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Konkani Proverb: Padr Vigar poddla aplea bovallant, igorj nagoili. (If the priest gets busy in activiites of his own, the church will be looted.)
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Keep A Check On Your Employment Status.
Xit-Koddi has learnt of two recent cases of Goans being stopped at Bahrain Airport and prevented from traveling out of the country, because of pending labor-related cases against them. Though the problems were eventually resolved, and the concerned persons traveled at a later date, it caused considerable panic and loss of money to the concerned families.
News reports for quite some time have focused on workers being barred from traveling out of Bahrain for pending legal cases against them. Many workers find out about these legal cases only at the time of traveling at the Bahrain Airport Immigration Office. This matter came up during an open house session held at the Indian Embassy recently. Xit-Koddi is glad to convey to its readers useful advice from Indian Ambassador, Dr. Mohan Kumar, on this subject.
He suggested that if anyone had reasonable apprehension that a court case was pending against them, they should check their status at the Labour Market Authority (LMRA) web site, or contact the Interior Ministry's Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs. Foreign workers can contact LMRA through its call center at 17506055, or e-mail lmra@lmra.gov.bh.
We hope this will be helpful to our readers.
With love.
= GR Crasto
Scholarships For Goan Students.: Goa Sudharop, a volunteer non-pro fit organization working for the betterment of Goa and Goans, invites applications for full scholarships from needy Goan students who wish to pursue their studies in medicine (M.B.B.S.), engineering (B. Eng), and technology (B. Tech.) degree courses, but are facing difficulties in doing so due to financial constraints. Goa Sudharop is working jointly with the Foundation For Excellence Inc. USA, in order to help Goan students obtain scholarships. The applicants should have passed their Class XII qualifying examination not earlier than in 2012, and scored not less than 70% marks. The last date to receive applications is 15th October, 2013. For further details, contact Goa Sudharop’s Executive Director in Goa, Mr. Ibonio M.B. D’Souza - e-mail: iboniosouza@gmail.com or mobile: 9850454371.
Harvest Festival: The Konkani Community of the Sacred Heart Church (KCSHC) will celebrate the feast of The Nativity of Our Blessed Mother on September 6, 2013. The celebration known as the Harvest Festival will begin with the blessing of the new corn (Konsam) and floral offerings to Infant Mary by children at the outdoor stage. The conclebrated feast mass will be at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church followed by a short cultural program and vegetarian buffet lunch at the Our Lady Of Arabia Auditorium. The nine day Novena, in preparations for the Feast, will begin on August 28. All services in konkani will be lead by Fr. Prakash Lobo from India. For more details contact the coordinators of the KCSHC.
ID Card Warning: The Interior Ministry has urged all citizens and residents to carry their ID cards and present them on request by concerned authorities. Not presenting the ID card is a offense punishable by a fine of not more than BD 300, said reports appearing in the local media.
Mingluche gurvar bailechea pottant dukhapot suru zal'li. Mhonn tannem begi-begin rostear yeun gaddi thamboili. Bailek gaddient ghali ani tika tenkun apunn boslo.
"Matxe beginuch hospitalant pavoi amkam." Minglun ddraivorak sanglem.
Gaddi hospitalache rostear cholunk lagli. Modinch Minglun gaddi Pizza Hut-a votten ghunvddaunk laili.
Ddraivor : Kitem zalem? Pizza khaunk zai?
Minglu : Na re, to bordd vach mure, tacher boroilam "Delivery free". Sogllem funkott zatolem nhoi?
(Vincy Quadros, Goa)
Ramdas Salcar (Bahrain): Best wishes to the team of Xit-Koddi. It keeps us in touch with the Goans and the Goan activities in Bahrain.
Mariola Furtado(Kuwait): Read the interview of John Rebello in your e-newsletter. I congratulate John Rebello for all his achievements in Bahrain and for his contributions in the service of the Lord.
Gwen Sascha Fernandes:
Bozo: Ajea, North Goa-acho lok Mopa aiport magtat zalear South Goa-ache lok, Maka Naka Mopa mhunntat.Ho vixoi Goenkarank doxim korinam mhu ?
Azo: Are Bojea, he amche amdar-montri aplim bolsam bhorunk Goenkarchi duspott korunk vell naka. Porjen chotur rauchi goroj asa.
