14th annual general meeting saturday, 20th september...poor and i ask that you give some atten-tion...

Editor: Jorge Estorninho Co-Ordinator: Marcus Gutierrez

June 2008 Volume 20

Issue 3

Inside this issue:-

By the skin of its teeth - Stuart Braga

3-4

New Board of Management - Brazil and Canada

6

Letters 7

Report - Provin-cias de Portugal

8-9

Appeal for contribu-tions to New Cook Book

10

News & Events - Wedding and Hunter Valley trip

11

Report - Welcome Mat

12

Obituaries 13-14

Blinkered Macau 15

Recipes 16

Special Points of interest:-

1 page 3 Stuart Braga’s article titled “By the skin of its teeth” tells us how close Macau came to be a British Colony in the early 19th Century. A must read article… 2 page 9 contains a nice lot of photos taken at Provincias de Portugal event… 3 page 16 has some mouth watering recipes. Yum!

Dear Casa Members,

Our neighbours in Burma and China are going through much suffering and pain from the destruction and aftermath of the cyclone and earthquakes. Please keep them in your prayers to find solace during this tragic and difficult time as they bear their losses and work towards bringing their lives into some order.

It is with regret that I announce the resignation of Betty Cartlidge from the Committee. Due to increased workload, she is unable to commit her time to see through the cur-rent term of office. We thank Betty for her continued support over the years and look forward to seeing her at future functions. With the upcoming call for nominations for Casa’s 14th Annual General Meeting in September, it was decided by the Committee at the March meeting to leave the position vacant until then to be filled.

Notice is hereby given for Casa de Macau’s 14th Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday 20th September 2008 (refer to enclosed AGM Notice and Nomination Form for details). Please consider offering your time to take an active working role and be of service to the Macanese community in Australia and in line with our broader global fam-ily. If you are passionate about maintaining our unique culture and heritage; have con-structive and practical ideas on future directions for our Casa; would like to be a team player and partake in an active ‘hands on’ positive role (not purely a decision-maker); then please fill out the nomination form and be in the running for the next term of of-fice. This is your window of opportunity to donate your time, energy, enthusiasm and skills as our Casa charts another course on our journey into history.

With much pleasure, on behalf of the Committee, we advise the launch of a ‘new look’ for Casa’s website. Our Web Mistress, Maria dos Santos Lee has been working tire-lessly behind the scenes to give our site a ‘classic’ finish, by combining the blend of col-ours and watermarks featuring Macau landscapes. Well done Maria. Thank you for the many hours (and late nights) that you have provided on this task. Online members please log in to view: www.casademacau.org.au Maria is working on establishing a ‘photo gallery’ and members are requested to contribute.

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14th Annual General Meeting Saturday, 20th September

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The following details both local & overseas news, re-minders & updates for members information and action: 1. Provincias de Portugal – was held on Sunday 20th April hosted by Sydney Portugal Community Club, Marrickville. Casa participated in this annual event by offering Macanese food at our stall. (Refer to brief re-port within this newsletter)

2. Dia de S Joao – NSW will be celebrating this annual event on Sunday 22nd. June at Petersham Town Hall. In regard to other States – please check with your Interstate Representatives. 3. Contribution towards ‘Casa Cookbook’ – recipes to Yvonne Hus-band (refer to appeal within this newslet-ter). The response to date has been very poor and I ask that you give some atten-tion to this initiative. It is a ‘Macanese family project’ for the benefit of food lovers. Please help to keep our cuisine alive. 4. Youth Encontro in Macau, 2009 – proposed to take place in Macau during the period of July/August 2009. Henrique J Manhão, President of Casa de Macau (USA) Inc. and Vice-President of Conselho Permanente of CCM advised of a suggestion from Herculano Alexan-dre Airosa, President of Casa de Macau of São Paulo, that a new title for the “Encontro dos Jovens Macaen-ses” be changed to: "Encontro da Nova Geração Macaense" with a proposal that this Encontro takes place during the month of July. More details to follow. All Casas have been asked to provide suggestions/ideas

for inclusion on the Agenda. This will be actioned by Casa’s Youth Representatives in collaboration with the Committee. 5. Proposed Sydney – Youth Encontro 2008 – due to the poor response this initiative will not proceed. Our 3 Youth Representatives are to work on other strategies on how to engage our younger members Aus-tralia wide. 6. Hunter Valley Trip (NSW) – a good response.

