A SORROWFUL FAREWELL TO MY RRIEND ASSUMPTION AGUIAR.

It is with deep grief and sorrow I write this sorrowful piece on our friend the late Assumption   Aguiar from Divar, died on 5^th of this month.  It was an unexpected death though we both of us were admittd in GMC together in the  same Ward a few months back for different sicknesses. 

After him, besides me, Goa is yet to produce such a finest athlete who in 1965 at Don Boosco Ground in the All Goa Athletics Meet he won greatest laulerls of his athletics genius when he  won the individual championship by winning 3 first pleces in 100 mtrs, 200 mtrs., and 400 mtrs.  That was the first time  that some of the topmost athletes from Indian Millitary based in Goa were permitted to participate but our Goan young Aguiar, an student of Monte de Guirim, defeated every one of these top military personnel. 

I was his greatest rival though in the above Meet I also participated as an student of St. Joseph’s High School Arpora but in Junior division while Aguiar was in senior division, winning myself all the three items as Aguiar won. Never we both of us competed against each other  in any race anywhere in Goa but running without him as my competitor I ran fastest 100 mtres creating a record for Goa.

He had a few offers from top Business Houses from Bombay as an athlete in which capacity he made his school very proud.

He was a good footballer too playing for one of the top Bardez teams known as “Mapusa Juniors” in mid sixties.

Though we were rivals on the sports field yet outside we were good friends and when I went to Kuwait in 1975,  having got the news of my coming to Kuwait, he came running to meet me as he was already there before me aand enquring about my needs.

In his death Goa has lost a great runner of which type we may not get another so soon.  How shall we keep his memory alive? Or he too will go down as another forgotten hero?

May his soul Rest In Peace and may God give courage to his wife and children and all other family members to bear this colossal LOSS. 

A.Veronica Fernandes.

COMPETITION TIATRO "YES SIR" BY TOMAZINHO CARDOSO.

TIATRO “YES SIR” BY TOMAZINHO CARDOSO.

Violet D'Souza seen singing her solo

In Tiatro circle Tomazinho Cardoso is a name and fame since a long time now.  As a young school going boy he created a good image of his as a Tiatrist by composing and singing songs and later on staging his own Tiatros in aid of Club,  School and other such charitable causes. In Tiatro competition contests he won first prizes many times and thus created a name for him which is like a Rock, unbreakable till now as witnessed by the huge attendance attending to see his Tiatro “Yes Sir” on 1^st of this month at 7.00 pm, at Kala Academy Panjim. It was for the on-going 44^th Tiatro “A” Group Competition 2018 – 19

Seen above singing Opening Trio by Lynn-Cipriano-Violet

 

Young School girl Fezia singing her solo

As everyone knows Tomazinho’s taste for politics himself being a politician, this Tiatro was also surrounded on the unprincipled politics  in which almost all our politicians are indulging in,  “I am in politics for my own selfish benefit.  Precisely because of this I bow my head down for my survival as elected representative with the TWO UNPRINCIPLED SLAVISH WORDS ‘YES SIR’ ”.

        

Seen in the middle singing Joao Cardoso 

The role of the most principled elected representative in the midst of corrupt ones, was played extremely well by Sivananda NaiK who was developed as a child artiste from the cradle of Kala Mogi – Candolim, under the leadership of Tomazinho Cardoso, playing different roles such as comedian then of female and now reaching to the main serious role.

A quarter by Edwin-Dulcina-Tomazinho-Fermino

Singing a quarter by Lynn-Jennifer-Josepha-Violet

Having developed in the cradle of Tomazinho Cardoso, he feels obligated to his master for this reason he is remained attached to this group for such a long period, to be precise 26 years starting at the age of 9, even though he receives lot of offers from other groups to join them. For all these offers, his only answer is this: I will end where I started” just as Pele declared when Real Madrid and Barcelona asked his price to buy him outright when his Santos Club refused to release Pele when Pele himself declared saying “I will end my career with Santos from where I started”.  Rarely such persons one will find on this planet having such an extremely high gratitude and Shivananda Naik is one of them, a gem of a young man.

One of the Scenes.Seen are Maria Cardoso & Comedian Christopher

                                     One more scene where discussion is underway on politics

The others who played their roles well were Irene Cardoso with accurate perfection, even her dress code was appropriate.  In  this connection, some of our professional females have to learn from Irene Cardoso because even in the ordinary house as ordinary female they decorate themselves with expensive high heel shoes, expensive sarees, gold ornaments around their necks and bangles for hands from wrist to elbow.

