*Salcette's toddy bear keeps Goas feni spirit tapping*
*Feni Fransicso is the maker and preserver of Goas best known ambassador of
goodwill and friendship-feni. At sixty-five, the Tarzan from Salcette swings
from palm to palm to pluck coconuts and tap toddy to make feni. This is a
first of a new
On behalf of all Goanetters wishing Happy Birthday to Carlos Mendes of
Britona Goa on 25th November 2008
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY.
May the Good Lord Shower his choicest blessings on you. And may all your
dreams come true.
CCC UNITED GOANS
DOHA QATAR.
NOTE: Please send your
Goa Band CASCADES goes Lorna (2in1)
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For Goan Video Clips
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:57:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As I pointed out elsewhere, the guy who started the smear against Sonal Shah
this time around, Vijay Prashad, also tried to smear Mother Teresa years ago
because of her links with convicted embezzlers of public
Bernado,
One day you'll be unmasked. Then your jokes won't be funny!
Take care,
RKN
Bernado Colaco wrote:
Goans for the past 46 years have been given to believe
that 19 of Dec is the 'Liberation' Day of Goa.
RESPONSE: 47 not 46..are you trying to take-away a year of freedom??
Arre
Indian film festival scraps documentary after protests
2 hours ago
PANAJI, India (AFP) — Hardline Hindu nationalists have succeeded in
getting a documentary by a controversial artist taken off the schedule
at India's most prestigious film festival, organisers said Tuesday.
Two right-wing groups
Dear all,
At around 12 noon, I submitted copies of the letter appended below to
the Films Division Chief Producer Kuldeep Sinha and the Director of
IFFI Mr S M Khan. I was informed that the documentary Film was
withdrawn as the State Administration did not want a confrontation
with the protesting
Dear Sandeep,
First of all I congratulate you in taking the position you have taken.
Secondly, I want to ask CM Kamat, what is the purpose of hosting IFFI in Goa?
Is it just so Bollywoond nymphets can frolic on our beaches? Is it just for our
restaurants and hotels to pull in the big bucks? Is
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is extremely sad and disappointing to note that M.F.
Husain, India's pioneer Artist, continues to be treated in such
a shabby manner by the State and its different Agencies/ Bodies, who
instead of upholding the laws of the land,
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One day you'll be unmasked. Then your jokes won't be funny!
What is there to be unmasked? Bernado is an Indian who prefers living and
serving under foreign autocratic governments. He does not like democracy and
self-rule. He
DAILY GROOK #286
SHORE SCORE
by Francis Rodrigues
saw Ebb and Flo
race beach-side,
dis must-see show
match was tide!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
_
Obama inducts 4 Indian origin personalities in his team.
Best regards,
Dr. U. G. Barad
-
Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,
We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO
on 28th November from 4pm. to 6pm.
at Goa Desc Resource Centre
No.11, Liberty Apartments,
Feira
Berardo, as you must know, Goa has been invaded and conquered numerous
times.
Before the Portuguese Goa was under the rule of the Sultanate of Bijapur and
Goa was the second most important town of his kingdom. The city was wealthy,
and possessed a grand natural harbour. The Muslims had been in
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Hindu protest forces Husain film off Goa Film Festival -
Reuters India
[13 hours ago] The move came after a group called Hindu
Janajagruti Samiti wrote a letter to Goa's governor, asking
M F Hussain Blacked Out at IFFI
'Thru the Eyes of the HGS'
To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
A new public charitable trust by the name of Third Millennium Foundation was
launched at the hands of the chief guest Dr Francisco Colaço, on 23
November, at the Cardium, Dona Paula. The inauguration was marked by a
programme - 'Music.ability' - integrating the abled and the disabled of all
--- On Sat, 22/11/08, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goans' tryst with pirates ( and US Africans ! ).
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: Saturday, 22 November, 2008, 10:52 PM
Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: I know of
Dear Freddy,
Unfortunately I do not have the answers to everything. That is the truth.
It is also the truth that I do not have any animosity towards Floriano Lobo.
He was my mother's student for SSC at St. Xavier's School, Moira, during
the year I was conceived and I was born soon after he
Santosh Helekar wrote :
It is extremely sad and shameful. What is worse in a secular democracy than to
let an ideological fringe block one of its most basic freedoms? Why is the
constitution and the opinion of the highest court in the land ignored over the
opinion of radical chauvinists and
Goa: After protests from Hindu right wing organisations, a screening
of exiled artist M F Husain's documentary Through The Eyes Of A
Painter was deferred on Tuesday at the ongoing International Film
Festival of India in Goa.
