Circular No 392

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

Caracas, 9 of May 2009 No. 392

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Dear Friends,

Just a few days before I am in Trinidad.

There is no additional information to give to you on my schedule.

Please contact Chris Knowles (868) 345 7987 (868) 628 7487.

Or if you can send me a text msg to 0058 416 612 5695.

And continuing with news for those in the 1970s, a medal winning sportsman.

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Angel Da Silva

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:59:54 AM

Sorry, I do not remember anyone in the photo.

I am in Montreal and there is one player from that team who lives here too.

Will try and find out some more information for you.

Angel

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:03 PM

Dear Angel

Can you remember any one in the photo??

Were they ahead of your class??

God Bless

Ladislao

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From: Angel Da Silva <da.angel@sympatico.ca>

Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 12:20:40 AM

Yes, I was a member of the Abbey team that year and what a year it was.

I was the youngest player on the senior team.

I played left back.

I was the captain for the junior team too that year.

I still have the Gold medal I won for being the most outstanding player for the junior team that year.

Sheldon Gomes was the coach of the team that year.

The medal indicates 1968-69

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:58 PM

Dear Angel,

Your name does not appear in the listing, are you an ALUMNI??

I shall find out about your question, I graduated in 1960 December, so your question is for younger boys.

What was your class??

Since you are soccer fan, please give me some detail on the championship that you mentioned as I would like to include it in the Circular.

God Bless

Ladislao

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From: Angel Da Silva da.angel@sympatico.ca

Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:39:48 PM

Hey,

You mentioned the following Ian Gomes, Morris, Neville Tenia, Zephryn and Decoteau (arguably out best footballer).

Do you remember the other team member who nearly won the championship but had to replay Hollycross and lost that final game?

Your name is not in the listing, are you an ALUMNI

We had already beaten every team but one team was disqualified and we had to replay Hollycross who had the same amount of points.

At that time Larry Gomes was playing for Hollycross.

Neville Tenia was the centre forward and an English boy as goler.

There was a Canadian, I think his name was Marcornie, playing centre back and he caused a penalty.

Larry Gomes took the shot and that was the only goal in the game.

Nice to read about the Abby

Best Regards

Angel da Silva

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Angel Da Silva

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:59:01 PM

Hi Ladislao,

I will try and get some additional information on this for you.

At the present moment I only remember a few names. Like, Jerry Chin Cham right back, Chow right half, Coplan right wing, Salah Wilson centre with Neville, Marconi centre back, and myself left back. (That's 7 players)

We had Sheldon Gomes who was completing some courses as a day student at the Abby, coaching the team.

Wilson is in Montreal and I have sent him am e mail.

Will provide more when received.

Best Regards,

Angel

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:01 PM

Dear Angel,

Yes I heard of the football events but I had no idea that the teams were so good.

How was the team formed, would you have the names of the 11 members?? of the gold team.

The reason I ask is because very few ALUMNI of that era are signed up in the listing.

Let us start with the sportsmen, and the football team, a short resume on the team´s activity would be nice.

Any photos??

Also please send me your telephone number as you may have ALUMNI close by your city.

God Bless

Ladislao

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Hi Salah,

Something from the past to reflect on when you return from Trinidad next month.

Angel

PS Salah played on the team with Neville. They were both in the centre forward.

He now lives in Montreal and you can look him up on the net.

He is a great guy.

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:03 PM

Dear Angel

Can you remember any one in the photo??

Were they ahead of your class??

God Bless

Ladislao

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Angel Da Silva

Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:51:28 PM

nope it was not my class

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:37 PM

Dear Angel,

You did not answer on the photo.

Would you be in it?? or be your class??.

God Bless

Ladislao

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Claudia and Marlon Da Silva

Date: 20 February 2009 19:18

Hi ladislao

Sorry to say that the picture you have is the best it would get...

Spoke to Carlos, he said Roy Pasea has the same picture and he would get a copy from him...

Carlos would send this picture to you when he received it...

Marlon.

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:14:44 -0400

From: kertesz11@gmail.com

Dear Marlon

I have just seen the group photo that you sent to Nigel.

Please could you have it scanned or can you take a picture of it from a straight ahead position?.

