In the past few weeks there have been many comments – spoken and written –
about the recent convention. The following is not an attempt to enter into any
existing debates. It is intended as a commentary on our Goan Community and a
plea for change.
Hearing the recent comments, I am reminded o
Abhinav Bindra wins India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal on
Monday with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air
rifle event.
Jai Hind!!!
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Truth Liberates,
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I do believe Filomena Giese is a woman of action (and I say that
sincerely). The problem here is that she wants everyone else to toe
the line by saying that those who have brought forward concerns about
the convention are just long on criticism. Among the 'long on
criticism' I do not count myself a
YOU DID NOT…..
Herculano was very fond of his dog. One morning he saw his dog is dead
due to snake bites, with a heavy heart he decided to give the a grand
funeral, So he approached the parish priest (Fr. Simon).
Herculano: Father, my dog is more than a friend to me, he saved my
life and lost his
VIVA VIVA.XCELLENTO.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
LONG LIVE THE GOANS
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Ay, Selma! They celebrate it because it was their fight for independence,
bloodily fought and bloodily suppressed.
Regards,
Victor
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Mau Mau Film Festival
To: "Goa's premiere maili
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> How can it be "pious fraud"? Has Julia Kim done it in the
> presence of so many people? Has she put hen's meat in her mouth? Is >this
> the scientific explanation?
>
I think as of January 21, 2008 Julia Kim and her follower
http://www.funenclave.com/reality-bites/naga-naresh-karutura-fighter-banks-godavari-20773.html
India never fails to amaze.
regards,
Samir
Note that Goa (as a city state) is missed out completely. It may actually
belong with the top seven or eight in the country. Others may have trouble
changing their mindsets in this fish vs fowl situation but GOG should not
have any excuse. Goa will gets its rightful dues from the national pie o
Dears,
The Government senses a SECURITY THREAT to Goa. Not all terror claims are hoax
like the infamous "Johann Bach" case published by the newspapers via Penpricks
. or the Tariq Anwar Battlo case circulated by the Goa Police! One is at
wits' end to state who is better at the generation
Two reports on the much touted Tourism Meet of Aug 8 are worrisome to put it
mildly. One compounds the confusion in the other. These reports appeared in
HERALD and TOI of Aug 9. HERALD says "Gov[ernor] links top notch airports to
tourism." For good measure he is said to have added " if Bangalore an
This guy called Remo is paid with the same coin. The other day on Contacto he
was criticising Goans for being arrogant etc. Now he gets it straight from the
bharatis.
Ush, ush Remo.
BC
I walked to the glass cabin peephole, saw a Sardar called Mr Bhattu
and his Keralite assistant inside, and deman
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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
cultures and so called unwritten codes within societies. I have
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[13 hours ago] Union Food Processing Industries ministry has
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To Goanet -
The Margao builder lobby, their moles within GBA,
and their hired media sluts are at a desperate pass.
The recent stunt of the GBA convener's resignation
has not had the desired effect of evoking any
sympathy wave for the convener and his claque.
The idea - now proving itself to
Hi,
Byron the English poet once asked.
I can see crutches, and wheelchairs, on display hanging all around, but I do
not see any artificial limbs. Why is that?
ED.
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Fr.Ivo wrote: "Miracles are assessed by scientific procedures as being
"extraordinary events",
beyond the reach of the physical
Dear Goanetters,
Please forward to all your friends and family.
==
As per article appeared in - Asian Age Newspaper, dtd 7th Aug, 2008.
Please take advantage of the following government scheme:-
The pre-matric scholarship scheme for minority co
From: "Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There is a saying :A wise man knows what he says, a fool says what he
knows. We as medical doctors mostly say what we know from books,
literature, journals, and broadcasted news. But do we know what we say?
We say if you smoke, it cause
I was taught that wisdom lies in not saying or making claims about what one
does not know. For example, contrary to what the post quoted below says,
physicists and cosmologists know that there indeed is chaos in the universe.
