Re: [Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:57:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know the main topic of conversation at the Goan convention will be the buzz of, Who is here ... who could not come who would not come ...?who was about to come.:=)) Mario responds: Gilbert, At the risk of sounding humorless just because you have tried to soften your unsubstantiated community-wide observation with a smiley face, how exactly do you know what the buzz will be at the Goan Convention, of all the conversations that will surely take place? BTW, have you detected ANY compromise in ANYTHING that Selma, poor baby, writes???:-)) See, I can use smiley faces too:-))
[Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
I have this joke with myself that I want all the Goans from Goa to the Gulf, to UK to US, gunning for me. After that I will hope my husband gets an assignment in Sweden, where I will have only Alfred Tavares to write about :-) But jokes aside, lately I've been feeling compromised on Goanet. When one has been on this site for a couple of years, one develops friendships or at least unofficial allies. People who've sided with you in the past, supported your point of view or generally been kind and affable. It becomes very hard to voice arguments against these people and still maintain friendship. (Perhaps Roland and Frederick are the only two I can think of, where I've succeeded and even there I wouldn't want to push the envelope). Then there are abusive posters who you simply want to keep away from or have been warned to keep away from. There are last wordists, the I'll take-everything-personally, the I'm going-to-be-contrary for the sake of it, the I'll drag-past-history-or-personal-insults into the mix. Which pretty soon covers the whole of Goanet including me. You decide not to respond to these posts, including my own :-) Of late there seems to be more than the usual cantankerous moods. Is it really worth posting in a compromised state? selma
Re: [Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
2008/7/20 Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have this joke with myself that I want all the Goans from Goa to the Gulf, to UK to US, gunning for me. After that I will hope my husband gets an assignment in Sweden, where I will have only Alfred Tavares to write about :-) Is it really worth posting in a compromised state? selma RESPONSE: In short, No! Next question please :-)); Am off to the Tivim Feast, Cip has informed me that he will be attending, so today we should have a beer together. Life is too short, to worry endlessly, what others might think of you...get on with it and as the English might say 'sod off' -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.
[Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
Selma wrote: Of late there seems to be more than the usual cantankerous moods.Is it really worth posting in a compromised state?selma - Definition of 'cantankerous': unwilling to cooperate. How can Goanetters who read half truths, with not much thought put into the article written, just sit tight and say nothing? If Indians find it difficult to live within their own community, how the hell does one expect to live on their own within a predominately white community? I have tried and failed, they said I was big headed. Now that the UK Police have been shamed by the 'Lawrence Inquiry' that they are Institutionally Racist and still are to a degree, the mood of the Indians have mellowed. Reason? The whites are not getting 'the blind support' from the police as before. But the facts have to be put forward (like it or not). ED. __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
This is in response to Message No: 1, dated: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 by ONLY lady in Goanet. She writes: .jokes aside, lately I've been feeling compromised on Goanet. When one has been on this site for a couple of years, one develops friendships or at least unofficial allies. People who've sided with you in the past, supported your point of view or generally been kind and affable. It becomes very hard to voice arguments against these people and still maintain friendship. (Perhaps Roland and Frederick are the only two I can think of, where I've succeeded and even there I wouldn't want to push the envelope). My response: Why one should think this way? FACT is People get FED UP eating and dining in / at ONLY one restaurant or hotel..today everyone on this earth wants to enjoy different splendid taste and favorer.as was / is spelt out by even Roland and Frederick! What say? May be the restaurant / Hotel owner relied on their promise .made otherwise.not knowing THEY ARE TO SMART!! Having said all this, I request ONLY lady to keep KEYING as long as her destination doesn't turn up to be realistic...DONT YOU WORRY about Goans in Goajust keep worrying about who willlift and shift to Switzerland. Goans are there to take care of what is left in / of Goa! Till than Let's enjoy SWITZER.LAND. What say?? Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad
Re: [Goanet] Compromised position on Goanet
Selma, thanks for your usual insightful comments. It is the weekend and the weather in Upstate NY is raining. So our plans to go the the beach with the grand-children, who are spending their summer vacation with us, had to be scrapped. I had some time to read a few more post and respond to you. Your correct diagnosis of many current Goanetters is painful, even though some of the worst offenders have not posted in a long time. It breaks ones heart to see some smart Goans just do not get it - It is nice to be important. But is more important to be nice. I have a difficult time to understand why so many smart Goanetters cannot be original; instead of electing to parasite on other peoples' posts. And of course Goans have lost the word humor from their vocabulary. It is the Graduation Season where high school graduates are feted by their parents with lavish parties for graduating from High School. At yesterday's graduation party, I met a friend, originally from Calcutta, who had just returned from a Bengali Reunion in Toronto. He told me the 7,000 gathering was harmonious and enjoyable. There were lot of sessions on Literature and Poetry, (Bengalis - land of Tagore - are good at this), and joint-business sessions. He tell me there was no disunity related to the party politics in Bengal, no discussion on history etc etc. The only minor discomfort according to him was a 'chip on the shoulder' of Canadian Bengalis towards the American Bengalis. You know the main topic of conversation at the Goan convention will be the buzz of, Who is here ... who could not come who would not come ... who was about to come.:=)) I hope I can get your input into my recent post regarding Crime and punishment (title change and next to be posted). Regards, GL --- Selma Carvalho Then there are abusive posters who you simply want to keep away from or have been warned to keep away from. There are last wordists, the I'll take-everything-personally, the I'm going-to-be-contrary for the sake of it, the I'll drag-past-history-or-personal-insults into the mix. Of late there seems to be more than the usual cantankerous moods. Is it really worth posting in a compromised state?
