Fall 2017 Newsletter

In 2017, 29 new members joined: 6 children, 9 adults President's Message aged 18-49 , 4 adults aged 50-64 and 11 adults over 65 "We beat fear with hope. We beat cynicism with hard work. years old. See last page for photos of the six children. We beat negative, divisive politics with a positive vision that brings Canadians together." Justin Trudeau. On the event side of things, three remain for 2017 -- the November social, the annual remembrance mass and the Christmas gala. Pre-registration numbers On behalf of the 2017 Board of Directors, I thank our indicate we will see excellent attendance for all three. tireless volunteers for their contribution, particularly Susana da Costa our social director. Thanks also to those members who engaged themselves in the Casa’s On the horizon for 2018 we have our AGM, the Casa's activities to promote fellowship. Your contribution is 20th anniversary, and an encontro involving all the the engine that drives the Casa’s success year after Casas to celebrate Dia de Macau together in San year. I thank my team mates Carlos de Lemos, Tony Francisco. This encontro is under the auspices of the Wong, Cristina Cordeiro and Simon Ozorio who Macau Cultural Center USA and Casa de Macau dedicated themselves to the task of governing the , led by Maria Roliz and Francis Costa. Toronto Casa and providing for its continuity. Last but More information will follow . not least, I thank our sponsors IIM, CCM and Fundação Oriente for their support of our activities for two We have scheduled our AGM to take place on Sat decades. February 3, 2018 starting at 10 o'clock. As usual the election for the incoming Board will occur at this This year, the Casa delivered a full slate of events on a meeting and members who wish to stand for election balanced budget for the second year in a row. We also should contact me now. More information about the added a couple of events (karaoke and table tennis) to agenda and process will follow . attract the younger crowd. Our summer Mandarin class has graduated with success. Our social event As to what lies ahead for our Casa, no one knows for attendance has exceeded all expectations under the certain. Fears for the future are real. The blurring of management of Susana da Costa. Moreover, pre- our Macanese identity, the aging of our membership, registration for the social on November 4 has already the waning of interest -- all of this cannot be refuted. exceeded our club’s occupancy limit. Thankfully we will have enough room for everyone because Macao Club is But let's not follow our fears and frustrations blindly. generously opening up their half of the club for our use Let's take the time to have an honest dialogue about the that day. unity, integrity and legitimacy of the Casa and how we fit in its overall scheme. The AGM will present an The Familias Macaense books comprising 3,250 photos opportunity for us to talk and create a sustainable vision and the family history of over 440 Macanese families for the future together. researched by Jorge Forjaz arrived in Toronto and got distributed to members on the 3rd of August. Another order will be placed before the end of the year . For Para o bem de nossa casa anyone interested, there is still time to place an order. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Jorge Forjaz, the renown genealogist, who has devoted 20 years to this Aurea Collaço Meyer priceless book of Macanese genealogy.

Turning over to our membership, enrolment has held steady with a 12-year average of 269 members.

1 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 2017 Directors and Officers From the Editors’ Desks President: Aurea Meyer As we put the finishing touches to the Fall newsletter we 1st Vice President: Carlos de Lemos were reminded of how thankful we are for our little piece of Macau at 2nd Vice President: Tony Wong the clubhouse. Special thanks go out to our directors and Treasurer-Secretary: Cristina Cordeiro tireless volunteers who make each social event a success. Clubhouse Manager: Tony Gutterres Newsletter Editors: Andrea and Cristina Steinhauser Now that we have moved to Stratford, attending Casa events Storyteller: George Remedios will take some planning ahead; Andrea tested this out when she Social Director: Susana da Costa attended the Fall Festival at the Dragon Legend. Let’s hope the Bingo: Mafalda Tam winter is kind for the Christmas party on Dec 2. Christmas party: Andrea Steinhauser, Fernanda da Rocha , Linda da Rocha , Joanne da Rocha and Regina Chan You won’t be seeing Cristina at Casa functions for the next year, Karaoke: Frank Lam as she enjoys her exchange year studying music at the Mandarin and Table Tennis: Aurea Meyer Hochschule Osnabrück. While away, she plans to do lots of travelling, maybe even to Portugal — stay tuned.

Your editors, Andrea and Cristina

19-Oct-17 7:30 AM St. Jacobs coach tour.

Remembrance Mass. Church of Our 4-Nov-17 11:00 AM Lady of the Rosary in Scarborough

Christmas Members $24. Non Members $50. Shangri-la Convention 2-Dec-17 6:00 PM Centre, 50 Esna Park Drive. Contact [email protected]

Regular Events

1st Thursday 1:00 PM 1st Thu social. Clubhouse. Contact Susana [email protected].

