GL responds:
To the dialogue below:
Was it not just posted by one of the Goanet administrator that those
posting should pen their real name to their posts?
What part of these simple instructions don't we understand? :=))
Regards,
Gabe Menezes wrote:
Are you by any chance Halur? Yes or NO
Sant
Subject: The World Is Going Crazy - Tsunami Warnings
No matter what's Your political orientation is,
This is muito funny!
You know the world is going crazy when:
The best rapper is a white guy,
The best golfer is a black guy,
The tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese.
Swiss hold the America'
MOGAL AMIGOS
A Happy and Prosperous 2005 to all:
New Year Resolution!
In the New Year .. Just can't eat!
A MAN'S NIGHT PRAYER:
Can't eat beef ... mad cow.
Can't eat chicken ... bird flu.
Can't eat eggs ... Salmonella.
Can't eat pork ... fears that bird flu will infect piggies.
Can't eat fis
MOGAL AMIGOS
A Happy and prosperous 2005 to all:
New Year Resolution
A WOMAN'S NIGHT PRAYER:
Now I lay me
Down to sleep.
I pray the Lord
My shape to keep.
Please no wrinkles
Please no bags
And please lift my butt
Before it sags.
Please no age spots
Please
GL responds:
I don't know if Bangalore is earthquake-prone. However, I will leave it
to someone from California to give you valuable tips that you can do to
make your home and you 'earthquake safe'. Perhaps this has already
occurred.
To the emergency kit mentioned before (stored-away a two-week su
Gilbert Lawrence responds:
Hi George,
I am not going to take your statement, "We can benefit from your
insights" too seriously. But while I thank you for your comments, I am
not thrilled in writing this post. But here are my two cents, as you
specifically requested it. My factual know
In these moments of trials and tribulations:
Happy moments, Praise God.
Difficult moments, Seek God.
Quiet moments, Worship God.
Painful moments, Trust God.
Every moment, Thank God.
GL responds:
Finally some of our prayers have been answered. :=))
Kitlem ladainha korunk zai? Ani more pirachit?
Have Goanet administration been waiting for the descent of the Holy
Ghost?
In the past your digest had in red about keeping the topics linked to
Goa. But I do not se it now. But below
Gilbert Lawrence:
We feel Samir's pain and frustrations, and those of others.
In the USA we are very pro-active and perhaps over-so. We spend a lot of
time, money, resources and patience in PREVENTION AND MAINTAINANCE.
Now that we know how to spell tsunami (I first did it because of
r the "average" figure of previous years (not the
actual for
2003-04) may be based on projected increases in tourist arrivals in Goa
based perhaps on international trends etc. It would be premature to
ascribe the increase in FX earnings to IFFI/SFX and conclude about good
ROI from it.
Confusing World:
Last week, I attended a talk in Utica, NY, by an individual with a
Konkani name. He was very knowledgeable about his subject and spoke very
well. Magir, he told us, he was born (third generation) in South Africa.
He calls himself South African. But he grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. He
Re: Amchem Goem (IFFI related extracts - I)
GL responds:
Thanks Philip and Alban Couto for the post on the above thread. It is
always enjoyable to read some factual informative stories about Goa
rather than the never-ending posts on ABSOLUTELY non-Goa related topics.
Am I alone here? :=)).
Antip
Great post on the interview with our own GoaNetter Helga de Rosario
Gomes.
The undersea flora that Helga and others are studying is often compared
to the trees on land. The latter are the earth's lungs and produce
oxygen for survival of all living creatures on the land. Phytoplankton
and other und
GL responds:
Is IFFI of three weeks ago responsible for the "unimpressive" health
care advances in Goa for the last ten years?
Without IFFI, Goa would have no medical advances and also no IFFI.
Perhaps more of the same of what it has been happening for the last
forty years. IFFI is a convenient sc
Re: A Goan without love for music song and dance is a just next to
impossible.
