on Cdr Clarence Joseph D'Lima: This is something. I often wonder why our politicians (even the Goan ones) cannot make small gestures (even in utter fakery since most will people will see them as genuine) to recognize such efforts. Perhaps no one cares. Its like, Kay mota parakram tyani kela (Mar). Kitem vhoddlem kelem tenen. Kaamant somplo to bhov maan oxe, /aashem familint sozmonlzai. Anik kitem (Konk).
Cecilia's cousin Major Roland Nazareth (from Pune, Sholapur Rd? ), I believe was hounded by the government/forces since he has filed a case against the government when he was at Khadakvasla. They posted him regularly in the North, and he died of drink and gangrene. His men (signals) loved him. I believe there was an Anglo Micky Blake who turned away from bombing Daman when he saw people waving white flags. And Maj Gen Eustace Fernandes, lets just say---perhaps it was not his time. _____________________________________________________________ Based on my experiences over the past decade, I am tending to believe that many people are tired of successful people who may be Christians--even marginal Christians; which many of us happen to be. Tired as in Baba, fade away yaar. We love you, we love your daughters--but sell bread or something, weld this grill, teach me dance, can we drink at your place (that may be passe now), now I do not even need you to teach my child English, and so forth. All one can do is perhaps, as in my case--attempt to learn the ways of our forefathers, the languages, the ways of life, and instill it into our beings. venantius j pinto Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:44:41 +0530 > From: Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] UP, UP AND HIGH... GALLANT GOANS IN THE SKY > > You may have missed another name that of Maj Gen Eustace Fernandes who died > in J & K when an ammunition dump exploded. He was rated very high and was > to > be promoted as Lt Gen to head the Northern Command and tipped to take over > subsequently as Chief of the Army Staff. > > Regards, > > Marshall >