Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Pensions for NRGs mooted in new bill (TOI)
A very good point! To me too, it didn't seem that there was anything special on offer, apart from a chance to hawk some 'pension' products to NRIs/NRGs. FN Shiv Kumar wrote: total scam which will benefit only the government. ULIPs, insurance plans, the National Pension Scheme and the proposed Goan pension plan all work under the policy of grabbing the principal and paying a measly interest to the investor. Should the investor and his or her spouse die prematurely the principal is grabbed by the government. Read the blog post below for a detailed analysis: http://blog.investraction.com/2009/09/fds-or-government-bonds-better-than.html Shiv Kumar
[Goanet] Tiatr News 13.9.09
Tiatr News 13.9.09 First, let us pray for the speedy recovery of our senior Tiatirst H Britton who is struggling for life in a City Hospital for about one month now.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3843838527/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3844625734/ POLICE 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/3175455160/ Com. Agustin celebrated his 200th show of Police Part I yesterday the 12th Sept.2009. Chief guest : Dy. SP Sammy Tavares Guest of Honour: Mrs Monica Dias (Mahila Congress) Special Invitees: Mario Menezes, Com. Ambe and Com. Philip (Kuwait). Don’t know if they all turned up as the info taken from a half page ad in H yesterday. Also, there were other complementary ads from others using the same block throught and this amounted to another 1.5 pages or 2 pages in all with Police Ads. Amongst others, there was one from Goan Club Boys, Muscat. Roseferns after his re-release of his old time Hit tiatr ‘Thapot’ now all set to come with new one from October. Title not announced yet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3800795579/ Today’s show of ‘Mahanand Monis vo Soitan’ there are galaxy of Politician as guests or guest of honour or special invitees such as CM Digambar Kamat, PWD Minister Churchil alemao, His brothe Urban development Minister Joaquim alemao, Minister Joe Filip. Minister Filip Neri, Cong Prez Subas Shirodkar, KTC Chairman, Mla Reginald Lorence, Dy Speaker Mauvin godinho, NRI commissioner Eduado Faleiro, MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, MLA Pratap Gawas, , MLA Sanjay Bandekar etc Besides GM SM of Coca cola. Whether all of them will turn up that will have to wait and see. Domnic Carvalho http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3724620941/ coming with his new tiatr in October ‘TUM AMKAM NAKA’ his previous one was.. Tim Odhik Bhagi http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3724617015/ Alfi Fernandes of Diwar re-releasing his KA award wining tiatr PISOLLIM in October. His new entry to this years tiatr Competiton is PURO AMI TRASS KADLEAT TE To be staged on 5th October, competition starts 18th Sept. see details below. His last year’s entry was ‘PULLAM’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/3047973943/ BEIMAN KIR as said earlier, will have Ben Evangelisto as one of the main comedian in addition to the usual Mario’s regular faces. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3548794687/ Socoro de Sta. Cruz coming out with his new tiatr UDVADD DHI and his previous one was Hanv Porot Etelim. I think he changed the title as previoully announced was ‘Divli’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3753521672/ Similarly, Maxy to changed his title to Miss Pooja from something else. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3723665466/ Comedian Machael coming out (I think first time) with his Tiatr PASCIENS with Wilmi-Sharon, Anthony San, Baba Cielo etc. comedian Michel has 3 VCDs Viz. Hanv tesoch, Chor Police and Jadu http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3448473150/ Mahanand coming to town. After visiting Margao, Panjim, Ponda, Sanvordem etc he is all set to visit Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar, Bahrain and London. Young or unmarried ladies please take note. His visit may coincide with X’Mas Father visit or around that time. Ladies! If you have to..then make sure you wear all rolled gold... See the Casanova here, the one without long pant http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3800799755/ KA’s 35th Tiatr Competition With 13 Tiatr entries this time Check here for more details http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3911043837/sizes/o/ It’s Remie Colaco’s 84th Birthday on 19th Sept. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2869331625/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3844486920/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Re: [Goanet] Quacks... and quackery!
Isabel Joanes wrote: Re. The Anti-Quackery campaign: 1. Who won the annual Goenchem Prize advertised below, for 2009? 2. Can we have the list of award-winners 2003-2008? 3. If not, is this Prize then, items 2. and 12. below? 4. Where is the money? 5. Why was the 2009 Goenchem Prize not awarded on 09.09.09? Isabel, Above all, I love your silly question number five. As you are aware, it holds the answer to questions two, and both parts of question three. The answer, of course, being nien, nien, nien. The second thing that I find intriguing is your worry of, Where is the money? As all prize winners know, the real reward is the recognition, of the PREVIOUS efforts made by the prize winner. The prize money is only an after thought. Both to the winner and the awarding committee. Your concentration on, Where is the money? tells us a lot about yourself. However, to answer your question, part of the money is in my bank account. Or should I say, it is still in my bank account. I had promised those concerned with this award that I would donate some of the prize money. I was later told that there wasn't a worthy winner for the prize that year. The last comment I will make is that since you have spent all a lot of your valuable time in your quest to get to the bottom of quackery, having gone thru six years of Goanet archives to come up with an 2003 post, I am sure we will hear a lot more from you. On, yes, quacks. Mervyn D'thru Lobo PS. I did a google on you name and could not find a single post with the name, Isabel Joanes, signed on it. Not one. __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
[Goanet] Paying the price of a Wrong Diet - By Nandkumar Kamat - NT Panorama Sundaey Sept. 6, 2009 - COMMENTS
Paying the price of a Wrong Diet Nandkumar Kamat NT Panorama Sunday Sept. 6, 2009 The time has come to launch a new movement in Goa, to reintroduce people to their centuries-old traditional diets. Actually the main theme of this article can be summed up right at the beginning in just one statement - Forget the hype of private profit makers in the health and healing sector, the key to health and longevity lies in switching over loyally to authentic traditional diets. Let us work to prevent diseases and not waste money on costly diagnosis and expensive treatments. To give a simple example: If a Goan reduces his/her consumption of chilies or buys less pungent chilies or prefers a bland diet then he/she often becomes predisposed to frequent coughs and colds,. Spices and spicy preparations are absolutely essential for the same reason. But amazingly, over the generations people have forgotten all about homemade Goon spices. The traditional Goon probiotic to keep away flu and cold viruses is by consuming piping hot, pungent, reddish curry with or without fish or prawns mixed with some rice preparation at least thrice a day for four days consecutively. The temperature of the curry and the profuse salivation it induces is sufficient to neutralize viruses. But people have forgotten the art of making such curries and then they fall sick. Goans could become centenarians like the Georgians; the residents near the cold Caucasus Mountains, who live on a simple diet of fresh bread, fruits, mil, honey, cheese and wine. Believe me, Goa's traditional diet offers a mind-boggling range of foods much better than the bland, limited Georgian diet. Besides, if you do a minute analysis, many recipes have built in probiotics-phytochemicals, which our ancestors discovered by studying the cause-and-effect relationship. On the last day of national nutrition week (September 1-6) I wish to give a call to all the Goans. If you're below fifty-five then switch over to the diet you had 25-40 years ago, immediately. Fill your shopping bags with colorful local vegetables and fruits, Red Amaranthus, local radishes, drumsticks and breadfruits are essential. Bitter gourd is a god sent medicinal vegetable. Include at least a kilogram of fresh button mushrooms per week. Look out for edible fern-Ankur. Don't be tempted by temperate fruits like apples, peaches, plums and avocados. Prefer tropical and subtropical fruits like local bananas, muskmelons, watermelons, custard apples, guavas and chickoos. From September to March there is a wide choice of fish and shellfish. Those who're genetically predisposed to uric acid problem should not touch shellfish. But sardines and mackerels have powerful probiotic properties. That's why we find hundreds of traditional Goan recipes using these fish. Munch bowlfuls of fresh green salads with a dash of buttermilk or homemade curd. Give up iodized salt completely. Fish consumers really don't need it. Stock up on Goa's local salt, which has medicinal properties and is naturally fortified with calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and sulphur. Besides it has traces of carotenoids and Vitamin E. If Goan family makes a yearly audit of their diet then they would find that the markets aggressively influence their food habits. It is all right to fancy a new product once in a while. But why allow a large proportion of Goan diet to be replaced by packaged, ready to cook, instant or fast foods? Actually, in the name of food a majority of urban Goans are gobbling up too much of fats, carbohydrates and steroid-laced proteins. Those who add alcohol to this intake make themselves prone to various conditions of liver, heart, kidneys, intestine and the circulatory system. The dietary habits of Goans in interior talukas are still intact. But with aggressive consumer culture and new food fads this would change. Our health depends on slow foods like the fermented preparations. The leavened Goan bread is much preferable than the sliced varieties. Goans think that they're eating well but they are not eating a diet their genes demand and the environment specifies. Their bodies are bio accumulating all types of food preservatives and toxins. The government needs to spend at least one third of the health department's budget on systematic nutritional and dietary education. Prevention is always better than cure. Has anyone looked at the proliferation of chemists and druggist stores all over Goa? It indicates that contrary to government health statistics the morbidity is higher. A large number of Goans are self-medicating themselves for minor illnesses, which are preventable with better diet, hygiene and sanitation. Why is the disease load in Goa not showing a decreasing trend? Why can't we reduce the morbidity? What good diet and nutrition can do? Why are lifestyle related diseases, disorders and deaths increasing in Goa? What caused this shift over the past
[Goanet] Did Charles Darwin mislead us?
Hi Santosh, The Article at the link below appears in Today’s Edition of Herald in the Mirror section. http://tinyurl.com/npzrus Charles Darwin’s theory of Evolution is called a Scientific hoax and blamed for Racism, mass murders, wars and what not. It needs a serious rebuttal. Could you post a rejoinder to that? Thanks and Regards Sandeep
[Goanet] G'bye Goa - In-migration: HERALD(Goa), Sept 13, 2009
G'BYE GOA: IN-MIGRATION By Valmiki Faleiro Before turning over to the story of in-migration into Goa, let's recap two distinct patterns we saw in how Goa got populated down the ages (with Mhars, other tribals, Indo-Aryans, Moradores and Muslims.) We saw that Goa always was a land of migrants. Every man, woman and child in Goa, however loud the protestations of being Goan, descends from a migrant at some point or the other in Goa's demographic history. We also saw how, save the ancient Mundaris and Kharvis and latter-day Moradores and Muslims, every successive people that descended on Goa subjugated the older settlers. (This, pointedly, in the context of post-1961 in-migration.) Just as Goan emigration was largely neither forced nor exclusive to the Portuguese era, in-migration was not forced (save the slaves) nor, as some believe, a post-1961 phenomenon. Traders from West Asia and western India, including St. Thomas Christians from Kerala, were in Goa's capitals since the early Christian era. In-migration during the Portuguese period would have begun from 1510 itself, when Afonso de Albuquerque encouraged his men to marry the widows of slain Bijapuri soldiers. With the tantalising appeal of oriental skin and spice, few whites who married and raised families here would have returned to Portugal, or Bijapur. Later, under a flourishing slave trade, arrived the beautiful colours of black, brown and yellow from Africa, Pegu/Burma, Siam/Thailand and China. A few slaves were retained in Goa as domestics and, inevitably as can be imagined, inter-bred. Portuguese presence thus promoted a new local breed of people, Mesticos (of mixed descent.) There also was a spatter of Descendentes (settled whites), whose progeny married locals and integrated into Goan society. In 1744, the Portuguese king, unmindful of the geo-political losses of his empire in India, ordered his new Viceroy, Miguel Pedro de Almeida, Marquis de Castello Novo, to induct artisans from Thane, near Mumbai, into Goa. Miguel did not just that, but recaptured the Alorna fort (actually the isle of Arabo in Pernem taluka) from the Bhonsles on May 4, 1746. (This added to the further Marathicization of Konknni, north of Bardez.) Around that time, West Asian horse breeders were smuggled in by colonial dimwits, in a failed attempt to raise Arabian horses in Goa, to bite into the lucrative trade in this prized war machine (see this column of Aug 3, 2008.) Those imports were housed in Sattari and Bicholim, whence they spread to the rest of Goa, to become Goan Muslims. In the late 19th century, with modernization of Mormugao port, linked by railroad to mainland India, arose a huge manpower shortage. Bhaiyyas from India's Northern Provinces were imported as dock labour. Throughout the 19th through the mid-20th century, as Goans emigrated in increasing numbers, there were continuous trickles of Indian migrants into Goa, like most cobblers in Goa-1961, who had come in from neighbouring Kolhapur and Belgaum districts. The dilution of the so-called Goan Identity thus began while the Portuguese were still here. Poorer migrants from elsewhere in India sought better pastures in Goa, just like Goan émigrés who went to other places for the very same reason. As Goans left their land for better economic opportunity, others arrived here to fill the vacuum. According to the Census of 1900, migrants accounted for 11% of Salcete's population and 16% of Bardez. By the late-1950s, closing years of colonial rule, Goa's population rose to about 6.00 lakhs. Almost a quarter, or 25 per cent, was migrant, either imported or voluntarily settled here from elsewhere in India. Together, the ancient and medieval migrants, and 19th/20th century ones from British- India, formed the social matrix of the Goa we knew in 1961, the turning point year in modern Goa's history. Goa-1961 was a delightful mix of tribes, castes, races and religions, co-existing in a civilised way (meaning, with an exterior sheen of tolerance but resentments within.) Caste and its ills, related to things like marriage and dowry among Goans, has been eloquently discussed by late Prof. (Dr.) Olivinho JF Gomes, IRS, in his Village Goa (S. Chand Co., New Delhi, 1987.) P.S.: I'm appalled at the humiliation of a person of the stature of Nandkumar Kamat at a Goan eatery at Calangute beach. Dr. Kamat himself agonized over the story at http://www.navhindtimes.in/opinions/2735-discrimination-against-locals-i. I shall never again step into that place, even free. Long-time Calangute Sarpanch, late JM Souza Lobo, must be turning in his grave. (ENDS) The above article appeared in the Herald, Goa, edition of September 13, 2009
Re: [Goanet] Did Charles Darwin mislead us?
