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CLUB de GOA Brisbane Newsletter - FEBRUARY 2013

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A very warm welcome to all our new members and families who have joined the club recently. Club de Goa also wishes people who are celebrating their Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training session Please note that this training for 24 February 2013 is now fully booked. A free CPR training course will be offered exclusively to Club de Goa members on 24th February 2013. The training will be conducted by Melville Braganza, our club member. Melville is a First Aid trainer with St. John Ambulance Australia Qld and will facilitate this course and will promote and educate people with life-saving skills. This course provides the knowledge and skills required to maintain life in an unconscious casualty until medical help arrives. All course materials/supplies are sponsored by Queensland Rail (First Aid Services). Participants are required to be reasonably fit adults. Participants who attend the full course (for the entire duration of 3 hours) and successfully complete the assessments will be issued with a Nationally Recognised Certificate. This certificate is valid for 12 months.

CDG Club days Our club days are held on the 4th Sunday of every month at the Warrigal Road State School Hall, located at 314 Warrigal Road, Eight Mile Plains. Club days normally start from about 2pm and run through 5pm. Club days comprise of various fun activities which range from sports like Badminton, Carom and Table-tennis to music sing-alongs. Participants are encouraged to bring a plate to share and enjoy with other club members. Non-member fees are $5 for single and $10 per family. Members' contributions are welcomed. All these proceeds go towards club expenditure of covering our ongoing costs of our hall, kitchen and equipment hire.

Carol singing at Tricare Nursing Home

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lub de Goa organized Carol singing on Saturday 8 December 2012 for the residents at Tricare Nursing Home in Mt.Gravatt. We had a crowd of about 40 people take part in carol singing. Among the crowd we had young boys showcase their talent with violin Eden Pereira, Epifania Pereira and Kieren Albuquerque. A special thank you to all those who volunteered their time to make it a special day for the residents at Tricare Mt Gravatt. At noon there was a Christmas party at St Catherine's Church Hall in Wishart followed by a shared lunch of delicious food and deserts. The highlight of the afternoon was games organised by our member Shirley D'Mello, Karaoke singing, Bingo and of course winning prizes.

CDG Committee

2012-2013 President Cajie Fernandes

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Vice President : Noel Almedia

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Secretary : Brenda Monteiro

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Treasurer Vanessa Mendes Social Secretary Joaquim Fernandes 0407132167 Sports Secretary Everton Da Costa

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Members Loy D'Souza 0431889148 Avinash Caido 0432109706 Violet Albuquerque 3849 4348 Chaplain Rev Fr. Michael Rego SM Contact us at : Or visit us at :

[email protected] www.clubdegoa-qld.org

President’s Message

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e've had very exciting and eventful functions since Aug-2012, beginning with the World Goa Day right up to the Carnival dance earlier this month, and there is more to come. It is the committee's goal to reach out to our members and keep in touch with our communities expectations. It was special to see a large number of our community members congregate at St. Stephen's Cathedral, on 16th November 2012, to venerate the sacred relic of Saint Francis Xavier, and actively participate in the celebrations. The Goan Choir, led by Edwin Pereira, had the rare privilege to sing the Konkani hymn “Sam Francis Xaviera”. Thanks to Fr. Rego for making this happen. The sports day showcased the talent and the competitive spirit of our members. Congratulations to all winners and participants of the sports day activities. The days highlight was the finals of the Carrom, between Dr. Hilary and Savio. It was indeed a nail biting finish, Dr Hilary came up victorious against a much fancied and younger opponent. The Anniversary Dance, Carnival Dance and the Carol Singing were a resounding success and all credit goes to the hard working and dedicated committee and members for their assistance in organising these events. My special thanks to Fr. Rego for celebrating the Anniversary Mass; Maffy Vaz for preparing the liturgical booklets; Rose De Barros for altar décor/ table pieces; Edwin & Anna for conducting the choir; Fay Correia for selling the most number of tickets; Lauren Fernandes for the Hall Décor; Joel Fernandes for compering the anniversary Dance; Derrick Pinto for compering the Carnival dance and Colin Manekshanna & the members of “ the Rusty Nail Band” for providing foot stomping music free of cost. Hope to see you all on 24th February fro the Club Day. Please feel free to contact me or any committee member with suggestions or concerns. Thank you for your support. - Cajie Fernandes

Brisbane City Council's Senior Celebration donation Fund Brisbane City Council regularly provides grants and funds for eligible community groups and non-profit organisations. Brisbane City Council's Senior Celebration donation fund helps senior citizens groups to cover the cost of activities such as social outings and Christmas parties for people aged 50 years and over. The club recently submitted an application to the council for this donation fund and we are pleased to inform you that the club was awarded the donation amount of $185.This amount will be spent on forthcoming activities for the Club's senior members.

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lub de Goa celebrated the feast of St. Francis Xavier on 1st December 2012 followed by dinner dance. The mass was celebrated by Fr. Michael Rego our club Chaplain and a group of wonderful Choir, young and old. We had wonderful young talent of boys playing violin, flute supporting the choir with best talent and skills.

