Goa goes for gold
December 19 will mark 50 years
of Goa’s liberation from
Portuguese rule. Reena Martins
on the array of cultural events
that have been planned to
celebrate an occasion replete
with nostalgia
The sounds of distant drumming woke Goa up at 6.30 in the
morning on December 18, 1961.
Say it... in Konkani
THE PRINTED WORD | Frederick Noronha
First published in Gomantak Times
Three slim and unpretentious books came my way the other day,
when I opened the envelope awaiting me. All three are the
recent works of the Santa Cruz (Kalapur, hence his adopted
name) based Konkani
On 2 December 2011 21:06, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:
Admin Noronha,
I know that Admin is not your first name. But are you not a Goanet Admin?
If so, do you mind if I continue to call you Admin Noronha especially on
Goanet?
Cheers,
Santosh
RESPONSE: The man has already
On 2 December 2011 19:44, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
The court (of private opinion) now invites Melvyn to quit providing us
with hearsay 'evidence' and to produce the witness (if there is one
such witness) to appear personally on GoaNet for cross-examination!
I hope we realise
Gabe,
My questions are addressed to Admin Noronha. I would like to know whether he is
a Goanet Admin or not. Why are you abusing me? What have I done to you?
Cheers,
Santosh
From: Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com
RESPONSE: The man has already told you,
The* Eighth ** session* of Zeitgeist, the Art History Club , facillitated
by Apurva Kulkarni will be on **Post Modernism II ( FULL CIRCLE)*
***
It will take place on the 6*th of December 2011,6:30 pm at Gallery
Gitanjali*,Opp.Panjim Inn, Near People's High School
To register call
Let us support the cause of the computer teachers. Most of them have been
working for last fifteen years in the same school with less salary and more
work. They worked on contract basis for the last fifteen years. The diocesan
school has done injustice to them and so too the catholic schools
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM: The famous Bicholim feast of 'Nava Somvar' devoted to goddess
Shri Sharnadurga will be celebrated on Monday, 5th December 2011.
It may be recalled that the festival was earlier a joint affair celebrated
at Bicholim only after a small rift between the Gaonkars and the
Remo has demonstrated how more and more Goans need to enter the enemy camp and
defecate there instead of screaming at press conferences and public meetings.
No one talks against the organisations of Industry, architects, engineers and
real estate in Goa that are equal culprits with politicians
On 2 December 2011 13:42, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
RESPONSE:
In fact, I don't mind
what anyone calls me but thought I'd place it here for the attention
of the Goose and the Gander.)
jc
QUESTION: Labelling is fine? So you would you not mind being called a
Not only walking.but now. cycling too gives you the benefits.
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On 2 December 2011 17:34, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
RESPONSE:
The only reason I am bothering to respond to this is because I am quite
astounded by the extent to which Melvyn and his witness will go to ruin the
reputation of another human being. Overnight the charge has changed
Goa goes for gold
December 19 will mark 50 years
of Goa’s liberation from
Portuguese rule. Reena Martins
on the array of cultural events
that have been planned to
celebrate an occasion replete
with nostalgia
The sounds of distant drumming woke Goa up at 6.30 in the
morning on December 18, 1961.
Diana Rosshttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Diana_Ross?feature=watch_video_title
Julio Iglesias - All Of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zanArq9-0feature=related
--
DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
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Say it... in Konkani
THE PRINTED WORD | Frederick Noronha
First published in Gomantak Times
Three slim and unpretentious books came my way the other day,
when I opened the envelope awaiting me. All three are the
recent works of the Santa Cruz (Kalapur, hence his adopted
name) based Konkani
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From: Melvyn Fernandes. Sent: 02 December 2011 08:27
My witness X at great inconvenience to himself travelled by public
transport to Selma's gated residence
only to be given back the books on the Convention Day as they were not
going to be displayed.
For your information I am copying to Selma,
My dear E-mail Friends and family,
Join me this evening and lets ROCK this evening. and Please attend in large
numbers in order to make this programme a huge success.
