of age you can find many personalities who have just started their creative activities.

  Of course, the brain is no longer as fast as it was in youth.  However, it gains in flexibility.  Therefore, with age, we are more likely to make the right decisions and are less exposed to negative emotions.  The peak of human intellectual activity occurs around the age of 70, when the brain begins to function at full strength.

  Over time, the amount of myelin in the brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapid passage of signals between neurons.  Due to this, intellectual abilities increase by 300% compared to the average.

 Also interesting is the fact that after 60 years, a person can use 2 hemispheres at the same time.  This allows you to solve much more complex problems.

 Professor Monchi Uri, from the University of Montreal, believes that the old man's brain chooses the path that consumes less energy, eliminates the unnecessary and leaves only the right options to solve the problem.  A study was conducted involving different age groups.  Young people were very confused when passing the tests, while those over 60 years of age made the right decisions.

 Now, let's look at the characteristics of the brain between the ages of 60 and 80.  They are really pink.

 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRAIN OF AN ELDERLY PERSON.

 1. Neurons in the brain do not die, as everyone around you says.  The connections between them simply disappear if one does not engage in mental work.

 2. Distraction and forgetfulness arise due to an overabundance of information.  Therefore, it is not necessary for you to concentrate your whole life on unnecessary trifles.

 3. From the age of 60, a person, when making decisions, does not use one hemisphere like young people, but both at the same time.

 4. Conclusion: if a person leads a healthy lifestyle, moves, has viable physical activity and is fully mentally active, intellectual abilities do NOT decrease with age, they simply GROW, reaching a peak at the age of 80-90 years .

 So do not be afraid of old age.  Strive to develop intellectually.  Learn new crafts, make music, learn to play musical instruments, paint pictures!  Dance!  Take an interest in life, meet and communicate with friends, plan for the future, travel as best you can.  Do not forget to go to shops, cafes, shows.  Don't shut up alone, it's destructive to anyone.  Live with the thought: all good things are still ahead of me!
   
 SOURCE: New England Journal of Medicine.

 Pass this information on to your family and friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s so they can be proud of their age

Nagulesparan and Geri

  Nagulesparan's daughter's wedding at Galle Face Hotel