But more importantly, modern science teaches us that it is foolish to
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
As you can see from the post quoted below, contrary to earlier claims
not even a bureaucratic committee meeting was called to certify these
incredible "miracles", let alone follow any kind of genuine scientific
procedure.
***It was subsequently studie
Dears,
The GT "Weekender" today comes up with an astonishing report ...like Dan
Brown's "Da Vinci Code". Perhaps, the Editor was using the Saturday's Goan
Observer as the "Primer". It has the "usual suspects" Oscar, Sabina , Patricia,
Miguel [incidentally, all CATHOLICS from NORTH GOA] and e
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Remo writes:
>Now I normally produce photo IDs when asked. But what is it that made
>me react badly to this simple routine request on that particular
>morning? Was it my ego that was hurt because the cop didn't know who I
>was? Was it the fact that I hadn't slept enough the previous n
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The President, Managing Committee and Members of KUWAIT-GOA TIATRISTANCHI
SONSTHA (KGTS) - KUWAIT, deeply mourn the sad demise of JOAQUIM MARIANO FRANCO,
beloved Father-in-law of our Managing Committee Member (Mario de Majorda),
expired on 9th August 2008.
Our deepest heartfe
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What we ate and how much we paid?
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Airport Bomb Scare
By Remo Fernandes
Lately, whenever I have travelled out of Goa on a short overnight
trip, I have driven to the airport myself, parked my car at the
convenient pay-park just outside the airport gate, and walked to the
departure area, my trolley suitcase in tow.
But on July 28, I
Dear Selma,
Good question.
While the Mau Mau uprising is viewed as 'evil' and unpleasant in colonial
eyes, I think the Africans(esp. the Kikuyu, Embu, Meru and some Wakamba and
Luo) see it as a victory over colonial suppression, and hence the need to
celebrate what they achieved, albeit through a
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Subject: birth grand father
My grand father was from Salsete borned around 1871. I'm studing my
family and i'm in Portugal. could anyone tell me were can I ask for
his birth registration ?
Thank you and best regards
I am the new Education Minister
But I am in need of a bit of Education for myself.
However, I am well qualified or trained instructor
I can train you to achieve your goals or to accomplish your missions
Including ‘the mission Police Station attack’
Presently we are working on modalities or frami
[Goanet] Reduplicative: Cathrina-Fodrina, Moderator-Fodretor etc
Thanks Seb,
Although borod-forod or borod- zorod give rhythmic sound, they are both are
different words with different meaning.
e.g. borod (small crawling creatures usually found in Rice/grains, as little as
hair/head-lice)
Fo
Thanks Professor JoeGoaUk, that was informative.
How do i say this word 'Borod'..Borod-borod wouldn't be right i guess!
May be borod-forod or borod-zorod!!
The last sounds pretty exciting:-)
hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb
Some irregulars or exceptions to the rule:
(1) If the name/word starts in B the
Dear Albert,
You have incorrectly started your e-mail below with the statement "We Goans".
Please correct it to read "Goans like me, Albert Desouza"
All of us Goans do not preach like emotional idiots.
I personally, salute and congratulate the many Goans who have stayed, worked in
Goa an
There is a saying :A wise man knows what he says, a fool says what he knows. We
as medical doctors mostly say what we know from books, literature, journals,
and broadcasted news. But do we know what we say? We say if you smoke, it
causes cancer, but do we know why Curchill, FidelCastro, and ma
No news about a "crack developed on (the) Selaulim dam" but we *are*
having heavy rains here.
The Department of Information and Publicity announced that the
District Magistrict (South) has restricted vehicular traffic on
National Highway 4A (Panjim to Belgaum) at Anmod Ghat, beyond the
Mollem Chec
Guess it depends who's telling the story :-) Goa too has its
"unpleasant parts" which it cherishes today. Fighting colonialism
comes at a price, exceptions of Clement Atlee and the needs of British
imperialism in the 1940s apart. FN
2008/8/10 Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Just out of curiosity,
Crystal Focus Club President and Managing Committee seizes this opportunity
wish Gulab Working Committee on the occasion of Gulab Silver Jubilee
Celebrations in Kuwait on 15 August 2008.
