Mervyns Applies to you both. I have been fascinated by Maciels account from many perspectives some distant and yet close
In Message: 4 Dated : Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:21:23 +0100 on the Subject: [Goanet] Subject: Re: Never Give Up(How my first book nearly never So what makes me comment Mervyn Maciel You are a real EAST AFRICAN 1) All of us have Zanzibar Links ....I through my late Ophelia nee LCM Rodrigues who stayed opposite the GI in Zanzibar 2) When Tanganyika became a Republic ,,,my Dad, Ophelia and myself went to the Stadium to watch the British Flag come down and the Tanganyika Flag go up. We were the only Asians ...we were part of the crowd...Later a few Goans asked me whether I was not scared ....I was surprised Scared of what...Years later I realized that "Fear " is real but it is essential to keep calm 3) So the Zanzibar Revolution came as a surprise...instigated by a fellow called Okello .....We were safe in UCLA ......We heard about it a couple of days later ...but one again there is a Zanzibar connection. ...Prof. Michael Lofchie, a lecturer in Political Science, had just completed his Ph. d on Zanzibar ..Ophelia was a much sought candidate to do a MA in Political Science rather than Librarianship ..Lofchie years later was one of the five member Committee the Ph d 4) Lobo you mention Noronha ....staying in Oysterbay ....both really remarkable...she started a school, he work for TOM( A Dutch Firm) then with nationalization STC and was even sent to Uganda ....where are they now??????? There is another trend in Goanet. >>>>> Who is a Goan >>>>> You do not have to be Born in Goa, neither do your have to be Born in India .and you do not have to speak Konkon or Portuguese.....You just know you are a Goan ....Whether you are in Dar, Hoima or Addis, or Bombay or Colombo ....we are Goans. Keep on writing ....its primary healthy Material Wake up Goans of Tanzania, Singida. Bagamoyo and Mtwara (sorry Adrian I must review your book that has been produced ... Grandolfo Makongo Juu Its Hot +32 C and stll
