SPEEDY DIALOGUE SERIES- EPISODE 10. WITH CHIRASRI JAYAWEERA BANDARA (II)
“My hobbies in retirement”
Speedy: Good morning Chira. It was good to talk to you in
December and we agreed to do a follow-up interview to discuss your hobbies in
more detail.
Chira: Thank you Mahendra. Yes, I told you about my hobby of cross
stitching which was prompted by my daughter Anjali and also how I started
painting, also helped by her.
Chira: Sure Mahendra.
Speedy: OK Chira. Did you have any lessons?
Chira: No, I never had any formal lessons. I just started painting by looking at
pictures on the internet. I have done more than 50 paintings on Kent A5 paper.
And then I laminate them and put in an Album.
Speedy: What is Kent A5 paper Chira?
Chira: Sorry!
Should have explained. It is a special paper made from pulp and is ideal for
painting and drawing. A5 of course refers to the dimensions and is roughly 8.3 x 5.8 inches.
Speedy: Thank you and it is amazing to know that you have done
so many and without any formal training. That really is tremendous! Would you like to
show us a selection and talk through them?
Chira:. Sure,
is there anything, in particular, you want to ask me about my painting?
Speedy: Shall we talk about the type of drawings you do, the
media you prefer, for example, are you fond of water colours or acrylics? Do you
use oil as a medium? Do you do black and white paintings? What inspires you to
start on a painting?
Chira; That is a lot of questions and I shall try and
answer them and is it alright if I show you some paintings as we continue the
discussion as examples?
Speedy: That would be perfect! Please go ahead.
Chira; On the medium I prefer, I started painting with water colours first and went on to acrylic later. I have never used oil paints and I have never done black and white painting.
Speedy: You must try oils. I got into oils quite late. I first went to a weekend residential class to learn, more about the technical aspects you know, as it is very different from acrylics. There was quite a lot to learn. Oils also give you more time to make alterations, unlike acrylics which dry pretty quickly as you know.
Chira; Maybe I should give it some thought.
Speedy: I think so, I am sure you will master it. Can I ask
you what inspired you to start painting?
Chira: Well, I stopped doing cross-stitching after I did six
and my daughter Anjali had been giving some thought to what else might be
suitable for me as a hobby. She brought me stuff required to start painting
like Kent A5 paper, water colour paints, brushes etc., and that was only about
two years ago.
Speedy: What was your first painting?
Chira: The first painting I did was a rose bud and it came
out well and was praised by several people. This prompted me to do more and
more paintings. Funnily enough, recently I was going through my things and I
found a certificate given to me for a painting I did when I was just 8 years
old by The Royal Drawing Society U.K. stating “very good”. Cheered me up!
Speedy: I bet it did! Can we see some of your paintings now?
Chira But of course! I am quite proud of them. The ones I
chose for you are Kingfisher, Araliya, Rose, Crab claws and Flamingo.
Chira: Thank you!
Speedy: Moving away from painting to your other hobby of what
I may call creative sewing, you mentioned some frocks you did for your granddaughter.
Chira Yes, I am quite proud of them. Could I show you some frocks I have sewn for my granddaughter one year ago
when she was 3 years old? I have done 4
frocks and the last one I did smocking.
Chira: Here they are Mahendra. I keep calling you Mahendra, I hope you
don’t mind.
Speedy: Not at all Chira. These are lovely! Any more on the sewing line you want to share?
Sewing photo no.1 (3 frocks)
Sewing photo no. 4 (Baby shirt I did for my daughter and pillow case for my son with embroidery)
Sewing photo no.5 (frock I did for my daughter when she was 10 or 11yrs old).
Chira: When I was expecting my son and daughter I sewed Baby
shirts, Baby Pillow cases, Cot sheets, Bath sheets etc with embroidery. I still
sew some of my own dresses such as sleeveless saree blouses.
I sewed many frocks for my daughter
when she was small. I don’t have them now to show you but I have a Party frock
I sewed for my daughter when she was about 10 or 11 years old.
