Saturday, 20 September 2008

Circular No 359





Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Caracas, 20 September 2008 No.359

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Dear Friends,

A recompilation on Daniel Michieli emails with the latest recently received.

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WELCOME - Daniel Carrizo

Nigel Boos

Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:53:42 AM

Dear Daniel,

Thank you very much for getting back to me, and for giving me so many details of your life story.

It is good to hear from you.

You have called a lot of names, for some of which we have email addresses.

I thought that I might be interesting for some of your old school friends to hear from you, and therefore I am copying this message to them as well, in case they should wish to contact you.

I have no idea where Anzoategui is, and where so many of the Venezuelan Old Boys of the Mount might live in relation to your State, and because it is possible that some of them might not be too far from you, I'm copying this to them as well.

So, you might be quite surprised to hear from one or other of our Venezuelan Old Boys. Please let me know if anyone does contact you.

For the past number of years, Ladislao Kertesz (Class of 1960) has been spearheading an effort to bring together all the Old Boys of Mt. St. Benedict through the facility of email connection, and he has been very successful in sending out Circular letters from time to time, (weekly), and stimulating others to get involved.

He has been ably helped, initially, by Anthony Johnson (California, USA) and by Don Mitchell (Anguilla, Caribbean Sea), who has set up and maintained a weblog.

For my part, I am simply trying to develop a database of all the Old Boys of the Abbey School, with their email addresses, to allow ease of contact.

I shall shortly be sending out another update to the database, and you shall receive it for the first time.

It's good to have you on board, and once again, thanks for contacting us.

Nigel Boos

(Class of 1960)

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On 19-Jun-08, at 1:48 AM, michielid@cantv.net wrote:

Good night, Mr Boos. I am Daniel Roberto Michieli Carrizo. I entered Abbey School on September 1967, in Form I.

I was 10 years old.

I stayed until December 1969, when I left MSB, starting Form III, because of the divorce of my parents.

I continued studies in Puerto La Cruz, Estado Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

I am now 51 years old; I became a pediatrician and PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) specialist.

I work at Centro de Especialidades Médicas Anzoátegui, the biggest private clinic in northeastern Venezuela.

I am married with Nilza Mejias.

I have 2 sons (Daniel Roberto 31 years Civil Engineer, Daniel Jose, 15 years.

He is applying for an university sport scholarship in soccer, for USA), 2 daugthers (Nilza del Valle, 28 years, technology university mayor in oil, but she is dedicated to conmerce., and Daniela Patricia, 20 years, medicine student), and three grand-daugthers: Daniela Sophie 7 yrs, Santtina Antonella 5 yrs and Shantall Anne-Sophie 12 years, last two from Nilza del Valle) I entered Abbey School with Father Bernard as Principal.

I remember Father Cuthbert, Father Peter, Father Augustine, Father Theo (Theodore), Brother Frederick.

I belonged to Saint Lawrence.

I played football for the college team in my category.

Also I reached to be assistant in our Scout group, one of the best groups of Trinidad (We were going to Guyana's Jamboree in 1970, but I left the college).

I was in the class of Pedro Coscarat, Alfredo Montiel, Jose Luongo, Carlos Carabaño, Oscar Cantore, Frank Ibarra, Winston Cabello, Eddie Moffie, Andres Moffie, etc.

The Prefects that years were Attila Gyuris, Larsen. Gillermo Dvorak, Cecil Camacho and others.

I entered Abbey School many years after you left it.

I remember goods moments at school, but I do not have much free time to dedicate to Abbey Boys activities, I'm sorry.

I will be pleased to meet you.

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De: michielid@cantv.net [michielid@cantv.net]

Fecha: 27/09/ 23:01:44

Good night.

At this side is writing Daniel Roberto Michieli Carrizo, 48 years old, 1967 class.

I was in Abbey School since September 1967 until December 1969 (form 1, form 2 and one trimester of form 3).

I returned to Venezuela because of a familiar big problem.

Since then, I don't remember a contact with friends (students, teachers or priests from Abbey School), and I am very happy of having this moment.

I remember of my class Alfredo Montiel, Coscarat Brothers, Jose Costa, Frank Ibarra, Felipe Dáger, Simón Dáger, Oscar Cantore, Winston Cabello, Carlos Carabańo, José Antonio Luongo, Moffie Brothers, and from others classes Zanella (remember Aqualads), Carlos Malavé (leader of my boyscout group, I was the assistant), Franklin Malavé (captain of Saint Lawrence football teams).