Please refer to details within this newslet-ter. 7. Congratulations to the new Board of Directors of our sister Casas (see enclosed):

• Casa de Macau –Vancouver*

• Casa de Macau – Sao Paolo *Note also that our Sister Casa de Macau in Vancouver has acquired a Sede, prem-ises scheduled for opening in July/August 2008. Our congratulations & Well done ! 8. Great news from UMA’s Presi-dent, Raquel Remedios, (Newsletter of Jan-March 2008), that the renovation and

refurbishment plans of the Macau Cultural Centre build-ing have been approved with a permit issued from the City of Fremont, California. Estimated completion date for September this year. A comprehensive brochure was sent to members of the combined three Clubs (UMA Inc, Lusitano Club of California and Casa de Macau USA), also seeking financial support to meet future needs of the Centre, which will be ‘a genuine source of pride within the community’. We extend our best

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By the skin of its teeth Stuart Braga

The Portuguese authorities in Macau between September and December 1808 faced the most serious challenge to Portuguese rule since the Dutch attack in 1622. This time, a powerful British force landed and remained for three months, though, curiously, the Portu-guese flag still flew over the forts they occu-pied. How did the Portuguese authorities get rid of them? Macau survived by the skin of its teeth.

The old phrase, ‘by the skin of your teeth' is seldom heard these days because we all live more secure lives. It was not always so, especially in Macau. As well as the daily uncertainties of life, there was the constant possibility that things might go badly wrong with China. The governors of Macau always knew that they had to tread warily in their deal-ings with the local mandarins. Following the glory days of the 17th century, there was a long period of slow decline in Macau's economic fortunes and from the middle of the 18th century, a rapid increase in the numbers and economic influ-ence of British merchants. The peremptory demand in 1803 by the Governor General of Bengal, Lord Welles-ley, for the Portuguese to surrender Macau could easily have spelt the end of nearly 250 years of Portuguese rule. Macau's survival was due to a number of factors

1. The British wanted Macau, but not badly enough to risk a major military confronta-tion with China, still a powerful empire.

2. The Chinese authorities at Canton were firmly opposed to any change in Macau's status despite British blandishments to the effect that it would be good for business.

3. The remarkably astute diplomacy of able administrators in Hong Kong, notably Mi-guel de Arriaga, who had little to fight with apart from their wits.

We need to remember how tiny Macau was at the be-ginning of the 19th century. The total Portuguese population was about 4,000, and about double that number of Chinese . They were protected by Monte Fort, supplemented by a few small fortresses along the shoreline. The built-up area lay south of the city wall, which ran roughly from present day São Francisco Gar-den up to Monte Fort, down again to the Porto Inte-rior and south towards but not including Penha Hill. Guia was outside the wall, high on its dominant hill. Macau narrowly escaped British occupation in 1803, but in 1808, a far more serious threat emerged. Once again, events in Europe precipitated the crisis. Napo-leon invaded Portugal, and the king fled to Brazil, not yet an independent country. The British sent an army to Lisbon to repel the French, and after a protracted struggle, the French invaders were thrown back. It be-

came a renewed excuse for Britain to safeguard its in-terests in China by occupying Macau. So on 11 September 1808, a British force arrived at Macau under Rear Admiral William Drury with three hundred troops. As in 1803, the pretext was that that they were there to defend Macau from a possible French invasion. The economically powerful British merchants in Macau at once concluded that Macau was about to become a British possession, and were de-lighted at the prospect. The governor, Bernardo Aleixo C. A. Montalto de Jesus, Historic Macao p.261


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de Lemos Faria, may well have privately agreed with them that Macau would fall to Britain. He had only a few third-rate garrison troops, and he walked a knife-edge. He could not prevent the British from landing, though the Leal Senado angrily swore to fight to the death. Its members allocated themselves places in each of the forts where they would lead the defence. Had there been armed resistance, the puny Portuguese force would have been wiped out, and Macau would at once have become British. However, wiser counsels prevailed. Miguel de Arriaga, the Ouvidor (Chief Jus-tice), became the man of the moment . He counselled caution. If the Chinese claimed that Macau really be-longed to them, let them get rid of the British . Lemos Faria and Arriaga must have had their work cut out to restrain the militants.

So Admiral Drury was welcomed ashore with every outward show of courtesy. He occupied the forts of Bom Parto on the waterfront and Guia high on the hill above. He had come, said Drury, only to assist in the defence of Macau, so Lemos Faria persuaded Drury not to fly the British flag, but to land his men under the Portuguese flag. This he did, while the Portuguese gov-ernor withdrew from the governor’s palace on the Praya Grande to the safer heights of Monte Fort. He wrote to Drury defiantly: ‘As I have already told you and now repeat: of the Macanese, not a single one but gives his allegiance to the House of Braganza.’ With one hand he warned Drury of Chinese hostility to his presence, and with the other, wrote to the Heungshan magistrates, effectively stirring up just such a reaction. He impressed upon the mandarins the fact that the British had moved into India and subjugated the peo-ple there and made it clear that they would attempt to use Macau as a base to do the same thing to China.

