[Goanet] Are Goans Homophobe?

2006-09-17 Thread Roland Francis
With regard to Kevin's link to the Lutheran website/debate on homsexuality acceptance and the matter of celibacy (it truly is a mind provoking one), I ask Goanet: As Goans, what is our outlook towards homosexuality. How would we treat one of our children who is homsexual or lesbian. Would any

Re: [Goanet] frank and dom -- and mario miranda

2006-09-17 Thread Eugene Correia
When our visiting group asked Mario's son to pose with his dad, he stood at his side. This reminded me of a photo of Frank and Dom, with Dom standing up with his Beatle haircut. The photo accompanied a piece by Dom Moraes headlined, His Silence Spoke More Than His Words (I hope I got it right) in

Re: [Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Thoddem Amchem, Thoddem Tumchem

2006-09-17 Thread Goa's Pride Goa-World.Com
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Thoddem Amchem, Thoddem Tumchem lino dourado libado23s53 at yahoo.com Sat Sep 16 22:35:46 PDT 2006 Thoddem Amchem, Thoddem Tumchem KONKANI SCHOOL Teacher: Hem dar ugtem asa (translation) Student Baburao: The doors of this house are shut. Teacher: (thapun)

Re: [Goanet] 'Chaka-Chak' Sanjith!

2006-09-17 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Sat Sep 9 21:31:14 PDT 2006, Valmiki Faleiro wrote: I had applied for a LRC Sanad. The differential was close to a lakh. Valmiki: What is a Sanad ? Are there different types of Sanads ? LRC, et ? How much do they cost? Does the govt use a specfic schedule to revise the rates ? Or what

Re: [Goanet] Sleeping with windows open

2006-09-17 Thread Sunith Velho
Dear Frederick, This is the point I have been trying to make. Isolated observations such as the ones mentioned below are no use as indicators in judging the overall health of a society. Hence my use of the world mindless to describe any attempts to do so. You will notice how Goa is now being

[Goanet] GOA GOVERNMENT ONLY HAS ROOM FOR STOOGES

2006-09-17 Thread airesrod
Earlier this year it was Chief Secretary Kiran Dhingra, now yet another upright officer has been felled for the same reasons.The list of upright officers who are being axed continues to grow. The latest victim is Mr J. K. Dadoo, Goa's no nonsense Development Commissioner. He had become a bone

[Goanet] Lyrics of Konkani song PADR PIO (FR. PIO) by the late Tony Call

2006-09-17 Thread domnic fernandes
On last Tuesday, September 12, 2006, the Konkani stage lost yet another gem from its crown - Bab Tony Call. If Kuwait today is the bastion of Tiatro in the Gulf region, the credit goes to Tony Call who during his 40+ years of stay there devoted himself for the cause of the Tiatro. He is one

[Goanet] Now, buy old books from online store

2006-09-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Now, buy old books from online store Indo-Asian News Service Panaji, September 16, 2006 An online store set up by a young Goan couple to market old books is doing good business. Leonard J. Fernandes and Queenie, who launched the store in July, already have 260 registered users and the

[Goanet] GoaNet Writers and the Elisabeth

2006-09-17 Thread Cecil Pinto
Nasci Caldeira There U are! Cecil has now a claim on being a 'POET, truly in competition with Dom Moraes? Before this, he has shown he can be Wise whilst being Witty; meaningful and yet comic like the court jesters! Keep it up, Cecil! Reading you makes my day! - Dear Nasci, Thanks

[Goanet] Confession: Can I speak to Mr. Agy please ?

2006-09-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Confession: Can I speak to Mr. Agy please ? Before I go any further, please go through the list of common short names used in Goa etc. Please note these are only some of the many names listed. The List I prepared in alphabetical order for your easy reference: Agy/Aggie=Agnelo

[Goanet] Goa DD Live Phone-in on Right to Information Act

2006-09-17 Thread Goacan
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !!

[Goanet] Somarachio Katkulio: Hati Mere Sathi

2006-09-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Somarachio Katkulio: Hati Mere Sathi If.. DVC = Da Vinci Code KANK = Kabhi Alvida Na Kehana HMS = ?? Ham! Ham! UK People, it is not what you think i.e. not ‘Her Majesty Services’ We are talking about the movies here, remember ? Note: I am sure, you knew the answer just before

[Goanet] Happy Deathday! Celebrate it while you are alive!

