The Santo Estevam Blog

Jackson Dias Fanki kalakar (artist/painter) Pablo Picasso oxem mhunntalo, “I paint objects as I think about them, not as I see them.” (Hanv kala (paint) kortam hanv chint’tam toxem, nhoi mhaka dista toxem). Amerikecho fanki raxttrapoti Abraham Lincoln jedna Amerikek loka modem zhuz (civil war) zalem tedna to sodanch aple foujechea Generalak mellonk ratcho vetalo ani dispott’tti choukoxi kortalo. Ek pautt to ratcho Generalak mellonk gelo aplea odhikarea (secretary) sangata. Tin horam tachea ghara lagim boson raulo. Jedna General aplea ghoddear boson ghara paulo, tannem Lincolnak vo tachea odhikareak vhoddkunk pasun nam. To somto vochon aplea bedroomant nhidlo. Lincolnachea odhikareak rag ailo ani tannem Lincolnak sanglem taka Generalan okman kelo mhunn ani taka taboddtob bhair uddoi mhunn (sack him). Punn Lincolnan toxem korunk nam. Tannem aplea odhikareak sanglem to zhuzant zhuzta, hanv taka toxem korchonam, to thokla astolo mhunn. Raxttrapotin tachea ghoddeak dhuvlo. Ani jedna raxtt...

  Jackson Dias Tumi iadnikanchi bodli (transfer) kora punn amkam ximitirichi bodli naka. Punn hea dogui iadnikanchi bodli zanvchinam amche proxnn suttave zalea bogor. Amkam ximitir asa thuinch zai. Ho rosto kela to khuinchean veta? Ho rosto ximitiri bhitorlean adrar dha metr (10 metres) dakhoila tea ordan. Is this not a hidden agenda? This is blatant corruption. Ho rosto ximitirichem patthlem ord moddun, bhitorlean ieun ximitirichea fuddlean bhair sortolo. Oxem zal’lem amkam naka. Zorui tor ximitirichea bhitorlean rosto ailo zalear Zunvencho lok tankam   marunk vetolo aslo? Pe. Kuran tor sangonk nam dha metr dakhoila mhunn, koxem gomtelem aslem? Hanvem tor sarkem borounk nam tum mhaka Zapicher zabab di. Or we will have an open debate. Hache babtin khottlo suru zavpacho asa High Courtant ani NGT-int (National Green Tribunal). Abrilache pondraver Zunvemcho lok Ponnje tumkam roddonk ailo.   Santo Estevam village is in mourning. We are in no mood for any celebrat...

(Honouring Our Grandparents)   Sr. Parry Jednam ek zhadd amkam follam dita ami tim khaun khuxal zataum. Punn jednam tem zhadd oskot zata tednam ani tacho palo zhoddonk lagta tednam ami tem zhadd katortaum/marun udoitaum, osli ghot zata amchea xapai-xamainchi. Jedna ami zolmak ietaum tedna amchim mukhel poramos korpi amcho maim-pai. Punn maim-pai xivai amcho poramos korpi astat tim zaun asat amcho xapai-xamaim. Aplea bhurgeank (mhunnnge amchea maim-paik) voir kaddpi tinch aslelean tankam amchea maim-pai poros chodd onnubhov (experience) asta bhurgeank voir kaddpacho. Ami lhan astanam xapai-xamaim amchi apurbai kortat ani amche zaite tras kaddtat, amche khatir zaitim vavurtat. Amkam iskolak vhortat ani portun ghara haddtat. Dont zait zalear amkam okhot ditat. Ami mosteponnan kortoch maim marunk ailear amkam tichea chopkeantlim vattaitat. Ami duent zalear amkam dotorager vhortat. He bhaxen amcho boro poramos kortat. Amche pasot itleim korun zaite pautt ami xapai-xamaink tim zann...

Jackson Dias Tombassaum plan 1934 asa. Magir liberation zatoch ek pautt survey aili. Te surveyor document pollenasle dekhun konnachea konneim survey laileo. Konnem dusreanchea ghorancher, konnem Comunidadichea rosteancher aplem nanv lailem. Tem sarkem korpak zaitea zannank nitisobhent zhuzchem poddlem. Tivim ganvant ek ghoddni ghoddli. Ek boro munis nokri korpak aplea bail-bhurgeank gheun Afrikek gelo. To vechea adim tannem eka gorib munxeak tem ghor rakhunk dovorlo, zo munis tedna ankvar aslo. To tea munxeak duddu, kopdde adi diun adhar kori. Thoddea tempan jedna thuim survey kaddpi munis aile, tea ghor rakhpi munxean ghorachea dhoniachem nanv diunk nam punn apleachem nanv diun tem ghor aplea tabeant kelem. Uprant to logn zalo ani taka panch bhurgim zalim. Jedna Afrikeche khapri lokak tras diun dhanvddaunk lagle, tedna tea gharacho dhoni famili vangdda agbottint Bombaim ieta ani don truck bhor samonn gheun Goeam aplea ghara pavta. Ghara pavtoch to ojeap zata polloun tea munddkarak z...

This Rock classic is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week in May 1977 and peaked at number 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it number 19 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart. Three months after its first release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing one million copies shipped. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. (Source: Wikipedia). Hotel California The Eagles Lyrics: Don Henley & Glenn Frey Music: Don Felder Lead vocals, drums, backing vocals: Don Henley On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for...

Jackson Dias The Goan hea Inglez vortoman potracher, Fevrer 21vechea ankar, oxem xapun ailam ani batmidaran chovkoxi kelea. Ho chor, to chor, ho fottkiro ani to fottkiro mhunnlear zainam. Konn chor ani konn fottkiro to Supreme Courtachea Judgmentan gomta ani jem kitem Palni Bandar chol’lam tem Supreme Court Judgment sangta bhroxttachar (Rampant Corruption) chori (Robbery). Xapun ailam tem hanga asa: http://www.thegoan.net/Goa/Cover-Story/Shakecho-Juvo-ATTACKED/09256.html  Ani hi asa Supreme Courtache orderichi copy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/atkvj7iu4ybiixs/ly141.pdf?dl=0 Punjabant Jaspal Singh nanvacho xetkamti aslo. Taka zaiti zomin asli ani thuim zaiti pik zatali. Odhikareani forsan tachi zomin aplea tabeant ghetli ani thuim imaroti bandleo. Takach nhoi, dusrea xetkamteank toxench kelem. Kaim vokil tankam adhar diunk fudde sorle. Zaito temp ho proxnn Punjabant chol'lo. Xekim ho proxnn Supreme Courtant paulo. Supreme Courtan nirnnoi ghetlo: imaroti mo...