Sandeep, Thanks. What a perfect example of a fusion between abysmal ignorance and morbid dishonesty! You bet I will write a rejoinder. Do you know anything about the author Bernard Simoes? I hope he is not even remotely connected with the education of Goan children. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 9/13/09, Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Did Charles Darwin mislead us? To: goa...@goanet.org Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 12:49 AM Hi Santosh, The Article at the link below appears in Today’s Edition of Herald in the Mirror section. http://tinyurl.com/npzrus Charles Darwin’s theory of Evolution is called a Scientific hoax and blamed for Racism, mass murders, wars and what not. It needs a serious rebuttal. Could you post a rejoinder to that? Thanks and Regards Sandeep
[Goanet] The Accidental Activist - Being a vegetable
The Accidental Activist - Being a vegetable By Venita Coelho At a recent dinner, the host's old aunt leaned close to me and said in broken English 'they tell me you're a vegetable?' I was about to indignantly repudiate the charge when I realised what she meant. Yes, I confessed, I was a vegetable and had been one for quite some time now. 'Good!' she said 'we made very good fish for you.' I had to confess that I couldn't have it. I was a complete vegetable. I had to content myself with some hastily done french fries while everyone else feasted on Shakuti, Balichao and Fish reichad. I thought gloomily about the times before I became vegetarian. I was brought up as a good Catholic - that meant that no meal was complete without a non-veg dish on the table. Luckily mum had learnt cooking from her Punjabi neighbours and so there was always a tasty subzi as well. I looked askance at vegetarians as wierdos who had no taste. When the family got together they swapped tales of eating Neelgai and having deer sausages. Dad claimed he had eaten snake and it tasted just like chicken. So why did I turn vegetarian? Okay, promise you won't laugh at this one- it was thanks to my dog. The first time was when my dog fell ill. I promised that I'd give up non-veg for a while if she got okay. After that it just seemed schizophrenic to love dogs madly and eat other animals at random. However, the vegetarianism was still sporadic and succumbed to divine smells in restaurants from time to time. Then I spent some time in Malaysia. It happened to be at the same time that forest fires were blanketing the area in fog. Day swam around in a murky depressing grey. We never saw the sun or the sky for two months. People suffered all kinds of allergic reactions. I promptly began swelling up like a water balloon the minute any non-veg passed my lips. I took it from a sign from heaven that it was time I became vegetarian. If god covers the sun for two months, and sends a blight upon an entire land - then you better get the message! And so began my trials and travails. In the Far East no one understands what vegetarian means. In Singapore you have to go patiently through a long list. 'Vegetable' they will assure you, 'vegetable'. If there's lots of vegetables in it, it's vegetarian, never mind what meat is in it as well. So you go through the list 'Chicken? . does it have chicken? .fish? .crab? .shellfish .lobster? ..pork? .mutton?.prawns?' You sit down to eat only to discover a baleful eye regarding you from your soup and discover that you forgot to ask 'squid?' In Malaysia the list gets longer and more exotic 'Deer?.rabbit?.eel?.jelly fish?' Guess where you always end up eating - at an Indian restaurant. In Goa, announce you're vegetarian and the average Goan looks at you like you're crazy. Especially when they hear your surname - 'What? You are a Coelho and you don't eat meat?!' Many have taken it as a personal affront. I have to stop myself from automatically apologizing for daring to be Goan and vegetarian at the same time. The poor vegetarian has a tough time in Goa - he or she is invariably reduced to French fries. In one restaurant there were 47 dishes on the menu (I counted). And what choice did the poor vegetarians have? Dal fry, steamed rice, and (you guessed it) french fries. Goan's don't seem very fond of vegetables. If they do eat them, they try to disguise them with lots of coconut. On the other hand, they can discuss for hours various means to slaughter a pig so that he stays tasty. I sat through about fifteen minutes of one such discussion and had to leave the room because I was feeling sick at the sheer cruelty of the methods being graphically outlined. And now I shall confess the real reason why I became a vegetarian. I couldn't bear to walk through the meat stalls and see the heads of goats hanging from hooks. I can't bear the sight of all the miserable chickens suffocating together in filthy cages. I hate the sound of the agonized shrieking of the pig that the neighbours are killing for a feast. In Mumbai I once lived through a traumatic day, as muslim neighbours slaughtered their goats for Id right in the courtyard where the children normally played. We could hear the goats screaming all day long. In the evening I stepped out into three inches of blood. It took days for the smell to go. That was really when I decided I had had enough. I could no longer feast off the misery and agony of others. I became a vegetable. It's a choice I am far more at peace with than my fellow Goans. Yesterday for the umpteenth time I accepted a dinner invitation and hesitantly said 'er - you know that I am vegetarian?' 'Vegetarian?!! - and your surname is Coelho?!' I think it's going to be French fries again. (ENDS) === The above article appeared in the August 30,
[Goanet] Tributes to a scholar... medium of instruction... anda songbook (Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho)
Tribute to Dr. Olivinho Gomes by Zulema de Souza, President, International Goan Organization of Ontario. and Past President of the Goan Overseas Association of Toronto. It is with immense sadness that I wish to convey the Goan community's heartfelt sympathies to Dr. Olivinho's family, and to others who have benefited from his work as a historian and author. Dr. Olivinho Gomes attended as an invited guest to the International Goan Convention organized by the Goan Overseas Association, Toronto, Canada, held in Toronto, Canada, August7 - 21, 1988. Dr. Gomes was one of the presenters at the Academic Deliberations i.e. Aspects of the Goan Cultural Heritage. An ecerpt from his presentation reads thus: This paper will attempt to portray a brief profile of the Goan cultural heritage, providing glimpses of the varied factors of a physical, racial, artistic, socio-economic, linguistic and historico-political character that have shaped it and the manifestations that they have given rise to in the matter of concrete expression and achievement in different fields of human endeavour. It will try to isolate the distinguishing traits of this cultural ethos with the values, propensities and predilections that have animated it through the ages, enabling the Goan to hold his own in the variegated environments he has been thrown into in quest of greener pastures. Goa has been a melting-pot of various civilizations that landed in its bosom. The traditional Hindu with its allied Buddhist and Jain streams, the Perso-Arabic and the Latin-European Christian faiths and the cultures that they embodied, met and endeavoured to mate on its fertile soil in a rare coexistence-cum-synthesis, absorbing also into their substance the ancient austric element that still survives in the age-old Goan village communes, with the Dravidian and Sumerian traces in it. This blend of a distinctive Goan culture, appearing on the surface as a client sub-culture, with its propensity to adapt itself to changing circumstances while jealously retaining its core, has always submerged and over-ridden the structures of the dominant regimes that ruled its homeland throughout the vicissitudes of its chequered history, and emerged triumphant, though considerably emasculated in the strugle against heavy odds consping towards its extinction. Dr. Olvinho Gomes will be long remembered for his contribution to the Goan community all over the world. A copy of his presentation in the Convention Proceedings, Published by the Goan Overseas Association Incorporated in the Province of Ontario ISBN 0-9695037-0-9
[Goanet] THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY
THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY By Wendell Rodricks It was when the clock struck five that it all began. We would wait for those precious hours between 5 pm and the 7 pm Angelus bell. Children of all ages descended to play. Infants with maids learnt rhymes with actions to match. London Bridge is falling down, Ring a ring of roses, In and out the sparking blue bells... It took me fifteen years between learning the rhyme for the first time and actually seeing London bridge. Twenty five years after all falling down I learnt that the nursery rhyme was about making wreaths or posies for those put down by the plague. It took a Spring in Paris to see my first sparkling blue bells. Rhymes and song gave way to games of advanced physical nature. Toddling steps to do what Simon says, Is the lamb at home today? Catching Cook(Dorchenim), Stick in the Mud (with two dens), Four Corners(Konnxeanim), I spy, Dog and the Bone. In small rooms with all obstacles removed, games like Hide and Seek (Appa-Lipa) and Blind Mans Buff were a gleeful indulgence. As was a game called Hot and Cold which involved hiding an object. Prompted by squeals of laughter announcing it was freezing cold if the person was far from, or fire hot once near the object. Mind games included Naughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe), Chinese Checkers, Ludo and Snakes and Ladders. The latter is a game of Indian origin with auspicious numbers that could bring good or back luck. In later years one learnt the all important, brilliant Indian game of the Chess. At any time, the playgrounds (now often barren) had many games played out in different parts at the same time. On a single evening group of boys played Tops or Bouro (the loosers top was split in two at the end), Chor Police (Cops and Robbers ), Kabaddi, Gulli Danda (or Gilli Danda), Hockey, English Cricket and French Cricket. Girls played Skipping rope, Hopskotch (Paryani or Lobbio) or Aeroplane, threw a tennikoit rubber ring (Ringanim Matanca) or two girls faced each other and sang while they clapped their own, and each others hand, in a high five style chanting Mr. D, Mr. I, Mr. FFI, Mr. C, Mr. U, Mr. LTY..., Queen of Sheeba, frozen in mid motion games like L.O.N.D.O.N. or Statue, Fugdi and games such where five pebbles or Kowri shells were thrown on the ground and flipped in the air while the others were collected in one accomplished slight of hand (Fatranim in Konkani). In Cats Cradle, a loop of sting or elastic band created patterns between outstretched fingers. Boys and girls shared the joys of Seven Tiles (Logorio) and Kho Kho (also called Salts). Some games made the transition from Sports Day to entertainment at picnics. These included teams that vied for a prize over Three legged race, Lemon and Spoon Race, Relay and Tug of War. In the absence of a formal game or a lack of playmates children were content to roll a wheel with a stick or hook up a tin can for a ride. Some games were played by the seasons. At different times of the year flying kites, Badminton, Carrom (during Summer holidays), Basketball, Volleyball and Football were popular for a few months. During marble season, Bombay kids drew a square and scooped out a hole (gull) against a wall . While the white(dubs) marbles were thrown in the square, the steel ainee was aimed at the indicated ball. If the marbles were closer than a hard span, it was called a Koibaa and the steel marble had to hit one of the white marbles without touching the other. At each throw, chicknees (glass marbles) were traded. At the end of the season we accumulated large bottles of glass marbles. Some found their way to the bottom of the fish tank so that friends could admire the loot. In Goa, goddem (marbles) are played by throwing marbles in a circle (bodo). A similar game is played all over India called Raja Rani. When I look back I am amazed that there were such a wide variety of games children played. Some games like Ducks in the Water Quack Quack Quack, Name/Place/Animal/Thing and Two and Threes were supervised by older kids or elders. Often games involved choosing one child as the Den. If a sporting person did not offer to be the Den, one resorted to a rhyme indicating each person with each word to choose a den...In Goa they chanted Ram Rai, Sai Sutt-li. In Bombay they intoned Ina Mina Myna Mo, Catch a nigger by his toe. If he cries let him go. Ina Mina Myna Mo! Today the words sound politically incorrect; back then everyone just wanted to get on with the game. Get on with a game we did indeed. There were mind games even when travelling: I went to the market, Dumb Charades, Speaking Charades, Word Building and Antakshari ,where the last letter of a song became the first letter of the next song. When games were hidden pleasures away from disciplinarian teachers or parents, someone was chosen to signal the arrival of the elder. This job was called Giving KV. If
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Tujem Kitem Zatolem Bebddea!
