MONTH’S MIND IN EVERLOVING MEMORY

RALPH GONSALVES

A Holy Mass will be held at the Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait City for the soul of Ralph on Monday 10th March 2008 at 7.15pm offered by his sorrowful Parents Roque and Joyce Gonsalves & family.

Brother/Brother-in-law: Janessa / Nazarius & Russell.

Uncle of: Narissa
Nephew of: Joao Britto Gonsalves, Estefania / Louis, Maurice/Afra
Cousin of: Lino, Lester, Lyon, Evelyn, Melissa, Melroy

Relatives and Friends kindly accept this as the only intimation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the bereaved family of RALPH GONSALVES like to express our sincere gratitude to our Relatives, Neighbours, Friends, Well-Wishers and to all those who rendered assistance, sent floral tributes/condolence messages, called on us personally, offered prayers and shared in our grief.

We also thank Jerome(NBK)/Leona Rodrigues, Lino Fernandes, Mario/Janet Fernandes, Rita Gracias, Augusto Fernandes, United Club of Utorda-Kuwait, Nuvem-Kuwait Parishioners, and the team of www.goa-world.com

We regret our inability to thank each of you individually.

“PADRI” Set to Screen March 28, 2008

Kala Mogui Kuwait (KMK) Presents the biggest movie of Konkani Cinema, SREEPADA MOVIE MAKERS & PRINCE JACOB PRODUCTION “PADRI” (The Man of Patience). The show will be held in Kuwait on March 28, 2008 at 4.00pm at Mashra Al Hawally Auditorium. For your viewing pleasure the screening on wide screen with digital sound system, hold your breath and get set for the biggest show of the year brought to you by Kala Mogui Kuwait the prominent art & cultural organization.

For reservation Kuwait City – Raja Stores 2412970, Salmiya – M&M Confectionery 5619946 (Near Salmiya Church) Khaitan – God’s Gift Tailors 7486901, Farwaniya – 9391452, Abbasiya – 9106617, Hawally – 9540232, Ahmadi/Fahaheel 9884681 or e-mail kalamogui@gmail.com

JIVIT DEVACHEM DENNEM.

Jivit Devachem dennem.

Daniel F. de Souza.

Inglez bhaxen oxi kitem ek mhonn asa; ‘ Life is God’s gift to us and what we make of it, is our gift to God’ . Hacho orth oso zata; Jivit amkam Devachem dennem ani tacho ami koxe toren labh ghetanv tem amchem dennem Devak. Dor ekleak amkam Devan kheritponnim rochleant ani kherit gunn dileat. Hea gunnacho vapor korun ami amchem jivit sartanv ani jivitant yes melloytanv. Zaite pautt ami jivitachea rattavolint guspon astana Devachea denneam ani Devan dil’leam gunna khatir Devak dhinvasunk ani vakhannuk sap visortanv. Amche azu-bazuk zor tor ami ek chaltich nodor firain tor amkam sabar mon’xam distolim jim torekvar bhaxen zolmant savnuch ophangull asat. Kaim zannam kurd’ddim zalear kaim zannam monim…thoddim thonttim…adi. Punn soglleank Devan jivitant koslem nam koslem karia dilam ani tanchi kuddichi oskotai legun kodek marun hem Devan dil’lem karia tim xarti pavoitat ani somazant nanv meloytat.

Fevrerache 12ver sanje velar hanv Ponnje Kala Akademi vosreant Jose Feliciano hacho songit konsert polleunk gel’lom. Jose Feliciano ho ek Puerto Rico-cho sonvsar bhor namnna zoddlolo songit kolakar. Tannem sov pautt ‘Grammy’ puroskar jikhleat. Natalam somoiar ‘Feliz Novidad’ natal git ami gaitanv tem tannem rochlam, songit dilam ani gailam. Vosreat lok khub chikar bhorlolo. Zaite Vascokar songit mogi thuim mhaka zollkolet. Ho konsert khub unch dorjeacho aslo. Torekvar pod’dotichem songit aikonk mel’lem. ‘Feliz Novidad’ natal git legun tannem thoim gailem. Konsert dhedd vora uprant somplo torui lok vosreantlo bhair vochunk kobul nam zalo. Talliancho xinvor korun ube ravon (standing ovation) Jose Feliciano-k xabaski dili. Konsert sompoun bond kel’lo porddo tannim novean ugoddcho poddlo ani lokanchea magnneak man diun Jose Felieciano portun machier yeun anik ek git gailem ani soglleank dadhoxi kele. Oslem hanvem hea poilim khuinch polleunk nam. Hea poilim hanvem Abba, Osibisa, Boney M, adi hanche show polleleat, punn 65 vorsanchea Jose Feleiciano-k lagpi konn nam hem koslich otitai korinastana mhojean sangunk zata. Guitar vazovpachi tachi pod’dot ani takot veglich. Tache hat ani bottam guitaracher taktiken sull’sullit dhanvtat tim polleunk kovtuk diso.

Hem borounk karonn mhollear, Jose Feliciano zolmant savn nibel kurd’ddo. Taka donui dolleanim kainch disona. Machier to ekach zagear bosun guitar vazta ani gaita. Tem guitar pasun taka dusrean haddun tachea hatint diunk zai. To don toranchi guitram vazoita, ek ‘electric’ zalear dusrem ‘Acoustic’. 65 vorsanche piraier legun tacho avaz itlo okhondd ani nivoll ki to aikoteleak sapuch dipkaun udoita. Mhaka-i uddoilo. Devan taka zolmant savn kurd’do kelo punn songitacho gunn taka dilo ani to lhan tin vorsancho astananch savn songita vangdda tacho sombhond zalo. Sonvsarant songit mollar vhodd namnna zoddlele anik kaim songitkar asat zoxe porim Stevie Wonder, adi. Beethoven zannem sundor songit rochlam ani aiz legun tem gazta to zolmant savn bhero aslo.

Vasku xarant osoch donui dolleamnim sap kurdd’do ek Hindu bhav asa. To zolmant savn kurdd’do nhoi punn taka kurdd’deponn mat bhurge piraier ailem. To kurd’do zavn torui aplea hati payamcher ubo asa. Kodelink ani volterank rotesanv korpachem kam to xikla ani aiz konnachoch sohakar nastana nazukponnim nitoll ani nivoll hem rotesanvanchem kam korta ani aplo dis’poto choloita. Hanvem hem dolleanim dekhlam. Hanchi tokhnnai kortana, ani tanche koddsun jivitak ut’ tejon ghetana…amkam Devan soglle kuddiche sande vevosthit dileat dekun ami Taka vakhanndunk favo. Zorui tor sonvsarache rattavolint revddun astana hea vostuncher tuka lokx ghalunk azun vell mellonk nam zalear….ho prachit kall tuka hem korunk anik ek bori sondhi dita. Ticho labh ghe. Jivit ek Devachem dennem mhunn mandun ghe ani Devan dil’leam kiddicheam sandheam ani gunna pasot taka argham diun jivitant yes melloy ani jivit folladik korun tujem dennem Devak bhettoi.