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Thanks to all the volunteers young and old to showcase their talent in the choir and especially to Edwin Pereira and family to coordinate and help to and making the occasion so graceful. The dinner dance was attended by a crowd of just over 250 people. The evening began with live music by the band “Caught in the ACT”. The band had everyone on their feet all night, people of all ages dancing away to the music. Well done to Joel Fernandes for hosting the evening as a young MC. To add to all the excitement, we had a group of Goan entertainers with Konkanni music and masala. The group consisted of Joaquim Fernandes, Darryl Barreto, Angelo Fernandes, Colin Maneckshana, Cajie Fernandes, Roy Pires. Savio Pereira a member of our club catered the food for the evening. We had a variety of delicious and mouth-watering menu of Sorpotel, Butter chicken, Prawn curry, Vegetable Korma, various salads, condiments and finishing with mouthwatering desert such as Bibinca. Club de Goa would like to thank all those who sponsored and donated gifts and raffle prizes for the dance. Also a very special thank you to all those who helped on the day, to decorate the altar for mass, the hall and also to help with the clean-up at the end of the evening.

Lastly, thank you to all those who enjoyed the dance and sent in their compliments and also to those members who provided feedback and suggestions for improvement. The club values both positive and negative feedback and would like to assure that frank feedback is truly appreciated. It will be taken in the spirit in which it was given, which is looking at it as 'lessons learned' rather than criticism. The club looks forward to all your continued patronage ahead.

Recount of the Carnival Dance - Brenda Monteiro

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t was wonderful to see so many people at the Carnival Dance at Burnie Brae Hall at Chermside. This event drew a large crowd, from both members and non-members, and was in fact a sell-out with almost 200 people attending. The committee decided to limit bookings to ensure that everyone was seated comfortably and had adequate room to move and dance.

RED & BLACK

Personally I love theme parties, and I loved the red-n-black attire that everyone wore. The music on the night was a combination of DJ music, live Goan music played by a group of our members plus music by a talented band 'The Rusty Nail'. Colin Maneckshana, a club member is also a member of the Rusty Nail. People enjoyed the range of music and dance floor was well-occupied at all times. However the dance-floor was electrified when The Rusty Nail took to the stage. In fact for me The Rusty Nail just hammered it in (note the pun here). A big thank you to Derrick Pinto who did a great job as the MC and coordinated the activities of the evening. The Club de Goa Carnival Dance is about keeping alive some of significant aspects of the Goan culture and as a club hoped that we did just that.

The Rusty Nail Band Colin Maneckshana

Goan Band Agnelo , john Derryl, Cajie

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Pic -1 Music Rehersals for the Anniversary Mass

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Christmas Party at St Catherine’ s Hall

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Recipes Squids Chilly Fry

Ingredients : About a dozen squids 3 onions, sliced 5 flakes garlic, crushed 8 green chillies, in rings a few kokum solams (or 2-3 tbsp vinegar) ½ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp pepper powder Salt to taste Preparation : Clean the squids and cut them into small pieces.

Chouricos (spicy goan sausages) Ingredients : 5 lb pork, wiped dry and cut into small pieces. Grind: 4 oz red chillies 2 oz garlic 1 tbsp cumin seeds 2 tbsp powdered nutmeg ¾ bottle vinegar 2 tbsp salt A little turmeric powder 1 tsp saltpetre 1/8 tsp cinnamon powder 1 wine glass coconut feni Preparation : Mix all together, put in an earthenware pot and press down with a weight and leave for 24 hours. On the following day fill in clean gut skin that has been first smoked and then dried in the sun., knotting at intervals to make sausages.

Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry onions till soft, add the squids. Cover. When water (of the squid) has dried, add the other ingredients and fry till brown.

AMBOT TIK (Hot & Sour Fish Curry) Ingredients : ½ kg fish preferably skate, shark or catfish 10 dry red chillies ¼ tsp cumin seeds 4 peppercorns ¼ inch piece turmeric 4 flakes garlic ½ inch piece ginger a small (marble size) tamarind 1 onion (sliced fine) 2 tbsp oil Preparation : Clean and wash the fish. Cut into desired pieces, apply salt and keep aside. In the meantime grind the above ingredients in a little water. Fry the onion in oil till it turns brown. Add the masala and fry a bit. Add a cup of water, allow to boil and then add the fish pieces. Cook till tender on slow fire. Add salt and vinegar if necessary.

Crab xec xec Ingredients : 8 medium crabs 8 tbsps. Grated coconut 10 kashmiri chillie 2 tbsps. Coriander seeds 10 peppercorns 4 cloves 2 tbsps. Oil 2 onions (sliced) ½ tsp. Ginger-garlic paste ¼ tsp. Tumeric powder ¼ cup tamarind juice 2 green chillies (chopped) Preparation : Clean the crabs. Roast the coconut lightly and clear the pan. Roast the chillies and them the spices. Grind the roasted ingredients to a fine paste using a little water. Heat oil, brown the onion, stir in ginger-garlic paste and tumeric powder. Fry for a few seconds, add the crabs, mix well and sprinkle tamarind juice. Add half a cup of water, cover the pan and after 10 minutes stir in the roasted spice paster, salt and green chillies. Cook till preparation is thick.

recipes courtesy Goan Holiday Homes

CDG Sports Day 2012/13

L-R : Everton Da Costa (Sports Secretary) Christine Pinto (Winner - Ladies Table Tennis) Tara Kung (Runner-up Ladies Table Tennis), Joseph Kung (Mens Table Tennis) Dr Hilary De Souza (Carrom) Savio Pereira (Carrom) Cajie Fernandes (President), Rachelle Pinto (Runner-up Jr. Table Tennis) Josh Correia (Winner Jr. Table Tennis) Joaquim Fernandes (Runner-up Mens Table Tennis)

Emilia Pereira in action during her semifinal match

Junior Table Tennis finals between Josh and Rachelle

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