Re: [Goanet] A song and a dance! Perhaps...

Gabe,When the band or MC was ready to invite members onto the dance floor, all you had to do in E. Africa was play Quizas, quizas, quizas. There are a variety of dance steps that you can do to this song and in the old days - when people really knew how to dance - I used to look forward to some

Re: [Goanet] Just A Theory Why Goan Women Do Not Contribute to Goanrt

On Monday, June 29, 2020, 04:11:37 p.m. EDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: My theory is that Goa is the most chauvinistic and patriarchal liberal society around the universe.  FN, There also is the possibility that this is a forum by and for grumpy old men. T

Re: [Goanet] The Cost of Everything

On Friday, June 26, 2020, 07:33:59 p.m. EDT, Roland Francis wrote: Do we expect Indian food to be cheaper because we know what it costs in India or because of the lack of hygiene and presentation. If the presentation and service is as high quality as that in an Italian restaurant, would be be

[Goanet] Former international light flyweight champion Dick Felix D'Souza is dead.

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Re: [Goanet] Re. What does Joao want to say?

Having a bad year, Francis? On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 06:19:00 p.m. EDT, Francis Rodrigues wrote: TO PRAKASH LAMANI do JAPANI Dear Prakash Lamani tara, jing, jing, jingaaa! Your stuff's so funny! tara, jing, jing, jingaaa! Reading it vertical tara, jing, jing, jingaaa! Makes folk

[Goanet] Goans in East Africa ... Tanzania: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Goans in East Africa ... Tanzania: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Goans in Dar es Salaam (and other towns) owned bars, bakeries many clothes and tailoring shops, music stores, butcheries 'soda factories', a shoemaker or two provision stores that had small

Re: [Goanet] ST Anthony of Lisboa Two Trips to Africa

On Sunday, June 14, 2020, 11:30:02 a.m. EDT, Vivian A. DSouza wrote: My, my Adolfo, you continue to surprise me.  Anthony of Padua/Lisboa returned to America, 900 years ago, when America did not exist.  Of curse this is aother of your tests to see if we are payng atention, right? -

Re: [Goanet] St Anthony of Lisbon and His Impact on SIOLCARS

On Saturday, June 13, 2020, 10:35:09 a.m. EDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: So on this great day The Feast of St Anthony Of Lisbon. HAPPY FEAST, MANY MORE TO COME AND PEACE.  Enjoy the Monsoon. The Monsoon will end as wil COVIN 19. Pray to the Good Saint to get rid of all types of MONSTERS --

Re: [Goanet] Video: Javed Akhtar Explains Atheism via Faye D'Souza

Thanks Albert, The link is about the best I have seen on Goanet this year. Mervyn On Thursday, June 11, 2020, 05:16:12 a.m. CDT, AF P wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKKQaxUwq3Y Javed Akhtar Explains Atheism via Faye D'Souza -- --- Albert Peres Goa Culture List goaculturel..

Re: [Goanet] TheUnwritten Rules of Oyster Fishing NOW WRITTEN

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 02:14:51 p.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote:   PS Mervyn: you know a lot about fishing ...In 1944 we used to walk for  picnics near Salender Bridge, near Oyster Bay.  My Pinto used to Fish ...there was a one variety called lady fish.  I have not seen them at all for

[Goanet] Dar chess

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Re: [Goanet] Goans in Paris and the rest of France?

On Sunday, June 7, 2020, 05:46:07 a.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: LES AMIS DU PERE AGNELO (W751086705) - Assoce.fr | | | | LES AMIS DU PERE AGNELO (W751086705) - Assoce.fr LES AMIS DU PERE AGNELO, RNA W751086705 - association, renseignements - Assoce.fr | | | Does any

[Goanet] Trump explains his favorite Bible stories

Alexandra Petri Columnist, Washington Post   June 4, 2020   If there was one thought in America’s mind when it watched our gallant president stride to St. John’s Episcopal Church and heft a Bible in one hand, it was: That man has definitely seen or held a Bible — or, indeed, any

Re: [Goanet] #BlackLivesMatter Beyond The Hashtag (Dhaka Tribune, 4/6/2020)

From: V M vmingoa @gmail.com Date: 6/4/20 7:34 AM (GMT-06:00). No one can deny that it is in fact distinctly possible this extraordinary moment for humanity will result in an improved, and less unequal world. We already know this: the Covid-19 pandemic’s realities have enforced the core message of

Re: [Goanet] Ohio ahoy....

