Dear Mario, Thank you for opening a larger view-window to life. I am a trained ex-merchant marine officer where discipline is grilled in one's bones. And my view of the world is always tinted with the hue that discipline displays.
I grew up in pre-liberation Portuguese Goa where I am proud to have willingly sold home-grown vegetables in the Aldona/Mapusa markets to make ends meet while in school and even headed a heavy vegetable basket on Fridays to reach my mother to the taxi-stand on the way to school (SSC), without foot wear (as t he same was a tradition for all, then). And I have grown up liking two things: (1) Discipline and (2) Dignity of labour. In my days at sea, I have been privileged to be among people of standing in most countries of the world I have visited. And hence the kaleidoscope of my vision on the way of life. But despite this, the two thumb-rules listed above that makes me tick have weathered out and will always be a part of my psyche.... come what may. It is this that sees me in the High Court at Panjim most often when I should be up and about the business of taking care of my own stomach. Nevertheless, your vision in life has given me something to think about and I shall treasure the same, rest assured. with warm regards Floriano goasuraj check-out the Road Map for Goa at www.goasu-raj.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR GOANS! - final > Floriano, > My reference to Portugal as a third rate European > country was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Let me assure > you that I love Portugal and the Portuguese, whom I > will defend as the least racist of all Europeans or > any other people for that matter, and they have a > "susegad" outlook on life that is to be admired. I > would love to socialize more with them. > The problem with Goa and India is not freedom and > democracy. It is citizens who are willing to tolerate > corruption and ineffiency and wasted tax money, > leaving other frustrated citizens to yearn for a nanny > (with a whip) to maintain order. > After growing up and living and working in India for > several years in the best of circumstances, we gave up > on the system and took an opportunity to opt out to > another "sausage factory". Fortunately, the world has > evolved in a way that we can now enjoy the best of > both worlds. > > > With best wishes, > Mario. > > > --- floriano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mario, > > All I can say is that > > > > "PEOPLE HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT 'FREEDOM' IN A > > DEMOCRACY MEANS" >A third rate European Country by your standards, > > maybe. > > But I have been there extensively just like in > > Singapore.
