We got home just a couple of hours ago, after attending the Tiatr in New
Jersey. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much of a show, other than something
amateurish. But to my surprise, the Canadian Goans did a wonderful job of
putting up a really professional show.
Congrats guys!
The Goan
On 10/11/2007, anil purswani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello, we are Goans and are visiting Portugal (Lisbon) in December. Can you
please advise a nice hotel to stay, convinient for tourists, but close to
goan community and restaurants in the area.
Thanks
Fila Vaz
RESPONSE: Try Hotel San
King Khan to Inaugurate 'International Film Festival 2007' In Goa
New Delhi: Bollywood Baadshah, Shahrukh Khan would inaugurate the
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2007 starting on November 23
in Goa.
Karuna, Shahrukh's spokesperson told, Yes, Shahrukh Khan has accepted
the
National school games to start from Nov. 12
Margao (PTI): The 53rd national school games for football U-19 girls and
baseball U-17 boys and girls championship will get underway from
November 12 at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Fatorda.
This is the second time Goa is hosting the event. The
Check this
http://hakunamatata-fancyfree.blogspot.com/
--
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12000+ downloadable, sharable hi-res photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/
Rajan Parrikar:
1: We have turned the better things in our colonial legacy to sh*t.
2: I grew up in the epsilon-neighborhood of Miramar. I don't go there
anymore because it is painful to see what has become of it now. I
would rather retain the old memories.
3: Goa ... was the last pocket of the
CONDOLENCES FROM COLVA UNITED CENTRE-KUWAIT
The Managing Committee of Colva United CentreKuwait express profound grief
at the sudden passing away of Sanny de Quepem - the ace Konkani dramatist and
writer who always touched social causes and grievances.
His sudden death is
I have been given to understand by my friends in Government sevice that
present 'Secular' Government headed by our 'Aam Admi' fame Chief Mnister Mr.
Digamber Kamat has cancelled holidays of Good Friday and Feast of St Francis
Xavier (3rd Dec). (I will trytoget the Government notification and see
Never met the man but read his regular postings on this forum. He was
obviously a true son
of Goa, and he and his postings will be terribly missed. May his Soul rest
in Eternal Peace.
__
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My very special condolences goes to the family of sanny de quepem, His presence
is really a great loss to the Goan community, Well I was fortunate to have the
last of his exposures ,taken while he was on stage singing at the Goa day
function ,held at the Indian Comunity School.
God Bless, May
Since the issue of renting houses to Foreigners Only is being
discussed we have to also look at other signs of the times. Today's
(11/11/2007) Navhind Times has the following advert in the Matrimonial
classifieds section. I quote verbatim:
Wanted Foreigner as a
Lifemate for RC Girl 1968
Born,
All you wanted to know about SEZs (A chart).
e.g. No. of SEZs, Proposers, Location, Area, Investment, Employment, whether
approved or under process etc etc
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1965148982size=l
info provided under RTI Act.
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for Goa NRI related
To Goanet -
Digambar Kamat's government has quietly blessed the
hill cutting carried out by the Aldeia de Goa people in
Bambolim. I was there on Dec 26, 2006, at the Bambolim
Rally. Looks like we are back to square one.
I call upon the GBA members to immediately resign from
the sham Task
The question - question of the week was posted on Moira-net (
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) was What was it like or could it be like - we
all going to Calangute in a bus in May?
My reply:
Hello ladies gentlemen and bald headed babies,
I will tell the story as it happened and straight from the hosses
The Chairman, President and the Managing Committiee of Goan Cultural
Centre-Kuwait deeply mourn the sad desmise of our beloved Friend, Konkani
Artiste and one of the Goa-world moderator Mr.Sunny de Quepem on 9th
November, 2007 in Kuwait.
May The Almighty God give courage and comfort to the
--- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Navhind Times has the following advert
in the Matrimonial
classifieds section. I quote verbatim:
Wanted Foreigner as a
Lifemate for RC Girl 1968
Born, Smart, Attractive,
Well cultured, Qualified,
Businesswoman +own
house. Contact:
RAJARANI
I disagree with those who suggest that foreigners (read whites) make better
tenants and are more
reliable. In Bombay, a large US based Fortune 100 company was our tenant and
gave us a number of
headaches. In Goa, a European tenant on a brief visit, left a number of
headaches for me to
resolve
There does not seem anything Goan about this film festival and I don't know why
the Goan taxpayer
is looted to subsidize and support this travesty. Crores are wasted all in the
name of tourism and
entertaiment when electricity is not regularly available, and roads,
infrastructure and basic
I'm not defending bigotry, but would like to extend the debate by
playing devil's advocate. How is the following different from those
brahmin only or chardo only advertisements. Would you treat an ad
making a preference for a Catholic/Hindu/Saraswat as being communal or
legit? What if I prefer a
BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
By a Staff Reporter
Weekender/Gomantak Times Nov 11, 2007
PANJIM: An unprecedented employment potential of over 442,000 has been
assured in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the state alone,
despite the fact that there were [only] about 90,000 unemployed youth
registered
- Original Message -
From: Goa Suraj Party
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: Your Editorial - 'ONLY SEZ' - [H- Nov 7, 2007] - RESPONSE
ONLY SEZ
Herald Editorial Nov. 7, 2007
So now Goa has one more organization Goa's Movement Against SEZs
The Forest officials attached to office of the Dy-Conservator of Forest South
Goa in order to hind their sins of omissions and commissions are furnishes
false and distorted information under Right to Information Act.
