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How to murder the English language and dissolve all its body parts, or How to be a journalist and make your readers happy they didn’t choose to become one, or Who says that a writer should make any sense, or Writing for Indian publications can completely destroy your future ambitions. Eugene could have become a successful Goa politician - all hot air and no sense at all. Anyone who said he has a king-sized ego was understating. I was this, I did this, I left this and they called me back, they promised me this and I got that, I brought these VIPs and nobody bowed to me. Roland Toronto > On Nov 4, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > Read enough. If you have my two pieces, you will know how much work I did > relating to the hosting of the convention. I was Asst Gen. Sec of GOA at that > time. I had a young family. Just the other day a friend told another person, > who was never involved in the association, why I wrote pieces. I wrote > because I was hurt, and I was used and discarded. > Just imagine I was the editor of the souvenir and the page Ireserved for my > editorial piece was taken away and given to a daughter of a guy who was very > friendly to one of the Steering Commitee members. > That's why I resigned from the GOA and all activities regarding the > convention. I got Prof Moraes, Dr. Stella and Prof Jose Pereira by getting > Free air tickets from my contacts. The GOA didn't spend a penny. I arranged > accommodation for two, Moraes and Pereira with friends. > Today morning, someone called me and said that I should have been invited. > Thereafter, Inserved two GOA committees, that is I gave six years. Besides, I > edited The Oulse if the GOA for msybe three ir four years and for another two > years I was on the editorial team. I edited and brought out the 20th > anniversary souvenir. I was also on the editorial committee for the souvenir > of the 25th anniversary. > I was given Ontario Volunteer Award for my services to the GOA. I was away > from Ontaro for at least eight years, and I was in Dubai. I am aware who > "gips" is, and I have also written articles against organisers of Goan > football. My replybto gios has been rejected by the moderstirs as being > "inappropriate." Anithet one regarding Fred's writing on "critucusn is cheap" > and relating to "Free Speech" hasn't appeared. Neither I have got rejection > notice. > I have done lot for GOA and I have earned enough respect among Toronto Goans, > both for my social service and my journalism. I edited three South Asian > weeklies here, and gave lot of publicity to Goan events. > > Eugene Correia > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Nov 4, 2018, at 6:32 AM, gipsport <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well written! My exact sentiments!As the ecause I saying goes " Dont ask >> what your community can do for you, but what can you t o day, y one friend >> was telling someone else when they were duscusing my pido or what have you >> done for YOUR community! "RFSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> -------- Original message --------From: "Vivian A. DSouza" >> <[email protected]> Date: 04/11/2018 10:43 (GMT+00:00) To: >> [email protected] Subject: [Goanet] Criticism of the first >> International Goan Convention Critics are a dime a dozen, or perhaps a paisa >> a dozen.Can you imagine all the work that takes place in pulling off a >> successful event ?. First, the idea of having a convention, selling the >> idea to a coterie of like minded individuals, meetings after meetings, to >> give shape to the planned event and to consider all the details; scouting >> out a location to hold the event, choosing a band etc.. I am sure there were >> a lot of phone calls and running around. Very importantly, before >> subscriptions/ticket sales come rolling in, the organizer or organizers in >> all likelihood had to personally front an immense sum of money in deposits >> for a venue, a band, a caterer, printing advertising materials, tickets, >> decorating the venue etc. And there is always the risk of not breaking even >> or suffering a big loss. It takes passion, courage and a whole lot of hard >> work.In all the hullabaloo a few details may be forgotten. Let us not make >> a mountain out of a molehill, and laud the positives of the event, and also >> laud the vision and hard work of the organizers.This mataro can say - been >> there done that ! (at other un-related events of course). Hats off and my >> gratitude to the individuals who organized the first International Goan >> Convention, to promote Goan identity and unity. I was not there but heard a >> lot of positives about the event, with the recent comment being the first >> negative vibe I have heard. (and 30 years later - to harbour a grudge ? >> Saiba bogos !)Niz Goencar
