Patsy, I think you should be ashamed of yourself and your brother for the way
both of you handled the whole thing. If you have any more doubt about who has
narrow minded mentality, please read Fr. Nascimento's email once again. Kevin
was trying to please Fr. Nasciment at everybody else's cost. This lesson
should wake people up not to believe everything they hear.Quentin, please don't
confuse your intentions to leave Goa with mine. You may have left India to
bear the fruits of others labour (as you say in your email). But I, like every
one else, left to make more money and to enjoy a better life style. The reason
people you talk about are still in Goa is because they chose to stay back or
are forced to stay back for some reason or the other and are not there because
they love their mother land.
Alan Fernandes
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> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:26:40 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE:
> [SALIGAONET] Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas - laptop> To: [email protected]>
> > Hi All (again!!)> > Unfortunately my message did not go through to>
> Saligaonet because it had "too many recipients", so> I'm sending it to only
> one address. > > > --- Patricia Nazareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Hi
> All, > > and a very special thank you to Quentin, Annette,> > and> > Rico in
> particular - for being bigger and nobler in> > your way of thinking than the
> narrow-minded> > mentality> > (for want of a better description) displayed by
> Alan> > Fernandes. I'm truly amazed (and obviously,> > ashamed)> > that in
> this day and age we still have people who> > think like he does! > > > >
> Although I believe that most of you have/want to put> > the matter of "Fr.
> Nasciment's Laptop" to rest, I> > could not resist having my say - short as
> it will> > be. > > The only reason I did not join this discussion> > earlier>
> > was that, as I mentioned in my most recent e-mail to> > Dilip/Saligaonet,
> the past few days have been> > extremely busy. As a result, the only e-mail
> I> > accessed was Dilip's because of the attached class> > photograph - and
> obviously was completely out of the> > loop regarding all this ridiculous
> 'making a> > mountain> > out of a molehill' type discussion, so thoughtfully>
> > instigated by Alan.> > > > Knowing Kevin for the past several years (as
> his> > sister, and I believe I can speak on behalf of his> > other sisters,
> too) I can vouch for the fact that> > any> > of his actions have never been
> for anything other> > than> > someone else's good, in other words, with the
> best> > intentions; and that anyone should think otherwise -> > and moreover,
> make a public declaration of it,> > indicates the poor quality of some
> peoples thinking,> > very sad to say.> > > > As mentioned by some of you in
> the discussions that> > went back and forth, Kevin realized his "mistake"> >
> and> > apologized for it. Again, we are all familiar with> > the experience
> of trying to do something good, which> > doesn't turn out the way we expected
> it to. In my> > experience, when we are trying to give someone a> > gift,> >
> it is usually to try to give that person a pleasant> > surprise, but
> unfortunately this offended Fr.> > Nasciment. Again, our best intentions are
> not> > always> > accepted in the spirit in which they are meant, and> > that
> truly is unfortunate. Anyway, as the saying> > goes.....Life must go
> on.....So, having said my bit,> > I> > thank those of you who are capable of
> seeing the> > good> > intention behind a thought/gesture, because finally,> >
> that IS what life is all about. For those of us who> > may not know that yet,
> it's never too late to learn!> > > > Patsy> > > > > > --- Quentin Coelho
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > I too am a silent reader, Alan I'm glad
> you did> > not> > > say anything before the fact and in my opinion you> > >
> should have kept mum after the fact. > > > > > > Alan wake up and smell the
> coffee. Lap Top a> > > luxury ( in India ) ????????? India is one of the> > >
> world leaders in computer technology today. Even> > an> > > illiterate ( who
> can't spell computer or even know> > > anything about it ) coming from phoren
> to India is> > > not questioned about bringing in a lap top and may> > > have
> more trouble with dress pieces etc.......> > > > > > I was not fortunate to
> meet or know Fr.> > Nasciment> > > but really enjoyed his postings and look
> forward> > to> > > him getting back on line.> > > > > > Whether Dr Kevin
> Saldanha knows what the cost of> > a> > > lap top is IS NOT THE POINT,
> whether Dr. Kevin> > > Saldanha is a Veterinarian and not a "wet doctor"> >
> (> > > give the devil credit for his achievements ) IS> > NOT> > > THE
> POINT.> > > THE POINT IS HE OPENLY WITH OTHERS BEHIND THE> > > SCENE DARED TO
> DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE.> > > > > > I do not know the Goa you come from,
> but I am> > > ashamed to say in the Goa I come from the vast> > > majority of
> us are crabs. We pull down anyone who> > > tries to do something
> constructive. Alan, like me> > I> > > think we left India to enjoy the fruit
> of others> > > labour. What have we done to support the likes of> > > Mario,
> Muriel, Nicholas, FN, Dean and all the> > others> > > striving for another
> and better Goa ?> > > The crabs far out do the cons in Goa, that is> > why> >
> > it is an uphill battle for those who dare to do> > some> > > good.> > > > >
> > Yes, you did mention Dr, Kevin Saldanha's> > status,> > > it takes a person
> of a very high stature to> > publicly> > > and humbly apologize ( did you
> know about the> > > apology or forget to mention it ? ) I hope Fr.> > >
> Nasciment has received it.> > > > > > To all donors, do not stop, there are a
> lot of> > > credible people and organizations out there who> > need> > >
> help, just try to be smart and do a little> > > investigation before.> > > >
> > > All of us have a 20 : 20 hind sight, but the> > > handful of you with
> foresight keep up the good> > work.> > > Like Kevin you can try to do
> something and make> > > mistakes or like Alan and ME sit back, do nothing> >
> > and never make a mistake. > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan Fernandes <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px }> > > > >
> body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; > > > FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Hello All
> Saligaokars,> > > > > > I, for the longest time, have not said anything> > >
> about Fr. Nasimento getting donations to purchase> > a> > > laptop though I
> have been reading about it.> > > > > > I was an alter boy for father
> Nasimento when I was> > a> > > kid and I could not in my wildest
> imaginations> > think> > > that father Nasimento would want such luxuries.> >
> > > > > Kevin certainly knows that a laptop in Canada is> > not> > > that
> expensive if he really had good intentions> > > about father Nasimeto's
> needs. A person of> > Kevin's> > > status being a vet doctor, a mere
> $500-$600 is> > not> > > much for the intention intended.> > > > > > The
> reaction that came based on Kevin's plea for> > > donations was typically
> Goan type, whereby we tend> > > to believe anything and everything a person
> of> > > status says. Kevin, there are a lot of people who> > > read the
> numerous articles that are posted on> > > Saligaonet and just because people
> never reply, it> > > does not mean the readers agree with the articles> > >
> posted.> > > > > > And lastedly, all those who have already donated> > to> >
> > the fund - wake up, dont be gullible just because> > > you live abroad.> >
> > > > > Alan Fernandes> > > > > > > > > > > >
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