Goanet meets in Goa: December 27, 12 noon and January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). See you there! ------------------------------
I fully support Vivian's views. Infact this is needed/wanted like yesterday/last year, last ten years....... perhaps. I am of the same view as expressed by Vivian on this mega NRI jaunt which will end up in the dust-bins of KA for us all to see. (Not a pessimist though, but wanting the a NRI thing to click) Floriano ----- Original Message ----- From: Filomena Giese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Aires Rodrigues posting > Goanet meets in Goa: December 27, 12 noon and January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). See you there! > ------------------------------ > > Hi Vivian, > I support your very sensible ideas. Unfortunately, > I'm not in Goa to join you personally, but you have a > good idea that should be developed. There is strength > in numbers. > Filomena > > --- Vivian D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Goanet meets in Goa: December 27, 12 noon and > > January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy > > canteen). See you there! > > ------------------------------ > > > > As an NRI who has come to Goa from the USA to > > retire, > > I appreciated Aires's candid description of the > > situation in Goa. While I do not agree with > > everything Aires has written, most of what he has > > said > > is true. Experience is a great educator. Despite > > its faults I still love Goa, and I am glad I chose > > to > > retire in Goa. > > > > The NRI Facilitation Center is top-heavy with > > bureaucrats, without a single NRI representative > > that > > I know of, who could provide an NRI-perspective in > > its > > deliberations and planning. What is the role of the > > NRI Facilitation Center other than to facilitate an > > annual convention of NRIs with fancy brochures and > > flowery speeches ? In typical bureaucratic fashion, > > it > > takes a number of meetings, with committees and > > sub-committees and foreign jaunts, to plan what in > > the > > past was very successfully organized without > > governmental expenditure by a handful of volunteers. > > > > To make the transition easier for NRIs who choose to > > come to Goa to settle in retirement or otherwise, I > > strongly suggest that we form an association of NRIs > > who have already settled in Goa. This would be a > > voluntary self-help group, to assist each other in > > tackling day to day issues in dealing with the > > bureaucracy, in resolving property matters, dealing > > with Indian custom service, discussing Tax issues, > > and > > assisting each other with mundane tasks such as > > getting a local driving license, or purchasing a > > motor > > vehicle. This group would not be in competition with > > the official NRI Facilitation center, but rather, > > will > > inter-act with the center to seek resolution of our > > concerns. As a group we would have more clout than a > > > > lone voice. > > > > Any takers ? > > > > V.A. D'Souza > > > > > > > ########################################################################## > > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > # > > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > > and avoid top-posts # > > # More details on Goanet at > > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > > reflect respect to others # > > > ########################################################################## > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
