Aitaracheo Katkutleo:
Paulo, GWS Mhonnchem Kitem?
Bhair tor dhull ani gormi. Kuveittan 50 degree Celsius gormencho kantto voir sorlolo astona ghorantle bhair sorop mhonnchem tapsanicho funkea tap (fever) angar ghevop. Mhojea oslea zantte pirayer pavloleanim, dhull ani vottache dhoga koddsun pois ravlear anink thoddim bhov vorsam sonvsari jivitantli favo zait.
Sunkrar! Kuveittan bhouxik sutti. Donparchem jevonn zatoch thoddobhov visov gheunk bed-ir addvo poddlom. Nidh lagli mista. Ani te nidhent kedde vhodd mhunn sopon ga! Bhouch vhoddlem sopon tem. Tumkam sanglea viret mhozo jiv dorta?
Atanch sangtam Kuveittantle famad Inglish potrancher ek jahir khollovni porgot keli. 'Konkani Summer Classes'. Iskolachea bhurgeank hea disamni sutti mhontoch, Kuveittan thikann korun aslolea Konknni avoy-bapaichea bhurgeank Konknni path fukott xikovpak ani Konknnicho mog Goychea bhurgeam modim vistarunk mhaka ek urbha aili. Zaum tem Canada , Australia , New York ani her desant kaim ap-khuxen
vavurpi fuddem sorun bhurgeank Konknni ulounk ani borounk xikoitat. Ani oslea somajik vavurpeank, thoimsorle Goyche somudayeche fuddari (Goans community leaders) asat te, tankam arthik (financial) mozot kortat. Zaum tem baddean ghetlole klas-rumank ani bhurgeank khana-pivnnam (refreshment) adi ., adi.
Tachem bhaxen hanvem korchem, oxem mhaka dislolean hanv fuddem sorlom. Mhaka dislem choddan chodd panch tem sov bhurgeancho avoy-bapui khuxi dakhoitolo. Pollevnk ghelear, tis odik bhurgeanchi volleri lagloli pollenv mhojer akant. Ghorant tor panch tem sat bhurgeank zago aslo ani nhoi tisevoir. Kortolom kitem?
Konnem tori eka xannean budh dili. Don Bosco mhontlolea iskolachea vhoddilak sompork (contact) khor ani mhoji khuxi uktay. Ani hanvem toxem kelem. Mhoinombhor iskolacho fukott vosro mell’lo.
Konknni vorg suru zalear sumar podra dis odik zal’le. Bhurgeank hanvem mandde-dulpotam, bhogktti gitam, poromporik gayanna xikoilim zalear, kovita, nibond (essay), mottvi kotha ani her borpavoll koxi vachunk-borounk zai tem, tanchea mostokan sarkem boso meren xikoilem. Goykar ekvottan jiyelear kitlem porian eka khoddpar ghott ravun akhoch sonvsar jikunk zata tem, Otumbrache 10ver , 2003 vorsa 'Kuwait Goa Day' 'Yadostik'-ar (souvenir) chappun haddloli kovita 'Goenkarancho Ekvott' vachun dakhoili ani ekvottachem mothv tanchea tornnea gineanar cheppun ghatlem. Irlem-irlem korun Konknni ulounk ani borounk noko aslolim bhurgim Konknni vachunk-borounk xiklim mhunn, bhurgeanchea vhoddilam
koddsun disantlean fonar fon yetale tachea velean mhaka kolltalem.
Aiz tor hanvem ek general knowledge oxem kitem tori vixei ghetlolo.
“Bhurgeamno! Tumi zannant Kuveitt desan Goykaranche zaite klub ani sonstha asat.
Lamb nanvam aslolea klub/sonsthechi nanvam, sonkxepan (abbreviation) vo dusre bhaxen short form-an ulek korunk xikoitam Dekhik: United Club of Utorda-Kuwait hachem short form UCU-K zata. KIFF mhonnchem, Kuwait-Indian Football Federation.
Somzolim mhu tumi? Bore tor. Atam hanv tumkam vichartam. Hummm! ladies first.
“Mhaka dista, mhaka dista. Kuveitt Konknni Klas”
“Na, na na! Sarkem na! Bore tor. Klu (clue) ditam. Hem ek kendr. Somzuya, Konknni kendr. Atam sangat. Bhouch lagim haddleant tumkam”Choutea bankar boslolem Verona-n hat ubarlo ani mhonnlem “Mastor, KKK mhonnchem Kuwait Konknni Kendr”
“Karekt! Verona bayen sarkem sanglem. Ek sang, itlem vegim tuka koxem koll’lem?”
“Mastor, tumi klu dil’lo. Konknni Kendr mhunn. UCU-K ani KIFF hanchem K okxar Kuwait zata zalear KKK-chem Kuwait nhoi?”
“Borem huxar mure por? Tallio, tallio.”
“Kaytan, atam tuka vichartam. KGTS mhonnchem kitem?”
“K for Kuwait , Kuwait , Kuwait , Kuw…”
“Arre, kantar gaita vo..”
”Mastor, klu di nhi?” sovea bankar bosun aslolo Duming boballo.