I would like to include it in the Circular but I need a better resolution aprox 500kb. and eliminate the tilt.

God bless

Ladislao

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From: Claudia and Marlon Da Silva (mcdasilva99@hotmail.com)

Sent: Tue 4/14/09 12:06 PM

Hi ladislao...

I sent u an e.mail on the pictures mention in your mail...

You must not have receive it...

Please send me your mailing address and I would post the pictures to u...

Then u could see if u could get them to 600kb resolution...

Marlon...

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From: kerteszven@hotmail.com

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:50:32 -0400

Dear Marlon

Thank you for the photos.

Please could you send them in 600kb resolution???

Before you take the camera make sure the resolution is as high as it would go.

This way I can then make the colour etc. corrections.

Please keep the Circular going.

God Bless

Ladislao

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:52:54 -0800

From: carlos_guio@yahoo.ca

Ladislao:

A correction to my earlier e-mail from Marlon who was kind enough to correct my aged memory with accurate information (below) and with pictures of the time.

Saludos

Carlos

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Claudia and Marlon Da Silva wrote:

Received: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 4:11 PM

Hi Carlos.

Saw your correspondence with Ladislao and Paul on the net.

Sorry to tell you this, you and your brother was not hte last foreign boarders to go to the Abby.

You have Christopher Whiteman, Russel and Sandi Hope, Barrat, ect...

I saw that you list some people that went to school with you, well here's a picture of those people.

This may help you to remember Paul.

There is a picture of the trip to Holland...

U could send these pictures to Ladislao, he may want to post them...

Marlon.

P.s. I may have a few more of the trip to Holland if you want let me know and I look for them..

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Date: 8 May 2009 10:30

subject: Stanleys Den circa 1954

Ladislao

This photo was taken about 1954 at Stanleys Den up the hill from the school.

The chickens were bought from Br. Bruno at the poultry farm.

Some times they were bought as chicks at the start of term, raised then we would have a party and curry them.

It sure beat the food at the Mount.

The best curry cook was Lee Kit.

He had great knowledge about keeping and catching song birds, raising and training homing pigeons and cooking curries, which curry powder to buy ( Turban Brand ).

In the photo Jean Claude Pecquet, Alain Deveaux and Bruce Peter.

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Well we have read from three of our ALUMNI, Marlon Da Silva, Bruce

Peter, and Glen Schaefer.

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Here are some photos from and for posterity.

54BP0001BPEGRP, Jean Claude Pecquet, Alain Devaux, Bruce Peter

56KA0022FIL, Fr. Idephons

08DM5286REUNION08, A photo from the reunions time.

03SC2026FJPIFA, Fr.Abbot John Pereira and Isaas Farcheg

Circular No 391

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

Caracas, 2 May 2009 No. 391

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Dear Friends,

First of all, my visit to TT is on and I have the airline tickets in my pocket.

The following preliminary schedule has been drawn up.

Arriving Friday 15^th at Piarco.

Saturday afternoon meeting and evening dinner arranged by the ASAA.

Sunday, down the islands?

Monday afternoon meeting with the ASAA.

Thursday early in the morning leaving TT for CCS.

The contact person for the ASAA and scheduler is Christopher Knowles, (knowlescb@hotmail.com or (868)-345-7987, (868) 628 7487)

I would like to meet as many of you as possible, please bring memorabilia which you would like to include in the Circular.

Ladislao Kertesz kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Now down to the serious matter, in this issue will treat the Abbey School Alumni Association website (ASAA) , and its webmaster Kazim Abasali. (Part 1) The next part continues in Circular No. 401.

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:30:52 -0400

Subject: Re: Abbey School Alumni Association website

From: kertesz11@gmail.com

Dear Kazim

I just looked at the web page, good job !!!!!

Looking at the pictures, I see that there are photos with lots of UNKNOWNS, these photos are updated in the Circulars once I get information, so maybe in the future you can make the necessary corrections once you get the weekly issue.

Since you are placing the pictures and getting input, please do not forget that those photos that are NUMBER CODED are filed in the Circular, due to time limitations I cannot check the inputs that you get at your website, please FW any pertinent information. Neither I check the messages that Don gets for the Blog.

