GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE OF EX KUWAIT GOAN MR. & MRS. CHARLES CARLITO REGO,

Tomorrow, 24^th of this month, my friend and colleague on foot-ball field, Charles Carlito Rego and his wife for the last fifty years, Clementina Rego celebrate their 50^th Wedding Anniversay.  On this most auspicious occasion, I wish the Golden Jubilee couple, along with all my like minded friends and colleagues choicest Heavenly Blessings. 

    

They both got married in Bombay Bandra on 24^th February 50 years back and blessed with three golden roses namely Santana, Cynthia and Shirley while Santana who is working in Kuwait is already married with Frank D'cruz and having young son named Elijah while the other two daughters namely Shirley and Cynthia being single are working in Mombai.

Charles worked in Kuwait for over three decades at the prestigious organization British Council where he earned good name and fame, so much so, Prince Charles knows him personally well.  During his visits to Kuwait, Prince Charles always meets him and enquires about Goa asking “how is your Goa?” While in Kuwait he took active part in the foot-ball activities Goans have conducted at Sour Grounds and during the early stages of this soccer, he dished  out a super soccer by playing as magnificent  midfield maestro.  Besdes soccer he also played Hockey for Goans in Ahmadi and here too he gained a lot of fame for him but in soccer at Sour Grounds he was exceptionally artistic midfielder.

Before coming to Kuwait in 1977, he worked in Bombay for Mahindra & Mahindra  and also played for its foot-ball team and from  where he was selected for Maharastra State Team.  Also he was selected for Mahrastra  State in Hockey. Such honour of representing the State in two disciplines is great and Charles acquired this greatness. Besides, he also played hockey for the great Goan outfit Lusitanians in hockey.

He was also a great social worker, lover of Konkani and Tiatro and a very good composer of Konkani songs and a close relative of the legendary Tiatist Minguel Rod. He helped some organizations in Kuwait by sponsoring the visiting Tiatrists. Even in many of the activities for the cause of Goa and Goans he always supported these causes. Though he lived his earlier life in Bombay yet his love for Goa is supreme where he is settled now at Assagao, Bardez, Goa.

Again Charles, I wish you both a very happy 50^th Wedding Anniversary.  May God bless you both and so too your children and other family members.   

A.Veronica Fernandes.    

   

NEW TIATRO "XIM" BY OLGA.

On 18^th of this month, on Sunday at 10.30 AM, I saw the new Tatro ‘XIM” written and directed by the Queen of Political Songs, Bai Olga who is having an unique record of being the first female Tiarist in the history of Tiatro to sing such powerful and piercing political songs against the dirty and corrupt politicians. 

Bai Olga singing her political solo

Because of the strong message she delivers in her songs, she is become the darling of the audience, not only among Goans in Goa but  also all over the Goan world. She is not only attracting the attention of the audience thru her beautiful looks but more thru the powerful contents of her songs which she delivers with all her dislikes and hatred for the corrupt practices of the politicians.  The messages she and other political Tiatrists convey thru their songs are rightly and directly reaching to the ears of corrupt politicians who are afraid only of Tiatrists.

Youngster Jason sings his solo

After undergoing her internship in Tiatro by doing different roles and singing her political solos, she is now graduated on Konkani Stage  as script writer and director in which capacity she staged her first Tiatro “XIM” which was so successful and so well staged and well organized giving a touch of top professional director though this was her first Tiatro.  The future for her is bright in this capacity. The Houseful attendees attended this Tiatro speak volumes of this Tiatro. Since it is going to be staged everywhere in Goa and abroad, I desist to disclose the full story of this Tiatro.  

A scene where seen are anil-janice -Morjims

The Tiatro XIM started at 10.35 with a beautiful opening solo by a young boy Jason who sang it very beautifully. The story is surrounded on a young man a drunkard who spoils the whole peace in the family, this role is beautifully played by Anil Pednecar thereby proving how perfectionist is he when performing his given roles. However the musical feeling played during the play was a bit louder, that has to be volumed a bit low. 

COMEDIAN Prince Jacob

The role of a father of Anil was excellently played by Alexinho de Morjim, he proved how best and top he is in doing such roles so perfectly and so well while opposite to him as his wife Lorna de Morjim played an excellent role, of course as usual and as their young grand son the role played by Frenwiech was fantastic. At this so young age this youngster showing so much of intelligence in doing his role so intelligently means something. Young BAB  LIPO in 1957 displayed similar smartness in DOIA Tiatro of Aristedes Dias.  The role played by Jenice as an obedient daughter-in-law was equally wonderful.  The whole tiatro is surrounded around them and they all did justice to their performances thereby raising the level of this tiatro very high.