The ploy succeeded, and the mandarins in Heungshan told Lemos Faria that British troops were totally un-necessary for the defence of Macau. They would look after that. As a warning to the British, they suspended all trade in Canton and cut off food supplies. The Brit-ish merchants there had to flee to Macau for protec-tion. Drury had lost the initiative. Meanwhile, military discipline was poor. This was still an age when soldiers were allowed to plunder, virtually at will, and the British soldiers got drunk, ran riot, de-stroyed property, and – worst of all – desecrated Chi-nese tombs. As a result, some were killed. They be-haved like foreign barbarians who must be brought un-

der control, and the Chinese authorities planned to do just that by means of passive resistance if possible, and by force if necessary. The Governor of Kwangtung province let it be known that as soon as Drury left, trade would be resumed. Naturally, the British mer-chants, who a few weeks before had welcomed Drury, now wanted to see the back of him. Drury had ranged against him the Chinese authorities, the British mer-chants from Canton, the Portuguese authorities in Macau and the local Chinese population. He had alien-ated all of them, and had no choice but to withdraw. Three months after he had landed, the British admiral sailed away on 20 December 1808, following an ultima-tum from the Heungshan magistrate . In vain did the British later seek Arriaga’s removal from office as a bit of petty revenge. To underline their sovereignty over Macau, the Chi-nese authorities made a thorough search of the Macau forts in case a secret British force had been left behind. Then, and only then, trade resumed in Canton on 1 January 1809. H. B. Morse, historian of the East India Company, summed up the British humiliation: ‘Admiral Drury in his encounter with passive resistance was de-feated without the loss of a man on either side, and in the eyes of the Chinese he must have appeared to have saved all except honour. He had come to Macau to aid the Portuguese in defending it against the French—this aid was rejected by the Portuguese, by the Chinese, and the very British merchants whose business interest he had come to enhance.’ Macau had survived by the skin of its teeth, and Miguel de Arriaga was rightly seen as the architect of its salva-tion. However, thirty years later the Chinese empire would not be able to send the British packing so easily.

The position of Ouvidor was a Crown appointment by the king of Portugal, which gave the holder a degree of authority beyond what might usually be expected of a judge. A. Coates, Macao and the British: Prelude to

Hongkong, pp94-100. i.e. the Royal House of Portugal. C.Guillen-Nuñez,

p.41 Montalto de Jesus, p.228. Montalto de Jesus gives a

bibliography of Portuguese sources published up to 1926 on p. 230.

S. Henders, ‘Macau and Hong Kong: Anglo-Portuguese Relations on the South China Coast’, in D.Pitts,: Macao: Mysterious Decay and Romance , p.10.

Quoted by A. Coates, p.100



wishes for an excellent end result of this huge project. 9. Portuguese Community in HongKong – the book orders have been placed with Macau and Casa is awaiting arrival. For more details please contact our Casa Secretary, Mary Rigby. 10. World Youth Day – 15th – 20th July – Sydney will be buzzing during this spiritual pilgrims week. Have you followed the ‘Journey of the Cross and Icon’ travelling through every diocese, in every state, in Australia:

• Melbourne, Hobart & Perth (late May)

• Bunbury, Geraldton & Broome (June)

• Early July (back in Sydney)

Log on to www.wyd2008.org for more information on the itinerary and details.

11. Proposed 2nd Portugal Trip 2009 (Oct) – watch this space for more details. 12. Welcome Mat – update on Casa premises from our Vice President, Marcus Gutierrez who is overseeing the outfitting of our premises. I wish to personally thank the Committee members, spouses and helpers who have given extra time over the past months at our ‘working bees’ – no doubt there will be several more in the future. Special thanks to the members who have dropped in to date to view the premises. Your positive feedback is most encouraging.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Kind Regards,

Yvonne


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Excelentíssimo(a) Senhor(a) Presidente

Pela presente, temos a satisfação de comunicar-lhe a nova Diretoria Executiva da Associação da Casa de Macau em São Paulo para o biênio 2008/2010 a partir do dia 1 de Abril:

ASSOCIAÇÃO DA CASA DE MACAU (SÃO PAULO)

Diretoria Executiva

Presidente: Herculano Alexandre Airosa

Vice-Presidente: João Bosco Quevedo da Silva

Secretário-Geral: Roberto Gomes

Diretora Financeira: Maria Inês Anastácio da Luz

Diretora Social: Manuela A . Canavarro Agoston

Conselho Consultivo

Gilberto Quevedo da Silva

Julio Augusto Airosa Branco

Natercia Rita Dias da Luz da Silva

Conselho Fiscal

Anibal Cardoso Joaquim

Humberto A. C. Fernandes

José Conceição de Almeida

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Com os melhores cumprimentos

