[Goanet] THIBAW PALACE, RATNAGIRI. . .

2010-07-05 Thread Dan Driscoll
N.T. Panorama, 4-7-10, carried a good piece on this. Ever since reading the brilliant Amitav Ghosh Novel The Glass Palace I am fascinated by that bit of History. Wondering if there should not be a 'pilgrimage tour' from Goa, so that people here can learn more about it. Anyone wanting to get

[Goanet] United we Stand. . . .

2010-08-17 Thread Dan Driscoll
Went to see this English Translation of a Teatro, at Kala Main Auditorium this Aug 17th evening; and pleased to see that Mr. Thomazino Cardozo was favored with a Full House. Nice work on the part of all, and especially Lead Ladies and Set Design. With my two dozen Konkani words and phrases

Re: [Goanet] United we Stand. . . .

2010-08-18 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Ah, Good. I hear it so often in Goan's English usage.* Dev Borem Korum*. On 8/17/10, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: Kitem zalem? FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 17 August 2010 22:09, Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in wrote: Went to see

[Goanet] PRO MUSICA, Memorial Concert. . .Maria Sancha Pereira:

2010-08-22 Thread Dan Driscoll
Just back from the Pro Musica Memorial for late Eric Menezes, compered by his genial brother Les. It was an especially pleasant event, with performances by young student musicians. As at Cana, they saved the best until the last. A young lady violinist by name Maria Sancha Pereira did Pablo de

[Goanet] Fr. Rudolph Heredia Lecture

2011-07-01 Thread Dan Driscoll
The Fr. Rudolph Heredia lecture, at XCHR yesterday, was interesting, esp for the question period. To some degree he was let down by PowerPoint, which I am now finding can mess up things to the point that I am beginning not to like PP at all. I asked Fr. Heredia what he thought of Fr.

[Goanet] Herald's Front Page Fat Burner Ad. . . .

2011-07-12 Thread Dan Driscoll
Loose 5kg, 10kg, 25kg in 30 days---Really! I do wonder if it is acceptable newspaper ethic to run this kind of thing, taking up a quarter-page (color) of our morning paper. There may be a small-box 'disclaimer' buried somewhere else in the paper, but is that good enough? At age 21, in a

[Goanet] 'He's Expensive. . . but he's Good'. . . . .

2011-07-20 Thread Dan Driscoll
Sunday Express for July 17th, on page 7, there is a nicely prominent header datelined 'Kolkata': Sam Pitroda, the technocrat and current advisor to the Prime Minister, was on Saturday appointed 'advisor' to the 'Resurgent Bengal' initiative formulated by the West Bengal Government. Things

[Goanet] Music Listening Post, @ Gitanjali Gallery. . . .

2011-08-01 Thread Dan Driscoll
'Gitanjali Listening Post' Gitanjali Gallery introduces 'THE LISTENING POST'. Basic rationale: With the advance of MP3 technology and 'portable devices', many audio CDs remain idle on domicile shelves most of the time. This experiment invites the public to enjoy a wide (cosmopolitan) range of

Re: [Goanet] Yolanda Sousa Kammermeier awarded in Hungary

2011-08-05 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Our Congratulations to Ms. Sousa-Kammermeier! On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Goanet A-C-E! goa...@goanet.org wrote: Yolanda Sousa Kammermeier who attended The International Artist camp organized by The Artist Colony of Hajduboszormenv, Hungary on invitation, was honoured with an award for

[Goanet] Irish is Down. . . .

2011-08-18 Thread Dan Driscoll
IRISH IS DOWN! And perhaps a good thing too! I think it just 'keeled over' a couple of weeks back, like the cute little low-batt Smurf in the TV Ad. The media was awash about Ireland's 'Taoiseach' Enid Kennedy 'giving lip' to the Vatican about an attempt by the Holy See to frustrate an inquiry

[Goanet] Tamdimati---The Good Red Earth

2011-08-24 Thread Dan Driscoll
Vivek Menezes started a site with this ID, but pressure of other activities kept him from continuing with it. My slim grasp of Konkani/Hindi put me at a loss for grasping the significance, but dear late wife was quick to exclaim---Ah! Red Earth, just like your Canadian home district. Receiving

[Goanet] Deadly Sinning---again. . .

