Tuesday 1 June 2010

Zanzibar/UK Team Welcome Mervyn & Pervin

Dear Zanzibar Team Members and Friends
May 2010 has been a very hectic month with several activities falling in place one after another and highlighted by the visit of our very special friends Mervyn and Pervin (the King and Queen of Arusha/Zanzibar as known to our team). 

We were honoured to have M and P stay with us for a few days making it possible for us to meet up with our UK team members Patsy, Derek and Diana De Lord, Betty and Benny, including very special Zanzibari's, Alexander and Annabella Fernandes, Dr. Betty Spry & Alan and Walter Nunes and Merelia.

We were fortunate to have a fairly bright day which was full of good memories of our time we had in Arusha and Zanzibar followed by unlimited jokes and laughter with a good old sing song session ending the evening with a late night card session going into the early hours of the morning.

Highlight of our garden party for M&P was greeted with the great news of Alex and Anna becoming grandparents with their 5th grandchild named Alexander. We toasted with Champagne with comipliments from Alex and Anna and we were all able to see the arrival of the new baby born in Singapore on SKYPE where we all conveyed our congratulations to proud parents Dr. Angelo and Vinny Fernandes.

Betty was certainly kept busy most of May which commenced helping me build an outside play house for our two babies Sheba and Suki followed by assisting my son Winston deck the Koi pond with a store room below and the wedding of my nephew Richard, son of Jerome and Clarisse de Souza with Mike and Yvette Muise being our guests and my youngest sister Rhoda staying with Alex and Anna. All told it was all fun all the time and as a token of rememberance of all our activities I have attached a couple of extra links of some of the fun parties. Unfortunately I was unable to take photographs at Richard's wedding as I had to provide the entertainment with my dance band Black Velvet - some of the photos were kindly provided by my sister Yvette.

The wedding of Richard and Angela de Souza held at the Hilton Park Lane London was a fabulous occasion.
Other activities included family and relatives get-together.

Please click on the links below to view some of the photographs.




(Some Richard & Angela's Wedding photos added to
this album. Special album to follow later).


P.S. Dear Rooky, John, Hilda and Tony - we missed you 'A' Team members greatly but did not fail to talk of our great times we had in Zanzibar and all the fun with Mervyn and Pervin. We must meet again in Zanzibar 2011 without a fail. Love to you all. Benny

Best regards
Benny & Betty

Thanks for your comments added below.



  










4 comments:

  1. FABULOUS DAY

    Dear Betty & Benny,

    Wow, what a fabulous afternoon & evening spent with you both, M & P and the rest of the special Zanzibar gang. Betty, you really did us proud with your amazing lunch - what an incredible lady you are. I just don't know how you do it - such a star. And, Benny, you too are an incredible host - second to none as it happens. It was a shame we had to leave early - and I'm sure you guys will have continued into the early hours having a lot of fun with the singing and chatting.

    It was particularly good to see you and the Nunes's - those times in Zanzibar were so special weren't they?

    Hope you all have a good time at the wedding.

    See you soon. And thanks again lovely people.
    Pxxx

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    OUR EXCLUSIVE GATHERING

    Dear B & B,

    Thank you so very much for including us in Thursday's party. As is your style, you surpass everyone in the generosity and excellence of your hospitality and I would never be able to keep up and will therefore not get started. !

    It was very good to meet up with old friends and especially Merwyn and Pervin. They are quite extraordinary and deserve great admiration. But they get embarrassed to tell them that directly. You're no different. You both are also extraordinary, remarkable and leave us jaw dropping. Betty, I cannot understand how it is you manage such a monumental undertaking each time, with the amount for catering you provide, singlehanded. Would you please stop making me feel so inadequate, or alternatively allow handmaidens to share the task. As always, the food was delicious and abundant. You did us all, proud and I saw you not stop to sit for a second. Phew.

    The music entertainment Ben, was such fun. Thank you for all the hard work that goes before , which then makes it all look effortless. You both have a gift .

    I hope you've both recovered. Many thanks again for a most enjoyable day

    Love

    bettys.

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  2. Hey Folks:

    Where to go man.....photos and you all look so great....M&P you world travellers we are so envious of you two heard about your cruise and Sweden trip too from tony....man wish I was there. You two look great as always in all the functions.

    B&B....you party animals....the food looked delicious wow what a spread.. and with all the drinks and so great to see the rest of the folks like D&D, Waltee, Dr. Betty, and the rest of the folks- Alec looks the same as the good old days in Z'bar, Patsy...you me lady... looking so charming in the white outfit.... man wish I was there....would have done the Z'bar Rock.......

    Glad all is well out there and the wedding photos along with the rest of the ones of the kids and not forgetting the 2 cats just made my day.....

    B&B thanks so much for this lovely write up and photos

    Much appreciated

    Hang in there and lets meet up soon... M&P where art thou now......

    keep in touch

    Fondest regards and Salaams and Ambe Dodo

    As always,

    Tom Cruise

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  3. Dearest Benito & Betty

    Just a few words to thank you so much for the get together at your home and all the lovely food cooked by Betty. I am thrilled that I finally made the trip to England - much thanks to the most fabulous wedding of Richard & Angela.

    Ben, I do hope that you went to the doctor to get your arm attended to. This is just a reminder if you have not done so yet.

    I do hope that you are enjoying the summer. Suki and Sheeba are very beautiful and I was happy to have met them as well as all my nephews and neices.

    Take care and I wish you all the very best in all your endeavours....love & Godbless,

    RhodaB

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  4. OUR EXCLUSIVE GATHERING

    Dear B & B,

    Thank you so very much for including us in Thursday's party. As is your style, you surpass everyone in the generosity and excellence of your hospitality and I would never be able to keep up and will therefore not get started. !

    It was very good to meet up with old friends and especially Merwyn and Pervin. They are quite extraordinary and deserve great admiration. But they get embarrassed to tell them that directly. You're no different. You both are also extraordinary, remarkable and leave us jaw dropping. Betty, I cannot understand how it is you manage such a monumental undertaking each time, with the amount for catering you provide, singlehanded. Would you please stop making me feel so inadequate, or alternatively allow handmaidens to share the task. As always, the food was delicious and abundant. You did us all, proud and I saw you not stop to sit for a second. Phew.

    The music entertainment Ben, was such fun. Thank you for all the hard work that goes before , which then makes it all look effortless. You both have a gift .

    I hope you've both recovered. Many thanks again for a most enjoyable day

    Love

    bettys.

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