2nd / 3rd Karaoke. Contact Frank Lam 6:00 PM Saturdays [email protected] Mandarin. Contact Sundays 2:00 PM [email protected]

Sundays 4:00 PM Table Tennis. Contact [email protected]

2 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 British rule from 1841) there was an invasion of Macau by Dia de Macau 2017 the "dam" cities of Holland, namely Rotter"dam" and Amster"dam". by George Remedios Casa de Macau's annual dinner for Dia de Macau (Macau Day) was held on Friday, June 23, 2017 with 120 attendees in the parish hall of Paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary Parish).

Macau (澳門 Ou Mun), being the centre of the China trade and the Japan trade (black ships went back and forth between Macau and Japan), was a city of great wealth and importance. The Macanese people dressed "janota" (fashionably), ate well ("tacho" and "diabo" and "porco Dia de Macau falls officially on the same day as the feast bafassa" and fusion cuisine using ingredients from Goa, day of São João Batista (St. John the Baptist) that is on June Malacca, China etc.) and devoutly "vai Missa" (went to 24. Therefore it is also known as Dia de São João. This is the Mass) in Catholic churches rivaling those of Europe in their national day of the Macanese people and it commemorates splendour. Nossa gente (Our People) at that time had a historical event centuries ago. better things to do than gamble in casinos. Macau was the Rome and Byzantium of the East.

Gather around "amigos" as I, your storyteller, relate to you the tale of Dia de Macau, which I heard from my Avó (grandmother), who heard it from her Avó, in Patua So it is no wonder that the "Ho Laan Yun" (荷蘭人 = people (Macanese language) of course, as part of Macanese oral of Holland = gente de Holanda) wanted to conquer Macau. history (the language is basically a spoken language). Sit Alas the Dutch were defeated by the citizens of the city, around me as I pamper your ears with breathless tales of soldiers, servants — priests even — all united to protect the human affairs and divine intervention from Heaven. city. Some say the city was saved by the intervention of Our Lady (聖母 = Sing Mo = Holy Mother). At that time (那時候) in the year of our Lord, June 24, 1622 (historical perspective, was under

3 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Others say São João Batista appeared and blocked the Folklore tells us that on this feast day of São João Batista all cannon balls or bullets of the "Ho Laan Yun" or the Dutch. Macanese may eat tropical fruits in abundance to the point Remember, June 24 is the feast day of St. John the Baptist. of the (Catholic) mortal sin of gluttony and you would not To the "santo santo" (holy people) this is not fake news. have a stomach ache (dor de estômago - in HK Patua we say Those who are not "santo santo" believe a priest fired a "barriga"). Since 1622 to this day no Macanese has ever cannon ball and it hit the area where the gunpowder was complained of a stomach ache on the feast day of São João stored aboard the Dutch ship. There is a story for everyone. Batista. Next year on Dia de Macau, let us test this to see if it is true. (Caterer please take note, we need lots of fruits.)

Anyway, the jubilant Macanese celebrated with a Mass of Thanksgiving. That was 1622. Today 2017 we still This was all told to me by my Avó (grandmother) in Patua, commemorate this day as Dia de Macau and it always falls who heard it from her Avó, as I said. My Avó never "falar on the feast day of São João Batista. It is always celebrated mentira" (tell lies). I am telling you this so that you will with a Mass and "jantar" (dinner) continue the oral history of Dia de Macau, from Avó to "netos" (grandmother to grandchildren) word of mouth, till So what is the lesson of history? It is that those who try to the end of time. invade the "City of the name of God in China" (Macau) do so at their own risk and peril. The gods will not be with them.

CHOIR

During dinner we were entertained with some traditional Macanese songs in Patua (Macanese language) such as "Macau sa assi" and "Aqui bobo". Very appropriate for the occasion. It was a small choir but they sang with gusto in the Macanese style, that is, with "jeito" and not "força " (loosely translated as with style and class, in a Frank Sinatra "My way" sense and not with brute force).

