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There is a scientific explanation to the way different skin colours
evolved which has been acknowledged around the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0211/feature2/online_extra.html
However, this highly visible (ie. obvious from a
Fred,
No one intends to interfere with your profession and nobody can stop your
freedom of writing.
CAN YOU PLEASE STOP POSTING GOAN ROMAN CATHOLICS SO-CALLED CASTE BASED
MATRIMONIAL ADS?
THIS NUISANCE HAS TO BE STOPPED.
Regards,
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cecil,
If one needs personal information for posting on Goanet, caste, skin
color, and size of your house/hut in Goa should aslo be given. Besides,
it would also make sense to add if one is Hindu/Catholic basher.
Regards,
Carlos
-Original Message-
From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cip,
There is no need to mention caste in the Obituary, because the living
eartlings on earth have no use for a dead person. St Peter is the only
one who needs to know who is coming to Heaven and he knows them all,
especially the Goans with complex. And then he puts them in special
rooms
About 25 years ago...
When some some dies, he/she (or his/her soul) was subject to last/final
judgement
(with Sam Minguel?) and accordingly he or she was sentenced to either to Hell or
Purgatory or Heaven.
Hence, my Aunty's Prayer: SAIBA, PURGATORINTLEA ATMEANK VEGIN SORGAR VOR...
Again,
The Police this evening effected controlled explosion in Birmingham
(Midlands) There is also in place an exclusion zone imposed preventing
cars from entering the inner zone of Birmingham.
Thank you Tony Blair.
--
Cheers,
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
On 09/07/05, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- joseph fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Why dont you then quit your British citizenship and
move over to France/Germany?
Mario adds:
That is precisely where Gabe will feel most
comfortable, Joe. That is, until the
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is excellent, but the caveat for a change is
puzzling. Who in power, other than the feckless
non-coalition Europeans like France, Germany and
Spain, are NOT focusing on the terrorists?
For a change is used because we need a change in
policy.
On 09/07/05, Cip Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gabe,
I was fortunate to be born a Brahmin and no harm in wearing it with pride
What is the fortune?
and, what is the pride?
Just curious!
Cip
UK
RESPONSE: I believe you have completely misread my post! I was quoting
a
On 08/07/05, cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gabe,
Vis a vis the post below, I believe your attitude towards Blair's
unjustified attack on Iraq is entirely realistic and reflects the majority
position in the UK. It is definitely not defeatist. That the terrorist
attack on London, yesterday,
Interesting. I always assumed that Halur is a male. Halur, can you
help us out? Are you a HE or a SHE?? My bet is MALE.
Viviana
George Pinto wrote:
Halur - he or she? You probably know something I don't. Many seem to think
'Halur' is a he, but
may be Halur is a she?
Regards,
Halur - he or she? You probably know something I don't. Many seem to think
'Halur' is a he, but
may be Halur is a she?
Regards,
George
--- Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cip that's not fair. He's accurately quoting the ads one sees in the States.
Viviana
Cip Fernandes wrote:
--- joseph fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Why dont you then quit your British citizenship and
move over to France/Germany?
Mario adds:
That is precisely where Gabe will feel most
comfortable, Joe. That is, until the Islamo-fascists
get to those countries as well.
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am sure everyone read, with intent the
article posted; everyone tends to read Fred's posts
written or copied and pasted.
Mario replies:
What Gabe Menezes, who blames the cowardly attack on
innocent civilians in London on Tony Blair, is
referring
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GL wrote: Fred's and other's caste-beef appears to be not for caste
but disparity in society. This issue of disparity is and will
always be there
Dear GL:
Are you deliberately/unintentionally misquoting me, or have I expressed
myself so poorly, that I've confused my stand over the many
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Murderous terrorists must be punished. They ought to
be the focus of those in power for a change.
Mario replies:
This is excellent, but the caveat for a change is
puzzling. Who in power, other than the feckless
non-coalition Europeans like France,
Wonder why so-called Goan Roman Catholics castists DO NOT MENTION their
caste in their OBITUARY / DEATH NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENTS neither on newspaper
nor Goanet?
Just curios!
