Dear All,
I attended the GGC Convention in Oman and i must say with great pride and confidence , it was WOW WOW WOW WOW , amazing, mindblowing, awesome , no more words to express, well co-ordinated team work in true Goan spirit and with positive agenda in mind thereby seriously focussing on the theme of GGC , it was just not wine and dine but lots of interesting, constructive , burning topics , exchange of ideas, and great respectufl vibrant speakers to begin with NRI Commissioner Bab Eduardo Faleiro a source of inspiration in many many endless ways, Mr. Ulhas Kamat, Bab Tomazinho Cardozo, Mr. N. Shivdas, Dr. Oscar Rebello Dr.Santosh D. Lad, Mr. Nitin Kuncolienkar, Mr.Prajal Sakhardande, Mr. Rajendra Kerkar, Mr. Arwin Mesquita, Mr. Agnelo Fernandes were other prominent speakers A great privilege to be associated with a very dynamic , full of support , cooperation in every way by the Ambassador of India to Oman H.E Mr. Anil Wadhwa, he is a gem of a person and i think every Indian Ambassador wherever he is based in any overseas country should be like H.E Mr. Anil Wadhwa, you meet such gentlemen very very rarely in the world, unfortunately i never got a chance to interact with him but his actions speak louder than words and that is what makes a difference in life. The Goan hospitality rendered to me by Mr. Celso Fernandes was amazing , no words to express he went out of his way to make me feel very comfortable and that is what Goans are known for he is such a wonderful person , Mr. Flynn De Lima is another gentlemen full of dedication and committment towards this Convention and hence his success ,Mr. Baltazar, Mr. Allan ,and Mr. Anthony Lourence were some of the inspiring Goenkars where one could witness their love and hard work in making this convention a succes which was indeed a major success story. Convention Rapporteurs like Mrs. Maria Henriques, Mrs. Mathilda Mascarenhas, Mrs. Dorothy D'souza and Mrs. Maggie Povo played an important role too what a Goan spirit , i have really not seen it before . I would like all the Goan's overseas who are planning to organise such conventions in the near future to take advise from the organizing committee of Oman who have done such a splendid job , right from the day one , till the closure ,everything was well co-ordinated and the ambience was very exuberant , food, music , cultural programme, very very hilarious jokes by Mr. Ulhas Kamat and Dr. Oscar could keep the rythm alive and in short everything was a package .The Convention Emcee Jocelle Fernandes was just superb handled the show very well , some young goan boy and the girl who were the Emcee for the next day gave a superby shot too, and also the two young announcer's for the Dinner and Dance show . You must see the educative slide show/presentation on Pre-post Liberation period of Goa deliverd by Mr. Prajal Sakhardande he is is a genius and undertook great pains to get this constructive and fruitful information which i am sure many Goenkars are not aware of it. I enjoyed it to the fullest and had a wonderful time in Oman a beautiful place with great Goan minds thinkers who can and i am sure will soon do something good for Goa , one could witness the curiosity and the eagerness to do a lot for Goa. The Konkani songs by our great Goan singer Manuxin whom I have known for years , has maintained his melodious voice which takes one back to Amchem Bhangarachem Goa. My only request to all the Goan's, if we want to save our mother land Goa who has fed us with her milk and today we are successful due to her sacrifice , let's make a positive difference within ourselves first then the rest will follow in place , let's get united and stand in once voice just like other communities who have come to Goa and are exceptionally successfull, and remove the word from our head impossible and move ahead with sacrifices and sing the song of YES IT IS POSSIBLE and LET'S MAKE A CHANGE When the time was to leave , i felt sad but with a vision in mind to do something for our motherland and children of Goa. The Indian Embassy in Oman is a well respected , reputable five star structure and that's why it would be an honour or rather a great honour to be associated with Indian Ambassadors like H.E Mr. Anil Wadhwa, you must get in touch with him . God bless and let's work for Goa and Goans.In portuguese they say "A LUTA CONTINUA " the struggles continues never give up. Vivek Araujo
