Re: [Goanet]Rough Guide to Goa and propping bharat!

2003-12-05 Thread Bernado Colaco
The tearing pieces of bharat were saved by Goa's mining industry by propping its foreign reserves that it much needed for its survival. Cheap and drug tourism still continues to pervade under bharati rule, this also for the purpose of the much vouched additions to the 90 billion USD reserves.

Re: [Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS

2003-12-05 Thread Bernado Colaco
Dear George, You and many on this list (so called atheists) make a living in a country founded on christian principles. You live in a structure that has given you security and a future. Imagine youself living in the Chambal along side the dakits, wouldn't you life be that of survival and on a few

Re: [Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS

2003-12-05 Thread Bernado Colaco
People living in ivory towers should not tell us how to go on with our lives in Goa! Colaco I like to believe that we live in a multicultural world and appreciate the value of diversity. Some of the views expressed in this forum have been chilling. Eddie Fernandes

Re: [Goanet]INSULT TO GOANS and Cartier also shares the cake

2003-12-05 Thread Bernado Colaco
Gabe, By wearing the kashti I hope you are not going to malign the image of true kasthi wears. Most of them are/were six pack! :)) Colaco Perhaps when I next visit Goa I shall adorn a kashti and ask Cecil Pinto to do the same them we could be depicted as typical Goan folk Men!

[Goanet-news]06 DEC 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-12-05 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 06 Dec 2003 MINE OWNERS KNOCK AT GOVT'S DOOR: Even as the mining activities were stopped on the weekend in Neturlim wild life sanctuary, the operators of the concessions are knocking at the government's door for relief and planning a future course of action. A few mine

[Goanet]06 DEC 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-12-05 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 06 Dec 2003 MINE OWNERS KNOCK AT GOVT'S DOOR: Even as the mining activities were stopped on the weekend in Neturlim wild life sanctuary, the operators of the concessions are knocking at the government's door for relief and planning a future course of action. A few mine

[Goanet]Wonderful

2003-12-05 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On 4 Dec 2003 19:25:50 -, Jerry Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all goanetters, Its always wonderful reading all the articles that come on this net, and ami goemkar nistem khaupi muntoch koblean (net) kiteim ailear borem dista, keep up the good work all writers and do write more

[Goanet]gout problems

2003-12-05 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:35:21 + (GMT), jeronimo fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Goanetters, Hello Goans, anyone has gout problems Health problems are abound in our lives, and hence we see so many doctors in our midst, I faced a problem with my knee some two years ago, and

[Goanet]See Your Dentist Before Your Mother-in-Law

2003-12-05 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:31:25 +0530, pascal pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, With the chill of winter setting in, sunny, balmy Goa becomes the favoured destination spot for the charter tourist escaping the harsh winter back home. It is also Christmas time for all the expat Goans to return

[Goanet]Re: Yesterday evening at Old Goa

2003-12-05 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:05:05 -, Gabe Menezes wrote: Kudos to you my friend, if one wants to see reall Goenkars untouched by foreign influences, (like me), in the U.K. Gabe Menezes RESPONSE: Ahem-Ahem.Gabe, untouched by foreign influences ??? What about Stella, your beautiful

[Goanet]Re: Email IDs

2003-12-05 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:43:05 -0500, Philip Neri deSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeetendra Deshprabhu (Pernem) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dayanand Narvekar (Aldona)[EMAIL PROTECTED] Luizinho Faleiro (Navelim)[EMAIL PROTECTED] Victoria Fernandes (St Cruz) [EMAIL

Re: [Goanet]Insult to humans

2003-12-05 Thread Marlon Menezes
Miguel, I think you are a little confused about the on-going discussion. You are talking about Goans in Goa who dislike the foreign tourists who take up valuable beach space. The prior discussion was about Goans living abroad complaining about Indians (non-goans) taking over Goa's beaches. I

[Goanet]Re: PLANT UTSAV and Orchids.

2003-12-05 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Adv.Bernado Souza, Your email makes interesting reading. 1.It may not get posted on the netgroups to which you are not subscribed. 2.Unlike you and your ilk, I currently have no business interest in orchids. It is just BSG's objective to promote this flower crop in tandem with the Goa

[Goanet-news]COMMENT: Will computers help Goa's children?

2003-12-05 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Will computers help Goa's children? By Daryl Martyris dmartyris at hotmail.com For the last five years a silent revolution has been happening in Goa's village schools. Overseas Goans have been sending money and use computers to village schools. The government has been distributing PCs (personal

[Goanet]Xavier's Alumni meet and fete

2003-12-05 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Xavierites, The annual meeting of the Alumni of SXC is on Sunday,07 December,2003 from 11.30 onwards. Please be there even if you have studied only in the Higher Secondary[upto 1989] or just upto Inter-Science before going to a professional college, or left after even a year for any reason

[Goanet]Creation of Skills for self-employment

2003-12-05 Thread Miguel Braganza
All Goa Inter-Collegiate Workshop-cum- Training in plant crafts A training programme for college students in the arts of vegetable fruit carving, petals rangoli, flower arrangements and coconut shell craft was held at Hotel Manoshanti,Panaji on 05.12.2003. Over one hundred and twenty students

