Canadian Tiatrist Made History In USA
Konkani Tiatr Review:
A Review by: Miguel Barreto, Kepem-USA as forwarded to www.goa-world.com  Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/

It’s true. Jr. Menezes and the Goan Konkani Troupes, of Toronto, Canada made history in New Jersey with the ADEUS Konkani tiatr. It was a hit here for the first time with a crowd that had the house full. We had audience from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Maryland and other places. The Goan Association of New Jersey proudly presented this first ever event in Konkani. And, it was intense and well-organized. Cheers! For everyone who made this triumph.

Our local groups from NJ, Peekskill-NY, and New Yorkers presented group performances on the stage before the tiatr start and at half time. The group performances were well-organized and fabulous with rich costumes.

The story line of the play was excellent. It started like a movie reflecting on a childhood, and then flashing forward to the current adults, with hilarious comedy all through out the play. Serah Barbosa acted as a ‘Gaudhin’ and her accent were really ‘gaudhin’ type. She was fabulous and extravagant in her act, and her costumes were marvelous. AC Pereira acted as a ‘GHANTTI,’ or sort of South Indian Malabari guy, with real authentic style and look. Jr. Menezes had acted 4 different roles in the play for the first time, but the ‘gaudhi’ role wearing KHASTTI was extraordinary and superb. It was a shock to our audience but they truly enjoyed and loved it. It was so funny and natural. In one particular scene, the ‘gauddi’ father vo ‘Abh’ with ‘KHASTTI’ was overwhelmed to see his son had returned from Dubai, and when they are going home he starts to scratch his exposed ass. That made the audience really laugh, and such laughter brings the flash back of Goan tradition in those olden days. These three artists made the crowd laugh and laugh from start to end.

All in all, every single artist, including the children artists, has done their role in a great measure to make this tiatr truly mesmerizing. Singers from the New Jersey and Toronto groups sung their songs well with Goan pride and spirit. Stage sets, sound effects, lighting effects, and the starting film concept were incredible and amazing. The Canadian thrilled the audience with their state of the art technology. Really, it was hard work, but in the end it was all well-done and we had a great success! Cheers! And claps started from beginning to ending of the tiatr.

Masters of Ceremony were Aurita Dias in Konkani with all jokes in between, Tony Barros in English, and Brenda Fernandes in Konkani and English. Everyone did their best. Musician Cooty and his group (Illusion) played very well.
Three Cheers For Jr. Menezes and his troupes!
We wish him all the best in his future venture and great success on the Konkani Stage.
To view opening chorus of this Tiatr, go online and click: www.youtube.com./mikenjusa

TEGSA MEMBERS ENJOY NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION AND THE WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

55 TEGSA members boarded the bus on Sunday, November 18, 2007 to spend what turned out to be a very enjoyable day in Niagara Falls.

First stop was Magnotta Winery where members got to sample some of their fine wines before heading off to Betty’s Restaurant . From the reviews received, the meal itself was worth the trip. Members raved about the main course, specially the authentic English style Fish and Chips and the Roast Beef. The decadent desserts were also a hit, followed by tea or coffee.

Next stop was the Niagara Fallsview Casino, where members spent five hours gambling or just enjoyed the sounds and sights of the casino. A buffet dinner coupon was given to every member by the casino.

Next came the highlight of the day, a tour of the Winter Festival of Lights. The festival consists of over 3 million sparking lights and more than 120 animated lighting displays including Christmas themes, world-famous Disney displays, LED tree lighting as well as the illuminated Niagara Falls. A tour thoroughly enjoyed by our members.

To end the evening with even more excitement, TEGSA gave away 5 bottles of Magnotta wines to lucky members whose names were drawn on the bus.

The trip coordinator would like to thank all the members who so eagerly and quickly supported this trip and to Al and Jean Andrade for their assistance on the trip.

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The Divarkars of Greator Toronto celebrated the feast of "Our Lord the Redeemer" on 18th.Nov.2007.

Sangam Banquet Hall was packed with people from Divar Island, their relatives, friends and well-wishers. Rev.Fr.Joseph Rodrigues was the main celebrant and spoke about the significiance of Our Lord Redeemer. Beautiful hymns were arranged and sung by choir master Felix Remedios and company.

Joe Azavedo thanked the guests and the committee members :- Timothy/Juliet D'Souza. Joe/Milena Azavedo, Bernard/Flavia Remedios and Andrew/Doris D'Sa.

Sumptuous buffet was served. Excellent music was provided by DJ Richie and live Peformance by Andrew D'Sa kept the crowd dancing on the floor.

Special thanks goes to Bosco D'Mello and our sponsors who supported us to make this function a success.
The festivities ended with distribution of the prizes and vote of thanks.

Cheers
Viva Divarkars

Gas Miser Made In India - The HYUNDAI I10

Hyundai i10, the new city small car has been launched. India is the first and only country in which the Hyundai i10 is made. The Hyundai i10 will be made at Hyundai's Chennai facility and exported to over 70 countries. Though Hyundai has not revealed the price, it is expected to be between Rs 3.39 lakh and Rs 3.98 lakh.

The Hyundai i10 has a 1.1 litre 65 bhp engine, the same as the one in Hyundai Kia Picanto sold abroad. However, there is less CO2 emission than in the Picanto. The Hyundai i10 also comes with a diesel option which have a 1200 cc diesel engine. Hyundai has also fitted airbags for all passengers. This is makes it a first for any small car in India to offer airbags as standard fitting. The i10 will options for a manual transmission or an automatic transmission.

The Hyundai i10 in India will have air conditioning as standard accessory; All i10s will have power windows in the front, central locking, power steering, tinted glass, 14 inch alloy wheels, body-coloured bumpers and a CD player.

The i10 is 3,565mm long and 1,595mm wide. It has a 2,380mm wheelbase. The i10 has improved power and reduced weight, by using a kappa engine which uses an aluminium cylinder block.

Some of the features of Hyundai i10 include seatbelt pretensioners, factory-fitted sunroof, leather steering wheel cover, and a rear spoiler. The i10 will roll out in four variants - Hyundai i10 D-Lite, Hyundai i10 Era, Hyundai i10 Magna and the automatic version Hyundai i10 D-Auto. All models come with impact-sensing auto door unlock system.

The i10 is the latest in the Hyundai i-series of cars. It has already launched the i30 in Europe. i10 is being launched for the first time in India. It will be followed by the i20.