2. Avo Kua was born and
raised in
Ossu, Viqueque. He is a
son of Avo Esperansa
with 14 brothers and
sisters.
3. Avo Mae
Mae’ Berta Ribeiro
Acacio Guterres
Avo Kua then married
Avo Mae (Berta) and
they both moved to
Colmera, Dili. They
had 5 children- 4 girls
and 1 boy.
Avo Mae passed
away 8 years ago on
Mothers Day- 9 May
4. Avo Kua ho Nesta- Picnic
Avo Kua and
Avo Mae now
have 25
grandchildren
and 5 great
grandchildren.
5. When Avo
Mae and Avo
Kua had their
5
children, they
had taken
care of many
other kids and
called them as
their own.
They were
Avo Pae, Avo Kua ho Avo Abagata – June 20, 1992.
Egas & Mena „s Casamento. nieces and
nephews of
6. Picnic – Ezzy, Avo Kua, Gilton
They were strict parents. The children had to
go school, study hard and had to be home by
their curfew... Otherwise, they all were belted.
7. Avo Kua always recaptured his childhood that were
never ending. He sat around at parties sharing his
stories to almost everyone..
Typical Timorese
Tio Armando ho Avo Kua iha Xano nia Baptismo iha Santa-Cruz
Septembro 1992
8. Then a few years after the loss of Avo
Mae, Avo Kua suffered from Alzheimer
(memory loss).
Pae, Mae ho Avo Kua. August/September- East Timor 2011
9. Xano ho Avo Kua:
August/September 2011
Most of the
times, Avo Kua
was uncertain
about the people
who arrived at
his house. He‟d
always ask “Se
maka ne?”
10. Pae ho Avo Kua:
August/September 2011
Avo Kua
LOVED his
home. No one
was allowed to
sit on his
balcony
rails, nor use his
electricity for no
more than 10
11. Deci ho Avo Kua:
August/September 2011
One of Avo
Kua‟s famous
story, which
almost everyone
knew was his
great travels.
He travelled to
Australia where
he met the
Indigenous
Australians, to
Portugal and to
England.
12. Tia Nona ho Avo Kua: 2010
Every afternoon, Avo Kua walked everywhere around
Dili. Due to his condition of Alzheimer, he’d forget his
way back home. So, sometimes taxi drivers started to
13. Sonia, Avo Kua ho Amelia iha B- Central
And as Avo Kua walked everyday, he‟d usually
lose one of his sandals without noticing. Until he
reached home, he only had one sandal on...
14. Avo Mae (Berta) Grave- Santa Cruz Cemetery:
August/September 2011
Last year when our family went to Timor, we
visited Avo Mae‟s grave. Xodi climbed up onto her
grave and Avo Kua was quite upset.
15. Not only that, but Avo Kua hardly let
anyone touch her grave.
Avo Mae (Berta) Grave- Santa Cruz Cemetery:
August/September 2011
16. Sonia, Avo Kua, Tia Fati- B-
Central
Avo Kua always walked to his eldest
daughter‟s house, Fatima in B-Central to see
17. Bing Lou’s Birthday Celebration- Picnic
He enjoyed going to family picnics, but only
after an hour, Avo Kua wanted to go back
18. Avo Kua, Avo Domingos & Avo Joao
waiting to eat cake.
Avo Kua had his own set times to eat. If the
food was not prepared on time, then Avo
Kua would not want to eat it.
19. He loved his grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. He tickled and had
fights with them all the time. Lou and Kita cutting
Bing
their Birthday cake
20. Tia Alzira, Tio Nito, Mana Nina ho Avo Kua iha
MALANG University.
One of Avo Kua‟s fear was going on planes. He
was extremely scared about flying, but due to his
21. Tia Natalia & Avo Mae. Niece and aunty both passed away.
22. Everyone enjoying their dinner at Xano’s
christening at Pae and Mae’s first house in
Santa Cruz.
23. Avo Kua and Avo visiting their home town in Ossu. Every
school holidays they’d go back to visit family.
24. Avo Kua with his sisters and
their family in Ossu.
