--- On Sat, 11/14/09, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote:
As a 7 year old in 1947, our family had travelled by ship
from East Africa to Mormugoa, Goa. As the ship entered the
harbor, there were several ship masts sticking out of the
water, obviously of sunken ships. Later I was
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family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help CONSUMERS in Goa to be better informed.
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Hi All,
Can anyone kindly let me know the phone number of AGNELO D'Costa and Lawrie of
the band - L'ACE.
Also, a freelance singer, willing to dust off the rust after years of
inactivity, especializing in old time hits available. Please contact 982 218
4371
Thanks and cheers
Agnelo
The
Will someone who resides in india please 'faceoff' on this rather
ridiculous comment and essay: it patently distorts the real situation on the
ground in today's India. eric.
LET’S FACE IT
By: Bennet Paes
Assolna, Goa.
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Before the British arrived, the so-called
- Original Message -
I join Silviano in congratulating Fred on the release of his new book 'Another
Goa' and wish him all success.
Fausto
Silviano wrote:
Hello Frederick,
From the beautiful cover of your book, one can easily deduce that
you are going to present the reader with a
Goa on brink of facing one more cyclone
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, NOV 14
Days after the cyclone Phyan ravaged the Goan coastline claiming 68
lives, Goa now stands on the brink of facing another cyclone building up
in south east of Kerala.
According to officials in the Indian Meteorological
THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE - MHAR - PART 12
COOKS WAITERS
Today, a contract is given to a caterer to provide the required food items for
a
wedding, which are transported to the wedding hall and served to the crowd by
the
caterers waiters waitresses.
In days gone by, people did not order
To Goanet -
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/11/15/azulejos
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Re Article by Elizabeth Carvalho, Bosco 'D', Cornel da Costa, Merwyn Maciel,
and
Merwyn Lobo, I have a tale to recount of my first trip to Afric, as a eleven
year
old, through the Uboat infested Indian Ocean.
My dad came to Goa in around Dec 1941 from Rhodesia and prepared us to take
Congratulations to the Calangute Gram Sabha is in order.
This is the No1 No2 Steps in the Right direction to save the much talked
about
GOAN IDENTITY.
Calangute Constituency is the pilot case and should be followed by Cumbarjua
Constituency where migrants are loaded onto the electoral rolls
It was the German U Boats which were sinking the Brit Merchant Navy. Prof. Val
as placed a good account of the events but forgets to mention that Robert Hepp
of the famous VW car sales and repair in Mira Mar was also a spy and clearly
was helping the Deutuchlanders.
BC
Congratulations on the book Fredrick. It looks really interesting.
Wish I could be there for the book launch. P. Sainath was a journalism teacher
and a
dear friend.
All the best.
Regards,
Abigail
Dear Vivian,
The German ships raced into Mormugao harbour to avoid being captured by
the British naval forces, not to avoid being torpedoed by them! Far from
torpedoing them, the British would gladly have used them to replace some of
their own ships that were lost to the German submarines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Wolves
The Book:
The film is based on the book *Boarding Party* by James Leasor, which itself
is based on a real incident which took place in the Second World
Warhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War
.
Plot
During World War II
Growing up in Vascu, one hated the city, the dirt, the bustling port
and all that comes with a booming town. The boom never stopped it
seems and the dirt seem to have taken the glitter of the city these
days. There were some memorable mile stones for the city: the call to
change the name of the
Interesting stuff from mapmyindia.com Not sure how elaborate it is...
just taken a quick look. But when one searches for cemeteries and
crematoria, this is what emerges:
http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?where=cat:Y%20what:COMCRM%20near:Goaq=search
Thanks to Werner for pointing me to this. FN
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pclm francis pclmfran...@gmail.com wrote that 'Church in India
Guilty for Miserable condition of Dalit Christians'
RESPONSE:
I am not sure as to which Supreme Court Mr Francis belongs, to have
summarily found Church in India Guilty for Miserable condition of
Dalit Christians...
