Dear me!
It was better than pulp fiction ... and in whole lot worse English
language usage than Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" !
Oh, yes! I am referring to the former Editor of GT-turned- PR agent of
a family with intersets in hospitality, industry, mining and
undermining NGO-CSO-CBO activity
{Re: A short perspective
by Mrs. Acaria Almeida, Treasurer, Goa Sudharop...My family and I left with
more friends and ideas from this Convention. Upon our return to California, Goa
Sudharop has committed to the following in addition to its other volunteer
work:}
It is apparent that much
Dear Gabe,
Let me repeat my incomplete message, and add to it:
Dear Gabe,
To the best of my knowledge, no law governs who may or may not organize a
Goan Convention. I did not question Casa de Goa's authority to organize it in
Lisbon; I just went, participated, and contributed to the b
When you are checking that community you could also check the
following profile (link below.) It is obviously a fake but if this
person is a GBA supporter then it would be good news for Goa.
http://www.orkut.co.in/Profile.aspx?uid=2915327804482595032
regards
Rishi Mulgaonkar
(Mumbai)
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Invasion That Fizzled
Sticky monsoon rains pelted the little band of marchers as they sloshed up the
mud-laden roads toward the border of Goa. The long-heralded invasion was on. In
the lush, Rhode Island-sized Portuguese colony on the west coast of India,
4,000 African troops and 1,000 Goan po
Does the BJP have a second line of leaders in Goa? In these inflation-prone
days, do youngsters need "relief" over petrol more than on oil and coconuts?
And why is journo spam trying to spoil the Opposition party? Check this
community on Orkut.co.in for some unusual topics:
http://www.orkut.co.in/C
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:22:33 +0530
From: " Frederick [FN] Noronha * "
>
Wikipedia (as usual) has its own view:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
>
Mario observes:
>
Fred,
>
No one knows better than you that Wikipedia is not
designed to have "its own view".
>
I think
2008/8/11 Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Wikipedia (as usual) has its own view:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
>
> This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive
> thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentali
1. Actually, there is no need to park at the drop-in place if one is going
to park one's car in the long-term parking anyway. There ought to be
enough trolleys/elevators etc to carry luggage to the terminal from
the parking place. It is the standard practice worldwide when one is
driving one's own
btw, what would the bloodtype of the offspring be, if a virgin with
bloodgroup AB was with a child?
Just curious...
Orlando
- Original Message -
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
His study confirmed that the flesh and blood were of human
origin. The fl
There is currently a lot of talk about the tolerance of Goans, particularly
because Goans are in increasing numbers, starting to speak out against the
fast deterioration of Goan Culture & Identity; mainly with the rapid influx
of Non-Goans/Migrants and hence the fast changing demographics. While I
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Union Food Processing Industries ministry offers 60 cr to
Goa - Business Standard
[Aug 10, 2008] Union Food Processing Industries ministry has
offered Goa financial assistance to the tune
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--- On Mon, 8/11/08, ignatius fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> He took my British passport and refused to hand it over to
> me till I paid duty on one extra
> bottle.I too like Remo spoke Konkani. but no one could
> speak konkani, the
> entire custom staff at Dabolim could not speak Konkan
It has been raining incessantly for the last one week – we have not seen the
sun all these days! Despite heavy rains, I said to myself: “Come what may; I
must attend Tomazinho’s play today (11/8/08)”. With this determination I
headed to Panaji and reached Kala Academy at 6:50 p.m. The play
2008/8/11 maria gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> >From Lisbon to Toronto
> Part I
>
> Being at the Toronto Convention was a most enjoyable experience for many
> reasons. I was not sure I would be able to make it since I was in India on
> work for 2 weeks immediately prior to the Convention. But w
Dear Sir
I too felt the rage of Goa Airport but in this case
it was the Goa airport custom.
I with my two brothers flew from Gatwick in U.K.
in 2001 my first time in Goa after 30 years outside India.
