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Good Times Are Ahead.
The people of India have given a very clear mandate to Narendra Modi and the BJP to govern our great nation for the next five years. The electorate will now look forward on the enormous promises the BJP made during campaigning.
Good times are ahead, said Modi in his victory speech. We at Xit-Koddi, picked up just two promises of the BJP, that we will look forward for fulfillment by the new government, namely, ‘the minorities don’t have to live in a climate of fear’ and ‘Special Status for Goa’. The first will bring harmony among Indians at large, and the second will raise the spirit of Goans.
Cheers to NaMo !
= GR Crasto
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Ghov poddla add, ghovachem buddun vhelem khadd.
(When the husband falls sick, he is looted.)
(Eddie Verdes-achea adharan. Chinchinim/Saudi-Arabia)
Bozo: Ajea, atam Modi Indiecho PM zata, kitem mhunnta tum ?
Azo: Are Bojea, anv kitem mhunno, porjek zai toxem zaum dhi nhui.
Bozo: Punn Ajea, tum mhunntalo nhui, Modi PM zalear, to dictatora porim raj choloitolo mhunn. Atam taka lokanuch vinchun kadlo, tachean Dictator koxem zaum eta ?
Azo: Are Bojea, Germanichea Hitlerachi khobor zanaim tum ?
Bozo:Kosli khobor, Ajea ?
Azo: Are Bojea, Hitler-akui lokanuch vinchun kadlolo, to magir Dictator zalo. Lok Sobhechea motdanant BJP-ik majority mel'le tosli majority mellop mhunnlear, tankam kaide korpant, ghoddpant ani moddpant konnachenuch addaunk zauchenam.
Bozo: Tem mat khorem tujem, Ajea. Toxem zainam zaunk Deva lagim maguia.
= Bap'pa Bahreinkar
YGC May Queen 2014: Young Goans Club will be organizing its annual May Queen Beauty Pageant on May 29. This much-awaited and popular event will feature contestants from various nationalities, vying for the title crown. The event will be held at the Ramada Palace Hotel, Gudaibiya and the contest is open for females in the age group of 16 to 30 years. The contest will be judged by a panel of three experts in this field. The contestants will also have a chance to win other prizes, such as for Best Smile, Best Hair-do and Best Costume. The event will be choreographed by Ms. Shamima Noorani, a well- experienced choreographer in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A DJ will be in attendance and gates open at 7.30 p.m. for the event. For further details and updates contact telephone nos: 39659539 / 36848944 / 36282726. Seen in the above picture are winners of YGC Queen 2013.
Konkani Musical Show: Well-known comedian of the
Konkani stage based in Bahrain, Jr. Luis Antony has teamed up with Claude Farrier to present a Konkani musical show in Bahrain on June 19. The show titled Bahrainche Goykar will be held at the Baan Saeng Thai Restaurant in Adliya at 8.00 p.m. The show will feature, for the first time in Bahrain, Goa’s topmost melody singer Lawry Travasso, and by public demand, the Dubai Trio of Edwin-Anthony-Manuxin will perform for the second time in Bahrain. The show is organized under the patronage of Young Goans Club and more details can be had at mobile nos.: 39280825 or 39822516.
Sao Joao Festivities: The CRAB entertainers, who recently held a Goan Carnival celebration at the Papillon Restaurant in Manama, are set to present another show in Bahrain. They have announced a Goan Sao Joao celebration at the same restaurant in Manama for June 26. More details of the event will be released shortly.
Iskolant ticherin Pedruk vincharlem. "Pedru, tujea lagim ek rupia asa, anik tuvem tujea pai lagim anik 4 rupia magle, tor tujea lagim kitle rupia zatele ?
Pedru: Mhojea lagim 3 rupia zatele.
Ticher: (ragan) Pedru, tujean sompo ixeop korunk zainam ? Tujo ek rupia anik pain dil'le 4 rupia, panch zale.
Pedru: Punn, ticher, tum mhojea paik vollkon noko. Mhojo pai, 2 rupia maglear ek rupia dita. 4 rupia maglear, to focot don rupia ditolo, mhunntoch 3 rupia zalenant ?
Francis Peter D'Souza (Goa): My sincere thanks to the Xit-Koddi team, for giving us all the news about Bahrain and especially about the Young Goans Club. It is sad to know that there are not many members who are interested in taking up committee posts. This is the club, where we can keep our Goan traditions and language flowing. Hope the Goans in Bahrain will unite under its banner.
Pope Francis
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His Inspirational Quotes
A Church without women is like the college of Apostles without Mary.
Mood Of Goa: Goa stayed with the mood of the nation in the Lok Sabha elections 2014, with both the North and South Goa seats going to the BJP. We bring you a link to the detailed constituency-wise results of this election.
Francis Vaz
- Honored At National Level.
