CoMSAA Get-together September 2017

CoMSAA 2011	09:44 (11 hours ago)
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Dear CoMSAA members,

A reminder of the 

Colombo Medical School Alumni Association Annual Academic Sessions and Reunion

2nd and 3rd September 2017

@ Jetwing Blue and Jetwing Beach

Please do join in to celebrate the good times.

E-mail from Bala on the Upcoming Reunion

Kumar Balachandra <kumarbalachandra@hotmail.co.uk>	19:49 (1 hour ago)
to me

Dear Lucky
Sorry to hear that you are unable to attend .

I am sending them a letter I got from the travel agent today with the application form to be completed by each person boarding the ship . Please complete and email the form to the attention of Lara Bradford as per instructions given below.

Please post this in the blog . Thank you for your support.

Bala

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From: eastleigh@hays-travel.co.uk <eastleigh@hays-travel.co.uk>
Sent: 20 July 2017 14:26
To: kumarbalachandra@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: P&O Britannia 2 September 2017 x 20 cabins

Good Afternoon Mr Balachandra

Thank you for you phone call today.

We are happy to price match for you, (subject to availability)

2 September 2017
2 Nights
P&O Britannia
Balcony Cabin Saver Fare
£249 per person
Agreed Price match £241 Per Person *subject to availability* 

Summary of Figures

Price Per Person £241

Price Per Cabin £482.00 

Overall Group price £9640.00

My colleague has kindly prepared a booking form, with required information.

WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE A BOOKING UNTIL WE RECEIVE ALL FORMS BACK, AS WELL AS FULL PAYMENT 
Once all forms are received I will contact you, re check the price,  I can then process the group booking for you

Please can you mention to the group the following

• Prices are subject to availability and change
• Saver Fare rules apply see below 

• Terms & Conditions

  Saver Fares require a 100% deposit at the time of booking and are subject to a 100% cancellation fee. No amendments are permitted once booked; any amendment will be treated as a cancellation. Bookings are made at the relevant cabin type and a cabin number is allocated by P&O Cruises prior to departure. Dinner seating as allocated on board. Shuttle buses in ports are an additional cost. Saver Fares apply to new bookings only. These terms and conditions vary, where relevant, the applicable booking conditions which are otherwise unchanged.

The form can be completed and emailed back to our branch eastleigh@hays-travel.co.uk, for the attention of Lara Bradford

Kind Regards

Lara Bradford

Hays Travel Eastleigh

023 80089113 ✉ eastleigh@hays-travel.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/HaysTravelEastleigh

http://www.haystravel.co.uk/ Hays Travel Limited | 21 High Street | Eastleigh | Hampshire | SO50 5LF From Lucky (Blog Administrator). Please read the following correspondence as well: My regrets to Bala: Lucky Abey <adnl1102@gmail.com> 07:46 (13 hours ago) to loretta Dear Bala, This is what I was worried about. It is clashing with the Annual Get-together of CoMSAA which is on the  same weekend. I have attended all Get-togethers of the Colombo Med School Alumni Association  (CoMSAA) since the inaugural year 2011 and I have already confirmed with current President that I shall not miss this year's as well. By a sheer coincidence, I received this e-mail from the current President today. It had been addressed to just five of us. Lucky Lucky Abey <adnl1102@gmail.com> 11:42 (9 hours ago) to Aruni, Sarath Dear Sarath Gamini, Thank you for inviting me to contribute to this year's CoMSAA souvenir. I will let you know by Monday whether I can think of a suitable topic. It has to suit the setting around the time I was a medical student from 1962 to 1967. I will be in Belihuloya this weekend and can think over it! I have this habit of re-visiting the places that I have been to with Mangala soon after our wedding in 1970. We have already been to Elle many a time. Although we have passed through Belihuloya, we have never spent a night there. The only difference is that on the last occasion, we were at the famous Rest House (where the former Health Minister WPG Ariyadasa was in the next room!). This time we'll be at Glenrock Boutique Hotel which is closer to Tenne where there is an Aranya. Mangala and her sister have arranged an alms giving to the monks in that Aranya. I also received the Flyer that Aruni hadsent and wish to confirm my presence at the venue from the previous afternoon as we usually do. I shall get in touch with Aruni for our tickets and the hotel booking. Jetwing Blue in Negombo was where we celebrated our 50th Anniversary Batch Reunion since graduation a couple of months ago. Only sad thing is that as I informed you before, we will have to miss the Annual Dinner of the Sri Lanka College of Community Physicians that Saturday. Regards. Lucky

More details of upcoming Reunion

GOLDEN  JUBILEE CELEBRATION CRUISE  - SEPTEMBER 2017

FRESHMAN CLASS 1962 – COLOMBO MEDICAL FACULTY,

UNIVERSITY OF CEYLON

Sail Away on a short cruise from Southampton to Belgium – Southampton

In a Five Star Luxury Ship for two nights/ three days  on a weekend extravaganza from September 2 to  4 in a new cruise ship / Britannia and  all of us together on a greatest journey on earth in the ocean as a once in a life time novelty.

Please note there is no visa required whether you are British or Sri Lankan citizen or visitor to UK. You may bring your members of the family and friends to join this memorable cruise.

All payments will have to be made to the shipping agent with the completion of formalities in the application that will be provided, such information as full name, date of birth, and nationality of each member, etc .