I can remember Mr Sheldon Gomes (our football trainer), Mr Chow Fatt (geometry teacher), Brother Frederick (chemistry teacher; he after left the Abbey because he chose to get married with a very pretty girl).

Remember Cutty (Father Cuthbert), Bobo (Father Bernard, the principal), Father Theo (he went to Holland in my second year).

I remember the bus driver when we went to play vs Arima High School, football, and we lost; he said that the only good thing we had was the colour, because all of us were white.

Six months later there was a big race problem in Trinidad; civil troubles called The Black Power.

After that (January 1970) I didn't know anything of Trinidad and the Abbey School, Until today.

At this moment I have a big family; my wife (a very good woman, a black woman; a marriage of 30 years), 2 sons (27;12), 2 daughters (24; 16) and 2 grand-daughters (3;1).

I am a physician (paediatrician and paediatric intensives) working in Lechería, Estado Anzoátegui, Venezuela, and I am very glad to enter in this new-old circle of friends.

Perhaps we could meet someday, sometime, and could have a good time, a good and long conversation.

Greetings to all of you, my brothers.

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De: michielid@cantv.net [michielid@cantv.net]

Fecha: 13/01/ 00:57:58

Good night to all of you.

I had my PC turned off for many days and today I have had the great pleasure of reading many messages of old friends from Abbey School.

I hope that all of you, and your families, are finding happy, together, in very good health, working hard and fulfilling all the wishes you could have (a little difficult in our current Venezuela, by now).

I will try to make time to read and answer all the mails, on time.

Greetings.

To Dr Bratt: If I go to Port of Spain in anytime be sure I'll look for you, to go up Abbey School; it's a deal. Thanks .

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From: Glen Mckoy (mckoy43glen@hotmail.com)

Sent: Tue 5/27/08 2:38 PM

Thank you Nigel,

I also will do the same, for any of my brothers if I am close enough, that’s why I sent around this email, because so many have already expressed this in so many ways.

Nigel, before I forget, Rico Beekhoo called me a few days ago, his phone number is Toronto 647-340-4629, he's divorced, 3 young kids, he is doing well now,

He made me laugh for an hour, some stories I can't write will have to tell you when I see yuh.

He was the first boy to wear short pants on the mount, that year is also the first year we grew our hair long, the year was 1969, that is when Rico, and his buddies Nathanial Sampath, he is in Orlando, and Gangaram Rampersad is in New Jersey.

This is all the info I have on these guys for now.

Best regards

Glen

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It would be a privilege for me to be asked to help you, at any time.

God grant that I might find it always possible to come to the help of one of my brothers or sisters.

Count me in.

Nigel

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From: Glen Mckoy (mckoy43glen@hotmail.com)

Sent: Wed 5/28/08 9:52 AM

Neil this story so good I have to pass it on, don't forget to pass on any emails or phone numbers to Nigel Boos,

Thank you Glen.

(And to your Editor !!!)

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From: nchacha57@aol.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 17:55:11 -0400

Glen...you won't believe this !

I looked in the phone book and saw one listing for David Sampath,

His wife answered and told me they are from Trinidad and David also went to MSB in the 60's, the guy lives 2 miles up the street from me on the same road, can you believe that?

She said he is coming back from Trinidad tonight and will give me a call tomorrow.

I will keep you posted.

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From: Glen Mckoy (mckoy43glen@hotmail.com)

Sent: Tue 5/20/08 6:18 AM

Hello Jan,

You might get a good deal in France, for a 2nd home, that´s excellent, England is astronomical, my brother-in-laws live in England, I could not afford to live in England.

Lots of Germans already bought up the coast line of Nova Scotia.

Jan, I did not have great grades in poetry, I only write for the Club.

My wife was amazed that I could write so much, honest I write because I am inspired to write for the Club, which means so much to me.

France is a nice place to disappear, beautiful landscapes. good investment.

Take care my friend, and I thank you for your emails.

Glen.

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From: jankoenraadt@casema.nl

Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:05:03 +0200

Have been away to France for a while, I see I am quite behind with my mails.

You did well in the band in Surinam.

Indeed it is Par'bo beer.

The company was founded in Paramaribo in 1954 by two Dutch brothers from Netherlands.

