[Goanet] DEAR AUNTY No. 16 - WEEKLY HUMOR :-))

DEAR AUNTY No. 16 - WEEKLY TOP 12: _ 1. DEAR AUNTY, I'm a Goan poder (baker), who wants to be a Hollywood star! Give me a good floury screen name so I can be famous and marry Angelina Jolie ?Pittulo . Dear Pittulo: 'Bread

[Goanet] ROMAN DEAL OF PRATAP NAIK?

ROMI DEAL There are very strong indications that the fanatic Pratap Naik has struck a deal with the RSS Chief, Subhas Velinkar. The RSS brigade and even senior BJP leaders have been making statements that the only languages which deserve to be official languages in Goa are Marathi and Konkani in

[Goanet] Tiatrist Babli arrives.

TIATRIST BABLI ARRIVED IN KUWAIT. Just today in the morning at 7.30 the youthful and blooming Babli, daughter of Ophelia and late Bab Peter reached Kuwait. She was received at the Kuwait International Airport by the president of Kuwait Goan Association Salvador Dias from Curtorim and Fidelis

Re: [Goanet] WEAR CASTE UP YOUR SLEEVES - TO UNDERSTAND GROUND REALITIES

Hi Gilbert I am afraid you are incorrect in your understanding of ground realities especially when you use the word caste entirely a misnomer in America, as somehow equivalent to the concept of caste in India. Instead of your word caste in America, the terms ethnic minorities, community

Re: [Goanet] Christian Goanet. Religion-bashing Bigotry

Joe Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My contract allows me to work in at least 14 more countries. Good for you, Joe. I am especially glad that Saudi was your top choice from the 14 countries. What does your contract allow you to do? The short answer is that I do not have a contract. It seems

[Goanet] GOA'S OWN CYBER-BALCAO: LESSONS TO LEARN ON THE INTERNET SUPERHIGHWAY

Hello Goanetters Different people buy news papers for different reasons, Some to read the political news, hence will start from page 1, others will go for the Sports page to start with, and gradually to the beginning, yet there are others who will first go to Business news, and than other things

Re: [Goanet] Exposure of misconceptions with examples

Hello Mr, Lawrence Your reply made we wonder what you understood of the Holy Bible. I am not a scholar in this subject, but yet I feel you have not understood the basic message in this. Its not only Christians who believe that Abraham was asked for the sacrificing of his son, but also Moslems

[Goanet] POETRY BY THE SEA, PLAINS AND HILLS

POETRY BY THE SEA, PLAINS AND HILLS Goan traveller-poet Brian Mendonca is just back in Delhi from a whirlwind sea- plains-hills poetic tour, reading and writing poems in the rain at calangute near the sea; at the secunderabad sailing club overlooking the angry Hussainsagar lake on the deccan

Re: [Goanet] Brutality of invaders against women: Goa and Kuwait

Hi Paulo Many thanks for your post on the issue of rape in 1961 and 1990 and also for the excellent references/links. I wish I could find the time to read them. I have no doubts whatsoever that, very sadly, rape in everyday life, and especially in wartime, takes place and is often very brutal.

Re: [Goanet] Rock Solid Moral Codes

Dear Gilbert, I was waiting for you to make your 'final amateur comments' on this thread so that I could do the same. I am constantly surprised by your extrapolation of personal experiences to the general population (referring to your closing paragraphs on the reluctance of atheists to accept

Re: [Goanet] The late Dr. Neela Pinto Vas

Thanks Valmiki, for the nice words you have written about my close friend Neela. She was a loving friend, mother, sister, aunt. She was also a wonderful paediatrician, a committed catholic, an upright citizen ,a help to all who needed it, and a lovely person. In the 60s and 70s, when polio was

[Goanet] God Fearing and In a court of Law - a response to RK Nair

wrt to this from me : [ An attempt to commit violence, is NOT equivalent to having commited violence.] Radhakrishnan Nair wrote : Fantastic logic! It means God-fearing people may attempt rape and murder, but they won't actually do the thingy! Try telling it in a court of law and see what

Re: [Goanet] London Goenkars, please note!!

Jim, This is not an issue subject to ongoing debate. Only time will tell who the real idiots are. I have made my opinion clear in a response to Velho's when, when, if, when philosophy based on local demand. Even before the growing global economy, the experience of central and south America and

Re: [Goanet] Exposure of ....... re Godfearing evil/response to Mario

--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: Firstly, is there a difference between REAL evil and FAKE evil? Mario replies: Yes. REAL evil is when someone medically sane deliberately and maliciously sets out to harm others. I gave you a long list of examples. FAKE evil are the kinds of personal bad

[Goanet] BENEFITS OF official recognition to KONKANI DEVANAGARI SCRIPT

Even as the Chief Minister of Goa and the Goa Pradesh Congress President Mr Ravi Sitaram Naik have gone to New Delhi according to a source in New Delhi who spoke to this writer; the devils workshop (pro Konkani Only in Devanagari script protoganists) is agog with lies, lies, and more lies to

[Goanet] Albert writes

Albert wrote The telephone company in Goa , viz BSNL held complete autonomy and the staff never cared for its people. The telephone users had literally to beg at the feet of the staff to either install phone connection or get it repaired if one already existed. The rude answers were their

[Goanet] God fearing vs Evil

many interesting points have been made in the God fearing vs evil discussion on Goanet. My belief is that pure evil and a solid faith in God can both exist. Be it the Hindu caste system, or the christian inquisition, evil people have invoked God to commit inhuman atrocities on their fellow

[Goanet] Vasku, Vasco, Bhoyas, Saptak, Jelebies etc

Vasku, Vasco, Bhoyas, Saptak Jelebies One time, 1970s, Vasku (Vasco) was very famous for freshly churned Lassie, 'dud pedas' and 'Mitai', 'Bhelpuri' etc from the hands of UP Bhaiyas (Bhoyas). Migrants workers were usually seen only in Vasco. Perhaps, it was due to the last Railway Station

Re: [Goanet] ROMAN DEAL OF PRATAP NAIK?

