Murali singing on Asianet!!! (31/01/03)

To answer all the queries about his whereabouts, the man himself has come out of the darkness. Yes! Murali called me up yesterday after he got the information about the rumor ciruculating about him. There was another reason for the phone call. He wanted some publicity for his appearance at a talent show, Saptaswaram on Asianet. The particular episode is going to be aired on Saturday (1st of Feb) 8. 30 PM and a repeat telecast on Monday (Feb 3rd) at 9. 00 AM on Asianet. Don't miss it for anything! About his GPing, he is joing back to S. U. T. in General Medicine from the 1st of February.

Updates about Professor and Achayan : (31/01/03)

Professor has again e-mailed me informing that Achayan has moved to Birmingham. So they are living separately now. He wanted me to correct his bio on the site. I had posted earlier that they both have S. H. O. jobs. But that will take some more time. Till then, they will do the attachment at hospitals. So they are still jobless! Read his article about PLAB and it's preps.

Latest Updates on Chakku, KKM, Anoop and Abhishek : (30/01/03)

As part of the wave of GPing which has lashed on our batch, these guys have also started going to different hospitals. Chakku is working in three different hospitals; one at Thirumala, another at Karamana and is sharing weekly duties at Nirmala hospital with KKM and Abhishek. Anoop (Trivandrum) is working in a few hospitals near Kazhakkoottam and Attingal. (Courtesy Chakku)

Where on earth is Murali? (26/01/03)

We have been wondering, for quite some time now, about the whereabouts of our dearest singer. The curiosity was re-ignited when I happened to get overtaken by a super cool looking Murali on a busy main road in rush hour traffic. On the day after Anoop S. got his new bike, he headed to Murali's home to see what was up with him. And the news is that Murali is making loads of money at GP in a remote hospital in Idukki. Let's hope saves enough to give us all a grand treat afterwards. (Courtesy Anoop S. Trivandrum)

Manjusha is getting married : (23/01/03)

I just received an e-mail invitation from her. She's is marrying Dr. Dileep Kumar on the 6th of February, 2003 at Sun Auditorium, Moonnumukku, Attingal. The muhurtam is between 9.15 to 9.30 and the reception is at 9. 00 AM. Dileep is a surgery PG at MCH, Tvm. Hope to see many of you there. E- mail her your greetings here (Courtesy Manjusha)

Maya's sister's engagement : (22/01/03)

Maya's sister's engagement on the 19th of January, was a semi-official one. Both the bride and the groom weren't present and the function was just a formal 'urappikkal'. The wedding is on the 29th of March. The groom is from Eranakulam; Panampilly Nagar, to be precise. He is presently doing his PhD. in Business Economics in Chicago. (Courtesy Maya)

Sanu and Rajee tie the knot on the 9th of Feb : (22/01/03)

I received the invitation card today. The marriage would take place on Sunday, the 9th of February, at the Holy Cross Church at Muttada at 11. 30 AM. The reception will be at Malarvady hall in Muttada. Let's all wish the couple a very prosperous future! E-mail them wishes >>

Shocking News : Soumya C. V. discontinues M. D. Paed at AIIMS (20/01/03)

News just in! Soumya C. V. has decided to call in quits from AIIMS. She was doing M. D. Paediatrics for the last one month. It seems she had very a very strenuous routine at AIIMS with very little sleep. She couldn't continue working witout getting adequate sleep. That's why she's is coming back to Trivandrum by Wednesday. She'll probably pursue P. G. aspirations at Trivandrum M. C. Hints are there that both of the top rank holders in last year's Kerala might give Radio Diagnosis as their first choices. (Courtesy Sundar Singh and others)

The Karakkonam family : (19/01/03)

