I am meeting many of my old friends
during my school days on facebook. Contacted them and they were recalling
fond memories. One can remember the two of us that is Shirley Aunty and me
travelling to school and he mentioned , oh the cute little girls and he said one
was pretty serious and always a book in her hand reading. He was based in
Dubai and was the Regional Manager for a Hotel chain -
Intercontinental in the Gulf Region and was based in Dubai. This is
Polly's, (Canada) brother. He is still in Tourism travelling to and
fro from Malaysia and has a foreign company promoting Tourism in
Sri lanka to Muslim tourist.
The other is Branu Rahim, an old
Roysalist captained the Rugby team in 1966. Both his sons too played for
Royal and one captained the Rugby team in 1990. I told him I am in the
opposite camp rooting for the Lions as both you and Dada were at Trinity.
He had gone for the Rugby and said the Lions did roar loudly and it was a
fantastic game for Trinity.
and had been covering the
events. He was a Journalist When it was too hot returned to S.L. and
worked for a Company that exported furniture to various countries in the
world. he had toured the world ,was in USA and even in Hong Kong. One of
his sons is now a surgeon in England and the other is working for John Keels in
the U.K. Daughter just passing out from a college in Australia end
of this Semester.
It was so funny. he was in the
Advanced Level while we were getting ready for the GCE O.L. exam. At one
time we all met at Matale when Daiyan Uncle was at Matale Science college to
study. As soon as Uncle was out of the door, Uncle had to go to school, we were
playing havoc and not doing our studies at all. One day he came home and
questioned us on some work from the Science subjects and none could answer. he
was so upset. Could not scold the boys as they were Binto Aunty's
nephews, but turned around and got me to go to his room and study on my own.
For fear of another mishap, I diligently studied and was able to answer
all his questions. And passed the exam. I can't remember what Hadji
did, the last I remember is he was attracted to Miss Sri Lanka,
one year it w days. Unfortunately I did not get in touch with them once I met
dada. These are cousins from my father's side.
I have another set
of cousins from my mother's end , whom I like get in touch with.
Shiranee' Aunty's husband had spoken with one of them at
Aunty's daughter's funeral and when he had seen Shirley Aunty and knew the
connection,he had asked Aunty's husband to bring me along to his house and
insisted that he need to come with me for lunch. He is Ranji Akbar,
Trinitian, Rugby player for Trinity and CR and FC Club, and
another sports writer who covered the Rugby Tournaments in Badulla. He
came to Badulla when we were teaching there and also met Dada. This
was before our marriage. He had gone home and told my father, "Brother we have lost her". With all my cousins around, brilliant
products and a jolly crowd. Hadji is in Tourism and based in Indonesia. I
have to get his contact. Rattie Pallie I don't know where he is. May be a
cousin of Heshan but Heshan may not know him. At one time he was the
Medical officer for Gihan's Company when he was at Finlay;s.
