When I’m 64…

The type of role model for citizens in spiritedestination was spotted by Desiderata at lunchtime today – so appropriate, First Primeday.

“I have a heart problem and went through much stress, tension and plenty of burning the midnight oil. I am proud to have finally done it.” – Dr T.S. N. Rathakrishnan who graduated from the Melaka Manipal Medical College.

That was the lead highlight on the frontpage of The Star 12 September 2005.

The full story on page 6 further quoted the good doctor at that young age of sixty-four: “I almost called the whole thing off during the first two years of study in India ,,, studies and reference work were proving were proving to be too much.”

I was tempted on tHis lazy afternnon after a wealthy lunch to stop here, but THE bless'd Primeday RAINS THAT CAME ABOUT 1.00PM HELPS TO COOL DOWN DESI'S RISING BLOOD PRESSUE DUE TO SLEEP DEPRIVATION, also I haer some protestation. So to live up to my name which I said in my previous post means “charitable”, I am typing out a paraphrase of some 4 more paras from The Star report for mGf such as IMran who don’t want to part with RM1.20 to spend on a copy (he claims tightening the belt’, getting too fat, but Desi suspects he’s a real’kedekut” from Up North?...). So the report continues:

Heading: He’s finally a doctor at 64

MALACCA: It has always been T.S.N. Rathakrishnnan’s drem to be a doctor.
He had to skip the convocation ceremony on Saturday as he was helping a friend set up another medical college, where he is to be the principal. His wife is a radiologist at a Kuala Lumpur private hospital while their son is a registrar at the neurology department of an university hospital in Singapore.

It took Rathakrishnan, a retired plantation manager SEVEN years to complete his medical studies, after he first enrolled at India’s Manipal Medical College.

DESIDERATA: That’s the role model for citizens at OUR I-LAND – demonstrating TRUE GRIT. Like Primrose, Yan – winners all. Desi qualifies not be age of 64, but being the Initiator for the i-land project, HOPE there is no objection please. We are very DEMOKRATIK on spiritedestination, as long as you do not proteseth too much against the founder-members, who comprise ……..

Mayhaps Desi's next Challenge is to ask Readers to GU'SS his age. I won't becos nobody will get it rite! Desi subscribes to Mark TWAIN's definition -- it is an issue of Mind over Matter!

A hint is that Desi is almost forty, going on 39 next year, 38 the year after ...On spiritedestination, we also enjoy Time Travel, as mGf Julese Verne taught founder Desi S-well. LoLs!:) as mGf fella (NOT sheila!) founders SweetS, Sab, and Kyels, will yell.:););)


Beatles song lyrics
by John Lennon/Paul McCartney

****When I'm 64****

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now,
Will you still be sending me a Valentine,birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I'd been out 'till quarter to three,would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?
Hmm------mmm---mmmh.
You'll be older, too.Aaah, and if you say the word, I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse, when your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, sunday mornings, go for a ride.
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four?
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wightif it's not to dear. We shall scrimp and save.
Ah, grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
Send me a postcard, drop me a line stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely wasting away.
Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine forever more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four?