Sewing photo no.3 (close up of smocked frock)
Speedy: That was fun! I enjoyed this session a lot. You certainly have talent and I am glad you are making use of it. Thank you so much for appearing on my interview series again. Your first interview remains the post with the largest number of comments to date on our blog (120!). Like last time I hope our colleagues will be stimulated to come up with their own experiences.
Chira: Really! I didn’t know that. Thanks, Mahendra. I really
enjoyed this session. Thank you for giving me this opportunity and I hope that
the Blog will continue to flourish. All the best!
Speedy: It has been my pleasure and thanks again for sharing.
I shall end this with a quote from Brene
Brown, who is an American professor, lecturer, author, based at the University of Houston,
I enjoyed Episode 2 of Speedy Dialog with Chira. Chira certainly knows how to keep herself occupied in her retirement. Since her latest hobby will be of great interest to Mangala, I have forwarded the link to her. As she has already gone to bed, I shall tell her to read it tomorrow. Congratulations to both of you!
ReplyDeleteLucky
DeleteThank you very much for your comment.Looking forward for Mangala's comment. Chira
Chira
ReplyDeleteIt is so lovely to have you back on the dialogue series and to be seated in the hot seat. Firstly I must comment on your paintings. You do paint like a professional. I have tried hard to paint a Robin redbreast and it came out like a second hand Morris Minor. As I paint on my iPad and it is very forgiving. So easy to erase. With paint that is much harder. Being an ophthalmologist you have a good eye for details. That is so important but so very difficult to make paintings look real. I love that enchanting purple rose. You have got the fine shading perfectly. Those purple roses as you know are called mystical roses referring to royalty and majesty. Well done
I don’t know much about frocks except to say how pretty they are.
You are a great talent and wish very much you could share those brilliant paintings with us on the blog for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks to Mahen and Chira for a wonderful chat.
Nihal
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my painting and sewing.
I must say you have a sense of humour seeing your painting of a Robin redbreast as a second hand Morris Minor ! Don't under estimate yourself. Your self portrait is excellent. Chira
Nihal, I didn't realize that you created your images on an iPad! That is impressive. I think I am going to try it sometime. BTW, Morris Minors are beautiful too!
DeleteSrianee. Get an App called Procreate from the AppStore. it is great fun and rewarding.
DeleteMahen, I just saw this comment and saw that you had recommended the ‘Procreate’ App. Nihal also recommended it in a WhatsApp message to me. I will check it out as soon as I can. Thanks!
DeleteMahendra
ReplyDeleteLet me thank you very much for this Speedy dialogue 2 with me.
I appreciate very much your enthusiasm and great care taken in publishing this interview.
I like to mention that I started painting only 2 years ago.
As Mahendra mentioned some formatting errors, I'd like to mention that sewing photo no.5 the frock I did for my daughter when she was about 10 or 11 years old is lower down, the last photo on the left side.
The little girl in the photo is my grand daughter wearing the last frock I sewed with smocking.
Mahendra you are doing a great service in publishing these interviews and articles of our batch mates and the responses by comments help unity among us.
Let me thank Lucky for starting this Blog and Mahendra for keeping it alive. Wishing you all the very best. Chira
It was such a great pleasure to do this follow-up interview of my batchmate I have known the longest. AS covered in the first one we go a long way back to a childhood in Nugegoda. I hope my quote by Brene Brown will entice others to come out of the woods and display their beautiful feathers. We are a community and your joy is ours too.
ReplyDeleteApologies to you Chira for the labelling errors. It was quite a task to get the pictures to fit neatly in a blog post although it is easy as pie to do so in a Word document. I do hope that this will not detract from your wonderful creations. Your paintings are really good and what Nihal said might be true, the eye of an ophthalmologist, I wonder what GU Surgeons are good at. Radiologist are of course good character judges as they see through people. And Geriatricians are good at repeating the same joke because...oh dear I can't remember what I was going to say. Do Paediatricians make mountains out of mole hills? I wonder.
Mahendra
DeleteThank you very much for your entertaining comment. You have a sense of humour. I must say you have done a great job in fitting all the photos to the text.Do not worry about labeling errors.It would have been a real task to fit in all the photos to the text with the labeling.
