[Goanet] Daily Grook #927

2011-04-10 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #927 X-BOX ROCKS! by Francis Rodrigues great mike tyson now rarely talks, jst keeps playin' u know...ex-box! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com

[Goanet] Konkani MOI

2011-04-10 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 10 Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 05:27:02 + From: Albert Desouza alizadeso...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI Dear Albert, Do you mean to say that Konkanni medium students have not been successful overseas ? From the Konkanni medium school that I

[Goanet] Bollywood Should Stop Insulting Goans

2011-04-10 Thread Bernado Colaco
Aph ka aurath koh randi bathyegha to apkoh kaisa lagegah. Lekhin aph ka aurath ko Obama ka protection miltha hai. America mein majbut protection groups hai. Bharat mein democracy aur kuch bih nahin hai - aisa free for all bol saktah hai.   BC     So how ironic then, that, in this unfolding

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Homage to the Pizzle

2011-04-10 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Homage to the Pizzle' The settlement of Húsavík in northern Iceland is home to the intriguing Icelandic Phallological Museum, a tribute to Nature's designs of the intromittent organ. Excerpt from the museum website: The Icelandic

[Goanet] Konkani MOI

2011-04-10 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 9 Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 20:00:30 +0100 From: Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI Dear Tony, First and foremost, I have nothing against English as a medium of instruction and I have stated it clearly in my previous posts, you are

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium? By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 11 April 2011 at www.goanvoice.org.uk The phrase tyranny of the masses is often used in democracies to mean decisions taken by the majority which undermine

[Goanet] Vote for Canada's Top Immigrants Finalist today!

2011-04-10 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Canadian Immigrant. We're looking for Canada's Top 25 Immigrants! We've received hundreds of nominations from across Canada and we're proud to present our 75 finalists... Voting ends April 18, 2011 @ 12:00pm EST. Winners will be announced the third week of May 2011. @ 12:00pm EST... Anyone can

[Goanet] CHINCH (Tamarind)

2011-04-10 Thread Domnic Fernandes
CHINCH (Tamarind) Photos: http://bit.ly/Tamarind-Chinch Last week, our housemaid asked me to buy a lump/ball of ambttan/amsann or tamarind from the Mapusa market. I paid Rs. 180 for a lump of a kilo, which during our childhood was collected free. The following article is the result

[Goanet] Dr. U.G. Barad's 'Inside Out' Is a Good Read

2011-04-10 Thread augusto pinto
I happened to meet Khalil at Broadway Books who gave me a book named 'Inside Out'. This book is NOT the rather famous anthology Inside/Out by a group called Goa Writers which includes Amitav Ghosh that has been getting a lot of notice recently, but is one written by a veteran of epistolatory duels

Re: [Goanet] Enjoy!

2011-04-10 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 9 April 2011 07:45, U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote: BJP crying hoarse as I am Parrikar's biggest threat in Panaji, says Atanasio Author: Times News Network, Panaji Publication: Times of India Dated: April 5, 2011 RESPONSE: A more than valid point. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe

[Goanet] Song for the Day

2011-04-10 Thread Gabe Menezes
LA GOLONDRINA - Billy Vaughn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEa1ZxpSs5g -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] The preacher has been caught coming out of the Brothel !

2011-04-10 Thread Rupert Coutinho
*The preacher has been caught coming out of the Brothel !* Shortly after India’s forced annexation of Goa the then US President late John F. Kennedy referring to the perception, especially in the West, that India had previously been lecturing the world about the virtues of nonviolence, told the

Re: [Goanet] I is heavy, I is heavy...demand for XXX is passed...house adjourned! - Lighter Moment!!

