Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School,
Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas,
28 of July 2018 No. 873
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Dear Friends,
Starting with this Circular, I am going
begin to accept advertisements.
I have tried to keep the Circular free from
advertisement but due to the conditions that I am facing here in Venezuela it
has been inevitable.
I have postponed this moment, but no longer
I can keep my particular conditions hidden.
From this issue on, I am going to include
advertisements meant to finance the elaboration of the Circular.
After having consulted some friends, I am
going to do as in the old O.A.S.I.S. published by Arthur Knaggs, inserting an
advertisement banner or similar.
Here is an example:
The yearly fee would be US$5.20 or 10 cents
per issue. And as a bonus you would get
the latest issue directly from me mailed to you.
The money received would cover the efforts
of Editor to maintain the Circular going from this issue No.873 and help out to
attenuate the difficult situation here in Venezuela.
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Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2018), known as Vidia Naipaul or V. S. Naipaul, was a writer who won
the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature.
He
was born in Trinidad in a family with Indian roots, resided in England as an
adult, and traveled across, and wrote about, India, Africa, the Islamic world,
and South and North America in his novels and non-fiction works.
He
is known for his comic early novels set iin Trinidad and Tobago, his bleaker
later novels of the wider world, and his autobiographical chronicles of life
and travels.
He
published more than thirty books, both of fiction and nonfiction, over some
fifty years.
V.S.Naipaul
He was a brilliant
man and writer.
As is so often the
case with genius or near genius, it seems he was what people would call
"difficult".
He had no patience
for mediocrity ( or what he perceived to be such) and showed this openly.
What is undeniable
is that he was a brilliant Trini writer even if he disparaged his native
country.
His best work is set
and rooted in our beloved country.
He was, even after
adopting another nationality, a Trini, and was part of, or inspired, a canon of
Trini writers who put us on the world's literary map.
His contribution to
Trinidad is undeniable.
I would say
"may he rest in peace", but if there is an after life, as we think
there is, then he is probably exclaiming in disappointment, as he did when he
first went to England, that there are "asses in droves
everywhere".
Nuff respect to a
man with dazzling talent!
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Fiction
The
Mystic Masseur
(1957)– film version: The
Mystic Masseur (2001)
The
Suffrage of Elvira
(1958)[
Miguel Street
(1959)
A
House for Mr Biswas
(1961)
The Mimic Men
(1967)
A Flag
on the Island
(1967)
In a Free State
(1971)– Booker Prize Winner
Guerrillas (1975)
A Bend
in the River (1979)
The
Enigma of Arrival
(1987)
A Way
in the World (1994)
Half a
Life (2001)
The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book: And Other Comic Inventions
(Stories) (2002: collection comprising The
Suffrage of Elvira, Mr Stone and the Knights Companion and A
Flag on the Island)
Magic Seeds
(2004)
Non-fiction
An
Area of Darkness (1964)
The
Loss of El Dorado (1969)
The Overcrowded Barracoon and Other Articles (1972)
A Congo Diary
(1980), published by Sylvester
& Orphanos
The Return of Eva Perón and the Killings in Trinidad (1980)
Finding the Centre: Two Narratives (1984)
A Turn
in the South (1989)
Between Father and Son: Family Letters (1999, edited by Gillon Aitken)
The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief (2010)
I have read five of his books. How many have you read??? EDITOR
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WhatsApp:
15-02-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Enrique add these contacts. Bobb And Jim
Ross same person
15-02-2017 Rampersandsingh Anand: . No, Brothers
15-02-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Then there was 3
Ross
brothers
15-02-2017 Rampersandsingh Anand: Yes. Jim in
canada
15-02-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Those guys were
the pioneers of CNG vehicles in TT
15-02-2017 Rampersandsingh Anand: Yes
15-02-2017 Ramsahai Winston 99: Neal you have to
come out of retirement
15-02-2017 09:50:02: Mt Fr. Imash: *👍HOW
TO STAY YOUNG*
1.
Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the
doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2.
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3.
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever..
Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the
devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4.
Enjoy the simple things.
5..
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6.
The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us
our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7.
Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes,
music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8.
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9.
Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a
foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10.
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND
ALWAYS REMEMBER :Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
And
if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares?
But
do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
Worry
about nothing, pray about everything!
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Amen
15-02-2017 Berment Joseph: Thanks Ron: I felt my life come
back in me. Never knew that you were such an accomplished paramedic!
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: Salvador Buenos días como sigues?