Re: [Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS

2003-12-05 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Folks, The photograph in question is by Eddie Gerald so I wrote to him, [EMAIL PROTECTED] asking if he believed the subject of the photograph to be a Goan woman and I invited him to view the Goanet archive. His response was: Yes this shot was taken at one of the northern

[Goanet]Invitation to free Broadway Style Christmas musical - Long Island (NY)

2003-12-05 Thread Daniel_Soares
If any of you folks are going to be in the NY/Long Island area over the coming weekend or next weekend, my family and I are acting in a Broadway style musical production titled 'All on a Christmas Day'. There are 4 performances beginning Sunday, Dec 7 at 7pm. The other scheduled performances are:

[Goanet]From: Philip Neri deSouza

2003-12-05 Thread Viviana
From: Philip Neri deSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, 04 December 2003 To Mr. Jitendra Deshprabhu, Spokesman CLP, Sir, Reference to the statement attributed to you in yesterdays news papers. I personally feel you and your colleagues have really not studied the issue threadbare. you speak of

[Goanet]From: Xavier's College

2003-12-05 Thread Viviana
Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you publish the enclosed press release in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, From: Prof. Newman Fernandes, Principal [EMAIL PROTECTED] XAVIER UTSAV 2003 An intensive Educational Experience St. Xavier's completes 40

[Goanet]INVITATION:Consumer Rights Awareness Program at Nerul on Sunday 7th Dec

2003-12-05 Thread Goa Desc
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/

[Goanet]Invitation to free Boradway Style Christmas musical - Long Island (NY)

2003-12-05 Thread Daniel_Soares
If any of you folks are going to be in the NY/Long Island area over the coming weekend or next weekend, my family and I are acting in a Broadway style musical production titled 'All on a Christmas Day'. There are 4 performances beginning Sunday, Dec 7 at 7pm. The other scheduled performances are:

Re: [Goanet]Wanting to be Goans!

2003-12-05 Thread Neal Pinto
I have been in the UK for over forty years and never have I known of a non-Goan claiming to be a Goan. Although I've never lived in the UK, I have never heard of such a thing ever. Bernardo... what do you suspect these non-Goan NRI's are hoping to gain by calling themselves Goans?

[Goanet]INSULT TO GOANS and Cartier also shares the cake

2003-12-05 Thread Gabe Menezes
Everybody offended with the subject picture accompanying the article in the Abu Dhabi Airport magazine should write the Goa Tourism Development Corp (http://www.goa-tourism.com/) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or at their mailing address: Trionora Apartments, Dr. Alvares Costa Road, Panaji, GOA - 403 001.

[Goanet]National Football League: Haywards too good for JCT

2003-12-05 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Haywards too good for JCT December 05, 2003 18:54 IST Haywards 2000 emerged easy winners in their second round National Football League match, whipping former champions JCT 4-1 in Margao, Goa, on Friday. Abdullateef Seriki exploited the chinks in the rival defence to score twice and lead the

Re: [Goanet]Wanting to be Goans!

2003-12-05 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Dear Mr Bernardo, 1. The queue outside the Portuguese consulate in Goa is of Goans, not non-Goans 2. They are seeking to go to the UK not Portugal. See the New York Times article of 8 June 2003 at http://goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003-24/supp1/Portuguesepassports.html 3. I have been in the

[Goanet]Asia Cup football: Indian colts in last eight

2003-12-05 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Indian colts in last eight: Asia Cup football December 05, 2003 18:03 IST India demolished Afghanistan 4-0 to qualify for the last eight stage of the under-17 Asia Cup football tournament. Needing at least a three-goal margin to top the group ahead of Nepal in the qualifier at the Salt Lake

[Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS

2003-12-05 Thread Gabe Menezes
With due respect, if it was a white person or a black person or a Chinese for that matter my stance would have been the same. It was factually incorrect to promote the Rajasthani Woman as a native of Goa. If she was promoted as a native of India then I nor anyone else would be hard pressed to have

RE: [Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS

2003-12-05 Thread Colaco-Dias, Paulo R
Let me give my two cents to this argument... Suppose a magazine needs photographs of a London image. Say they want to photograph Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square and some Eastern Europeans are in the background and someone puts a label saying London native people. Does anyone feel this

[Goanet]Dreaming to be Goans!

2003-12-05 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Bernado Colaco wrote: Please check the queue outside the Portuguese consulates in Goa. Thank you.) Mr Colaco, Do you mean that Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Andras (sic) and all the sub-continental nit-wits you mentioned in your earlier post are queing up outside the Portuguese Consulate in Goa,

[Goanet]Re: PLANT UTSAV and Orchids.

2003-12-05 Thread magben
Dear Miguel, We deem it necessary to inform you and others concerned that the Anthuriums Orchids Association has been formed to spread knowledge of Anthuriums Orchids in Goa. The favourable conditions for growing plants of these flowers existing in Goa are being propogated to our

[Goanet]Rough Guide to Goa

2003-12-05 Thread Cecil Pinto
http://travel.roughguides.com/ Destinations India Goa Goa If one word could be said to encapsulate the essence of GOA, it would have to be the Portuguese sossegarde, meaning carefree. The pace of life in this former colonial enclave, midway down India's southwest coast, has picked up over