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
Alba Fernandes, Sent: 08 July 2005 22:02
Hello Goanetters,
Well said Dr. Ambert
WHICH ORGANISATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO STANDARDISE ROMAN SCRIPT KONKANI?
DO WE HAVE ROMAN SCRIPT KONKNNI SCHOLARS TO STANDARDISE ROMAN SCRIPT
KONKANI?
Need to know in order to lay strong foundation for Roman Script Konkani.
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cecil Pinto wrote:
What Frederick Noronha thinks:
Fernandes from Chinchinim? M! Must find out what caste they are.
What Frederick Noronha does:
Opens his indexed database. Enters Fernandes and Chinchinim and
finds out what caste family your sister-in-laws married into.
---
Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tariq Ali is both a left-winger and of Muslim
origin. In my view, the point he makes below need
to be taken note of, rather than going along
solely with the version largely emerging from the
dominant media perspective.-FN
Hindusim is to be defined by 'white' hindus? caste is
institutionalised in Hinduism. If you do not know this
, you know very little about India.
Catholicism is rooted in european history and european
social practices, just as hinduism is rooted in indian
history and social practices. This is just
On 09/07/05, Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Joe,
I have never been able to understand the mentality of
the Goans who insist on providing the spouse for their
child. Providing a spouse for your nephew is funnier.
Funnier still, is when distant relatives try to
settle you
Which one is it? If it is a part of Hinduism as you write below, then is the
'establishment' as
you also write below violating Hinduism by trying to 'erode caste'. Is the
establishment
anti-Hindu?
--- halur rasho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First, caste is, like it or not, a part of Hinduism.
Gabe,
I was fortunate to be born a Brahmin and no harm in wearing it with pride
What is the fortune?
and, what is the pride?
Just curious!
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
Gabe Menezes, Sent: 09 July 2005 17:25
On 09/07/05, Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Cip,
Also it's
--- halur rasho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First, caste is, like it or not, a part of Hinduism. If it has no legitimate
basis in religion,
as you say, you would have to convert every indian hindu to islam or
catholiscism. Ready to take
on the task, King George?
I have heard a number of
I thank GOD everyday that I am an atheist.
--- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In addition to the announcement by George Pinto,
about GoaNet being hived
off into seprate segments depending one's caste
related views, the Admin
Team has decided on a new rule for posters to
identify
Before making sweeping statements , which can betray
your ignorance of the topic, perhaps studying the
caste system might be helpful? Its origins are very
much racial. Today with all the inter-mixing , one
cannot tell, but its origins are indeed racial.
It is like the blond haired german or
JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, bride wanted for my nephew.
ABOUT HIM
-
27 years old well settled in UK plus having his own
new home in GOA + own flat in London.
Joe,
I have never been able to understand the mentality of
the Goans who insist on providing the spouse for
Guys - precisely. You can also find ads listing MWM or MBF - M for Married.
Viviana
halur rasho wrote:
Cecil,
Ask any women (and it is the same in Bombay or New
York), if every man who hits on her is single?
--- Cip Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It appears that Halur Rasho is
Cecil,
Ask any women (and it is the same in Bombay or New
York), if every man who hits on her is single?
--- Cip Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It appears that Halur Rasho is wearing glasses (in
his subtle mind), hence
he sees people's skin colour as white, black, brown,
etc
Cip
Your knowledge of the indian scene is rather poor!
Read a good work on caste .
First, caste is, like it or not, a part of Hinduism.
If it has no legitimate basis in religion, as you
say,you would have to convert every indian hindu to
islam or catholiscism. Ready to take on the task, King
George?
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/09pm1.htm
British Raj was beneficial: PM
July 09, 2005 18:15 IST
Last Updated: July 09, 2005 19:47 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday acknowledged the beneficial
consequences of British colonial rule like free press,
constitutional government,
Do you experienced any problem in letters/correspondence being delivered to
Goa? We exprienced it twice. I would like to know if this might be a common
problem. Thanks, Joesph
On 09/07/05, Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cecil - as usual you have managed to find humor in any situation. My
only question is this: If caste can be ascertained by name and village,
why is there ever a need to mention it?
Viviana
RESPONSE: It is essential to reiterate, in case there
On 09/07/05, Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Cip,
Also it's wrong for people to be caste conscious!