Tujem Kitem Zatolem Bebddea! Tor kitem zalem? Fuddarak dhormik nanvancher novim soreachim dhukamna vo bar-ank ugtim korunk porvongi dina zalear? Dev-Bhogt ani Devichea nanvancher sorea dhukananim piyele zalear, bebdde monis bore zait mhunnn amche Amdar-Montri bhiyele kay? Vo dhormik nanvam aslolea bar-ank chodd giraik asta? Dev-Bhogtanchim nanvan dhormik bhavnnam dukhoitat zalear, dhormanchea nanvan ji pidda Goyant bhitor sorlea tacher aplea svarta khatir Devachea nanvan pujea kortole rajkarnni, kiteak vhodd husko dakhoinant kay? Devachea nanvan motdaram koddlean sympathy mellunk ghenvcheak, atanchea broxttochar rajkarnnachi ek style zalea? Oxem nhi hem? Aplea vatten mon oddpak dhormancho adar ghetolo rajkarnni (politician) eka kudd’deachea adaran rosto par kortolo piso. Xekdde somple, amchea purvozamni desi soreacho dhondo suru kelear. Purtugez kallar lhanxi 'taxa de imposto de consumo' (exsice fee) bhorun madd-caju feni vinkunk tavern-ank porvongi melltali. Uprant IMFL (Indian- Made Foreign Liquor) vinkunk porvongi ditanam Kaide Khatem-an (Law Department) sorea-dhukanank nanv divnchem mhunn 'Excise Department'-ak kolit kelem. Ten’nacho lok dev-bhavarti aslolean apnnalo dhondo sufoll cholchea khatir dhormik nanvam aplea dhondeak lailim. Bar-ank dev-bhogtanchim nanvam aschim, hem mhojem sohoz mot nhi. Amchea ganvant ek 'Lourdes Bar' asa. Utodd’de ganvchi askarin Lourdes Saibinn. Ganvchi patron hem monant dovorun goddie bar-achea dhonian aplo dhondo suru korcheak nanv dilem asot. Bar-ant vochun piyepi ganvche monis, Lourdes Saibinnichem nanvamchem bar mhonnon, thoimsoruch vochun soreachi tan bhagoi nant. Anikui ‘ Rex Bar ’, ‘Disco Bar’, ‘Polycan Bar’ ani her lhan-vhodd bar-am ganvant asat. Je zageachi avodd asta te-tea zagear vochun soro ghonttpi aple tale bizoitat. Bar-achi porvongi portean kortanam vo license renewal korchea vellar Arthik Khatean (Finance Department) Goa Excise Duty-cho: sub-rules 11 to Rule 90 bhitor haddun dhormik navam suchoita vo dakhoita tea bar-anchim lixensam renewal korunk fuddarak monam korchele asat. Oi! Favo nhoi tea zagear Dev-bhogtanchim nanvam dilear dhormik bhavnnam dhuki zatat, hem sot. Punn amchea xantichea Goyant dhormanchea nanvan kijillam zatat tacher, koddok upay ghenvchea bodla sorgavelea devi-bhogtank, barik vostunk lagon sotavop kiteak? Kalangut-Bagache veller 'St. Anthony Bar Restaurant' hi ek khannavoll az desi toxench videxi bhonvddekarancho famad zago zavn asa. Mhoje tornne pirayer jitle khepek hanv Bagant pavttalom titlech pavtti mhojea avddiche St. Anthony Bar-ant vo khannavolint bhett ditalom. To zago ek soimbik dekhaveanim revoddla. Thoinchem vattovoronn mhaka pixear kaddtta. Adim ixtt-mitr-am sangattak kitloch vell thoim sarla. Punn atam vell melltta teddnam kuttumbachea vangdda vochun bostam. Punn, mhojea bhurgeamni mhaka vicharlolem nam. “Dada, hangasor St. Anthony jevnnank yetalo? Dekhunuch hea khannavollik hem nanv dilam?” Mhoje ghorkanni sangata ek dis Alto-Porvorim famad 'O’Coqueiro' khannavollint pavun sorlom. Bhitor sortana bikini killer Charles Shobraj-achi murtti pollevn, tinnem mhaka vicharlem. “Ho konn?”, ani hanvem tea mon’xachi vollok ani purai tacho itihas uspilo. Ten’na tigele vichar “Vaitt sobhavachea mon’xacho puttlo bandlolea, yede vhodd khannavolint mhaka kiteak haddlem? Charles Sobhraj kirmidorancho puttlo banddunk konnem ani koxi porvongi dili? Pornnem Goem aslolea itihasxik Portugez mon’xanche Afonso de Albuquerque ani famad Portugez kovi Luis Vaz de Camoes puttle ratiam modim niklaile kiteak? Goyche suttke zuzareank (Goa Freedom Fighters) tea puttleanchi kosli addkoll zatali? Famad mon’xache puttle pollevn Purtugez kallachi yad taji distali? Ani hea serial bikini killer-ak pollevn amche tornatteank Goyche Suttke Zuzari ani Goycho sorkar kitem sangunk sodta? Tache porim bikini killer zaumchem mhunn? Nanv ibaddlolo (notorious) mon’xacho puttlo banddunk thoddea mon’xak urba kiteak aili? Ani amche Goem Goykarank samballun dovorlolem lok-motacho bapui Dr. Jack de Sequiera-cho puttle dor ek ganvche Panchayati samkara az meren kiteak ube zainant? Tannem samballun dovorlolem Goem pollkun khatat mhunn tankam loz dista kai?” Ek-ek vichar korun sobar vicharancho panttulo mhojea mathear dilo. Tigelea teddnamchea vicharank, mhoji soroll zap nasli. Punn aichem Goyant choltolem vattovoronn mhaka ekuch zap dita. Ami vichun kaddlole fuddari Goyche porje khatir nhoi aplea khatiruch jiyetat. Ani to 'FATIMA BAR RESTAURANT' hatunt voramchi-voram bosun piyeta. Dusrea sorea pompar to vochona. Fatima nanvanchea cheddvan tachea mogak ghatt kela. Mogachea khellan fottovla. Mogan poddchea adim soreachem veson (vice) taka naslem. Vokhllen soddla ten’na thavn soreacho gulam zala. Thoddea disamni Fatima Bar-achem lisens portean vo renewal kortana Excise Department odhikareank tea bar-achem nanv Fatima Saibinniche lagot? Bar-achea dhoniank nanv bodolpak
[Goanet] Welcome to 'KGTS' Family
Anik ek Chomotkar Aikola tacho rosrosit avaz sabar kasetinim Uprant taka surgailo CD ani VCD gitanim Disla to palkar khoddegant tiatr ani vopareanim Vakanddla taka Goychea charui konxeanim AIDs vo Cancer - Devacher xinn korcho nhoi Swine Flu - ghatki pidda oxem mhunnchem nhoi Poilech pautt KUWAIT Xarant pavta - konn? vicharchem nhoi TIATRISTPONN DEVACHEM DENNEM - konnech chukoicho nhoi Konn to zanna zaunk sodtai? Video clip pole (JoeGoaUk upkaran) http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/Bab-Andrew-and-Albert-Cabral/363897 Pattovpi: KGTS Bulletin
[Goanet] Indians 'welcome' in Goa now
Indians 'welcome' in Goa now Andrew Pereira, TNN 13 September 2009, 03:11am IST PANAJI: It's an open secret that nobody really wanted to acknowledge, until now. Racial discrimination against Goans and Indian tourists by beach shacks has happened for years, but now the government wants to introduce a rule to prevent it. Goa's tourism department will add a clause to its shacks' policy for the coming season saying their licences could be cancelled if they profile customers on the basis of race. ''Such cases have now started to come out into the open,'' tourism director Swapnil Naik told TOI. ''We will add a clause in the shacks' policy that discrimination against nationality and race will be treated as condition enough for cancellation of licence,'' he said. Nearly 90% of the people employed by beach shacks and coastal restaurants are non-Goan, belonging to Maharashtra and as far afield as West Bengal, Bihar and Nepal. On many beaches shack owners brazenly favour dollar-powered tourists. The simmering resentment erupted last week after a Goa University professor claimed discrimination by a well-known restaurant at Calangute beach. On Morjim, Ashwem and Mandrem beaches, Russians often outnumber locals and Indian tourists. ''Shacks are being subletted by Goans to Russians, who have turned the area into their country, says Fritzie Moraes Lobo, a resident of Mapusa and president of Citizens Rapid Action Committee. ''We were physically stopped by two persons at the entrance of the restaurant. We wanted to sit inside the restaurant, but were told to sit somewhere else out on the porch. This, despite there being empty tables in the restaurant. Foreigners, who arrived after us, were welcomed with open arms,'' the professor said, not wishing to be named for several reasons. Naik said the government could intervene only in places where government land on beaches were concerned. ''The clause will apply to beach shacks on land owned by the tourism department. With regard to shacks on private property and restaurants, I will have to consult legal advice,'' he said. Shack and restaurant owners, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they have reasons for racial profiling. ''Indian tourists do not know how to handle themselves when they see white people. Drunk Indian tourists do not know how to behave when they see white women. They ogle, make passes and even attempt to molest and proposition them. It is a disgrace and embarrassment for all of us,'' a shack owner said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Indians-welcome-in-Goa-now/articleshow/5004676.cms
[Goanet] Son'varachim Sungttam: FUTTBOL KHUIM XEVTTOLO?
