Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Friends,
Before I start this issue I would like to wish all of you a Prosperous New Year 2008 with lots of health and stress free. That all your wishes come true and that old friendships be reborn.
Feedback on REUNION 2007, and still waiting for a report, comments by one of the members of the committee. I am sure that there has to be something else besides the formal report. Naturally the Christmas holidays and the New Year´s celebration must have put a time out on the Commission´s work.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RE: I sent you an Angel....PLEASE DO NOT PASS HER ON!!!
Glen Mckoy
Saturday, December 8, 2007 7:04:17 AM
Hi there guy,
How yuh doing and thanks for the angel that's all I need, about the abbey, the play grounds and the swimming pool,
I think its a good idea to reestablished things as it was before, but I think the people who were in charge of it before, should not be in charge again of the operation as they never kept it going once the money ended (this would be the church).
They never invested in the assets they had like the pool etc.
This place could have been an excellent private sports club for families etc. with tennis courts etc. but was left to waste away,
Our field could have hosted some of the football games in the country or in that area, it was well build, I don't know how bad it is now.
I think the only way this venture can work is as a business,
Once up and running, it must be profitable, in order to pay a lease to the church for its sport facility etc.
This kind of business takes the management and staff that are committed to sports in a professional way for they are the front line of what will make or break this type of business.
Sorry if I may sound a little negative with some of my comments, however we must not let emotions cloud our judgement,
I am also sorry to see the this place that made so many good sporting teams , and the confidence that sports give to the youths, were left in ruin for so long.
I am committed to invest in this project after a feasibility study has been done, and if this is the way the old boys want to go.
How come no body mention doing something down the
I think that could be a really good place to develop, and could draw top dollar from tourist and locals looking for a private place, what do you think??? looking forward to comments
Glen McKoy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Re: October
laszlo kertesz
Sunday, November 4, 2007 8:03:45 PM
Dear Don,
I did look into the Blog and saw the photos.
I need names or I have to send the photos as UNKNOWN.
You seem to know the names as there is a first name but no last names.
In case you do not know the wife's name, no problem I shall use Alumni and wife in the code.
Maybe I missed something? So, please help me.
Yours are the first photos but I do not want to use UNKNOWN in the code or use the first name as identification.
How about the list of those that went?
Some said that there were expecting over a hundred persons???
Was the meeting at a hotel???
Dinner? Speakers?
Help?
Ladislao
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Don Mitchell CBE QC <idmitch@anguillanet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:19:52 PM
Subject: October Reunion
Hello Ladislao,
I know that
The most important news is that we agreed to found an Association of Old Boys as a legal entity. The
Second, we agreed on a major social gathering on the weekend of April 19 and 20. The first day will be for the organisation's meeting and election of officers. The second date is for the social function. The date was chosen for two main reasons. First, the alternative dates were not convenient and were in the middle of the more expensive tourism season. Second, we were told the date would coincide with the Venezuelan holiday weekend, and more of those alumni might be able to join us.
Third, we elected the first officers. They are Joseph Bermont, Rudy Singh, Peter Sammy, Michael Dornellas, Winston Ramsahai, Stewart Henderson, Dennis Gurley, and Jon Golding. Their job is to get the organisation legally registered and to plan and implement the reunion in April 2008.
The pictures that I took are at "Don's Photos" under links in the right-hand column of the Blog: http://abbeyschool2007.blogspot.com/
I thoroughly enjoyed the reunion, and hope they will be more regular now.
Keep well.
Don
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Rafael Echeverría [mailto:reglaw@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: What's Going On At The Mount?
Gosh ! ... I am soooooooo proud of you all.
I really do not know what is going exactly regarding the preservation of Mount's lands, but it makes me feel so proud to see how you guys take care of the most beautiful memories of My life.
And then I notice that perhaps they are also Yours !!!
I was thrilled and sad at the same time to see the latest pictures of the football field, I so much enjoyed, seemingly abandoned.
And the pool, the showers.
It brought so many memories.
GOD bless you all.
Please take due note of my address and phone numbers in
Keep them and use them whenever you want.
A
My Brothers ......................................... The
You make feel privileged and proud !
CheChe
(Rafael Echeverria)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
From: Manuel José Prada Padovani
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 7:58 AM
Subject: RE: What's Going On At The Mount?
Dear John:
I believe that this confusion has arisen after having read Kertesz´s Mount circular.
The person in charge of a leasing and reconstruction of Mount´s sports complex is Bro. Rupert.