Thanks again. Chira
Hi Chira
ReplyDeleteThe rose appeared very natural and beautiful,I liked the unusual colour.The painting looks like the work of an experienced artist,fantastic maiden effort by someone without any training.The hobbies must be giving you enormous satisfaction and a lovely way to spend your spare time. The intricate work you have displayed shows how steady your hands are and how good your eyes are..I have a touch of O.A in a couple of my fingers but I can still manage to grip a golf club. Look forward to more paintings in the future, keep painting and best wishes,
the future.
Bora
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my paintings.
Since you mentioned about your O.A. I thought I will mention about pain in my right wrist on the radial side. I wore a wrist splint.
I consulted a Rheumatologist on the 16th of March 2021.He said it is Tendinitis and gave an injection of DepoMedrol to my wrist on the radial side.He also gave NSAID tablets too.
I am better now and hope to start painting again.
I have painted more than 50 paintings and sent 8 paintings to Mahedra.I had to select 5 paintings for publishing.
May be on another day if others too want to see more of my paintings and if Mahendra is able to publish it may be possible.
I hope Harshi too saw my Dialogue interview. Chira
Thank you Chira for sharing your artistic talents with us and of course a big thank you to Speedy for initiating these dialogues. The artwork and embroidery is exquisite in detail and beautiful. As ND says for an Ophthalmologist this is not surprising.
ReplyDeleteYour grand daughter is cute and is a perfect model for your clothing.
Congratulations Chira!
Manel (Owli)
Hi Manel
DeleteSo lovely to see you on the blog. It must be so wonderfully sublime living in Kandy away from the noise and grime of Colombo. I was born in Kandy and feel that's where my roots are although like a rhizome have spread far and wide. I know you have been busy with the Children's Home and its many occupants. Take care and stay safe.
Manel
DeleteThank you very much for your comment I feel happy that you are appreciating my artwork and embroidery.
I took a few photos where my grand daughter posed for me wearing this dress and I selected this one as she appeared cute in her pose. Chira
Manel. It was lovely to see you on the blog. Please do send anything that might be of interest to us for publishing on the Blog to me. I shall be delighted to post it. Take care.
DeleteDear Chira, Amazing embroidery , matching colour schemes, very thoughtfully done . Beautiful and exqusite. showing talent .
ReplyDeleteThe Rose looked so natural .
Congratulations dear friend.Love and best wishes
Sura
Sura
DeleteThank you very much for your comment. Glad to know you appreciate my paintings and sewing. Chira
Hurrah for Sura Great to see you posting a comment. More please!
DeleteHi Sura
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you on the blog. You always remind me of those years in the faculty when we did all those appointments and ward classes together. Sunil, Rohini Abhay, Ambrose, Razaque, Attale, Lucky Abey and whoever else I have missed braved the trials and enjoyed the good times in our cosy zone of our alphabet together. We were also in the line of fire seated at the front in the lecture theatres.
Take care. Best wishes to you and JC.
Chira, thank you for sharing the images of your paintings and sewing with us. They are beautiful and impressive!! From time to time I have dabbled in both of those activities too. (I thought I would be able to turn out more paintings while being stuck at home this past year, but that did not happen. Perhaps, I was feeling too sorry for myself!)
ReplyDeleteIt is great that your granddaughter appreciates the dresses you make for her. The smocking is beautiful, and I know that it is a painstaking form of sewing. As Nihal said your years as an ophthalmalogist has trained you to do this kind of detailed sewing. The most important thing is that it makes you happy to be doing these things. I hope that you will inspire others to explore their undiscovered talents during retirement. And maybe we will get to see them!
Srianee
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my paintings and sewing.
As you mentioned it makes me happy painting and sewing especially when the end result is good. Chira
Srianee
ReplyDeleteiPad is wonderful for drawing. Get hold of the APP called Procreate. It is very forgiving as you can erase and redraw. No paper, paint or brushes needed. There is a fine Procreate manual online, a bit easier than Muir's Textbook of Pathology. You know Srianee i never could understand the long complex English sentences in Muir's Pathology. It was soporific. I finally decided to buy an American pathology book by Boyd. Simply brilliant. Just what I needed to keep me awake. In later years when I read pathology to understand some radiological features I came across a book by PAN Chandraratne. Very good, as i was a bit biased too as I remember him who was around 5 years our senior at Med School. All that now like the rain in Spain is all down the drain.