2011-04-10 Thread Seb dc
I sent the below to goanet... From: Seb dc [mailto:s...@upcdubai.com] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:38 PM Its useless to correct someone on goanet, as they will always try to justify their point, in the process remain ignorent. Ego problem u see.. Is it so difficult as to say and forget,

[Goanet] Konkani MOI

2011-04-10 Thread Freddy Fernandes
In response to: Message: 8 Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:24:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Sebastian Borges s_m_bor...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI Dear Sebastain, There are guys like Tony who want to tell the world that only English medium students are and can be successful, which is

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 10 April 2011 13:05, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: The phrase tyranny of the masses is often used in democracies to mean decisions taken by the majority which undermine minority rights and trample on individual freedoms No Catholic, South of the Zuari speaks or

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread Tony de Sa
Dear Selma, Congratulations for an article which is well thought out and which is spot on regarding the vexing Medium of Instruction imbroglio which is tearing Goa apart. Forget Anna Hazare, forget the Monster Rat, what has been occupying the minds of the 'aam aadmi' parent has been the issue of

[Goanet] Late Angelo de Fonseca's 1924 pencil on paper (beautiful Goan woman with a child)

2011-04-10 Thread Edgar Silveira
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goafurniture/ -- Explanation Destroys Art.

[Goanet] Talking Photos: View from Penha de Franca Church

2011-04-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
View from Penha de Franca Church Britona   River side cross http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5599466711/sizes/l/ Our Lady http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5599464299/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5600047920/sizes/l/ Ribandar View

[Goanet] Bollywood Should Stop Insulting Goans

2011-04-10 Thread E DeSousa
Marlon writes: This issue is not about the right of groups to protest a movie, but rather whether extremist elements within society have the right to muzzle free speech or the right to freely conduct business by attempting to ban such activities. A class action lawsuit would determine soon

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] Eddie Fernandes wrote: No Catholic, South of the Zuari speaks or understands the Konkani taught in Goan schools. [2] Frederick Noronha commented: it is not only Catholics South of the Zuari who do not speak or understand(s) the Konkani taught in Goan schools. The Antruzi variant in the

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread Carvalho
FN, Wot man, kitem point re tuzo? Talk Konkani man, I understand :-) JC, I've been writing Who the Bleep cares for more than two years, not Eddie Fernandes. Although Eddie takes your slip-up as a compliment :-) Tony, thanks. Let me relate a very funny but true incident. We had gone over for

[Goanet] April showers?

2011-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
After some thundering and lightening (miraculously, the power did not fail in Saligao at least), there were promises of April showers. But just a few drops here. This year, the climate has been pretty cool though. Which makes me wonder: everyone grumbles when it gets bad, nobody says a good word

[Goanet] Gulf News Tabloid today - Portrayal of Goa in the movie - Dum Maaro Dum

2011-04-10 Thread Zelma DeSouza
http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/nothing-is-wrong-in-dum-maaro-dum-says-rohan-sippy-1.789477 The Goa government is unhappy with the portrayal of the state in the promos of upcoming film Dum Maaro Dum and a Goan has approached court for its ban, but director Rohan Sippy is

[Goanet] Goa news for April 11, 2011

2011-04-10 Thread Goanet News Service
Sippy's 'Dum Maaro Dum' revealed recently that shooting for DMD in Goa was a hell of a torture. The actor further revealed ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFb_Z3vf9UGWDGpJD4qmyfWg6mVAAurl=http://www.totalfilmy.com/feature/20110410/dum_maaro_dum_was_tortureabhishek_bachchan-32786.html

Re: [Goanet] Bollywood Should Stop Insulting Goans

2011-04-10 Thread J. Colaco jc
[1] Marlon writes: This issue is not about the right of groups to protest a movie, but rather whether extremist elements within society have the right to muzzle free speech or the right to freely conduct business by attempting to ban such activities. [2] E DeSousa ejd...@att.net wrote: A class

[Goanet] The story of our special guests – Bulbuls

2011-04-10 Thread JoeGoaUk
The story of our special guests – Bulbuls Of the 4 bedrooms, one is hardly used or used on an average twice a week mainly cleaning and laundry drying. One day we saw bird’s nest just above the bed (lamp shade). There were two eggs. Next day we saw one hatched The couple visiting in and out

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 10 April 2011 18:11, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Then, they go to church and find the priests struggling with this horrible sounding nasal dialect of Marathi. I think there is a mixing up between all these strange dialects we don't quite understand or recognise the roots of. Dr

[Goanet] Pictures: Pez tradition at St.Jaoa de Facundo church, Corlim.