This was case to light when one Soiru Kushali Sawant had applied
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** GMAS sets deadline to reverse decision on sezs - Navhind
Times
[19 hours ago] Panaji, Nov 10 Goas Movement Against SEZ (GMAS)
will launch an agitation if the government fails to announce
The current Goa govt, by approving the hill cutting
at Bambolim, has betrayed the people of Goa. The
Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) should come out explicitly
and vociferously with the demand that this govt be
dismissed, or else threaten a mass campaign that
will force it to step down.
Now is not the
The ardour of Deepavali has been dampened in the whole
state by the events in Nandigram. Several villages in
Nandigram are oscillating from the deepest gloom to
panic. Large numbers of armed persons from outside the
district, have, it is undeniable, forced themselves
onto villages in Nandigram
Cedrico
You are taking up the cudgel on BJP ! Go ahead spew all the venom filled in
your grimy soul. First it seemed to be for Hinduism or Hindu organizations in
general and now it is for the BJP. The spineless tribes of your nature are
nothing but real hypocrites !!
The laughable stuff you
Goanet moderation is indeed a thankless task and
inspite of a few disagreements and a lot of
ideological differences i must say that Bosco and
others are doing this job fantastically
i was amused at the gall of a particular poster to
volunteer for this position...this same poster had
previously
It is a well established fact that the electrical spares (vital contacts of
relays/solenoids etc) at substations are spurious. These are supposed to be
heat resistant bi-metal composition which are expensive.
I must inform Dominic that Floriano cannot be baited into challenges. He
should instead
Check the cost of a flight within India http://www.cleartrip.com/graphs/
PS: I think unnecessary air-flights are a bad idea, and contribute to
global warming apart from resource overuse. Hence, I do not advocate
this, but am just sharing an interesting solution from the IT point of
view.
--
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Goa - a choice travel
destinationhttp://hakunamatata-fancyfree.blogspot.com/2007/11/goa-choice-travel-destination.html
(please visit http://hakunamatata-fancyfree.blogspot.com/ )
The very word Goa conjures a wide range of images to various people. To
music lovers, Goa
ref: discussion on the subject
This one keep appearing in NT under Classified Ad 'EST. PROP FOR SALE'
FOREIGNER LEAVING INDIA NEEDS
TO SELL THE COMPANY (TOURISM
BUSINESS) IN MORJIM.
FOREIGNERS PREFERED. CONTACT
9881* OR 08323257***
btw, fyi, almost all seasonal shacks put up on the
The Goa Su-Raj Party offers deep condolences to the immediate family and
friends of Sanny De Quepem on his sudden passing away. Goa has indeed lost
one of her illustrious sons before time.
May his good soul rest in eternal peace.
floriano
goasuraj
http://dblackie.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/21/bribe.jpg
Goa Govt. Depts:
If bribed, get your work done in less than 6 weeks or else in 6 months or
years
This case I am dealing is of my friend who is out of Goa.
I am holding power of attorney to act on his behalf.
A small piece
Dear,
who is this self appointed saviour of Goa? Will s/he take pains to show
her/his active facw in the social life of Goa? Or is the rhetoric
restricted to the internet afficianodos only?
Original Message ---
The Sardinha-Mesquita Lok Sabha elections in Goa suggests:
[ ]
Hey!
I absolutely agree with you. They just come to Gulf for a good vacation.
Thank you for bringing it up - it is indeed a very grave issue. But can we
do something about it?
The politicians in Goa have to do something for the people in Goa - Look at
the low salary a Goan executive gets.
Here are the first pictures of the first ever Goan
American Narkasur:
http://picasaweb.google.com/chimbelcho/FirstEverGoanNarkasurInAmerica
This inaugural Narkasur was born in the Houston
metropolitan area. If you want to know how to make a
completely flammable Narkasur in a foreign country
To Goanet -
Today I went again to Paithona and took a friend
along. We had a talk with the family who lives
cheek by jowl to the Chowgule Real Estate
Constructions project and gathered the following:
- Construction began even before the NOC was
issued by the panchayat.
- Over 100 trees were
Sanny de Quepem
Sanny de Quepem, a 8 times Kala Academy's Best Singer Award winner, and
well known Konkani stage singer and composer died yesterday evening (9th
November 2007) in Kuwait. Arrangements are being made to fly the mortal
remains to Goa.
Born in 1951 at Onsnimadem, Cuncolim,
To Goanet -
I received a photograph of a ghati taking a dump
in Panjim, taken by Joe-UK. I hear that it has
launched a bout of nausea on Goanet.
I have been saying this for a while now - Goa has
been turned into an outdoor toilet by both ghatis
and Indian visitors. It is impossible to miss
MONDAY MUSE (12 Nov '07)
WHITHER DEVELOPMENT?
