Nagulesparan's daughter's wedding at Galle Face Hotel
-Some of the 275 batch at a 50th post entrance anniversary get-together in Negombo, Srilanka
Ramya, myself and 3 other couples from Avissawella, went on this trip.
Lakshman
Karalliedde had an alias "Charlie" bestowed on him, due to his
fondness to visit "Charlies" bar, at the Queen's hotel in Kandy. As
was
mentioned before he and I became close friends. Along with Kapuwaththe, Alky
Bala, Sunil Liyanage, Ponna, the late Rama Karthigesu, Syed Ahmed with the late JBC de Silva joining in sometimes, we formed a study and play group. Once we decided to hike up to Nuwara-eliya. It was great fun but on the way down, Kapu
was was found to have got Chicken pox. Having come to Kandy where as usual we
planned to stay at Karals', the problem arose of getting Kapu back to his home
at Matale. Karal's mother was adamant in not giving their Grey Austin A50 to take him to Mathale. Luckily, Mr.Wijesuriya who happened
to be one of Sunil's family friends lent us his, if I remember correctly a Green Opel car. Long years later,
Karals married Mr. W's daughter, Kanthi.
‘After exams parties’ -all male affairs- were at Sunils' parent’s home in
Gregory's avenue, Colombo, a logical choice as Sunil's father was the youngest
dad amongst ours. He would join in the fun along with his elderly ‘Appu’. Ponna and Syed Ahmed were teetotallers and sobering influences. Dr. Stanley de Silva paediatrician, was Sunils' opposite neighbour.
My place at Bambalapitiya was frequently the study centre. Between breaks we would head to 'Sarawathi hotel' for 'thosai and wade' feed, and later stand at the top of the lane on Galle Road and watch the world go by. A practice my father too did. He had a phenomenal memory for car numbers and names of people whom he identified
passing by.
Asoka
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DR. TISSA COORAY. Son of late Mallika and Prof G.H. Cooray, loving husband of Nelum, precious father of Ayomi ,Jayantha, Harendra and Therika, darling dadu of Arani, Avika, Nelumi and Thuruni, brother of Nimal Guneratne and late Mangala Gunawardena. Cortege leaves residence No. 22/6B, Kalyani Road, Colombo 06 at 4.00 p.m. Cremation at Borella Cemetery (Old) Crematorium at 5.00 p.m. Remains will lie at the residence from 9.30 a.m. onwards on 01st July 2024.
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A song from the film of the novel, written by T. B. Ilangaratne ‘Amba yahaluwo’.
It reminded me of my boyhood at Hartley College, Point-Pedro, Ceylon. I was a ‘treble’ part singer, in the College choir and enjoyed every minute of it.
The film clip in the film ‘amba yahaluwo’ . Please click on the weblink below:-
The lyrics of the song, with the accompanying music, for a ‘sing-along’:-
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I, along with 270 odd students, entered the Medical Faculty, in the year 1960. We had a variety of social strata in the batch. There was never any mention of social standing. All were treated equally. However, there were quite a few humorous encounters. I am relating one such incident.
The father of one of our batchmates was a staff officer in the Department of Education. gone in his car, the father taking his teenage son along on this trip, to do an inspection and give his report, on a village school. After inspection, he was taking his leave from the headmaster of the school
when he noticed a bunch of lush’ nearly ripe bananas, being carried on the shoulders, by a teenage son of the headmaster. The headmaster said that this bunch was from his home garden,. This was deposited in the ‘dicky’ of the car. All this time the teenage son of the inspector was seated
comfortably in the car. Both teenage sons entered the 1960 batch, years later. Both recognised each other and had a hearty laugh. a hearty laugh, recalling the incident.
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I was serving in 2003, after retirement, at the Base Hospital Mannar, working for the WHO. Mannar had many interesting things to see. On the road to Pesalai from Mannar, there is an old light house. This was reputed to be from Portuguese times. It is built of stones and mortar and has a narrow winding staircase inside. At the top is a platform where, fire-wood was burnt as a beacon to the ships. You can also see the umbrella trees peculiar to Mannar close to the light-house.
The elephants of The Minneriya National Park
Hello Phillip,
I wondered how I had nearly the same photograph until I read that you snapped
this on our get together trip. I could have been at the window behind you.
Buddy
Hello Phillip,
I used a Nikon Coolpix 5.1 megapixel with a 3 zoom only which was hand held. I
think I was in a closed vehicle and therefore probably in the second vehicle. I
only know the basics of Email and have just got the book Windows XP for
Dummies. Hopefully it will tell me how to email the pictures to you.
Best wishes and thanks for all the stimulation of my memory.
Buddy
Nagulesparan's daughter's wedding at Galle Face Hotel