May the beauty and fragrance of the blooming Gulab continue to inspire all
Goans and spread the message of lo
--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Filomena Giese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We have been subjected to various posts on the Goan
> Convention in Toronto which are long on words and criticism
> and short on action!
Dear Filomena,
While I agree with the gist of your post, I thin
It is a good step but won't be enough in a place like Goa.
In Himachal Pradesh, non himachalis can buy land by making an
application with the State Cabinet.
In a state like Goa, where Politicians themselves are involved in land
deals, this will become cash machine for politicians and bureau
O B I T U A R Y
JOAQUIM MARIANO FRANCO
Expired on 9th August 2008 – Andheri-Mumbai
Most loving husband of Emerciana
Father/Father-in-Law of: James/Jina Franco (Ernest&Young-Kuwait)
Janet (NBK)/Mario (Antonio) Fernandes (Tamdeen-Kuwait)
Grandfather of: Jonathan, Calvin, Danie
Dear Mervyn,
Just out of curiosity, why do the Kenyans celebrate Mau Mau? Wasn't it a rather
unpleasant part of their history. I am trying to gather some information on
this and am particularly interested in the role Goans might have played and
where their sympathies lay.
many thanks,
selma
-
Reduplicative: Cathrina-Fodtrina, Moderator-Fodretor etc
Ref. ongoing topic on goanet.
Well, really speaking, the above are not the right way we used in our daily
language ‘Konkani’.
The right way would be Cathrina-Batrina, Moderator-Bodoretor.
In Konkani, any word or name is Reduplicated/redu
A million mutinies now
10 Aug 2008, 0250 hrs IST, Joeanna Rebello,TNN
Don't call us susegaad," the elderly gent fired, his loose dental
artillery nearly ejected by the force of his consternation. "That's what
they've always called us Goans. No doubt we love our laidback life, but
while we were sle
Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 992
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:09:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Momentous Goan Convention
We have been subjected to various posts on the Goan Convention in Toronto which
are long on words and criticism and short on action!
1. The criticism of the convention -
While it been raining cats & dogs in Goa. News has just come in that, there
has been a crack developed on Selaulim Dam and people are put on ALERT.
hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb
Today(10th Aug) is the last day of the festival in Nairobi.
A great treat for those in Nairobi interested in this slice of Kenya's
history.
2.30PM: KENYATTA: THE FINAL PART IN THE TRILOGY BY DAVID KOFF ON IMAGES
OF COLONISATION AND INDEPENDENCE IN KENYA (52 MINS)
The second film is on the 'U
A translation of Jose Salvador Fernandes'
Son'varachim Sungttam: Gõykarancho Otmo!
I have stayed on the side of the literal since it gives a better flavor of
the rhythm and pace of the Konknni language.
venantius j pinto
The Goan Soul (The Soul of Goans)
-- Jose Salvador Fern
Dear sirs,
Kindly ensure I do not get more than 3 or 4 Digests per day.I am
getting around 10 daily plus Goa local News bulletins.I have already requested
to please discontinue so many; also Goa News bulletins since I read all the
local dailies and TV channels for Goa News. I got an ac
Where exactly in Goa is the Sunday Bazzar held??? The article misses out on
this.
I will be in Goa with a group of 30 foreigners during October 13th to 17th. Are
there any interesting events taking place during this period??
Many Thanks,
Prabhat
Kapil ( P K )
Mobile 00 48
66 11 0 72 18
Interesting definitions FN.
Doubt whether these were known in the Kenya of the 50s when
Mau Mau was associated with the subversive movement, oath taking etc which
started initially among the Kikuyu tribe and later spread.
BTW a Mau Mau Film Festival has just been on in Nairobi from
6th-10th August
As you can see from the post quoted below, contrary to earlier claims not even
a bureaucratic committee meeting was called to certify these incredible
"miracles", let alone follow any kind of genuine scientific procedure. The
supernatural claims made by an individual and her priests were accepte
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