ND, I used Boyd's text and not Muir's which I just could not comprehend! As for Chandrasoma's book it is wonderfully presented. The pathological principals are simply described making the subject attractive and interesting!I was fortunate to meet him in his lab in U of Southern California Hospital (long years ago) and he presented me a copy of the book which I treasured for a long time and gave it to the Prof. Neelakanthi Ratnatunga for the department. It is funny that just before I read your note I had sent off my views to a young doctor in Australia on a new Tropical Medicine text to be launched by our Faculty next week and I was reminded of the excellent book by Chandrasoma! By the way he is Kamali Nimalasuriya's cousin.
Deletebest regards
Manel
Manel
DeleteThank you for that information on Chandrasoma. I really liked the book so very well written and presented. It must have been wonderful to meet him in person and receive a signed copy. I too presented my copy to the library of my former hospital. What is the Tropical medicine book called? Is there an ISBN number? Sri Lankans do have the knack to collect information and present them logically.
Speaking of text books I still recall the text book of botany by your former Principal Susan George Pullimood and her sister Anna K Joshua. If I recall correctly they were from South India. I was fascinated by the information provided in the book that is so very well written. It made me a life long lover of nature, flowers and plants. It gives me such great pleasure to live 5 minutes walk away from Regent's Park in London where I spend time everyday of every season seeing buds and blooms appear and wither away giving way to new shoots yet again. I can still recall the botanical names of the common plants. I remember Pullimood and Joshua with great affection for making me a life-long lover of plants.
Manel
DeleteI can remember studying Path from Muir's Pathology. It was such a big book. Good to know that Chandrasoma's book where the subject is made attractive and interesting is available.
Manel I wonder whether you are aware that my broyher's wife Malini is Channa Ratnatunge's sister.I used to meet Neela his wife when I was working in Kandy. Chira
For me the best path book ever written was by Walter and Israel. I still have a copy (later version than what I studied). I think Nihal (ND) got Chandrasoma mixed up. PAN Chandraratne was a Cardiologist and he was Ernie's SHO. Very clever and a lovely chap.
DeleteCorrect. It is Parakrama Chandrasoma's Concise Pathology.
DeleteI did use Walter and Israeli for general pathology which was brilliant. For systemic pathology Boyd was superb and very readable.
In the same vein I found Samson Wright too difficult to understand but a good door stopper.
About pathology textbooks, I think I slogged through our recommended texts in Medical College. I don’t think I used Walter and Israel much at that time. I found it extremely useful when I was studying for my pathology boards many years later, because it explained the basic principles of immunology etc. really well.
DeleteAn interesting connection with Para Chandrasoma is that we lived next door to each other down 5th Lane, until I was about 11 year old. He was a frequent visitor at our home because my brothers were closer to him in age than his 2 older brothers. He entered Medical College when we were in our final year. Many year later I met him at a pathology conference and asked him “Do you know who I am.” His response was “Not a chance!” We stayed in contact for a while, and I even visited him with my mother when we were in California. He also met his former playmates (my brothers) when we were all in CA for my older daughter’s wedding. Whenever I met any of his students and colleagues they spoke very highly of him. He has been a Professor at USC for a long time. His book was written for medical students, and I think I gave my copy to my PA (Pathology Assistant) when I retired.
Chirasri,
ReplyDeleteYou are a very talented artist and dress designer/ maker .
You have made your good eyesight and nimble fingers do wonders in your retirement.
The flowers are absolutely life-like, the rose and rose bud so perfect they could not have been done better.
It is lovely to see such talent, which brings me memories of my mother who was also very creative and talented, who taught me every aspect of needlecraft there is to know.
