LUSITANO BULLETIN The Publication of the Lusitano Club of California Volume 20 Issue No. 4 Winter 2010 The Lusitano Board of Directors wishes you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Maria Roliz…………….…………..2 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS / DUES REMINDER.……..…….….3 HALLOWEEN PARTY by Sheila Jun………………...………..…..4 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY by Henry “Rick” DeGraca………8 2010 MACAU ENCONTRO by Nuno Prata da Cruz….....………12 CONNECTING YOUNG “MACS” WORLDWIDE by Kirk Harper..18 MEMORABLE MOMENTS REMEBERED TASTES by A.da Silva..20 MACAU CULTURAL CENTER by Maria Gomes………….….…21 NEW BOOKS (A. JORGE DA SILVA / GINA SEQUEIRA)……….23 CONSOADA by Filomeno Baptista…………………………..….25 NINGPO MORE FAR by Felipe Nery……………………………27 MACANESE FAMILIES WEBSITE by Henry d’Assumpção …..…28 RECIPE (Arroz Gordo) by Dorothy Oliveira..............................29 LUSITANO ON FACEBOOK / WORD SCRAMBLE…..………..…30 2011 SCHOLARSHIP GRANT…………………....……………....31 DIRECTORS / EDITORS CONTACT INFO…….…………………31 President’s Message Seasons Greetings! Boas Festas! A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. 2010 has been a very eventful year with the many successful club activities we had and especially the completion of our Macau Cultural Center in Fremont . We hope to hold many future events at our building and soon our grand opening. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated and selfless Lusitano Board of Directors and all our volunteers throughout the year for contributing their time and effort in provid- ing all these enjoyable events for our members; and to my co- editors, bulletin contributors, photographers, and Fundação Oriente Portugal in enabling us to provide the Bulletin to the membership every quarter. With the well planned travel arrangements by Braga Travel and assistance from our Lusitano team of directors, some 160 Lusitano members attended the recent Macau Encontro making up the 1500 attendees from around the world for this reunion of the Macanese Diaspora every 3 years. It was an exceptional treat to see our ex- Governor of Macau, the honorable General Rocha Vieira and his lovely wife, at all the events during the Encontro as his contribu- tion to the Macanese community worldwide can never be forgot- ten. Our gratitude goes to Dr. Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of the Macau SAR, Dr. Jose Oliveira Rodrigues, President of the Con- selho das Comunidades Macaenses, the Encontro Organizing Committee, and all the Macau organizations involved for throwing this most elaborate event and making it such a very successful and memorable gathering for all of us. Thank you! We look forward in providing as many enjoyable and cultural events in 2011 and another visit to our counter- parts in Brasil next October with Braga Travel. If interested in this trip or if you have any suggestions for our future events, please contact us. Sincerely, Maria Roliz, President Lusitano Bulletin Editors - Jessica & Melissa Xavier, Maria Roliz Lusitano Bulletin Page 2 2011 Calendar of Events Sunday, January 30: 3-5 pm AGM & Elections, MCC, Fremont (Please mail in your proxy/absentee ballot if unable to attend) Saturday, April (TBA): Annual Clambake Saturday, June 11: Dia de Portugal, Kelley Park, San Jose Saturday, July (TBA): Annual Picnic Saturday, October 29: Halloween Party, MCC, Fremont Saturday, December 10: Annual Christmas Party, San Mateo Dates for Cooking classes, Portuguese lessons, camping & other functions will be listed in our next bulletin. 2011 Membership Dues Reminder Please be reminded that all membership dues for 2011 are now due. (For new members after Sept.1, 2010 you are paid for 2011). Please mail to Lusitano, 582 Market St., S.F., CA 94104 Members (19-61 years old) $20 Seniors (62 years old & over) $10 Youths (12-18 years old) $10 Canada & overseas members $25 LUSITANO CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER After our Annual General Meeting & Elections at our MCC Building, 109 J Street, Fremont Please come join us for a Chinese Banquet Dinner as we welcome in the Year of the Rabbit & our 2011 Board of Directors on Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:30pm Mayflower Seafood Restaurant 34348 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA 94587 Cost per member $25.00 Cost per non-member $30.00 Please RSVP and mail check payable to Lusitano by Jan. 10th to Maria Roliz , 582 Market St #1905, S.F, CA 94104 (415)397-0767 or email [email protected] Lusitano Bulletin Page 3 Halloween Party HALLOWEEN AT THE MACAU CULTURAL CENTER By Sheila Jun NO TRICKS!!! … TREATS, Treats, Treats ALL DAY LONG. Yes, Treats ALL DAY LONG on Saturday, October 30th. The first treat being the first party to be held at the now open Macau Cultural Center in Fremont. Early in the morning...helpers Maria Roliz, Dorothy Oliveira, Virginia Yoshida, Sheila Jun, Nuno and Maria Joao da Cruz busied themselves with getting the facility ready