On Monday, June 1, 2020, 07:03:19 p.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: Any Goans out there in Ohio? Just curious... FN --- FN, Be assured that every city in Ohio has Goans.  Heck, I can probably find ex-Tanzanian Goans in every one of those cities. I was once in a small city

Re: [Goanet] What does Yohana want to say?

In the age of corona virus Masked protesters unmask the demi-masked  orange. "Thugs" were code coloured the gyre  swell is not. What does the USA want to say? Mervyn1650

Re: [Goanet] What Does Yohana Have to Say?

In the age of Covid John 23:59 Acts 29:30 Hebrew 14:1 lack. While Dr. Fauci the  CDC And Trump on opposite tracks. What does Yohana have to say?  Mervyn1650

[Goanet] What Does Yohana Have to Say?

In the age of the corona virus the old the bold the blind and the sapient Crumble. A dutch auction of costs unsuspected delivers unbound damage. What does Yohana want to declare? Mervyn1650 On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 07:43:54 p.m. CDT, augusto pinto wrote: In the

Re: [Goanet] Netflix's 'Typewriter' review: The kids are all not right

On Monday, May 25, 2020, 03:16:44 a.m. CDT, Frederick Noronha wrote: Netflix's 'Typewriter' review: The kids are all not right Netflix’s new series Typewriter, from Sujoy Ghosh, is set in a somewhat sleepy town of Bardez, Goa.

Re: [Goanet] Mervyn

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 03:09:34 p.m. CDT, E DeSousa wrote: I post under my real name. I was given at birth four names which I thought was rather excessive so I have used one initial and the last name most of the time whenever feasible. You can check my professional profile at LinkedIn. h

Re: [Goanet] "Nom de Plume" copacetic on Goanet?

GL responds:  In our town the only people legally permitted to go under an assumed name are public offenders (criminals), including sex offenders, who are trying to start a new life. Of course these individuals are being closely monitored by the police. To me alias-users are individuals trying

Re: [Goanet] "Nom de Plume" copacetic on Goanet?

On Monday, May 18, 2020, 01:16:06 p.m. CDT, E DeSousa wrote: I guess the question is how many choose to post under pseudonyms...  IMHO some of these are quite elegant, but they seem to have the advantage over those who use their given names. Google research: "But one of the most common reasons

Re: [Goanet] What does Joao want to say?

On Sunday, May 17, 2020, 10:51:04 a.m. CDT, Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: In the Age of Corona Virus understandably no one has taken a selfie with Corona Virus the power is always behind the throne What does Joao want to say? Joao,The pictu

Re: [Goanet] Who is this Joao?

On Saturday, May 16, 2020, 03:27:52 p.m. CDT, E DeSousa wrote: With so many posters on Goanet posting under assumed names  it would be good to understand why this is happening. Those writing under assumed names could volunteer to explain their personal reasons for doing so?  --

Re: [Goanet] What does Joao want to say?

On Friday, May 1, 2020, 01:57:10 a.m. CDT, Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: In the Age of Corona Virus we know Karl Marx got it all wrong the fight isn’t among capitalists and workers the fight is among people who work hard and others who hardly work steal all the credit What does Joao w

Re: [Goanet] My Mango is Better Than Yours!

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, 03:58:25 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: Thank you so much for the generous feedback, but especially for your vivid and most delightful mango recollections. The mango trees in coastal East Africa and also the Persian Gulf region are quite likely to predate the colonial era, but then

Re: [Goanet] My Mango is Better Than Yours!