In our young days, ready-made clothes were not available to buy in shops as you’d remember. They either had to be ordered from catalogues at Whiteaways or Cargills , or made at home. My mother did a lot of our clothes herself , from lace-edged panties and petticoats to absolutely beautiful dresses. As she did these she also taught me, firstly how to tack,hem,darn, graduating to machine stitching and then how to embroider, cross-stitch, smock, shadow embroider, do ribbon work etc-all of which I absolutely loved.
She also did the most gorgeous machine embroidery and fabric painting neither of which I had the opportunity to master.
I have done it in the reverse order to you !
While you mastered them in retirement , I did all my sewing when I was quite young and just loved seeing the creations. Believe it or not, while I should have been studying for my UE, I was embroidering baby clothes for my older cousins who were expecting babies ! which to me now seems very foolish !
I was only groomed to be a good wife and mother like my mother and all her female kith and kin before her ! So from a young age I was taught to play the piano, taught elocution and dancing, sewing, baking, had cookery lessons and enjoyed every one of them while attending school till there was school no more and I was old enough to get married ! Many of my friends at Ladies’ in fact did just this.
With friends and older cousins getting married , I was bridesmaid to many of them as well which was a huge added distraction from studies.
However, by pure chance I stumbled into medicine ! Mine was the first generation of university educated women in the family , and no one, not even I, cared about a career for me !
I must say - Having managed to survive med school by some stroke of luck, I did earnestly study medicine once I started my internship so I could be fair to my patients and have my conscience clear that I had done my best for them.
One could conclude I did everything the wrong way round - though it all came in very useful once I had a family - specially having been able to make dresses for my daughter just as she liked them and also design all her dancing costumes etc.
It was great fun, and I just know the huge feeling of satisfaction you must derive from your wonderful creations. Thank you for sharing them with us, and Thank you
Mahen for posting them.
Rohini
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my Paintings and sewing.
Your Mother had been a good seamstress sewing dresses,doing Cross stitching, Smocking, Embroidery,Shadow Embroidery, Ribbon work, Machine Embroidery and Fabric Painting. Great Talent !
I am sure you could do all the above if you try. Why don't you?
Never too late !
Cross stitching and Painting I started after I retired.
Rohini did you see my Cross stitching in Speedy Dialogue 1 in December? If you haven't seen have a look. I'd appreciate your comment. Chira
Rohini, thank you for sharing your memories of your mother, She belonged to a generation when such skills were highly valued. Chira seems to have woken up some latent talent in some of us. You may enjoy picking up some sewing projects again.
DeleteLike you, I did a fair amount of sewing when my daughters were young, a skill I learned from my mother. I took a few sewing lessons from a family friend while waiting for the A level results and before our Medical College days. My major accomplishment was sewing prom dresses for my two daughters in the late 1980s. The ready made dresses available in the stores at the time were really ugly and my daughters convinced me that I could turn out dresses that were much more to their liking. It was a major undertaking, but they were delighted. My daughters have not inherited the ‘sewing’ genes, but my 17 year old granddaughter watches YouTube videos and has turned out a few creations for herself!
Srianee
Srianee
DeleteI am glad you mentioned That I seem to have woken up some latent talent in some of us.
I never went for any sewing classes but started sewing on my own.I may have inherited sewing skills from my mother who was a very good seamstress.
Srianee since you had gone for sewing classes and since you had sewn frocks for your daughter why don't you do some sewing and publish in the blog ? You have the capabilities. It is never too late !
Glad to know your grand daughter turned out sewing creations for herself. Chira
Chira, I continue to sew from time to time, but they are not ‘works of art’ like your creations. I have saved the prom dresses that I made many years ago, because I put so much care and energy into creating them, but I don’t think it is possible to post photos of them in comments. I will show photos when I see you in person sometime, hopefully early next year!
DeleteSrianee
DeleteWhy don't you have a Speedy Dialogue with Mahendra on Hobbies.You could collect your sewing,Painting and Poems and publish them.
Don't underestimate your talent re sewing. Let us see them.