Francis Vaz was among 300 outstanding employees in the private sector honored by Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan of Bahrain. The awards were presented to mark Labour Day at a function organized by the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions at Crowne Plaza in May, this year.
Generally, the names of Bahrainis feature predominantly in these annual awards, and very rarely are Indian names listed. It is learnt that Francis Vaz is the first Goan to get this award. The honor carries a citation and a cash award.
Francis Vaz, hailing from Porvorim has been in Bahrain for the last 35 years. He arrived in Bahrain to work in the sales department of Awal Plastics, where, by dint of his hard work and dedication, he climbed the ladder of success and is currently the Sales Manager of this well-known company in Bahrain.
Francis is married to Pamela, a professional nurse, who was with the Salmaniya Medical Centre for several years before migrating to Canada, where she now lives with their daughter, Nikita. He is a life member of the Young Goans Club and is also on the executive committee as its Joint Secretary. Francis, who enjoys joining in Goan festivities in Bahrain, was the lead person to host Remo Fernandes in Bahrain in the late eighties.
Averyl Sasha Pinto adorned the columns of Xit-Koddi in October 2012 as the little Goan star in Bahrain. We are pleased to highlight her once again, as she topped the Goa Common Entrance Exam (GCET) held in April 2014. With a score of 190 of 225 in physics, chemistry and biology, Averyl Sasha Pinto earned for herself the first right to a medical seat at the Goa Medical College. The daughter of bank project manager, Martinho, and homemaker, Marushka, she has excelled in her studies throughout her schooling in Bahrain. It’s the nobility of the doctor’s profession, and my desire to save lives that has attracted me to medicine, she told reporters in Goa, soon after the results were announced. We congratulate Averyl, and wish her success in her medical studies.
Xit-Koddi extends its sincere greetings to Francis Vaz on this achievement at the national level in Bahrain.
Clyde & Louella Dias (Australia): Sacred Heart Church, Andalus gardens, Vrindavan food, Young Goans Club, Christmas caroling and school holiday summer camps are just a few of our fonder memories of growing up in Bahrain. The best part of our stay on this tiny island were the friends that we made that became part of an extended family over the 20 years we spent there. The companionship of the people we left behind is something we dearly miss in Australia. We sincerely hope that everyone in Bahrain savors every moment of its beautiful summer, culture and people as it simply cannot be compared to anything anywhere else in this world.
(We invite past Goan residents of Bahrain, to share their recollections in this column)
.......that the first Konkani film Mogacho Anvddo, produced by the late Al-Jerry Braganza, was released in 1950, at Mapusa ?
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Cansaulim Lift Assagao Trophy.: CAC Cansaulim emerged champions in the seven-a-side football tournament with a 3 - 0 victory over Assagao Sporting in the one-day tournament played at Al Nojoom grounds in Gudaibiya. Oliver D'souza scored a hat trick in the finals. The six participating teams were divided in two groups and played on a round-robin league basis. CAC Cansaulim topped the group from the league stages, and defeated Agassaim Snipers 2 - 1 in the semifinals. Assagao, who also qualified from the same group as runners-up, sneaked into the finals with a 6 - 5 victory over Nuvem via the tiebreaker. WellMed Salcette Dramapur won the plate competition defeating Goa Velha 7 - 6 also via the tiebreaker, having drawn the match 5 -5 at full time. Rio Fernandes of Cansaulim was awarded the player of the tournament. Other prizes were given to Philip Fernandes of Goa Velha (Best Goalkeeper), Avon D'Silva of Assagoa (Best Defender), Oliver D'Souza of Cansaulim (Highest scorer and farewell goal). Nuvem were awarded the fair play trophy. Godwin D'Cruz, vice-president of Young Goans Club, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes. The tournament organised by Assagao Sporting Club, was officiated by Joaquim D'Costa and Joy.
Cassius Wins Tennis Title: Cassius Pereira capped his inspired run in the men's over-45 singles tennis championship, winning the title in the 28th GPIC Open Tournament at the Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair. He defeated second seed Kadry Rizk, 6-2, 6-3 in the final to add to the titles he had won in 2011 and 2012. Apart from tennis, Cassius also plays soccer and hockey regularly,, and has now set his sights on golf. Cassius, former president of Young Goans Club is presently the General Secretary of Indian Club. Cassius is seen receiving the trophy in the picture.
Ricardo Bids Goodbye: Ricardo Fernandes, a young and talented footballer, left Bahrain for good at the end of April 2014. He arrived in Bahrain in 2010 to work for Regency Intercontinental and later joined Bahrain Airport Services, where he worked until his return to Goa. He played for Navelim, in the Bahrain Goans 11-a-side football league. The other teams he has represented in seven-a-side tournaments, include Majorda, Panjim and Salcette United. 'I have better job prospects elsewhere', he told Xit-Koddi before flying out of Bahrain. We wish him all the best.
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