The choir members and musicians: Cecilia Conceição, Cristina Cordeiro, Helena Carvalho Ryan, Isabel Gomes da Silva, Jose Anok, Jose (Zito) Rodrigues, Lourenço Conceição, Lydiz Ozorio, Telma Brito, Vansen Lee, Virginia Sanchez, and Zinha Guilherme. On drums, Francisco Silva. Musical directors and guitarists - Biju Heterlander, Carlos Lemos

4 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 DINNER DESSERT The catered dinner included Pie/pastry with ice cream - provided by the caterer Pastéis de bacalhau ( salt cod fritters or salt cod croquettes) Extra dessert - provided by Casa Rissóis de Camarão (Portuguese Shrimp Croquettes) 蛋撻 daan taat (Chinese egg tart) Arroz e camarões jumbo (Rice and jumbo shrimps) 咖哩角 kar lei kok (Chinese curry puff) Bacalhau com natas (salted cod with cream) Carne de porco (pork)

Amigu di Macau celebrates its 15th anniversary

Founded in 2002, “Amigu di Macau”, a non-profit cultural club in Toronto, was created to preserve and promote Macanese culture. The club has a full size, modern Chinese orchestra with a repertoire that includes adaptations of Portuguese and Patua music originally composed for Western instruments. The "Amigu di Macau" orchestra has performed locally and abroad with equal success. “Amigu di Macau” is holding a banquet on October 15 to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Our president, Aurea Meyer will represent Casa de Macau Toronto at this event.

4th Annual Macao Fun Fair hosted by Macao Club (Toronto) Inc. August 19, 2017 Singers and band from our Casa supporting the Macao Club vent.

5 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Casa Fall Classes Table Tennis Casa Mandarin Lessons Restarting Call trainer, William Lei (647) 339-6322 to book a lesson Every Sunday, 2 – 4 P.M. Call Aurea Meyer [email protected] to book a Tutor: Anqi Wang; game Casa contact: Aurea Meyer To register, please email [email protected] TOP HEALTH BENEFITS OF PING PONG: CLASS OBJECTIVES  Improves hand-eye coordination and stimulates mental a) Beginners’ knowledge of alertness, concentration and tactical strategy. This makes it the perfect  system; game for most people to sharpen reflexes.  pronunciation and tones;  Develops mental acuity. The speed, spin and placement of the  simple dialogues i.e. ability to answer ball are crucial in table tennis, and practiced players are highly grammatically consistent with the questions; skilled in both creating and solving puzzles involving these three b) progressive understanding of words, phrases, and attributes. short sentences aided by context and limited to  Improves reflexes. Due to the fast-paced, short-distance nature learned vocabulary. of the sport, both gross and fine muscle movements are improved. c) Progressive ability to speak simple sentences with  Play is easy on the joints. It's a great way to improve your leg, correct grammar; arm and core strength without overtaxing your joints. LESSON DESCRIPTIONS  Burns calories. A 150-pound person can burn 272 calories by a) Greeting and introductory dialogue and vocabulary playing table tennis for an hour. b) Hotel and restaurant dialogue and vocabulary  Offers a social outlet. Because young and old people can play c) Lunch at McDonalds dialogue and vocabulary the game, it can help improve communication and build relationships, d) Level 1 taxicab dialogue and vocabulary irrespective of age. e) Asking for directions dialogue and vocabulary  Keeps your brain sharp. Alzheimer’s Weekly reports a clear f) Dialogue with immigration officer and vocabulary increase in motor skills and cognitive awareness from playing table g) Grocery shopping dialogue and vocabulary tennis, after a series of preliminary clinical studies in Japan found that h) Level 2 taxicab dialogue and vocabulary table tennis markedly increases the flow of blood to the brain, and i) Treatment of word “always” in Chinese could possibly even prevent dementia. j) Throughout 10 lessons, students will also learn  Improves coordination. Following the ping pong ball as it progressively initial and final sounds, tones, pronouns, moves quickly toward you, and following its trajectory as your collective pronouns, numbers, and colours. opponent hits it helps improve hand-eye coordination.  Improves balance. Staying balanced and being able to quickly change direction are key to being successful in a ping pong rally. This is especially important for the elderly.  Stimulates various different parts of the brain. By anticipating an opponent’s shot, a player uses the prefrontal cortex for strategic planning. The aerobic exercise from the physical activity of the game stimulates the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is responsible for allowing us to form and retain long-term facts and events.

(Extract and edited from http://healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health- benefits-ping-pongtable-tennis).

6 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Ken Meyer’s 50th anniversary in Canada on 20 August 2017

It was a Sunday under the sign of Leo when Ken Meyer landed at Malton airport on a BOAC flight from Heathrow in 1967. He was 33 years old and all his worldly possessions fit into a brown, cardboard suitcase. He had 400 dollars to his name and hoped to find a job and a place to live before his wife and daughter could joinedin Toronto. This he happily succeeded. The rest is history.

Events when Ken arrived 50 years ago  Dr. Christiaan Barnard had just performed the world's first heart transplant.  Lester B. Pearson was Prime Minister of Canada.  The first microwave oven, the Amana RadarRange was introduced, forever changing the way we prepare meals.  Eglinton was the end of the northbound Yonge subway line.  Canada was 100 years old.  Toronto won the Stanley cup. The 1967 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of- seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs ended up winning the series, four games to two. In doing this, they won their thirteenth Stanley Cup.