My friend,Olavo Rodrigues, an internationally well-known Goan Singer, who has
performed in the Netherlands, Quatar, Goas and
Gabe Menezes asked: ' May I respectfully ask, who installed the Court
of PRIVATE opinion, who is appointed as the Judge?'
Response: Yes. You may ask.
jc
BTW: Initial Transcript of proceedings of the Court of PRIVATE opinion.
'The court calls upon JR to the witness stand'.
JR arrivesis
Happy Feast to you all
Today's feast pics and video (3.12.11)
The apostolic nuncio and ambassador of the Vatican in India, archbishop
Salvatore Pennachio
Archbishop of Singapore Mgr Nicholas Chia and archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao
Bishop of Sidhudurg Allwyn Barretto, Fr. Remedious
Parrikar opens his innings with police complaint against Rane, Faleiro and
dkin
2011-12-03
While most politicians dip into their slush funds to buy votes, Manohar
Parrikar files police complaints in the run up to the next state elections
against heavyweight opponents. He has filed a police
Dr. Helekar writes:
I know that Admin is not your first name. But are you not a Goanet Admin? If
so, do you mind if I continue to call you Admin Noronha especially on Goanet?
Comment:
Perhaps you could at least, if you must, make it Goanet Administrator.
Sounds more respectable.
E.
Dear Roland,
Not seven, but *seven and half* churches ... perhaps thanks to Haban,
the Jewish merchant and early convert. All churches were in predominantly
Jewish settlements in Kerala. They are still called *Ezharappallikal* or
7 1/2 churches. The one at Thiruvithamkode (Travancore) holds the
GOA TODAY
Feast of St Xavier is celebrated with devotion and faith all over Goa,
churches and chapels devoted to him. Joseph Kamat 70 years , a helper in
school, widower with married daughter, treks 590kms to and fro for 23
continuous years . from Sangmer in Maharashtra. He travels 23 kms a day
Deepen Your Faith - The Christmas Stories
The Jesuit Fathers of the Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia, Goa are
organizing a “Deepen Your Faith” programme on the meaning of the
Christmas stories - on trying to read the infancy stories of Jesus
found in the Gospel of Matthew and Luke and understanding
Dear Dear Reena Martins,
You got your facts absolutely right.
But you got your 'GOLD' very much WRONG.
The Gold that you have talked about does glitter a bit too much.
While actual 99.99 karat Gold does not.
Here lies your misplaced EUPHORIA about the 'Goa's Gold'
It is FAKE - NAKLI -
Dears,
I do not have all the answers . but will try to share the
following as possible reasons why Goa-related books sell or do not
sell:
WHY they sell:
1: They are written well, easy to read and capture the undivided
attention of the reader. Two of my favourites Tivolem by VRR and The
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There were two dharnas witnessed at Capt. of Ports jetty today the 3rd.
December, 2011
One was by the GCWU [Goa Catholic Welfare Union], and the other by the
'Mayem Bhoo-Vimochan Nagrik Kruti Samiti'.
The sentiments portrayed by the GCWU are:
Take away IFFI from Goa. It is of no benefit to
AITARACHEO KATKUTLEO: Politik Filmacho 'review'
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/36354
Politik Filmacho ‘review’
Hea filman, tumche avddiche kalakar asat. Panch vorsam fattim tumchea hatant,
painchim tem hozar rupianchem nott divn ghel’le kalakar te. Atam porot ekdam
--
Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
the fortnightly discussion event since 1999
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Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,
We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO
on 9th December from 4pm. to 6pm.
at Goa Desc Resource Centre
No.11,
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Slow starter, Goa grows in host role - Indian Express
v_202_XrhDxdpPShc-C-Ajlw
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Sé Cathedral'
December is a festive time in the historic village of Old Goa, now a World
Heritage site. The Sé Cathedral was completed in 1619, and is the largest
church in India.
The second image below was taken from the hill at the Chapel
Selma bai
Our Konkani is a beautiful language and as musical as French. Can I take this
opportunity to humbly request you to come
down from the pulpit and stop singing a line from one of our folk songs Undir
Mhojea Mama - the line being ani hanv
sangtam tuka.
