Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 26 February 2011 No.486
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Dear Friends,
Thanks to the Salah's Steelpan Academy for the short movie.
Remember us if you would like to give us a Carnival movie.
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Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 24 of December 2001. Circular No.6
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Dear friends,
I am including this new circular earlier than usual, to celebrate Xmas, I know all of you are busy playing Santa, with or without red robe and white hair and beard, pouch or not. The white hair, beard and all if not in evidence, shall be with us in a few more years ??..
We are not lucky to celebrate the holidays with snow and all the cold, but here in Caracas I bought a real West Virginian pine tree, the smell is here!. This is a question that is up in the air as I suppose that those that have to deal with installing chain on the tires, shovelling snow in the morning, keeping the grand children dressed up for the cold, etc. would prefer the tropics while we would like to see some snow and the accompanying cold for at least a few days, just for the taste. I presume that is why those in the cold and have the means, migrate to Florida and we tend to go North.
I have been getting response to these circulars, I am still preoccupied as there are a few of you that have not given me the OK to continue to send these, I hate to be filed away in the Block e-mail list.
A few lines to Richard Galt, “I have talked to your brother Randal by cell phone and he has asked me to relay his best wishes for the season”.
From Christopher Webster with whom I talked by land line, “He wishes all of you a Marry Xmas”, maybe he gets a computer in 2002
Michael King has passed away and is with the Lord, information from Michael Herrera who was in Barbados and got the news.
No luck with Egan Baichoo and Louis Lacour.
All of us hopefully would make it to the 31th, if the children and grand children help us, after the big day!!. The step from the 31th to the year 2002, I am sure is going to be easy and smooth as silk. Of course if we do not try to eat (or swallow) a grape per bell stroke at midnight as some traditions demand.
If I continue with my brainstorming, Wayne would find his job in peril in Jamaica, of course I would fail because of my rough treatment of the English language ( British, American or Spanglish, you choose).
To show my willingness to open a dialog or multilog, I am going to let all of you a chance to write from this line on.
God bless
Ladislao
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Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:10:19 PM
Well Kazim,
Ah glad Aziz remember you, so welcome home man,
Best regards
Glen.
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azizul mohammed <salo00011@hotmail.com>
Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:23:21 PM
Hello Kazim
How u doing, long time, I am still around
it’s so good to hear from a long lost brother,
So where do u live I am in New Jersey.
A few months ago I was able to get in contact with Gangie, U remember him the roti guy, man his mom used to make those tasty roti so if u living in NY ley me know we will meet
Azizul
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From: kazim2u@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:17:51 -0400
Hi Glen,
Thanks for responding again.
Yes, the eldest brother of Sheldon and Larry Gomes is Lester Gomes.
Lester is the one who died on Monday.
He played and coached tennis.
Just want to make it clear to you and the group.
As you remembered, Sheldon coached us in cricket and soccer at the Abbey during the time I was there 70-72.
And, yes I do remember and know Raymond Morris, Farouk Bhopa and Azizul Mohammed from Arima where I also lived.
I was not a Knight of the White Stone (hope I have the name correct), but I did spend an aweful amount of time in the mountains surrounding the Abbey.
I feel like the male counterpart of Maria in the Sound Of Music. Ha Ha. What fun days.
It is so nice to reconnect with you and the other boys now men.
While here in New York, I read of the visit of Zanelli and the ship he commands on our Trinidad online newspapers.
That was such a nice project you Old Boys put together after I read the Newletter from Kertesz Ladislao today.
A lot of names bring back memories during my time at the Mount.
I remember Garth Alexander, he was an athlete.
I remember Jimmy Samaroo, Gangaram, Gianetti and some of our Venezuelan schoolmates.
A friend of mine here in New Jersey said he met the Jumans in Barbados, and I was wondering if it was the brothers I knew.
Some of you have emailed me already.
I am so thankful for the correspondence and the work you all have been doing to keep the fraternity alive.
So, keep up the good work.
Hope to hear from more of you, and see some of you at the reunion.
Also, whoever is attenting the Aqua lads and lasses reunion this weekend, my sister Asheera Abasali-Davis sends her regards.
She was one of the lasses, but cannot attend.
Please take pics so I can send her and give my regards to the group, Brother Alexis and company.
Continue to take care. blessings to you and our group.....
Kazim Abasali 70-72.
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From: mckoy43glen@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:37:01 +0000
Dear Kazim,
I am glad you said a little more, welcome to the group long lost brother, I am sorry for my memory, as so many boys remember me so well,
Kazim, I knew Sheldon, he was a nice fella, he coached us cricket.