Júlio Augusto Airosa Branco

Presidente

The New Executive Board of

Casa de Macau (Club) Vancouver 2008 - 2009

Cumprimentos a todos / Greetings to everyone

President : Antonio Alberto Carlos Amante 1st Vice-Pres : Maria Antonio King 2nd VicePres : Edwina Shuster Treasurer : Anne Marie da Costa Secretary : Cathy Fung Parliamentarian : Monica de Carvalho Casa Administrator and (Sede) Clubhouse Manager (After opening in July/August) : Pat de Albuquerque Hope we all meet again soon.

Antonio Amante, Vancouver Canada.

“Congratulations to Casa de Macau Club Vancouver on their Sede, which will be open in July/August 2008.

Best wishes from

Casa de Macau Inc. Australia”

FOOD FOR THOUGHT As depicted in “Fields of Gold”. A classical collection of inspirational quotations from ancient and modern times.

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Thomas Carlyle

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

Benjamin Franklin

On his eightieth birthday, John Quincy Adams responded to a query concerning his well-being by say-ing: John Quincy Adams is well. But the house in which he lives at present is becoming dilapidated. It is tottering upon its foundation. Time and the seasons have nearly destroyed it. Its roof is pretty well worn out. Its walls are much shattered and it trembles with every wind. I think John Quincy Adams will have to move out of it soon. But he himself is quite well, quite well.

Anonymous

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.

Lord Chesterfield


Anzac Day 2008

I was very fortunate indeed to have been able to go to the Provincias de Portugal Food Festival held on the very large grounds of the Sydney Portugal Community Club in the southern suburb of Marrickville on Sunday 20th April.

It was quite an experience to mingle with over 500 Portuguese from Tras-os-Montes (meaning back of the Mountains in the north-east), Alto Douro – Minho (the Province north of Porto), Douro e Beira Litoral, Beira Alta, Beira Baixa, Ribatejo, Altentejo, Algarve and Ma-deira all of whose cuisine one was able to enjoy to the full. An unusual sight at the Minho food stall was a large pig (sans head, legs and tail) roasted on a rotating spit over glowing charcoal embers. The roasted pork was absolutely scrumptious ! It was such a thrill to find a Casa de Macau stall, thanks to the indefatigable efforts of our President Yvonne,

Mary, Brenda and Marcus (among others I can’t recall), of whom I was justifiably proud. I am prepared to swear on a stack of Bibles that our minchi and curried

chicken were at the top of the tastiest dishes on offer. The Stall 2 doors from us had the best very delicious Portuguese tarts. The atmosphere at the Portuguese Food Festival was such that there was spontaneous dancing to Portuguese music over the loud speakers by both young and old on a large raised outdoor rectangu-lar timber dance floor close to the Casa de Macau stall. I was extremely disappointed to have had to leave ear-lier than everyone else, having truly enjoyed the con-vivial company of the very friendly and warm hearted Portuguese who (especially the menfolk) were imbibing Portuguese vinho copiously most of the day.

Speaking of them and recalling our unforgettable trip in 2002 to the country of our forefathers prompts me to genuinely urge our Committee to seriously consider a second visit to Portugal in the foreseeable future. To those members who missed the first trip, we who went can unequivocably assure them that, despite the cost, that will be a truly memorable trip they will never forget which I shall definitely be going on again regard-less of the smaller number travelling.

As proof of my bona fide, I herewith enclose my un-signed cheque for AUD $1,000 as a deposit, which I will forthwith sign at the appropriate time when re-quested.

Yours sincerely,

Gerard Ozorio

WRITE TO US MAIL: P. O. Box A908,

Sydney South,

NSW 1235.

E-MAIL: [email protected] Letters should be brief, preferably no more than 200 words. They must be signed and must in-clude name and address for publication if re-quired and telephone number for verification. While letters and articles from readers are sought and encouraged, the Editorial Committee reserves the right to edit them as considered necessary. Letters and articles are published at the discretion of the committee and its decision is final.


Provincias de

Portugal Sydney Portugal Community Club hosted another successful annual event on Sunday 20th April, 2008 in their grounds at Marrickville, as the rain held off until late afternoon.

Our Casa, a regular each year, offered Macanese food – made possible by our own small talented band of ‘chefs’ on the Committee plus Brenda Chavez, who deserves to be commended for her help and active participation. The menu for the day offered:

• Batadada

• Coqueira

• Minchee (with Rice)

• Prego

• Cheese Toast

• Noodles

• Curry Chicken (with Rice)

The Committee wish to thank the many supporters that turned up for a good part of the day to show their support and to enjoy the cuisine offered by all the stalls and to catch the entertainment provided by the

Portuguese Folk Dancers.