Some organisations in Goa petitioned to the Chief Minister and other
BC, You should shift to, at least, the AD era! Do you belong to the
same team as Timoja, etc? Your comment about being kappas continues
the great Goan tradition of treating People Not Like Us with contempt
and condescension, even when we can least afford it! Keep up the good
work! FN
2008/11/25
The Da Costa Code
Review of a controversial Goan book
By Cecil Pinto
Disclaimer: The column below is a work of pure fiction. Children,
religious fundamentalists, and the belligerent South Goa Tourist Taxi
Drivers should not read this column, as their myopic minds cannot see
beyond the ends of
Radhakrishnan Nair wrote:
Bernado,
One day you'll be unmasked. Then your jokes won't be funny!
RESPONSE: Unmasked??? RKN it appears you are out of the loop, again.:-)
It appears you missed Bernado's photo when it was posted here.
- b
Hi to you at Goanet!
Miguel makes a very valid point that it is important to know what is being
planted. Sometimes while reading the article 'Green thumb: planting trees' I
wondered whether Goans really need to be told what to do when it comes to
plants - what to plant, where to buy them,
Dear Non Resident Goans,
Ref. my below mail dated 20th Nov 08; we are trying to set up meetings with
the Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, NRI Commissioner the Governor. The
dates I suggest for the latter are either of 17th/18th/19th/22nd/23rd of
December. We could also meet more MLA's; if
PCD thanks for your perspective of the historical dates. In this regard a
book written by dr. Bruto da Costa in his defence of Padre Chico states that
various accords were signed by my cousin Poi and Afonso.
BC
In response to:
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:56:21 +0530
From: valerie vales [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Have you done the Goan pole dance
Hi Valerie,
I assume your are a lady, hope I haven't got myself into another gender mixup !
Believe me it's very embarrassing !!
Hi Paulo, The spin you give to your version of history is a good
whitewash job for Euro-colonialism, and convinces us that the
Portuguese were just like the rest... *our* rulers. Btw, you didn't
explain how the Portuguese conquests of the 16th century got
converted into overseas provinces of the
The Accidental Activist - Nothing Left to Lose
Venita Coelho
The SMS had been doing the rounds of the GBA list for a week. Everyone was
invited to show solidarity at the protest against mining planned at Colomb,
in Quepem, at a mine operated by the Timblos. This is a village that is
-- Forwarded message --
From: Ashfaque Khan
Date: Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Subject: SHAAM e SANGEET with HEMA SARDESAI ENTRY passes are available
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* SHAAM e SANGEET **with** HEMA SARDESAI *
*Indian
Dear BC, AD, FN and the rest,
Sad but true, Santa Katarina has been stripped of her sainthood and of the
position as the Patroness of Goa. Times are changing and so are the saints.
Fr. Jose Vaz is blessed to be the patron of Goa without being a saint.
SFX, whose feast we will celebrate in a few
Hello,
we inform that videos from Goa can be see in Luso.tv.
Best Regards,
Pedro Nilo
Luso.tv
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Vinay Natekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with your views this film should not have been withdrawn but my
suggestion to IFFI Organizers is that along with screening of “Through the
Eyes of a Painter” they should have screened also Hollywood movie “Da Vinci
Code”
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:26:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I won't give their name, but many people will know the gent whose initials are
D.C., is a great musician, and has a few CDs to his name during his time in Goa.
My views are anti-lies told by India.
Mario
Hi Goanetters,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/23/AR2008112302
100.html
Not a good look India.
rubygoes
Hello,
If you could send me the lyrics of the no KUDDO PASUN TO ZALO ZALAYR……
This song I had heard during college time. I asked some of my friends but they
don’t have.
This song is about the boy going to save the girl and in that incident becomes
blind and she
tells him even if you have
DAILY GROOK #287
PREACH BREACH
by Francis Rodrigues
seers who transgress
are a losing cause,
just like a business,
...prophet and laws!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
Dears,
The Scarlet Keeling case of 18 February, 2008, its first killing with PSI
Nerlon Albuquerque getting dismissed from service. I am not going into its
merits, the Panaji Bench of the Goa High Court is.
The raid on the Vivenda Monserrate on 19 February, 2008, unceremoniously
sent a SP, a Dy.
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