for Engineering Physics in IIT Bombay.
Well done Ralph! You are destined for great things.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
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, that is your perception,
which you are welcome to.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:17:07 +
From: Constantino Xavier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Re: airport earnings
To: goanet@goanet.org
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with
Dabolim, but comes from the central allocation to the Defence budget.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
As usual you are at your obfuscatory best! And yet, ECONOMIC TIMES whose
article I had posted doesnt seem to buy your plea to ignore airport
financials just because AAI and defence bases
the earnings are from the Navy or the AAI, all
revenue from Dabolim is revenue for the Govt. of India. This is the
same in all airports in India.
The Navys budget for salaries, equipment, etc , has nothing to do with
Dabolim, but comes from the central allocation to the Defence budget.
regards, Gilbert
. Dabolim
has the capacity to support both military and civilian flights for the
next few decades. The Navy will remain in Dabolim, as there is no
other viable alternative to meet our national security requirements
being presently met from this airfield.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes
Message: 10
, that may not be too bad a thing, in the long run, for
the people who live here.
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 11
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:17:40 -0400
From: ANTHONY PINHEIRO [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Bus Service
To: goanet@goanet.org
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do. I agree that this level should be adjusted
marginally depending on the threat perceptions,reviewed from time to
time, but unfortunately, more than 50% of it is spent on pays(of
serving personnel) and pensions(of poor guys like me)
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 2
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006
Churchill, who have found a convenient subject to distract
public opinion away from their misdeeds, and now have a nice platform
to garner votes . Im pretty certain that Dabolim will continue to fly
civil as well as military aircraft ,during my lifetime, for sure.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 5
are now getting
truly globalised, and India is taking its rightful place among the
comity of nations.
Lastly, as a Goan, Im proud that Goa is an important cog in our nations defence.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
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for the Navy,
and the Navy Act. Incidentally, Both these legal documents are based
upon and framed on the QRAI--Queens Regulations and Admilralty
Instructions.
The Navy has nothing to hide, and in fact has punished the guilty quite
swiftly.
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:14:35 +0530
Whats wrong with spinning? The Father of my Nation was good at it.
Come on, you can have the last word. Speak your words of wisdom, but
no more tiresome questions,please, which I will perforce have to
*duck*.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 02:16:23 +
From
all Armed Forces veterans, I indulge in name calling when the
Services which I love, and which are the life blood of my country, are
sought to be brought into disrepute, especially by foreigners , that
too of Goan origin.
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:37:31 +
.
You are welcome to have the last word!
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:59:46 +1100 (EST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 255
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
As expected, my post regarding the Indian Armed Forces, drew an
instant response from 2 Salazarist gentlemen, who just cant forgive
the Indian Armed Forces for evicting their heroes in 1961.
Need I say more?
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 5
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 08:36:48 +
From
.
treasury.
You are perfectly free to air your views about Mopa, on this forum,
but please refrain from letting fly loose canonballs about the Armed
Forces, about whom you have little or no knowledge.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 9
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:34:07 +0530
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL
,Your reference to the Navy as *predators* , in your post is an
insult to every Indian who has abundant respect for our armed forces.
All the Goans who live in Goa are Indians, remember? I suggest that
you keep that in mind in the future.
Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 8
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:48:23
, Gilbert Menezes..
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:27:49 +0300
From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Navy 'spooks' new Chinese destroyer
Rajat Pandit
Thursday, February 09, 2006 01:35:21 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK
NEW DELHI: In a remarkable act of long-range maritime snooping, Navy's
reconnaissance
.
I wonder what our Navy man, Mr. Gilbert Menezes has to
say about this, especially as to blatant violation of
the terms that were agreed upon on the handover of
Anjediva to the Navy.
Also, looks like it is not just a minority set of
Goans who are annoyed at the Navy's usurping attitudes
lost a brave son of our
country.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:11:11 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] PLANE CRASH AT DABOLIM AIR STRIP
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a
starred hotel. If this isnt anarchy, what is?
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 12
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:04:38 +0530
From: Goanet Reader [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The power to say No
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on a daily basis.
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:39:06 +0530
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] SWORDS TO PLOUGHSHARES
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Recently Adm Arun
the aircraft operating and
interact with naval personnel.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:54:13 +0530
Subject: [Goanet]Re: tackling the opposition
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
So why not put your money where your
So why not put your money where your mouth is? Come to Goa and
initiate court proceedings, instead of advising people from afar, like
the rest of your disparate friends who have no stake in the security
of this nation. Good luck., and get ready to pay *costs*
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message
the *communication gap* with
unauthorised slum dwellers of Bombay? Try it. Maybe you will be able
to help all those who have tried and failed for the last 50 years.
Anyway, this issue has nothing to do with Goa. Comprende?
Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 2
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED
Hi,
the troops are not getting out in a hurry. But not to worry. Please
let us know when you are transitting through, with the flt. details.
etc . I will speak to my Navy friends and arrange for a special glass
of fenim for you at the airport VIP lounge, while the aircraft is
being refuelled..
