Paulo, GWS Mhonnchem Kitem?
Bhair tor dhull ani gormi. Kuveittan 50 degree Celsius gormencho kantto voir
sorlolo astona ghorantle bhair sorop mhonnchem tapsanicho funkea tap (fever)
angar ghevop. Mhojea oslea zantte pirayer pavloleanim, dhull ani vottache
dhoga
koddsun pois ravlear anink thoddim bhov vorsam sonvsari jivitantli favo zait.
Sunkrar! Kuveittan bhouxik sutti. Donparchem jevonn zatoch thoddobhov visov
gheunk bed-ir addvo poddlom. Nidh lagli mista. Ani te nidhent kedde vhodd mhunn
sopon ga! Bhouch vhoddlem sopon tem. Tumkam sanglea viret mhozo jiv dorta?
Atanch sangtam
Kuveittantle famad Inglish potrancher ek jahir khollovni porgot keli. 'Konkani
Summer Classes'. Iskolachea bhurgeank hea disamni sutti mhontoch, Kuveittan
thikann korun aslolea Konknni avoy-bapaichea bhurgeank Konknni path fukott
xikovpak ani Konknnicho mog Goychea bhurgeam modim vistarunk mhaka ek urbha
aili. Zaum tem Canada , Australia , New York ani her desant kaim ap-khuxen
vavurpi fuddem sorun bhurgeank Konknni ulounk ani borounk xikoitat. Ani oslea
somajik vavurpeank, thoimsorle Goyche somudayeche fuddari (Goans community
leaders) asat te, tankam arthik (financial) mozot kortat. Zaum tem baddean
ghetlole klas-rumank ani bhurgeank khana-pivnnam (refreshment) adi ., adi.
Tachem bhaxen hanvem korchem, oxem mhaka dislolean hanv fuddem sorlom. Mhaka
dislem choddan chodd panch tem sov bhurgeancho avoy-bapui khuxi dakhoitolo.
Pollevnk ghelear, tis odik bhurgeanchi volleri lagloli pollenv mhojer akant.
Ghorant tor panch tem sat bhurgeank zago aslo ani nhoi tisevoir. Kortolom
kitem?
Konnem tori eka xannean budh dili. Don Bosco mhontlolea iskolachea vhoddilak
sompork (contact) khor ani mhoji khuxi uktay. Ani hanvem toxem kelem.
Mhoinombhor iskolacho fukott vosro mell’lo.
Konknni vorg suru zalear sumar podra dis odik zal’le. Bhurgeank hanvem
mandde-dulpotam, bhogktti gitam, poromporik gayanna xikoilim zalear, kovita,
nibond, mottvi kotha ani her borpavoll koxi vachunk-borounk zai tem, tanchea
mostokan sarkem boso meren xikoilem. Goykar ekvottan jiyelear kitlem porian eka
khoddpar ghott ravun akhoch sonvsar jikunk zata tem, Otumbrache 10ver , 2003
vorsa 'Kuwait Goa Day' 'Yadostik'-ar (souvenir) chappun haddloli kovita
'Goenkarancho Ekvott' vachun dakhoili ani ekvottachem mothv tanchea tornnea
gineanar cheppun ghatlem. Irlem-irlem korun Konknni ulounk ani borounk noko
aslolim bhurgim Konknni vachunk-borounk xiklim mhunn, bhurgeanchea vhoddilam
koddsun disantlean
fonar fon yetale tachea velean mhaka kolltalem.
Aiz tor hanvem ek general knowledge oxem kitem tori vixei ghetlolo.
“Bhurgeamno! Tumi zannant Kuveitt desan Goykaranche zaite klub ani sonstha
asat.
Lamb nanvam aslolea klub/sonsthechi nanvam, sonkxepan (abbreviation) vo dusre
bhaxen short form-an ulek korunk xikoitam Dekhik: United Club of Utorda-Kuwait
hachem short form UCU-K zata. KIFF mhonnchem, Kuwait-Indian Football
Federation.
Somzolim mhu tumi? Bore tor. Atam hanv tumkam vichartam. Hummm! ladies first.
Tum go Etelvina. KKK mhonnchem kitem?”
“Mhaka dista, mhaka dista. Kuveitt Konknni Klas”
“Na, na na! Sarkem na! Bore tor. Klu (clue) ditam. Hem ek kendr. Somzuya,
Konknni kendr. Atam sangat. Bhouch lagim haddleant tumkam”Choutea bankar
boslolem Verona-n hat ubarlo ani mhonnlem “Mastor, KKK mhonnchem Kuwait Konknni
Kendr”
“Karekt! Verona bayen sarkem sanglem. Ek sang, itlem vegim tuka koxem koll’lem?”
“Mastor, tumi klu dil’lo. Konknni Kendr mhunn. UCU-K ani KIFF hanchem K okxar
Kuwait zata zalear KKK-chem Kuwait nhoi?”
“Borem huxar mure por? Tallio, tallio.”
“Kaytan, atam tuka vichartam. KGTS mhonnchem kitem?”
“K for Kuwait , Kuwait , Kuwait , Kuw…”
“Arre, kantar gaita vo..”