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, 02:53:26 a.m. CDT, V M wrote:My mango is better than yours In the annals of identity in Goa, there are many points of divergence:region, religion, social standing, politics. But on mangoes, there is onlyconsensus. You can keep the rest. Ours are the best. The late K

Re: [Goanet] My Invitation To Visit North Korea via Moscow

On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 05:09:41 a.m. CDT, 'Vivian A. DSouza' socorro...@yahoo.com wrote: Mervyn: The spread of virus is dependent on one thing:  "How dense the President is"  and NOT how dense the polulation is. If the USA had a woman President, the country would not have become the ep

Re: [Goanet] My Invitation To Visit North Korea via Moscow

Now Mervyn , I believe your account of the visit to Moscow .Correct me don't you have family connections ?-snip-PS A few months ago it was found that donkeys were disappearing right in Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania, the Chinese had constructed an abattoir.  One good thing about

Re: [Goanet] Views from Moshi ...

On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 01:10:10 p.m. CDT, Patrice Riemens wrote: KALO PASXA to all! Have all a peaceful & joyfull Easter Sunday & Monday! p+2D! Your pictures are interesting but the cameras were pointed too low.  When a photographer, at the same spot, points a

Re: [Goanet] The End of Progress (And The Return of Keynes): Dhaka Tribune, 11/4/2020

On Saturday, April 11, 2020, 06:15:15 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: The end of progress (and the return of Keynes) All this is the opposite of neoliberalism, which espouses individual freedom as the paramount social, cultural and economic value. Its return to relevance is an improbable plot twist to th

Re: [Goanet] Invitation To Celebrate Kim The Birthday in 1970.

On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:58:37 a.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: I have not been to Pyongyang or to Moscow.    I am sure if I had gone  for Kim the Elders Birthday Celebrationthey would taken part of my working brain. I would no longer be a Goan but a Goaner. -

Re: [Goanet] Zoom Sued for Fraud Over Privacy, Security Flaws

Armstrong, You usually get what you pay for. When you use free Zoom services, it clearly states that no privacy in guaranteed. When you use the paid service, it is a different matter. Again, you get what you pay for. Mervyn On Friday, April 10, 2020, 01:24:19 p.m. CDT, armstrong au

Re: [Goanet] ROSE Fernandes Reacting SELMA Views on Clubs

On Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:01:17 a.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Six, it is important to get historical facts straight. In in 1919 the Goan leadership Tanzania  celebrated 100 years of the Goan Institute. It was way off the mark.  The Goans in Dar were celebrating the feast of SFX in 2005.

Re: [Goanet] BIBLE VERSE

, March 22, 2020, 11:41:01 a.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Mervyn Lobo In Issue 129 Message Message: 5 Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 01:38:49 + (UTC) From: To: goanet < goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Bible verse of the Day comments on , Devak Argham? wrote:  On Thur

Re: [Goanet] Bible verse of the Day

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, 11:37:15 p.m. CDT, Devak Argham  wrote: 1 Corinthians 1: 18 - 21 The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:  “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of t

Re: [Goanet] WEARING OF MASKS

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 02:17:29 a.m. CDT, Voznadik vojem wrote: In my part of the world, nobody knows what a mask is. We do not have toilet paper and this ensures "social distancing" at its best. Abhar, Voznadikvojem -- Well, in

Re: [Goanet] Virus

communicableOn Friday, March 13, 2020, 01:52:52 a.m. CDT, armstrong augusto vaz wrote: Corona Virus crisis from the perspective of the struggles of the working class and the oppressed. While many office buildings have closed as a precautionary measure, what about the staff that takes care of c

Re: [Goanet] Life in the Time of Corona (Dhaka Tribune, 13/3/2020)

VM,I have known for a long time that you have an excellent gift for words. I like the way you are easily able to string them along, making your points clear and easy to read. This time, I have to congratulate you on how fast you put together this excellent report!  MervynBTW, when Trump becam