2011-08-26 Thread Dan Driscoll
Gluttony Sloth usually, but Envy this time. Sometimes I get more out of the ads than the programs. I'm green with envy about this Samsung Galaxy II ad, where the fussing white hen is shown the digital image of three eggs, and instantly settles down. If there's an Oscar for Adverts this would

[Goanet] Jackie K. . . .

2011-09-15 Thread Dan Driscoll
Dear late lamented wife was in Calcutta when Ms. Jacqueline K visited, and she attended one of the many 'parties'. I asked her what she thought of Mrs. K. She had terrible legs. The one she would have liked to get to know was John Kenneth Galbraith---also at the party. I think she would have

[Goanet] 18th June Road, Choked...Herald Feb 19th p. 2. . .

2011-02-19 Thread Dan Driscoll
Notion of 'a walkway with no cars' is something to be kept firmly in mind. Franky Gracious explains that it 'hasn't and won't be easy', but let me recall my experience of being in Ottawa Canada (c. 1963) when there was set up 'on trial basis' what may still be there as THE SPARKS STREET MALL.

[Goanet] Find Person. . .

2011-02-27 Thread Dan Driscoll
Some subscribers to GoaNet might be able to help on this. My wife Germana now confined to her chair asks me to sort through old papers which includes personal correspondence dating back to the mid '50s. An intriguiging letter is there from one Rudolph De Mello, who I think hailed from the

[Goanet] Professor Teotonio De Souza---14th March 'Herald':

2011-03-14 Thread Dan Driscoll
I feel that Professor Teotonio's work combines thoroughness with readability, for a general public not inclined to patience with academic methodology. It's possible that some may fault him for 'naming names', but I hope that all of us can try to appreciate the complex variety of personal

[Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll

2011-03-18 Thread Dan Driscoll
'Germana', Mumbai/Canada/Betim-Goa Wife of Daniel Driscoll; Departed peacefully, at Mandovi Clinic (Porvorim) on 18-3-2011 at 10:00 P.M. Cremated at Ste Inez, on 19-3-2011. Grateful Appreciation to Fr. Delio Mendonca, S.J., and Staff of Mandovi Clinic. No Condolence Visits; Just

Re: [Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll

2011-03-19 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
such a interesting son-in-law (apart from the other achievements in her life, which I don't know of first-hand). FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 19 March 2011 10:33, Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in wrote: 'Germana', Mumbai/Canada/Betim-Goa Wife of Daniel

Re: [Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll

2011-03-20 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
-2409490 On 19 March 2011 20:02, DAN DRISCOLL driscoll@gmail.com wrote: Thank you, Fred, for your kind words about Germana. We had beautiful cremation service for her today; Fr. Delio said the prayers, and she was carried on bamboo litter with banana leaf cushioning constructed by neighbors

[Goanet] Condolence Messages. . .

2011-03-21 Thread Dan Driscoll
---'at the deep heart's core'. A few days from now her sister will be here from Mumbai, and we will immerse the urn and its precious contents in the waters of the River Mandovi---which empties into the Arabian Sea---and finally merges with the Indian Ocean. Dan Driscoll.

Re: [Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll

2011-03-23 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
of the work you are doing in Goa and my heart goes out to you in your bereavement. I have said a prayer for Germana. May she rest in Paradise. Warm regards, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro From: Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in To: Goanet Post goa

[Goanet] King's Speech. . . .

2011-03-25 Thread Dan Driscoll
I was ten years old when I heard the radio broadcast, in our family kitchen in Maritime (Eastern) Canada. The film is a knockout, thought in those days we knew little about that; the abdication speech got a lot more attention. I have an attendant memory trace that might be of interest,

Re: [Goanet] Indian Mother awesome joke

2011-03-31 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Not bad. I have a 'clerical version' of that story. A closely observant Parish Priest had the feeling that his curate was cutting corners in recital of 'The Divine Office', considered a serious offence, and binding under 'pain of mortal sin'. Upon leaving for vacation he told the curate to do a

[Goanet] Doctor in the House?

