mctvm96 : Main News Archive, February 2003 : '96 Batch, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.

More updates : (28/02/03)

Manju has informed me that she is also considering joining a Medicine Course outside Kerala or even Ophthalmology. The final decision will only be taken at the interview of course. Jaimie and Sangeetha are working as OBGYNs in a hospital called Gowreesa at Gowreesapattom. This is not exactly breaking news, but I guess you would like to know. John is probably going to try to get M. D. Medicine somewhere in India. If he doesn't get it, he may go for a D. C. H. in a respectable institution in the capital itself. Vinod Chandran is looking for an M. D. General Medicine seat in North India. Ruchika Agarwal has secured a rank of 422 in the AIPGE. And finally, KKM and Abhi are starting to Delhi tomorrow. Deepthi, Ajith and Sabari are also likely to go with them. (Courtesy various batchmates)

Updates about batchmates : (27/02/03)

Maya has reached back home after a long trip to Chennai and Mumbai. She had gone there for some shopping in connection to her sister's upcoming wedding. KKM is planning to join Peadiatrics inside Kerala. Abhishek is hoping that he would get a Medicine seat at a respectable institution anywhere in India. If and when he gets it, he'll join there. Depending on the condition at the college, he'll consider continuing or writing the other entrance exams like Manipal. Chakku has taken radical decisions to get back into full time preps. He's now staying at a lodges outside the M. H. in an attempt to not get distracted by cricket. Manju will probably go for a M. D. Gynec anywhere inside Kerala and Sheenu would go for a M. D. General Medicine inside Kerala.

Muffy's Wedding on April 11th! (18/02/03)

I had a chat with Muffy's fiance Yaku (her full name is Yakuta Palkhi) today morning. She has informed that both of them are in South Carolina and are doing fine. The good news is that the couple is getting married on the 11th of April this year. The wedding will be at South Carolina. The venue is still not been decided. She's promised to inform the details later. For those who didn't know, Muffy is working on his M. D. plans at Columbia, South Carolina. (Courtesy Yaku)

Tanya and Rana got engaged in a small function held at Tanya's home today (16/02/03) afternoon. The function was attended by only the close relatives of both. There is no news about the expected date of marriage. Rana is presently doing his internship at M. C. H., Thiruvananthapuram. Tanya is busy preparing for the Entrance Examinations. (Courtesy Sundar Singh)

Abhilash P. (who wishes to be known by his name rather than his nickname ie. Professor) has secured an S. H. O. (Senior House Officer) job in General Medicine at Diana, Pricess of Wales Hospital in Lincolnshire. He's informed me that it's a six month job and it would only start in april. That means that he can try visiting home in the few weeks before he joins. That's just awesome isn't it! We are looking forward to seeing you man! (Courtesy Abhilash P.)

(PS - The photo on the right is a recent photograph of Abhilash in England. He's with his friend Sajeev and it was shot in London. Click the photo to view the full size image.)

Doordarshan's Regional Malayalam Channel (DD - 4) will telecast an interview of Dr. Jaya Kumar B. (Endocrinologist) by our very own Bigesh. The interview is slotted at 5. 00 PM on the coming Monday, that is the 17th of February. Don't ever miss this interview which is rumored to be entertaining. Bigesh, of course, has just finished shooting in a tamil movie which will hit theaters soon. (Courtesy Siby)

Both of them are back home. John has given applications for joining as a Senior Intern at C. M. C. Vellore. He'll only decide later about joining. Apparently, a lot of surgical seats are vacant eg. the Surgical ICU. He says there's still ample opportunities for anyone interested. As for Sebind, he has had a memorable experience at the C. M. C. as he wrote to the mailing list. He has got so inspired, he's decided to take Pscychiatry as a career option. For trying out whether the subject is suited for him, he's even considering joining the Psychiatry Department at M. C. H. as a tutor. Kudos to him. Read Sebind's post about the C. M. C. Diarykkurippu. (Courtesy John and Sebind)