At Gatwick duty free I saw a bargain 3bottles of whiskey for
less than £50. So I purchased the
typical goan english. Mon Aug 11 06:36:59 PDT 2008
well just a forwarded mail but very much true of how goans speak english.
atleast made me lauhg.regardsbeny, dubai First Goan Girl: What men! Not
talking? Become big or what? Second Goan Girl: Why you told her that I told
you about Perpet goi
Right ON!!.. Not because of your anger,, but we Goans must take a stand or
we shall lose our Goa.No matter that I have not been to Goa recently, but I
dream of Goa. anthony fernandes. // [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wikipedia (as usual) has its own view:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive
thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentality. It
is also often used colloquially in reference to individuals or
communities a
Independence Day special
We may have heard of Abdul Kalam, Giani Zail Singh, Rajendra Prasad,
Venkataraman, Narayan etc
Waht about Radhakrishan, V V Giri, Fakhruddin, Zakir hussein, Nilam Redy etc ??
Similarly, you may have heard of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nerhu,
Vajpayee, Naras
>From Lisbon to Toronto
Part I
Being at the Toronto Convention was a most enjoyable experience for many
reasons. I was not sure I would be able to make it since I was in India on work
for 2 weeks immediately prior to the Convention. But we thought it would be
important for Casa de Goa (in Li
Dear Ricardo,
As a paternal cousin of Dr. Oscar Rebelo, you have done right. Oscar is no
enemy of mine, either. I have defended him against the tirades of Rajan
Parrikar and a host of others on this very list for over a year. Your father
knows me and my family and I count your cousin Derick am
I love crabs, like this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauksix/2172957204/sizes/l/
Kul'leamchem Xekxekem hobodda lagota
I heard people talking of 'Crab mentality'
What is it?
Are the crabs mentally weak?
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for Goa & NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GO
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny.
The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujurat and Maratha. Of the Dravid
and Orissa and Bengal. It Echoes in the hills of Vindhyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the wav
Original Message
Subject: Walwanti, Kashti rivers flowing dangerously
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:35:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Umarye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Bicholim Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
BICHOLIM, AUG 11 – Heavy downpour in Bicholim and Sattari tal
2008/8/11 Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Long ago, some half-wit must have come up with the story of how Goans
> are like crabs. Actually I am not sure the story orginated with Goans
> as I had been hearing my Maharastrian friends in Bombay telling the
> same story long before it became popu
>From medicine to microbiology, alternative treatments and wine
By Lisa Monteiro
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Gomantak Times]
Many of you know John Carmo Rodrigues, as the wine maker who bagged
the first prize for his ambado wine at the Konkan Fruit Festival held
last month.
You'd be surprised to know t
So who is the badcrab and who is the good crab?Now, if one were not in the
basket, or one were not a crab, would onenot avoid the risk of being pulled
down entirely?I seek an answer.Roland.
--
Hi,
What good n bad man?
Crab is a crab no?
I writing this fas fas, one crab always pull other crab
Hi,
I had written a couple of years ago about these mud slides which happen in
Malaysia and the Philippines, that the same will happen in Goa due to
deforestation.
Well, a few years ago floods did not take place in Goa, therefore the
moderators deemed it not fit to mail it on Goanet - now it has
Roland
Now you have put the 'cat among the . crabs! I had attempted to
follow this from the start, it seemed almost to link up here & there, made SOME
sense, but gave up hope of ever getting the 'punch line' as it were. I look
forward to anyone's reply to your post on this. Boun
There are 15,000+ disabled persons in Goa. Please visit the Goa Sudharop
sponsored website www.disabilitygoa.com for more information. George
--- Disability Rights Assoc, Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Friends,
On 15th August 2008 the Govt. of India will be celebrating independence day
on
Hi Alfred,
The idea was to grab your attention...
OLPC = One Laptop Per Child. (Still an idea, lots of if's and but's...
few laptops still. I just touched two!)
See: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=OLPC&btnG=Search+News
2008/8/11 Alfred de Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> My dear preco
Date: 10 Aug 2008 09:54:49 -
From: "jane gillian rodrigues"
>
Remember - Poor goans are forced to sell property out
of poverty.
