Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School,
Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas,
22 July 2017 No. 820
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Dear Friends,
Although I have located Crofton Stroud in
Grenada he is an old boy and is in the listing, he seems to have moved to
Miami, Florida. Maybe one of my friends in that area can call him, he is in the
Doral area.
Dr. Trevor Friday and Dr. Crofton Stroud Clear the Air 17-1-13
Grenada
Dr. Trevor Friday and Dr. Crofton Stroud
Dr. Crofton Stroud is an The Abbey School Oldboy?
Please confirm friends.
Another Dentist here
that’s supposed to be able to help you is Crofton Stroud (4402815)
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OUR ABBEY SCHOOL WATER SUPPLY - WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE
STREAM/RIVER?
ANTONI MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>
Jul
19 at 5:16 PM
Same general sounding name with 2 different spellings recalled by
2 old boys....
Big Joe Michael Azar offered Catchycam...
Garnet Diaz offered Katchikam.
Whatever its name...it did provide all of our water supply...and
do remember droughts when we had to conserve water by eliminating the frequency
of showering...odor was foul in those times.
Here is a recent video that shows water supply
modernization....unfortunately it does not give us the name of the river.
Do remember the path that took us from behind our school to the
reservoir....walked it many times.
Water was not treated in any way in our days.
Below is link to video regarding recent modernization project.
Question of the Day: What is the name of the river/stream that
ran at the bottom of the ravine at the back of our school?
It ran through the orange/grapefruit grove and eventually down to
Tunapuna?
Before the pool opened, some of us would occasionally
"escape" from the playing field and take a dip in it.
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The
pool was Katchikam, as I recall, the stream I can't remember.
That I
did not know never even heard about it cheers
Nice clear pool,..cool water,..great on a
hot steamy day,..a rock we used to jump off of,..about 10 Ft...and with the
stream,..it was constantly filtered and replenished...:)...
That area was off limits in my time because
you guys abused it ha ha
It's somewhere down behind the Tennis
courts,..about a 10 to 15 minute hike down the trail,..don't remember the exact
trail,..after all,..it's been 60+ years since I've been there..hahaha..:)..
I use to go and get host pieces from a
novice nun in training ha ha then I got called to the office and well I was
banned from that entire area ha ha
Yuh sure she was ah Nun,...or a None?? hahaha...:);;
None for me ha ha, Bobo told me I don't want
to hear you going there again ha ha
I know that life there was tough for us
Young'uns at the time,.. but there were also some fun and at times funny
situations,.. oh well ...those were the days my friends we thought they'd never
end..:(...:)...
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laszlo
kertesz <kertesz11@yahoo.com>
Jul
17 at 9:55 PM
Good George, but I have not hunted your
information because I did not know that it is ready.
You could have sent it to me to be included
in the Circular. I would have mentioned that you are the author.
I spend about six hours on each short
Circular.
This is because I prepare photos, do
research etc.
Maybe you do not want me to continue?? As
without news there is no Circular.
I am joking, Ladislao
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ANTONI
MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>
Jul
18 at 6:27 AM
Hi Ladislao
The work that you have done and continue to do is priceless,
challenging and very value adding. Not sure that everyone understands what it
takes to put one of these Circulars together. This was even more difficult
during the years when you were working full-time and had many additional
personal and family responsibilities to deal with.
Our culture has changed significantly from what it was at the
time we were at the Mount. Today we have very short attention spans in the 24/7
cycle of "Breaking News". There does not seem to be any value to stop
and reflect on the past....or in the case of the "Old Boys"......many
of us who are still around have probably forgotten many of our experiences that
took place 30-70 years ago...depending on when we attended.
New technology makes it easier for some of us today to
communicate "instantly".....we see that in FaceBook (FB), Whatsapp
and perhaps other means like Twitter. But even in those there is limited
participation.....MSB FaceBook page has only about 140 members or so and not
every one of them reads every posting. I am guessing that about 20% of these
members will glance at every posting.