15-02-2017 Charles Neil: Why? i am still enjoying it. Just
don't get married and never have kids. U will stay young forever.
15-02-2017 Ibarra Frank: Salvador, how are you feeling today?
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Haciendome mad
examenes y mañana me operan.
15-02-2017 Fr. Imash: This is one of the best posts I've
read about woman... Please read it completely... it's worth it...
*WOMAN*.
. . . . . . . .
When
God created woman he was working late on the 6th day.......
An
angel came by and asked." Why spend so much time on her?"
The
lord answered. "Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to
shape her?"
●She
must function on all kinds of situations.
●She
must be able to embrace several kids at the same time.
●Have
a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart.
●She
must do all this with only two hands.
●She
cures herself when sick and can work 18 hours a day.
THE
ANGEL was impressed" Just two hands.....impossible!
And
this is the standard model?"
The
Angel came closer and touched the woman.
"But
you have made her so soft, Lord".
"She
is soft", said the Lord,
"But
I have made her strong. You can't imagine what she can endure and
overcome"
"Can
she think?" The Angel asked...
The
Lord answered. "Not only can she think, she can reason and
negotiate".
The
Angel touched her cheeks....
"Lord,
it seems this creation is leaking! You have put too many burdens on her".
"She
is not leaking...it is a tear". The Lord corrected the Angel…
"What's
it for?" Asked the Angel..... .
The
Lord said. "Tears are her way of expressing her grief, her doubts, her
love, her loneliness, her suffering and her pride."...
This
made a big impression on the Angel,
"Lord,
you are a genius. You thought of everything.
A
woman is indeed marvellous"
Lord
said ."Indeed she is.
■She
has strength that amazes a man.
■She
can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens.
■She
holds happiness, love and opinions.
■She
smiles when she feels like screaming.
■She
sings when she feels like crying, cries when happy and laughs when afraid.
■She
fights for what she believes in.
■Her
love is unconditional.
■Her
heart is broken when a next-of-kin or a friend dies but she finds strength to
get on with life"
The
Angel asked: So she is a perfect being?
The
lord replied: No. She has just one drawback.
"She
often forgets what she is worth".
Send
it to all the women u respect ....👍
And
to all men who respect woman 👍👍
*Being
a woman is priceless*
Pass
this to every woman in your contact to make her feel proud of herself.
*I
respect women*
15-02-2017 Ibarra Frank: Q vaina! Espero q todo salga bien
en nombre de Dios 🙏🏻
hazme saber!
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: Que te van a hacer? drenaje?
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Raspar las
paredes del pulmon y la pleura investigar mas la masa que esta en la T4 y la
T10 y luego ponerme una manguerita para drenar el fluido despacio . Facil de
decir pero el especialista me dice que es muy delicada la cirugia ..oscar como
te va con los hongos
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: gracias a Dios nos va bien estamos
a un 85% de capacidad de produccion esperamos este año completar el 15 que
falta.
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Me alegro. como
esta la familia. ya vamos por 4 nietos y tu? 2 baroncitos y 6 hembritas
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: te mantienen ocupadito entonces
diciembre te sale caro....😃
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: menos mal que me
mude a katy texas.
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: existe FEDEX y Amazon....asi que
no es que te salves mucho jajajajaja lo importante es el detalle. mi hija vive
en mobile alabama mi segundo hijo en nueva orleans y el mayor en
lafayette louisiana y la segunda hija aqui en texas
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: correcto. la
vaina es cuando crescan. jajajajaj
15-02-2017 Cantore Oscar: te tocara salir a beber y
llevarlos a pasear a los barones las hembras sera shopping. the circle of life
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: amen
15-02-2017 Alexander Garth: Winston I need to meet with you
when can we meet Garth Alexander #310 -8736.
15-02-2017 Charles Neil: Damm Garth,u have a hard time
finding Winston and u live in Trinidad
15-02-2017 20:52:44: Mt Dornellas Michael: Hello
Salvador, I understand you are having some health challanges . Please be
assured of our prayers and special prayers of healing. Take care my brother, keep
the faith and have a good night. Take care, Specs.
15-02-2017 Coscarart Salvador: Many thanks
brother. Give my regards to your wife.
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com, if you would like to be in the
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Photos:
53MBS0009ABBEY, Marie Boissiere
10LK0001GCHKRO, Gerard Christian and Kerry Romain
18LK0001FBVSN, V.S.Naipaul
12NB0216AJAXREUNION, George Mickiewicz and Nigel Boos