SON'VARACHIM SUNGTTAM FUTTBOL KHUIM XEVTTOLO? - Jose Salvador Fernandes Eka kallar, futtbol mhollear Gõykar nhidentlo zago zatolo oxem mhonntat. Punn aiz hoch Gõykar, futtbol mhollear odikuch nhidun ravta kai kitem oso proxn poddta. Adim futtbol khell boro aslo. Hea khellantlo tednacho khellgoddi khellacho mogi ani futtbolak visvaxi aslo. Punn atam, futtbol khellgoddi duddvanchem tondd polleun khelltat, ani duddvanchech axen hea klubantlean tea klubant uddyo martat, oxem fattlea vorsa thaun Bharotacho Adari Coach mhunn vavurtolea Xri Savio Medeiran V.Ixtt-ak sanglem. Ami khelltale tednam duddvanchem tondd polleunk na. Atanche futtbol khellgoddi, khella poros duddvankuch chodd mhotv ditat, oxem Gõy Sorkaracho Coaching-acho Zodd-direktor aslolea ani 2001 vorsa khellant Arjuna Puroskar zoddlolea Xri Bruno Coutinhon sanglem. Adim, ghora fattlea xetant khellpi bhurgo fuddarak kitlo boro khellgoddi zatolo tem sangum yetalem, punn atam konn Gõykar kitem zatolo tem sangunk yena, Xri Coutinhon fuddem sanglem. Amchea klubamni huxar khellpi asat. Te bhailea khellgoddeam poros-ui bore khellat. Punn te xembor tok'ke khell korinant. Dusrea klubantlea khellgoddiam poros-ui boro khellun apnnak tanche poros unnem farik kortat dekun to vhoddlo-so boro khell korina. To don khell bore khellta, ani magir 'down' zata oxem Goa Velha klubacho Coach Xri Alex Alvaresan sanglem. Aichea khellgoddiamni, khella poros duddvank chodd mhotv dilam tacho vankddo porinnam' futtbolachea dorjedar khellacher zala, oxem zaiteach zannank dista. Na zalear, hea mollar itleo boreo sovloteo astana, amche kodde aiz bore-bore khellgoddi kiteak toyar zainant? oso Bruno vicharta. Apunn iskolant xiktalo tednam aiche porim khellacheo sovloteo nasleo, torui ek boro khellgoddi zaun Gõyant futtbolacho dorzo vaddounk apunn svota sokall-sanz tokos gheun praktis kortalo oxem tannem sanglem. Aiz, futtbol khellant svota apnnak ghoddoupeancho ankddo unno zala, hem khub promannan sarkem zait, punn futtbol khellant tankam margdorxon korpacheo sovloteo-sompeponnam mat unnim zaunk nant. Punn itleo sovloteo ason-ui aiche khellgoddi hea khellant gombhir aslole disonant ani apoilear-ui yenant hachem karonn sodun kaddpachi goroz asa, oxem raxttrik panvddear futtbolant bhag gheun Gõyak nanv haddlolea Salogaocaracho adlo nanvosto khellgoddi Xri Medeiran sanglem. Tache sangnne pormannem, Gõyant mullavea panvddear (grass root level) thaun futtbolacho dorzo sudarpacho vavr zaunk zai. Aiz Salgoacar ho ekuch klub zo mullavea panvddear thaun futtbolacho dorzo vaddoupachem kam' korta. Oslea anik 10 klubamni oxench kel'lem zalear, dor pavtti amkam 10-10 bore khellgoddi favo zatole asle, tannem fuddem sanglem. Gõyant futtbola khatir mullavea panvddear boro vavr chol'la. U-16 tem U-19 pirayechea bhurgeank fuddarak bore khellgoddi ghoddoupacho 'Goa Football Association' (GFA) boro vavr korta, oxem Xri Coutinhon sanglem. Punn hech bhurge novek ani dhavek pavtat tednam xikpachea karonnak lagun iskolacho prinsipal tanchea khellache vatter addkholl haddta, Xri Coutinhon koddu monan sanglem. Punn hache urfattem, futtbolachea mollar GFA mullavea panvddear korunk zai titlo vavr korina oxem Xri Medeirak dista. Tache sangnne pormannem, GFA U-16 tem U-19 yeuzonn choloita ti nanvam purti asa. Hea pirayechea bhurgeam khatir tornament ghoddun haddtat, final zata ani ostad thartat. Punn hea tornamenta uprant hea bhurgeancho GFA vicharuch korina. Zalear Bharotacho U-16 pongodd vinchtat tednam tantum kitle Gõykar asat? oso Xri Medeiracho proxn asa. GFA, U-16 tem U-19 merenchea bhurgeam khatir tornament ghoddun haddta tantuntlean fuddarache 'promising' khellgoddi-i distat. Punn tea tornamenta uprant te khuim nanch zatat tem somzona, oxem mot Xri Alvares-an ugtailem. Chodduch bore khelltat tankam vinchun kaddun herancher visor ghaltat zaum-ie, oxem Xri Alvaresachem mhonn'nnea fattlem dubavi karonn asa. Khella poros duddvank mhotv diun futtbolachea dorjea vangdda khella mogiank-ui mar boslolea porim dista. Aiz Gõy futtbolant xrextt raj oxem mhonntat. Punn amche kodde boro khell korun khella mogianchim monam jikhpi ek-ui khellgoddi na, oxem Xri Coutinho-chem mot asa. Tosle tankicho ek-ui khellgoddi na dekun khell polleunk lokachem-i mon moddlam zait, oxem tachem sangnnem asa. Aiz I-Liga poros, ganvcho tornament polleunk chodd lok dista, oxem Xri Alvaresan-ui tench mot ugtailem. Aiz dor eka ghorant kebol TV asa. Ani dorjedar futtbol khell tacher polleunk mellta. Itle bore khell thoim polleunk mellta astana, amchea moidanacher dorzo naslolo khell polleunk lok kiteak vetolo? Oxem Xri Medeira proxna udexim Gõychea futtbolachea dorjeacher vichar korunk laita. Gõychea khella mogiamni futtbol polleunk yeuche mhunn ani tiketti sovay keleo, fukott khell kelo, punn lok kiteak yena to somzona.. Dhirio aslear mat 10 mintam modem hozaramni lok zomta, oxem Churchill Bros. pongddacho dhoni Xri Joaquim Alemao-an sanglem. Gõycho futtbol disan dis dorjedar zaun ek dis Gõykar khellgoddiancho
Re: [Goanet] What is your good name?
Henceforth, when someone ask's me for my 'good' name, I have decided to rattle off my 'bad' ones first before I spell my 'good one', hopefully! :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com To: Goanet goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:03 AM Subject: [Goanet] What is your good name? What is your good name? Goan Catholics on a first name basis By Cecil Pinto
[Goanet] Indians 'welcome' in Goa now
Indians 'welcome' in Goa now http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Indians-welcome-in-Goa-now/articleshow/5004676.cms PANAJI: It’s an open secret that nobody really wanted to acknowledge, until now. Racial discrimination against Goans and Indian tourists by beach shacks has happened for years, but now the government wants to introduce a rule to prevent it. Goa’s tourism department will add a clause to its shacks’ policy for the coming season saying their licences could be cancelled if they profile customers on the basis of race. ‘‘Such cases have now started to come out into the open,’’ tourism director Swapnil Naik told TOI. ‘‘We will add a clause in the shacks’ policy that discrimination against nationality and race will be treated as condition enough for cancellation of licence,’’ he said. Nearly 90% of the people employed by beach shacks and coastal restaurants are non-Goan, belonging to Maharashtra and as far afield as West Bengal, Bihar and Nepal. On many beaches shack owners brazenly favour dollar-powered tourists. The simmering resentment erupted last week after a Goa University professor claimed discrimination by a well-known restaurant at Calangute beach. On Morjim, Ashwem and Mandrem beaches, Russians often outnumber locals and Indian tourists. ‘‘Shacks are being subletted by Goans to Russians, who have turned the area into their country,” says Fritzie Moraes Lobo, a resident of Mapusa and president of Citizens Rapid Action Committee. ‘‘We were physically stopped by two persons at the entrance of the restaurant. We wanted to sit inside the restaurant, but were told to sit somewhere else out on the porch. This, despite there being empty tables in the restaurant. Foreigners, who arrived after us, were welcomed with open arms,’’ the professor said, not wishing to be named for several reasons. Naik said the government could intervene only in places where government land on beaches were concerned. ‘‘The clause will apply to beach shacks on land owned by the tourism department. With regard to shacks on private property and restaurants, I will have to consult legal advice,’’ he said. Shack and restaurant owners, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they have reasons for racial profiling. ‘‘Indian tourists do not know how to handle themselves when they see white people. Drunk Indian tourists do not know how to behave when they see white women. They ogle, make passes and even attempt to molest and proposition them. It is a disgrace and embarrassment for all of us,’’ a shack owner said. Edward Verdes http://edskantaram.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Shabbat Thoughts
EIGHT GIFTS THAT DON'T COST A PAYSA This simple checklist can help measure how you are nurturing your relationships. The author of these thoughts is unknown, but deeply appreciated. The Gift of Listening But you must really listen. Don't interrupt, don't daydream, don't plan your response. Just listen. My dear Brothers, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry... (James 1:19 - Holy Bible) The Gift of Affection Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends. The Gift of Laughter Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, I love to laugh with you. The Gift of Solitude There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others. The Gift of a Favor Every day, go out of your way to do something kind. The Gift of a Written Note It can be a simple Thanks for the help note or a full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime. The Gift of a Compliment A simple and sincere, You look great in red, You did a super job, or That was a wonderful meal can make someone's day. The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone. These are eight important ways we can contribute toward whole and healthy relationships. They cost nothing, yet they may well be the most valuable gifts we can ever offer another
[Goanet] Re. Question to Francis
Dear Santosh, I've just seen your message online - and am dashing off a quick response with yours copied basic (I get the Digest, so will only receive the full message/s tomorrow) Anyway - I would like to say Isabel is related, but she's not!! She's just an old friend visiting from Mumbai for the Film Festival and hoping to see another Freida Pinto! I took the liberty of introducing her to Goanet, and she subscribed whilst here - she seems quite enamoured with Holy Mother the Church and Fr. Ivo - so you can guess she's not going to be a great fan of yours! In fact I did remark to Bosco too earlier today on the same and the great difference in civility on both sides of your cancer debate. Isabel is using our/her laptops, but our connection, I guess I don't have to explain the rest to you! She's been having fun going through the Goanet archives (something I've never managed to do!), and I'm sure will dredge up a lot more interesting stuff, so it's best to be wary! She's entitled to her own opinions of course - but what really intrigues me is why would one have to be so sensitive or take the trouble to trace headers and IP addresses - unless Isabel has hit a sensitive nerve!!! Well, good for her on her first foray. But I suggest you address her concerns if legit! You have my number and can speak to her if you wish - it's 4.30 am now, and I'm the only one still awake though - but that would seem a little ridiculous! Well, I wish you luck in your debates! Am out! Francis. - Question to Francis Sat Sep 12 20:20:38 PDT 2009 Dear Francis Rodrigues of the Daily Grook fame, Do you know Isabel Joanes, the author of the post below? I found out that she is using your IP address in Canada, even though she has a Rediffmail.com email ID. Please see your and her IP headers below with the exact match of your originating IP addresses. _ Click less, chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677404
[Goanet] re Coconut-related Konkani terms
Thanx Mr. Borges for the Coco-nut related terms...did you miss out PENDD ? (the waste of Khobrem once oil is extracted) Yes Joe I remember as kids we used to make ’Addkapttem’ Also remember playing with a meter long of the tree trunk standing and rolling on it with the help of a stick. We even used to have races. Rgds Eddie Verdes Subject: [Goanet] Coconut-related Konkani terms coconut oil : khobrel, narlel, avel.