for our second treat … Portuguese Language Class given by Maria Joao da Cruz happily attended by about 20 people. Thank you Maria!!! In the early afternoon we were treated to a Cooking Class by none other than Dorothy Oliveira. A group around 30 had an on hand experience making Meatloaf decorated for Halloween with a tortilla hat, a decorated "pumpkin-like face" and "haunted potato haystacks". Everyone had fun mastering: filling, folding and frying their Macanese samosas “calicok” then getting to taste them Yummy!!! BIG THANK YOU DOROTHY. Lusitano Bulletin Page 4 With a short break, we tidied the kitchen for the next crew for THE HALLOWEEN PARTY!!! Thanks to Vanessa Roliz and Jessica Xavier, the young crew came in and took the hall by storm... decorating it to spook up the evening. There were spooky noise enhancers by the door, loud speakers reeling out scary music and familiar "Munnster Tunes" and howls. Soon after came a steady stream of Halloween figures ranging from 4 weeks old to our dear Amelia ... ageless. They kept coming ... smiling, laughing, all 130, mostly disguised. There were children in bear costumes, lion costumes, fairies, princesses, ballerinas and bumble bees. You name it ... The ADULTS wore it ... Skeletons, Wonder woman. Spider woman, police woman, assorted witches, cowboys and girls, clown and even " her majesty the Queen" alongside Miss Swan, Elvira and Miss Piggy. Pictures due out ... try guessing who is who!! The evening was filled with fun, chatter, and terrific games ..."Relay Racing the eyeball "on a spoon, tug of war, and the junior and senior "Musical chairs" was hilarious. Having expended much energy ... It was Feast Time!!! Our highlight treat of the evening ... THANKS to our Cooks ... Lulu Xavier, Jessica Xavier, Candida Roliz, Vanessa Roliz and Ricardo Collaco. We all sumptuously enjoyed tender Portuguese chicken, delicious garlic collard greens, variations of minchee, spaghetti and rice!!! Dessert of cut fruits, jello, and marshmallow Krispies rounded out the already sweetened evening. Everyone had a lot of spooky fun … talking about what they want to come "As" next year ... Lastly a big THANK YOU to same 6 who set up in the morning ... for the take down, cleaning and making sure the center was restored for the next event. I salute my faithful relentless team who with everyone else who helped are ALWAYS HAPPY … “TO MAKE IT HAPPEN". GET Your Costumes Ready for the next Halloween party!!! Lusitano Bulletin Page 5 Lusitano Bulletin Page 6 Lusitano Bulletin Page 7 Annual Christmas Party By Henry “Rick” DeGraca It was truly a night to remember. There was good food, good wine, and a good group of fun loving Macanese folks. This was the Lusitano annual Christmas Party. There were 250 people and there would have been 80 more if there were room. The San Mateo Elks Lodge was transformed into a festive Christmas Wonderland. The tal- ented Christmas carolers (Sheila Jun, Eric Ribeiro, Arthur Remedios, Wendy Gutierrez, Paul Xavier, & Carlos da Costa) made the Winter Wonderland complete. Dorothy Oliveira outdid herself with the scrumptious chilicoties and calicoks. The appetizers were just the start of a yummy well-planned feast. By the time Santa arrived at the party, the plates of delicious goodies were empty. Santa “Alex Xavier” Claus was right on with the appropri- ate gifts for all the good boys and girls. Santa dutifully posed for pictures with each and every good boy and girl. Before dinner, we were treated to renditions of the national anthems of the United States and Portugal by Art Remedios and Manuel Sequeira respectively. There was plenty of food which included salads, pasta, bread, chicken, tender beef, fresh fish, fruits, etc… To pair with the abundance of food on each table were two bottles of Portuguese wine. We even had three jolly photographers who were very professional with their props and expen- sive cameras. Kudos to Cecilia Collaco Naval, Robert Roliz and Jojo Xavier. Many a memory was captured by them roaming the room and at their mobile studio. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the many pictures of the festivities. After dinner, the kids were appropriately entertained in the next room by a magician/clown/ entertainer who wowed them with his juggling and tricks. Lusitano Bulletin Page 8 Meanwhile the adults were treated to some enjoyable music by the now famous DJ Harper. The music was varied from popular oldies to the current hits and the dance floor was a popular place to be. Ice cream with chocolate syrup and cornstarch cookies were provided for dessert. I overheard someone mention that it was the best cornstarch cookies they ever had. I must agree. It was good. The hot coffee and tea was a good closure to a fine meal. After hours singing entertainment was provided by nossa gente “Leo Carion” from Brazil. Thanks Maria, the Board of Directors and the many volunteers that worked unselfishly in the planning, organizing, implementation and clean up.