“Borem. Hi ek tiatristanchi sonstha. Atam sangat”
“Mastor hanv sangtam”, laginch aslolea Lorry-n hat ubharlo. “KGTS mhonnchem, Kuwait-Goans Tiatristanchi Sonstha”
“Va, va, va. Huxear por! Mottean talio marat. Ek sang Lorry. Tuzo konn tori ghorcho monis hea sonsthen tiatrist asa?”
“Na mastor”,
“Tor tuka koxem koll’lem?”
“Mastor, tunvem klu dil’lo tiatristanchi sonstha mhunn. Mhonntoch, K-Kuwait zalem ani Goykara bogor hereank konank mhonntat tiatrist? Goans, hem utor zhoddun KGTS mhonnchem, Kuwait-Goans Tiatristanchi Sonstha zalem nam?”
Me and my big mouth. Hanvem monantuch gunngunlailem. Zalem zalear sarkem foddun divop? Mhoje osle mastor aslear bhurgim napas (fail) zaunk aileant?Atam hankam agvodd vichar korchoch poddlo.
“Bhurgeamno! Tumi kednai tori chukun perim grounddar futtbol khell pollevnk gheleant astolim. Thoinsor DHL Worldwide express boroiloleo bond ghaddio polleleat asteleo. Sarkem? Toxem tor, DHL mhonnchem kitem? Tum. Oi, oi tum Shabu. Hanv zannam tum too sharp vo very quick zap ditolo mhunn.”To eksarko khol chintnamni poddlo. Tachi tokli zhodd zait gheli.
Dolle pittpittait mhontlem. “Mastor, DHL-ant ‘K’ na mure re”
”Humm! Somzolom. Borem asa. Klu ditam. DHL ek courier service. Thomas Nationwide Transportation vo TNT asa te toren. Punn hi DHL courier service tegam ixttamni ektthaim zaun sthaplea. Tegaimchim nanvam zhollun DHL kelam. Atam tori sangat”
Thoddo vell voggi ravun pollelem. Bhurgeanchi zap nam ti pollevn hanvem mhonllem.
“Konnuch noko? Kaim nozo. Kadenar boroiat. DHL mhonnchem Dalsey, Hillblom ani Lynn . Borem tor. Fuddem vichartam tachi zap tumchea thaim astoli mhunn mhaka khatri asa. GWS mhonnchem kitem?” Klasin soglea von uchayen aslolea Ghaspaerik vicharlem.
Ghaspaer goddgoddlo. Klasintlea zonelanleant bhair nodor ghalit tannem mhonllem.
“Sorry mastor. Hanv nokom”
“Wilshan, tum tori zannam GWS mhonnchem kitem tem?”
Taka tekhun aslolea Suria-cher tannem nodor marli. Suria-an tokhli haloit na vo apunn noklo mhonn hixaro divn Wilshan-ank kollit kelem.
“Mastor, khub agvodd vichar”, Wilshan-an mhontlem.
“Xi baba loj bextti! Hi ek Goykarachea boreaponnachi sonstha. Tumi Goykar avoy-bapaichim bhurgim zaun GWS mhonnche, nokot? Tum re Shantush. Tum zanna zalear sang”
“Mastor”, pois konxeak boslolo Paulo utthlo. Gelea pondra dis, hanv taka polletam. Jitlem hanv klasin xikoitam titlench ekar-ek to aplea kadernar (note book) nond kortalo vo boroitalo. To futtbol khellant bhouch huxear mhunn hanvem aikolam. To mhaka lagsor ailo ani mhontlem.
“Mastor, nigtench proxn vicharlole bhurge, zaun asat bhav-bhav”
“Khorench? Hanv noko aslom”
“Mastor, tunvem survatekuch tumgelea 'Goenkarancho Ekvott' kovitevelean ekvottachem mothv amkam xikoilam. Veg-veglea zagevele DHL ixtt ektthaim yeun ek mozbutt yexvontt 'courier service' sthapunk zata zalear, hea amche tegui bhav fuddarak vhodd zatoch aplo kimticho thoddobhov vell Konknni somudayek dilear ek koddegant Goykaranchea boreaponnachi sonstha sthapunk zatach. Ani dekhunuch mhojea motan, GWS mhonnchem, Ghaspaer-Wilshan-Shantush zaunk zai.”
Paulo-chi xanneponnan borloli zap (?) aikun bhurgeamni iskolacho vosro gazosor nettan tallio vazoileo. Ani tankam somadan kortam mhonllear mhojim tera vazlim.
“Nam-nam-nam. Sarkem nam…GWS mhonnchem…..”
“Oi-oi-oi. GWS mhonnchem, Paulon sanglam toxem”, bhurgim aroddlim
“ Nam - nam - nam”, hanv
“Oi - oi – oi”, bhurgim
Nam, oi, nam, oi, nam, oi kitlo vell chol’lem ti mhaka khobor nam. Jednam darachi bell vazli ten’na mat mhaka nidhentli zag zali.
Lino B. Dourado
http://www.goa-world.com/
1 August 2010
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