The words in Johnny Nash's song
[A] re: In fact, I don't mind... what anyone calls me but thought
I'd place it here for the attention of the Goose and the Gander.
[B] Gabe Menezes asked: So you would you not mind being called a Pedia
Doctor Colaco and all the connotations, which may or may not arise?;
If you don't want to
On 3 December 2011 10:55, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
Gabe Menezes asked: ' May I respectfully ask, who installed the Court
of PRIVATE opinion, who is appointed as the Judge?'
Response: Yes. You may ask.
jc
BTW: Initial Transcript of proceedings of the Court of PRIVATE opinion.
Dear Eddie
As you know, one holding public office must have the highest credibility. As a
veteran of the cold war, I must ask you
where you got the idea that I am spreading malicious rumours. You may care to
share these on the net and give me the
opportunity to bring rumour control into
JC, Thanks for conferring me on expertise in a field where I don't
claim to have it. Yes, I have been a longtime collector of Goa-related
books (if given the license to brag a bit, over 1500 in my home
collection when I last stopped counting, but far fewer than Eddie
Fernandes of course). In
Excerpt:-
However, the CPS refused to charge her because of human rights laws which
state that a defendant’s lawyer should be allowed to cross-examine the only
witness.
But once Mr Stout died, police had only hearsay evidence in statements from
his daughter and granddaughter, whom he phoned
Hey Ram!!!
Watha
disGoanet...Administração...FN...confusãoneters...sufocação koslem
tori asa solução?
Lino
From: E DeSousa ejd...@att.net
Subject: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all
IFFI goa 2011 day 11 (last Day) - Varun, irrfan Khan etc
Last day at Kingfisher village (Iffi 2011)
3rd Dec. 2011
or
blog
http://iffigoablog.blogspot.com/2011/12/iffi-gos-2001-day-11-last-day-varun.html
Band: Varun and the 2 timers
DEV ANAND 1923-2011
It took 88 years to get this man out of sight, but his memory will last my
lifetime. He was my best.
Here is a short excerpt about him, from my book: SIMPLY MY WAY.
Quote:
“However, what kept me clinging on to Hindi movies was the thespian trio -
Dilip, Raj and Dev on
Even in our villages, we have an over-illumination problem. At
Sonarbhat (Saligao, where I live), some roads have been flooded with
halogen. Others are dark, and some weeks back we've been facing daily
half-hour powercuts. Talk of priorities!
This is what Chryselle D'Silva wrote on Facebook:
-Original Message-
From: PAES
DEV ANAND 1923-2011
It took 88 years to get this man out of sight, but his memory will
last my lifetime. He was my best.
Here is a short excerpt about him, from my book: SIMPLY MY WAY.
RESPONSE: So long to the original 'Dum Maro Dum'. Thanks for the
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Is JR the Ewing from Dallas? Because my witness is X.
Having watched Dum Mara Dum, required viewing for every Goan family in Goa, the
current episode as above may be of
interest to Bollywood in time for the 2012 IFFI festival in Goa.
Best regards.
MF
-Original Message-
From: J. Colaco jc
f: Always remember that if I wanted to sell my book to some Goans, I
may have to attach a free gift (of Goa sausages AND Feni) to the book.
From: Frederick FN Noronha
Lastly, all this talk about Goans not reading, about them being more
Thanks E. D'Sousa for this suggestion. Henceforth, I will call him Goanet
Administrator, if he does not mind.
Cheers,
Santosh
P.S. I noticed that Mr. Gabe Menezes has used a foul and abusive word to refer
to Jose Colaco and me in the following quote:
QUOTE
We could proceed to
Hate-speech [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech] is not
free-speech! Time for history to be left to historians, and for the
State to take action against this obnoxious violation of Sec 153(A) of
the Criminal Procedure Code [Section 153A. Promoting enmity between
different groups on grounds
More info. during your meditative state here.
http://www.crystalinks.com/medbrain.html
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