and the media promotion
of cricket that has resulted in hockey starving of public exposure.
Eugene Correia
. 2020 is long away
and vision 2020 may get buried by successive governments, unless the
BJP retains power till then. I don't want to see future government
launch a search to unearth the Vision 2020 document.
Hoping for the best, and scary of the worst
Eugene Correia
Sorry Fred for having offended you! And thanks for posing those
counter-questions.
Eugene
to the underworld network (ha, ha).
Eugene Correia
Roland,
Not shoddy reading, but hasty writing. I admit that I worded them
wrongly. It should have been, I am amazed at Roland's assertion that
'more than just a small number of Goan women in Toronto... have a low
self esteem.' How much is small -- 50 women, 20 women, or even less
out of the 5000
wish he could have
substantiate them with concrete examples. Ramdon thinking, obviously.
Eugene Correia
Dear Selma,
You have been teaching me a lot of things on Goanet. You think I am
incapable of knowing what sort of project it is and its purpose. The
only voyeuristic entertainment pleasure I may get is watching a
striptease.
My post was relevant as it was on Goanet. Besides, my post was
addressed
Parrikar's parikrama
Eugene Correia
Manohar Parrikar has done his parikrama around Goa's financial state
in a calculated way. He has circumambulated the thorny issues of the
day delicately with a commitment of a man bent on bringing the desired
results. He has dipped into the goodwill
This thought crossed my mind when working on a article which I titled,
Typecasting Matanhy: Gandhian socialist or modern Tristao de Braganca
Cunha?, written after I wrote, Matanhy: The Man, His Mantra, His
Madness, which was posted on this forum. The article was sent to a
newspaper and I am not
The standard of football in Goa is pathetic. No wonder the stadiums
are empty. What would the proposed football body do to bring football
back is left for speculation. Time to evaluate the role of the
directorate of sports and also the GFA in helping groom new
footballers. I am not sure of the
I had read the news regarding the SC judgement in the Erasmo de
Sequeira case but would this decision be bearing on cases where the
owners have lost their property to the caretakers if the owners now
approach a court? Lawyers on the forum should throw some light.
I was told also to seek justice in
Parrikar: Church’s Most Venerable Patron
Eugene Correia
The Church has made Manohar Parrikar its Most Venerable Patron by its
covert support to the BJP. The Church has forgiven him his past sins
and redeemed him in the eyes of the laity. Many Catholics should
rightly be feeling uncomfortable
A cursory glance at the budget highlights, as reported in Navhind
times, is unbelievably good. It seems too good to be true. But a
budget can be presented as a grandiose plan but there's a gap between
what is proposed and what can be achieved. The timeframes for some of
the outlined projects
from this
poem.
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Given below are Parrikar's quote, said differently by two news
sources. Did Parrikar say ... Can't I give him five minutes or
did he say . And now when he could not wait for five mintues ?
Eugene
--
OHeraldo
He (Parrikar) then set out with his colleagues to the Goa Medical
College in
question will never be known. Matanhy
himself would have said, Don't cry for me, Goa.
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to bring social justice in the land.
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,
somewhat suppressed, just as he would hold his laughter on stage
whenever he engaged himself with Boyer or Jacinto or when the latter
two engaged themselves in a tit-for-tat dialogues.
His melody will linger on as long as the Konkani stage is alive and kicking.
Eugene Correia
What is the salary per month of CM and MLA, and other allowances,
including Dearness Allowance, etc. what much does a minister get and
what are the perks, such as free accommodation, car,
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Dear Parrikar here are some alternatives:
1. Listen to Selma and stick to her thinking.
2. Borrow ideas from her and pass them as your own.
3. Ask for permission to use her copyright ideas.
4. Appoint Selma as economic development adviser
5 Appoint Seloma as communications and media director
6.
I had heard that he was named after Yuri Gagarin. Today's OHeraldo
says Churchill was a humble fisherman. I once wrote that Churchill
was president of the trawlers owners association and a friend of the
family said I had insulted him by saying he belonged to the kharvi
community. Though this
OOPS, I did slip from goajourno to goanet. Thanks Fred for bringing
this to light.
I think it must be Yuri the first man in space. I doubt if the family
would name someone after a Russian communist. It would be good if any
goanetter from Varca or the surrounding villages can confirm it.