[Goanet] Video Volunteers- Job Openings
*Openings at Video Volunteers India* Video Volunteers India, based in Goa, is looking to fill several positions to help lead our organization into the next phase. VV is a media and human rights NGO that is growing and changing along with the media and social change space in India. We need dedicated people with great ideas to join us on this journey of empowering community voices. This is the chance of a lifetime to be part of an energetic, entrepreneurial organization with a lot of passion. The possible rewards of working with VV are huge – changing the media model as it is today. The perfect candidate should be creative, enthusiastic and driven, and should be passionate about creating tangible and lasting solutions to the voicelessness of the disadvantaged in India. *About Video Volunteers* Our mission is to empower the world's poorest citizens to participate in the community media movement so they can right the wrongs they witness and become players in the global media revolution. We provide disadvantaged communities with the journalistic, critical thinking and creative skills they need to generate their own news and information services. VV's models for sustainable, locally-owned media production teach people to articulate and share their perspectives on the issues that matter to them. Since 2006, we have trained over 100 people from slums and villages to make their own videos, all of whom are currently working full time as “Community Video Producers.” Their media has been seen by over 200,000 in more than 1000 community screenings across India, and has resulted in concrete instances of local change where people stand up for their rights. More info: www.videovolunteers.org and www.ch19.org *Next Steps for applying* Email your CV along with a thoughtful cover letter that helps us know you better. Tell us where you think Video Volunteers should be in five or ten years, and your role in getting us there. Let us know where you want to be career-wise in 5-10 years. Tell us what you’re best at, what you want to learn, your salary expectations and the earliest you can join. Applicants who don’t take the time to write a cover letter will not be considered. *Money* Remuneration will be in accordance with prior work experience in related field. Mail your applications to videovolunteersin...@gmail with the position you are applying for in the cover letter. Applications should be received no later than 1st October 2009. *Due to the volume of applicants anticipated, we will not be able to respond individually to each applicant and will only be contacting those applicants that we feel best meet our criteria. * * * *Executive Director * *Video Volunteers India is looking for an Executive Director to lead and expand our programs and organization in India. The goal is to make Video Volunteers India the leading media, human rights and social communications organization in India, that plays a key role in turning community media into a social movement. Our goal is to put the importance of community-produced content squarely onto the agenda of all those involved in social change in this country. Concretely, we wish to bring the tools of content creation to thousands of villages and to create several hundred more Community Producers, as well as transition the existing Community Video Units to viable models of community ownership. * *Key responsibilities* · Partnerships –expand VV’s network of partners in the nonprofit, governmental and corporate sectors · Fundraising – secure finances for the finances of VV’s activities, that will include earned income through the mainstream media so as to lead to the creation of a financially viable media industry at the base of the pyramid. · Campaigns – create campaigns on social issues in partnership with social movements and international organizations, where VV delivers community-produced content for use by many different actors · Mainstream media partnerships – secure distribution/broadcast partnerships with different mainstream media channels · Global expansion – Create strategies to strengthen VV’s international work · Policy Advocacy – carry out policy advocacy in India around such things as the Broadcasting Bill, Community Radio Policy, as well as exploring possibilities for advocacy at an international level around the importance of voice in the development process · Staff Training – responsible for building a strong team , and nurturing and managing staff *Qualifications* · Adequate experience running a nonprofit · Media, arts or social communications background · Amazing communications skills · Management experience such as building a team, handling the finances and fundraising of an organization · Strong network in the nonprofit, government and mainstream media circle * * *New Partnerships Director* *This position will be responsible for creating partnerships
[Goanet] relationships
Have you ever considered the fact that every word you say—every word—has the power to either hurt or heal? You may think I exaggerate the power of words. A misspoken word here, a sarcastic quip there can hardly hurt a marriage, you think. When your mate makes a snide comment about the burnt toast at breakfast, it can't be held against you if you snipe back that he never seems to notice when his toast is made to perfection. Tit for tat can't do harm. Right? Think again. Before you click to another, more comfortable page, hear me out. Imagine gathering at your favorite coffee shop for a latte. It is filled with your favorite people, your best friends. The room is filled with laughter and chatting. You join in, telling a joke or tow. While you don't take yourself or them too seriously, you also understand a very important truth: every word spoken has the power to hurt or heal, and can never be taken back. Knowing this, you're prepared with your best behavior. Walking, biking or jogging with your friends, and later sitting over your hot drink, you never think of chiding your friends for their behavior. You never think of ridiculing them. You think twice, or even three times, before offering unsolicited advice. You're never sarcastic. You don't shoot passive-aggressive barbs. You know this is thoughtless action destroys prized friendships. You leave your friends feeling energized, excited and ready to face your day. Somewhere between this enlivening encounter and home to your mate, something changes. The rules change. Whereas with your friends you know you must follow certain protocol—practicing manners and gentle respect-- or be forever banned from The Circle, something changes on your way into your driveway. Somewhere between the car and the door to your home, you become lax. You let down your guard. You slip into a lazy, disrespectful attitude, and a close inspection of the words you speak shows it. If you're like millions of others, you hardly greet your mate when you enter the house. You throw your coat on the couch and grab something to soothe your jagged nerves. Maybe it's a drink, the evening paper, the controls to a computer game—anything. But, because of the great divide between you and your mate, you don't look to him/ her to offer soothing, understanding words. Fairly quickly your mate says something that is slightly offensive, and the war of words begins. Not nice words. Not encouraging words. Not words that build up or build a bridge between the two of you. No, these are hurtful words. Why didn't you pick up something for dinner? Can't you help with the kids? You don't have to play on the computer again, do you? You never accept anything I say? Why are you always so critical of me? One stinging, critical phrase leads to a defensive, stinging retort. The fight is on. The fight actually never stopped. There was simply a break in the action. Going to work can sometimes feel like a reprieve from the verbal violence that occurs regularly in the home. If this sounds familiar, don't feel alone. As I said, millions of other couples slip into this kind of derogatory, disrespectful language. Christian couples, praying couples, Bible-reading couples fall into this terrible pattern of interacting. Just the other day I met with a couple who shared their utter despair with me. We've been married for ten years, Debbie said. We have two wonderful children who have heard us fighting their entire lives. I feel terrible for them. She paused to wipe tears from her eyes. We've gone to counseling a couple of times, but have never stuck with it. An hour a week seems like a drop in the bucket for what we need. And Jerry (her husband) never seems very excited about going. So we settle back into bickering. I listened as Jerry tearfully nodded and confirmed what Debbie was saying was true. Devout Christians, they still couldn't seem to live out Ephesians 4:29: Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth…. Feeling like a failure, Jerry wondered why, as a Christian, he slipped into name-calling, sarcasm, ridiculing and all the behaviors he knew were so destructive. I sat quietly and listened as Jerry and Debbie shared their despair. I then offered hope by sharing my experience with them. First, take responsibility for your words. Understand that every word you say to your mate either builds them up, or tears them down. Every attitude you bring in the door of your home either is uplifting, or degrading. Watch how you communicate and be open to feedback about what kind of language you use in your marriage. Second, every couple has communication challenges. You're not alone. Even the most well-adjusted couple on the planet must work at healthy communication. We often portray our best front to friends and family, but behind the scenes we become lax and relate in destructive ways. Third, marriage has unique challenges. It never comes naturally. We can never completely relax, especially in our
[Goanet] Healthcare Horror Stories
Healthcare Horror stories - around the world - except in the USA? Please click below for the facts played to music http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-hipp/were-number-37_b_281979.html Do you think the right-wing fringe will get it? Regards, GL
[Goanet] Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com#more-553 #more-553#more-553
Would Goanetters be interested in these important computer tips? Con http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/tech-tips-for-the-basic-computer-user/#more-553
[Goanet] Happy Feast to all Chincchonnkars
Happy Feast to all Chinchonnkars Our Lady of Good Hope/ Mount Mary http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2862233340/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2862232182/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2861403941/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2861403223/ Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKvjrtelqg Pics and Video from Last year. On the ocassion kingfisher and MCdowel presents 15th Tradtional Mount Mary's Nite Today: 13th Sept.2009 Bands: Rosemants, Frontline Syndicate Tomorrow: Konkani Programe by Francis de Tuem Bands: Brother in Arms and Heaven 7 Hope the beat show will go on this year without any interruptions or fights like last year. There was a cloured Ad on front page H about the size of 3 credit cards/CC wishing villagers of Chinchinim a very happy feast and the joint ad came from American-chinchonnkars from 5 each from Sarzora, DanddeaVaddo and one from Zonibaht.Cajie Cardozo, Cajie Dias, Cajie/Caitu, Marcus Vaz, Robert Ferns Newton dias, Ronick dias, Inacin Pereira, Jojo Pereira, Daryl/Papod and Alfredo Afons respectively. Newly elected Chinchinim Citizens Committee also wishes Happy Feast With Photos of Francis Martins Prez, Constacio Fernades Gen.Sec Charlton Furado - Treasurer, Beny Costa Vice-Prez, Delano Da Costa Vice Prez Antonio Pereira -Asst. Gen,Sec. Polmeo Furtad - Asst. Treasurer With member from Durga, Deussa, Ist Palvem, Baida/Narampoi, Bambaddo, Sarzora, Santmoddi, Palmar Grande, Tolleaband, Zoribhat, Coddeavaddo, second Palvem, Caramoraod, Dandevaddo, Banfoll/minofoll, Dramapur, Secreavaddo, Alleamvaddo. About4.5 cc size ad appeared. Happy feast to you all joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] In protest mode
In protest mode By Derek Almeida Some time back former GCCI president Nitin Konkolienkar said that protests had become an industry in Goa. I never took him seriously until I bumped into my friend Ram Vilas. He was on his way to the Majestic Hotel with a placard which read, Say no to casinos. Arre bhai, when did you join the protest brigade? I asked him. Derekji, good to see you, he gushed, I am now pucca Goan. I learning to protest just like you. You know, long time I am thinking to start new business ... What happened to your tandoori chicken restaurant? I asked. Wife is looking after restaurant, so, I thought I will start new business, he explained. First I am giving lots of thought. Then after having some pegs of feni, I am giving more though, but not like first time. Then I am getting some inspiration like tiny drops and suddenly my tube light is working, and I get idea to start NGO and launch protest. Hopefully, in two years I will get office in Panjim if I can make big nuisance for government. Ram Vilas grinned while I stood there stunned over how this little man had progressed. If you are here and your wife is in the restaurant who looks after the children? I asked with concern. Children growing by self Derekji, no tension, he replied. Ten day later I found Ram Vilas sipping a cup of tea in a hotel in Panjim along with few of his friends. Derekji, welcome we are planning to stage dharna in Old Goa against Baiguinim garbage site, he said with enthusiasm. Arre Ram bhai, you live in Porvorim what is your objection to the Baiguinim site? Ram Vilas quickly introduced me to a ragged looking fellow with an overgrown beard and six rings on his fingers. Derekji meet Pratap from Lucknow. He is top fellow in ideology. Of course Ram pronounced it as 'i-doll-g' but I got the drift. Pratap slurped tea from a saucer, gave me suspicious glance and then let loose a barrage in pure Hindi, which I could scarcely understand. The only word I took in was 'Bainguinim' which he threw in several times for effect. After he had finished he sat down and continued slurping tea as if nothing had happened. What did he say? I asked Ram Vilas. Ram Vilas did a left-right with his head and said, Too fast for me, Derekji, but we are going Old Goa to click good photo for Press. About a month later I spotted Ram Vilas in a morcha, which was working its way towards the Secretariat. He was panting and gasping as the protestors struggled up the slope after the Mandovi bridge. Ram Vilas looked like he was going to have a heart attack. What now? I asked pulling him aside. It took quite a few minutes for him to catch his breath. We ...we ...we want protection for fishermen on beaches, he said. Why are you taking up the cause of fishermen. There are others to do it, I shouted at him. You could get a heart attack climbing this slope. This is my new profession, Derekji, he explained. If I don't protest and get picture in newspaper people who give money will ask many questions. Important point is to be there when Press people click photo. Later I make nice book of all photos and newspaper cutting and claim 'social worker' status. It did not take me long to realize that Ram Vilas was ahead of me in the protest business. He had spotted an opportunity and worked on it. This small chap from Bihar was an entrepreneur in his own right. Anyway, a month later I spotted Ram Vilas all alone at Miramar beach. He looked sad and forlorn. Arre bhai what is your problem? Why the long face? I asked and squatted next to him. Derekji, all issues exhausted, he explained. I am thinking of new plan, but tube light fused yaar. What about River Princess? I said. We did protest march on Candolim beach Derekji, he said, but all protesters took off clothes and went for swim. General secretary Jagdish drowned. It might be worthwhile to protest against mega projects, I said. That also done, he said sadly. What about pay parking? His eyes lit up. This is big idea, exclaimed, We can start new NGO with new name ...Pay Parking Hatao Munch. He though for a while and said, No 'Munch' is not nice word. Everybody thinking we are chocolatewallas. What about Samiti or Abhiyan? I asked. This went on for a while until Ram Vilas settled on Abhiyan. Then with the air of a creative artist he said, We will demand that government sack commissioner and Mayor ... That's impossible. The government will not do that, I explained. Derekji, he said in a hushed tone, secret of success in protest industry is, make impossible demand because if government accepts demand protest get finished in two days and Ram Vilas become 'bekhar' again... With that he stood up and walked away, perhaps to discuss the matter with his tea slurping 'i-doll-g' guide.(ENDS) The above Footloose column appeared in the September 6, 2009 edition of
[Goanet] Did Charles Darwin mislead us?