Your deductions are now getting funnier, if they wern't so sad. You
are now generalising about Navy perks based on some rice bags you saw
collected in bombay, and some perks of the Brazilian Navy. Duty free
is a privilege given to all personnel in international waters and
international airspace.
@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet]Fwd: RE: perks, cat's whiskers and ducks ! Gabriel's
article on Dabolim TAIP
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
From: gilbert menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote addressing Gabriel de
Figueiredo said thus:
you have not answered the question, and identified what
that you cannot receive a rebuttal from him.
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:56:20 +1000 (EST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re:perks
To: goanet@goanet.org
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
Message: 9
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01
.
Lastly, you have painted Admiral Mehta as a real ogre. Let me tell you
that he really loves Goa. He should, because he has been married to a
Goan for the past 30 years.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes
Message: 9
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:16:44 +1100 (EST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED
Dear Jose,
here are the answers to your very basic queries:
1. Your basic premise is wrong. The airport did not belong to the
people of Goa pre 1961, as you have stated. It belonged to the
Portuguese, as it was a Government facility. After independence, it
devolved to the Govt. of india, and
Gabriel ,
since you ask, the Juhu strip is longer than the deck of a carrier.
But that was not the point. The suggestion from your friend Phillip
was for Juhu to serve as substitute for the Navy which is operating
an air station at Goa. You therefore need to look at the huge Navy
infrastructure
Phillip,
would you like to spell out clearly what you intend to say. Such
pathetic innuendo doesnt serve any purpose.
regards,
Gilbert Menezes
Message: 12
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:58:19 +0530
Subject: [Goanet]Vested Interests
Dear Phillip,
under normal circumstances,I would have forwarded your recommendations
to my friend, Admiral Arun Prakash, the Chief Of the Naval Staff, but
Im worried that he may laugh so hard, that he may fall out of his
chair.
The old single prop Tiger Moths used to barely make it to the end of
,
Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:05:43 +1100 (EST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: flying clubs
To: goanet@goanet.org
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
Gilbert,
Please read my posting carefully.
1. I stated that training
sister). Or maybe you should ask your
neighbours out there.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
I
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:41:16 +1100 (EST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re:flying clubs
To: goanet@goanet.org
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
--- gilbert
of need, we have highly proficient pilots to
carry out the multi role tasks of establishing air superiority, land
and sea strike, and any other tasks required for the defence of this
nation.
Who are the vested interests, you mention?
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 17
From: Philip Thomas
or under refit. When the air
facility at Karwar is ready, carrier borne and shipborne
aircraft(helicopters) will move from Goa to Karwar.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 5
From: Constantino Xavier constantinox@hotmail.com
To: goanet@goanet.org
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:07:40 +
The rate of taxis in Goa is the most expensive in the entire country.
For example, a prepaid cab from Margao Railway station to Colva, which
is 6 kms away is Rs. 160, and this rate is approved by the Govt. of
Goa, Directorate of Transport. This translates to over Rs. 25 per km,
which is
From: jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 09:03:23 +
Subject: [Goanet]a new form of Censorship - abuse
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
Dear Mr. Menezes,
So this is it, right?
If a person does not like the postings of
Message: 14
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:11:09 +0530
Subject: [Goanet]Saga of Low Cost Carriers (contd)
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
Man,
Im not on the administration team, but for months you have been doing
a cut and paste job about
Hi Fred,
The tourism infrastructure in South Goa is pathetic, to say the least,
and there has been no serious initiative or effort by succesive
tourism ministers, or panchayats to improve the infrastructure even
marginally, over the past 5 years.
Lets take the Margao-Colva road for starters.
suffered a Rs.
4000 loss to his nets. Is a claim on the Government the next step for him
and the other poor folks who lost property to the so called giant waves? Or
maybe the NT is running out of news.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 20
From: Cip Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Goanet goanet
. 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.
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:54:46 +0530
Subject: [Goanet]Dabolim Airport Debate
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RESPONSE TO GILBERT MENEZES' OF OCT 24 ON HARRIERS
I was glad to note that nearly all (but not all?) the Harrier crashes
have been at sea from
courts of inquiry are classified and not
normally available to the public.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 20
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:50:07 +0530 (IST)
From: Frederick Noronha(FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Dabolim Airport Debate
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This is hogwash, because the Navy does not fly MIGs!
regards, Gilbert Menezes
Message: 11
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 06:51:22 +0530
From: flower [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet]Re: Dabolim Airport
of
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.
. 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?
Message: 6
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:54:56 +0100 (BST)
From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED
, many moons
ago...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
will forgive you for calling us *defeatist* and *lazy* as well.
I wish Churchill had passed the 12th std.--maybe I would have ventured to
exercise my franchise.
regards, Gilbert Menezes.
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Diana,
sorry, but I do not endorse voting for evil of lesser or greater magnitude,
just for the sake of exercising ones franchise. And this does not
neccessarily amount to *dodging the problem*. It is my own feeble attempt to
make a statement on the net and other forms of media, that we are
They weren't bharatis, but Spaniards of Bharati origin--similar to
you--foreign nationality of bharati origin. Poor guys, so many years in
jail just for selling illegal SIM cards.
ole! regards, Gilbert.
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