2011-04-10 Thread Edgar Silveira
Pez is served after the 7 O'clock at the St.Jaoa de Facundo church under an banyan tree. Some pictures, www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart Some more pictures, www.flickr.com/photos/projectedgar

[Goanet] NEWS: 'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you'

2011-04-10 Thread Goanet News
'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you' TNN, Mar 22, 2011, 03.32am IST PANAJI: The fight for English as a medium of instruction at Monday's rally at Azad Maidan in Panaji saw significant bitterness among several mothers in the crowd, who said they suffered for years teaching their

[Goanet] Turmeric: Nature’s Powerful Anti-Inflammatory

2011-04-10 Thread Con Menezes
http://www.healthiertalk.com/turmeric-nature-s-powerful-anti-inflammatory-3728

[Goanet] Re KonkaNNi MOI

2011-04-10 Thread Tony de Sa
Dear Freddy, I wish I could print some samples of the atrocious spellings and grammatical errors of some of the Devnagri Konkani medium students in the Board papers. The Devnagri Konkani (DK) students are more prone to this type of error and the handwriting is terrible. If I could do this, I'd

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: 'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you'

2011-04-10 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
While giving his views on whether English should be included as medium of instruction at the primary school level along with the vernacular languages in the legislative assembly, opposition leader and Panaji MLA Manohar Parrikar has quoted UNESCO guidelines that primary education should be

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium?

2011-04-10 Thread J. Colaco jc
Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: JC, I've been writing Who the Bleep cares for more than two years, not Eddie Fernandes. Although Eddie takes your slip-up as a compliment :-) Elizabeth, I am aware who writes bleep blah blah As far as GN is concerned, Eddie posted it (i.e. wrote ). The

Re: [Goanet] Late Angelo de Fonseca's 1924 pencil on paper (beautiful Goan woman with a child)

2011-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
Lovely, and thanks for sharing! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 10 April 2011 18:05, Edgar Silveira ed...@goencar.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goafurniture/ -- Explanation Destroys Art.

Re: [Goanet] Konkani MOI

2011-04-10 Thread floriano
Dear Freddy, People like Tony refuse to get into their heads the basic understanding of what MOI is all about. They immediately jump to the conclusion that MOI is learning or teaching a language, either Konkani, Marathi or English to the kids so that they can get good jobs later in life.

[Goanet] Mhaka mhozo hok zai

2011-04-10 Thread Joel Moraes
Mhaka mhozo hok zai Goemkar ami khas, Konkni amchi bhas. Zan'nam tem portem xinkchi goroz nam, Kiteak amchea burgeank tumi kortat tras? Guirestanchim burguim guirest Iskolanim, Kiteak rod'chem goribanchea burgeanim? Amchea burgeank Inglez xinkondi, Tumcheank tumi xinkoieat Konkni. Nirnoi

[Goanet] AN OPEN QUESTION TO ANNA HAZARE

2011-04-10 Thread SOTER
Dear Friends, Was it a creation of the media, or a slip of the tongue from Anna Hazare? From 'Jan Lok Pal Bill' the so claimed Gandhian crusader seems to have appropriated the authority to issue certificates of Good Governance in this country. The recipients of the awards are Narendra Modi

[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny

2011-04-10 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai
Hay Selma, good read that! way to go! Couldn't agree more. Brava Charu Charudatta Prabhudesai Auroville . South India. Title: Who the bleep cares about the tyranny of the masses and English medium? The phrase tyranny of the masses is often used in democracies to mean