Hey Annette, Thanks for the kind words on Cantare. Just to set the record straight, The old Podmonath Building was built by Vittorrinho Saldanha (my Great Grand pa) who didn't like the idea of Saligaokars having to go to Mapusa and Panjim to shop! He leased the place out to the Podmanath family (podmonaths father Camotim) to run as a shop/bar, I inherited it through my Grand Aunt Ursula Saldanha who had given up on the litigation that followed the tenancy Act in Goa. Once I got involved in 2000 it took me 6 years to get the building back and another 2 to renovate it. It is a little village taverna and meant to remain that way. Regards, Maurice --- On Mon, 5/3/10, ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> wrote:
From: ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [SALIGAONET] But no one mentioned that Cantare was... To: "Saligaon Foxy news" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 3:59 AM 14 people? in a taxi? Rico, would that be 14 skinny & weightless people (like myself in those days...not that I am any better now!) including the driver, piled on each other? ....then that I would believe as I dont recall any taxi having people on the roof. I remember travelling with 8 others including the driver. Very uncomfortable! Yep the cycle repairs I do remember. I recall Louis wearing a turban but connect him with a Fancy Dress Competition (now that memory is hazy I guess)....who was the Chief Guest? Or was the Chief Guest part of the Fancy Dress Parade? Oops! Didnt I mention about Cantare being at Padmanabh's once Maurice took over his ancestral house? I did like the place & mentioned it in one of my postings.... originals used as in shell windows, old furniture & wood, etc. etc. I got a few good pictures then for my personal album. Louis, Rico,... would Maurice be comfortable with your suggestion? Me thinks he doesnt want too much advertisement & exposure, unless it is by word of mouth.....(as I had made by query) at least that is how I understood him in January but it is a while since then of course..... Perhaps you could both work on him using - persuasion, perseverance, pursuance. All the best! Did visit Lawrie's too & as Daniel did, it was to say hello (not to have a drink) & I did meet that evening a couple of Saliganvkars there whom I had not met in ages. Across the road from each other but both Outlets have much to offer I guess .... the old & the new, the traditional & the modern, the "village type" & the "city type" meeting place. Peaceful co-existence....I like it! Each has its own type of visitors & clients, (Saliganvkars & others) both proprietors are cool, calm & confident.... Ta ra Annette From: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, May 1, 2010 9:38:07 AM Subject: [SALIGAONET] But no one mentioned that Cantare was... Louis (D'Souza, Boxer) from over from Brisbane and we had a long chat this evening about the way Saligao was in the 1970s... 14 people travelling to Panjim in a taxi (I guess we all were thinner then... if we are to believe Louis' number, and my dad concurred), cycle-repairs at Parra fixed-wheel cycles with large axels, and much more. Does anyone remember the time Louis dressed as a Sikh (with a pale blue turban) and accompanied the chief guest to the Saligao Institute? Maybe 1980 or 1981... While ending the discussion, Louis mentioned that he had seen Cantare. His complaint: "But no one mentioned that it had been set up in the old Padmanabh's shop." Maybe that might have helped to imagine the location from afar! Louis also says he didn't see any photos of Cantare online. Now, with his impressive photographic equipment with him, he might be able to correct that situation! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