Point of interest was a copy of the ‘Portuguese Community in HongKong’ book which provided much talk and attention from the photos contained within. Notwithstanding the 5 minutes of fame when our Treasurer, Rogerio Fernandes was interviewed by the Portuguese channel.

Once again, Macau Government Tourist Office in Sydney graciously provided Casa with giveaway items and information booklets which were well received.

Packing up at 7pm made this a long but most enjoyable day.


More photos from Provincias de Portugal


FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD!!!!!! Dear Members,

As mentioned in the March newsletter, one of the prime objectives of the Confraria de Gastronomia Macanese is to preserve and promote Macanese Cuisine. Our ancestors were marvelous cooks and appreciated good food. Their recipes were guarded and treasured. Many of our ancestors were unwilling to share their recipes and thus many recipes have been lost, as the older generations have passed on.

I would like to try and break this cycle by putting together a “Casa De Macau Australia” Cook Book. To do this I need YOUR participation and cordially invite ALL members from ALL States to contribute a few or even just one of your favourite Macanese Recipes.

How do you do this? It’s simple, follow the 4 steps below:

1. Write out the recipe and the instructions. (Either in Portuguese or English )

2. Attach your contact details.( Name, address, phone no., email address )

3. Write down the name of the Family the recipe originated from and finally

Mail, Fax or Email all the information to me:

YVONNE DE MENEZES BAYOT HUSBAND

5 Carrington Road,

Randwick.

NSW 2031 Australia.

Fax: 02 93404480

Email: [email protected]

Recipe Categories: Soups, Appetizers, Fish, Chicken, Beef, Desserts/Sweets,

Rice/Noodle Dishes, Christmas Recipes.

Here’s an example of what to do:

Recipe: Bicho,Bicho.

Ingredients: (List All) Instructions (List steps)

From the Family of: Marie De Menezes & Celeste De Menezes Submitted by: Lourdes De Menezes Bayot

Don’t let your Family recipes “DIE” as time passes on!

TAKE ACTION TODAY

HAVE YOUR FAMILY IN HISTORY

BE APART OF THE COOKBOOK.


The marriage of Julia Olivia daughter of Bosco and Marilyn Correa of Melbourne to Matthew son of Harry and Sandy Worrall of Philadelphia took place on April 26th, 2008 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-tion of Mary in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Hangzhou is situated on the banks of the picturesque West Lake some two hours drive south of Shanghai. The lovely Cathedral was built in 1658 by an Italian Jes-uit priest Fr. Martino Martin and is claimed to be the most beautiful baroque styled church in China.

After the church service the guests were bussed to the West Lake and ferried in a fleet of chartered sampans across the lake to the Shangri-la Hotel which is built on

the lakeside and where the reception was held. Cham-pagne and drinks were served aboard the sampans. The reception, a western sit down dinner, was a very happy affair with friends and family coming from ten different countries and three different cities in China.

Bridesmaids were Krista Hunter from Phuket, Thailand and Deb Hitchen from Melbourne. Matron of Honour was the bride's older sister Gabriella Correa from Ath-ens. The Groom's Best Man was his older brother An-drew Worrall from Boston and the Groomsmen were his younger brother Jeffrey Worrall from Philadelphia and the bride's brother Carlos Correa from Mel-bourne.

The happy couple is making their home in Shanghai where Julia is the General Manager of a human re-source organisation and Matt is Marketing Manager of Industrial Properties with Collier International.

……we’re going to the Hunter Valley..!!!!

In our March newsletter, New South Wales members were given a choice of either a revisit to the Floriade in Canberra or the Hunter Valley. From responses the Hunter Valley is the preferred venue for our next Casa

outing.

Presently the Committee is sourcing informa-tion and costings for this 2 day weekend ex-cursion. If you haven’t put your name down…it’s not too late ……please do so by no later than the 20th June 2008. Participants will be contacted individually to ascertain ap-propriate date that suits most….including de-tails of costs, pick up point, accommodation etc.

RSVPs to: Mary Rigby: 47333862 or via email: [email protected]

Those in the photo are from left to right: Marilyn Correa, Gabriella Correa, Bosco Correa, Julia Correa, Matthew Worrall, Sarah Correa and Carlos Correa.


Members from NSW and Interstate (visiting Sydney from Victoria & Canberra) have dropped in to our ‘Casa’ over the past month - totalling over 80 to date. The feedback has been most encouraging as these interested members were impressed on the potential future opportunities of usage (a library resource & planned social activities) and location (3 minutes from Sydenham railway station).

