Thursday, December 15, 2011

Excerpts from Nissanka

The present harbour was a place where we all used to go and see bathe. It was called Closenberg. Used to see a lot of exotic fish as there were no  imports at that time. Bobby will be abble to tell you more.
Your father (Gihan) my father and  the Rev. used to have A-40 Cars. Vinnie had a Bug Fiat, used to gamble a lot. Bobby, JR'S son and Austin used to be class mates Boy they are over 70 now.
Priya was at Richmond college and got into the university and then joined Bank of Ceylon whare he met his wife who was a secatary there. Austin went to England and married a Swedish girl. Githa went and stayed with them in Sweden.
I visited them in 79 in Canada. he died a few years back. Marguerite went and stayed with Priya in Paris about 20 yrs. ago. Nirmala went to England at 21yrs to become a nurse. She ended up as a senior lecturer at the las vegas university on nursing.
Ranjan, Roshans husband was the grand son of Sir Charles De Soysa whose statue is at eye hospital junction, Liptons Circus. I married the daughter of the last Britisher who worked in Ceylon.

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