Nasci Caldeira
Melbourne.
RESPONSE: Hope you don't mind me informing you, but what a load of
twaddle. If it's wrong for people to be caste consious, then they
should, not be
On 09/07/05, Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cip that's not fair. He's accurately quoting the ads one sees in the
States.
Viviana
Comment: What's your excuse for reading these advertisements?
Not much to pass your time? Get on to the computer and start typing!
Cheers,
Gabe Menezes.
Tongue-in-cheek
By Cecil Pinto
Cecil Pinto educates Gabe Menezes, a UK based Goan, on the finer points of
Goan Catholic Death Advertisements in local newspapers.
Gabe Menezes: Are obituary notices published in your local dailies?
Cecil Pinto: We don't have obituaries. Just
Cecil Pinto wrote:
Cecil:
You are mixing caste with class. What makes you think there are no
Brahmins working as domestic workers?
Good point.
Cecil:
How exactly are you guilty of it? You are of Sicilian origin
(Caucasian). You do not have any Goan ancestors (to the best of my
Cecil - as usual you have managed to find humor in any situation. My
only question is this: If caste can be ascertained by name and village,
why is there ever a need to mention it?
Viviana
F/??/C/H
MWF
Cecil Pinto wrote:
What Frederick Noronha thinks:
Fernandes from Chinchinim? M!
At the outset let me state that I consider Eddie Verdes a friend and a very
sincere person who speaks his mind. What I say below is not personally
directed at Eddie but for the purpose of debate (and a little fun!).
---
Eddie Verdes wrote:
I am also a silent Goanetter, but I would
Viviana wrote:
I agree with Eugene and find Halur's point interesting. Does anyone
really believe that a mother from a SC/ST would actively look for an RC
Goan Brahmin for her daughter?? Don't you think she'd look around for
someone within her own ethnic/cultural/racial group? Presuming that she
Viviana wrote:
By the way, do you know Sylvia Coelho e Fernandes or Angela Coelho e
Fernandes from Chinchinim? They're two of my sisters-in-law (out of
5). Also, did you know Dona Amina Dos Reis e Fernandes?? She passed
away about 2 months ago, she was my great aunt, by marriage.
---
Hello Cip,
People do have different colours of skin; Hence u are wrong to say that
Halur is wearing glasses!
All the worlds people have skin colour; skin is not colourless! Skin colours
can be white, black, royal purple, brown, brahmin fair, and you did not
mention 'yellow'. In India
On 09/07/05, Vincent Andrade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
JOE - !
me too looking for Two Brides for my Two Friends (Twins) - same same ...
but different !
Comment: First and foremost before I bring any proposals to your
doors; could we have a published photograph of the candidates!
Looking for
Cip that's not fair. He's accurately quoting the ads one sees in the
States.
Viviana
Cip Fernandes wrote:
It appears that Halur Rasho is wearing glasses (in his subtle mind), hence
he sees people's skin colour as white, black, brown, etc
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Too late for me ;-) because it's already July 9 here. But perhaps on
time for those where the dateline works differently...
Wikipedia reminds me:
Selected anniversaries
July 8: 1497 - Vasco da Gama set sail on the first direct European
voyage to India.
See details at
KAL ANINK AIZ - KITLO FOROK
Kal tum aslo toso
Kalcho tum aiz disnam oso
Kalche bhari vichar tuje
Ratiam bhitor bodol'le koxe
Kal aink aiz kitlo forok
Chintam chintam guspotam
Kalcheo ieadi uspotam
Kalchi tuji dukh-bori gozal
Disli Pankaj Udhasachi ghazal
Pun aichem tujem vonttavelem ghit
Dear Cecil,
What Halur wrote is exactly what Americans follow. I know this for a fact
because Saudi Aramco follows American system.