Our batch has solid representation among the faculty at the Karakkonam Medical College. We have five Tutors there. They are Sundar Singh - Biochemistry, Aneesh A. - Anatomy, Asha N. S., Briji S. Panicker and Lekshmy L. - in OBGYN and finally Sreekanth S. S. - Physiology. Some of our Madams are there as well. Kulkarni Madam (HOD Anatomy), Jayanthi Bhai Madam (Biochem Associate Professor), Glorine Gnanathankam (Principal), Susheela Pillai Madam (Physiology HOD), Archana's Mother - Nagaveni Madam (Professor in Physiology and Anaesthesia), Retnavalli Madam - Pharmacology HOD. (Courtesy Sundar Singh)

Update on Alan Jose : (19/01/02)

I met Alan Jose the other day at the ICH at Medical College. Our gang had just finished playing cricket in the morning and had come there to ICH to grab a refreshing drink. Alan is planning to write U. S. M. L. E. soon. He's going to write I. E. L. T. S. in a two weeks time. Uganda (Manoj M.) was there with him and both were sporting cool looking French beards! - (by KK)

Update on Annilyn, Vinee and Shirmila : (18/03/02)

Annilyn P. Sebastian is going to get married on the 6th of February. The lucky guy is Dr. Anoop, a '93 Batch student from the Kottayam Medical College. He and Annilyn have given their Step 1 of the U. S. M. L. E. She said it was okay, only one section was tough. She'll be reaching India on Monday.

Vinee, as you all know is settled in U. S. at Knoxville, Tennesse. Her husband Bhushan Deshpande is Chemical Engineering Phd. and is working in a company called Techmer PM (which is derived from TECHnology of polyMERS). Shirmila is in Madison, Wisconsin, where her husband, Anoop teaches at the University of Wisconsin.

(Courtesy Archana, Vinee)

The M. H. Gang at Munnar - Reliving the past : (16/01/03)

The M. H. Gang comprising of Aby Madan, Arun Raj, Aju, Philson, Raghunath, Shifas, Sudin, Sreejith Sundeep & Vinod Chandran went to visit Munnar to get rid of the All India Nightmare. It seems they had a really nice time. Aby Madan had e-mailed the e-group about this. "we had been to munnar after the devastating all india exam. It was like re-living our good old spm tour only that the hotel we stayed in was different. It seems the people in HILL VIEW develop a generalised anaphylaxis when they hear "mctvm"....i don't know y.". (Courtesy Aby Madan)

Poornima at Canada : (16/01/03)

One of our batchmates has landed in Canada - Poornima S. We have our batchmates at different place around the globe. Poornima is the latest one at Edmonton, Canada. That is the place where her spouse is doing his job. Congrats Poos!!! Have a nice time at your place where there is snow round the year. Dont forget to keep in touch. And those who want to mail her, can do it HERE. - (By Paul)

Wedding season again : (posting on 16/01/03, updated on 18/01/03)

Latest news from a very reliable source. Our batch is going to get four more couples very soon. The first wedding is between Chitra Sam and Jayanth on the 26th of January at Thiruvalla. Coming up on the 6th of February, we have the function pairing up Annilyn and Anoop ('93 Batch Kottayam Medical College. Then on the 9th of February, our Jeep crazy couple of Rajee Myladoor and Sanu tie the knot. The invitation cards are being sent. Soon to expected are the wedding of Boban with Bhavana and Rana with Tanya. (Courtesy Chakku)

Achayan and Professor pass PLAB Part 2 : (16/01/03)

Professor has informed Chakku that both he and Achayan had cleared their Part 2 PLAB Exams held earlier in the month. Professor has also got an attachment at a hospital and has joined for M. R. C. P. Respiratory Medicine, thanks to some recommendations from his uncle. Chakku is helping out with his recommendations these days. It seems he needs one more recommendation other than the one he has from Joy Philip sir. News just in : Achayan has also procured an attachment at a Hospital in General Medicine. Professor's lates addres is there in his bio. Congratulate Professor and Achayan by mailing to them. (Courtesy Chakku)

The Get Together - B Batch : (13/01/03)

