Dear Gulf Goans,
I have known Gasper Almeida for a number of years, mainly over the internet,
but have never had the opportunity of meeting him in person. This came close
this summer when he was in Goa. But never happened apart from exchanging a
few telephone calls.
I have been going through a load of information which is free flowing over
the internet as well as through advertisements in the newspapers. However, I
have not been able to find the ad on NT which is supposed to have been
published on 3 June, 2010.
All said and done, here in Goa, I have spent my last 10 active years of
trying to unite Goans, at least on just one agenda, which is to install a
disciplined, self-sacrificing and corruption free governance in Goa. But my
observation is that Goans are allergic to the word UNITY. What is happening
in GWS is the same thing, I believe. To run an organization which has its
ROADMAP clearly defined, all that it takes is to stick to the book. Despite
this, good intensions may sometimes come into conflict, but these conflicts
should and must be resolved in the most transparent and understanding manner
so that no one is hurt, but the guilty appropriately punished, to get back
on the road to do something worthwhile.
At this stage, I feel like quoting Singapore's Ex Prime Minister Mr. Lee
Kwan Yu who was speaking in one of Singapore's election rallies when I
happened to be there by virtue of my ship being in Port.
""You know what Singapore was when it got independence in 1947 ... You look
at the horizon now (1990s) and you see the difference. In all these years
the People of Singapore have not found the need to change the ruling party
[PAP]. Because PAP has always delivered to the satisfaction of all. The day
it stops delivering, PAP will be sent packing. ....""".
now for the important part of the speech......
""We have tried to get good men into the party and we have a hawkish
procedures. But even then, some bad/rotten apples come in. But we see to it
that we channelize them to exit through the back door without hurting
them.""
Well, sitting here in Goa and reading through all this load, finds me in no
position to make a stand. But I would like to be with Gasper Almeida, for I
believe that he is incapable of doing what is brazenly insinuated. However,
I feel that even if he had done that much of a damage, he should have been
gotten out thro the back door without hurting him and most importantly
without hurting those of us who have known him for a long long time. And
GWS could have continued just as well with all our prayers and even blessing
to some extent.
The Goan UNITY must be universal. I think some 'fairy' or a 'witch'
somewhere should put a curse on every GOAN so that if one Goan tries to
undermine another, a hot bolt of lightning must strike him/her down so that
hurting another GOAN by a GOAN becomes a deterrent, and all we Goans live
happily ever after.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gracias Tome" <[email protected]>
To: "Goa Goemkaramchem" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: [Goanet] TIGERS IN SHEEP FUR IN KUWAIT
Well Said Furtado
I totally agree with your views and comments.
Yes indeed Gaspar has done wonders to Goans and Goan community in
Kuwait.If you are not aware and many of you are not,let me tell you ll
Gaspar is one Goan who brought more than 100 goans for the job back to
kuwait after the 1990 invasion.
Keep going Gaspar.