It is a matter of time, I barely have time for the Newsletter and to codify the photos etc. so I would appreciate if you redirect interesting information or pertinent news to me, if you feel that it should appear in the Circular.

This is the coordination that we have between, Nigel, Don and myself. Hope that you would help doing the same.

All of us are autonomous but keep our work the best possible manner.

Please make the following change: Don Mitchell manages the Blog, I have nothing to do with the Blog, except that I send my Circulars first to Don who immediately inserts it in the Blog.

Since I mail out the Circular thru many servers to many addresses, and this takes time; those ALUMNI that wants to get down to reading as soon as possible can go to the Blog.

God Bless

Ladislao

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KAZIM ABASALI

24 Jan

Hi Ladislao,

I apologise if I did not send out this message to you before.

I have to organise my Old Boys database to include everyone in my emails.

Anyhow, this the message I sent to everyone (with blind copy) with a slight correction.

Hello fellow Past Students and our Clergy,

This email is to inform you that we now have a website to serve us. www.ASAATT.org

The website is in its initial stages of development.

It will take some time for us to incorporate all that we envision for us - the Abbey School Alumni Association to serve us.

So, kindly bear with us as we gather more information and photos to make our website more memorable for all of us.

We also will have to make corrections along the way, so in a nice way let us know when we have erred in our efforts to serve each other.

In addition, we are asking that you register on our site so that we can update our school records.

Please note that the information you send us will not be made available on the website, as we want to continue to protect our identity for security reasons.

The database will only be made available by those who have been keepers of this private information before.

Also, we feel it is imperative that we recognise and honour those who serve us and have served us so tremendously in the past.

From my reading of the blogs, Arthur Knaggs did a circular by mail to the Abbey School Old Boys: Mount Outside, and then the OASIS. And presently the work of Ladislao Kertesz, through his blog http://abbeyschool2005circulars.blogspot.com/, and Don Mitchell who supports Ladislao in publishing our weekly blog and is the behind-the-scenes man in Ladislao's blog project.

I realise there was a website before; http://www.theabbeyschool.com.

Can anyone let me know who was instrumental in this website? Thank you.

With respect to the photos we are collecting for the website.

We will be putting them in different albums: Archives, Reunions and After College with Family.

Lastly, with all this in mind, I thank all of you who have supported this project with their suggestions, and overall best wishes.

It is indeed a very humbling experience for me to serve so many of you with all your years of distinguished experience in so many varied professional fields.

Let me thank you for your involvement, and I look forward to continue serving you with the utmost respect for each one of you.

With loving regards to you....

Kazim Abasali.

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Nigel Boos

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:14:19 AM

Dear Kazim,

Thank you for your kind note.

Please understand: I am not in charge of any activities whatever, of the MSB Old Boys Association and I have no authority at all in this matter, Instead, I shall refer you to a few others who have far more knowledge than I, concerning these matters.

If any one of these folks wish to contact you referent your proposal.

As you rightly point out, however, there is already in existence, a website for the MSB Old Boys, and I cannot believe that we should spend any money in financing a new one.

With every good wish.

Nigel Boos

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On 13-Oct-08, at 8:40 PM, KAZIM ABASALI wrote:

Hi Nigel,

I googled something to research and I came upon The Abbey School. Mt. St. Benedict circulars.

A lot of memories flooded back as I am sure everyone experiences.

I am very much interested in the group and any activities I can support or assist in any possible.

I am a 'certified geek'.

I build websites and do multimedia productions.

I built a website for my college (Holy Cross College before I came to MSB for 2 years). The college is Holy Cross College of Arima.

I am at present in New York and also live in Phoenix, Arizona.

I am contemplating going home with the loss of a dear friend today for his funeral.

The Holy Cross College website is www.hccaab.org,

I am also using Facebook to bring together the younger past students of Holy Cross and it is overwhelming with the enthusiasm as well as the interest shown.

We have to embrace the new technology to serve the goals and the good we intend.

I will be very happy to do a website, whatever for this group of ongoing students of MSB.

Anything that assist in our togetherness and love.

This is truly wonderful for all of you who have done so much for this group.

My life's work is shown in my personal website, www.totalwellbeingcenter.org.

I have other websites for myself as well as clients.