With the outfitting nearing completion a feasi-ble ‘social calendar of activities’ will be organ-ised and provided for members’ feedback to the Committee. The activities are for the benefit and uptake of our members and guests. Being a modest dwelling, activities at-tendance numbers will be limited, as tradition-ally the New South Wales annual social events (i.e. Dia de S Joao and Christmas) will have to be held at larger venues (e.g. town halls and recreational parks).

We acknowledge with thanks: • Rogerio Fernandes (our Treasurer)

for his time and work in tending the garden and keeping the courtyards neat and tidy.

• Minor chores have been carried out with the help of our member, Wayne Hammond.

As there are shelving and furniture for our library a ‘work group’ will be established to organise this resource. Our member,

A regular update column on our Casa premises at Sydenham. Provided by Vice President, Marcus Gutierrez (Overseer)

Pictured above are: Stuart & Pat Braga; Fatima & Eduando Rosa; Orlando & Maria Lucinda Carvalhinho; Wayne Hammond, Mary Rigby & Marcus Gutierrez on 19th April.

Pictured below are: Fernando and Fernanda Ribeiro from Canberra with Rogério Fernandes on 21st May.



Stuart Braga, has kindly volunteered his time to assist in this ‘project’ given his expertise in this area. Other members who are willing to lend a hand would be most welcomed.

Our Casa now owns a property that is managed by your Committee. As members, your constructive input and active participation will be crucial to ensure that collec-tively we are delivering and meeting the needs and ex-pectations of our community. We need YOU to be involved and to keep our culture ‘alive’.

Paraphrasing a famous quote from John F. Kennedy … it is timely to now:

’Ask not what your Casa can do for you -

ask what you can do for your Casa’.

Alda Alberta Tavares Passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on March 23, 2008 at the age of 91. Beloved wife for 63 years of Marcos Tavares; devoted mother of Marcos Jr. (deceased), Cathie (John) Crowell, Joan (Larry) Gerigk and Valerie (Richard) Medoza; loving grandmother to Caroline and Andrew Crowell, Michelle, Joseph, An-thony, and Christopher Gerigk, Matthew and Daniel Mendoza; cherished sister of Alex Alves, Olga Da Roza (deceased), and Brother Leonard Alves FSC (deceased). Born in Hong Kong; moved to San Francisco in 1964 and Alameda in 1985. Retired from Wells Fargo Bank. En-joyed retirement with her family, shopping, celebrating birthdays and holidays, the horse races, and the fellow-ship of the UMA club. She will be in our hearts forever! Sourced from the San Francisco Chronicle Josefina Ribeiro,

Wife of the late Daniel Ribeiro and mother of the late Francis Ribeiro and the late Eric Ribeiro; Dorothy Stew-art, Mildred Brown, and Yvonne Rozario.

Born in Macau on October 30, 1911, she passed away peacefully at home in Pacifica, California on May 5, 2008, at 7:50 p.m., surrounded by her family. She was interred privately at Holy Cross Cemetery on May 8, after a fu-neral Mass at 9:30 a.m. Please remember her in your prayers.

Advised by Marie Ribeiro in New Zealand

Maria Rose Alves

On Thursday, 21st Feb. 2008..with deep sadness and regret, we announce the passing of Maria Rose ALVES, at the age of 85, born in Pico, Acores.

Maria was the sister of Tony da Rosa and Natercia da Rosa.

Sourced from Macau Cultural Association (Casa de Macau) of Western Canada's newsletter:

Carmen Ferrier On Saturday, 1st March 2008 Carmen FERRIER (nee Rozario) passed away at the age of 93. She is survived by a sister, Mercia Maxwell, in Australia and many nephews and nieces. Sourced from Macau Cultural Association (Casa de Macau) of Western Canada's newsletter.

Thelma Milita Ozorio born in Hong Kong in 1920.

Passed away 27th November 2007 in Richmond BC Canada. Thelma was married to Gustavo (deceased 1996).

Thelma leaves behind her daughter Linda, sons Jose (Sherry, grandkids Brandon, Genevieve and Michael) and Peter (Cathy); sisters Carmen, Rita, Jenny, Dulcey and Edriz.

Sourced from Macau Cultural Association (Casa de Macau) of Western Canada's newsletter.

