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| ashu |
Posted
on 08-Oct-03 12:01 AM
Dear all,
Fr. Watrin -- a long-time English teacher at St. Xavier's Schools (Godavari and Jawalakhel) and at St. Xavier's Campus, and the present Moderator of Godavari
Alumni Association (GAA) -- is back in Kathmandu after undergoing intensive chemotherapy-treatment in Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
There's going to be a reception for Fr. Watrin & his extended family members from the US who are presently visiting Nepal.
Those of you who are in Kathmandu and know Fr. Watrin, do come say "hello" to Fr. Watrin and meet his other students and well-wishers.
Date: Oct 9th 2003, Thursday
Venue: GAA Lounge, Thamel
Time: 6 pm
Refreshments will be served.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| dautari |
Posted
on 08-Oct-03 01:20 PM
Ashu dai:
I wish I was there, but I am here in the USA. I had spoken to him on the phone about a month back. Please give him regards from my side.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 09-Oct-03 06:53 PM
The reception for Fr. Watrin went quite well yesterday. About 50 people or so -- all of whom are former students of Fr. Watrin -- showed up at GAA.
Kunda Dixit, editor of The Nepali Times weekly, gave the opening speech, praising Fr. Watrin's emphasis on original thoughts. Thanks to Fr. Watrin's efforts during our
school days, said Dixit, the school has produced a number of writers in English in
Nepal.
Anil Chitrakar of DC-based Ashoka Foundation recounted how Fr. Watrin established a Nepal office of Ashoka Foundation, and helped find the first lot of Ashoka Fellows in
Nepal.
Shanta Dixit, principal of Rato Bangala School, said that during her Amrit Science College days, she used to come to GAA to take part in social service and extracurricular activities. She said that she was encouraged by Fr. Watrin to lead and organize
many of the then GAA activities, helping her better her leadership and social skills.
Shanta Bdr Pun, a retired NEA official, talked about the Godavari days, and recounted how Fr. Watrin helped rescue an American boy, and told other such life-saving acts, undertaken by Fr. Watrin.
Kedra Shah remarked that Fr. Watrin was an effective sports coach, and told stories of how young Godavari boys defeated -- in the '60s -- the then teams from the Nepal Police and Nepal Army in basketball and football.
Fr. Miller talked about Fr. Watrin as his spiritual guru, someone who gave him emotional and spiritual sustenance when Fr. Miller was starting out as a young priest.
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There were other stories of friendship, of braving the Godavari winters together, of passions for excellence in everything and of playing sports together.
It's amazing and even humbling how much this Jesuit Priest from Cincinnati, Ohio -- with his midwestern sturdy values and farm-based work ethic, has given to Nepalis and Nepal by way of spending his entire adult life as a teacher and school administrator in Nepal.
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Fr. Watrin is here in Nepal until the end of November. After that, he'll had back to the US for further treatment.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| dautari |
Posted
on 09-Oct-03 08:22 PM
Makes me wish I was there.
BTW, is Fr.Watrin still the Moderator of GAA?
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| ashutoshchora |
Posted
on 14-Oct-03 04:36 PM
Ashu bwaaaaaaaaaa !
How is my grand pa Latrin ? Is he going to live forever Buwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?
Since when you become Yesu Freak Buwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ?
How come Christains drink blood of Jesu and eat his body as holy bread buwaaaaaaa ?
Buwaaa why have you become a cannibal ?
Was I born through a virgin birth like Jesu ? You never had kamsutra from my muwaaaaaa !
All seems maha circus to me hey buwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 14-Oct-03 04:54 PM
Asutoshchora sounds like that crazy Wasito guy... get a life dude.
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| dautari |
Posted
on 14-Oct-03 06:50 PM
Yup, get a life ....
And just by looking up to our former teachers we do not become christians. In fact, I think it is Hinduism that teaches us to look up to the teachers or the gurus as one's father.
And Ashu dai,
do you know when Fr Watrin's going to be back in the USA / Cincinnati?
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| ashu |
Posted
on 14-Oct-03 06:56 PM
Dautari,
Fr. Watrin will be back at the end of November.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| bideshi |
Posted
on 14-Oct-03 07:18 PM
Ashuji
Can u give me father Watrin's email address?I want to wish him quick recovery and congrats too on getting gorkha dakshin bahu.
By the way,he was my respected teacher in St. Xavier's.
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Posted
on 21-Nov-03 08:18 AM
Congratulations to Fr. Watrin
His Majesty King Gyanendra honors social worker and teacher at St. Xavier's School Father Eugene L. Watrin with Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (Third) at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu Friday. Watrin has been involving in social works for nearly 40 years in Nepal. (Online Photo : Narendra Shreshtha )
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