2011-03-31 Thread Dan Driscoll
As some may know, I have just experienced the demise, and obsequies held, for my wife. We lived a long and eventful life together, so I'm not about to grieve in any negative fashion. One aspect of it all however prompts me to make a suggestion that might be open to discussion in our GoaNet

Re: [Goanet] Doctor in the House?

2011-04-01 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Canadian Medicare. The few Canadians who are settled in Goa need make no apologies on that score. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 5:17 AM, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Dan Driscoll wrote 1: For ten years or more we have had the same Doctor... 2: However, on a Sunday morning, two weeks back

Re: [Goanet] Was Mahatma Gandhi bisexual ?

2011-04-01 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Just wondering if given the emerging attitudes of personal laissez-faire and tolerance, it really makes any difference what the Mahatma's sexual preferences were. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:52 AM, George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.comwrote: Subject: Was Mahatma Gandhi bisexual? The short answer

[Goanet] CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC. . . .

2011-04-11 Thread Dan Driscoll
. . .presented by Santa Cecilia Choir of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol on Monday, 11th April 20ll at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa; featuring a Vivaldi Gloria and beautiful Konkani and locally composed works by a hugh pholyphonic choral ensemble and orchestra of strings and winds, was

[Goanet] Rudolph Kammermeir's Concert Hour. . . .

2011-04-16 Thread Dan Driscoll
Yesterday evening I went down to Calangute for Herr Rudolph's piano recital, which as those who may know him is played on his own 'baby grand' in a domed gallery space that seems purpose-built for music acoustics. It was an impressive performance, by one who is obviously an accomplished

Re: [Goanet] Rival in feni's backyard - an Indian tequila

2011-05-02 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Yes; the chashew apple should resonate with what I used to enjoy very much, from Canadian Liquor Commission---'Plum Brandy', known in the Slavic regions of Europe as 'Slivovitch'; maybe spelled with a 'z'. I should think that the same kind of vingtage should derive from Jackfruit. A lot of good

[Goanet] Goa Museum of Christian Art . . .

2011-05-04 Thread Dan Driscoll
Many will be aware that this fairly recent facility is housed in Mater Dei Convent, Old Goa. Today's Herald (Upcoming Events Column) has the interesting invitation to 'celebrate Collectors Day', on Sunday 15 th Inst. One can 'register' by emailing museumofchristianart (AT) gmail.com. I'm not

[Goanet] Fw: Goa Museum of Christian Art . . .

2011-05-05 Thread Dan Driscoll
Sorry, my mistake. It is SANTA MONICA CONVENT, in Old Goa. - Original Message - From: Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in To: Goanet Post goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:23 PM Subject: Goa Museum of Christian Art . . . Many will be aware that this fairly recent facility

[Goanet] Dawkins, trying to Kick out another of my Props. . .

2011-05-06 Thread Dan Driscoll
I have for long given credit for my continued existence, as one of the 'Xian Faithful', to the Jesuit philosopher/scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, whom I discovered in 1962, about five years after his works began to be published. When a friend now lends me his copy of Dawkins' THE GOD

Re: [Goanet] RAHUL GANDHI'S IMMATURE STATEMENT

2011-05-12 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Would'nt take it too seriously, myself. Really just 'a manner of speaking', and the young man should be able to speak off the cuff once in a while, even in public. As for the Italian reference---picky, picky. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.comwrote: Rahul

[Goanet] For young 'writer aspirants'---Story Idea:

2011-05-16 Thread Dan Driscoll
Excerpted from letter to my bro-in-law; great fan of Jean Auel 'Cave Bear Series'. I'm too old and creaky now to be a writer; I can just speculate about the possibilities: Patrick: The papers are full of 'Neanderthal' these days, and it seems related to the release of Jean Auel's new book.

Re: [Goanet] For young 'writer aspirants'---Story Idea:

2011-05-17 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
YOU NOTICED! Many thanks. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:36 AM, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: Dan Driscoll wrote: Speaking of bad 'tings, such goofy stuff is happening! This morning's news has it that Chief of IMF (International Monetary Fund) has been arrested at JFK Airport

[Goanet] Hartman @ Gitanjali. . . .For Post or Goa Net Reader.