Each couple will be allocated (two persons) a balcony state room /cabin in the cruise ship and the cabin numbers and the deck number and all of us in one deck.  The meals in the dining room for the group in an allocated area as well.

The negotiated price, after having taken into account for group reservations and other discounts amounts to GBP £ 250 per person.

(Please note the normal price of this cruise is GBP £450 per person for all other guests)

SO PLEASE HURRY UP AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS   ASAP, PREFERABLY BY OR BEFORE  2  AUGUST, ie  ONE MONTH BEFORE THE DATE OF SAILING TO SNATCH UPTHIS BARGAIN. THE PRICE INCLUDES ALL MEALS , REFRESHMENTS, ENTERTAINMENT,  THEATRE  SHOWS, AND  EVENING DANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. Colleagues abroad have shown interest.

PROGRAMME AS FOLLOWS:

SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER   - Embark ship by or before 3 pm at the Southampton                                                             Cruise Docks.  Afternoon tea at 4 pm, followed by dinner at 8 pm                                               followed by theatre entertainment 9 pm, and dancing follows                                      until midnight.

SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER -  After breakfast excursion to the city of Belgium and return to the                                      ship for lunch for 1 pm tea at 4 pm , Captains cocktail followed by                               dinner at 8 pm,  Theatre  shows 9 pm and musical entertainment                                      and dance until midnight.

MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER -  Breakfast 7 to 10 am  and disembark the ship

CONTACT DETAILS   Dr  K Balachandra -         email :   kumarbalachandra@hotmail.co.uk

                           Tel/ fax :   02380 252222  

                           Address:       38 Guildford drive , Hampshire, SO53 3PT,  UK

Selected Pictures from Vietnam Tour

Met on arrival in Hanoi by tour guide

Hanoi city tour

Dinner Day 1

Ha Long Bay cruise

Ha Long Bay cruise

Dinner Day 2

Hoa Lu in Ninh Bing temple visit

Tam Coc

War Museum in Saigon

Monks' dane laid out. Note the pork dish

Family factories in Mekong Delta

Cart ride in village

Tasting snake wine

Boat ride

Cu Chi tunnels network of Vietnamese guerrillas

Cu Chi tunnels

Eve of departure

WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

Sent in by Ranjith Dambawinna (This is a forwarded message that has been circulating on the Internet. It has not been authored by Ranjith D)

SARASWATHI LODGE NO 191 GALLE ROAD, LAND SIDE, BAMBALAPITIYA, COLOMBO

SARASWATHI LODGE WAS THE BEST THOSAI KADE DURING MY YOUTH

MANY PROMINENCE  FROM COLOMBO TOO HAD  A THOSAI DIET AT THIS PLACE DURING THEIR SCHOOL DAYS.

WITH 25 CTS ONE COULD FILL THE STOMACH WITH 2 THOSAIS 10CTS

1 WADE 5 CTS I PLAIN TEA 5 CTS   1955

THE SLOT MACHINE A PLAYING COIN 10 CTS, SURE WIN  2 PLUMS AND A BELL THROWS OUT 5 COINS, ENOUGH FOR THE GALLOW TICKET AT THE SAVOY OR MAJESTIC CINEMA NEARBY

EATING ONE THOSAI AND MANY ANAM SERVINGS TO GET PUMPKIN PIECES AND RED CHILLIES IT ALL DEPENDS ON LUCK

THE GLASS OF HOT TEA IS A HIGH LIGHT, THE TEA MAKER IS AN EXPERT

POURING THE HOT TEA  INTO THE GLASS WITHOUT BURNING HIS HANDS

RAISING HIS HANDS TO THE HIGHEST POINT POSSIBLE, TO GIVE A FOAM

RESEMBLES THE FOAM IN BEER. THIS IS TALENT

UNFORTUNATELY THOSE DAYS WE DID NOT PRAISE HIM FOR IT, TODAY FOR ME ITS ONE OF THE BEST FREE SHOWS OF COURAGE.

TO MAKE ONES MOUTH WATERY, THERE WAS  YELLOW COLOURED BUNDHI, MUSCAT

PAKADA, MURRUKU

MILK DRINK WHICH I NEVER TRIED THE MORU, THIS TIME WHEN I GO TO SRI LANKA MUST TRY IT, I AM GLAD TO KNOW THAT THE SARASWATHIE LODGE IS EXISTING.

I HOPE THAT THEY SERVE ON PLAINTAIN LEAF. AND OLD NEWSPAPER AS SERVIETTS, AND ONE HAS TO BRING THE USED LEAF TO THE DUSTBIN WHERE  THE TAP AND SINK TO WASH THE HANDS

THE SMELL OF CORIANDER AND GARLIC REMAINS, DRACULA RUNS AWAY FROM YOU FOR MANY DAYS

Cyril Ernest Chief Guest at St. Benedict's College Prize Giving

Former Ceylon Cricketer  Dr. Cyril Ernest Chief Guest

At the invitation of Rev. Bro. Henry Dissanayake, Director of St. Benedict's College, top all-round sportsman and former Ceylon cricketer Dr. Cyril Ernest, now domiciled in the USA will be the chief guest of the St. Benedict's College Prize Giving 2017 on Friday July 7 at the College premises.  Dr. Ernest represented St. Benedict's College with distinction in cricket, hockey, athletics and tennis in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was an excellent all-rounder in cricket opening batting with Ranjit Fernando, always giving a good start to the Benedictines. Photo above Dr. Ernest with his wife Indrani.

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