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[Goanet] Obituary Remedios (Remy) Joseph De Mello (ex Air- India/Kuwait Airways)

Obituary Remedios (Remy) Joseph De Mello (ex Air- India/Kuwait Airways) Remedios (Remy) Joseph De Mello (ex Air- India/Kuwait Airways) passed away peacefully at the Credit Valley Hospital, surrounded by loved ones, on August, 7, 2006 at age 72. He was a loving husband to Maggie; cherished

[Goanet] death of distinguished Toronto musician

Hi all ! The death occured in Toronto of well known musician - Remy DeMello. He suffered from a stroke more than ten years ago, and although he got back from a coma some two years later, he never fully recovered. Hailing from a family of musicians, Remy founded the DeMello Brothers band in

[Goanet] Portugal e o Desporto: vivências d o Mundial 2006

Portugal e o Desporto: vivências do Mundial 2006 O CLP/ Instituto Camões tem vindo a divulgar aspectos diversos da realidade portuguesa mostrando documentários e fotografias como aconteceu nos passados dias 4 e 5 de Agosto. Uma exposição Portugal e o Desporto: vivências do Mundial 2006,

[Goanet] WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE OUR BANKERS

Banking has come of age in India and most of the private banks have put shop in Goa. We are free to choose our banks. If one does not like the service of a particular bank you can open in another good bank. I have accounts in nationalised as well as private banks. With competition on the

Re: [Goanet] God Fearing and sacrifice during building bridges/JC

Dear Dr Colaco, I wonder if in the below paragraph, you have inadvertently typed Western India instead of Western Europe. The folklore surrounding sacrifice while building bridges is common in Western Europe. Infact, the nursery rhyme London Bridge is falling down is a cryptic reference to this

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Goan Seniors E-book

If you are a Senior please submit an essay or please ask your parents/grandparents to submit an essay Goa Sudharop Community Development Inc., a USA-based non-profit, volunteer NGO working for the betterment of Goa and Goans worldwide, is celebrating 2006 as the YEAR OF THE SENIOR. We

[Goanet] Does anyone know about this Portuguese song?

Hi Goanetters, A new acquaintance of mine, Simran Silva, who is a co-author of the book, My India: Passages Through Time and a free lance writer and a copy editor, wants some help with the details of the singer and title of the Portuguese song with the following translated lyrics:

[Goanet] Screening Final Solution ..

I came across a post by V gadgil regarding the screening of final solution, a documentary by rakesh sharma. I have seen the documentary myself. In my opinion the documentary is a crude and obnoxious attempt by leftists to exemplify and exagerate the unfortunate happenings in Gujarat in order to

Re: [Goanet] London Goenkars, please note!!

Hi Mario, The point I was making was from an investment perspective, for a foreign national with no roots in Goa. As is your habit, you have completely misinterpreted the post and have taken it as a personal insult. Unfortunately it will be impossible for me to continue this discussion since

Re: [Goanet] Can a Christian be a Communist?

--- Aristo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you have repeated a lot of your logic once again by conveniently avoiding to give an answer to the question Karl Marx, 19-century Communist Manifesto aside, in todays world of Cafeteria plural identities, what practically prevents a Christian

[Goanet] No OBC quota in pvt institutes, phased rollout in IITs, IIMs

No OBC quota in pvt institutes, phased rollout in IITs, IIMs Akshaya Mukul [ 10 Aug, 2006 0114hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] NEW DELHI: It is becoming increasingly likely that OBC reservation in admission will be confined to government-aided institutions, even as unaided institutions like

[Goanet] Happy St. Lawrence Feast to you all

Today 1oth August.. Happy St. Lawrence Feast to you all Today, the feast is celebrated at Agassain, Arossim, Aguada etc Today’s progmmes at Agassaim: - At least 4 bull fights (Dhirrio or Boilam Zogdim) one near to MLA Silveira’s house - Coconut breaking game or competition (nal foddnni).

[Goanet] Goa news for August 10, 2006

Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Parsvnath wins Goa land bid (NDTV Profit) Parsvnath Developers Limited has been awarded prime land in Panjim, Goa by the state government owned Economic Development Corporate Ltd.

[Goanet] Indian state bans Coke, Pepsi

Indian state bans Coke, Pepsi Last Updated Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:01:50 EDT CBC News A state in south India has banned the manufacture and sale of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite and other soft drinks, claiming they contain high levels of pesticide residues. The state of Kerala is the first in India to take

Re: [Goanet] Exposure of ....... re Godfearing evil/response to Mario

Dear Mario, Next time you type an email, can you also include a Rosetta stone in there. Elisabeth -- --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: Firstly, is there a difference between REAL evil and FAKE evil? Mario replies:

Re: [Goanet] 'DKA's Statement NOT expose tacit understanding

Dear Fausto-bab, Have no such fear as expressed by the 'alleged' President of KBM, which Shridhar Kamat is definitely not! The allegation is made by an alligator that is party to permiting a quasi-official status to Marathi in OLA, 1987. Konkani in Roman script does not even have that