This thread like many topics started on many Goan mailing lists. It
generated an interesting post on the Konkani forum. This post and its
response are transferred here (from the Konkani Forum); as it would be
of interes
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date added-up to be some feijoada. :=)) And we love feijoada.
Thanks for the comments and the participation. Regards Gilbert
George Pinto:
I think Gilbert must have missed the ongoing SWOT analysis of IFFI in
Goan cyberfora. To summarize:
STRE
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to you in advance. I take advantage of this post to wish all Goans a
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2005.
Regards, Gilbert Lawrence.
Rene Barretto:
I very much appreciate your email in response to a post made on the Goan
Doctors Forum , you were right ...in saying in one of your post, th
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taught. :=))
The Goan Goeses do go places. =:))
Regards, GL
Gabe Menezes:
RESPONSE: I think her husband was the first Goan to reach Antartica
Gilbert Lawrence:
Congratulations for being the first Goan to reach the Antarctica. I hope
you can send us some posts and photographs from that continent
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given all the
privileges that Frank enjoyed. That started a new era in Las Vegas and
elsewhere in America. Just one person's action and leadership!
Good wishes. GL
Sachin Phadte:
The questions that Gilbert Lawrence raises, namely:
1. Why does the 'below eluded' hypocrisy exist or ne
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thrown across the Sea, a few years ago brought
such beautiful results for this country, us, my friend the radiologist
and the physicians concerned.
Gilbert Lawrence wrote:
So cyberGoans can be proud of their indirect contribution to other parts
of the world. Cross-pollination of ideas can do a lot of good to many.
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room. Happy imbibing.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes.
benefit, I just cant see Goan private enterprise sinking money into this
white elephant. It remains to be seen whether this project will ever see
the light of day.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
sed on these duties and
responsibilities which some of the reviewers /analysis (of this thread)
have overlooked.
Thanks for seeking my views on this topic. Regards, Gilbert
Cornel:
I am also puzzled that you seem to be prepared to accommodate a Hindu
belief system with a Catholic belief syste
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10 harriers have suffered accidents over a period of 20 years. The Navy
acquired 31 harriers since 1984. You can draw your own conclusions.
regards, Gilbert.
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Not to worry -dabolims safe, and upgraded for night ops as well. Ive flown
in and out in various types of aircraft and choppers over the past 30 years.
happy flying.
regards, Gilbert.
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From: "P
, I have
given the statistics of crashes at dabolim, affecting civilian lives, over
the past 30 years. Most of the stuff you have been churning out on this
forum has been discussed in the past. Have a good day.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
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From: "Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL P
it can now stop their tongues from wagging," Parrikar
said.
Gilbert Lawrence responds:
The above does not apply to cyberGoans! And perhaps Goa's Chief Minister
does not read our posts.
If CM was sending us cyberGoans a communication, he would have suggested
that we stick our (typin
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Rene, I was hoping your series of very perceptive questions would have
generated a long lists of requests from cyberGoans seeking SPECIFIC
MEDICAL HELP from Goan doctors for Goa or the Goan Diaspora.
Of
courts of inquiry are classified and not
normally available to the public.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:50:07 +0530 (IST)
From: "Frederick Noronha(FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Dabolim Airport Debate
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
er sibling.
And then there will be the aunt who will hint she is superior to you
because she taught you all you know - in the V standard. (No ree baba?)
So what divides Goans today is not caste but often just the
dysfunctionality of (sadly many) individuals. Just my view. Regards.
Cornel:
Dear Gil
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regards, Gilbert Menezes
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet]Re: Dabolim A
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The dialogue below precisely makes my point of yesterday. Are we talking
the same thing?
1. Are we referring to Goa or are we talking about India?
2. Are we talking about the Catholic Church or
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Marj Luv,
Your post is just too logical for us!
We could do with more posts that have such clear reasoning!
Regards.
Marjorie Carvalho:
The subject of the American soldiers visit is creating
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Fred and a few others may be causing 'borem confusaum' on this topic.
