Dear JC Kithem santam rae. You will recall this thread started with a discussion on the banning of bikinis on Goa's beaches worn by women who visit Goa as they are denied the glorious sunshine and Vitamin D that Goa is blessed with. The wearing of bikinis in a democracy can express their feminine form but unfortunately are attracting illiterate men who do not know how to look and not touch. The debate was by a high percentage of top shot men "peon" Goa advisors who should know by now that you can put your foot down on the accelerator and know exactly where you are going. You can put your foot down on a woman and you cannot be sure which direction your decision will take you.
Recent discussions on unscrupulous doctors and taxi drivers appears to have got this thread like knickers in a twist. Incidentally, knickers are very much in the UK headlines at the moment and there is a strong possibility they too will be banned at airports soon - a woman was caught carrying GBP 16,000 in her knickers at Heathrow airport. Life is short and not a dress rehearsal. We all have a RESPONSIBILITY and DUTY OF CARE to each other for a better world. If no one has said this before, allow me to be the first. If there were no patients you would not have doctors. If there were no doctors, you would not have medicine. If you had no medicine, you would not have chemists and universities. On the other hand, if we did not have robbers, they would no need for police. And just like football, if you have no rules, there would be no game. No legislators would mean no laws and a breeding ground for corruption, extortion and a useless quality of life. I hope you can agree. We cannot save the whole world but we can start with our tiny dot of Goa where people appear to backward, stupid and applying for special status to confirm this. I believe that the cream and talent of Goa is still in Goa and those of us living abroad that can assist have the opportunity to do so. I welcome the announcement by the NRI office Quote "My Village" Scheme Goan expatriates gainfully employed in overseas countries have often expressed their desire to contribute to the development of their native areas where they were born or brought up or have their roots. Their contribution to the development process could be in any infrastructure project or scheme of public interest, which would either help in improving the living conditions of the community at large or provide the much needed facilities which the civic bodies are unable to provide basically due to lack of funds. Against this background, the Department of NRI Affairs has formulated a scheme under the title "My Village Scheme" whereby the Goan expatriates may contribute to the development of project beneficial to the public at large in their native areas where they were born or brought up or have their roots. Unquote This announcement on the Global Goans website does not indicate who to contact and may I suggest if you are able to take any part in this scheme you e-mail the NRI office on "commissionernri_goa [commissionernri_goa]" Please send me a copy for information as I am still awaiting a reply from Bishops House in Panjim on a communication I sent on the welfare of their staff. In keeping with protocol, I was hoping to send a copy with the Pope (but unfortunately he is not visiting Goa)and Anna Maria, a contributor on goanet, who is well versed in matters of the cloth. I am happy to forward this letter to anyone travelling to Goa who can visit Bishops House and chase up a reply from them. Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, UK 10 July 2014
