Newsletter
for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 31 August 2013 No. 617
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Dear
Friends,
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From: Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Date: 7 September 2013 11:53
Subject: FW: [Limers] Lord Relator Goes Back
In Time
Hello Bandit,
This is a good one for the older boys, many of the younger boys
will not even know some of these Calypso.
Relator have such a smooth voice man, this is good if you want to
hear real Calypso.
Sending this out to Clive & Freddy.
Thank you Bandit, this one will take dem home for sure. ha!
ha! sweet.
Bandit please find joke below, I got this from Garnet, funny,
Thank You, Garnet.
Cheers, Mis Amigos, have a good one. Adios, Glen.
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My Dear Don,
Thank you for stepping forward and injecting such leadership and
a positive vibration.
Your life experience as a Judge, to citizens of many islands,
certainly a great asset, you also know Trinidad well.
With regards to this Reunion.
You know most of the older boys, you have been in regular
attendance of reunions etc. and you do know the younger bunch of brothers, who
make up the home grown association.
You are that link we require and you are doing this in the proper
manner.
Your scouting around will certainly make the difference.
Hopefully a better picture.
It may attract more numbers ?
Don, I like your ideas, excellent & sensible plan.
Keep the fire burning, dreaming with our eyes wide open,
Cheers, Glen.
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Don Mitchell
Why, thank you, Tony.
I am looking forward to it too.
Just to recap, my thinking is that once I have a little free time
(early in 2014) I shall go down to Trinidad to scout out a good convention
organiser to make a proposal to us for a weekend (or at most a week) of
activities.
I am thinking of the possibility of us getting a good rate from
the Hilton Hotel and spreading out from there to spend time on selected
activities which will be arranged for us by the conference organiser.
These might include a visit to the School, a visit to the Abbey,
a walk up White Stones, a visit to the Zoo, a boat ride to Bombshell Bay Hotel
(if it still exists), a visit to the Caroni Swamp to see the flamingos or
whatever those famous red birds are, a picnic at Maracas Bay, a walk up and
down Frederick Street, lunches at famous Port of Spain Indian and Chinese
restaurants, and other things that may remind us of our childhood in
Trinidad
We could decide when we see prices and possibilities.
I would particularly like an academic session one half day when
we hear a presentation on the role and significance of the Mount (I mean the
School, but some may want to include the Abbey or the Seminary, which as you
can well imagine hold no interest for me)
Keep well,
Don
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From: vcl28@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:53 PM
Thanks Glen,
Which is why I really hope that we get together next year and
have our last cup of brandy together, before some of us can’t be there any
longer to do so.
I know that its far for some people to travel, but I believe that
it could act as a reward for those who worked so tirelessly to make this
reuniting of the old boys on these sites a reality today,
I know that I would personally like to meet Nigel, Don, Jon the incredible,
Ladislao, and you as well, Glen, if they could harness your energy it would
power a small city, and all those without whom none of this would have been
possible, and tell them thanks personally for making this Mt. Tabor family
possible today, so long after we left the college.
I am not sure that anything like this has ever been done before.
It’s unique and we should be proud of our school mates who did
it.
Tony Vieira
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18 August 2013
Applying for Trini Birth Certificate
From Nigel Boos
For anyone who may need this information, good luck with your
application!
I think the advice is def. worthwhile.
Nigel
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From: "Kathleen and Paul" <macdate@shaw.ca>
Subject: Applying for Trini Birth
Certificate
Date: 2 March, 2013 2:44:46 PM EST
I recently heard from a Trini friend here in Canada who is trying
to renew an expired T&T passport that T&T birth certificates are now
only available electronically but application has to be in person.
I’ve looked at the official Trinidad and Tobago government portal
but it’s not completely clear to me.
It is a starting place, however. If you have more info let me
know and I can spread the word.
If you or your family members need to renew a T&T passport (it
is your only passport or you have dual citizenship but you use a T&T
passport for travel) you may want to look into this early.
In Canada, I believe this can only be done in Toronto and may-be
Montreal.
In the US, in Miami and New York I think.
UK, I don’t know where.
Last year because of the demand in Vancouver, staff were sent out
west to deal with applications over a couple of weeks.
There may be similar services in Houston and elsewhere.
The worse thing is to get caught with an invalid passport because
of changes of which you were unaware.
Before I got my Canadian passport this happened to me in
Trinidad.
My T&T passport had not expired but there were new T&T
passports with higher security features.
I had to get a new passport while on vacation there.
You can imagine the “horrors”.
Kathleen
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Dear Glen,
Please do me a favor and call
Wayne Chan
619-253-8822
[Maybe
you can convince him to read the Circulars.