>
Mario responds:
>
This is a rank misrepresentation. There are many
reasons other than poverty that cause Goans to sell
their property. Many of these examples have
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:25:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Thank you Oscar. Goans must boot-strap themselves to
success. Focus, hard-work, and staying positive will
make a real difference in the long-run.
>
Mario observes:
>
Bravo, George! I would add education and job tra
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bravo, Remo, Bravo!
>
>I, too, have felt the rage Remo writes about, watching the viral >degradation
>of Goa at the hands of migrants, builders, land sharks, miners >- all
>facilitated by our politicos. What do you expect fro
Long ago, some half-wit must have come up with the story of how Goans
are like crabs. Actually I am not sure the story orginated with Goans
as I had been hearing my Maharastrian friends in Bombay telling the
same story long before it became popular with Goans. So it looks like
the Goans just copied
well just a forwarded mail but very much true of how goans speak english.
atleast made me lauhg.
regards
beny, dubai
First Goan Girl: What men! Not talking? Become big or what?
Second Goan Girl: Why you told her that I told you about Perpet going to
movie with Pilot?
First Goan Girl: Told f
Hi All Goans
I fully agree with remo and i so feel the same when
passing by the goan airport.
No goan police,Nobody speaking Konkani etc
In kerala or other states if you dont speak the local
language you cannot work etc
why in Goa all this happens.WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME,I
will always support and
Selma, Cornel, others,
Yahoo has me jinxed, my emails fly out before I'm ready to send them! May
I recommend an excellent book by Robert B. Edgerton: MAU MAU, an African
Crucible. It was published in 1989 by the Free Press in New York, and by
Collier Macmillan in London.
The book is ve
Well said that, Sandeep.
Well appreciated.
floriano
goasuraj
- Original Message -
From: "Sandeep Heble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Airport Bomb Scare (By Remo Fernandes,The Navhind
Times)
Rajan Parrikar w
Menino,
Could Fr. Simon be the PP of Penha de Fransa/Salvador do
Mundo/Porvorim/Pomburpa or the Aldona Church??
Just curious.
:-))
floriano.
goasuraj
- Original Message -
From: "Goanet Reformat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
Sent: Monday, Augus
My dear precocious whizkid, Rico!
What, in the name of all that could be holy or un-, is
OLPC?
Old Ladies' Public Conveniences?
Please edify old relics like I...
Hopefully, out-of-times Chacha
> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:43:20 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> goanet@lists.goanet.
--- On Mon, 8/11/08, CORNEL DACOSTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Although I was still at school during the well
> reported Emergency that used British troops, fighter
> aircraft etc to destroy Mau Mau in the forests and the
> surrounding areas,
--
Hi Cornel,
Thanks for
Flood threatens Goa
Sankhalim (Goa) (PTI): District administration warily eyed the Valvonti
river swollen by the incessant rain as the residents here spent their
entire night on the street fearing the worst.
Some hundreds of people had a sleepless night as the market remained
inundated and shopk
Hi Selma
I have jumped many posts to reply to yours on the Mau
Mau.
Mau Mau was definitely an indigenous war against
colonial rule as well as against white settler
hegemony in Kenya. The colonial Government at the time
was in hock with the settlers although the British
Government had made it cle
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, soter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Remo's anger is definitely reflective of the growing
> emotional turmoil within many of us goans. Peaceful
> Society's work in the remotest of villages in 7 States
> of India has given me the opportunity to have a first hand
> experience of c
Rishi,
U said it & most of us know the fact if we see the accumulated assets of
politicians(including those held by their spouses/relatives) before and after
being elected. Will there ever be an enquiry? May be. Glad something is
initiated which was long overdue, but have you Goans noticed eve
Hi Sandeep,
Please disregard Selma, and do not do this to us!