If CD did not mislead us then the question would be which God or religion created the Man? There would have been more fights and crimes proving each one's God is superior to all. btw, were there no murders, crimes etc before Charles Darwin Times? i wish, CD was born several thousand years ago joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] NOEL DA LIMA LEITAO NO MORE
Noted football commentator Noel da Lima Leitao (50) was found dead earlier today in his hotel room in Kolkata, only a day after being a commentator in the final of the 114th IFA Shield .http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1665 (courtesy -indianfootball.com)
[Goanet] The forgotten tribe
Albert writes:- Podder came with a basket on their heads and stick in their hand some where in the sixties. Later they started using cycles . The older bakers prepared many things. They used to have different types of bread too. We had the square bread, the katri pao, the round pao with circles over it. Then we had the kakon or the bangles, They also made bolinans, and wafer type of biscuits . I forgot the name, During my childhood days we could get four annans (25 paises) five bread. The katri pao I do not remember the price. Regarding the nistekaram. They would come to the house and sell fresh fish. Come month of september and the kormot would pour in the market. October month saw king fish and the kol'lis, the black promfret and the tuna fish. The nice big king fish would be sold for five rupees. I may be higher. Mackerals would be in the market sometimes even in the evenings. four annas ten. The fisher folks never used ice and so at later noon the fish would be sold at throw away price. There was no sea fish in the rainy season and so we depended on pond fish. _ News, views and inimitable perspectives – On MSN India, you get an all-round view of things that matter. http://in.msn.com
[Goanet] Withered debate? - Letter to GT Editor
Dear friends, The following letter was sent to the Editor of Gomantak Times on Friday, 28/08/09 but has not seen the light of the day. Anticipating this fate, from past experience, cc was also sent to Mr. Cardozo [tomazi...@sify.com] and to Mr. Jose Salvador Fernandes [konk...@gmail.com]. But there is no response from these quarters as well. It is now posted here to keep you informed and because the suggestion of a debate by Mr Tomazinho Cardozo originally appeared on this forum as well. :- The Editor, Gomantak Times, Panaji. Sir, Kindly publish the following in the Letters to the Editor column of your newspaper. Thank you. Yours truly, Sebastian Borges. Sub: Withered Debate? It is over six weeks since I had expressed my readiness to face Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo in a debate which he would organize. In the interests of transparency and time-saving, I have since suggested that he follow the following procedure: (1) Contact me on my cell (no. 9960816598) to shortlist date-time slots convenient to both of us. (2) Arrange a venue, contact the media and get their confirmation to cover the event. (3) Announce on Gomantak Times (a) the venue (b) date and timings (from and upto) (c) names of media who have agreed to cover (d) seating capacity of the venue; this is to be done at least four working days in advance so as to enable interested readers to make their travel and other arrangements. (4) Strictly adhere to the time schedule. I regret to say that, in over a month, Mr Cardozo has not found the time even to take the first step. I hereby request him to expedite the matter, lest readers dub it as “the withered debate.” If his difficulty lies with the procedure I have suggested, he is welcome to propose another equally, if not more, transparent and time-saving. Yours truly, Sebastian Borges Nagdoli, Velim. I wonder what is holding Mr Cardozo back to the extent that he cannot make up his mind regarding his own free date-time slots; all he has to do is consult his appointments diary. Granted that he is a very busy person, but not so busy as not to find a couple of slots a month or two ahead. I hope he is not trying to duck the debate which he had himself proposed. Sotachench zoit zatolem. Mog asum. Sebastian Borges. See the Web#39;s breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/
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Dear Rui What a brilliant idea to have a designated water hole for Goanetters who are on holidays in Goa Can I recommend Luiginhos in Margao in Salcete. Any recommendations in Bardez. I will be in Goa on 30th of October would like to meet any Goanetters. Kind regards Ignatius Fernandes.. _ View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. Add them now. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/
[Goanet] Goanet] Quacks... and quackery!
Isabelle writes: e. The Anti-Quackery campaign: 1. Who won the annual Goenchem Prize advertised below, for 2009? 2. Can we have the list of award-winners 2003-2008? 3. If not, is this Prize then, items 2. and 12. below? 4. Where is the money? 5. Why was the 2009 Goenchem Prize not awarded on 09.09.09? What money are you talking about baby? regards, Samir, one of the Goenchem Prize committe members.
[Goanet] God and You
albert writes:- those Roman Catholics who have attended the sunday mass must have read or heard the letter of Jacob. It speaks about your deeds. We Roman catholics have very few good deeds. We are more theoritical than practical. We have read a dozen times the words of Jesus when you do to the least of my breathrens you do it to me who is this least breathen ? In one context we may understand it that when you give alms to the poor you give it to God. In the other context one may see that instead of giving money or food the needy are those who need help. You will find the needy in your own home. Your elderly parents need your help. They may not need money or food but they may be poor and lacking in love.You go to any home for the aged. The inmates have their eyes focused on the gate or the main entrance of the home. One will see all old people sitting at the entrance waiting for someone. What kind of a Christian are you that you find it so difficult to keep your parents into your own house ? Why go for mass ? why pray the rosary ? why pray at all ? Many of us who call ourselves the true christian find it difficult to live with our spouses. it is easy to divorce your spouse. Make excuses and declare your spouse unfaithful. If you are a Christian have you given a thought about your children ? that they miss you ? That your children will be deprived of your love ? I came accross a young boy who refused to study and when I spoke to him he told me that his father has separated from his mother married another person and brought her in my house. My mother has found a man and got married to him and is living separately. My father is least bothered about me. I am his only son and he and his new wife do not even give me food. This boy is only thirteen years old. Where will he go ? No father, no mother. Within a year the boy took to drinks and started falling .He left school. Thanks to some of his elder relatives he was given a shelter and they managed to get rid of his dirty habbit. _ Great events make grand headlines – read them all on MSN India http://in.msn.com
[Goanet] Re- immigration into Goa
Good post. Do you have an data on the demographics of Goa, just prior to Portuguese colonization in 1510? My reading of history, suggest that prior to Albuquerque's victory, the Muslim sultanate at Bijapur ruled island of Goa for about 70 years. And Bardez and Salcette were ruled by Muslims about 100 years before the Portuguese acquired them. So how much effect did that Muslim rule have on the population-distribution of Tiswadi, Bardez and Salcette? It is my understanding that much of the migration INTO Goa (ancestors of current occupants) occurred in the late seventeenth and eighteenth century as the Mestizos and Firangis were leaving Goa for Portugal and specially Brazil; where there were greater opportunities with the discovery of gold. It was in this period that there appers to be more conversions; rather than the period of SFX in 1542-45. Any corrections of my impressions is welcome. Regards, GL - Valmiki In 1744, the Portuguese king, unmindful of the geo-political losses of his empire in India, ordered his new Viceroy, Miguel Pedro de Almeida, Marquis de Castello Novo, to induct artisans from Thane, near Mumbai, into Goa. Miguel did not just that, but recaptured the Alorna fort (actually the isle of Arabo in Pernem taluka) from the Bhonsles on May 4, 1746. (This added to the further Marathicization of Konknni, north of Bardez.) Around that time, West Asian horse breeders were smuggled in by colonial dimwits, in a failed attempt to raise Arabian horses in Goa, to bite into the lucrative trade in this prized war machine (see this column of Aug 3, 2008.) Those imports were housed in Sattari and Bicholim, whence they spread to the rest of Goa, to become Goan Muslims.
Re: [Goanet] Question to Francis
Santosh Helekar wrote: Dear Francis Rodrigues of the Daily Grook fame, Do you know Isabel Joanes, the author of the post below? I found out that she is using your IP address in Canada, even though she has a Rediffmail.com email ID. Please see your and her IP headers below with the exact match of your originating IP addresses. Francis, While you are at this, can you also tell us if you know goantanamera and waylusha? Mervyn1650Lobo __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/
[Goanet] No 'black money' statistics exist: Swiss banks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/No-black-money-statistics-exist-Swiss-banks/articleshow/5005874.cms NEW DELHI: Amid claims from various quarters that Indians have stashed away thousands of crores in secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Swiss banks have asserted that any statistics about black money simply do not exist. Various political parties and other groups have been claiming that the black money stashed away in Swiss banks by Indians exceed one trillion dollars. These statistics, which put Indians at the top in terms of deposits in Swiss banks, have often been quoted to global institutions and sometimes even to the Swiss National Bank, the central bank of the country. Seeking to demolish the myth over these figures being circulated as gospel truth, a top official at the Swiss Bankers' Association told PTI from Basel that there were no truth at all in such statistics. Anyone claiming to have such figures should be forced to identify their source and explain the methodology used to produce them, said the SBA's Head of International Communications, James Nason. We take all our statistics from Swiss National Bank and statistics about 'black money' simply do not exist, he added. Nason said he was aware of such figures being quoted to a SBA report on bank deposits in the Swiss banks by people of various nationalities, which put Indians as the biggest depositors there, but asserted that there were no truth in it and it never published any such report. About 18 months ago some mischievous person launched a story on the Internet saying the Swiss Bankers Association had issued a report in 2006 showing the amount of so-called black money deposited in Switzerland by citizens of countries such as India, China, Russia and Ukraine and quoted figures in the billions. The figures were rapidly picked up in the Indian media and in Indian opposition circles, and circulated as gospel truth. However, this story was a complete fabrication. The Swiss Bankers Association never published such a report, Nason noted. These reports have said that Indians had over 1.4 trillion dollars in Swiss banks, followed by Russia (470 billion dollars), UK (390 billion report), Ukraine (100 billion dollar) and China (96 billion dollars) at end of 2006. Nason clarified further that the Swiss National Bank gives out figures for value of securities held in custody accounts for domestic and foreign clients, but no break ups are given on the basis of nationality of foreign clients. The Swiss National Bank gives a figure for the value of securities (mainly bonds and shares) held in custody accounts. At the end of June 2009 the total value was 3,985 billion Swiss francs. This figure is for all clients -- Swiss and foreign institutional, commercial and private clients, Nason said. Edward Verdes http://edskantaram.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Homosexual prince dares yogis to 'cure' him
He is a cool prince indeed! (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_homosexual-prince-dares-yogis-to-cure-him_1278869) As I recall, it was last year 2008, when Alfred Tavares interviewed Mr. Manvendra Singh Gohil in Sweden during the gay pride festival with his daughter Sorella photographing for the article. Nice to know that the world is a small place! Clinton.. Benaulim/Goa +91 9890936828 Subject: [Goanet] Homosexual prince dares yogis to 'cure' him To: goanet@lists.goanet.org goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: f7680f9d57ac4f98a606d9d96e726...@satellite Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Goanetters, This prince is a cool dude. He was on Oprah. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_homosexual-prince-dares-yogis-to-cure-him_1278869 rubygoes
Re: [Goanet] Question to Francis
Dear Mr Frederick Noronha While Francis is at it . Would you please advise IF you know Waylusha I can confirm that 1: You are one of the GoaNet moderators who approved his/her/his-her message on GoaNet 2: He/She has referred to you as Rico. Grateful jc 2009/9/13 Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Francis, While you are at this, can you also tell us if you know goantanamera and waylusha? Santosh Helekar wrote: Dear Francis Rodrigues of the Daily Grook fame, Do you know Isabel Joanes, the author of the post below? I found out that she is using your IP address in Canada, even though she has a Rediffmail.com email ID. Please see your and her IP headers below with the exact match of your originating IP addresses.