In the
could have taken him over the
top.
In Cortalim, UDGP did its former member Mathany a favour by fielding Borkar.
These are ifs and buts of the election.
Eugene CORREIA (not Monteiro)
Good to see Selma back on the ground
With the mighty fall of the Alemos the earth in Goa has shaken. The
rivals have scored perfect goals, in fact powerful penalty-kicks. If
Babush and Mickky too had collapsed, it would have increased the scale
of the political quake. We have to wait for Taleigao results.
Will the repainting of Goa
Whatever one may say about Babush's criminality, he's a shrewd
political mind. The gamble to run in Santa Cruz paid off and giving
his old constituency to his wife brought in ri c dividends. The
success of the husband-and-wife team would have been a big plus point
for Babush in the post-election
From today;s (March 7) OHeraldop.
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EUGENE CORREIA
The downfall of the Alemaos in the election will go down as a landmark
event in Goa’s electoral history. During the run-up to the election
and in the waiting period before the day of results, different
scenarios were
-in-the-mouth way.
Best (I borrowed this you know from who) or worst (my own)
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No matter which party or alliance comes to power, the real losers are
the voters. I say this because there was limited choice for the voters
in many constituencies. In some constituencies, as I have said in one
of my articles, votes faced Hobson's choice.
I had also said that that it would be nice
Reading the report, Will first, second timers and giant killer make it
to state assembly?, in today's Navhind Times, it says:
Mr Dinar Tarcar is another candidate who has tried his luck for second
time. In a race that was in the cynosure of all eyes for its expected
fireworks proved to be damp
for
Daddy's Home in Margoa. He loved Goa and perhaps wished he breathed
his last in his homeland.
The few of the old group who gave birth and nurtured GOA are slowly
passing away one by one. The old guard is fading away.
Thanks Norbert for your great help and devotion to the Goan community. RIP.
Eugene
Making predictions by media is its usual business on the eve of the
day of announcement of results. Is BJP-MGP win, could it be because of
what some saw as anti-incumbency vote or because of BJP's
hard-hitting campaign on corruption and 'family raj'? If BJP pulls up
a victory, it could be because
of the goanetters who write columns or occasional pieces to GT may
have read it.
Eugene
Triumphant insinuation
By Eugene Correia
The book, Triumph of Secularism, which deals with the background and
issues that led to the holding of Opinion Poll on this day in 1967,
contains an unattributed
I take Selma's characterisation of me as a right royal whinger as a
compliment. Is there a guise under which an object assessment is
done? A writer is either objective or not. I don't wear any guises
or masks. If Selma thinks I am whinger, I think Selma is a
wingnut.
Coming back to the main
The Ides of March -- II
by Eugene Correia
With the campaign almost run out, Goans have listened and read what
each party is offering. They must have good idea what the independent
candidates, some of them rebels of major parties and could revert back
to the party fold if elected, have to offer
My piece, The Ides of March -- I, is at the targetgoa website. Link below
www.targetgoa.com/writersbloc
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This is the right way to do it. Ask people for quotes or ask people permission
to quote. Not take quotes from what they have said on public forums and write
them in your article.
Best,
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My reply
Well Selma, sorry I should have asked you for your expert opinion on
Goa's
Selma said permission to quote something they have written on a
public forum.
I
Reply: I had asked Selma to show me which quotes in the piece I have
taken. I ask again. I don't know which forum or forums she talks
about. If she points it out to me, I will check if what I wrote is
wrote
The Ides of March -- I
EUGENE CORREIA
Considering the electoral situation just before the election date,
hung assembly is a distinct possibility. In the event that neither
one of the two major alliances, Indian National Congress
(INC)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Bharatiya Janata
Something sinister in this night raid and for reason of finding out
the priest and the people's choice of candidate. Someone with top
police contact is trying to put the Congress in bad light in the eyes
of the Catholic voters.There is more than what meets the eye. It is
important to know who gave
I don't agree with Soter that the NDTV report was biased. The report
did touch on family raj in the interviews with Churchill, Joaquim
and Valanka. Jain interviewed Dinkar Tarcar and Monserrate on his
wealth.
Parrikar was evasive on some questions. I only wished the report had
given more time to
This is modified version than the one on the Tragetgoa website.