When we talk about caste, there are some well defined terminologies and
groups.
First Fred negates that it is
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It is likely that the negative responses on this subject do not speak
for many cyberNet native-Goans. Ani amcho Fred was having a bad day.
:=)) The point about tourist-spenders in Goa is typical
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Reading the following story made feel real proud especially in this
election season in USA. I am proud because of:
1. The US sailors (with my tax dollars) visited Goa.
2. The Americans were
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I would like to hear about a Chardo/ non-Brahmin Harvard MBA being
turned down for marriage in exchange for a Brahmin school drop-out.
Atam with soglem bhaile coming to Goa, and people settling
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Perhaps you are right in the following post. But perhaps you may be
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How about another theory on the issue of discussion on caste?
(iii) A topic for those who have nothing better to do or discuss! :=))
Regards
Frederick Noronha:
Why not discuss the issue of
their respective Goan-Diaspora story?
Thank you in anticipation for considering this request and for the
service to YOUR Goan-Diaspora community.
Regards, Gilbert A. Lawrence,
the project is nearing completion and it has changed the geography of the
region forever. The massive, state of the art naval base is a tremendous
engineering achievement, built in an aesthetic manner.
Regards,
Gilbert Menezes.
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Gilbert Lawrence:
The two writers below and many others have mentioned how difficult it is
to find Goan-authored English books. A suggestion (which may need
refinement) is to 'put together a collection' of these
next Goan) and that was
a moral incentive to be industrious.
I would encourage other Goans to perhaps write essays like yours,
drawing on their experience of what has worked and what has not, to make
future Goan Diaspora communities vibrant and energetic.
Regards, Gilbert
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. And the neat
crisscrossed roads are badly in need of repair.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes.
btw, the word neocolonialist just doesnt apply to all of us old men with
walking sticks.
Who are anglican Indians?
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This is a cricket match between a recent/fresh (1960-2000) Goan Diaspora
(LA-GOA) and an old / vintage (1700-1850) Goan Diaspora (MAA). That
justifies the description, "We share a lot in c
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Gilbert Lawrence:
There is no good reason that Goans of the 21st century and especially
Goans in the west should read posts like this (below) or that of Jose
and others on other recent posts. I hope these personal accounts
ficials plan
to
screen a 20-minute film on peace and communal harmony." What kind of
film
will be shown to the Catholics?
Gilbert Lawrence responds:
Hi Sachin: Good questions. Congratulations for reading the GoaNet posts
in such great detail.
I am not sure about the government spending one
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Can you or any WGD organizers or G.O.A. organizers PLEASE tell me?
What is the difficulty to have a small table at the celebrations and
display the 10-12 English-Goan books? Just ask the Goan writers in
than collectively.
Gilbert Lawrence responds:
Can you or any WGD organizers or G.O.A. organizers PLEASE tell me?
What is the difficulty to have a small table at the celebrations and
display the 10-12 English-Goan books? Just ask the Goan writers in your
own city or country to provide the lead in
st. I have never seen it being portrayed as
a virtue, as Gilbert has done so unabashedly in his last two posts. I
get the unconfortable feeling that something more than history is being
revised here. Perhaps, our progressive values are also due for a
revision. Those old values are now unAmerican. N
we
have praised these few stalwarts. Now is time to do something about it
(our praise).
Gilbert Lawrence.
George Pinto
Subject: [World Goa Day] Mrs. Acaria Almeida, President, Goa Sudharop
It's Mrs. Acaria Almeida. When in doubt today, assume the doers,
movers, shakers in Goan society are
k-Place a Reality-Check.
4. Handling Work-place Politics.
5. Acquiring a Power Base.
6. Promotions, Demotions and other Career Hiccups.
7. Rules for Deal Makers.
8. When You are In-Charge.
9. Etiquette for the New Millennium.
Regards, Gilbert Lawrence
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