Did you remember Raymond Morris from Arima, and Bhopa I think from Arima, do you know Azizul ?? 1970-72
Want to hear more, will send this email to boys from our time, thank you again for contacting us,
Best regards
Glen McKoy, tel:902-443-5437
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From: kazim2u@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:36:39 -0400
Hello Glen,
Thank you for your email.
I do remember you though.
I attended MSB for 2 years for more O' Level subjects.
The years were between 70 and 72.
Nigel and I have exchanged emails a couple times already.
And I thank him and the group for responding and providing me pics, information and invitation for the reunion.
I will be attending since I will be in Trinidad with the loss of a dear friend of a family and mine that grew up close in Arima.
His brother coached sports at the Abbey during my time there.
His name is Sheldon Gomes.
He and another brother Larry both played cricket for Trinidad and the West Indies.
So, I will get to meet some of the Abbey Old Boys with this visit this time.
I am in New York at present.
However, my prefered home is Phoenix, Arizona.
I have exchanged emails already with Nigel Boos, Glen Evelyn, Winston Ramsahai, Niel Charles and Ian Gomes who is not related to Sheldon whom I just mentioned.
This is my email address and I would like to be on the list, thank you.
Just make sure to put MSB Old Boys or sometime like this on the subject matter the first time around on the emails, cause I have to go the junk folder and then I incorporate the address as someone I know.
Well, I hope we can continue to communicate, you and I, and hopefully you will remember me.
If not, that is quite okay too.
Anyhow, it is nice to connect with the group and I lool forward to meeting with you sometime in the future.
Blessings to you and the group and your family....
Kazim.
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From: mckoy43glen@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:22:12 +0000
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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...12 NOV 2010
From: krishna toolsie <krishnatoolsie@hotmail.com> 
Gentlemen:
We had a grand reunion at Neil Charles, the following brothers assisted: Glen Skippy, Schaefer, Nathaniel Sampath (lives in Orlando), Neil Charles (thanks to Neil and wife Oma) and Krishna Jerry Toolsie had a wondrous gathering in the Fall of 2008.
Neil was the perfect host, feeding and drinking the ole mount boys into nirvana.
The gathering was a great reward to the memories of time spent on the mount.
I do hope we can do a roll call, at the very least of options for the Centenary Celebrations, of the boys during the Mount celebrations in 2012.
The drink of choice on this occasion was holy water...
Warmest regards,
Krishna Jerry Toolsie
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From: azizul mohammed <salo00011@hotmail.com>
Date: August 18, 2008 3:17:02 PM GMT-04:00
Are u , Krishna and Skippy related u all look like blood brothers
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Ladislao Kertesz
14 Sep
Dear Azizul
Good friend, you must have received the latest and if not, please go to the blog page to update yourself.
I am still doing it, but I must check your email address to make sure that there is no mistake.
You can always help, by writing a line or two about the good Fr. Eugene???
Maybe about Abbot Francis???
You know juicy stuff., jajaja
God Bless
LAdislao
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13 Sep
Hello Ladislao ,
How u doing ,its been a long time since I last heard from u .
So are u still doing the newsletter, if u are I haven't gotten any since January.
If u are not doing it let me know what u need to start back doing it
Azizul Kenny Mohammed
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azizul mohammed <salo00011@hotmail.com>
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:23:31 PM
Yea the hotel in just down the hill and as time permits I will send u another short adventure sometime today
I will be around for a few hours and will reply to everyone later my friend
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Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:32:41 -0500
From: reglaw@gmail.com
What an incredible nice Azizul.
I am keeping you for my chronicles.... with you permission of course!
Was the Scarlet Ibis Hotel in Tunapuna?
I am 1964-67.
You must be after me right?
Where is this hotel located?
Please tell me.
Regards,
CheChe
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On Feb 9, 2008 2:31 PM, azizul mohammed <salo00011@hotmail.com> wrote:
I remember a nite after lights out Gerard, myself and a few other guys snuck out went down to the disco/pub at the back of the scarlet ibis hotel, after a few hours of drinking and dancing we all look up to see Fr Cuthbert,
He walked straight to our table and said "are u guys ready to go up" we all said "yes father" and we all walked silently to the van,
For about 2 days he didn't say anything the suspense was killing us so much that we all went to him to discuss what happen and that’s when he gave us a week of penance to write a book,
Would u believe afterwards he told us that he completely forgot about us I never believed him
Cuthbert he never forgets.
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Now to the photos.
Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
Mount inside No.10, page 6
56KA0010SCOUTS, lone river with crossings
07RE0129GKEDGU, Gerard Kenny and Dennis Gurley
10LK1810SANGREGRANDE, Sangre Grande police station.
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