I am sure Mahendra is waiting for our batchmates to come out with their hobbies. Chira
Pardon me, if I don't read all the above 29 comments before I set out to do my own comment on Chira's fabulous talents and excellent work she has produced. These are a tremendous inspiration to us all Chira, and you have given us an excellent example of how you got into this great hobby and what wonderful results you have produced. Thanks a lot and I know very well that many of us will be inspired by your efforts to have a go at it ourselves. Thanks a lot once more and I raise my 'hat' to you for all the effort you've made with such fantastic results. We are truly proud of you, Chira! Let's have our other batchmates sending in their efforts at any hobby they have, as Mahendra has requested. Oh I am really impressed by all this. All the best from your good friend and colleague and batchmate, Zita
ReplyDeleteZita
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my handiwork.
I gain a lot of satisfaction by Cross stitching, Painting and Sewing.
I enjoy making deserts etc. Watalappam is my speciality.
You, Pram, Primrose and late Priya may have tasted this when you have had meals at my place.
Zita you were interested in doing Cross Stitching and I sent you the web site. How about starting Cross Stitching ? It is never too late.
I know you make lovely Greeting cards. Why don't you collect them and publish them ? As Mahendra says I hope our batch mates
will come out with their hobbies. Chira
Yes, you did point me towards the template for doing similar handiwork. This lazy Zita, needs to be given a knock on the head to get her going. Oh yes, I do keep making cards and a bit of sewing. But what you are doing is spectacular! When I manage to do something anywhere near what you've demonstrated, I'll share it with you and our batch!
DeleteZita
DeleteThanks for your comment. I wish you were here to give you a knock on your head, for you to get going. Don't be so lazy. You make beautiful greetings cards. Don't underestimate your self. Why don't you collect them and also your lovely poems and do a Speedy Dialogue interview?
Mahendra is waiting for batch mates to come out with their hobbies. He will be happy, and we'd love to see them. Chira
Dhira you really have talent. I was blown away by the beauty of what you had done. they look so professional and you say its only two years ago you started.. Your daughter must be really proud of what you are doing, and how far you have progressed after taking her idea on board.. may you go from strength to strength,
ReplyDeleteand may all that you wish for come to you . with love manil
Manil
DeleteThank you very much for your comment and your appreciation.I enjoy doing Cross Stitching and Painting and very happy when the end result is good.
Manil have you seen Speedy Dialogue 1 done with me in December? My Cross stitching was published. Have a look, I'd appreciate your comment. Chira
Dear Chira super interview very impressed by all the wonderful paintings you have done . I cannot paint but I can recognise a good wok of art. I love your rose bud king fisher crab claws etc. Your smocking too is so perfect.
ReplyDeleteYour grand daughter must love your dresses
Thank you Chira for showing us that there is life after retirement and I must say you have carved out great hobbies
Keep up the excellent work
Pram
Pram
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my paintings and smocking.
My grand daughter has many ready made dresses but when ever she wears the frocks that I have made, she says this is Achchi's dress proudly.I am happy to see her wearing my dresses.
I enjoy Cross Stitching where a lot of patience is required and Painting too especially when the end result is good. Chira
Thank you very much Chira and Mahendra for the second episode of the interview which I enjoyed reading.As others of commented it is rather obvious to me that Chira as an eye surgeon has an excellent "eye" for painting, smocking, sewing and of course,very delicate eye surgery!
ReplyDeleteIt is Parakarama Chandrasoma who is a pathololgist, who has written the book, some of you all are referring to and not PAN Chandraratne.
Parakrama was a student of mine who graduated in 1971. For a brief period he was a lecturer in pathology in the Colombo Faculty , before he emigrated to the US.His father was M Chandrasoma, senior civil servant and former Principal Collector of Customs. In 1975 we published a few articles in the Ceylon Medical Journal, on shigella dysentery etc.
Parakrama is also quoted as stopping over in London on the way to the US just to sit for Part II of the MRCP and succeeding! I hope it is a true story. I remember him well with his prominent black frame specs, smartly dressed in white.
DeleteSanath
DeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my Painting, Smocking and sewing.
You will be able to see an interview with Mahendra re my achievements in Ophthalmology with my speciality Keratoplasty, in the near future. Chira
Mahen, I think you shared that story with me earlier, about Para Chandrasoma doing the MRCP Part II on his way to the US! It is entirely possible because he is a brilliant guy and a bit unorthodox! He was called Praki at home, and that’s what we called him when were kids, oh so long ago.