Bozo: Punn Ajea, Sorkar choloitat amdar-montri. Porza kitem korteli ?
Azo: Are Bojea, Pd. Vigar aplea bovallant astanam, igorj nagoili mhunntat tosli kohobor amchea sorkarachi.
Bozo: Ajea, somzonk nam anv.
Azo: Are Bojea, airportacho bovall korun anik kosle vixoi sorkarak lipounk sodta tacher amim nodor dhorunk zai. Sorkar airportacho vixoi gheun porzek nachoita. Anik ami tanchea kumpasar nachtat. Amchea mukhar tacheavon vhoddle vixoi asat tancher magir visor podta.
Bozo: Hem zalear sarkem tujem Ajea.
Azo: Hakach lagon anv mhunntam, Bojea. Goykaranim chotur rauchi chodd goroj.
= Bap'pa Bahreinkar
It looks like just a couple of years ago that this cute little girl was running around with other kids at the Young Goans Club, up to all kinds of mischief. How time flies. Today, this little Goan star of Bahrain has to be addressed as Dr. Gwen Sascha Fernandes!!
A former student of Sacred Heart School, Gwen graduated in 2008 with a BSc. (Hons.) in Podiatry at the University of Wales. While completing her BSc. degree, she realised that she was well-suited to the systematic analysis and tenacity required of a clinical researcher. On graduation she applied for PhD funding, with the Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales, while working in Bahrain. Being only 21 at the time, she was uncertain whether her application would succeed. The Cosyfeet Podiatry Award she won in 2007, and her work in wound care clinics with diabetic patients in Ghana, weighed in her favor while explaining the methodology and ideas she proposed to implement her research project. Gwen was delighted to be granted her PhD funding in early 2009 and went on to conduct research in the lower limb biomechanics of people with medial knee osteoarthritis. This research project included a random control trial to determine if modified laterally wedged orthoses could relieve pain in patients with arthritis of the knee. The results, obtained rigorously over 3 ½ years, were positive, and are now being written up for publication.
On completion of her PhD, Gwen has now taken up the post of clinical researcher at Nottingham University with the department of Academic Rheumatology. The project focuses on identifying the risk factors of hip,
knee, foot and ankle arthritis in current and retired professional footballers. She is funded by Arthritis Research UK, and is working with FIFA and the University of Oxford. "Professional footballers are likely to suffer from arthritis due to the intensity of the sport they play over a prolonged period of time. They are more likely to develop early onset arthritis compared to the general population,'' says Gwen. "We hope that the results can better inform training methods and improve the health-related quality of life of current and ex-professional footballers."
Gwen is the daughter of Gerard (Gerry) and Sarita Fernandes. The proud parents flew to London in July this year, especially for the graduation ceremony (see picture above), and her sisters, Amanda and Megan, were also present on the occasion.
Xit-Koddi warmly congratulates Dr. Gwen on her achievements, and wishes her continued success in her career.
Cyriaco Dias Gets Goa State Award.
Cyriaco Dias, a former resident of Bahrain, was among the eminent personalities to receive the Goa State Cultural Award for the year 2010-2011, at a ceremony held at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall in Panjim on August 4, 2013. Noted film actor, Anupam Kher, was the chief guest while the Minister of Art & Culture, Dayanand Mandrekar, presided over the function.
Every year the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa, honors personalities for their contribution and achievement in the field of art and culture forms such as music, drama, tiatr, bhajan, literature, visual arts etc. A versatile tiatrist of yesteryear, Cyriaco, gets the award for his contribution to the Konkani tiatr. The individual award consists of a purse of Rs.50,000/, a certificate, Shrifal, Nataraj replica and a shawl.
Xit-Koddi featured this former resident of Bahrain in our issue of January 2012, when he was given the Antonio Pereira Puroskar, an award of Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendr, for his contribution to Konkani culture and literature. Cyriaco worked in Bahrain for 29 years (from 1976 to 2005) with the Middle East Navigation Aids Services. Cyriaco, who is also a freedom fighter, continues his social work in Goa and is actively involved with several institutions promoting tiatr and Konkani. More details about his work and contribution are available in our issue of January 2012 under the column Once Upon A Time In Bahrain. While in Bahrain, he was very active in the social and dramatic fields, and a conspicuous member of the Konkan Singers and Young Goans Club of Bahrain. (Thanks to JoeGoaUk for the picture.)