The Goa Bachao Abhiyan was formed to oppose a Regional
Plan that went against the very laws of the land and
in the name of development sought to adversely alter
the environment of Goa. As an educator making
presentations among the villages, I had
BELEIVE IT OR NOT...
Aam Admi CM..with SEZs..
Violations of RP2011, CRZ
Goans will be left
Selling Aams i.e. Mangoes!!
To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Raves on Adeus in New Jersey
Thanks very much - Jimmy Fernandes - New York and Silviano Barboza
(Toronto), Canada for your raves on the performance in New Jersey of
the well known Konkani Tiatr - Adeus by Toronto's Raymond - aka
Jnr. Menezes and his 33 plus compatriots from the Canadian
I know it is a burdensome chore to continue doing what you are
doing--chronicling the devastation taking place in Goa and I can appreciate
your expression of disgust and helplessness! And I have also noticed some
sniping at you from the usual suspects! As I have said before, you are
doing
CRUZ SANNY VAZ
SANNY DE QUEPEM
(Mustafa Karam Co. (Suzuki) - Kuwait)
Beloved husband of Meera,
father of Mivron Streisand
Expired suddenly on 9th November 2007
Friends wishing to pay their last respects may do so at the Al-Sabah
Hospital Mortuary at 9:00 a.m. today (12th November 2007).
A
Carvalho wrote:
Navhind Times has the following advert in the Matrimonial
classifieds section. I quote verbatim:
Wanted Foreigner as a
Lifemate for RC Girl 1968
Born, Smart, Attractive,
Well cultured, Qualified,
Businesswoman +own
house. Contact:
RAJARANI 9422436558
Looks like it's
Talking Photos:
Spot the 15 Narkasurs (Ministers/MLAs etc) and burn them alive
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1972800455size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1973854682size=l
... let's celebrate Diwali once again
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Rajan P. Parrikar wrote:
2) One fellow writes pompously that things
don't remain static, that we have to accept
change. This is a hackneyed truism.
r,
In a previous post I wondered if you had a touch of Alzheimer's. I need to
withdraw that statement. It is becoming clear that the opposite
A LOSS FOR THE TIATRISTS' FRATERNITY IN KUWAIT
Indeed, a sad day for all Konkani tiatr loving Goans and specially for the
tiatrist fraternity in Kuwait.
A beautiful voice of Sanny de Quepem will be heard no more! It was God's
wish.
Sanny de Quepem spoke to me at the backstage for nearly
Dear Vinay:
I would advise you not to get caught up in meaningless
discussions with people like gadgil ...this particular
person has little regards for truth and is brazenly
dishonest in the domain of public discourse...
he spreads these biased reports written by dubious
characters ( and i am not
I didn't know the name of Sanny de Quepem till very recently, which
reflects more on my own ignorance than Sanny's significant
contribution via the world of the Konkani stage, the Gulf-based expat
network, writing, cyberinitiatives and more. Sanny's prolific forwards
to Goanet came about just as
Divine Justice Delivers...Goemcho Saib feast dec 3 and Good friday
Just imagine what ever happened to the fate of Porrikar after he tried to play
with the above mentioned holidays...
Can someone in Goa clarify if the current RSS Congress man as CM is again
trying this stunt taught to him by
My four year old, Aren, just discovered how he could frighten his dad!
Simply by threatening to come near, or hold his face close to mine.
Aren thinks it's great fun.
I escaped 'sore eyes' in Hyderabad. But it invaded our home, and in
quick succession three family members got it. Not much in the
Dear Maria
You said it right, Nobody thinks about Private sector in Goa. You know the
reason why?
Suppose you want to start a Vegetable shop?
Rent of the shop Rs 2000.00
other expences xyz RS 1000.00
Sales girl/man salary RS 3000.00 (if forced legaly by government through the
pressure of
Black Diwali and now the Hill cutting at Bambolim...is the aam aadmi myth
finally getting exposed?
I had warned all Goans that the AAM AADMI slogan was a myth, from day one i
knew that as i know the types of the people who chant the aam aadmi slogan...i
know the true saffron colours they smear
To Goanet -
There's an opportunity coming up -
As a first salvo against this anti-Goans government of Goa
lead by Digambar Kamat, GBA and the Goan Movement Against
SEZs should call on people to boycott the upcoming IFFI
and initiate a campaign to oppose this govt-sponsored
event.
Issue a call
I just heard that last year someone else had made a
Narkasur in Boston. So this is not the first one. I
stand corrected.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here are the first pictures of the first ever Goan
American Narkasur:
1. Yes, any government that does not serve the people needs to be dismissed.
2. PILs need to be filed to stop existing land projects.
3. The Right to Information Act should be used to expose current and proposed
projects.
All the above takes time and money. A group needs to be set up and funded
Selma wrote:
Dear Mario,
You should know by now, that I rarely deal in
generalities and specious ones at that. I'm not one of
those Europhobic people, and I've taken up for the
West on more than one occasion, in particular America.
Mario clarifies:
I agree that you are an equal opportunity
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