I AM TAKING THE LIBERTY TO POST THE COMMENT OF JOHN DESA -RgdsMario (My comment is also put up..)
Freddy/Mario, Thank you for the beautiful poem based on the "Rice Fields" of Goa. It reminds me of my childhood days in Goa. Pez was prepared at my house, but not regularly, however, one of my Aunty (5 minutes walking distance) would prepare pez of (Kosunche Thandu, Korgut Thandu) every day. If Pez was not made at home, then I would go to my Aunty's place and have Pez over there. Another Aunty would make Ambil, once in a while, and I would enjoy that too. It also reminds me of the paddy grown 100 meters across a rivulet behind my house (Cortalim) in a Khazon/Manos. Farmers would grow paddy over there naturally without any fertilizer. I beleive the Khazon is sold to a UK based company for a song. I also remember my boarding days in Curtorim, a village full of fields and also the paddy smell after reaping. Would appreciate leads to purchase (Kosunche Thadnu/Korgut Thandu) in Goa. Dev Borem Korum, Tumcho Mogall John Desa [email protected] Qatar/Cortalim ==== COMMENTS FROM MARIO Dear Freddy It is GOOD of you to remind me, us & other GOANS of the wonderful fields(Xet) given to us Free by GOD and of the times FOOD (especially RED RICE(MOTEM TANNU/XETANTLEM TANNU & other foods...) which we ate and stored in plenty for 365 days(especially filled in barns for mansoons). And sickness those days remained at a distance from our bodies, with the traditional, regular, grandmothers delicious PEZ( 11 o clock) with 'Kharem'. Xet is a Goans PRIDE, let us try and retain as much land/fields as possible and try how we can make a plentiful produce. a) GOANS DO NOT SELL LAND/FIELDS b) GOANS DO NOT fall for 5 star pleasures/crores Rs. lying in the banks and food. (Oily Fries and overcooked &grilled delicacies and all coloured soft drinks only REDUCES our lifes and health and our HEARTS are EVER-READY for the ATTACK. What will we do then with the crores in bank? So watch out, Enjoy XETANTLEM TANNU AND ADSORACHEM UDOK and find out the difference in our health. Long Live Goans. Live happily Goans. Thank you Freddy Mario Andrew Rodrigues [email protected] Message: 9 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:25:00 +0400 From: "Freddy Fernandes" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Konkanni Kovita To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Xet _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/