2011-05-31 Thread Dan Driscoll
Hartman @ Gitanjali I promised Ms. Pereira, on the night of the Performance at Gitanjali Gallery (Panjim) last week, that I would let her have something by way of Feedback; since I sometimes do a page for Goa Net Reader, I'll try to 'kill two birds with one stone'---not a very pretty

[Goanet] Whooooo, are Youuuuu?

2010-12-28 Thread Dan Driscoll
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' With Foreword

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Catholic Bigot, the Hindu Right and Goan Citizenship (Jason Keith Fernandes, GT)

2011-01-09 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Of course there are CB's everywhere, but Messers Keith Aloysious do well to point out that this Region may have had double or triple dose of the CB viruses, mainly (if not wholly) the consequence of European colonial influence formed by a combination of 'absolutist' assumptions (Portuguese

[Goanet] Fw: Churna Paste. . .

2011-01-28 Thread Dan Driscoll
- Original Message - From: Dan Driscoll To: d...@goa-tourism.com Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:12 PM Subject: Churna Paste. . . Looking for a GTDC 'Feedback' Button, but perhaps you can do the needful. With some visiting friends from Canada I took the Backwater (Savoi Village

Re: [Goanet] Fw: Churna Paste. . .

2011-01-29 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Many Thanks. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:23 AM, joe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dan, Sorry to hear about your painful experience with the 'paan supari'. Perhaps any elderly villager in Saloi will have a suggestion for pain relief. Regards. Joel.

Re: [Goanet] Churna Paste

2011-01-30 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Ha! I used to have a peg or two of Feni on regular basis, but then the metabolism wasn't handling it---so switched to Scotch twelve year old! Now I'm off that too. We keep following your work in local media. Thanks. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Re: [Goanet] Fw: Churna Paste. . .

2011-01-30 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
soon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_nut#Effects_on_health Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 28 January 2011 21:57, Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in wrote: - Original Message - From: Dan Driscoll To: d...@goa-tourism.com Sent: Thursday, January 27

[Goanet] GRAPE ESCAPE. . .

2011-01-30 Thread Dan Driscoll
I had to make my own escape from Same. I went with friends, intending to take on some of that great food---but the all pervasive intensity of high volume sound made any attempt at conversation (or deliberation about what we might most enjoy by way of food) simply impossible. We had a glass of

Re: [Goanet] Churna Paste

2011-01-31 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Ah, maybe. Sometimes I hit the wrong button. Thanks for being patient. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I think you may confused me with Ms. Bemvinda Colaco of Target Goa. Bernado Colaco I'm off that too. We keep following your work in local media.

[Goanet] Mario Cabral e Sa's Tribute to two Principled Citizens. . .

2011-01-31 Thread Dan Driscoll
This appeared in NT Panorama for Jan 30th, in respect to two persons both of whom I came to know in my long sojourn in Goa. Mr. Alvaro Pereira sold me much of my household provisions, until my food requirements began to wane with increasing age. My wife used to insist that he was 'a Hero', but

[Goanet] Queen of Jackfruit Recipes: Geethakka

2011-02-10 Thread Dan Driscoll
Have often wondered why there is not more involvement of the food-processing industry with jackfruit. It would seem to me that there should be a very wide range of products to be derived from the jackfruit. We had a saying 'back home' that the pork processing people 'used everything but the

[Goanet] Anjuna Locals drive to Panjim to watch 'O Maria'. . .

2011-02-11 Thread Dan Driscoll
Story (by 'Herald Correspondent') on page four of today's Feb 12 Issue, well written and presented, tells of hiring four buses for residents of Anjuna-Caisua and members of 'Anjuna Rakhon Manch' to view 'O Maria' at Inox. Now that IS A GREAT IDEA. Big value for the local 'advert buck';

[Goanet] Rajan Parrikar's Letter to Herald (Feb 15th, 2011). . .

