MD— Also, appreciate the dialog from the show. Best, —VJP On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Venantius J Pinto < [email protected]> wrote:
> In a sense it is about doing what is right, doing the right thing at the > right / particular season, moment, situation, … > Like when in Rome, do as the Romans do. > > So, Tempa Pormonnem Mateak Kurponem to those interested would be. > Literally: According to the season / hour (situation, time—so to speak) > the head is adorned / blessed. > > I am sure others know a thing or two about the above. I am welding my > Konkani sword from afar. :) > > Like, in church a veil, or a hat for women.** The veil has been largely > ignored,*** and hats in our version of adhunikta (modernity) is a whole > other story. Men do not wear a hat in church. > **But our mentally afflicted would go nuts at women wearing hats, > including many of the women too. > ***Now it is worn only by those who maintain some of the old ways, and > some who in times of duress and storming heaven—present themselves to God > as a certain whole, in a holistic manner. > > To bring it closer to home and seeing from across what the other does not > realize, care, or is permitted. > When in Goa, do not!—F‡§☞◊‽⁂ defecate on our land. It’s your “Goanese Ma > Na?” (Goan mother no?) > But, our shithead pols, and NGOs will not make provisions, that such does > not happen; except in emergencies, including in poskotto futlo > situations. > > Best, > > —Venantius J Pinto > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:19 PM, MD <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Mr. Pinto. >> >> QUOTE FROM V.J. PINTO'S EARLIER POST: >> "But apparently, we Goans have a propensity of operating on a few too many >> layers in one existence." >> That prompted me to Google the word 'propensity' for meaning. Here it is: >> 'Propensity (noun) means=an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a >> particular way.' >> I also recalled that phrase from P&P 1995 BBC series: >> MR DARCY: I believe every disposition has a tendency to some particular >> evil. >> ELIZABETH BENNET: Your defect is a propensity to hate everyone. >> More: >> 'V' says: "As my mother would say: Tempa pormonnem matteak kurponem." >> Will a literal translation match the original meaning and context? >> Any takers? >> MD >> >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:36:05 -0500 >> From: Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> >> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Facing neglect, Goa's state flower `Abolim' set >> to bloom again >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected] >> ail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >> >> The neglect should be seen as one way that mother be damned not adorned. >> Decide on the mother?! >> + >> A segway: As my mother would say: Tempa pormonnem matteak kurponem. >> SEE first image of, Ode to a Fragment of Silence (a funereal book to my >> Dad) >> : >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151141958082370&set=a. >> 10152296522167370.1073741833.605552369&type=3&theater >> >> Even among Catholics, the last time a woman wears / adorns her head with a >> flower is at the funeral of her husband. But few know. >> These are traditional protocols assimilated in the christian lived >> aesthetic. >> >> Venantius J Pinto >> >> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 6:20 AM, Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> >> wrote: *http://tinyurl.com/ycu45fqb <http://tinyurl.com/ycu45fqb>* >> > >