2006-09-17 Thread Silviano Barbosa
Remember those innumerable flowers that you will never smell? Those incessant tears that you will never see? Those “Oh s/he was so nice and selfless and perfect” obits that you will never hear? Start acting on it now, no matter how old you are! Celebrate life now! Who has seen tomorrow,

Re: [Goanet] Sleeping with windows open/response to Velho

2006-09-17 Thread Carvalho
Dear Velho, Because you have lumped my brilliant idea :)) alongwith organ harvesting, I feel duty bound to defend it. First of all, I notice that any post, opinion or advice by expat Goans has an immediate knee-jerk reaction from Goans in Goa. There is no need to carry your bag of chips so

[Goanet] ROMI LIPI AND MARATHI OUGHT TO BE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE says GMA

2006-09-17 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The Gomantak Marathi Academy (GMA held a function today evening 17th September, 2006 at their premises at Porovorim Bardez Goa to release two important publications Konkani and Pandora's Box ( 10 pages in English) and Konkani Bhasha Ek Kalpana in Marathi (in Marathi 45 pages) These two books

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Dr. Asha Sawardekar - Chief Guest

2006-09-17 Thread George Pinto
Goa Sudharop is pleased to announce the Chief Guest for its annual awards function on Nov 20, 2006 at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim. Dr. Asha Vishwanath Sawardekar is a humble, unassuming, but highly accomplished Goan woman in social policy and social work. She has a doctorate in Social Welfare policy.

[Goanet] feedback

2006-09-17 Thread soter
Observations of Dr Filomena Giese are appreciated and very much to the point. The problem is who will protect Goa? Ultimately the onus lies on those who chose to stay on in Goa and resist going abroad, many of whom actively protest the social and environmental degradation. NRIs preach and fly

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient truths about Goa

2006-09-17 Thread Filomena Giese
Dear Sunith, Thanks for your feedback. 1. Let me start with the civic awareness isuue and Panaji. I think I mentioned that much was being done in Panaji to maintain old districts like Fontainhas and that it was cleaner. I asked why Maddgaom and other parts of Goa were not doing the same. I

Re: [Goanet] Governor�s pleasure is others� pain - dog meat

2006-09-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fancy eating meat at Goa Sadan (Delhi), watch out!! You might end up eating dog meat. JoeGoaUk, Cultural differences do not have to be cultural barriers. An example where is was not is in the following: When I first came to America, my wife and I went to see a

[Goanet] AICHEA DISAK CHINTOP - Setembrachi 18vi, 2006!

2006-09-17 Thread domnic fernandes
Morn ani vavr gorjecheo vostu ani nhoi vinchleleo. (Death and labor are things of necessity and not of choice.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now!

[Goanet] KALA ACADEMY TIATR CONTEST from 18th September 2006

2006-09-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
KALA ACADEMY TIATR CONTEST from 18th September 2006 The 32nd Tiatr competition of Kala Academy will be held from September 18 to October 3, 2006 at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Panjim, Goa with the participation of eleven leading tiatr groups. The shows will be staged daily at 7.00

[Goanet] Re-constitute GSPCB : SGF

2006-09-17 Thread airesrod
The Save Goa Front has demanded the immediate re-constitution of the Goa State Pollution Control Board currently headed by Dr. L.U.Joshi. The Front has stated that the current Goa State Pollution Board has lost all autonomy and has miserably failed to exercise its independent authority in

[Goanet] veterinarian

2006-09-17 Thread Marie D'Souza
Can anyone suggest a good vet for our dog? We live at Aldona and any good vet in and around Mapusa, Porvorim or Panjim would do The dog also needs to be groomed. Any good groomers around ? marie ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Inconvenient truths about Goa

2006-09-17 Thread Filomena Giese
Dear Radhakrishnan, Thanks for welcoming me back to the new and improved Goanet. Glad to re-visit the old issues, food and the good Goan life, Konkani, God versus no-God, memories, history, politics, news with the familiar old names - yourself, Cecil, Santosh, Gilbert, Jose Colaco, Eugene,

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Filomena Giese re Goa/response to Alick

2006-09-17 Thread Filomena Giese
Dear Selma, From your post, I see that you are obviously aware of the changes, many but not all, detrimental in Goa. You identify the need for us overseas Goans to fund some programs for education, Job creation, heritage etc. But this lack of action on the part of immigrant Goans is not unique

[Goanet] Dog population in Goa

2006-09-17 Thread afra dias
Hi Goanetters, JoegoaUK is complaining about our Goa Governor going to Delhi to eat dog meat. What happened to the dogs in Goa are they not tasty enough? Afra. ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org