Maria (Betty) Botelho Passed away on December 8, 2007 at the age of 86 after a long illness. Her husband, Emilio Botelho predeceased her some 25 years or more ago. Maria was born Betty



Leonie Daniels in Tangshan, China 1921. Her father, Reuben Daniels, was an American Serviceman from Maryland and her mother, Chokusan, was from Japan. She had an older brother, Benny and a sister Ester. Benny was killed in action during WWII. She is survived only by Emilio’s nephews and nieces, whereabouts un-known. A memorial Mass was offered for Betty at Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay on Febru-ary 27, 2008 and her ashes were strewn along HMB’s coastline. Her warmth, friendship and courage will be missed by her many friends in Pacifica and Half Moon Bay.

Sourced from UMA January-March 2008 Newsletter.

Bertha Maria Cruz

Passed away peacefully at UCSF Hospital in San Fran-cisco on January 31, 2008 at 7.45 pm at the age of 93. She is survived by Reinaldo H Cruz in Surrey, England; Hilda M. Langdon in Adelaide, Australia and Carlos D. Cruz in Palm Desert, California, sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces in Sydney, Australia; Toronto; Canada; Surrey; England and Phoenix, Arizona.


Elmira (Mira) da Luz

Wife of Armando F. Da Luz on 5 January 2008, age 63, at Las Vegas, Nevada. She also leaves behind her two biological sons, Joseph Furr of Las Vegas, Nevada and Brian Furr of Baltimore, Maryland. Mira was a Regis-tered Nurse (RN) with special training in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) supervision.


Olga Maria de Mello Goncalves

In the early morning of March 14, 2008, Olga Maria, devoted wife of the late John B. Gonsalves, at the age of 93, passed away peacefully in San Francisco, CA. She was born July 25, 1914 in Macau, one of a family of 19 children. Beloved mother of Maria de Lourdes (Jeff) Remedios, Maria Helena (Mark) Paulson, and John V. Gonsalves, Grandmother of Suzanne, Stephen, and Janet Remedios, Cory, Casey, Kristin, and Cody Paul-son. She is survived by two sisters in Portugal, and as one would think, many nieces and nephews throughout the world.


Evelyn Da Silva Kent Passed away at age 82 in Winter Park, Florida on De-cember 6, 2007. She is survived by her brother Gus (Alice) and Ben (Pat) da Silva, several nieces and neph-ews as well as grandnieces and grandnephews. Sourced from UMA January-March 2008 Newsletter.

Pedro Hyndman Lobo

Affectionately called Pete by relatives and friends, passed away in his home in Algarve, Portugal, on the evening of Saturday 19 2008. Peter, who has had some recent illness, was on his chair watching T.V. when he slumped over, and was later declared dead. He had lost his son Pedro Joaquim, who died in Macau last month. He is survived by his loving wife – Alice Lemos Lobo, son Luis, daughter Isabella and daughters in law – Daniela and Christina.


Reginaldo M. (Reggie) Santos

Born on May 3, 1930 passed away on December 10, 2007. He is survived by his wife Fatima, daughter Stephanie & husband Russell and son Robert & wife Bernadette, six grandchildren and two step grandchil-dren.


Because of its sensitivity, we can not print death notices unless we are advised by the immediate family members with a request for inclusion in the Newsletter. It is imperative that we receive 'Permission and Consent' from an immediate family member or its designated agent. Details are to be provided in writing, by post to Casa de Macau Inc., P. O. Box A908, Sydney South, NSW 1235 or via e-mail to our Editor at [email protected] in order to avoid errone-ous information being printed.

Notices for this Column are also extracted from sister Casas' newsletter on a reciprocal agree-ment or communicated to us through various Associations covering the broader global Maca-nese communities for the information of our members in Australia and New Zealand.

Editor

Volume 20 Issue 3 Casa Down Under March 2008

Blinkered Macau

Updated on Dec 14, 2007

Few places on Earth have undergone as much change in the past decade as Macau. Even beside the growth of mainland China, the city's evolution from a sleepy Por-tuguese backwater to the world's gambling capital, in terms of revenue, is stunning. Bulging coffers from gambling taxes, and phenomenal growth and develop-ment, would ordinarily earn leaders the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for public service.

The serious problems the city faces say quite the oppo-site, though: those in charge should be replaced by people who know what they are doing. This is the view of the author of the definitive reference book on the city, Nagasaki University professor Geoffrey Gunn. Af-ter visiting Macau last Friday for the first time in two years, I can only agree. An information technology training manager I met at the ferry pier in Hong Kong answered my question about how much had changed by using an analogy he was familiar with: hardware and software. He said the city had undergone a facelift that was akin to putting the latest computer in place, but the mindset of the people using it - the operating system - was still Win-dows 95. This proved to be remarkably accurate. Macau is often compared with its US gambling city sis-ter, Las Vegas - although the only similarity is that there are Las Vegas casino operators who have set up shop in Macau. The driving force of Macau's income is overwhelmingly from casino taxes. Las Vegas knows that this is not, in itself, a viable income stream and has diversified through conventions and entertainment. A terrorist attack, bird flu outbreak, powerful typhoon: any disaster could send gamblers running. And they might not come in such numbers if the mainland, Hong Kong or other regional cities opened their doors to casinos - as Singapore is doing. Dr Gunn put the lack of diversification down to the government not having a firm development plan. Worse, it had given little thought to the implications of letting so many casino operators in at once with the opening of the gambling concession in 2002, leading to a flood of mainland gamblers and severe strain on es-sential resources like electricity, water and transport. There is ample proof of this one-eyed approach which, in two cases, even tramples on another income-earner - the city's history and roots. The A-Ma temple, dedi-cated to the goddess of the sea and believed by some to be the origin of Macau's name, has been cut off from