Re: [Goanet] Wendell Rodricks passes away at Goa home

Folks, A relative first pointed Wendell out to me on a visit to Goa.  I had not heard of his fame then but he was, like us, on his way to a lesser known cultural show. I soon picked up on Wendell’s excellent articles and have mentioned before that he might have missed his vocation. However, We

Re: [Goanet] The Song of Solomon (GQ, February 2020)

YM,A lovely description - and history. Hats off to you. Mervyn Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 8:05 AM, V M wrote: https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/the-song-of-solomon Even as 2019 faded to black, I became complicit in a fast-paced project playing out

Re: [Goanet] Are Goans Close To Europeans ?

On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 5:33 PM, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Hi All President Benjamin Mkapa’s, who was the was hand picked by the Father of the Nation, become President has just produced his autobiography which is caused quite a rave , His the autobiography, My* Life My Purpose*/ What p

Re: [Goanet] cathedrale notre-dame-de-la-paix yamoussoukro (was: basilica in the bush)

Folks,Boigny built the $500 million Cathedral useing his own funds. There comes a time when leaders confuse state funds as their own :-)  The point here is that he wasted the money in his own country. Others are encouraged to send the money to Europe and the US. For example, if you have been fol

Re: [Goanet] Religious people more likely to give to charity

On Saturday, September 14, 2019, 01:48:41 p.m. CDT, Marshall Mendonza wrote:Religious people more likely to give to charity, study shows Religious people more likely to give to charity, study showsThe Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com ---

Re: [Goanet] All are invited but few are chosen !

Devak Argham wrote:Matthew 22: 1-14  Jesus tells us that "many are called, but few arechosen."  It's an invitation to something more than a life lived servingonly ourselves. An invitation to live a life  together with Christ, servingGod and experiencing the fulfillment that brings to life. An i

Re: [Goanet] Religious people are happier

On Thursday, September 12, 2019, 2:35 AM, Marshall Mendonza wrote: https://www.pewforum.org/2016/04/12/religion-in-everyday-life/ While I have not read the article, I will agree with Marshall’s title. Tanzania (has?)/had laws that forced a worker to go on leave for three weeks of the year

Re: [Goanet] Queen's curse leaves youths from a Chandor ward without brides

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, 01:22:06 p.m. CDT, Bernice Pereira wrote: There was a similar curse in Anjuna on houses which were higher than one floor and, as a kid, my family members gave several examples of how that curse had effected families. But that myth seems to be busted by today’s ru

[Goanet] Remembering Kenya: A Page from the Past

Forwarded by EddieWHEN UHURU COMES…. By Mervyn Maciel (20.10.61) So lets all strive and strive very hard To build a sound Kenya, not its progress retard; If this we do, I'm sure there'll be Room in this country for you and ME!   ===  Wow Bwana Maciel! In a few

Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Light on Chapora Yahoo / Inbox

Folks, My dad lies in the graveyard below the drone. Once upon a time, I used to swing on the palms of the coconut trees behind the church and land in the Chapora,  The gazebo behind the church is one of the most peaceful spots in the world - to me. Mervyn On Saturday, August 24, 2019, 09:

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 14, Issue 457

Doc Mascarenhas, A lot of Goans think that St Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Goa. He is not. He is more commonly known as “Goencho Saib” in Goa. Mervyn Hi Lawrence and all New & All Friends, First  apart from appealing that we as Goans really honour St Joseph Vaz as did the Lankans  (

[Goanet] ST Joseph Vaz Basilica in Goa

GL wrote:To me a basilica (or call it what one may) in the midst of the saint's devotees is a natural extension of becoming a saint; and a physical way for the saint to be brought closer to his native people for whose benefit the saint is canonized. For diaspora Goans it is another connecting po