The opening of the 56 floor Toronto Dominion Building Hwy 401 at the Avenue Road/Yonge/ Bayview exit TD Bank Tower in 1967 changed the future of Canadian business. It introduced the modern workplace to a business community eager to step up and compete as an international financial capital. It also introduced modern standards of design and community to a city ready for change. THE GLUTTON FROM MACAU by George Remedios There was a glutton from Macau What is a LIMERICK? All day long he ate "bacalhau" "A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, He ate till he got "gordo" and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having His wife thought he was "louco" the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five His poor children cried "Pai, que mau"! to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm." Translation: The structure of this limerick There was a glutton from Macau Line 1, 2, and 5 all rhyme - Macau, bacalhau, mau - each line has 8 syllable All day long he ate “salt codfish” Lines 3 and 4 rhyme - gordo, louco - each line has 7 syllables He ate till he got “fat” His wife thought he was “crazy” His poor children cried “Father, how bad”!

7 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Aloha from Hawaii! by Chris Barradas In the summer of this year, Christopher and Joanne Barradas and their three boys, Cameron, Julian, and Christian made the big decision to move from their home in the town of Stouffville, Ontario, to the city of Honolulu in Hawaii. A difficult decision to be sure as they knew they would dearly miss their family and friends in Toronto and especially considering how close Helena, Tony and Jonathan are to the grandkids and Chris and Joanne and how much they'd miss them in return.

However, Chris and Joanne had been vacationing in Hawaii previously and genuinely fell in love with the tropical paradise. Most importantly, they wanted to provide a completely fresh and unique platform through which their children could learn, build, and form wonderful, new experiences and memories. They have been in Hawaii for 3 months now. Christopher is busy designing and managing the building of their family home, set right up against the ocean on the windward side of Oahu. It is terrific for the kids who now have direct, private access to the ocean and the reefs around their house. These reefs are not only populated with tropical fish, but you can also spot sea turtles swimming around and if you are really lucky, you might see dolphins or even rarer still, a whale.

Joanne has begun work at a new job in her accounting field in Honolulu. Cameron is attending intermediate school and is working hard by maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA as they come to the close of the first quarter of the school year.

Julian has settled in quickly and after many competitive auditions, won the major role of Edgar in the prestigious Diamond Head Theatre Broadway production of Ragtime in Honolulu, which coincidentally, originally premiered in Toronto! Christian has also been able to continue his favourite past-time and sport, hockey, by playing in the Honolulu hockey league. Believe it or not, they have a hockey team in Hawaii!

Just this past week, the Barradases were happy to receive Robert and Regina Chan (the da Rochas) who visited them, and all enjoyed touring and sightseeing various attractions and beautiful sights throughout the island of Oahu.

Christopher and Joanne would love to say Aloha! to their family, friends and the members of the Casa, whom they miss very much!

8 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Parabens! Saúde

Parabens to Alexandre Serro, who graduated with honours from Jean Vanier Catholic High School in Richmond Hill at the end of the last school year. Alexandre won a place on the Principal’s List and received the Antonio Mazzotta award of merit for academic excellence. On graduation day the school also awarded Alexandre for his strong sense of civic responsibility as well as his excellent contribution after school as a volunteer for community services throughout his high school years. Last September Alexandre became a resident student at the University of Waterloo to pursue a four-year double degree in business and computer science.

9 CASA DE MACAU TORONTO | FALL 2017 Welcome to our newest members

Member: Oliver Bergh Brander Member: Valencia Barradas Member: Mia Rose Silverton born March 6, 2017 born August 15, 2017 born May 26, 2017 Parents: Emily Bergh /Adam Brander Parents: Annie /Jonathan Barradas Parents: Elizabeth Ashley /Sean Silverton Grandparents: Anne / David Brander Grandparents: Helena/Tony Barradas Grandparents: Rita and Robert Ashley

Member: Blake Queeley Member: Eugenio Luis Nunes Tang Member: Luciana (Lucy) de Lemos, born October 8, 2016 born Oct 2, 2014 born August 19, 2016 Parents: Marina Duque / Terry Queeley Parents: Diana Nunes/Derek Tang Parents: Lisa Chan David Lemos / Grandparents: Ivone Carion /Domingos Grandparents: Francisco / Esmeralda Nunes Grandparents: Sonny / Bebe Lemos Duque (UK Macau House)

(pictured with older brother 10-year old Braedon)

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