They were close friends to my parents and we played with their children when we were young.

But you had some adventures with girls in Surinam.

Maybe it was because you played in the band, because I was not so lucky that girls would come to me and take me out.

This real estate thing is nice to do.

I work as an architect in Holland.

Been to France to look for a fine lot to buy as a second home.

You know, some old farmhouse with a piece of land.

They are very cheap in France and Germany compared to Holland.

One house Holland is good for a little farm of 20000 sq meters in France and Germany.

Glen, you amaze me each time, you are a great writer and I think you got high grades in poetry.

Poetry is for me something I don't understand well.

They say you have to read the letters and get the feeling, but I don't feel anything.

Much greetings,

Jan Koenraadt

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From: Glen Mckoy

Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 11:54 PM

Dear Jan,

Thank you for such an informative reply.

Here in Canada, people are buying old churches and changing them into Condos etc.. and Dance halls and different things.

The young, are not too committed to any thing now, so the church will be the hardest hit.

I think the Irish, are the only ones who are exporting priest, all over the world.

However the Mount where we attended, is prime real estate, and could have the most expensive Condos on top that hill, like a place for the very wealthy, movie stars or dignitaries.

Right now, some of the rich from Canada buys places in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

A friend of mine, has an engineering firm, here in Nova Scotia, he is building us 5 million dollars condos, in Cayman islands, there for developers,

The cayman islands are arid and dry, hardly any trees, but these people will spend a lot of money for privacy and seclusion.

My friend said they even bring down there a Ferrari, as he also owns one.

I hope the Mount will survive, however, every boarder would like to see the Mount remain the same, in the end, we are the only people who really care, about the Abbey school building, and in the end we may be its last hope, I hope it does not come to that, I do not think their are enough of us to keep it.

However there are a few of us, that could turn it into a profit, but like anything, it takes money to make money, right.?

Suriname , we also went to the World Scout Jamboree there , in what year??

I can't remember, the girls loved us, I was captain of the mount band, Cosmic Vibes, we played for like 30,000 people or more it was awesome man.

We were on the radio, we also played in the Hotel, we ruled man, ask Fr. Cuthbert

These girls picked us up on motorcycles, took us to the country club there, and partied, then to there houses for meals.

We wanted to live there, man, funny thing in Suriname, any time you played a song, you had to repeat it the same song again, what's with that??

We would drink from these big beer bottles, I think Parbo??

Oh Jan, thanks for bringing back those memories,

Tim and many of the boys who were there, must be smiling now.

Thank you again for your time, best regards

Glen.

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From: Glen Mckoy (mckoy43glen@hotmail.com)

Sent: Tue 5/20/08 10:43 AM

Jan, I think any trip to China is an experience,

I have a good friend here, he is a school principle, he is now in the process of open a school in China to teach English, and he is so excited about this part of his life, we are around the same age, but I don't know if I want to go through all that again.

I like to try to take life a little more relaxed, where I do what I want to do.

Your son is very athletic, did he get it from his father ??

I had a neighbour next door, he ran the Boston marathon, his son also runs now, and the two of them ran the Boston marathon, he ran around on the his wife also, now only the wife lives next door, ha! ha!

Well I just made breakfast for when the wife gets up,

later Glen.

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From: jankoenraadt@casema.nl
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:10:21 +0200

Glen,

These are nice pictures.

It is as if you are all ready at the Olympics.

My eldest son is going to the Olympics in China in august.

He already got his entrance ticket to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.

China only gave away a few entrance permits to each country.

My son was among the first ten, so he got one.

But I will send him your attachment, so he can prepare his stomach for the food he is going to get.

Last month he ran the 42km marathon in Vienna in Austria for which he trained two year.

He lives in Munchen and will run the Munich marathon coming September too.

This way he has a good appetite for all that food!

Much greetings,

Jan Koemraadt

In France the weather was like summer, we could walk with short sleeves and short pants. But in Holland it is bad weather again, cold and windy. I hate it. Going back soon again. If you don't receive replies then I am away southeast France/Germany border.

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That is it for now, till the next one

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Photos: 08LK0682LKEDMI, Ladislao Kertesz (editor) and Daniel Michieli

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08GE0104GEVWIFE, Glen Evelyn and wife

08TM0013 TMEWIFE, Timothy Mew and wife

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