2011-02-14 Thread Dan Driscoll
Absolutely in agreement, having to listen to the racket from Swastik on the Betim side every evening for a half hour before it mercifully 'pushs off'. But there is particular point he makes that I would call attention to : I paste, verbatim --- Why is amplified music allowed on the boats at

Re: [Goanet] Rajan Parrikar's Letter to Herald (Feb 15th, 2011). . .

2011-02-15 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
-832-2409490 On 15 February 2011 11:22, Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in wrote: Absolutely in agreement, having to listen to the racket from Swastik on the Betim side every evening for a half hour before it mercifully 'pushs off'. But there is particular point he makes that I would call

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll.

2010-08-24 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
. From: Dan Driscoll Just back from the Pro Musica Memorial for late Eric Menezes, compered by his genial brother Les. It was an especially pleasant event, wit I will not pretend to expertise in the field, but would suggest that if a good Scholarship Fund

Re: [Goanet] Medjugorje Visions Proven Not A Deception

2010-08-24 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
I have a feeling that all of us, Catholic fellows and girls 'of a certain age', have gone through a Fatima (Miracle of the Sun) phase of great enthusiasm; and I suppose *Medjugoria* is somewhat in the same vein, as could be *Batim* in Goa as of the past five years or so. I will not apologize for

[Goanet] Medjugoria. . .

2010-08-26 Thread Dan Driscoll
I tried a Post couple of days ago, about this Interesting stuff, so if there is repetition please forgive me. I recall my own 'Fatima-Miracle of the Sun phase', after having read the 'pamphlet'. Now, half-century later, I still 'believe' in what was seen and heard by those kids (Lourdes

[Goanet] Into the Diaspora Wilderness. . . .

2010-08-29 Thread Dan Driscoll
Drove down from Panjim, to the New 'Ravindra Bhavan' for this book-launch. It looks as if it will be an extremely interesting read, and the talk by former MLA Rahulrau (sp?) Gracious was super good. The point he makes about 'Colonial history' seems to me very valid; The Region's unique

Re: [Goanet] Into the Diaspora Wilderness. . . .

2010-08-30 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Point well taken abt design; the Mario Mirando wall is nice, and Nataraj I find okay. Wondering about the washroom facilities, for that big hall. Did not see them. Wall paint peeling and plaster cracking already. The place had a terribly 'empty' feel to it. Hopefully things will pick up when the

[Goanet] Chitra Museum, in Benaulim. . .

2010-09-09 Thread Dan Driscoll
Took some guests there on Tuesday, Sept 11th. What a fine job those young people (Victor Hugo Gomes Aldina) have done. Guided tour and absolutely splendiferous luncheon, with charge of 500 each only. Tried to make up in Donation Box. The lunch itself would have been twice that in most of the

Re: [Goanet] Chitra Museum, in Benaulim. . .

2010-09-10 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Right on. Thank you. On 9/10/10, eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com wrote: I second Dan. Victor deserves all the promotion we can muster. eric. From: Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in. Took some guests there on Tuesday, Sept 11th. What a fine job those

Re: [Goanet] Chitra Museum, in Benaulim. . .

2010-09-11 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Many Thanks! Happy Ganesh. On 9/11/10, John Gomes johnericgo...@yahoo.com wrote: Hey Dan, September 11th is tomorrow saturday, an unforgetable day in world history,Ganesh too this year. Know what you mean. Cheers Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:07:59 +0530 From: Dan Driscoll Took

[Goanet] Living Will Provision in India. . .Toronto U Medical School;

2010-09-13 Thread Dan Driscoll
I have received a copy of 'Burial and Committal Service', for a First Cousin of mine who passed away in Toronto a few months ago. He had stipulated in his Will that mortal remains could be used for medical and scientific purpose. Toronto U. Medical School did a beautiful committal service for

Re: [Goanet] Living Will Provision in India. . .Toronto U Medical School;

2010-09-13 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Ah-Ha. . .had not thought of that; but very much a point there. On 9/13/10, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 September 2010 07:33, Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in wrote: But do not Med Students at the great GMC (Asia's First Medical College) have dissection of human

[Goanet] NEW BOOK IN GOA---'GOA MASALA', BY GOANS LIVING IN CANADA. . .