[Goanet] Dar es Salaam Institute centennial celebrations

Folks, As many of you know, the Dar es Salaam Institute will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in December this year. The managing committee in inviting all former members to celebrate the occasion with them. I know of a group from Toronto who have already got their bags packed. This would b

[Goanet] {Goanet] Trashing the Magic

dom martin dommartin at gmail.com wrote: Sun Aug 11 23:43:43 PDT 2019  Places of worship are the only known Portraits of God, inspired by and dedicated to earthly saints. A Basilica of St. Jose Vaz would give God's Portrait yet another welcome patina.   Now for some soundbytes:     Does God t

Re: [Goanet] ST Joseph Vaz Basilica in Goa

- [Goanet] ST Joseph Vaz Basilica in GoaAdolfo Mascarenhas adcamas at gmail.com wrote: Thu Aug 8 01:58:13 PDT 2019 Mervyn Your observation about St John the Baptist is true However your volunteers .raiding Kandy will only bring back a fake body *.My reading

Re: [Goanet] Trashing the magic

Eddie wrote: Vaz died in Kandy (Ceylon) in 1711 after a long illness. His cause for sainthood was taken up within two years of his death by the Jesuit Bishop of Cochin. Vaz's order, the Oratorians, investigated his 'miracles' and sent the results to Rome. Pope Benedict XIV was not impressed a

Re: [Goanet] Revolution Rather Than Reformation

GL responds: Now that Joseph Vaz is a Goan saint, do the Goans in East Africa celebrate his sainthood? Have the Goans in Goa built a basilica for their son - the first saint.  Or are we waiting for the White Revolution and/reformation to do it for us while we sit back and talk and analyze sixtee

Re: [Goanet] The Feast of a Founder (Dr Michael Lobo)

Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 07:42:51 p.m. CDT, Goanet Reader wrote: The Feast of a Founder Dr Michael Lobo           The first half of the 16th century was a period of           religious upheaval in Europe.  Posterity has termed           it "The Reformation", though this name is rather        

Re: [Goanet] Red Earth and Blue Tiles (Namaste Magazine, July 2019)

On Saturday, July 27, 2019, 07:29:21 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: (original PDF attached) Just a little over five hundred years ago, in March 1510, the ruthless Portuguese naval tactician Afonso de Albuqerque mustered an armada of 23 ships loaded up with 1200 armed men, and sailed up the Mandovi ri

Re: [Goanet] To who can I attribute this quote?

On Monday, July 22, 2019, 03:12:38 a.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: *"Elementary" as my old friend WATSON would say * *The answer is * *Obviously a Goan born near the highest peak in Africa, where the water is so clean that the brain can sprout quotes ...A town called Moshi (not Arusha)* *2

Re: [Goanet] Gove to offer 3mm EU Nationals Uk Citizenship if he becomes P.M.

Gabe,Are there politicians in the UK going around shouting “Make Britain Great Again?” Gove offers an excellent bribe for people from the sub-continent. One day they are Goans in India, the next they are Portuguese in England and a short time later they could be Britishers.  This reminds me of t

Re: [Goanet] Please IGNORE previous Press Note on Colvale heritage mango trees

Well, I hope you guys are successful in opening the eyes of your officials. Early one morning, 48 years ago, I walked from Colvale to Mapusa on a Friday. I thought I would save the exorbitant 8 annas fee the caminhao's  used to charge then.  In those days, there was absolutely nothing on the

Re: [Goanet] Memories of May and Mumbai... It all began with a steamer ride, of course (Wendell Rodricks)

Folks,I have always said that I think Wendell missed his vocation. He should have been a writer. Reading his memories triggered several of mine from the mid 1960s to early 1970s.  The steamer trip from Mumbai to Goa and the taxi ride to the ancestral village was an adventure by itself.  Adding

Re: [Goanet] Britain Today

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11:12:35 a.m. CDT, Mervyn Maciel  wrote: With all the dithering and in-fighting that's been going on within the Conservative Party, we(Britain) have become the laughing stock not just of Europe but the entire world! Mervyn Maciel

