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Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
references, some photographs and documents)
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GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)
VOPARINCHEA BHANDDARANTLEM:
“Patiexi Devacher, zoit vorxi devcharacher”
- Nevel
Vell’lekar
Decembrachea mhoynneant mhaka Kuwait vochunk sondhi mell’li. Mhojea bhava
sarkea ixttan Sylvester Vaz (Fankivont Tiatrist, zo aplea Ghorkarni Irene Vaz
(Tenvui Tiatrist) ani Put huxear Jeremiah hanchea sangatak Kuwait xarant
vavurta) hannem mhaka amontronn dhaddlolem.
He sondhecho faido kaddun, gorjecho visov ghetlo, monantlem kitem-I boroun
kaddlem ani toddea Kuwaitchea Goykarankui bhettlom. “Hanv Taka Vollkhoch Na”
hi mhoji prachit kallantli dakhoun thoisoruch boroili. Rosary Ferns hachea
tiatrantlean mhaka nirop divnk sondh mell’lli ani eka cholchitran ek daktti xi
iadinakachich bhumika keli.. Toddim sumana hanv thoim aslom khoro, ponn Kuwait
aslolea Goykaranchea jivitantlean hanv zaitench xiklom.
Az zaitech Goykar Kuwait vochun monis zaleat. Xiklole ani na xiklole thoim
vavr kortat. Hanga Goy aslolear jivit bhor zoddchenasle te az thoim toddea
mhoynneamni ani vorsamnni zoddtat. Zaite koxtt-tras te kaddtat khore, ponn Goy
aslole aple ghorabe te samballtat. Zanchi poristhiti khup vaitt asli ti atam
bodol’lea, ani tim atam ek khuxal jivit jiyetat. Ponn Goyam aslolim tanchim
ghorkar ani ghorkarn, bhav-bhoinni, put-dhuvo,vo maim-pai aplim mogachim Kuwait
assat mhonn odd’ddim boddoun hanga umedir assat. Ponn Kuwait aslolim kosle tras
bhogtat mhonn Devuch zanna. Gharant kam kortat zalear ani sangukuch naka.
Tankam tancho Dhoni boro mell’lear borem zalem, na zalear tanche koxtt vaddot
astat. Sokallim fantea parar uttun tem rati uxir nhido porian, tankam khup vavr
korcho poddta. Velean matxe chuklear vo na chuklear passun tankam khup
tapsanneo khauncheo poddtat. Tanchim khup vollkhichim astat, ponn sompepomni
tankam bhett korunk mellona.
Kedna-kednai Kuwait tiatr zatat, ponn avodd aslear passun thoim tankam vochunk
zaina. Toddeank pondra dissamnni misak vochunk sutti mellta, ponn zori igorz
pois aslear, baddeache taxik ani kitloch korch korcho poddta. Tankam gostachem
jevonn mellona ponn jem kitem thoim randtat, tem ruchichem nhoi zalear passun
tem jevun tim dis kaddtat. Ghorcheamche photu polleun dukhamni roddun vell
sartat, ponn fonacher kednai ghorcheancho tallo aikolear ti khuxal zatat.
Ghorcheam lagim ulounk distat, ponn zoddtolim kitem ani moddtolim kitem!
Fonacher kitlo mhonn mhonn uloitolim, tanchea kallzantli as kallzantuch urta.
Aplea mogacheam sorxil’lim pois assun, fugar zavn dis kaddtat. Pidda passun
zaite pautti ogeponni sonstat.
Todde zann kocherimnni, komponnin vavr kortat. ‘Night shift’ aslear, nhid
nastana, akhi rat vavurchem poddta. Toddeank kamank vochunk ‘transport’ asta,
toddeank nasta; toddeank ‘accomodation’ mellta, toddeank mellona; toddeanchea
jevnnachi bandabost kel’li asta, toddeanchi asona. Gorjecheo souloti mellonant
tedna tanche koxtt ani korch vaddta. Aplo korch bhorun kaddunk, toddim zanna
‘sharing’-ak dovortat. Ponn sompeponni ulounk ani bore bhaxen jieunk ‘privacy’
asona. Ani ‘sharing’-ak dourun zaiteo noveo ixxtagoti utponn zaleat, ghov
aslear gharant bail na, ani bail aslear ghorank ghov na zaun, ‘sharingak
asloleam sovem sombhond goddon yevun, zaite ghorabe kosbeun geleat. Toddim
bhurgeank polleunk mhonn sirvidoram dovortat, tanche-I sovem vaitt ghoddlam.