Both Deepa and Maya have joined M. C. H. as Provisional tutors after the latest interview for the posts. Deepa has joined General Medicine and Maya is in Surgery. Both are prime candidates for Consultations according to the laest news. Also, both are being used for signing payward requisitions etc. (Courtesy Deepak Chandran)

Bigesh will be on Doordarshan this week. He's inteviewing Dr. Jayakumar B. in the show. The questions which he's used are rumored to be very entertaining. Don't miss out on this. The timings are not available yet. I'll post it when they are known. Bigesh's lastest movie will be released later on this year. (Courtesy Sundar Singh)

Latest news about Sangeetha Shenoi. She's currently in Thrissur. She's preparing for P. L. A. B. Her contact addresses, for those who need it are posted on her bio. Similarly, a lot of other bios have been updated. Meanwhile, Savithry Soumya will be out of town for about a month. She's going for her cousin's wedding at Bhilai. She'll return only at the beginning of March after visiting her Grand Mother (Courtesy Sundar and Savithry)

I happened to catch up with Murali at Sanu's wedding. As you all know, he's enjoying his work at the S. U. T. Hospital in the Department Of Medicine. He is not satisfied with his performance at Sapthaswaram. He felt he could've sung better. His next show will be taped in May where he hopes to do better. (Courtesy Murali)

Shamu is the latest to join the KAPLAN course that started recently in Ernakulam. He's scheduled to join there from the 19th of February. Annilyn was looking extremely cute in her glasses in her wedding. Anoop is slightly taller than Annilyn. (Courtesy Archy)

Yes! Ritzy has delivered a 3. 1 Kg. female baby girl on the first of February after a C. S. The baby and mother were both discharged after three days of hospital stay. Both are doing fine. The name of the baby will most probably be Elizabeth. On behalf of the whole batch, I wish Ritzy and Sen a great time with their baby daughter. (Courtesy Vinee and Paul)

Finally she's come out of the wilderness with news about herself. Sheenu is working in the general medicine department of Benziger Hospital in Kollam. The hospital is very near her home. She's having a relatively easy time with only 6 duties per month. On the non - duty days, she has to work from morning 8 to afternoon 1.

Dr. Anoop ('97 Batch) met with his demise when he was accidentally drowned in the sea while bathing at beach of Somatheeram Ayurvdic Resort near Kovalam on the 31st of January, 2003. Dr. Vishad, who also was in a serious condition, was admitted to the ICU at the Medical College Hospital. According to the latest news, he's doing well. Others who escaped from being seriously injured include Dr. Praveen, Dr. Jain, Dr. Anoop Mohanan Nair, Dr. Thomas Jacob, Dr. Sethu. The cremation was conducted in Varkala on the 1st of February. Dr. Anoop was the brother of Dr. Deepak who is doing M. D. General Medicine at MCH, Tvm.

On behalf of all of us at the '96 Batch, I extend my heart felt condolences for Dr. Anoop's grieving family. The '97 Batch is planning to do something in Dr. Anoop's memory. Plans include sponsoring the Medicine Gold Medal Exam or a CME on Emergeny Medicine. (Courtesy Manorama, Hindu, Siby and Sameer)

(P. S. - Since I was out of station for three days, I couldn't post this story earlier. Please bear with the inconvenience.)

In the show called Sapthaswaram aired on Asianet last night, Murali defeated his competitor handsomely. I, as you all might know, was unable to watch the show because I was on a trip to Bangalore. But I had rang up all of my close relatives to tell about the show. Everyone, including my sister, thought Murali sang well to beat the other participant. Let's cheer our charismatic singer for his efforts! Cheers! (Courtesy my family)

Murali Krishnan is back in the S. U. T. working in the General Medicine Department. He's rejoining after a gap of about two months. During this period, he was GPing in other hospitals in the district and in some other remote places. (Courtesy Murali)