So take a look and I am extremely happy to support our old boys as I am already doing for Holy Cross College.

Blessings to you....

Kazim Abasali

PS. I realised the Mount has its own website already. This website I will love to do for our group is for the old boys of THe Abbey Mt. St Benedict. And when is this gig in Florida?

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Nigel Boos

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:11:43 AM

Hold on, Kazim.

Are you saying that you ARE an Old Boy of MSB?

This is news to me, and I would really appreciate a little information from you.

Would you please let me know the years during which you attended school at the Mount?

Also, did you graduate from Form 5 there too?

Further, where do you live now, and what do you do for a living?

I regret not knowing about you in advance, but slowly, the Old Boys are creeping out of the woodwork and becoming known to the rest of us.

Of course, too, your offer now takes on a whole new meaning.

I had understood you to say, initially, that you had attended (only) at Holy Cross College, and had not realised that you had also been a student at MSB.

I would think that a new website such as you mentioned (we had one previously) would be very welcome, but I'd leave any discussions on the subject in the hands of others far more capable than I: Ladislao Kertesz, Don Mitchell, Joe Berment, Winston Ramsahai and Chris Knowles, to whom I'm copying this email.

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Ladislao Kertesz (Class of 60) has been the proponent of the Old Boys for a number of years, now, and he is the accepted leader in most of the effort which has been undertaken to try to reunite and reconnect the alumni of the Abbey School. Kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Don Mitchell Q.C. (Class of 64) lives in Antigua, and maintains the blog site. Therefore, it's a good idea to copy him as well on any information you'd like to send. Don may be reached through: idmitch@anguillanet.com

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For my part, I am merely interested in updating and maintaining a respectable Excel-based "database" of as many Old Boys of MSB as I can find, living or dead.

If therefore, you have any information concerning guys from your era or otherwise, including photographs,

I'd appreciate any and all the information you can pass on to me.

With very best wishes, and welcome.

Nigel Boos

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On 14-Oct-08, at 1:18 AM, KAZIM ABASALI wrote:

Hi Nigel,

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate very much your quick response and for your personal thoughts on the matter.

With respect to the website, it is something I do at no cost to anyone, but myself.

I am just happy to do it, just as you are happy to support the group as you do in your own loving way.

It is a beautiful contribution you make.

I am so thankful to have found your contributions.

It gives me great joy to share in all MSB Old Boys journal entries or blog.

This is what I have strived to do in the website I created for Holy Cross College.

I attended this college for 5 years and then I came to MSB for 2 years.

Also, to the best of my research, the MSB Old Boys do not have a website.

I am not sure of this though, and I humbly stand corrected.

There are sites about the MSB though.

In addition, the website I would love to do for our Old Boys or Alumni would highlight sites or blogs or newsletters like the one you are currently doing or with which you are involved.

In this way, the website will facilitate all what you are doing.

The site I created for Holy Cross College gives links and credit to all contributors and anyone passionate about their past schooling and their wonderful schoolmates.

However, I am now learning of what has been going on for some time with respect to your group.

It is only a offer I make to you all.

I am respectful of your concerns and I pray hope I have not step over any boundaries.

Please forgive me if I have. I mean well. My sincerest and best wishes for the group.

Blessings to you all....

Kazim.

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KAZIM ABASALI

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:22:44 PM

Hi Nigel,

So nice to communicate with you and get to know you better.

After leaving Holy Cross College where I studied for 5 years, I came to Mt. St. Benedict to get more O'Level subjects.

I was persuaded to stay for 2 years instead of the 1 year I sought.

It was a very wonderful experience, meeting so many schoolmates not only from all over Trinidad, but the world, even Malaysia.

The 2 years I speak about are between 70 to 72.

My dad who was a director of the then national airlines BWIA, died during this time in my life.

We also owned a family business - Farm and Garden Supplies in Arima, Trinidad.

That is just a little history.

As I shared earlier I experienced something so transforming in my life at the Abbey. And I always remember with fond memories my schooldays as I believe all other schoolmates do about a school they love and cherish.

For most of my adult life I have been a social worker, community worker and humanitarian.

I have done extensive work in this field in Arima, Trinidad, and in Phoenix, Arizona which I choose to call home apart from my birth country Trinidad and Tobago which I dearly love.

