[saligaonet] Astuteness of a saligaukar
THE ASTUTENESS OF A SALIGAUNKAR. Nonagenarian Professor Eduardo de Sousa who lives in the village of Pilerne is a ganvkar of Saligao. He belongs to the 9th Vangodd of the Comunidade de Saligao. I came to know him in 1990. He is short of 4 years to hit a century and still going strong. He is a great writer of many fictional stories and they have appeared in many dailies and periodicals. He is at easy writing and telling stories in konkani, english, portuguese etc and is a walking encyclopedia. A few months back he sent me his book From Goa With Love, a magnum opus of Goan greatness Dr.Leo Rebello who has written the foreword for this book relates the story of Prof. Eduardo de Sousa He was 93 years old when he went to the doctor to get a physical examination. A few days later, the doctor saw the man walking down the street with a gorgeous young lady on his arm. A couple of days later, when the ever-green young man visited the doctor again the doc quipped, you are really doing great, is it not?. The man replied, Just doing what you said doctor, Get a hot mamma and be cheerful The doctor replied I did not say that. I said you got a heart murmur. Be careful, Touchwood, Prof. Eduardo does not have a heart murmur because he has learnt not to murmur in life, concludes Rebello Now two stories of Saligaunkars as written by Professor Eduardo in his book. 1- Saligaunkars are proud to be referred to as Kole. To show their astuteness, I am relating a fact. A Saligaunkar had a big shop of leather articles, including shoes. When he went abroad he came across some shoes of different kinds and shapes, very cheap. So he bought dozens of them. To avoid customs duty he made two different parcels: one of right leg shoes only, and the other of left feet. When the parcels reached Panjim they were not claimed. After some time they were auctioned. None of the shoe merchants present, bargained, because they were useless. The cunning Saligaunkar bought the parcel in auction for a song, through one of his friends, deceiving the customs by his cleverness. 2- During the month of May, the Gaunkars of the Communidades go to the respective clerk to write their names, to get the zonn( divident) of the year. As a Gaunkar of Saligao, I went last Sunday to the Communidades building to write my name. The clerk was not present. So I asked a person present there, where to meet him. He told me to go to the house of the director of a Company nearby, and telephone. When I entered the house of the director, a pretty thing there asked me the reason for meeting the director. I told her the reason for wishing to meet the director. She smiled and told me to sit and wait for fifteen minutes, because the directory was taking bath and the director was out! Compiled by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas Vasco da Gama, 27-06-2004.
[saligaonet] June 27-Saligao news
27th June-Saligao News. --Catechetical Activity in Saligao Church began last Sunday, 20th June, and a good number of young boys and girls attend the Catechism classes. `Trained teachers impart religious knowledge , relate faith to life experiences and sow His seeds in the hearts of others. At the same time they are willing to be continual learners and teach with love, humility and commitment, says the in-charge of the Sunday School. --Fr. Simon Fernandes, Prefect of the Seminary of Saligao is celebrating the 7 a.m. mass at Capela de Nossa Senhora do Rosario, at Grande Morod and 8.15 a.m. mass at Capela de Santa Ana to the ward people of Mudddavaddi, Don-vaddo and Tabravaddo-Mollebhatt. --Fr. Eusico Pereira, the Spiritual Director of Saligao Seminary says the anticipated Sunday mass every Saturday at Capela de Santo Caetano, Arrarim at 5.30.p.m. The priests at saligao seminary also serve the needs of the local convents like Shanti Niketan at de Mello-vaddo , in Arrarim, Lourdes Convent in Sonarbhatt , Krist Raj Bhavan and Mae de Deus Aged Home , both in Cotula -- Fr. Savio Leonardo de Menino Cyrene Viegas from Velim, the tallest priest in the Archdiocese of Goa and Prefect of Saligao Seminary for a couple of years is been transferred as Parochial Administrator of Immaculate Conception Church, Betul Sr. Brigida Fernandes S.F.N