The RAM quotient in the Congress
by Eugene Correia
The Congress seems to be blind to its own inadequacies and faults. In
sum, the party is a motley crowd of some good, some evil and some
useless. Some of the legislators still
How come Rajnath does not know that Goa is already a model state. So
many models, filmstars, businessmen and top-notch writers have made
Goa their home because it is a model in terms of fun, sun and and
beach bun.Oh, I get it. He wants to make it model in other terms,
or rather on BJP's terms
A friend of mine is moving from Dubai to Vancouver in May. He, his
wife and a baby. They would like to know if any Goan/Manglorean family
would rent out their basement in Richmond. He would also looking for a
job in marine-related field (onshore) and his wife is looking for a
job in
The song has choi and poi but no bez forkiss
Tuzo sangat di, mhojean vengent yeo
(let's be together, come embrace me), as I think it is more romantic.
Mozant gayata 'boom ba ka boom'
(With joy I sing boom ba ka boom-
Chint chint chint chint kiteak meztai re duddu,
Think, think, think think,
Those in favour of English, partticularly Catholics, in the MoI debate
are rightly agitated over the BJP';s non-commitment in giving grants
to English-medium schools. It must be understood that the BJP is wise
enough to protect its vote bank, largely the Hindus. So, the middle
way for Parrikar was
Ten children killed in an accident
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 2 (PTI): Ten children on their way to school
were among 11 killed and 20 others injured when an overloaded van
carrying them collided head-on with a truck amid dense fog on the
Saha-Shahabad road near Ambala today.
Police said the
Fred, what''s so great about this song.. Seems like a flirty song
where the woman teases a married man, knowing he has a beautiful wife
and yet he wishes to have her.
She seems ready to enjoy with him but not sleep with him. Seems she
wants him to spend his money on her and tries to poison his
One of the papers today carry the BJP and the Congress political ads
side-by-side and on top is the cartoons showing the tombstone, RIP
Goa, and a Goan drowning his sorrows with feni while politicians look
at him without any remorse.
It's a no-no to lay rival ads side-by-side, such as Coca-Cola
The BJP manifesto is out, and the Congress one will be out later
today. Is the full text of Trinamool Congress, GVP-UGDP out? Fr.
Bismarque's Manifestor is out.
The BJP, as one paper said, is promising the sky. I think the BJP,
instead of just the moon, felt it would give Goans the whole sky. Or,
As Selma said, Congress will give Goans Babush, Babush's wife,
Churchill Co, it reminds me of the time when Toronto got Mel Lastman
as mayor. The chiarman of the municipal council, Paul Godfrey, was
asked why such an idiot was give the mayor;s post. Godfrey replied,
He may be an idiot but he is
From Herald, dated Feb. 17, 2012.
Public slap for political flap
Eugene Correia
Keith Vaz may come to regret the day he stepped on the platform at a
Valanka Alemao election meeting. Besides some noise in Goan
cyberspace, at least one newspaper report said that some members of
the Goa
Thanks to Navhind Times for carrying the full list, constituency-wise,
and I noticed that Su-raj has two, Julius Pereira in Aldona and
Annabella Maria Pereira in Taleigoa. Aldona is a nice pickle with the
big guns, Dr. Wilfred D'Souza and Dayanand Narverkar. If Julius wins
it would indeed be a
Just a favour from Goa-based netters. An article of mine on Rajan
Narayan's book and his take on Dr. Jack de Sequeira appeard sometime
ago in Gomantak Times, as I was informed just today. I think it was
published a week or more ago. If anyone can send me a scanned copy I
would be thankful. I will
Mathany's choice to official join BJP is perhaps because, if he wins,
he can be an important part of the government. As a UDGP
representative, Mathany was an outsider. No doubt he paid the price by
losing his seat, though narrowly. Raymond Desa (SGF) probably took
away his votes, as both UDGP and
Taking a quick look at the Heraldo and Navhind Times report, I saw
two errors. Herald says MGP has seven and Nahind says it has 5 but
Navhind mentionas that the BJP-MGP alliance will contest in 35
constituencies. So, the Navhind report made an error, instead of 7 it
said 5. Herald puts Su-raj
The press release from the EC says 62 Congress candidates, 54 BJP
candidates... It is obvious that there are more Congressmen in some
constituencies than the official one. Ditto for BJP. I am not sure
if under the law a party can allow its non-official candidates to use
the official symbol or if
Vishwajit Rane said that he wishes to develop the Anjuna-Vagator
coastal area with tourism-related infrastructure. If he means setting
up new hotels, then he would be creating another Calangute.