2010-09-13 Thread Dan Driscoll
Someone handed me a copy the other day, and a couple of names in the inner flyleaf rang bells---Fred Noronha's GOA 1556, and Fr. Delio Mendonca @ XCHR. I was about to consign Goa Masala to the lower shelf (since at the moment Ms. Selma Carvalho's DIASPORA book is getting a lot of attention)

[Goanet] Blessed JHN. . . .

2010-09-19 Thread Dan Driscoll
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as

[Goanet] Vikram Seth Novel. . .

2010-10-02 Thread Dan Driscoll
Am asked to participate in an interesting literary exercise, to happen tomorrow (Sunday Oct 3rd @ Kala Academy beginning at 4 PM. A young lady doctoral candidate (English Lit, Delhi U.) beomes involved in 'literary workshops', and asks me to be the lectern reader of selected excerpts.

Re: [Goanet] tambdimati: the Goa review

2010-10-07 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
work go well---Dan Driscoll. On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:07 PM, V M vmin...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Please check out the newest community media venture from Goanet. tambdimati: the Goa review is an online review of art, culture, news and opinion relating to the smallest state

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Proverbs (3)

2010-10-15 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Will there be a chance to see English translations of these? Two English versions of Tamil proverbs: He who has killed a hundred men, is fit to be a Doctor; The tall palm tree gives no shade. 2010/10/15 Ivo icso...@bsnl.in Konkani Proverbs (3) Apunn tsor zalyar, bayletso bhavuy tsor Hanv

Re: [Goanet] VIDEO: Most of us are Diaspora, one way or another...

2010-10-31 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Thanks to Ms. Selma for those kind words. Reading her book cover to cover as well, aloud to my wife Germana. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: I am so humbled by Dan Driscoll's kind words. I hope Dan Driscoll's stay in Goa is a long one and he has many

[Goanet] Mirror stick-note. . .

2010-11-01 Thread Dan Driscoll
I find in Ms. Carvalho's fine book short passages that can serve as an aid (upgrade) to our traditional morning prayer and/or meditation. On page 148, after her account of that accomplished contemporary Goan Victor Rangel Ribeiro (seen recently weilding the baton for a local String Orchestra

Re: [Goanet] The Third Thursday Goa Book Club... an invite

2010-11-12 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Great. Will surely try to be part of it. My *'bullets'* are meant for discursive deliberative process; moving ahead with the idea is best option for now. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.orgwrote: The Third Thursday GOA BOOK CLUB : AN INTRODUCTION

[Goanet] Folklore Festival @ Kala Open-air, on 20th. . . .

2010-03-21 Thread Dan Driscoll
I attended this and was disappointed at the vast array of empty seats. The Compere made good points about importance, yea necessity, of continuing with the work---but I would as a teacher (of the old school) venture to add another comment: It is becoming obvious that as a public entertainment

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald interview

2010-05-03 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Having done quite a bit of editing work for writing on Goan historical topics I would venture an opinion on this. Without getting into any of the basic pros and cons, concerning rationale for how and why things were done, I would say that the relationship between implementation of the

[Goanet] SFX Inquisition. . .Gilbert Teotonio:

2010-05-04 Thread Dan Driscoll
Might I venture an opinion, after some fairly extensive reading occasioned by an editing job I was asked to do involving historical writing: The link between Xavier's encouragement of inquisitorial policy in India and the time of his departure and eventual demise may be quite unaffected by the

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald interview

2010-05-04 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
and / or Ignatius have any influence of what went on in England? Thanks in anticipation and I look forward to the valuable information which you are going to provide us. Regards, GL --- DAN DRISCOLL I would say that the relationship between implementation of the inquisitiorial

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

2010-05-05 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
; but we were not been born LAST NIGHT. I hope we can see responses to questions to you in several posts. Those responses should be easy for you with extensive reading occasioned by an editing job I was asked to do involving historical writing. Regards, GL --- Dan Driscoll Might I

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

2010-05-06 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
responses to questions to you in several posts. Those responses should be easy for you with extensive reading occasioned by an editing job I was asked to do involving historical writing. Regards, GL --- Dan Driscoll Might I venture an opinion, after some fairly extensive reading

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

2010-05-07 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
on you and others, perhaps you can have the consolation that this is the British training that I received studying London. I am not blaming the British system; but rather I am praising them and trying to pass it on. Regards, GL DAN DRISCOLL I'm not able to come up

[Goanet] Man Beyond the Bridge. . . .

