I have offered my services in helping with some of the problems, but I was told to check with the village that I come from. If Goa and Goans need help we need to work together as Goans together, not exclusively for a village, town or city. United we stand, divided we fall???
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:38 PM, rene barreto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Goemkars ! > > I do hope i am not seen as one who TALKS and does nothing: > > Too often , too many of us complain but do NOTHING about what we > complain. Writing and calling up meetings or organizing conferences - by > themselves > do not help solve problems., complaining and addressing the problem - does > help ... > TOETHERness is another factor that helps address problems. > > We need consumer forums - Citizen Advisory Bureau (NGO ) established , and > to be > available to address these problems. We should have such NGO s formed by > the people > rather than wait for the Govt. to establish such org. Goan Associations all > over the world > should set up welfare organizations - rather than just focus on the > entertainment side. > > Here in the UK we have such org. Visit > http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ > > Will any one Volunteer building such an organization? or forever go on > complaining ??? > the answer is left to the 1300 members on this forum. WE will wait for some > one to * help * > us ... but NEVER help others ... maybe I will be proved to be wrong. > > How many of the 1300 members on this forum have VOLUNTEERED to help the > community ? > If you have , we need to know so that we can direct Goans accordingly... > > On the subject of speaking KONKANI ... when one visits France , the french > will NEVER > respond to you if you speak in any other language but FRENCH ! > > Let us stop the bickering and start the acting ...do come TOGETHER and be > Proud to be Goans ! > > VIVA GOA ... > > > > Just my thoughts ..... > > rene > > > > > > 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > > > > "People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success > because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because > they are determined to." - George Allen > > > > > Follow Goanworld on twitter: > http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD > > > 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jose Da Gama Pais <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:26:10 PM > *Subject:* [GOAN-NRI] Birth Certificate > > > > Dear Aldrin > > Your Mother is not alone. > It is so SAD to see the state of affairs that we Goans are concerned > starting with the authorities > to protect records. It is all in shambles. > All I can say that your mother can re-register her birth. > I got married in 1989 and a few months ago went to get a marriage > certificate and was shocked to see the state that book was in. very soon it > will not be there. > Both my brothers have already lost the pages of the registered birth. > they have shifted and re-shifted these offices and the worst was that they > treated these records almost as if they were treating garbage. > > There is absolutely no accountabilty on that front and from what I see we > can do almost nothing about it. > > I really wish your mother luck, and patience. > What Miguel has written is almost likely the only resort out. > Those clerks can be so rude, I have had enough experience on that front. > > > All the best > Cheers > Jose Da Gama Pais > > > > -- THE GREATEST SUFFERING IN THE WORLD IS NOT POVERTY BUT LONELINESS...MOTHER TERESA.