According to the British system, which we follow in India, an unmarried man
is called a 'bachelor' and an unmarried woman a 'spinster' respectively. In
http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/09bpo.htm
London police confirm Indian BPO fraud
Ashish Aggarwal Gaurie Mishra in New Delhi | July 09, 2005 12:47 IST
The London police team investigating the case of UK Banks' data theft
from Indian BPOs involving Karan Bahree has said the customer
Dear George,
I have tthree more D-lists that could be added. No hard feelings! :-) :-)
1) Goans who are seriously anti-Vatican,
2)Goans who want Indian 'canonised' saints; but will not be satisfied in
acheiving saintliness themselves.
3) Goan Scientists and Creation of the Universe etc.
Konkani has attained state recognition, It has been included in the
eighth schedule of the constitution. Sahitya Academy awards are
bestowed on a privileged few. Lakhs of rupees are spent in the name of
konkani, Huge sums are sanctioned to produce konkani telefilms for
persons having the right
On 08/07/05, Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet]How will the left wingers spin this?
...Let's see how the BBC, The Guardian, the NYT, the
Toronto Globe Mail, Toronto Star and others on the
left will spin the outrage in
Great!!
Not surprised, this is much less than the expectations
from our latest breed of GGG ( Great Goan
Grooms)available coz not bought by ( Goan ) brides!!!
Cheers,
Luis Rodrigues
Chimbel / Dubai
JOE - !
me too looking for Two Brides for my Two Friends
(Twins) - same same
...
but
It appears that Halur Rasho is wearing glasses (in his subtle mind), hence
he sees people's skin colour as white, black, brown, etc
Cip
UK
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Cecil Pinto
Sent: 09 July 2005 10:08
To: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL
On 08/07/05, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
after ostensibly knowing what Waziristan is like, the
double game that Pakistan plays, and the possible
involvement of Iran, where some reports say Bin Laden
has been given sanctuary.
RESPONSE:
The
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G o a n e t * News Bytes In Brief * July 8-9, 2005
---
July 9, 2005
o Sardinha elected unopposed as Speaker. Victoria is deputy speaker.
Election is 'illegal'
Might be relevant for Goa...
Forwarded Message
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:50:30 +0530
CSE's Fortnightly News Bulletin
=
An e-bulletin from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),
India, to our network of friends and
Some incomprehensible posts, in regard to the recent bombings in
London. One poster proudly proclaimed that Tony Blair got re-elected,
so that showed, that the country was happy with the Iraq adventure? We
voted on several issues and in fact it was because of the Iraq
adventure that The labour
In addition to the announcement by George Pinto, about GoaNet being hived
off into seprate segments depending one's caste related views, the Admin
Team has decided on a new rule for posters to identify themselves.
Everyone will now sign off in the format below:
Name Surname, Current Permanent
Coming soon new konkani film Tuzo Rosto Hangach
Sompta The story of the film is written by Chrisferns
is directed by C.Fernandes.
The shooting of the film is going in full swing in
Dubai and the cast include The man of thousand faces
C. D'Silva Antonette de Maina from goa beside other
local
JOE - !
me too looking for Two Brides for my Two Friends (Twins) - same same ...
but different !
One :
Wanted Bride for Good Looking Bachelor, Never Married, No Issues,
Occassional Drinker
Smoker. Interested in Antiques, Tri-Sexual (Always tries for sex), Age No
Bar, Caste No Bar,
Color No Bar,
Raymond Quadros - Getting into the Adventure of
Konkani Film Production with 'Padri'
From the first look, one would never realize he could
be an achiever in business circles, and the least as
one who would venture into a gamble of a venture of
making a Konkani film. There are already several past
The showman of Konkani stage Prince Jacob has released
his new tiatr Roddo Naka and it has come out with a
bang.
As always, thanks to the innovative ideas introduced
on Konkani stage by Prince Jacob, the audience has got
another opportunity to watch something unique, as far
as stage setting
A FIRST:REJOICE! WE HAVE A WOMAN DY.SPEAKER IN THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY OF GOA.
We are glad that Mrs Victoria Fernandes has eventually made it to
the Constitutional position of the Dy. speaker of the Legislative
Assembly of Goa. This is the first time that a woman would be
occupying the
Gabe Menezes said:
The big powers, such as Germany and France as well
as many others
stayed out. Their citizens are sleeping happy while we
have to live
with
fear.
Why dont you then quit your British citizenship and
move over to France/Germany?
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai India
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