I am open to doing things to help transform and benefit our home country, and our world.

However, I choose to do my goodwill as a humanitarian.

I accept other peoples gifts in life, and the vocations and professions they have chosen.

I am just doing God's will by exercising my faith.

As the scriptures goes, "Faith without works is dead".

So I have to embody my faith and make it alive or living.

The projects I do are a manifestation of God's faith in me.

I believe my faith grew very strong while attending Mt St. Benedict.

On a more personal note, my most beloved soulmate died in 2003.

She had been ailing with cancer for many years, sometimes overcoming it only to see it return in her life more than once.

I gave up more or less everything I owned in Phoenix, and felt such a loss for her love at the time, I was giving up on life.

I never contemplated suicide, but I did not mind leaving this world just to be with her.

My mom in her eighties is here in NY and everyday she is alive is a gift to me, because she was ailing last year.

I am thankful for life, and am love life dearly.

I choose to do things to honour others and myself.

And I do my projects with this in mind, so I can benefit those around me and beyond.

That is why I made the offer to be of service and support my past schoolmates and colleges.

My skills are graphic arts, web design and multimedia productions.

I also teach computer literacy to others and I am open to helping anyone who wants to learn more with respect to computers.

That does not mean I know it all, for no one person know all there is about computing. It is such a broad field, like life itself.

Sorry for my extensive email to you.

I just wanted to share my story as I have read what others have written about their lives since Abbey days.

I also was so enthusiastic about the work and the journals you and your group have done over these many years that I emailed you with a very light-headed attitude speaking of my geek status and not paying proper respect to you and the group.

I humbly apologise to you all.

I am so thankful for all the work you all have done these many years.

It has brought so many of us together.

I have thought of the website for Abbey some time ago and after seeing the Pax website before, I was interested in why the MSB Old BOys Association was not featured or was there one in existence.

It was only yesterday that in researching for another project your blog turned up and I became so thrilled.

I have emiled 2 Glens. Glen Evelyn has already emailed me 2 or 3 times since yesterday and ask me to make sure and email you too with what I had to share and offer.

He has also emiled a database with some names and contact info.

From my experience with the other Alumni website I do for college students of Holy Cross College, there are past students who yearn for communication and continuity in life for things that were a blessing in their lives.

It is with this beautiful purpose I believe we serve as we do.

Again, I am so happy and blessed to get to know you and hope to work together for the benefit of others who walk this journey of life with us from Mt. St. Benedict Abbey School.

Blessings to you and the group and your families....

Kazim Abasali 70-72

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Glen Mckoy

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:22:12 PM

Hello Kazim,

I don't really know you, however I would like to get some more information, when did you attend etc. so we can move on from there, I thank you for showing your support, are you in contact with Nigel or Ladislao ??

It is also good for Nigel Boos to have you on the list, are you on the list??

Best regards

Glen McKoy.

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So now you have all the exchanges regarding the visit.

That is for now, till the next one

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56KA0016SCOUTS, Three unknowns of the1956 era.

08KA2035KABGRP, Group following Fr. Benedict's funeral

08KA2041KABGRP, Group following Fr. Benedict's funeral

08UN0384ESMERALDAGRP, Group photo at the docks.

Circular No 390

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

Caracas, 25 April 2009 No.390

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Dear Friends,

This issue is to inform you on my impending visit to TT, thanks to an invitation of the Association, ASAA.

There has been no formal program issued as yet, but I shall keep you informed on all the events as soon as the committee prepares them.

The first program shall be sent out on the 1 of May, my favourite day.

Hope to see as many of you as possible!!!

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Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:20 AM

From: "Laci Kertesz"

Dear Chris,

Yes, there is a slip, I used a calendar that starts on a Monday, instead on Sunday as we use here in Venezuela.

Thus I would try to book a flight for Friday and if it is not possible on Thursday.

I am writing to my Classmates separately, those of Class 1960, you included, to see if a reunion can be arranged.

Maybe you could help, once in TT, by calling the guys and arrange something, what ever.

I do not want to set dates and hours.

As to the association, I would place the formal meeting as priority and only after that I shall make other arraignments.