Even the once-pristine beaches of Morjim and Palolem are now overrun
by structures, big and small, and
Tamil Nadu CM Vijaylalitha has begun her avengefuj ride by getting the
state's anti-corruption branch to read the former education minister
for amassing wealth disproportionate to his income.
Having suffered greatly under the DMK, the newly-elected AIDMK is now
teaching the members of her
A report in the Hindustan Times said Churchill was seeking his third
stint as chief minister. I knew he was CM from March 27 to April 14,
1990. I googled and found that the IndianDemocracy.com website said he
held CM's position in 1919; 1992-44.
The report says he was twice eleted as MP, which is
Repeating the first para with corrections, 1990; 1992-94.
report in the Hindustan Times said Churchill was seeking his third
stint as chief minister. I knew he was CM from March 27 to April 14,
1990. I googled and found that the IndianDemocracy.com website said he
held CM's position in 1990;
Has the British MP Keith Vaz lost his political bearings? He is in
India to repair the India-Britain relationship and he should be doing
just that. Instead, he is in Goa and unnecessarily getting involved in
local politics. What was the need to go to Valanka Alemao's election
campaign and give his
After I posted my view on Keith Vaz, I read his interview on Navhind
Times. Here is one question he answers:
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Q: Are you aware of the upcoming assembly elections?
A: Yes, but I don’t want to get into it. That is because, as an
individual with links to this place, and also a regular visitor, I
I don't think Keith Vaz is supporting corrupt Congress per se, but
must have been requested by Churchill to grace Valanka's meeting.
Whether he suppors family raj or dynasty raj is not known but one
must remember that Keith's sister, Valerie, is an MP too. His mother
too was a municipal
Cecil, instead of 24,000 I said more than 25,000. Here is the part
of the news report.
24,591 voters in TN opt for 49 (O)
R Satyanarayana, TNN Apr 16, 2011, 03.53am IST
CHENNAI: Though Tamil Nadu registered a high polling percentage, there
were a number of voters who preferred to exercise the 49
Even after acknowledging that the explanation by me and Floriano has
satisfied her, Carmen insists that a No would still count. The only
way it would count is for scholars and political writers. It is would
be of academic value and could also get the Election Commission to add
the no to all the
The 49-0 option has been available for votes in previous elections but
the number of voters who took advantage of it is low. In the recent
Tamil Nadu elections, a little more than 25,000 voters excersised this
option. Since there is no bottom on the electing voting machine (EVM),
the voter who
The 49-0 option has been available for votes in previous elections but
the number of voters who took advantage of it is low. In the recent
Tamil Nadu elections, a little more than 25,000 voters excersised this
option. Since there is no bottom on the electing voting machine (EVM),
the voter who
I know Cecil wrote it in his satirical way, but I still feel the need
to ask if he made an honest error in noting that Valanka was running
for the MP seat.
It is said that Winston Churchill mobilized the English language and
sent it to battle. Our own Churchill murders the language and sends
it to
Winability, the name of the game
Eugene Correia
Those who see Goa differently than those who are in the political
class, particularly those who are deeply engaged in the
loot-and-plunder business as elected representatives, often find it
disappointing that their crying hoarse at the pratice
Election fog
By Eugene Correia
A fog is hanging over the elections. It is hard to see the light of
day of what is really taking place and how it will eventually turn
turn out. Even though candidates for some of the seats have not been
released by the two national parties, the Congress
On this solemn day of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, it would be nice
to remember that though the Mahatma does not live among us his spirit
does. No doubt the recent incantations of the Mahatma's name in the
great fight launched by the so-called Gandhian moralist Anna Hazare
has made the Mahatma
I see the points Eddie has made. The Congress hasn't put its manifesto
out but rather testing the waters by leaking out some issues on which
the election would be fought. The NRI commissioner is on the Congress
drafting committee and, hence, the NRIs should hope he would see that
nothing is in the
Both the Navhind Times and OHeraldo highlighted Mario de Miranda
getting the award in their headlines but ignored Dr. Jose Pereira. No
doubt Mario has been in the news following his death but Dr. Pereira
should have also got a share ot the limelight. In one newspaper story,
perhaps from a news
Sometime ago Selma made an interesting point that the standard of
intelligence on goanet has declined. Let me ask Selma if she takes a
look at herself in the mirror and asks if what is about to post has
the markings of intelligent writing. Her comment on India likely to
become a Banana Republic is
Touche! I thought Selma has quit being naughty, Here is a classic
case of derailing an interesting subject. Talk of goanet's declining
standard.