DeleteChira
ReplyDeleteThe blog is our forum and a window into our world after the great dispersal of 1967. This has been one of the finest dialogues we have had for the contribution and interest you have created beyond the main dialogue by communicating with each and every person who has commented. I know how difficult this can be with everything else going on in our lives. In this you have created multiple dialogues with many. With your friendly, good natured and courteous exchanges you have created much interest. Some of our “silent majority” too have commented which is a tribute to the genuine interest you have created by remaining with us even after the dialogue was published. This merely shows how important it is to follow-up the articles and be appreciative of those who take the trouble to comment. In this context just a “Thank you” is never misplaced and goes a long way.
Well done Chira.
Nihal
DeleteWhat a comment !
Your expression appreciating my responses to every comment is valued. I enjoy reading comments published by our batch mates and love replying them.This brings unity among ourselves.
Mahendra mentioned that my 1st interview remains the post with the largest number of comments to date on our blog. ( 120 )
Mahendra is expecting others to come out with their hobbies.
I do hope there will be responses.
I agree with Brene Brown's quote 'when we share our talents with the world we create a sense of meaning and purpose in our selves' Mahendra thanks for publishing this quote.
Nihal, thanks once again for your appreciative comment. Chira
Mangala wanted me to insert the following as a comment under Chira's Speedy Dialogue Series Episode 9 as she didn't want to make any blunders while doing so!
ReplyDeleteShe insists that she had sent her comment on Whatsapp earlier, but does not know how it went astray.
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Hi Chira,
I enjoyed your interview with Speedy under the Speedy Dialogue Series Episode 9. You are such a talented person, and you being a medical doctor, it is even more admirable.
I honestly don't know of any other doctor who is so multi talented and cultivated these kinds of hobbies. As Speedy himself says during the course of the interview, it is amazing
how you did all this without any formal training.
I loved your paintings. I wonder whether you have already posted on the blog, your cross stitching, particularly the picture of Buddha. I am sure you would have already posted the cross stitchings (in that earlier episode) done of your daughter and pet dog. I saw only the smocked work. Anyway, I must ask Lucky to show me the earlier episode, where you were interviewed and which I seem to have missed.
Thank you so much for sharing these with others. The comments under this episode indicate how much they enjoyed them. I for one, enjoyed the entire episode very much.
I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful handy work in the future !
Mangala
Lucky
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for posting Mangala's comment.
Mangala
Thank you very much for your comment appreciating my handiwork. I value your comment.
I had sent you my Cross stitching photos of The Lord Buddha and my daughter and our dog to your whatsapp. Have a look at my 1st Speedy Dialogue where I have shown five Cross Stitching photos.
I had sent my Anthuriams and Araliya paintings to you.
You have said you wanted to see more of my handiwork.I have done more than 50 paintings. I could show more paintings if Mahendra could publish them. Bora too has said that he likes to see more of my paintings.
You say I am talented, what about your talents ? Your Cross stitch work is Fantastic and your Ribbon work is beautiful.
When are you going to do your Cross stitch of your grand kids ?
How about your lovely garden. This is also talent. I appreciate all of them. Chira
Hi Chria Sorry my response is so belated but better lae than never!
ReplyDeleteI can only ehco the sentiments expressed by so many .. Chira you are amazingly talented. Your creations paintings, embroidery and dress design are truely exquisite exquisite ! The fact that you did not have formal lessons or training in any of these is astounding... Thank you for sharing your creations with us . You are certainly an inspiration to all of us . Keep up the great work Suri
Suri
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment appreciating my Creations, Paintings, embroidery and dress design. I am just a novice and get a lot of satisfaction when I see the end result as well as when I see our batch mates posting such encouraging comments. I feel like doing more and more.
Six Cross stitchings are hanging in our sitting room and I have Cross stitched 8 table mats. I don't want to do more Cross Stitchings, it is time consuming and I don't want to hang more in the sitting room.
I hope to do more Paintings, it is quick, also I need to occupy myself as I have stopped Channeling due to Corona. Chira