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WISH FOR YOURSELF My grandma once told me, “Before you go to bed, you must always say three prayers, not for your family, your parents or friends, but for you, you must be able to put yourself first”. I wasn’t a child, so I understood where she was coming from, but it seemed selfish nevertheless. I always thought, that if I look after others even better than how I treat myself, one day karma will be good to me and help you out. As always, the older you get, the wiser you become. My grandma was correct. All those times where I placed my friends before myself, especially during school, that didn’t help me at all. In fact, it only made me go backwards, making it harder for me to progress. For example; my grades suffered because I placed others priorities before my own. It never occurred to me, that ...

Oct 26, 2017 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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FIRST SRI LANKAN RECTOR OF ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE – 1940 to 1961 – Rev. Fr. Dr. Peter A Pillai OMI – Apostle of Social Justice – by Stanley E. Abeynayake

Peter Alcantara Pillai was born on 19th October, 1904 at Wennappuwa. His parents Jacob and Anna Pillai, school teachers hailed from Kayts, Jaffna. His schooling began in his mother tongue Tamil in the school where his parents were teachers. Later he joined St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena, Colombo at the age of nine years. In 1918 he passed the Cambridge Junior with eight distinctions. He was then only 14 years. He passed the Cambridge Senior at the age of 16 years in 1920 also with eight distinctions becoming the first in the whole of the British Empire. Subsequently he became an undergraduate of the then University College of Colombo and obtained the BSc degree with a first class in 1923. In the next year, 1924, he also got through the BSc Hons Mathematics in the first division. Peter Pillai was most deservingly fortunate to win the annual government scholarship in science ...

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Oct 20, 2017 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0

OBITUARY – Mrs Nesam ‘Emily’ Hensman

HENSMAN, Nesam ‘Emily’ HENSMAN. Nesam ‘Emily’. Passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 17, 2017. Aged 93 years. Beloved wife of James (dec. ). Adored and loving mother and mother-in-law of Shyamala and Rohan, Rajan and Ranjani, Mrinalini and Thavo, Mohini and Jega, Shiranthi and Dougie. Loved grandmother to ten and great-grandmother to seven. Forever in Our Hearts Published in Herald Sun on 19/10/2017 ——————————————————————– Dear Thomians, It is with sadness that we inform the membership the passing of Mrs Nesam ‘Emily’ Hensman (mother of Rajan Hensman).    A service to celebrate her life of will be held at St Stephens and St Mary’s Anglican Church, 383 High Street Road, Mt. Waverley on SATURDAY (October 21, 2017) commencing at 10.00 a.m. Following the Service, the cortege will leave for burial at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, 600 Princes Hwy, Springvale, arriving at approximately 1.30pm.    No flowers by request. STC OBA (Australia) ...

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Oct 20, 2017 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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