tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post3997308492358418106..comments2024-03-28T08:52:52.429-07:00Comments on Colombo Medgrads 1962: Tudor WICKREMARATCHI: Remembered by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera Lucky Abeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-71782838960868823032016-12-07T09:32:52.259-08:002016-12-07T09:32:52.259-08:00Lucky, I am getting to know more and more about ou...Lucky, I am getting to know more and more about our dear departed batch mates and a few others living in other parts of the wold who I have not met since we qualified. I really appreciate this chance to get acquainted even at this late date and further I want to say, that we so often find it is too late so why do we not attempt to keep in touch with those who are still amongst us! Thanks, Lucky for giving us the medium of this blog to do so. And friends, let's make more of an attempt to get in touch and at least be read on the blog. ZitaZitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985029776566371971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-79665101322480526742016-08-08T20:03:14.622-07:002016-08-08T20:03:14.622-07:00I am posting this comment from Razaque on his beha...I am posting this comment from Razaque on his behalf.<br /><br />Our Tudor.<br /><br />I came into Tudor's orbit long before most of my Batch mates, --- bar Ranjit Kurruppu. That was when the lot of us sat the Entrance Exam @ 133 Vijira Road.--- Visaka Vidyalaya along with Basil de Silva, who tragically passed away following a motor accident. I was the first and only candidate from St. Anthony's College Wattala at the time to sit this exam and Basil, a renegade and a schoolmate of mine from St.Anthony's sat the exam from St. Benedict's along with Ranjith, Clement de Silva (Senior batch), our Cyril Ernest (knew him from the cricketing fraternity even earlier) and of course our dear Tudor. After the last paper we all went to lunch at a Chinese Rest. in Fort. I was tagging on to Basil!!!!.<br />That was how I came into Tudor's orbit!!!<br />Then at Med.School, after the !st MB and of course where Tudor was also " One of Us"....... we got to know each other well / better, being in Bridge Table fraternity, with Tudor smoking ,'Navy-Cut' and the rest of us only the humble '3Roses'!!<br />Then with, the late Russel Paul, Jaimon, & Ganesh and of course those still with us,--- Yoga, HN, Waidyaratne(from the 'other place') we had some great gatherings at my place with my Mum's (bless her soul) cooking and many, many pots........of Toddy from the Wattala Taverns.<br />The rest is history, and now that ND has so well eloquently documented Tudor's memories, shall add no more and 'steal his thunder'.<br />These are some of my memories.<br /><br />May all those passed away Rest in Peace in their respective "ELYSIA"<br /><br />"Inna- Illahi- wa- inna-Lillahi-Rajoon" (To God they belong, To god they return).Lucky Abeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-65876444886548516342016-08-06T07:11:36.091-07:002016-08-06T07:11:36.091-07:00Thank you Zita for your comment. I wish many will ...Thank you Zita for your comment. I wish many will do to remember our dear friend who shared our lives for 5 long years. Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-73935156697465282752016-08-05T13:47:48.949-07:002016-08-05T13:47:48.949-07:00Dear Nihal, it is good to get to know our batch ma...Dear Nihal, it is good to get to know our batch mates through their good mates, which, however, doesn't speak well about me. But that's how it was. We were all batch-mates together but we hardly knew some of them. Now after all these years and 5 years after his death I have learned from you what a wonderful person Tudor was. Better late than never! Thanks! from ZitaZitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985029776566371971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-90724344687443114682016-08-04T23:44:11.831-07:002016-08-04T23:44:11.831-07:00Mahen
I recall the tantrums too. It was much like ...Mahen<br />I recall the tantrums too. It was much like opening a bottle of Fanta. A lot of froth and fizz soon followed by calm. He never bore grudges and was quick to put his arm round and make amends. It did get him into trouble and big trouble too. <br />Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-91883293734718972802016-08-04T22:55:32.033-07:002016-08-04T22:55:32.033-07:00A lovely tribute to a much loved colleague. I reme...A lovely tribute to a much loved colleague. I remember him well also for his rather volatile temper which at time caused him problems. I think the last time I met him was at the Silver Jubilee Reunion in Windsor, UK, in July 1992. I also remember him for a saying he used to quote, (I think it was originally said by Prof Fernando of Forensic Medicine fame but I may be wrong) and it was about not observing with your eyes properly and missing the obvious, and said in Sinhalese- "Dakka, baluwe naha". He was, as we say, quite a character but his heart was in the right place.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.com