Re: [Goanet] [goans_tanzanite] John J. D'Souza, RIP

Folks, John D'Souza was one of the first people I made friends with through the internet. The year was 1994 and net groups like Goanet were just forming. I was surprised then how close John's views were to mine and we had many a discussion.  When I met him in person for the first time, I was

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 14, Issue 97 GOAN SAINT

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, 5:31:57 p.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: I appreciate your point about The Ugandan Saints...yes they should be less busy. Must tell my friends in Uganda...to pray hard that they be spared from Their Chief Minister now in his sixth term...that also means  prayers

Re: [Goanet] Goan Saints

St. Jose VazOn Friday, March 15, 2019, 4:52:42 p.m. CDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Mervyn How come you have not heard of St. Jose Vaz. With Padre Agnel sainthood in the offing thats two saints. Albania with two or three times more people has only 1 Saint.  Saint Joseph Vaz fasciñates me for 4 o

Re: [Goanet] My response to Mervyn Lobo & related contributions on christianity, colonialism

On Friday, March 15, 2019, 2:49 AM, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: Apologies for all the spelling error ...its more than an octegarian problem. Mervyn has an elephant sense of humour and despite moving.south to Texas his Tanzanianess has been refreshed. So while apologizing, most broad minded Goans

Re: [Goanet] A Time To Mourn Canadian White Church.

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 5:23 PM, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: 3) ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE APOSTLE THOMAS & BARTOL. YES THEY  MOVED TO SOUTH INDIA WHERE DARK SKINNED PEOPLE LIVE... THAT WAS AROUND AD 37/40. THERE WERE CHRISTIANS IN INDIA ABOUT 1500 YEARS BEFORE ST FRANCIS XAVIER AŔRIVED.

Re: [Goanet] President, PM urged to save 100-year-old chapel in Goa

Folks,The chalice for the chapel was donated by my grand-mother.  She had a special (secret) niche in the wall of our house where it was stored - when not in use. Mervyn Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Thursday, March 14, 2019, 2:01 AM, Gabe Menezes wrote: https://www.thequint.com/news/ho

Re: [Goanet] Brexit

GL, The residents of Britain have voted to leave the UK. Their PM has proven to be an utter disgrace, unable to come up with a deal before the exit day. I never thought I would live long enough to see the final nail in the British Empire’s coffin but that nail will be hammered in before the e

[Goanet] A Time To Mourn??

Eddie wrote: Roland, let the white Canadians mourn the loss of the Churches. Why should you be concerned? The Catholic Church is not really ours, it is European in liturgy, doctrine and issues highlighted.--- Folks,The Catholic church was fi

Re: [Goanet] VIVA CARNIVAL

SALONI & SURI, Your words are like a cool, refreshing breeze on a hot humid day.  Congrats and hope to hear more from both of you in the future. Mervyn On Sunday, March 3, 2019, 1:29:15 a.m. CST, S Y wrote: VIVA CARNIVAL Goa Carnival has been celebrated since 18th century as a precu

Re: [Goanet] What Would You As The Pope Do?

George, You seemed to have missed one crucial point.  Parishioners who saw priests abuse children reported the same to the church authorities. The church authorities did nothing to help the kids. All they were interested in, was protecting themselves. Secondly, it seems that every time I

Re: [Goanet] Goa in Iceland

Darn!- On Monday, January 21, 2019, 4:12:28 p.m. CST, Rajan Parrikar wrote: Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Goa in Iceland' Finding home in the High North. The Góa seen here is an Icelandic chocolate company named af

Re: [Goanet] My New Shoes

On Friday, January 18, 2019, 12:17:56 p.m. CST, Joao Barros-Pereira wrote: With that kind of money, was Elvis Presley enlightened, after all? I don't know, maybe he was! Anyway, how would you like to be in my shoes? --- Well, it's1) for the money2

Re: [Goanet] What is ORIGINAL SIN ?

