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  Mitelia Paul 12:23 (3 hours ago) to  Greta ,  Vivian ,  Eurema ,  Bertha ,  Melanie ,  Bernie ,  Selwyn ,  me ,  Mitelia Dear Selwyn, Greta and your Team, Thank you for organising an amazing Christmas celebration at the Europa Convention Centre. It was a warm and happy occasion for all ages. It was very enjoyable in all aspects. The Band, "Night Fever", and "DJ Fatz" played great music to suit all the folks.  The 7 course meal was delicious! . Again, thank you for your hard work to keep our Toronto Goan Overseas Association alive and well in our 55 years of existence. We are looking forward to our annual "Retirees Christmas Wednesday" at CASA GOA  and the New Year's Ball. Viva GOA!

 

  Mitelia Paul 07:04 (2 hours ago) We had some sad news lately. Victor's brother, late Gabriel and Josephine Mascarenhas lost their 56-year-old son in October. It was a sudden death. In the attached photo, he is kneeling first left. GLEN PAUL. This is a photo of the Paul Family's next generation. Gabriel's, Brenda's and Victor's kids. Our kids are Rowan Paul - kneeling middle Rowan's wife Naomi is standing first left Raina is standing third from the left. Her hubby is absent. Silu's son, Neville, is kneeling first left...he is married to Brenda's daughter, Rose ( in blue) Kevin Pereira ( Terence Pereira's son, Charlie and Birdie's nephew ) is standing second from right. He is married to Rowena in red, Brenda's daughter. Now they have to comfort each other. It is sad that our young people are leaving us. Stan Noronha's son, Glen, also passed in Sept.  Take care down under in Australia. M. Mitelia Paul, Ed.D., Doctor of Education; O.C.T, On...

 Sharing some interesting info from an old classmate whom we have kept in touch with for many years. Jaipal was a top student at St Joseph’s in the 50s and then caught up with us in Tabora in the early 60s. Ivy  Dear Edwin and Ivy, In all the recent furore about the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York Mayor, I vaguely recalled that I may have met his father in 1970s Dar. It was probably at my classmate Adolfo Mascarenhas’ home at the University of Dar es Salaam. I think Mahmood was a Shia Ithna Asheri based in Uganda, who was at the time an academic briefly attached to the University of Dar es Salaam.  I also remember the stir created by  Mira Nair’s 1991 film “Mississippi Masala”, which dared to cast an Indian girl (refugee from Idi Amin’s Uganda growing up in the US), falling in love with an African American, played by a young Denzel Washington. I did not know until now that Mira Nair had met and married Mahmood Mamdani in Kampala. Appar...

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  Eliud Kipchoge is undoubtedly one of the greatest marathon runners ever, if not the greatest. Not only has he won two consecutive Olympic gold medals (in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020), but he has also won multiple marathons and other distance events at international competitions  in different parts of the world. His fastest time in open competition was 2:1:9 seconds in the 2022 Berlin Marathon, a world record at that time. In Vienna in 2019, he became the first runner to complete the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) but, as  the race was managed, it does not count for record purposes. Still, an amazing feat, akin to the first sub-four minute mile! Born on 8th November 1984. Kipchoge is now 41 years old. Last Sunday, (2nd November, 2025), he took part for the first time in the New York City Marathon. He finished in 17th place in 2:14:36. a remarkable time given his age. This was the seventh marathon that qualified him for th...

  Francis Noronha 17:22 (7 minutes ago) Hilary Fernandes When I graduated from high school, there were about twenty talented students in the grades just before and after mine with extraordinary abilities in field hockey. They were fortunate that our English teacher, Mr. Anthony D'Souza, was not only an excellent English teacher but also a brilliant hockey coach. He was very demanding both in the classroom and on the hockey field. He had played with the famous Lusitanians, the best hockey team in India and possibly the world, at that time. With Mr. Anthony (as we all called him) as their coach and mentor, that core of players became a force to be reckoned with. At least seven made it to the Olympics, several to the Worlds and all covered themselves in glory in local and international competitions. As I knew all of them well, I was one of their most vocal fans. I would readily have given up some of my good grades to be in their ranks, but alas it was not to be. One of them was Hilary...

 

  GRANDFATHER/GRANDMOTHER Breaking News: Kids have finally discovered the ultimate dream job … called GRANDFATHER!      An elementary school student writes an essay on: "My Aspirations" Not to be a President, Not to be a Doctor, Not to be a Scientist, None of them. My future aspiration is to be a Grandfather, which is great. Because my Grandfather: Can sleep in the morning, Can take a nap, Watch TV and go to bed early in the evening. No homework, No summer nor winter homework, No tuition.   When you have nothing to do, you can go under a tree to cool down; Or go to the park to find someone to play chess with. No one cares how long you play video games.  Drink coffee in the morning, Drink tea in the afternoon, Drink wine in the evening, Be happy like God. The bus is free, and if you meet a kind person, someone will give up their seat. Riding the high-speed train and watching movies is half the price.  Eat whatever you want. The hot ones include oys...

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  MELVYN FERNANDES   Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:22:41 -0700 Nairobikars: The Memory   Just Sharing   Have you read this one?   02/10/2017 10:14:15: W lobo: This is NOT SHORT .... but do read it when you have a few minutes spare...it has been written by someone else...not me.    P***** Sept 7th 2017.   In case some of you did not see this on the Nairobi Asians site, gone a bit viral!!!   Soft, sweet, gentle things, kisses from a whispering Nairobi breeze on any evening, I remember the other love of my life: Nairobi.   My friends, many colours, many thoughts, many dreams, trust, loyalty, poverty and riches,    you don't count as money or wealth...   Watching the world go by in Nairobi National Park or fishing somewhere, anywhere!   Tea with a pretty girl at the Tea House of the August Moon opposite the Kenya cinema.   What is it that psychologically tricks our taste buds into thinking that fruit and veg grown anywhere els...