”Mastor, klu di nhi?” sovea bankar bosun aslolo Duming boballo.
“Borem. Hi ek tiatristanchi sonstha. Atam sangat”
“Mastor hanv sangtam”, laginch aslolea Lorry-n hat ubharlo. “KGTS mhonnchem,
Kuwait-Goans Tiatristanchi Sonstha”
“Va, va, va. Huxear por! Mottean talio marat. Ek sang Lorry. Tuzo konn tori
ghorcho monis hea sonsthen tiatrist asa?”
“Na mastor”,
“Tor tuka koxem koll’lem?”
“Mastor, tunvem klu dil’lo tiatristanchi sonstha mhunn. Mhonntoch, K-Kuwait
zalem ani Goykara bogor hereank konank mhonntat tiatrist? Goans, hem utor
zhoddun KGTS mhonnchem, Kuwait-Goans Tiatristanchi Sonstha zalem nam?”
Me and my big mouth. Hanvem monantuch gunngunlailem. Zalem zalear sarkem foddun
divop? Mhoje osle mastor aslear bhurgim napas (fail) zaunk aileant?Atam hankam
agvodd vichar korchoch poddlo.
“Bhurgeamno! Tumi kednai tori chukun perim grounddar futtbol khell pollevnk
gheleant astolim. Thoinsor DHL Worldwide express boroiloleo bond ghaddio
polleleat asteleo. Sarkem? Toxem tor, DHL mhonnchem kitem? Tum. Oi, oi tum
Shabu. Hanv zannam tum too sharp vo very quick zap ditolo mhunn.”To eksarko
khol
chintnamni poddlo. Tachi tokli zhodd zait gheli.
Dolle pittpittait mhontlem. “Mastor, DHL-ant ‘K’ na mure re”
”Humm! Somzolom. Borem asa. Klu ditam. DHL ek courier service. Thomas
Nationwide
Transportation vo TNT asa te toren. Punn hi DHL courier service tegam ixttamni
ektthaim zaun sthaplea. Tegaimchim nanvam zhollun DHL kelam. Atam tori sangat”
Thoddo vell voggi ravun pollelem. Bhurgeanchi zap nam ti pollevn hanvem
mhonllem.
“Konnuch noko? Kaim nozo. Kadenar boroiat. DHL mhonnchem Dalsey, Hillblom ani
Lynn . Borem tor. Fuddem vichartam tachi zap tumchea thaim astoli mhunn mhaka
khatri asa. GWS mhonnchem kitem?” Klasin soglea von uchayen aslolea Ghaspaerik
vicharlem.
Ghaspaer goddgoddlo. Klasintlea zonelanleant bhair nodor ghalit tannem
mhonllem.
“Sorry mastor. Hanv nokom”
“Wilshan, tum tori zannam GWS mhonnchem kitem tem?”
Taka tekhun aslolea Suria-cher tannem nodor marli. Suria-an tokhli haloit na vo
apunn noklo mhonn hixaro divn Wilshan-ank kollit kelem.
“Mastor, khub agvodd vichar”, Wilshan-an mhontlem.
“Xi baba loj bextti! Hi ek Goykarachea boreaponnachi sonstha. Tumi Goykar
avoy-bapaichim bhurgim zaun GWS mhonnche, nokot? Tum re Shantush. Tum zanna
zalear sang”
“Mastor”, pois konxeak boslolo Paulo utthlo. Gelea pondra dis, hanv taka
polletam. Jitlem hanv klasin xikoitam titlench ekar-ek to aplea kadernar (note
book) nond kortalo vo boroitalo. To futtbol khellant bhouch huxear mhunn hanvem
aikolam. To mhaka lagsor ailo ani mhontlem.
“Mastor, nigtench proxn vicharlole bhurge, zaun asat bhav-bhav”
“Khorench? Hanv noko aslom”
“Mastor, tunvem survatekuch tumgelea 'Goenkarancho Ekvott' kovitevelean
ekvottachem mothv amkam xikoilam. Veg-veglea zagevele DHL ixtt ektthaim yeun ek
mozbutt yexvontt 'courier service' sthapunk zata zalear, hea amche tegui bhav
fuddarak vhodd zatoch aplo kimticho thoddobhov vell Konknni somudayek dilear ek
koddegant Goykaranchea boreaponnachi sonstha sthapunk zatach. Ani dekhunuch
mhojea motan, GWS mhonnchem, Ghaspaer-Wilshan-Shantush zaunk zai.”
Paulo-chi xanneponnan borloli zap (?) aikun bhurgeamni iskolacho vosro gazosor
nettan tallio vazoileo. Ani tankam somadan kortam mhonllear mhojim tera vazlim.
“Nam-nam-nam. Sarkem nam…GWS mhonnchem…..”
“Oi-oi-oi. GWS mhonnchem, Paulon sanglam toxem”, bhurgim aroddlim
“ Nam - nam - nam”, hanv
“Oi - oi – oi”, bhurgim
Nam , oi, nam, oi, nam, oi kitlo vell chol’lem ti mhaka khobor nam. Jednam
darachi bell vazli ten’na mat mhaka nidhentli zag zali.
Lino B. Dourado
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