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Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Oscar Lobo, Nice to hear about your celebration in Melbourne. Is there any branch of your organisation which finances/supports any charity/projects/other in Goa? Thanks, rubygoes > Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:19:41 -0400 > From: "Oscar Lobo" <oscarlo...@optusnet.com.au> > To: "Goanet" <goa...@goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] 7TH WORLD GOA DAY 2009 WITH A TWIST IN MELBOURN! > > Dear All > > > Mogal Goemkar Bhavano ani Bhoinnano! > > The 7th World Goa Day in Melbourne was celebrated with style as Goans and > their > friends were welcomed by the Melgoans team wearing their name badges with > greetings > "Dev Bori Sanz Dium" - (Good Evening). > > People happily made their entrance to a hall that was decorated with Palm > Leaves, > pictures of coconut Trees and pineapples around the hall. A few Goans came up > to us > and said: "Oscarbab amee Goeyan assa koshem dista!! (It looks like we are in > Goa ) > For many it brought nostalgic memories of Goa . The ambience was lifted with > coloured lights at the entrance and in the hall with tables decorated to > expect a > great night in the making. One of our Goan Hindu brothers commented "Makam > borem > dislem aiz"! (I feel very nice today). > > The event was well attended by a large number of new Goan arrivals in > Melbourne and > our usual Goan crowd that have been our supporters since 2003 and to whom we > extend > our thank you! We had a good mix of young and those young at heart. The 8 > piece live > band "Soul Mates" led by Mr. Joe Fernandes (amcho Goenkar) and assisted by > crooner > Natasha Rodrigues pleased many people that night. > > The members of the Australian Goan Association Inc and their friends attended > in > large numbers. On a similar vein we had a few members from the Goans Overseas > Association. > > Melgoans and Australian Goan Association Inc., share one common goal that is: > "We do > not restrict people from joining us unlike others who are yet to see the > light > albeit 3 decades of existence". Yes, the mouth watering Xacuti and Sorpotel > was the > order of the day along with other dishes including Vegetarian dishes. > > As Goa is a part of India , the Indian Banking Division of the Commonwealth > Bank > sponsored a bollywood dance that made people spellbound. It was a fitting > tribute > and a "JAI HO 2009 WORLD GOA DAY"; this was well received following the fame > of > Slumdog Millionaire. > > We have been pleased to receive phone calls and numerous e-mails thanking us > for > putting up a show that was enjoyed by all. One well read Goan was overheard > saying > to the other "How does Melgoans afford to put up a show for $35.00 per person > with > such a grand hall, buffet, live music, floor show, table decorations and > above all > no membership fees all this plus 6 hour entertainment? to which another Goan > replied > "Todeh Goenkar muntat pundra pundra ponchviss" and that may be the reason why > we > have people always talking about Melgoans in private parties in Melbourne . > > I seize this opportunity to thank our valued patrons for making this event a > great > success and I am sorry that 111 people had to be kept on waiting list as they > tried > to book tickets at the last moment. > > Kindly forward this e-mail to all those who came along in your group/s. My > very > special thanks to the people who came in big groups 20 plus. > > Let's live today to love tomorrow and make Melbourne the Place to be > contributing > our services to our new homeland. > > > > Warm Regards > > Oscar C. Lobo > Co-ordinator > World Goa Day & > Director - Melgoans - an events management company with a Twist. > * _________________________________________________________________ Need a place to rent, buy or share? Let us find your next place for you! http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/