------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | New on Goanet's website's A&E section - http://www.goanet.org | | Book in Review: A Kind of Absence - João da Veiga Coutinho | | POEM: SUSEGAAD - Cynthia Gomes James | | http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid!6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T h e B e s t o f
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This came up in an interview with the new Mumbai newspaper 'DNA' (nothing to do with science; it stands for Daily News and Analysis). Remo replies: "Why? Partly because I'm a lazy Goan, and partly because I don't think art is a production line. I am now about to release my new album, 'Muchacha Latina'. The album and video are complete, and ought to be out by end of February, if all goes according to plan." [And thanks to my ex-Britto's Class of 1979 colleague Avelino D'Souza of Bastora/Kuwait for keeping us well informed with all the news. To Gabe Menezes too!] http://tinyurl.com/cfqzw o SPORTS-FOOTBALL: Request Fransa to reconsider their decision borg costa (and an earlier post below) http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038203.html http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038201.html o Lyrics of Konkani song "KONKNNICHE MARTIR" by Ms Querobina Carvalho! http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038214.html o Some neat photos from Goa: These pics are all by Rajan P. Parrikar <parrikar at yahoo.com> * 13th century Mahadeva temple at Tambdi Surla in Sanguem taluka. * Plaque at Tambdi Surla -- poorly written and wrong (the temple is made of soap-stone, not basalt) * Barve's, traditional Goan eating-house (khaanaval) in Ponda. * Crossing the ferry between Pilgaon and Khandola. * View from the ferry. * Savoi Verem * KuLAgar (spice plantation) at Savoi Verem. * Fried mussels at Savoi plantations. * Traditional sweets, khaajem and laadoo (alas, no saakrichyo baaviyo -- the pink colouring agent is now banned) * Khaarem at Canacona. * Ruining Palolem (thanks to Western tramps and ill-bred Indian louts) * At the Rajbaag beach. * Tivrem, near Mashel (Marcela) * Old quarter of Panjim. * Tato's, a Panjim institution, over a hundred years old. * The new Gujarati digs at Hotel Fidalgo. * Public (installation) art by Subodh Kerkar near the Children's Park at Campal, Panjim. http://web.mac.com/parrikar/iWeb/GoaList/goalist.html Clinton Vaz of Benaulim, a young man with a varied number of interests, has a new blog. http://klintvaz.blogspot.com/ His first entry is about a trip to Pernem... o 19th anniversary of the Official Language Act 1987. Godfrey JI Gonsalves' comment. http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038195.html o Sonia Faleiro's book reading in Mumbai http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038193.html o Grumbles in Goa: Book Review of Guardian of the Dawn by Richard Zimler (by Ashok Banker) http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038183.html o BOOK REVIEW: Criminal justice system in Goa http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038182.html o INS Kadamba, the Navy and an old chapel: http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038191.html Gabriel de Figueiredo's post above http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038216.html Gilbert Menezes takes another point of view. o Lyrics of Konkani song "Agho Cheddva" by Seby F. & Anette! http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038178.html o Surviving Goan Catholic Wedding Receptions By Cecil Pinto. "Since nobody seems to be buying my latest guide-book, leave alone reviewing it, I have decided to review it myself. "1,200 copies in print! The perfect wedding gift!", reads the blurb of Cecil Pinto's latest offering, "Surviving Goan Catholic Wedding Receptions: A must-have Manual and Guide". A worthy successor to last year's "Surviving the Nuptial Mass", from the author's Goan Guidebooks series whose combined readership must be in the millions. In fact "Surviving Calangute in Peak Season" has gone into its second edition...." http://tinyurl.com/col2c o ANY KUNCOLKARS (FROM CUNCOLIM) READING THIS? See the URL below, which hopes to collate info about the village http://tinyurl.com/dtus3 [This page is on the Goanet wiki, and we have space for all useful Goa-related information there. You can even volunteer to look after a section!] And also check out this just-in-its-infancy Yahoogroup:' http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cuncolim-net/ Don't forget: Goanet supports your village network. Goanet builds social capital. If you need help to get a cyber network going, get in touch with us. We don't expect anything back in return! Just your commitment to build social capital too! o MELBOURNE: Goan Carnival http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038132.html o GOA EVENTS: Photographic Collages by Kathryn Myers, Goa Feb 4 http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038116.html o Misuse of government funds for Konkani (only Devanagari) parishad? Godfrey JI Gonsalves o Wency, documentary, Norman Mendes, etc... http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038110.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- o NEWS UPDATES FROM AND ABOUT GOA: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Citigroup's Menezes to Pay $2.68 Mln in Trading Probe http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038111.html Margao cable laying: power department served deadline http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038206.html How Fransa put the frenzy in Indian football http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038209.html Keith Vaz to award British scholarship to Goan teacher http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038225.html Willy against long winter session http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038223.html Goa Motorcycle taxi riders form union http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038220.html Indian team for third Antarctica station sets off http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038217.html Bull fight: Govt DGP served legal notice http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038150.html Effluents pose threat to Quepem farmers http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038148.html Sesa Goa mines bag environment award http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038120.html Margao city buses to be ‘numbered' http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038118.html Kamat reviews traffic situation in Margao http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038134.html ############ Goanet C Y B E R - M A T R I M O N I A L S ######## LOOKING OUT FOR a life partner? Circulate your message among thousands of largely-Goan readers. For a listing in this column send details to christina at goanet.org with CYBER-MATRIMONIALS as subject http://tinyurl.com/dv2fa ################################################################ Emirates Airlines soon starting new route to Calcutta http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038215.html Christians Welcome Antulay’s Appointment As Union Minister For Minorities (SARNews) http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038226.html QUOTE... UNQUOTE: o Suvar'i is a corruption of the word 'Soiree' by the semi literate! Soiree meant a 'Social Evening', like a Ball or a Dinner Dance or even a Theatrical Performence. It's from the French/Spanish/Portuguese (Latin) languages. Didn't matter if there were electric Light and sound, as long as there was entertainment! Nasci Caldeira Melbourne Down Under o The River Princess is here to stay; She is a Goan citizen minus the ration card. Its high time she is made a tourist attraction. Jerry Fernandes jerryfer at gmail.com o This is the twentieth anniversary [Feb 2, 1986] of the first open heart peration done in Goa. I am celebrating all alone as even the institution were I performed it has totally forgotten it. Those who would like to raise a toast for the surgeon, Dr. Raut Desai, may do so at 9.00 PM IST. -- Dr. R. P. Raut Desai o Even though 'The Girl' is set in Goa, where I'm from, the story itself and the characters therein are fictional. I would write about Goa because the place and its people have contributed most strongly to the person that I have now become. It's common for a reader to want to understand the author through his or her characters. This is fair enough, because writers want their work to mirror themselves, they want their readers to know them better through their writing. -- Sonia Faleiro, author of the recently published novel, 'The Girl'. 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