from Borim, Sr. Joaquina Dias, S.F.N.from Velsao, Sr. Emma Rebello S.F.N from Sao Jose de Areal who served in the Seminary of Our Lady, Saligao-Pilerne for a year and belonging to the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth-Sancoale are also transferred. --Ayurvedic Natural Health Center, Pequeno Morodd Saligao, has a mission; To promote the harmony between nature and man by striking the correct balance between the body , mind and soul. To provide cure and comfort to ailing individuals through Ayurvedic and natural Systems. Visit the Ayurvedic Centre for a free guided tour between 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Monday to Saturday and the center will be most pleased to welcome you with a Herbal Drink,.says the latest brochure. Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas
[saligaonet] Telephones
Dear Friends Reliance is coming out with land phones. It is just a handset supplied to you and an antenna. T\he hand set is portable and c an be carried where ever you go . say from saligao you go to miramar for ten days holidays you take your hand set and go. no wires no hussles. Rental is 500 rupees and tax is 30 and talk time is 495 and additional if crossed then 1.10 per call of three minutes. albert This message was sent using NWebmail, BSNL's Webmail Program =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[saligaonet] Remembering Sam Juanv & late C. Alvares-II
REMEMBERING SAM JUANV& LATE C. ALVARES.II. We in the Rectory of St. Andrews celebrated the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist in our own way. It was the birthday of Fr. Jean Ruby da Cruz Fernandes who from June1999 to May 2002 was Professor of Saligao Seminary and since June 2002 transferred to S. Andrew, Vasco and is with us and we did the Sam Juanv in our own way with jumps and song by C.Alvares and party. As we said yesterday the song is entitled Sam Juanvcho Dhobazo. I -Ami sogle zanvuim vortotanv, chodd tempan bhettleanv, Sam Juanvchem fest mhunnon ami, mavoddea pavleanv Matheak him kopelam ghalun, udok nhavunk bhair sorleanv Aizchea disa ami vhoddle, nokonv khuim pavleanv. Chorus: Sam Juanv, Sam Juanv ghunta mhure, vatt amkam disonam Aicho dis hurbecho konn konnak hansonam Chol-re, pie-re, tumvui illo gher-re, faliam kaim mevonam Oslim festam vorsant voros don pautti ienam. II- Zanvuim ami mavoddea ailent mhunn, vaddeant boball poddla, Mhojea sasupain baba ek kolso soro haddla. Tin kuddvamchi sannam keleant, ani vhoddlo dukor marla, Sezarchea Konsu mannan ponnos dhaddla. Repeat the chorus. III- Vhoddilanchea kaiddea pormonnem, udok nhatanv bainchem Khoddegantt fest hem amchem mavoddechem Pondra dis halche nhoi, borench ami pieuchem Chol-le poilo Sam Juanv korum-ia( nanvum-ia), tem maguir pollounchem. Repeat the chorus. In Saligao the feast of Sam Juanv is organized as a community event in which Hindus and majority Christians contribute to make it a joyful celebration of ancient traditions. Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas,Vasco da Gama, 26-06-2004
[saligaonet] Remembering Sam Juanv & Late C.Alvares
REMEMBERING SAM JUANV & LATE C. ALVARES I . The feast of Sao Joao celebrated on 24th June, was earlier called Zanvianche Fest, the feast of sons-in-law. It was held virtually in every village,first by taking part in the solemn mass in the local Church( during our young age the feast was preceded by a fast)and boys wearing colourful wreathes and jumping in the wells. Aurora Maria Couto in he latest book Goa A Daughters Story says this feast coincides with a period in the hindu calendar when the newly married hindu girl is brought back to her parental home, with sexual relations restored only when her husband comes to take her back. The monsoon season appears to be considered inauspicious even to conceive new life. The Catholic celebration has adopted this practice in its own way; the newly married couple is invited to the home of the girls parents; the sons-in-law of the village wear a crown of leaves and are taken to the well where they are dared to jump in. If they hesitate, they are pushed in: a sort of unwilling separation from the wife. There are myths and explanations for this celebration. One of them relates to St. John to the jumping in joy in