[Goanet] Speaker Rane give your verdict now before Mikky withdraws the complaint against Cherchill
Speaker Rane give your verdict now before Mikky withdraws the complaint against Cherchill And you can do it tomorrow. Suddenly them 3 (Churchill, Joaquim and Mikky) become friends now and blame somebody else for their attacks on each other. e.g. For filing the disqualification petition against Cherchill, Micky now blames some congress leaders- whose names he is not willing to reveal now. What next? Micky's estranged wife Sara would now withdraw the cases booked against Mickey on Domestic Violence, bigamy, forgery etc as mcikey was repeatedly sying Cherchill is behind Sara to file complaints etc. It's all about 'Tum Muj bonc khorp ani aum tuj bonc khorpitam. Boncam khorpun-khorpun eka mekache bonca-kulyank hinna or finna poddleant astolim' Ani temkam goddie-goddie niuddum haddpi konn? Amich te makodd. 'Dakoilem paimxeamchem nott ani haloili ganntta boila baxem tokli' infact the whole Kamat Govt is based on 'Samjota' agreements or understandings i.e. I take care of you and you take care of me. Or you try to drop me and I will try to expose you.. News were making round that Dingu might drop Joaquim from cabinet and stripping of PWD portfolio of Cherchill. similarly, NCP too was considering dropping Micky - This could be another reason them 3 coming together. anything to save oneself anything to save one's chair. Quote: Mickky to withdraw Churchill complaint MARGAO: In a clear indication of rapidly changing political equations in the state, tourism minister Mickky Pacheco has decided to withdraw the disqualification petition he had filed before the Speaker of the assembly against PWD minister Churchill Alemao. Speaking to TOI on Saturday, Mickky said, The Alemao and Pacheco are close family friends and we will sort out our differences. It appears others are taking advantage of our differences. The NCP leader had filed a disqualification petition against Churchill Alemao and Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco regarding the merger of their Save Goa Front with the Congress after the 2007 assembly elections. I will not attend and neither will I ask my lawyer to be present at the hearing on the petition. At best, I will withdraw it. Mickky has told me about Congress leaders instigating him to file the disqualification petition against Churchill, said the latter's brother and urban development minister Joaquim Alemao. I will expose the person(s) at the right time, he said on Saturday in the presence of Churchill, who laid the foundation stone of a panchayat ghar at Varca. Joaquim also said there were forces which were trying to create problems and keep the Alemao family out of politics. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Mickky-to-withdraw-Churchill-complaint/articleshow/5004926.cms joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Homosexual prince dares yogis to 'cure' him
A cool dude?! I have often asked Indians in New York -- as to why is it that they very, very rarely call the coolest white Americans a Dude or a cool dude, while they do apply that term largely for African Americans. And why is it they it comes across as cool duuud (the coolest milk!) and when said to me--man, you are such a cuuul dd. Anyway. Besides that, can you see/imagine the two udders? Look at all those conjoined U's. Hahahaahahaha. IMHO, and my not being connected to royal or aristocratic families as yet, I feel it would INDEED be sad if any prince was not cool. And sadly all considered -- many are not. But what really is cool, being the coolest? That is one of the most ambiguous words traipsing around in our time. Used so much in advertising -- I hear it every day. Kool hem kool tem. venantius
[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about younger generations?
Title: Who the Bleep cares about younger generations? By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter of 14 Sept. 2009 at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Every twenty years the world renews itself either awash with blood or energized with hope, idealism and fresh intellectual output. I've pondered on why every twenty years for the past century has been marked by a new frontier in our lives. Could it possibly be that every two decades a new generation comes of age which hammers the malleable nucleus that is society and resculpts us? The year 1918 marked the end of World War I, dubbed the war to end all wars. Yet, 20 years later the dark shadowy precursor to World War II loomed large all over Europe. Hitler had preyed successfully on the discontent of German youth, creating in 1922, Jungsturm Adolf Hitler, the equivalent of a Boy's Scout organization, which by 1926 took the shape of the more ominous and menacing Hitler Jugend, Hitler Youth. By 1933, Hitler was to claim to the world: I want a brutal, domineering, fearless, cruel youth. That is how I will eradicate thousands of years of human domestication. That is how I will create the New Order. It was the proliferation of youth movements in Germany which were so successful in forming the mass of Hitler's rallies, in intimitating and coalescing people with random street violence into an organised unit and finally it was the collective vigour of this youth that marched into Poland and effectively began World War II. On the other side of the fray, aging Prime Ministers like Churchill might have been at the helm, but it was the lives of the young, gunned downed in the millions and their innocent but firm belief in the values of democracy and nationhood that finally maimed the maniacal, marching armies of Germany. It would take another twenty years for the world to witness another revolution, this time holding up the placard, Make Love not War. The sixties would revolutionise the world, possibly in a way never encountered before that era. This was the generation that challenged every frontier which up until that time had been sealed by religion and culturisation. What is often lost in what seemed like unbridled licentiousness of sexual permissiveness and the swirling of opium smoke, is that this generation moved the moral zeitgeist of the times ahead in terms of race relations, women's rights and finally ended the Vietnam War. If ever there was a glorious moment of sunshine emanating from an almost Biblical sky, shining down on earth upon beautiful, young men and women ready to embrace each other in equality, then surely the sixties was that moment, its very essence encapsulated forever in the three day festival of music and love held at Woodstock, New York in 1969. Twenty years later, a group of gangly, nerdy young men, Bill Gates and Paul Allen amongst them, would burst onto the world scene to speak a language no one else knew or understood and to change the way the world communicated with each other. It was young men working in their parent's garages that would consign to the dust of history the telegram, the telex machine and eventually the personal secretary who among other things prided in taking dictation and opening up tons of daily corporate mail. More importantly the advent of the personal computer and the internet would disseminate information at a scale and rate previously unheard of, germinating in its wake new thought processes, shifting paradigms, evolving whole communities that would come to exist in a mysterious place called cyberspace and ultimately challenging what we understood of geography, time and proximity. Twenty years have passed since that last evolutionary leap in our universal society and another generation has come of age. Are we standing on the cusp of yet another revolution which will redefine humanity? Is it simmering in the colleges, libraries, eateries and watering holes of the young? Are they discussing new ideas and thoughts which will foist change on us? It's certainly an exciting thought to believe that this generation too has a revolutionary waiting in the wings to take flight as humanity holds its breath. Do leave your feedback at carvalho_...@yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Tiatr News Speedy recovery for H.Britton
Thank you Joe for the Tiatr news...it keeps us in touch with tiatrs and helps us to make it to their shows when we visit Goa. I am sad to hear about H.Britton...another tiatrist is fighting for his life in Goa...I know Rosario Rodrigues and Chris Meena were fighting in Bombay. Today being Bandra Feasthow can we forget this great konkani singer who gave us hit song Bandra Festak and made Bandra famous to the Goans. Pls Pray for the speedy recovery of H.Britton. Eddie Verdes To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: [Goanet] Tiatr News 13.9.09 Tiatr News 13.9.09 First, let us pray for the speedy recovery of our senior Tiatirst H Britton who is struggling for life in a City Hospital for about one month now.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3843838527/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3844625734/
Re: [Goanet] Question to Francis
Not only did she refer to Frederick Noronha as Rico, but she insinuated that Noronha has been badmouthing Jose Colaco to her behind his back. Please see the following link and quote: http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg33082.html I guess Rico's been right about you all along! Waylusha So the ball is in Noronha's court. As an administrator of Goanet he cannot escape his responsibility to answer Jose's question directly. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 9/13/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mr Frederick Noronha While Francis is at it . Would you please advise IF you know Waylusha I can confirm that 1: You are one of the GoaNet moderators who approved his/her/his-her message on GoaNet 2: He/She has referred to you as Rico. Grateful jc
[Goanet] GOA ALERT: Magicbricks Property Bazaar 2009 GOA at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai 18, 19, 20 September.
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Email: goad...@bsnl.in --- - Golden Opportunity to Buy Your Dream House in Goa Magicbricks Property Bazaar 2009 GOA - Magicbricks Property Bazaar 2009 is an exclusive real estate exhibition that provides you an opportunity to buy your dream home. This exhibition will showcase all kind of property options from Goa including Sea facing Apartments, Villas, Row Houses etc. from prime locations of Arpora, Bagga, Ponda, Caranzalem, Assagao, Badem, Barder, Sangolda, Parra, Colva Beach, Nagoa, Verna. Checkout the spectrum of properties and find your dream home ! Date: 18, 19, 20 Sep (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Venue: Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai Time: Friday: 1pm - 7pm Sat, Sun: 10am - 7pm for details contact: Praveen - 9324814410 Neeraj - 9819528226 magicbricks.com -India's No.1 Property Site - -- Advert. in Times of India - Goa Edition 13/9/09 page 15 --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: goa...@bsnl.in --
[Goanet] Paes-Dlouhy win US Open doubles title
Paes-Dlouhy win US Open doubles title PTI 14 September 2009, 02:30am IST NEW YORK: Leander Paes won the battle of Indians as well as his 10th Grand Slam title after defeating old pal Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the US Open men's doubles final along with his partner Luaks Dlouhy on Sunday. Fourth seeds Paes and Czech Dlouhy scripted a sensational 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win in the championship match over third seeds Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner. The match was heading for a straight-set wash out for Bhupathi and Knowles but Paes enlivened the match with his inspiring play and changed the complexion of the game. His sparkling play infused life into the match and Dlouhy complemented him well to emerge winners after a confidence shaking first set lapse. For Paes it is his fifth men's doubles Grand Slam crown, 41st overall, and second with Dlouhy. It was also second title of the year for the seasoned Paes, who won French Open in June along with Dlouhy. The defeat for Bhupathi means that he has not won a men's doubles Grand Slam crown in seven years. Interestingly, his last victory came at the US Open only when he triumphed with Max Mirnyi in 2002. He had won the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Sania Mirza at the start of the season. Bhupathi and Knowles made a spiffing start by opening up a 2-0 lead after breaking Paes in the second game but their rivals retaliated by breaking the Bahamian in the third. Paes' backhand slice return off Knowles' service earned them a breakpoint which they converted when the Indian fired a volley between their rivals, making the score 2-2. Paes dropped his serve again in the sixth game but Knowles this time made amends and held his serve in the next to earn a 5-2 cushion. Bhupathi, who served with great control all through, had no problem in sealing the first set in the ninth game. Paes and Dlouhy overcame a disastrous start to the second set and played enthralling tennis with emotions flying high. Dlouhy dropped his serve in the first game and Knowles held his to shot up to 2-0 lead but Paes and Dlouhy won four games in a row to go up 4-2. The sixth game produced scintillating tennis as Paes hit some stunning and measured service return winners to earn as many as five breakpoints and finally converted the last to break Bhupathi for the first time in the match. However, Paes failed to hold his serve yet again in the next game but the damage was neutralised as Knowles too dropped his serve in the eighth game. Dlouhy then served out the set, converting their third chance and the match stretched to the decisive third set. Carrying on with the momentum, the Indo-Czech continued their good work and earned an early break. Knowles' double fault after Bhupathi's unforced volley error in the third game gave their rivals that crucial opportunity to push for the win. Paes and Dlouhy then saved three breakpoints in the next game, broke their rivals in the seventh game and served out the match in the eighth game at love. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/us-open-2009/indian-challenges/Paes-Dlouhy-win-US-Open-doubles-title/articleshow/5007485.cms
[Goanet] Goa news for September 14, 2009
