GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)
'Brain Bang' Annual Ceremony held with a bang! By Javis Gerald, Kuwait Kuwait: The Brain Bang team under the auspices of Friends of CRY Club (FOCC) Kuwait held their Annual Ceremony on Friday, 17th April 2009 at the Kuwait American School with characteristic enthusiasm and one to one interaction among students and parents. The celebration was held to conclude the fourth successful session of their Accelerated Learning program this year in Memory Enhancement Techniques. The students of Brain Bang demonstrated activities like Mind-mapping and other skills that they have learnt in a creative skit format. Live demonstration of the direct application of these techniques to their studies was witnessed by proud parents and amazed guests. Presentations about the Brain Bang initiative, its progress and it’s future direction were very well received by the chief guests of the occasion- The parents themselves! The cultural program in the end highlighted the multifaceted personalities of the Brain Bang students with magic show by Edgar D’Souza, Lester D’Sa, Pranav Sankar, Aditya Sudhakaran and Khozema Kausar and a peppy dance by Marium George, Enaam Merchant, Iklas Merchant, Medihah Merchant and Kynara Fernandes. At the onset, Janis D’Sa welcomed the parents, students and well-wishers. A brief on the course information was presented by Javis Gerald and thanked all his team members: Janis D’Sa, Sara Gerald, Shegufa Merchant, Olina Lewis, Nisrin Merchant and Monica Rodrigues for their dedication and cooperation. A Parents’ interview was conducted by Shegufa Merchant in which the pros and cons of the Brain Bang experience vis-à-vis their participant children gave a good glimpse of the year long course held by FOCC. The event was graced by the presence of Capt. Pawan Chaudhry and Gaspar Almeida our FOCC volunteers who were enthralled by the achievements of the Brainbang participants. Mr. Joseph Panicker, the President of IEI, shared a few thoughts and ideas. The Brain Bang Team was congratulated for their whole hearted efforts and a brief outline of CRY activities was highlighted by Capt. Pawan Chaudhry. Certificates and gifts were presented at the hands of Mr. Gaspar Almeida to all the Brain Bang course participants and the Brain Bang (FOCC) volunteers. The programme was compered by Nisrin Merchant and Shegufa Merchant. FOCC thanked the managements of Kuwait American School, IEAS (Don Bosco) and in a special way the press and media for their support. A vote of thanks was proposed by Enaam Merchant. The next batch for Accelerated Learning is scheduled to begin in October 2009. More information regarding the course can be received on 99791428/25618471. Watch out for more activities and announcements from Brain Bang and FOCC and log on to www.focckwt.org. FOCC can be contacted via email at focc...@yahoo.com http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=121449 - The report is published in Arab Times of 21-04-2009 (Page 29). http://www.arabtimesonline.com http://www.youtube.com/user/placidousa SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR A WELL-WISHER & FRIEND OF GOA-WORLD TEAM Goa World Goa Mog Goa SuRaj Super Goa (em Português) TGF Writers' Sketchpad www.colaco.net www.goa-world. .com/goa/ music/ - The Online Music Station for KONKANI Mahableshwar http://www.mahables hwar.com St. Mary's School - Mt Abu, Rajasthan India http://www.abusms. com EXPRESSIONS - THE FLOWER SHOP http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/ http://www.w3.org/2006/10/SSML/papers/paper.pdf GOA MAG ONLINE http://www.goamag.net http://www.renewalsetc.com/renewals.htm