Saby de Divar on his political solo

The fabulous comedy performed by all the 4 fabulous comedians namely Prince Jacob, John de Silva, Luis Bac’chan and Humbert was excellent. It was a feast of comedy where all the four ace comedians did their best to quench the thirst of the audience. However, if a female comedian was inducted in the comedy it would be still better. 

Duet of Lorna & Alexinho de MorJim

The Side Show songs were terrific in which both the political solos of writer and director of this Tiatro Bai Olga were excellent, so also of Saby de Divar and the political trio rendered by Anil Pednecar-Bai Olga – Saby de Divar was the best among all the political songs rendered in this Tiatro. Anil Pednecar’s solo on the miracle happened in his life and thru which he was saved from sure death was meaningful.  

                                               Rosario de Benaulim on his solo

The solo rendered by Rosario de Benaulim on richness of God was nice so also the duet on Blind by Saby de Divar and Olga. And the duet rendered both by Lorna de Morjim and her husband Alexiho de Morjim was very good. The comedy solo rendered by young boy Frauwies was excellent so also the trio by Prince Jacob-Humbert –Anil Pednecar was worth listening. 

Smart boy sings his comedy solo

 As a whole, the Tiatro is excellent and shortly it will be staged in UK where every Goan will have to see it and enjoy it.

                                                        Duet of Olga & Saby de Divar

 My congratulations to the entire troupe including the Music and Ligt effects.

Seen above are all the 4 ace comedians

A.Veronica Fernandes.

EX KUWAIT GOAN ROYAL AGNELO CELEBRATED HIS 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

The Jubileecouple oyal Agnelo & his wife 

Yesterday, 18^th of this month, at Dona Paula Bay 15, one of the most prominent ex Kuwait Goan Agnelo Fernandes from Agacaim and popularly known as Royal Agnelo and his wife celeberated their Wedding Golden Jubilee with a well organized function well attended by his relatives, collegues, friends, acquaintances and  well wishers.  It was a grand function organized with grandeur befitting  the hosts.

They are seen dancing

Royal Agnelo and me we built our contacts with each other about 40 years back  during our soccer activities at Sour Grounds in Kuwait. He was a part of their Club as president formed by the members of Agacaim.  Then after a few years he formed his own team known as ROYAL which was wholly and fully supported and financed by him only, this team for years created a sensation in Kuwait as it contained some of the best Goan players and it won many of the trophies and Chamionships.  In fact the soccer team Royal then was name and fame in Kuwait.  

His grand daughter addressing the gathering

Seen with his brother on Wheelchair coming from UK

He was not only a sports in general and soccer in particular fanatic but also engaged himself in many other activities in the promotion of Goan causes. One of the major causes he supported was helping the poor Goans and getting the jobs and financial aids.  The other major cause he supported was the Konkani movement and  the promotion of Tiatro in Kuwait either directly bringing the troupes from Goa or by helping others in sponsoring the Air Tickets for some of the visiting Tiatrists.  In one word, he was always supportive of any activity done from Kuwait for the cause of Goa.  Very few people enjoyed his support in Kuwait as this writer has enjoyed  for the  causes of Goa and Goans.  He was very generous for helping  the Goan causes since his love for Goa and Goans is extreme.

Seen with his elder son Franky

Seen above are his Kuwait friends Monsurate-his daugher-his wife and M.A.Vernic

By profession he is an Engineer and in Kuwait he  was employed in a very lucrative organization that sent him to USA for further training. He brought name and fame for Goans by holding the prestigious post in his organization.  Besides, he also engaged himself in his private business activities.

                                                           Musicians seen playing

Seen are Jubilee couple

Goans like him were very few in Kuwait, ispite of moving up in life he still remained a humble and simple man. His financial power and position in the community never made him proud as it happened to  many of our Goans who with little educational  background and coming from hoi-polloi background act as Maharajas.  This is where the greatness lies of Royal Agnelo as we called him in Kuwait.

Both the sons of Royal Agnelo seeing the Cake coming from top

Mr. Simon raising the toast

A very soft spoken kind hearted Goan, I wish him and his loving wife choicest blessings on this occasion which they both are very fortunate to celebrate while many others are not. May the heavenly God shower on them the choicest blessings.

      

                                                     Seen with A.Veronica Fernandes

A.Veronica Fernandes.