------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * 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/051747.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you Mario,much appreciated. We in Goa have progressed quite a bit, but these basic problems, which plague most Indian cities have to be dealt with. I do wish you and your family a very Merry X'mas and a good Year too. Warm wishes, Sonia -- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > * * * 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/051747.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- sonia gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Traffic is really terrible, we have racing bikes > on > > all roads and accidents > > are very frequent. > > > > And although we do conserve a lot of old > buildings, > > ugly buildings with no aesthetics are everywhere > > even in Verna my village. > > > --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear Sonia, > > > > I have retained your mail in its totality just > > incase anyone missed reading it. You will now be > > called every name in the book for speaking the > > truth and your loyalty to Goa questioned. I'm glad > > > you've made it clear at the onset that you are a > > Goan residing in Goa. At least no one can accuse > > you of "preaching" from Goa itself. > > > Mario observes: > > > In my never humble opinion, Sonia will not be > subjected to any such abuse or questions about her > loyalty, even though she does not reside in Goa, > because a) her loyalty to Goa is pretty obvious from > the tone and content of her rueful remarks, b) she > did > not make any gratuitous and inappropriate negative > comparisons between Goa and other places, and c) her > remarks were fair and balanced and recognizable by > most reasonable observers familiar > with Goa. > > > I don't think it is criticism of a place per se that > the local residents and their unconditional > supporters > take umbrage at, regardless of > whether the remarks come from a resident or > non-resident, but the tone and attitude of the > critic > as reflected in the critique. > > > > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php