I have one award to my credit and that is from the Ontario government
for volunteer services to the Goan community in Toronto. I was
recommended by a
As we know from past record that not all the issues or promises made
in a manfestor is honoured by a winning party. The 25-year period
could well be the best option in the current situation, though it
could be a part or parcel if the winning party fights and gets
special status for Goa.
It seems
Contrary to what Selma says, India, and by default Goa has one in a
million chances to be a Banana Republi if one understands Indian
democracy. Indian democracy is NOT perfect and it will never be.
The Indian government has made all efforts to protect the Indian
diaspora, from organising Pravasi
It is true that a voter may be totally or partially dis-empowered
between elections, but he is in absolute charge of the electoral
machine. (whatever that means). He or she decides who to vote, or not
to vote. It is, therefore, amazing that an election is decided before
even a single vote is cast.
How i wished the Benaulim constituency would be a classic catfight
between Valanka Alemao and Viola (Pachecho?). It would have been V vs
V. Their mud-wrrestling match would be a treat to watch. It would
bring back the bull fight between Churchill and Micky to mind, when
the Betalbatim hull sent
In his sincere efforts to dislodge Dayanand Narvekar, Floriano and
like-minded people seems to have done the right thing. Cecil speaks
from ground level and his speculation that Julius could fail because
of Floriano's supprt should be read with alarm. The people responsible
for putting up Julius
I had asked some questions regarding Valanka but nobody seems
interested in replying. She had her birthday on Jan. 18 and I liked
her appeal to supporters not to put ad in the papers. Made sense, the
same money could be used for the election fund, in case she needs any
money at all. May I also
Bit confused reading the Valanka Alemao website,
www.sunrisevalanka.com. It says she is general secretary of the GPCC
or is one of the secretaries. she says she is also spokesperson of the
GPCC and member of the manifesto committee. Newspaper reports says
Vijai or Vijay Sardesai is the general
Check my piece on the ill-fated killing of Luzy Rodrigues on this day
in 1962 in OHeraldo, on first page.
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It's good that Aires asks himself and other votes if they would be
better and cleaner than our leaders? Aires should look at his own
style of functioning, at times wining and dining with the political
brass and, at times, lynching them with words.
Let me ask Aires if he was elected MLA, would he
Going through the list of affiliated member assocaition to the NRI
Affairs ministry, I found only one Goan association, Goan Overseas
Indian Association, based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Suprised that the Goan Overseas Assocaition, Toronto, and the GOA UK
are missing from the list. Why
Since Selma and Fred has publicly stated that they are friends and
just disagree over several issues, I find the language both used in
their posts makes me think otherwise. It's good that they show their
true friendship on this forum. If I have formed a habit of whatever I
say about other
I had missed Roland's review till I found some discussion here and
checked it in the archives. I remember reading it long time ago,
recommended, if I think correctlfy, by the late author/painter Ladis
da Silva. I wish some Goa publishers republish it and make available
at a lower cost than it's
From calling men immature to call them lonely, Selma shows herself
as a feminist of a different kind. Selma should spare men in general
when she has an issue with anindividual man. I would refrain from
saying that women are dumb or
stupid in general if I have an issue with an individual woman.
A skeptic’s look at alliances
By Eugene Correia
As the game of negotiations and strategic moves on the political
chessboard is going on and as the final list of candidates is still a
long way to be out, I find that electoral coalitions in Goa do not
fare well.
At the current stage, the Congress
I find OHeraldo filing more stories on the pre-election drama than The
Navhind Times. Why is the NT lagging behind? Is it the lack of
reporters or just a laidback attituted?
Since Gomantak Times is not available on the net, it is hard to know
how it is doing on this front.
eugene
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thesis. He always said that he wants
to rewite it as he found new discoveries that disputed some of his
findings,. He said he wants to first finish the history of the
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