2010-05-28 Thread Dan Driscoll
In respect to the Man beyond the Bridge dialogue, I have my problems with the title too, but not being a Konkani, Konkanni or Konkni speaker I beg leave to render it (however inadequately or inappropriately) in translation. I find all the comments tolerable enough, and interesting---except

Re: [Goanet] Man Beyond the Bridge. . . .

2010-05-29 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
, the call for a boycott. And I think authors and film producers will pay more attention to their ' given titles' in the near future. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in To: goanet@lists.goanet.org

[Goanet] The 30 Day Miracle. . . .

2011-10-07 Thread Dan Driscoll
I would hope that the feisty editor investigative reporter Sujay Gupta after dealing with the mining mafia might shift focus onto some of the front-page advertising that regular readers of Herald have been putting up with for quite some time. 'Fat Burner' full-color ads, taking up an eighth

Re: [Goanet] Did Bob Marley know Konkani?

2011-11-02 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's

[Goanet] Hunting Satyagrahis. . .

2011-11-04 Thread Dan Driscoll
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[Goanet] Good Signs, of Better Times. . .

2011-11-15 Thread Dan Driscoll
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen,

[Goanet] Anna's dictum on drinking. . .

2011-11-22 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Yes, it is an unhappy turn for him. Even as an outsider resident in India I have taken a keen interest in the Anna movement. I'm also much in favor of effective social control of alcohol consumption. But I'm afraid that Annaji disappoints now. Even if that is only a single string in his bow, it

[Goanet] The Happy Couple that. . . Cecil Pinto---Comment by Driscoll.

2011-11-28 Thread Dan Driscoll
Mr. Pinto has given a better journalistic account than might be found in any of the newspapers. Truly, the story must be disturbing for many of us, and there are so many unanswered questions. But, I feel that we will be seeing more of the same, as people begin to become accountable for their

Re: [Goanet] The Happy Couple that. . . Cecil Pinto---Comment by Driscoll.

2011-11-29 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
I think now I recall the name---Arthur Koestler, and it would have been somewhere in the 70 s, I think. I can see that you must have quite a story yourself. Did you ever happen to run into a couple by name Lannoy---Richard and Violet (Dias). They spent a good portion of the seventies in Paris,

Re: [Goanet] The Happy Couple that. . . Cecil Pinto---Comment by Driscoll.

2011-12-02 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
: Dear Dan, Violet was Bemvinda`s sister, not her cousin, and either my classmate or a year behind at St. Xavier`s College in Bombay in the 1940s. Regards, Victor. From: DAN DRISCOLL driscoll@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent

[Goanet] Dan Driscoll fearlessly leaks his Christmas brag-letter. . .

2011-12-24 Thread Dan Driscoll
Dear people: With a Christmas Wish, may I send a little update concerning what I have been up to here in India---particularly as of the past few weeks. As some will have heard by now, with dear Germana gone to her eternal rest I am faced with a somewhat difficult decision: whether to remain

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll fearlessly leaks his Christmas brag-letter. . .

2011-12-25 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Driscoll Subject: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll fearlessly leaks his Christmas brag-letter. . . Dear people: With a Christmas Wish, may I send a little update concerning what I have been up to here in India---particularly

[Goanet] Thanks to Roland Francis for great Update on TO. . .

2011-12-29 Thread Dan Driscoll
--- Annual Goanetters Meet --- Annual Goanetters Meet - January 3, 2012 - 12:30 - 2pm Tourist Hostel,

Re: [Goanet] Thanks for the lovely event...

2012-01-03 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
was having Tony Correia-Afonso, one of our very earliest members (he's been there before me) at the meet. We will miss the kind, generous and knowledgeable Dan Driscoll if he keeps to his threat of quitting Goa this year! We did miss some of those who already left Goa (including Victor Carneiro of the US

[Goanet] Intimations of Homosexuality. . . commentary by Dan Driscoll.