Ponn toddeamnni aple avoik ani bhoinnik sirvidoranchea zagear, thoim Kuwait
vhorun dovorleat, ani thoim Goyam aslolim tanchim ghorchim zaite tras bhogtat,
ponn konn-konnank
poddlolem na, aplem sadlear puro, osli tanchi vagnnuk zalea. Bhair koxtti vavr
korcho korun, ghara portotoch randunk zai, safai korunk zai, dhuvunk zai… ho
vavr ani chukona, Dogaim Kuwait aslear ani ghorkar somjikayecho aslear,
ghorkarnicho bhar matxe hollu zata. Vell khoincheanuch dhanvta, uxir nhidop ani
vegim uttop… oxem Kuwait aslolea Goykaranchem jivit cholta. Ponn amkam Goy
asloleank tanche mat ponn churchure disonant. Tim thoinsor zaddam haloitat kai
mhonn ami somzotat. Tanchim Goyam aslolim bhurgim tankam fonacher passun mogan
zap korunk sodinant. Tankam kosli-I vost zai zalearuch tankam tim zap kortat.
Apleak hem zai ani tem zai mhonn tim tankam formaitat. Bore bhaxen xikun
tanchea koxttancho foll kaddinant ponn portench zalear, tanchea menotin
ekttail’lea duddvancho ibadd kortat. Aplim mogachim pois assun, zaitim zannam
tallnneche gulam zaun jiyetat. Kuwait poilech pautt pavun hanv tanchea
jivitantlem zaitench xiklom.
Neves Diniz hea mhojea chodda mogache ixttan ani tachea ghorcheamni mhozo boro
poramos kelo, ani mhaka zai tem mogan haddun dilem ani Kuwait sakun portotana,
hanv panch kilo tori vaddlom. Tancho hanv chodd abhari assam. Kuwait asatanam
Holy Family Cathedral Church (Kuwait City) & Our Lady of Arabia, Ahmadi hea
igorzanim Mis bhettounk sondhi mevli, Teach borobor – Kuwait Igorjecho Bishop
Camillo Balin & Padr Vigar Fr.Melvin D’Cunha (Mungllurcho) hankam bhettlom anik
tancho apurbaiecho & mogacho sondex gheun ghara portolom.
Thoimsorlean todde dis hanv Dubai ailom. Toddeam vorssamnni Dubai khup sudharop
zalam. ATLANTIS mhonn ek sobit sundor hotel tannim doriant bandlam. Soglleak
nitollsann distat. Devosponnui vaddlam, kristi bhavarti upotteo ghalun igorjek
vetat. Saibinnink bhettoil’li igorz khup vhoddli assa, ponn zaitim misam
asunui, lokak ti pavona.’Goan Sodality’ zannim todde mhoynne fattim
Arsebisp-Patrriarkachi gonvllik bhett Dubai bore bhaxen manddun haddloli. Ponn
thoinsorui ek bhirant nirman zalea. Koslem-I karann dinastana, az thoinsor
zaiteanchea ghoranchim baddim vaddoitat ani okosmat sirvisechim kaddtat. Tim
fokt Devacher patieun jiyetat. Devachea adharan tallneachear ani devcharacher
zoit vhortat. Ami Goyam asloleamnni tanche passot dispottim amchea magnnean
tancho ugddas korchi goroz. Tim portun Goyam ailear, amchim sopnam sopnanch
urtolim. Mhoje vhoddle bhoinni Dency-n ani mhoje bachen Trudy hinnem mhozo khup
bore bhaxen poramos kelo ani mhoji ‘Dubai
trip’ khuxalbhorit keli. Koxe mhonn hanv tanche upkar attoum!
Dev apleacher patiyetoleak kednanch sanddina soddina. Sodhanch Devacher
patiyeun, jivitachim panvllam marat. Az Gulfak vochun hem sot mhojea kallzant
rigllam!
VAVRADDEANCHO IXTT, 19vi Febrer, 2009
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