On Thursday, December 13, 2018, 12:53:41 p.m. CST, Dan Driscoll wrote: But, of course there is another way of looking at it. Students of the Jesuit scientist/mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin would contend that 'Original Sin' is the 'biblical-literature archetype' for a basic principle of growt

Re: [Goanet] YES WE HAVE NO POTATOES

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 4:27:10 p.m. CST, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: ii) To buy NOP (Njombe Organic Potatoes) you have to walk round the cluster of the  huge Makumbaku  tree four gtimes and swear that you are not related to MAC the Trump - Doc,Here is a quote from

Re: [Goanet] GOANS From Tanzania and CANADA & Revisiting the Golden Age of Jazz .....Back to

Doc,Nice to see you back here. I so like the transition from Adolfo to Grandolfo :-)  For those who want to put a face to Prof Mascarenhas' name, here is recent picture taken at the Marrieds Ball dance at the Dar Institute. Prof Mascarenhas is on the left and his fellow Mekerere graduate, Glen

[Goanet] O Cannabis!

Folks,For those of you who may be wondering, yes, Canadians have (hopefully temporary) changed the the words of the anthem, replacing Canada with - cannabis.   Here are the traditional words to the national anthem. O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. With g

Re: [Goanet] Indian Rupees

Roland Francis,Any resident of N. America can carry up to INR 25,000 when entering India.  Call up the Indian Consulate in Toronto and they will confirm the same.  The fresh new notes available in Canadian banks are to felicitate the movement of the currency i.e. if you do not have bank accounts

Re: [Goanet] Good Neighbourliness

Bwana Mervyn, There have been lots of times when I have heard people say, "I have neighbours from heaven." This does not happen by mistake. You treat your neighbours like you want to be treated and the favour is returned. In spades! Mervyn On

Re: [Goanet] Another Twist in FN Souza's Tale (Times of India, 24/9/2018)

On Monday, September 24, 2018, 1:54:52 a.m. CDT, V M wrote: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/another-twist-in-f-n-souzas-tale/articleshow/65926381.cms Today, the rich and famous babble “Souza is my favourite artist”. But when the great modernist painter (whose ancestral roots are in

Re: [Goanet] Gandhi vs Rane: On Toilet Cleaners and Unclean Minds (Times of India, 11/8/2018)

Thanks for making clear what the ruckus is all about, VM.  I was wondering why there was so much turbulence on the social media sites about the ex CM's remark. Mervyn - Mahatma Gandhi believed everyone benefits from cleaning toilets, and routin

Re: [Goanet] RTI and NRI, OCI, Foreign National

On Friday, July 20, 2018, 10:19:06 p.m. CDT, Marshall Mendonza wrote: I can be quite persistent in helping you in the search for the truth so that in future you may refrain from making loose, disparaging, baseless, false. unsubstantiated and defamatory allegations against honest organisations w

Re: [Goanet] The alleged Baby scandal

On Thu, 7/19/18, Marshall Mendonza wrote: At the outset, I have intentionally changed the Bye-line adding the word 'alleged' since that is a factual position.   -snip- It is unfortunate that you give greater credence to unsubstantiated allegation

Re: [Goanet] Europe Is Committing Suicide (Con Menezes)

On Sunday, July 8, 2018, 4:33:55 p.m. CDT, Roland Francis wrote: Rather it refers to immigrants refusing to assimilate the values of their host country, while clinging to the despicable parts of the culture of their native lands which they were in such a hurry to leave behind. ---

Re: [Goanet] Messi or Ronaldo?