2012-01-05 Thread Dan Driscoll
That crazy-mad and delightfully dirty old man Kushwant Singh had a good parting shot in his Indian Express Column last Sunday: It is not original with KS; sent in by 'a contributor', but it was a first for me, and my perverse sense of humor set me to smiling broadly; then, when I told it to

[Goanet] MAYA STATUES COVERED. . .

2012-01-08 Thread Dan Driscoll
GAWD. TALK ABOUT SWEEPIN' STUFF UNDER THE RUG! --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] Don't Shoot the Messenger. . .

2012-02-08 Thread Dan Driscoll
Ms. Margaret's note for Wendell is apt. An American version derives from a scrawled sign in a bar room of the 'wild and wooley west'---PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER; HE'S ONLY DOIN' HIS BEST'. Someone gave me a great little Goan Calendar (credit: 'Amazing Goa Publications', with another

[Goanet] Cure that Persistent Cold

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Driscoll
My good neighbor John Eric has a cold that 'just won't go away'. Coincidentally, I have one too; I guess it's just 'something going around'. But lately I've been giving some metaphysical-genre thinking about this matter---of 'PERSISTENT COLDS'. While taking 'an expectorant' (Homeopathic syrup

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll on colds

2012-02-17 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Thanks; I have 'jungle honey' on the shelf; will do it! On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Bernice Pereira bernicepere...@yahoo.comwrote: . I suffered from persistent colds for years with - as you describe - that yucky mucus(y) feeling in the throat and constant well-meaning

Re: [Goanet] Thank You, to Pandu Lampiao. . . .

2012-02-18 Thread Dan Driscoll
. . .for very interesting note, about cold remedy and much more. I had known that Quebec Province grows very good export quality ginseng, and had wondered if there is export to China. Did not know ab't the 'wild'; thought it was all cultivated. My favorite Tamil Proverb: He who has killed a

[Goanet] Mum's Kitchen . . .

2012-02-25 Thread Dan Driscoll
Had the pleasure of dining out the other day, with fellow GoaNetter Dr. Eric Pinto, @ the much talked-about heritage food venue in Miramar. With thanks to Dr. Eric for very pleasant exchange of views, I'll add another word of commendation. A few weeks back there was GoaNet discussion about

[Goanet] Gitanjali Gallery Exhibition---the Bronzes

2012-03-13 Thread Dan Driscoll
Will not get into excessive detail on this, but the whole show @ Gitanjali Gallery is of great interest, both for its variety and quality. The bronze sculptures by Tom and Jeanette Fernandes strike me as on benchmark level with Rodin --- kidding you not. The prices will strike us on first

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll

2012-03-19 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
we will no doubt be in touch again. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:48 PM, John Gomes johnericgo...@yahoo.com wrote: Dan Driscoll held a Literary Hour at XCHR, in tribute to departed wife Germana in the presence of her Christian Ashram mentors and senior residents of Anjali Ashram where Dan's Guru

[Goanet] Dan Driscoll, with Greeting from Canada.. . .

2012-04-12 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
This is really just a test mail, to see if I can post from my g eid, now that my 'datone.in broadband' is no more. Having marked the 1st Anniversary of dear wife Germana's passing, in Goa, I am now repatriated to Canadian home district of Atlantic Canada. Great changes are noted, after twenty-five

Re: [Goanet] Reason under fire in India

2012-04-26 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Thank you, Mr. Santosh, for this; it confirms what I had surmised over past year or so, from reading those interminable CSF rants, some of them appearing unsolicited, sent directly to my in-box. On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.comwrote: I would like to correct

Re: [Goanet] Cabbie charges by meter

2012-05-05 Thread DAN DRISCOLL
Well stated. I had much the same experience, over several years living in Betim. Very honest and obliging people serving local transport need with 2 wheelers, 3 wheelers 4 ditto. On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 4:10 AM, Ana Maria de souza-Goswami anamari...@dataone.in wrote: This is regarding cabbie

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