Anyway, I
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/jugglebandhi/entry/goan-foreign
Goan foreign
Jug Suraiya
Tuesday November 10, 2009
'Dogs and Indians not allowed', was said to be a common sign in the
India of the British raj. Over 60 years after independence, you might
expect to see a sign in today's
--- On Sun, 11/15/09, Con Menezes cmene...@tpg.com.au wrote:
We set sail on a Portuguese boat Joao Belo. late
May 1943. As a ship of a neutral
nation the 'JB' sailed with lights fully ablaze with
the focus on the spotlighted
Portuguese flag fluttering in the wind. This not not deter
From: MARCOS GOMES CATAO cataojm @yahoo,com
Just two clarifications/corrections on two itmes mentioned on above subject
Nasci Caldeira said the graves listed by the War Graves Commission could not be
of Portuguese or Brazilians because Portugal wasneutral and Brazil did not join
the war. The
The cruel hoax that climate change can be controlled by curbs and costs on only
the western economies in the middle of a worldwide recession seems to be
unraveling:
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE5AE0FP20091115?pageNumber=3virtualBrandChannel=0
Greetings everyone!!! This is Basil (an editorial assistant with Hello
Publications of The Hello Group, Goa) who had no option create this
community to ward off fake(to pretend) stamp swappers. There are a few
genuine stamp collectors existing on Orkut who you can be trusted to
exchange stamps. To
Bennet Paes' essay and opinions are not ridiculous, but extremely valid in
today's world.
I am sure those employed by the multitude of Indian call centers, and those
seeking such employ will agree with Mr. Paes.
Ditto all those software engineers.
Ditto all those seeking to work in any
I was a bit surprised that Brian Costa's review of Chuk Konnachi? and interview
with Marshal Fernandes came so late. We already had Silviano Barbosa's take (I
would not call it a review per se) of the tiatr. It was a feel-good piece and
knowing his uncomfortable position as husband of one of
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Six trawlers, 50 Goan fishermen missing in cyclone -
Thaindian.com
irst-cyclonic-storm-to-reach-Mumbai-in-43-years/articleshow/5220913.cmsusg=AFQjCNFrPNOBOzpWSEAe0WL4BEkZGx6-hgPhyan,
first
Contagiously curious if you are talking of the same German sailor turned
watchmaker who set up shop in Panjim? The one I am addressing to had his shop
set opposite the High Court, or adjacent to Damodar Mangalji.
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In the
Hello everyone,
Just a quick reminder to send in your checks ASAP. There are 2 weeks
left for the 'early bird' deadline which expires on the 30th. We're
filling up too, so get your seats now. Since this is a combined G.O.A
and M.A.A event, our tickets are selling out real fast, so if you and
R's classic pics are a joy to watch. Goa is rich with architectural heritage. I
believe there is a Goan boy by the name of Orlando Noronha who is a reproductor
of Azulejos. Mr. Noronha creates his own genre of products which are ordered by
hotels etc. besides the gentelman is also a master of
And apparently was the origin to the saying para inglez ver, meaning,
pretending to be seen to work by the British overseers...
- Original Message
From: Jean Marcos Catao cata...@yahoo.com
To: estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Mon, 16 November, 2009
All welcome - including dogs and racists.
There is money to be made here by applying the above as a caption on Tee
shirts, car windshield ornaments, and as/on other tschotkes. The natives too
will buy. The Tourism department mavens could augment their earnings by
imprinting the same on comforting
Fritz Dimsak?
- Original Message
From: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro vrangel...@yahoo.com
To: estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Mon, 16 November, 2009 2:22:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] World War II German presence in Goa
In the early 1990s I met several
According to Xri Antonio Menzes, 95% of Goans had no education or lived in
poverty. In his frequent articles Xri Domnic Fernandes tells us an other story.
Who should we believe?
Deva amcam pauh!
BC
MUSIC, WRITERS AND SPORTSMEN
The Mhars provided the traditional music bands in the
-Original Message-
From: Carvalho
Brietkork worked with the Timblos. His family lives in Mangor Hill, Vasco.
RESPONSE: Perhaps it is Karl Breitkopf [1].
