Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

Come on guys.This is a public forum. Lets not get personal. We are just showing the world what Goans are ! If you have something personal, by all means feel free to air your views but do it on your private emails not on a public forum!Let the rest of us enjoy what goa and goans are all

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

Fred, you got a good deal out of all these for your pleading with Teotonio de Souza to provide a video interview. I think John Nazareth is quite happy and has rewarded you with getting you on the International Writers' Video panel. Keep the lecture to yourself. You called me a "muckraker",

[Goanet] Reflecting on Goan Convention (Rewritten) Part I

Reflecting on the Goan Convention — Part I On Saturday, Nov. 3, the GOA is hosting Reflections, celebrating 30 years of the International Goan Convention which was held in Toronto during the month of August in 1988. On the agenda are many segments. In the the International Writers’ Videos

[Goanet] Reflecting on the Goan Convention -- Part II

Reflecting on the Goan Convention — PART II Prof. Olinvinho Gomes, noted Konkani teacher and writer, who came on his own, wrote a piece in Goa Today on his experiences of the convention and, from memory, I can recall he saying was like Zulema a “combi” (meaning like a hen running about with

Re: [Goanet] Statues

Mea culpa. The current tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai rechristened after Khalifa of Abu Dhabi bailed out near-bankrupt Dubai). The Burj will soon be beaten by Saudi Arabia’s 3280 ft (1,000m) structure. Shivaji’s statue will only be 212m compared to the completed

[Goanet] Statues

Don’t split a hair on Modi’s Gujarati vanity as expressed in the S.V. Patel statue. Devendra Fadnavis’ Marathi vanity will soon be displayed in the Shivaji statue, slated to be the tallest edifice in the world and costing 500 million dollars (without the cost overruns) built on its own island

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

FNWell written. You hit the nail on the head!RFSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Frederick Noronha Date: 02/11/2018 17:53 (GMT+00:00) To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention Free speech is important, but

[Goanet] To keep track... [offtopic]

Not related to Goa, but surely something that can help organise your day! https://passionplanner.com/ -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl Can't get through on

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

Free speech is important, but so is responsible speech. After interacting with the Goan diaspora online for almost a quarter century now, I have seen how one or two individuals wanting to pull down some community initiative can find the "right" reasons, and do so quite effectively. All that is

Re: [Goanet] India's Tallest Statue

Mr. Maciel writes:   "What a monstrosity when thereare far more urgent problems crying out for Government assistance, e.g.provision of adequate toilets and clean water in some of the slum areas"   While it is difficult to justifyspending resources on the tallest statue in the world, one

[Goanet] Silviano’s Birthday

Tomorrow is Goanetter, employee of Toronto Police Services, author and writer-producer of Konkani plays in Toronto the ever diffident Silviano Barbosa de Chinchinim’s Birthday. You may wish him at goa...@hotmail.com Roland Francis Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

All voices must be heard, cheap or not as long as within ethical grounds. It is up to the target audience to decide on the credibility of the person making the criticism, the argument presented and other ‘moving parts’. If there was no criticism we would be all living in a fools paradise.

[Goanet] Reminder Annual GOA Christmas Gala

Hi everyone, We are about a month away from our annual Christmas Gala and our committee is excited to plan this wonderful event for you. I would like to remind you to book your tickets soon and reserve your seats as prices go up on Nov 17th. You don't want to miss this fun Christmas gathering.

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

Criticism comes cheap. FN -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp On Fri, 2 Nov 2018, 14:36 Eugene Correia Sorry for

[Goanet] Fw: Speech at Visual impaired cricket tournament

How boorish and insensitive can one get ?  Speaks volumes about the character of the speaker.

[Goanet] INDIA GEAR UP TO FACE NEPAL IN SAFF U-15 CHAMPIONSHIP

Dear Colleagues, Please find the report below. -- INDIA GEAR UP TO FACE NEPAL IN SAFF U-15 CHAMPIONSHIP *NEW DELHI:* After their heartbreak against Bangladesh on Thursday (November 1), India are all set to face off against Nepal in the third-place match of the SAFF

[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: CONSTANTINE ANNOUNCES LIST OF 30 PROBABLES FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY AGAINST JORDAN

Dear Colleagues, Please find the report below. 1. Stephen Constantine announces 30 probables for the International Friendly Fixture against Jordan -- *CONSTANTINE ANNOUNCES LIST OF 30 PROBABLES FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY AGAINST JORDAN* *NEW DELHI:* Indian National

[Goanet] Goa sees more 'love mariages" than other States

Christians and Muslims are slightly more likely to have love marriages than Hindus, but among Hindu caste groups, there is little variation. Assam, Kerala, Goa, and Jammu and Kashmir—states with relatively high non-Hindu populations— see more love marriages than other states.

[Goanet] WELL DONE MICHAEL LOBO

Goa’s entire Coastal belt has been so inundated with unplanned and haphazard rampant construction that it all requires to take the much required very long break from any further concrete. The Candolim- Calangute stretch in particular has reached a point of saturation and can take no more. We

Re: [Goanet] Reflections on Goan Convention

Sorry for some typing mistakes and omissions. I now remember that I also got FREE ticket for Prof Jose Pereira to fly from New York. I and Zulema received him at the airport. In another post, I will reveal shout The professor's impression of Zulema. It's a shame that Zulema couldn't find a

[Goanet] India's Tallest Statue

What a monstrosity when there are far more urgent problems crying out for government assistance, e.g. provision of adequate toilets and clean water in some of the slum areas. I can only describe this as a *vanity project * which, I think, even Sardar Vallabhai Patel would have been ashamed to

[Goanet] Peter Sarsdedt RIP

I'm sure that there are others on this list who enjoyed the songs of the Delhi born British singer Peter Sarsdedt. He was well known in the sixties through to the eighties, more so for his hit "Where do you go to my lovely" in 1969. Another one of his classic hits was "Beirut" in 1978 . He

[Goanet] Fwd: The Royal Variety Performance 1940.....Vera Lynn the forces favourite.

Thanks Con (What is "Con" short form for?) That was a beautiful programme -- brought back lots of memories (not all happy) of my days through WW II -- in Burma and Calcutta. Let us hope and pray that we our children and grand children never have to go through such an experience ever again.

[Goanet] Fwd: Portuguese Song for the day...."Cartas de Amor" by The LUCKY DUCKIES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asggFI68jOc G -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.