his mothers womb, which is symbolized by the well; another relates to the baptism of St. John in the river Jordan. The fact remains that fertility, a reluctant stoppage of sexual relations and a joyful reunion are commemorated in this feast that heralds the seeding time of the monsoon. This feast have a special flavour in the riverine life of some villages like Siolim, Candolim, Ribandar etc.where they rig up a sangodd, a platform of boats on which groups sing songs. During our younger days on 24th June around noon-time, we lads of Tabavaddo-Mollebhatt went round the wells of the wards accompanying the sons-in-law and singing joyfully some rhymes like Sam Juanv Konkari Buddhegele( or instead of Buddhugele, the name or nickname of the household was invoked) Baint Re Natali, Sam Juanv Konkari Budhugele Baint Re Natali and finally calling the name Sao Juanv we then jumped in the well. This Buddugeli baim in Mollebhatt, Donddachi baim in Donvaddo etc were the famous wells where young ones learnt there to swim and the thrill and joy it gave to the swimmers as well as on-lookers and helpers with ropes, all this, our good friend Annette DSouza so beautifully described earlier in one of her postings Every family in the ward then distributed jackfruits or fernadino or malghues mangoes to all and and goan milk, naka sokoilem to the elders. Boys did jump, this year, in the wells in Saligao and Don-vaddo pond to keep up the tradition and the saligao spirit in motion just shouting Sam Juanv. However the song Sam Juanvcho Dhobazo that is on everyones lips on Sam Juanv Day, in Goa, is the one composed by none other than our famous Saligao Konkani Duet King , the late C.( Celestino ) Alvares & Party .Through the singing of this song which is broadcast on Radio every year, the traditional feast of Sam Juanv is kept alive till this day. Viva Sam Juanv. to be continued Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas,Vasco da Gama, 25-06-2004.
Re: [saligaonet] San Joao in Abu Dhabi
Hello Saligaokars, Belated Happy San Joao !!! Saw couple of emails from Annette and news on the Goanet email too wishing everyone. So I decided to share a few things we did at home last thursday on San Joao. Since it was a Thursday, weekend here, Perviz and myself decided to have some fun. We invited three families over with kids and all we told them was make sure you have a change of clothes for the children. The rest was a surprise. We got one of those artificial pools, a fairly large one for about 5 kids in the age group of 2 -8 years to fit in. We placed it in our bathroom along with some tall plants around it and filled it with water. Perviz got some colourful plastic garlands and made crowns for the children ( Kopel) and some for them to put around their necks. All the families then gathered around the altar, we said a short prayer ( kids were very excited by this time) and sang the San Joao Song after that. Perviz passed around in the traditional way a small little glass with some feni, and everybody said Viva San Joa !!! as the feni went down their throats. The kids by this time were too excited for words and we gave them the green signal to JUMP !!! And there they were spalshing around in the pool, looking so cute with all the colourful flowers around them. The youngest child in there was 2 years old and the oldest, my son 8 years. We taught them the first two lines of the San Joao song and they kept singing it as as they splashed around. The food we cooked for dinner was..Red rice, prawn curry with mango, Kismor, temperada, Pork Vindalho, Gram Ross (curry - Hindu Style), cutlets and of course the feni bottle made its rounds. We also had a sing song session with Perviz playing the 'Ghumat' and my daughter slapping the 'Tambourine' on her thigh. Heh ! I did the Dhekni too, from my good old folk dancing days. We had some karokhe music later and to top it all finally, we had the Football Fever on, with England and Portugal playing, so everyone was shouting, Viva San Joao !!! Viva Portugal !!! We had a great evening, all the four families, including us and all our kids. I wished I was in Goa that evening. That's all folks, Regards to all my Gaobhav's and Ghavbhoins and all your respective families. Zelma De Souza Abu Dhabi