Jajajaja
God
bless,
Ladislao]
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From: Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Date: 14 September 2013 20:14
Dear Tony & Tribe,
We led the horse to the water, but it would not drink.
A master plan was made, all in the benefit of the Church.
No frills, no attachments, not even trying to buy the place.
A long term lease.
These developments would only pay after it was up and running,
the only people taking this risk, would be the investors.
The plan did look at housing & education in the oil
industries, many of the Abbey School students, offered their expertise in all
fields to make this an ongoing venture that would be successful, they did look
at high end accommodations, condos etc., hanging off the cliffs, all secluded
and keeping within this peaceful environment.
This was no easy venture to take on, for those older brothers,
who started this ball rolling, a long time ago, down to the financing; every
single detail was calculated to the penny.
Many of the boys who wanted this, was not doing it for money,
many already had money, and rich and already living in wonderful places all
over the world, this is not a money making venture, this was pure heart &
soul, of course a safe investment, for those who were willing to be part of
this, wishful dream.
A place for old Mount boys to stay, if visiting was in the plan.
Tony, if the power was on that mountain, to take this great leap
into the future, we were ready as a collective group, to take on this life
challenge, many, many years ago, to help and assist, and support, in doing this
with the local authority in charge.
Unfortunately we were knocking on the wrong door, in the wrong
country, ha! ha!
Our conclusion, one must go to Ireland, with millions in
hand.
Everything is for sale, ask the Vatican.
My brother, we are growing old, one day we will not be able to
climb that mountain again.
So also, is this once upon a time dream.
The brothers that live far away from this place, feel so much for
it, some brothers live with it, right in front their face, and don't even care,
ha! ha! So what can I say ??
Sorry, I have said too much already, we are a private group, and
we already have a place, its right here and its right now, we are the Knights
of White Stones, you can take our Castle.
But you will never get rid of the Invisible Tribe, that still
lives inside of that building.
It is said for the harvest moon, in the blue light, you will see,
Monks and Knights who have crossed over into the Higher Realm, conversing in a
circle by the volley ball court.
It is written in the book, The King of Hearts, no venture will ever
succeed on that mountain, if it does not include a True Mount Boy, and You,
whoever is reading this email, can quote me on that. ha! ha!
Listen to the Voices, that still echo's, around the pillars in
the corridors, in that place, that once was and always will be, The Abbey
School. Welcome To The Club, Mis Amigos.
Adios, Glen.
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Subject: Re: A POST CARD FROM THE CLUB.
From: vcl28@aol.com
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:03:44 -0400
Guys,
It’s quite beautiful, but whose idea was it to paint the roof of
the college and the new refractory green and no colour respectively when all
other roofs are red?
All that much real estate you mean to tell me that they can’t do
something about it?
For example can’t they turn it into a place where organizations
etc, can take their staff for a retreat and seminars, if we sure that it’s been
properly managed?
Thinking outside the box as to how it should be used, I am aware
that it’s been offered as a guest house in the recent past. But to work it has to be modified to offer a
more luxurious inside, which the place was never built to do. I used to go there to Hildebrand’s room,
He was my math tutor, its Spartan, used to looks like a jail up
there in the main Abbey where the monks live.
It will of course take money, but using the place as collateral
they could borrow some cash to make the accommodation really nice, also but can’t
they make a deal to house students of the UWI which is literally at the bottom
of the hill and shuttle them to the accommodations daily?
The possibilities are endless you only have to appreciate the
fact that the place is somewhat isolated and offer something which is in
harmony with that fact.
Or they could start a corporation and get investors to help them
to bring the place alive again.
Tony
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From:
Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Sent:
Sat, Sep 14, 2013 7:40 am
Subject:
FW: A POST CARD FROM THE CLUB.
Thank You, Sir Garnet Diaz- Excellent Choice.
As a Club, we always try our utmost, to look at the big picture,
in all our endeavours.
Sometimes, we cannot find the right words, to express this great
friendship we shared, for so many years, in jest & laughter & a few
crocodile tears, ha! ha!
On a serious note, from all of us at the Club, the part-time-nite-time
crew, we send this Post Card out to you.
We would like to thank you all, Oh Great & True
Knights.
For those who See.
Let this be The Light - Welcome To The Club - Long Live The
Mount.
One-Love, Adios Glen.
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Ladislao
Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
MSBAP08MI6512, Mount Inside
13LK7144NSMGRP, At Norman Smith’s home
59LK0001TERMINAL, Terminal Report Card
09TF0002TFE, Terrence Ferreira and scout´s
shirt