The visit to the Mount could be on Sunday, a Mass maybe??

The possibility of looking at Fr. Benedict´s photos can be arranged???, and if not, then nothing new would have happened, from the actual situation.

The same with the school listing.

I would like to visit the Airport on Monday and Tuesday, would it be possible to make a contact at PIARCO, Operations and Maintenance.

Also to meet those ALUMNI that can only be reached at work.

You can help here as you would know better who would be nice to have with the CIRCULAR.

Maybe I could meet Graham Gonsalves if he is available, he would have been class 1960.

God bless

Ladislao

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:56 PM

From: "Chris Knowles"

Dear Ladislao,

Please forgive my tardy reply.

I have been away from computers and email since the beginning of last week and this is the result.

My situation is that I should be back in Trinidad by Sunday 26 April but there is a chance that I will not be able to be there until the following Sunday, May 3. (My plans may have to be changed.)

I am sending a copy of this to Joe so that as the man on the spot, so to speak, he can do what is necessary at this stage.

As to your schedule, it seems to me that we can arrange things to suit you, with the photography session being the tough item.

Please note that the dates/days on your schedule are a bit confusing - a slip of the pen?

Best Wishes,

Christopher.

Joe, Please let me know when you receive this. CK.

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Sunday, March 1, 2009 11:15 PM

From: "Winston Ramsahai"

Greetings Ladislao

Nice to hear from you, and regret not collecting the CD's from Peter Sammy,

Will do so before May.... You hotel and local transport was sponsored by ASAA thus far and the guys are working to provide all the necessary support for your visit.

Please keep in touch,

Regards

Winston

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Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:07 PM

From: "Chris Knowles"

Dear Ladislao,

Thanks for your email.

I have not spoken to Joseph recently but I suspect that he has considered the Summit of the Americas international meeting taking place during 6 to 20 April will cause certain difficulties:

I personally think it will cause great public disruption and confusion.

Trinidad does not have experience in these things!

I will have returned from my London trip by the end of April so will be here when you make your decision.

I will be speaking to Joseph before I leave on Wednesday, and he will communicate with you while I am away.

Keep Well,

Chris.

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From: Laci Kertesz kertesz14@yahoo.com

Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 9:02 PM

Dear Winston,

Our mail system is in problems, your CD has not arrived, maybe I can get a copy in MAY.

Hope everything is well with you.

I have not tried to call you lately because I am not sure that I have the correct number, and neither the best time to call.

Well I presume that I shall meet you in MAY.

Keep well

Ladislao

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From: Winston Ramsahai infosanpedro@yahoo.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06:18 PM

Greetings Ladislao,

My brother Toddy and I will arrange your local transport in TT, advise if you have any other interest for us to advise others if necessary.

Thanks

Winston

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Monday, February 9, 2009 9:32 PM

From: "Joseph Berment-McDowald"

Dear Ladislao,.

We who are here in Trinidad will coordinate with Kazim to make certain that he is both here and available to advance this project when you arrive.

The sense of our intent is that we would have a well developed interactive Web site (functioning as a sort of portal) facilitating different kinds of content including video, audio and messaging which would allow those whom are in the site to select whom they would like to chat with and for others to join or leave a particular chat group at will.

Critical to meaning fullness of what we are about, would be some speed on the implementation of having the audio and video interviews with our past teachers whom are still alive produced as soon as possible.

kind regards and best wishes.

Yours sincerely

Joseph Berment-McDowald

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From: Chris Knowles knowlescb@hotmail.com

Received: Friday, February 6, 2009, 11:55 AM

Dear Ladislao,

My apologies for not emailing you sooner.

I have been out contact with everyone for about ten days but now things have returned to normal.

At our meeting on January 25^th we realised that it should be most practical if you could make your visit to Trinidad in April, perhaps sometime after the Easter period, depending on whatever commitments, family or otherwise, you might have around that time. (The international governmental meeting is in the first half of April).

We want to integrate our activities with Old Boys who are outside of Trinidad, and so are developing a unified website which will be on offer to all Old Boys.

This has been the creative work of Kazim Abassali, and we consider that you should be a part of this effort and so feel that a meeting including both of you is important.