I know of this because he comes often to
The monks don´t want to sell or anything of the sort.
I understand the complex could be revamped and it would be of great service to the community as a whole and to the Abbey, specifically, as an important source of money.
This is what it is all about.
Please contact Bro. Rupert or the Abbot.
Pud was just a very important and fortunate contact with the government authorities after Bro. Rupert made the comment to him and Bro. Rupert being sort of despaired for the government not having answered after having they made an offer in the sense that I have mentioned.
This last august was in TT for a very short visit: a Tang´s wedding and a meeting with dear fat Pud.
I don´t have his new email but he can easily be reached in TT.
Hope this note clarifies things.
Do contact Bro. Rupert or his excellency the Abbot for further actual details.
Regards and promise to see you on my next visit.
All the best and God´s blessing to all Mount boys.
Manuel
------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
De: Roberto Lipavsky [jurislipavsky@cantv.net]
Fecha: 03/12/2007 09:14:41
Dear Friends:
Sometimes things don't work out the way we expected.
Lack of health ( " too f.... old ", as Isaias Farcheg would put it) was the main reason for my absence at the
On the other hand, even though we live in the same country, when you reside here on Margarita Island, you sort of live in another country abroad, among other reasons, in this period of the year it is easier to get a flight to and from any other place, than from this island to Caracas and back.-
Nevertheless I want to congratulate you again Ladislao for the wonderful work, time and effort that you have given to this program.
On re-reading circular 307 I saw that you are trying to get hold of Jerry BAIN.
I wonder whether to that purpose the following numbers can be useful: (both Old Mount Boys with whom I had dinner in Pampatar some months back) :
DAVID BAIN (who lives in Pampatar) 0416-661.61.01 ; 0414-563.17.43
BRIAN GODDARD (who came to visit) 0416- 647.99.70.
Kind regards
Roberto Lipavsky (alias "pelo") class 1.958.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------.
GREETINGS
Dion Fakoory
Friday, December 21, 2007 3:21:23 PM
To all my very friend and his love ones
Wishing you and yours the best and healthiest new year 2008
Merry christmas and a blessed and successful new year
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Merry Christmas
Csaba Jakobszen
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:22:00 PM
Dear Ladislao,
First of all I would like to wish you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2008 with good health and lots of luck.
Thanks a lot once more for all the productive energy which you have poured into the circulars of this year, which have helped to create an invisible interwoven network, which in turn, helped to create and to keep up the contact between so many of us MSB boys, scattered throughout this globe.
In February, I'll be in
I´'ll contact you per phone after arrival. (My wife and I will be flying over on February 2nd. )
Best regards till then
Csaba
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
De: bainven@cantv.net [bainven@cantv.net]
Fecha: 27/11/2007 13:11:38
Laszlo:
Urbano, Castro y Farcheg si los conozco, estuvimos juntos en MSB y nos hemos visto posteriormente en reuniones de ex-alumnos.
Si los ves me les das un gran saludo de mi parte.
Saludos,
David Bain
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
De: Carlos Dvorak [carlos_dvorak@aincosa.com]
Fecha: 28/11/2007 15:54:13
Estimado Ladislao,
Disculpame, pero no puedo asistir a ninguna de las dos cenas, estoy distante de la Ciudad de Caracas.
Estare de vuelta el 30/11/2007.
Muy atentamente,
CARLOS E. DVORAK
Gerente de Administracion y Finanzas
Anaco industrial coating, s.a.
Anaco, Edo. Anzoategui, Venezuela
Telf: 58 282 414 5142
Mob: 58 414 3043695
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
De: Julio César Arreaza [jca953@cantv.net]
Fecha: 21/12/2007 12:04:45
Apreciado Ladislao:
Te deseo una feliz Navidad al lado de los tuyos.
Me hubiera gustado compartir con los compañeros eternos del Mount una cena en estos frescos y claros tiempos de Navidad.
Como tú sabes tengo a mi mamá en situación delicada y por lo tanto deseo estar el mayor tiempo posible a su lado.
Aprecio la oración de ustedes, el grupo de compañeros, que tienen una gran Fe.
Mi mamá s llama Beatriz.
Dios les bendiga siempre,
Julio César Arreaza B
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Photos:
07UN0001KAL, Keith Allen
07RE0006MSB, Panoramic of MSB
07RE0005RECGRP, Dennis Dinner with UNKNOWN, Zanelli and Echeverria
07RE0004RECTANG, Rafael Echeverria and Peter Tang
No comments:
Post a Comment