On the Wikipedia entry that I shared with you in my earlier note,
I experienced a similar situation like you do in your Circulars when you
request for new inputs. I posted it in FB asking for upgrades and expanding its
content based on when someone attended.....guess how many responses were
received?
I thank and love you for everything that you have done and
continue to do for us who are still interested and have a great passion for
that part of our formative years that has impacted the rest of our lives.
As the French famously say "C'est la Vie" and we did in
Venezuela "Mañana",
George (Jorge, Yury,
Shish) - 1956 to 1962 Mount Boy
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11-04-2017 Ladislao: Roberto bodington is on
line, from Maracaibo class 1958. Give him a welcome
11-04-2017 Joseph Habib: Welcome Sir Robert
Bodington to our whatsapp chat group.
11-04-2017 Ladislao: He just received a
cellular from class 1958 donors, to replace his old one without whatsapp
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Welcome
Robert and a thanks to the alumni donor 1958
11-04-2017 Berment Joseph: Hello Roberto,
This is Joe. Welcome brother!
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Hi Ian the
water appears very calm ....enjoy your retirement
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Hey Roberto how u
doing welcome
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Aziz did u
visit TT
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Coming in 2 weeks.
I will call u guys
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Good look
forward to meeting over curry
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Yea
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Jimmy wants to
connect with u
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: When I come let's
really meet please
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Will call Joe
to. Network
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Ok thanks
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Just give us a
day or two notice
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Will do
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Practicing how
to cook callaloo soup go in to visit Enrique soon ........ his favourite
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Yea that's everyone's
favI make sometimes I also make pone I google everything
11-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Found a similar
leaf in the Mexican supermarket. Ron let's turn back the clock
11-04-2017 Cantore Oscar: Rerun azizul. Need to update
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: I did shit I am
deleting a lot of crap but sending them around before I delete
11-04-2017 Berment Joseph: Para mi Callaloo
must have coconut milk, pumpkin, fine thyme, salted meat and crab to b
authentic.
11-04-2017 Kenny Azizul: Salted meat ?
11-04-2017 Moffie Edgar: Salvador there is
no such salted meat in kalaloo....unless you want to use pig tale instead of
crab.....but most use is crab...
11-04-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Hola Roberto bienbenid crab is best
11-04-2017 Berment Joseph: The original
Calallo always had salted pig tail or salted salt beef less frequently AND
crab. In recent years, the recipe has changed to include beef to accommodate
some Christian denominations, Rastarfarians, and Moslems but if
you want to accommodate everyone you have to leave salt meat out altogether. I
prefer the original recipe and if you read a good cook book that is over 60
years old, there will be no dispute. Edgar, You are wrong.
12-04-2017 Gomes Ian: Some people use the
ham bone in callaloo which i prefer. Salt meat or pig tail is also traditional.
Crab came on the scene after and while some prefer crab to me a ham bone
callaloo is "D Best".
12-04-2017 Berment Joseph: Possibly, the challenge
is that ordinary people only eat ham with bone at Christmas time.
12-04-2017 Gomes Ian: I does keep it and
break it up into at least 3 pieces to use in at least 3 pot. Then is salt meat
or pig tail till next xmas.
12-04-2017 Zanelli Enrique: Salvador need
Roberto Bodingtons nr to add to chat
12-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Abbey boys cook
book in the making Add Chardon Beni to the mix Ham bone is a surprise one
12-04-2017 Gomes Ian: Whaaaaaaat!
12-04-2017 Ramsahai Winston: Bring a sample
this Christmas Ian
12-04-2017 Gomes Ian: Whaaaaaaat! Dat and d
Garlic Pork (Cavanadage) doe leave meh house boi. I doe cook dem ting for
anybody. Jes meh family. All yuh could call meh selfish all all yuh want. I
greedy when it come to dat.
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com,
if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or any old boy that you
would like to include.
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Photos:
08MP0522REUNION2008,
17LK5956FBRSIWFE,
Rudi Singh and wife Yuri
17LK3581FBRDA,
Robert Date
16LK1841FBPGA,
Peter Gantaume
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