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** GCCI wants Goa govt to improve investment climate - Hindu Business Line nfrastructure-in-bad-shape-GCCI/articleshow/5001544.cmsusg=AFQjCNGC3gsPo0l3I-_seQ2yqGQfHS9XVwState infrastructure in bad shape: GCCI http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/27121105.htmusg=AFQjCNESRJ-evGE1hM7s-a_GC7IVUHwzRQ *** Noted commentator dies hours after attending IFA final - Times of India a former treasurer, vice-president and elected member of the Jury of Appeal - and lost ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Noted-commentator-dies-hours-after-attending-IFA-final/articleshow/5007347.cmsusg=AFQjCNHDGLySnAEMmEpB6V4Iia8QqIPZYA *** India: Last minute trip to Goa - TravelBite.co.uk avelBite.co.ukGuests are this week invited on the Classical Golden Triangle Tour of Goa, with a chance to save £350 per person. A ten night trip now costs £1345 per ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.travelbite.co.uk/late-deals/late-deal/last-minute-holiday/india-last-minute-trip-goa-$1326104.htmusg=AFQjCNE15h_N583QJpTTFKxA0TUUgHfKxA *** Wildlife activists cry foul over Goa report on tiger poaching - Thaindian.com oaching-scandal-goa-forest-official-says-remains-not-a-tiger/usg=AFQjCNHWgJ3bW5hIm2qyPTdxMNFb7MacVgTiger Poaching Scandal? Goa Forest Official Says Remains 'Not A Tiger' http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/wildlife-activists-cry-foul-over-goa-report-on-tiger-poaching_100246794.htmlusg=AFQjCNFrzHJWbq7vcDT_Twxt38Gnt6Rclg *** Anti-Gun Cass Sunstein Confirmed - Expect Problems - Opposing Views posing ViewsGOA members will be receiving a newsletter soon that shows an actual picture of the Senate tally sheet, which documents Pryor's vote switch. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-anti-gun-cass-sunstein-confirmed-expect-problems-r-1252866744usg=AFQjCNHXpb-IanrOVuSomG-ORac4YPXLrQ *** Goa's final schedule - IndiaGlitz rick. Sources say that the 'Goa' team left to Goa today for it's final schedule. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49903.htmlusg=AFQjCNFqTf-sMA91JhsQ9bBHx64u9-ey4w *** Durand Cup: Sporting Clube de Goa beat Assam Rifles 2-0 - Sify win over Assam Rifles in their opening group one ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jjmv4cibhbjtitle=Durand_Cup_Sporting_Clube_de_Goa_beat_Assam_Rifles_2_0usg=AFQjCNFrtVmoZixCV3DNEIsvEGQM7NYWWg *** DOT allots 8055 series to Reliance Communications for Maharashtra ... - MobiGyaan biGyaanDepartment of Telecommunications (DOT) has allotted Reliance Communication a brand new number series 8055 in the Rest of Maharashtra (including Goa) circle. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://mobigyaan.com/dot-allots-8055-series-to-reliance-communications-for-maharashtra-a-goausg=AFQjCNETrCK1e95r7bvfKmp5ruJ-tujZIA *** Indians 'welcome' in Goa now - Times of India mes of IndiaGoa's tourism department will add a clause to its shacks' policy for the coming season saying their licences could be cancelled if they profile customers on ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Indians-welcome-in-Goa-now/articleshow/5004676.cmsusg=AFQjCNFf2TH6hSnExELsXAr4Ba2tsSogrA *** Demand from NRIs, north Indian buyers keeps Goa's realty mkt abuzz - Economic Times onomic TimesThe tiny coastal state of Goa, known to be the best remedy for one to distress, detox and recoup, has in recent years attracted lot of investment in holiday ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Demand-from-NRIs-north-Indian-buyers-keeps-Goas-realty-mkt-abuzz/articleshow/5004637.cmsusg=AFQjCNEM7qxhCvjesAnUZg7RMHwe1_iETA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR (Some Pi cs to go with Part II III)
Thanks Domnic, I had now time to read all your three parts. Accordingly, I have given my comments with pictures where ever available. Panttem, Panttulo/Xempul, Atri/Dali Pantllo also called Xempul at Salcette http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2316162199/sizes/l/ Ator/Atri/Panttulo/Xempul Ator is larger/wider one where as atri a smaller version (Dali?) Dali (I never heard) I think we call it atri (often used as sleeping mat). Again, soviem as North may call it, we say Ator http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2316965836/sizes/l/ Panttem (poder etc) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187652003/ Voli or Changullo Voli or vorli also called Changullo or Changuddo I remeber wedding houses used it to put boiled rice (Xit) We too had one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188435952/ Kurponn/kurponnem (to go with Mandd Kottumbo) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187649903/ see Xita 'Kottumbo' here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/3879313034/ Panj or Panz (Cage for Chicken) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188434610/ Korondd for bulk salt etc http://www.flickr..com/photos/joegoauk2/2188434958/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187647403/ There is a special panttlo (Koronndd?) for ‘vojem’ during weddings, the lady who carries it called vojinn or vojeakan. This Vijem/Vojinn was part of the Vhor or Mhuino or Apounnem etc Also, I remember,Ilem or Irlem, a circular bamboo product sort of a cage to protect Coconut saplings (Kovate) from stray cattle etc Mharam making baskets some Small flower basket like ‘Devache Matecho panttlo’ etc hanging up http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/238174/sizes/l/ Recently, I hae discused about this tossing of flowers. We too did it at our church except we did not dressed like angles. Fans or Ainne http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188438926/ coloured with design fans http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3400587984/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3399853865/ Chann ? sever or siever (Strainer) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187652781/ For babies? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187648597/ this god is made from bamboo household products like Supam etc It's wide Kan or ears are the 'supam', It's tummy is Panttem etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3867216729/sizes/l/ Olden Poder, Modern Poder and Baker’s products http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/337323623/sizes/l/ Vasco Market poder http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3314660910/sizes/l/ Quote: THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR by Domnic Fernandes Part I http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/182502.html Part II http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182837.html Part II http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/183148.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR (Some Pic s to go with Part II III)
THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR (Some Pics to go with Part II III) Thanks Domnic, I had now time to read all your three parts. Accordingly, I have given my comments with pictures where ever available. Panttem, Panttulo/Xempul, Atri/Dali Pantllo also called Xempul at Salcette http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2316162199/sizes/l/ Ator/Atri/Panttulo/Xempul Ator is larger/wider one where as atri a smaller version (Dali?) Dali (I never heard) I think we call it atri (often used as sleeping mat). Again, soviem as North may call it, we say Ator http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2316965836/sizes/l/ Panttem (poder etc) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187652003/ Voli or Changullo Voli or vorli also called Changullo or Changuddo I remeber wedding houses used it to put boiled rice (Xit) We too had one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188435952/ Kurponn/kurponnem (to go with Mandd Kottumbo) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187649903/ see Xita 'Kottumbo' here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/3879313034/ Panj or Panz (Cage for Chicken) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188434610/ Korondd for bulk salt etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188434958/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187647403/ There is a special panttlo (Koronndd?) for ‘vojem’ during weddings, the lady who carries it called vojinn or vojeakan. This Vijem/Vojinn was part of the Vhor or Mhuino or Apounnem etc Also, I remember, Ilem or Irlem, a circular bamboo product sort of a cage to protect Coconut saplings (Kovate) from stray cattle etc Mharam making baskets some Small flower basket like ‘Devache Matecho panttlo’ etc hanging up http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/238174/sizes/l/ Recently, I had discused about this tossing of flowers. We too did it at our church except we did not dressed like angles. Fans or Ainne http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2188438926/ coloured with design fans http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3400587984/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3399853865/ Chann ? sever or siever (Strainer) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187652781/ For babies? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2187648597/ this god is made from bamboo household products like Supam etc It's wide Kan or ears are the 'supam', It's tummy is Panttem etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3867216729/sizes/l/ Olden Poder, Modern Poder and Baker’s products http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/337323623/sizes/l/ Vasco Market poder http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3314660910/sizes/l/ Quote: THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR by Domnic Fernandes Part I http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/182502.html Part II http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182837.html Part II http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/183148.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Who the beep cares ....
I am dismayed (to put it mildly) at the choice of a new phrase d' jour that has crept into Goannet postings ... as a fashionable title. It keeps re-appearing under a variety of topics. The title is: Who the beep cares Now if the author and moderators are comfortable with that phrase, the person(s) and the moderator(s) should have the courage to use and permit the use of the actual phrase, Who the F cares Obviously I do not approve the use of either phrases. Would we want / accept our children to use the sanitized version of the tile? And routinely? What sort of example are we setting? Regards, GL
[Goanet] Indians welcome
It looks like British colonial rule is repeating in Goa. Bharatis do not know how to handle themselves, therefore the consequences. Nandakumar must have looked dishevelled and therefore the reaction from the restaurant staff. BC ''Indian tourists do not know how to handle themselves when they see white people. Drunk Indian tourists do not know how to behave when they see white women. They ogle, make passes and even attempt to molest and proposition them. It is a disgrace and embarrassment for all of us,'' a shack owner said.
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Ponda's Fish cury thali Navtara's Veg thali
Talking Photos: Ponda's Fish cury thali Navtara's Veg thali I tell you what they offer is too much, atleat for light to moderate eater like me. If you are a party of say 4, I would recommend ordering just three thalies. One can even ask for some extra Chapatis or Puris to go with the varieties dal/curries/sambar etc. that is served. What more, you get a desert dish too I think it is called Ras-Gulla or gulab Jamun. Besided dahi, chapaties, papad, pulav etc etc. And don't forget to ask for 'Mushroom Xacutti of Goan style' Veg thali at Navtara http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/3918195886/sizes/l/ for details see here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/3848835895/ If you brouse little further in the photo stream, you will find another pic from the same restaurant. JoeGoaUk recommends this award winning Pure Veg. Restaurant NAVTARA. Panjim (Near Navhind Times) and Mapusa (Opp Bogdeswar Temple). Avoid Peak hours due to heavy rush. this Fish Curry Rice Thali from Ponda http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/3917343941/ Rs.30 joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] MELBOURNE: Seventh Jai Ho Goa Day
Seventh Jai Ho Goa Day by Sushil Suresh posted on September 1, 2009 Australia has a huge Goan community. Melbourne's Goan community itself, though not as big as what other cities downunder boast of, is well over 20,000 people. The Goan diaspora, like many other Indian communities, is a presence in many major cities of the world. Goan culture and its links to the homeland are vital binding ties to this global community. World Goa Day is that time of the year to celebrate the spirit of this community and its culture. For seven years now Melbourne's Goan community have marked this occasion to showcase and promote their culture and heritage. Goans do it not just for themselves, but also to promote the spirit and values of Goa among the wider community as a contribution the community makes to the cause of multi-culturalism. All are welcome to the World Goa Day, Indians, Aussies, Arabs, people from China, Thailand, Africa, Germany, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, whatever, whoever - and that's what it means to be Goan. The inclusion of Konkani in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution in 1992 was the event that got the World Goa Day off the ground. Come 21 August, and the Goan diaspora in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Kenya, Tanzania, and some countries of the middle-east celebrate this event with greater fervor than people living in Goa. Melgoans coordinator Oscar Lobo, who has been organising the event in Melbourne for several years now, feels that World Goa Day is unique in that Goans are not a community that believes in looking within and keeping to themselves. Accordingly, World Goa Day is a time to share Goa's culture with the rest of society, opening their doors to all who may be interested to know about Goa and its people, while also being open to learning, adapting and assimilating. Small wonder that Oscar Lobo received the community leadership award from Premier John Brumby in 2007. The award recognised Lobo's achievement in bringing together Goans and the wider Australian community together at the World Goa Day celebrations. This year the event was a success, and Oscar believes that its popularity is growing. Close to 500 people turned up for the community function at the Springvale City Hall, and if the Hall had more space a few hundred others on the waiting list would've been part of the celebrations. Being Goan is being exemplary in certain ways. Melgoans claim that they are a community that integrates well into many societies. Goan culture, they claim, being a product of both Western and Indian culture, is unique in its ability to contribute to Australia's multicultural fabric. Being proud of one's own background and culture and being inclusive as well as open to others is something that, according to Melgoans, their community can be justifiably proud of. The World Goa Day is also, according to Oscar, a time to show the world that Goa is more than just the worn-out stereotypes one finds in Bollywood movies about this land and its people. For this reason Melgoans have kept a distance from other Goan organisations that have a more inward looking approach to their cultural festivals. Oscar Lobo says that Melgoans is not a community organisation, but a private entity that exists to promote Goan culture. Melgoans have no organisational hierarchy or agenda that community associations usually have. Uniting all Goans, and all those who love Goa - no matter what their perceived differences maybe - is the sole motive of the organisation. Oscar says that he looks forward to the day when Melgoans would be able to hand over the World Goa Day celebrations to other Goan organisations that are keen to organise the event. World Goa Day, Oscar adds, is that time to leave the baggage of the past behind and revive the real spirit of Goa. http://www.szubha.com/content/2009/sep/01/seventh-jai-ho-goa-day/
