tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post598177557334921660..comments2024-03-29T02:44:37.396-07:00Comments on Colombo Medgrads 1962: Blogs, Batch mates – Reminiscing and RelivingLucky Abeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-68764155035848447862018-02-04T23:21:55.846-08:002018-02-04T23:21:55.846-08:00Thanks Rohini. Your observations are always valued...Thanks Rohini. Your observations are always valued.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-86599922740071024982018-02-04T18:17:19.019-08:002018-02-04T18:17:19.019-08:00Mahen , I have re-read this post today, even thou...Mahen , I have re-read this post today, even though I had read it when it was posted, and thought it to be a very good analysis of friendships and how they can change over time. It is down to earth realistic, and I don’t see how it could have distressed anybody.I didn’t get to comment on it at the time owing to time pressures. However I specifically referred to it following ND’s article which appeared a few days later on the 26th. Going back to past posts and comments is of course a tricky business for me personally, and I often tend to miss them! As Srianee has said, timing is a crucial factor,depending on how busy each one gets at a particularr time. Your post was great - I loved your <br />“I’ll drink to that “ glass too! Thank you.Rohini Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415723772964781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-36590963497800192152018-02-04T07:59:56.825-08:002018-02-04T07:59:56.825-08:00I agree, we should not take the gift of our high q...I agree, we should not take the gift of our high quality, free higher education for granted. I have come to the realization that I cannot save the whole world, so I do what I can for the people (and causes) whose paths cross mine, if and when I recognize a need.Srianee Diashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378560870613337294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-51863642222908302972018-02-04T06:40:30.823-08:002018-02-04T06:40:30.823-08:00Agree with you entirely Srianee. One of the reason...Agree with you entirely Srianee. One of the reasons that prompted me to pen this post was my sense (imaginary or real) that some colleagues have high expectations from each other based merely on the fact that we had those 5 years together. I felt this was probabaly misplaced and that we must be realistic. As you have said, we have learnt a lot more about each other through the medium of this blog. I do firmly also believe that we must never forget that we are what we are today in the Profession, because of the good fortune to be born in a country where free education was available. This as I say is not a kind of Patriotism (although I have no problem if a person regards it as such), but a grateful recognition and appreciation of our good fortune. The other aspect is the quality of education we had. It therefore follows that any help or assistance we can give back is worthy, not as a sort of "debit/credit" balance, but generated by genuine gratitude and compassion.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-83438790527466656012018-02-04T05:03:02.829-08:002018-02-04T05:03:02.829-08:00Better late than never, I guess! Mahen, I read yo...Better late than never, I guess! Mahen, I read your thoughts and observations and have some of my own. Five years is not long enough to nurture a friendship when one has other pressures, such as getting adjusted to a roomful of cadavers, studying for 'sigs,' exams and so on. I think those who lived together in the hostels had the opportunity to forge stronger bonds. Those of us who lived at home and commuted had a tendency to stick with their known groups, such as those from their own schools (the people they've known since kindergarten!) or the study groups they were assigned to. It was rare for someone with a last name beginning with 'A' to become good friends with someone whose last name began with 'S.' Often it was after graduation, during internship or thereafter, when you ended up in the same geographical area, that the friendships flourished. But, sometimes even that didn't work, because you may not have anything in common. The batch-mate who lives closest to me at the moment is not someone that I count as a good friend. We bump into each other at random events, but that is all. It takes a lot more, to become friends. I think the Blog is an excellent medium, because we discover things about each other, share ideas and so on. Mahen and Lucky and everyone else who keeps it going, a heartfelt thank you from me.<br />Srianee Diashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378560870613337294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-81704679022997551782018-01-24T08:34:15.627-08:002018-01-24T08:34:15.627-08:00Thanks Indra and Sumathi. Just "voicing"...Thanks Indra and Sumathi. Just "voicing" my thoughts. The subject of university friendships and their evolution does fascinate me. I hope more readers contribute and come up with their own views.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-24444998488901177352018-01-24T01:48:13.547-08:002018-01-24T01:48:13.547-08:00Speedy,
Your blog is an excellent discourse,which ...Speedy,<br />Your blog is an excellent discourse,which should awake some of our colleagues in hibernation.<br /><br />SumathiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-1998033810187777682018-01-23T20:15:42.091-08:002018-01-23T20:15:42.091-08:00A thoughtful analysis of friendship & life. Th...A thoughtful analysis of friendship & life. The blog remains another medium for people to be in touch & creative.It is up to the individual to use it and reach out.iahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834328964175766121noreply@blogger.com