As planned, the get together took place at Chinnu's restaurant at Kesavadasapuram. Only eight people turned up. Joan, Julie, Kavitha J. B., Deepak, John, Jeevesh, KKM and of course me. We had a fun time catching up. The hottest news is that Joan has joined DNB D&V at Trivandrum Medical College from the 1st of this month. The ward work is not much of trouble and she's very satisfied about it. Julie is concluding her visit to Trivandrum and going back to Bangalore on Tuesday. We had lot's of fun sharing jokes and watching the wedding photo albums. For those who missed out, we collectively missed you very much. We're looking forward to making this a regular affair every time somebody drops in eg. Julie. Joseph, if you are reading this, make sure you come for the next time. Immediately after that, Deepak went to check the results of the Provisional Tutor Interview. That's at the Career page.

More Couplings - Siblings of Ancy and Maya : (13/01/03)

Ancy's brother is getting married this Wednesday (15/01/03). The ceremony will be held at the Bethel Marthoma Church, Kottara at 10:30 a.m. and the reception will be held at A. G. R. Auditorium, Kottara thereafter. Maya's sister is getting engaged this Friday (17/01/03). It's a low profile function. The marriage is scheduled on the 29th of March at the Trivandrum Club. My best wishes to all of them. (Courtesy Maya)

Latest Updates about Althaf, Ruchika Ivy and others: (13/01/03)

Althaf is working in Al Arif Hospital as a Casualty M. O. Ruchika has e-mailed Maya Prasad recently. Currently, she's like most of us, writing entrance exams. The good news is that this exam was good for her. Ivy is preparing for the entrance and her husband Christy is working as at the Cosmopolitan Hospital at the I. C. U. as a medical officer. Most of the 'B' batch is going to have a get-together at a city restaurant on Monday Afternoon. I'll be going there and I'll get the latest info from all who turn up there. Archana has joined the Kaplan courses which started recently at Eranakulam. She's taken and apartment there and is staying with two other students. Renjini is scheduled to join the course by the 20th of this month. (Courtesy Maya and others)

Latest about Professor and Achayan : (01/01/03)

I just had a chat session with our very own Professor, Abhilash P. He is enjoying his time out there hanging out in pubs. The Part 2 PLAB exams didn't exactly go well for him. But Achayan did them well. The results are expected on the 8th of Jan. Till then they are free. Drop a line of two for the Professor and Achayan. (Courtesy Professor)

The big party at Technopark Club on New Year's Eve (01/01/03)

I had the most wonderful night yesterday. As I have told you, my friends played at Technopark's own Vishakha Restaurant for the Technopark Club's new year celebrations. I was there from late afternoon. Really enjoyed rigging up the equipment with my gang. As I told you the entry to the party was free. The food was at a price. WE had a really loud audio setup which generated great tonality of bass. Late into the evening, the music started blaring LIVE from the men I jam with and it was, in reality, SO MUCH FUN!

Three songs into the show, the crowd was on their toes dancing! And MY OH MY, our dear friend Roshan Uthup Varghese (who was on the guitar and who by the way is a schoolmate and friend of our own Siby) really rippped it! The solo of of the 'staple-song' "Hotel California" would make any guitarist turn green with envy! The drummer kicked arse and was the toast among the active members of the crowd. The vocalists sang well and the bass was all so groovy! All in all, it was a real good show.

The booze was flowing and there was even a little fight among the drunkards. At the stroke of midnight, the lights went out and there was a brilliant display of fireworks, just like the kind of thing you get on CNN for the 4th of July. Whoa and then we tailed of the show
with some really loud groovy numbers. Siby, you missed it and you missed it for your life!!!

The manager of the restaurant was like overwhelmed with the response that the band generated and was more than pleased with the performance. We had recorded the whole gig on casettes and when we played the tapes back through one of the car sterios, baby ooooooh,
it was sounding GOOD!