Augusto Pinto mentions Bernhard Thamm [2] in his column of Oct 22, 2008
(Herald).
Bernhard identifies himself as the son of Kurt
FR NELSON FALCAOS NEW EDITION OF THE KHRISTAPURANA OF FR THOMAS STEPHENS, WITH
MARATHI TRANSLATION
Ivo Coelho, SDB
Nashik, 14 November 2009. Fr Nelson Falcaos new edition and Marathi
translation of
Thomas Stephens Khristapurana was released at a well-attended function at
Parshuram
Enemy property in Goa comes under scanner
TNN 16 November 2009, 07:11am IST
PANAJI: Over a century after many Goans migrated to Pakistan, a tussle appears
imminent between the Indian government and descendants of these Pakistani Goans
over
their properties, today known in government circles as
O B I T U A R Y
PEDRO ALMEIDA (SANJOAO)
Macazana - Goa
(Ex-PO CRUISES)
Died: 14 Nov 2009.
Photo:
http://picasaweb.google.ca/GoanetBlog/Obits#5404587284270652274
Husband of late Caitana, Father/Father-in-law of Milafres/Janice,
Lucy/John(Kuwait),
Jacinto/Joanita, Joseph/Elsa, Francis
*** Police HQ ***
Your husband was watching Belly Dancers! Mine was at the Casino!!
Forget the State probe we 'Wives of Cops' will have our own Probe!!!
To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Nascy,
May I disagree with you?
In brief, WWII was a result of stiff payments France insisted Germany make, in
reparation for the thousands of widows and orphans left behind, and
incredibly, for the heads of cattle and horses lost in the Great War (WWI).
You'd understand what I'm saying if
dear frederick: I'm delighted to learn about the book and sad I can't be in
margao
tomorrow for its launch - where can one buy / order a copy? I'm sure it will be
a
terrific read because there are few people as informed and sensitive about goa
past
and present as you - with continuing
DAILY GROOK #569
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LEAVE PEEVE
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by Francis Rodrigues
a girl and a guy
extending a home,
if he's good why
cantilever alone?
http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com
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sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits
GOA:
Literati invites you to a reading by
SAEED AKHTAR MIRZA from his book : AMMI letter to a democratic mother
on Saturday 21st November 2009 at 5.30pm
Mr. Mirza is the award winning director of films like ALBERT PINTO KO GUSSA
KYON
AATA HAI? and television serials including NUKKAD which stay in
Respected Sir/M'am
SCAN-India(a project of EL-SHADDAI) organizing a walk on 19th Nov' 2009 at
3.30 from Kala Academy to Azad Maidan to mark International Day Against
Child Abuse .The main purpose is to raise awareness about issues related to
child abuse and to promote their welfare among the
-Original Message-
From: D'Souza, Avelino
Goa on brink of facing one more cyclone
HERALD REPORTER
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=29969cid=10
RESPONSE: Appears Goa is indeed about to encounter some unstable weather within
the
next few hours. Perhaps not a cyclone.
The name of the book is O Espião Alemão em Goa - Operação Long Shanks by José
António Barreiros available from http://www.bibliofeira.com/livro/551618778 for
EU$ 12.00. Features a photograph of Dr. Froilano de Mello, who attended the
injured.
My own copy has been misplaced. I hope I can
hey rico,
that is such wonderful news...have a great book launch n many cheers!
i feel awful that i will be missing it. i was in goa until yesterday
and would have surely come if i still around.
all well with me n let's catch up when i am there next. i'll pick up
the book n make you autograph it!!
Learning with the Times: India doesn't have any 'national language'
TNN 16 November 2009, 03:14am IST
What does the Constitution say on languages?
Article 343 of the Constitution and the Official Languages Act say that the
official
language of the Union will be Hindi. However, the attempt to
The Gernan-Sailor-Turned-Watch repairer was called FRITZ DIMSAK. He married
a Goan and had a son called Oswald who did not use his father's surname, but
rather his mother's.
Oswald also worked with Fritz in that little shop opposite the Court.
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Hi Rico,
It's the big day today!
Congrats on your Another Goa book release.
Salud!
FR
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