Sandeep,Messi is the football connisuers footballer. His goals are to appreciate and relish. Ronaldo makes me feel like running again - at the speed I once could (without the football.) My time well wasted is watching Ronaldo Mervyn On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:20 AM, Sandeep Heble wrote: T

Re: [Goanet] Sad, Sad South Africa

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 12:01 PM, Aloysius D'Souza wrote: Obviously your initial e-mail has generated quite a lot of cross communication and this is very good but I would definitely prefer a detailed report from some qualified agriculturalist or economist rather than opinions by peoople who a

Re: [Goanet] Sad, Sad South Africa

Roland Francis wrote: Why else would he think that a person in Canada (or elsewhere) cannot get a glimpse of what happens in South Africa? Roland,Anyone can have an opinion on a subject - that he admits he just has a glimpse on. The opinion is worth exactly the amount of info that h

Re: [Goanet] Escape from Planet Plastic (Times of India, 19/6/2018)

VM,What really, really bugs me is that every time I go to Mupusa, I see cows sitting in the fields chewing/trying to munch plastic bags. It is bad enough watching when you know exactly what is going to happen to the cow.  It is mind boggling to watch the same in a country where the cow is conside

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Revival

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, 3:37:56 a.m. CDT, Tony de Sa wrote: It is, indeed, creditable that Frederick Noronha is making an attempt to breathe new life into Goa's flagship mailing list, Goanet. I for one have been absent from this forum for some years now, though I am an Admin on the Goanet FB

[Goanet] Goan Overseas Association - Toronto

Folks,I woke up this morning to some interesting posts from my friends.  It seems that the GOA rang the closing bell on the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday. Here is a picture of the same. GoaApril | | | | | | | | | | | GoaApril Explore mervyn1650lobo's photos on Flickr. mervyn1650l

Re: [Goanet] The Goan Home Land

Eugene,The Bible quote - while often attributed to Tutu - was never said by him. Think about it. Tutu is a man of the Bible. He cannot go against what it represents. The quote is also frequently attributed to Kenyatta. Kenyatta did not express the idea either. In fact, Kenyatta was one of the bi

[Goanet] Meanwhile in Davos......

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/bmo-open-to-more-pot-deals-if-firms-pass-bank-s-tests-ceo-says   Bank of Montreal is open to more deals with cannabis companies, as long as those firms can get past “traps" in the lender’s due-diligen

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Re: [A-O] Life in Tanganyika in the Fifties

On 9 January 2018 at 21:29, Frederick Noronha wrote: > It was said to have been Adolf's idea to shrink the two o's at either end > of the *O Heraldo* masthead, in a manner which would allow* > zero-Herald-zero* (as some paste-up artists then called it) to gain a new > English-language name and a

[Goanet] Multiple lives is merrily a belief system - Mini Mugabes

George Pinto wrote:Mervyn, I hear there are current issues in heaven. Some people unfortunately have multiple personalities and this has confused St. Peter and his crew in deciding how to get to the 144,000 total number. Should a person with 5 personalities be counted as 1 or 5?  In one case it

Re: [Goanet] Multiple lives is merrily a belief system.

gilbert2114 wrote: By Christian belief, (what most forget), while there is after-life, not all will make it into after-life. "All are called but only a few are chosen" "It is more difficult for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to get through an eye of a needle". Hell may be just th

Re: [Goanet] There is afterlife!

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, 2:19:19 AM CST, Gabe Menezes wrote: The doctor, barrister, civil servant and Cambridge academic who say they have proof there's an afterlife Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5129875/women-believe-prove-theres-life-death.html#ixzz4ztvbU6NM Fo

Re: [Goanet] Mervyn, while digging for gold and hunting for Mugabes, did you miss this? too

On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 9:01:06 AM CST, Gabe Menezes wrote: RESPONSE: Goldman Warns Highest Valuations Since 1900 Mean Pain Is Coming *http://tinyurl.com/yagb6v8l * Gabe Menezes,The last Republican President brought the USA down to its knees - without tr

Re: [Goanet] Mervyn, while digging for gold and hunting for Mugabes, did you miss this?

On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 8:40:48 AM CST, Frederick Noronha wrote: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/29/bitcoin-broken-1-dollar-barrier-frenzy-bubble --- FN,I do not have to hunt for Mugabes as I seem to

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