------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * 2006 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 21, 2006 @ 4:00pm More info: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-December/051412.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roland writes. "Our local dreamers think that Goa will improve, nevertheless." Sunith responds: Why do all your posts related to Goa boil down to the above? Roland writes: The wasteful expenditure on IFFI being one example. Very little brainpower needed to estimate that no more than10 cents on the dollar (or 10 paise on the rupee) must have actually gone into genuine IFFI expense. Sunith responds: Who are you to judge, that the expenditure on IFFI was wasteful? Is it your tax money that has been spent? Were you part of the target audience? Have you seen the balance sheets or the work that has been done for IFFI? If I don't pay taxes here in England nor attend the Olympics, would it be right for me to judge whether the government expenditure on the London Olympics is a waste of the British Taxpayers money? Cecil has already told us how much he enjoyed the movies as have many other Goans. As a Ponjekar myself, I can say that the IFFI expenditure has definitely given a much needed facelift to Panjim. I consider it money well spent, though the quality of work could have been better. Large events like the Olympics or World Cup are used all over the world to rejuvinate cities(Barcelona, London, Munich,etc), the same thing has happened in a much smaller way with Panjim and IFFI. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------