Notes

NOTES FOR MOUNT BOYS VISITING THIS SITE

1. Total Circulars: There were 7 Circulars issued by Ladislao in the year 2001. No 4 is incomplete, missing a Christmas card and a list of names. [If you have a complete copy, please email it to me.] Only the last four of them are on this home page. The earlier ones are in "Archives".

2. Viewing Circulars: Click on on the arrow next to the month in Archives in the column on the right to see the ones for that month. You can read each of the earlier ones, together with any comments posted by readers, by clicking on its headline in Archives. You are, of course, free to download the Circulars to your computer for reading at your leisure.

3. Copying Photos: You can save any photo to your own computer by right-clicking on it and saving it to a suitable folder in your computer. Or, you go to the "file" button in the top left hand corner of your screen, and go to "save as" to do the same thing.

4. Making Comments: At the foot of each Circular there is a place for you to be able to make a "Comment" on the contents. If you recognise a face in a photo, or something similar, that you want to write about, just click on "comments" at the foot of the appropriate Circular and enter your remarks in the window that opens. In order to prevent strangers from posting nonsense and spam, I have set it so that I have to moderate and publish the comments. Anyone who would like to join as a moderator is welcome. [Note:  I have disabled this feature for the earlier years, due to the amount of spam that I have to moderate.  I have kept it alive for the most recent years.]

Don
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Circular No 7

Newsletter for Alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Caracas, 29 of December 2001. Circular No. 7
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Dear Friends,

Your Xmas e-mail was welcomed, I am glad for your letters. Xmas gone now comes the best part for us adults, the new years eve and after the eve thru the midnight toast. Wine and dance??? Pier One dance hall for those in TT with a cruise in the balmy Caribbean???

Thank you for your support sending in new names for the msb old boys list.

I am on the lookout for all the names with e-mail address!! Specially with family members that went to the Mount. I need for each the Form V graduation date to place their names in the correct class list.

Although I have been part of the new Web restart (May 2001), I have taken up the secondary job to assist Anthony in keeping the Class 1960 informed and if possible communicated, with the circulars and while Anthony makes time, because of his job. The research necessary for the other classes I am going to leave to other charitable souls, although I am going to keep and update the other class lists if the Form V graduation date is known, also I am keeping a general list of those whose graduation date is not known.

This list shall be sent in January after it has been revised, at this time it has about 250 names.

All known oldboys with e-mail address shall receive the circulars, to promote our page or the geocities page in making. We even have support from another web coordinator in TT from another school.

God Bless

Ladislao
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Photos: msb school 1
Article: Msb 09 6407 mount inside
Column: wvb 011223 the bride
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Circular No 6

Newsletter for 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 line 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 Merry 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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Photos: msb.monastery1lk
Article: next time
Column: next time
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Circular No 5

Newsletter for Alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Caracas, 21 of December 2001. Circular No. 5
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Dear Friends,

I received this short note from Graham Gonsalves, if you remember he was with us during From I and maybe Form II.

No Nativity:
The High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that their cannot be a Nativity scene in Port of Spain this Christmas. This isn't for any religious or constitutional reason. They simply have not been able to find three wise men and a virgin in the Nation's capital. There was no problem, however, to find enough asses to fill the stable.
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Additional new names that maybe someone can give me a clue as the email address, whereabouts, From V graduation date, nickname, and any information that might be useful to be used for the index that will appear in the reviewed web page.

Those that read msb p05 6407 mount inside maybe would remember the various names in the m.o.l.d.s. society.

I remember Hofle, who is here in Caracas I believe, I shall contact him soon.

Rafi, Raffensperger? He became a doctor and is in the government practice.

Again for those that might not received the last circular, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and as a gift, that some of us would be able to meet and share past friendships.

God Bless

Ladislao
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Photos: msb pos cannonlk
Article: Msb 07 6407 mount inside
Column: wvb 011216
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Circular No 4

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

Caracas, 14 of December 2001. Circular No. 4
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Dear friends,

This one is to remember the Xmas holidays, now as then, we prepared either to travel home to meet our families. Those that did not travel far it was a vacation with festivities, and those, especially those that had to travel by air, there was the excitement of the gifts that were bought on one or more Wednesdays when we were allowed to travel to POS and shop. George Habib´s store by Marine Square, then make the bags, load the green Bedford truck and the VW buses and go to the airport for the flight. The excitement of seeing our parents and family at the end of the trip. Make up a lot of excuses for the poor qualifications and notes from Fr. Bernard.

Additional new names that maybe someone can give me a clue as the email address, whereabouts, Form V graduation date, nickname, and any information that might be useful to be used for the index that will appear in the reviewed web page.

(Various names)

This circular would commemorate the 41 year since our graduating from Form V in 1960.

If you wish to get the earlier circulars, or include a friend, please write.

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and as a gift, that some of us would be able to meet and share past friendships.

God Bless

Ladislao Kertesz
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Circular No 3

Newsletter for Alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Caracas, 7 of December 2001. Circular No.3
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Dear friends,

I am receiving comments on this new way of communicating with you. I can reassure you that I am going to answer individually those that send direct.

I have the following new names that maybe someone can give me a clue as the email address, whereabouts, From V graduation date, nickname, and any information that might be useful to be used for the index that will appear in the reviewed web page.

(Various names)

It would be nice if you would write the names of msb friends that you remember to share. I am going to keep a general list to be sent out with all the information that you supply.

God Bless

Ladislao Kertesz
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Photo: ?
Article: msb p06 6407 mount inside
Column: wvb 011125
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Circular No 2

Newsletter for Alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 1 of December 2001. Circular No.2

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Dear friends,

I have checked the email address and corrected those that have been left undelivered, so I hope this second circular has better luck.

The bulletin msb mount inside 6407, year 1964, month July, starts at page p01, so if you missed any please ask for the missing pages.

I have the following names that maybe someone can give me a clue as the email address, whereabouts, From V graduation date, nickname, and any information that might be useful to be used for the index that will appear in the reviewed web page.

(various names)

The column published by Wayne is last in the attachment so please open it manually. He has interesting viewpoints on general world affairs and he is one of the select few that lived a special time in a special place and was our classmate. I hope that he does not mind my sending it to you.

The photo is of Michael Herrera 2001.

God Bless

Ladislao Kertesz
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Photo: Herrera carnival 1
Article: msb p05 6407 mount inside
Column: wvb 011014
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