Our first proposed project is to have existing priests and prominent old boys interviewed by an old boy and have the audio/video interview with a biography on the website.

We are concerned for obvious reasons that we need to act soon to speak to our former teachers.

As to your visit here, we will pay for your accommodation for up to four nights.

We have contact with a small hotel in Valsayn which is a suitable place.

If there is a time for your visit which is better for you than around Easter please let us know, as we are flexible.

Once more, I apologise for not being in contact with you sooner.

(I will be away from Trinidad for March).

Best Wishes,

Chris.

Ps: I am copying this to Joe and Winston.

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From: Winston Ramsahai infosanpedro@yahoo.com

Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 10:59:51 PM

Greetings Laszlo

You visit will be our highlight for 2009.

It will be a catalyst to bring the Venezuelan group closer to the TT boys as we seek a common vision and agree on a mission to express the legacy of The Abbey School.

Our executive meets this Sunday and will share the good news to the guys, Joe Berment has indicated that we will sponsor your accommodation, meals and local transport while in TT .

My nos are (H) 1-868-663-9418 : 742-2758 after 8.00 pm is a good time, send me your mailing address for the CD's which will be sent later this week with some local curry powder.....Oscar has the recipe.

Will need a few days to advise further on the exchange program and look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Winston

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From: laszlo kertesz kertesz11@yahoo.com

Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 8:05 PM

Dear Winston,

Thank you for the invitation.

I have been planning it for some time now.

Maybe after Xmas or New year,

In the past I have had a place to stay in Diego Martin, when I went over with my daughter a couple of times, but her friend moved to Washington DC and the folks old friends got older and I do not want to bother them.

You may ask how is that someone from a rich oil country may have difficulties, the reason is that we have limitations as to buying US dollars and thus travelling.

I am trying to set up a visit as I have been invited by an old boy about six months ago and must find out if the invitation still stands.

Crazy world of us Venezuelans.

I am trying to prepare a guest room at our house for adults, maybe by February?? next year.

I shall let you know, as I am interested also to meet some of my classmates and others. We can always help either in Margarita or other cities.

I shall be going over with the ferry from Guiria if I go.

Also I am trying to set up a student exchange program for my son 14 years old. to help his English and make friends with kids of his age, just like my daughter did.

That would help his TT friend to learn Spanish while living at our home.

We have had Germans, Hungarians, Spaniards, Ecuadorians, and of course TT exchange students because our local school promotes the program, specially in German.

My daughter is good at this, just as us.

I would like you to help me.

And before I forget, need a couple of pepper bottles on my return.

A word on the photos, I told Don to resend them by alternate means as flicker is not good enough for me to use in the Circular.

Even if you upload at 1Mb the albums filter reduces this to 60Kb for when I am downloading it.

I shall send you details as Don uploaded a total of 220MB for me to download. Excellent.

The CD would be appreciated as maybe the photos would be in full.

Hope to exchange further on the above and even I better I can call you?,

Please send me your number and the time when it is best for me to call.

Time is no problem as I sleep before midnight.

I participated in Talk City radio a few weeks ago when I called Macintosh and Elias both of whom I would like to meet as my son plays musical instruments.

God bless

Ladislao

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From: Winston Ramsahai infosanpedro@yahoo.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:05:27 AM

Season Greetings to you and our family

Nice to hear from you and as always your visionary works, "keeping the Abbey Spirit alive", are always acknowledged at every Reunion.

Your visit to TT is long overdue, although we will not have a TT Reunion in 2009 a special banquet can be organised if you plan to visit and share the msb tunapuna story.

The flicker site will be upgraded to 1Mb soon for downloads and the collection of photos 03-08 will be posted, plus the CD from 07 & 08 reunion photos will also be mailed to you.

We discussed with Manuel Prada the possibility of the TT guys visiting Venezuela or Margarita - open for discussion - Usually there are low cost Easter charter tours from TT –

Will send the CD's next week.

Regards

Winston

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So now you have all the exchanges regarding the visit.

That is for now, till the next one

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57RB0004b12, UNKNOWNS

08DM0520REUNION2008, Gerald Kenny and Andre Lazzari

56KA0014SCOUTS, Lots of unknowns.

58NB0109NBO, Nigel Boos by the swimming pool.