                             Yet another scene where the  person at right prevents the rape

 

                                    Joao Cardoso and Anna Maria seen singing their Duet

The role of the main comedian played by Christopher was good but he is yet to be accepted by the audience as a comedian though his performance was good with the exception of doing his comedy at the wrong time when the seriousness in going on in the play.  He was ably  assisted in performing comedy role by Joaquim Lopes. Dulcina played her role well but her acting when she was attacked by the two Loafers who wanted to rape her, was superb displaying lot of genuineness. Assis Cardoso did his part well as an educationist encouraging his son to jump into politics and contest the election, just like many of our rascal politician fathers do in Goa.  Tukaram too did his role well.

                                           Seen above is another scene

Seen above singing

In the Side Show songs, there was not a single song which was “Pezad” and neither there was a single singer who is known to be “Pezad”.  However, even then the performance in the  Side-Show was good where the following artistes excelled in rendering good songs, namely:

Seen above is lovely Violet D'Souza singing her solo

Maria Cardoso singing her solo

Opening Trio by Lynn – Cipriano – Violet.

Duet of Joao Cardoso (As handicapped) & Ana Maria.  Not only the lyrics was good but it was very beautifully and melodiously rendered by Cardoso especially the ending part.  

Quarter of Tomazinho Cardoso – Dulcina – Edwin –Fermino.

Duo of Joao Cardoso and Edwin.

Solo by Fezia.

Solo by Maria Cardoso.

Solo by Violet D’Souza. It was just a thrill to watch this young girl singing so well with the body movement.  She got an attractive voice and her dress code was appropriate.

Quarter of  Violet – Jennifer – Josepha – Lynn.

                                           Seen singing a Duo by Joao Cardoso & Edwin

A.Vronica fernandes.

GOD'S PUNISHMENT FOR BJP MEN.

The news of Parricar’s resignation finally turned out to be a big joke like Parrikar himself who is considered as a big joker. Believing in God’s justice I am sure the Devine punishment is imminent when Parricar will be taught the Biblical principle of “sword beget sword”. His other two cabinet colleagues Francis D’Souza and Madkaicar were already taught  their lesson and because of this Francis D’Souza was deeply hurt. He was so much hurt that he lamented saying that stripping him of his portfolio was the reward for him for being sincerely faithful to BJP. 

Mr. Francis D’Souza I pity you because you have lowered the very good and dignified image of your father by using the language of the defeated beggar.  Your father who was so popular in Mapusa during those days will never speak in a defeated tone like defeated man and neither would join BJP knowing it is a party of anti-Christians and anti-minorities. By calling yourself as Hindu Christian you have not only disgraced yourself but you have also disgraced our Christianity.  Good that BJP has disgraced you by only kicking you out of the cabinet and not gone beyond. And Francis D’souza by lowering yourself to such a low and undignified level to please your Party Bosses    you expected greater reward for you but it did not fetch you the expected dividends. In the bargain you must have acquired lot of wealth but poor thing you  cannot get the peace to enjoy this wealth. Such wealth is nothing but a curse.

Mr. Francis and Mr. Madkaikar, what you faced from BJP was only a Trailer and not the full movie.  Wishnu Wagh is now converted into a fearful “Undir” while earlier he was like a Tiger from the deep jungle. You all BJP men and women who were acting like big ‘Dadas” will have to live like cockroaches and that time is approaching very fast.  Madcaicar who jaunted in Mumbai to spend the easily accumulated money by looting the people, feared no wrath of God because he had arrogant ambition to challenge the power of God that he wanted to build another Tower of Babel not in ancient Mesopotamia but in Old Goa closer to the Religious Monuments.  

Ignorant is he because he forgot the fact that those who failed to build the original Tower of Babel were the people who wanted to challenge God and since there is no power on this planet to challenge God’s power, the imminent result is defeat for the challenger.

Generally speaking what has happened to BJP in Goa now under Parricar was the punishment of God for robbing the Congress of  its clear victory. It was like Hitlerian “dadagiri”. The way the government is functioning in Goa it looks BJP is owning Goa. Parricar has created a hoax that without him nothing will move in Goa.  Heaven will not falle if he is no more.  Neither his party at the Centre and in Goa will feel anything.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.