How can you cut off our escape route? Whom do we blame when we violate
the law? Whom do we blame when we fail to fight malaria? Whom do we
blame when we fail to be competitive in education and more? Whom do we
blame if southern states
I totally agree with your admission that "Dr. Oscar Rebelo can be
quite forthright and candid." I also partly agree with your opinion
that "With his powerful oratory, innocent looks and expressive eyes,
he had become the darling of the Press", but let me also add 'the
people of Goa as well' and
2008/8/7 Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/8/7 Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> --
>> I'm afraid I have to apologise for prematurely starting this rumour.
>> Faleiro, has publicaly stated in Brazil that the convention will be moving
>> to Australia next.
>
Dears,
Truly, IMPOSSIBLE is Nothing! Sixty years after Independence, an Indian can
still win the very first INDIVIDUAL Olympic Gold Medal for a nation of a
Billion persons. Abhinav has lived up to his name. What a shot with an air
rifle ...at 10 metres!!!
Mog asundi.
Miguel
From: "Nig
KGTS - GULAB WORKING COMMITTEE KUWIAT-HANKAM SOGLLEM EIS ANVDDETA.
Ponchvis (25) vorsam adhim, ami, (Khaim Kuwait-antle Goenkar) fuddem soron
sorgest Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa-hanchem mhoineallem "Gulab"-k Kuwaitchea
Goenkaram kodchean dengui ekttavn pattoleli, zache vorvim Gulab-achem zadd
pallet
--- On Mon, 8/11/08, Sandeep Heble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Alarm at the Airport was raised because Remo's act
> was clearly a
> case of irresponsible behavior and negligence. To err is
> human, we all
> make mistakes and the divine Goans would certainly have
> forgiven Remo
> for his mino
OLPC comes to Goa
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=olpc&w=17364099%40N00
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A genuine food park --- as against a fig-leaf food park --- needs to be
welcomed. The govt. needs to appoint independent experts to oversee
this food park so that it doesnt become a placee for malls and apartments,
like the IT park. Also, we dont want relatives of ministers masquerading as
food-
Rajan Parrikar writes:
>>Bravo, Remo, Bravo!
>>I, too, have felt the rage Remo writes about, watching
>>the viral degradation of Goa at the hands of migrants,
>>builders, land sharks, miners - all facilitated by our politicos.
>>What do you expect from a third-rate country that is India?
The Ala
Dears,
What is reproduced below is a page from www.savegoa.com the official website of
Goa Bachao Abhiyan maintained and updated by Noel Caldeira and Reboni Saha with
inputs from everyone and any one concerned with what is happening to Goa, the
land we all love.
The GBa has inspired a whole
Dear Dr. Barad,
You have caught the tiger by the tail!
What I wrote was that the GT is trying to create the image that it is ONLY the
Catholics who are fighting in the GBA and that all others are aghast
spectators. That is NOT the truth. Annand Madgavkar, Manoj Joshi, Ritu Prasad,
Reboni Sah
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> His study confirmed that the flesh and blood were of human
> origin. The flesh was unequivocally cardiac tissue, and the blood was of
> >type AB.
>
The type AB blood means that the owner of the blood was born out of the norm
Dear Joe
Keep up the good work, You seem to have a way with your camera,
I have pics , I will share with you.
regards
Ayres
On 8/11/08, JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I though I would shae this info to you..
>
> What we ate and how much we paid?
>
> We were 9
>
> 4 Fresh Bangda Fry (Rs.1
Not at all surprised by the message No 7, dated Sunday 10th August 2008
under subject titled GT mis-diagnosis: GBA in shackles?
Even when Citizens Initiative had organized a debate on Goan University
status, writer had come up with something similar projection saying the
debate showed a divisio
Tax implications in selling Ancestral Property to Goans.Albert writes:-When any
house is sold evaluation of the house with respect to 1981 has to be done .This
is done by the govt valuear and he brings down the value of the house as per
this date of selling it. Then one has to pay capital tax or
KONKANI DRAMA IN KUWAIT
Mario Menezes brings emotions beautifully to life in his Konkani drama
horabeache Vantte to be staged on 15th December 2008 as part of
Gulab's silver jubilee celebrations in Kuwait and 61st India's
Independence Day celebrations at the Masrah Hawalli Auditorum at 3:45
p.m.
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