the reason for which it was built: a road now separates it from the South China Sea. And Beijing has stepped into a controversy over a Unesco-designated world heritage site, the Guia lighthouse, because the Macau government's approval of erecting tall buildings nearby threatens to obscure it. The trial on fraud and money-laundering charges of former transport and public works secretary Ao Man-long is revealing much about the drivers of the con-struction boom. It comes amid increasing anti-government sentiment from a chunk of the population left out of the development loop because they lack the skills to work in the new casino and retail operations. Authorities recognise the brewing crisis and have promised an improved education system and better social services. But skills on a par with imported for-eign workers will take time to develop, as will building capacity on the electricity grid and homes for the eld-erly, among much else that needs urgent attention. Above all, though, Macau's people need to shake off their small-town mentality. My return to Hong Kong summed up the so-called new Macau. At the ferry terminal, I was told that although it was 8pm, the earliest sailing for which tickets were available was 12.45am. Startled, I turned round, and was greeted by a throng of ticket touts who had snapped up the available seats and were offering them at inflated prices - all within earshot of the counter. This is the thinking of the Macau of old - and the rea-son why there needs to be a shake-up in the top-most echelons of the administration, to set an example for all.

Peter Kammerer is the Post's foreign editor

[email protected]

THREE THINGS…

Three things that make a man/woman:

Hardwork, Sincerity, Commitment.

Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman:

Alcohol, Pride, Anger.

Three things in life, once lost, is hard to build-up:

Respect, Trust, Friends.

Three things in life that once gone, never comes back:

Time, Words, Opportunity.

Three things in life that are most valuable:

Love, Self-Confidence, Friends.

Three things in life that are never certain:

Dreams, Success, Fortune.

President: Yvonne Maria Cruz Herrero

Vice President: Marcus Gutierrez

Secretary: Mary Basto Rigby

Treasurer: Rogério Fernandes

Asst. Secretary: Antonieta Conceição Manolakis

Committee Members: Judy Rocha

Lizette Viana Akouri Maria Callaghan

Interstate Representatives:

Aileen Guterres (SA) Natercia Xavier (QLD)

Adrienne Ozorio Carasallos (VIC) Margarida Grills (ACT) Daniel Badaraco (WA) Jorge Estorninho (TAS)

Committee Members

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Next issue is due out in September, 2008. Anyone wishing to contribute articles are requested to submit them no later than Monday, 25th August, 2008 to [email protected]

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P. O. Box A908

Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia

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Website: www.casademacau.org.au

RECIPES FOR THE CASA DE MACAU

COOK BOOK

Examples of cooking recipes re-ceived for the new “Casa de Macau Cook Book”

Cheese Toast (Contributed by Yvonne Herrero)

Ingredients:

300g grated cheese 1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon condensed milk

2 egg yolks 2 egg whites

1 loaf of white bread (Optional: dash of mustard)

Method:

Slices of bread to be cut into 4 triangles.

Blend cheese, butter, sugar milk and egg yolk together into a paste.

On one side of the bread triangles brush egg white. Spread a small amount of paste in the middle of each triangle and press it well.

Brush paste with egg white on the surface until smooth.

Grill in medium heat until brown and crispy or can be deep fried.

Coconut Cream Pudding (Contributed by Jorge Estorninho from his mother Carmen Estorninho (Deceased) old hand written recipe).

Ingredients:

1 cup cornflour 6 cups water

1 pkt Coconut cream 1 tin Condensed milk

9 eggs (beaten) 1/4 pound butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

Method: Mix all together over medium heat, stirring constantly, till thickened. Pour into dish. Bake at 350° for one hour till top browns

Coconut Cream Pudding Version 2 (Same contributor)

Ingredients:

1 cup cornflour 6 cups water 1 cup sugar

1 pkt coconut cream 1 tin condensed milk

Method: Mix all ingredients together on medium heat till thickened. Pour into dish and refrigerate. Keep covered.

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