Sacred Heart Church
The inaugural celebrations of Sacred Heart Church Diamond Jubilee will be held
on 22nd November 2013.
To commemorate this occasion a Dinner Reception will be hosted at Diplomat Raddison Blu Hotel on 23rd November 2013. Invitation cards are available at the Kindergarten counter and with the Spiritual Directors. Parishioners are urged to patronize.
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MAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS BE PRAISED, GLORIFIED, ADORED AND LOVED TODAY & EVERYDAY THROUGH OUT THE WORLD, NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN
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Lucy Pereira.
The Goan community of Bahrain will miss the melodious voice of Lucy Pereira, as she winds down her stay in Bahrain after 30 long years. Lucy arrived in Bahrain in the year 1983, to join her husband Menino Pereira, a year after their marriage in Goa. Lucy was from a family with a background of music and a regular member of church activities in her village of Morjim, which she continued in her husband’s parish of Cansaulim.With the talent for singing that she possessed, Lucy was welcomed with open arms by the Sacred Heart Church (SHC) of Bahrain. She joined the choir in 1985 and has continued in this church group since then. She has also been cantor at Masses on days of obligation at the SHC. As a regular member of the choir for the Konkani mass on Sundays, Lucy’s has been a distinguished voice in the choir for the annual novena and feast celebrations of St. Francis Xavier at the SHC parish. Her musical talent has also earned her accolades for her presentation on the Konkani stage in Bahrain, with the rendering of solos and duets in Konkani musical shows.Lucy worked with a number of establishments in Bahrain over the last 30 years and her last stint was with the British Council. Her husband was with Modern National Bakery for almost 36 years, from where he retired in 2009. Their daughter Diana, who was born in Bahrain is married to Benedicto, and now resides in Singapore. Their son Donny suffered an untimely death in a road accident in Goa four years ago.Lucy expressed her thanks and appreciation to all those who had encouraged and guided her over the years. May love and unity always prevail in our community, she told Xit-Koddi, as her parting message to Goans on the island.
We wish Lucy and Menino a peaceful and happy stay in our sucegad Goa.
Old Premises of Young Goans Club: The building that housed the Young Goans Club, for the major part of its existence in Bahrain is under demolition. Several of our members posted comments on this picture posted by our team member Blake D'souza on the face book page of Bahrain Goans. We reproduce a few of them here.
Victor D'Souza (Bahrain): The time spent there can never be broken down from our hearts.
Girish Toraskar (Mumbai): Though sad, this is a photograph to treasure.
Rita Dias (Goa): Ugddas kednach visorchina, mhojem kazar thuisor zalem 1986 vorsa.
Suzana Alphonso (Bahrain): Ani thuimsoruch mhojeim kazar zalem 1978 vorsa.
Shearon Marchon (U.K.): Enjoyed many dances and occasions there.
Rolly Martins (Dubai): My grandfather late Antonio Manuel Noronha was one of the founder members of this club. Have many childhood memories there.
Jarvis Fernandes (Bahrain): Bandra fair, football, hockey, volley ball, summer camp, dances, dramas and many other events. Glory Days !!!
Carol De Melo (Goa): Reminds me of the huge gifts Santa Claus distributed for us at every Christmas.
Gavin S. Dourado (Bahrain): Some of the best Cricket, Football, Volley Ball, Hockey players were developed at this club, and some of the best Card, Carom, Darts and Billiards players came from within the club. And summer camp was at the top in club.
Goans Summer Football: Team Bobby (seen in the picture here) emerged champions in the Goans Football Summer Fiesta organised by the BARSAL (Bardez & Salcette) Boys and played at Al Nojoom grounds in Gubaibiya. The Goan footballers divided into four teams played on Fridays on a league basis in three rounds. Team Bobby stayed at the top of the league table with a one point difference, having played a 2 - 2 draw in their last match against Team Jeff. Team Jeff ended as runners up. The other two teams of Maxy and Richard remained in 3rd and 4th place respectively. The teams were competing for the Silver Cup and the prize distribution is scheduled for August 29, at the Sea Shell Hotel in Adliya. The football fiesta was coordinated by veteran Goan footballer Vincent D'Costa.
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