Dears,
Manohar-bab thought he was having a friendly chat at his second "Home" the new
"Assembly" complex, [Remember his Speaker, Vishwas-bab, even refused to hand
over the keys in February, 2005!]. What better time to begin his "home-coming"
than a "Public Hearing" on "Home" affairs of Goa? He had a captive audience,a
rare commodity for him these days, and it was supposed to be for a "hearing"
anyway!! So he just informed the people .... and the Press .... that Seby was
"Nice, all right". He did not realise that the power failure in the Assembly
Complex at that moment was a sign of the times ... and a bad omen for speaking
about home affairs in public. The Bong ....Oops! Gong did not ring in his head
then. Power failure, you see, can be infectious! ;-) Well, it is difficult to
see the truth in the dark!
This morning I was trying to do things that most people would not dare to
imagine ...reading the GT Weekender Editorial while listening to NDTV news
...when a commercial break distracted me. It sounded like Pravin Sabnis singing
"My Goa lies over the green fields, my Goa lies besides the sea." at the Ganv
Ghor Rakhann Manch meeting in Calangute on 25 May, 2008. It was the same
familiar tune as "My honey lies over the ocean, my money lies across the sea."
that one hears in the Casinos ...but the words were different , again."My power
was once in my shoulders...." went the background singing while two old men, in
World Wrestling Federation-type WWF outfits, battled in the Boxing ring
....with one chair between the two, till the "Punch line" came through 'WHAT IS
LONG LIFE WITHOUT POWER!" Et tu, Brute?
While, some people are searching for the LOO in "Cidade de Goa" [as "Old Goa"
was once known] and others are thinking of their imminent Waterloo, Derek
Almeida [the current Editor of GT] seems to be screaming "What a loo?" about
the "Nice all right" facilities on the living edge of the forests and the mines
at distant Colomb.
In the meanwhile, the NEWS FLASH is that the LTTE helicopter thought it was
Colombo and has bombed it last night. The women suicide squads have also been
landed in the forest of Colomb. It is a case of mistaken identity. Why did
someone have to say "Oh!" after saying "Colomb" ? One white Tata Sumo jeep with
the licence No. GA 01 G 1196 with the word POLICE written on it was reportedly
seen in the area. Perhaps, the Quepem Police are investigating.
In any case, the humourous Editorial in the GT Weekender is a must read. One
wonders if Derek actually wrote it ..... it almost looks like Cecil Pinto has
"planted" it there. ;-) It is VANA-MAHOTSAV time any way. Reap as you sow and
..... Read as they plant. Life is too short to learn everything from one's own
mistakes. In fact, one life time is not even long enough to make all the
mistakes! Read Tomcat in the Herald, too. Cats have nine lives .... and so they
learn more, from the mistakes of others.
Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:55:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Mishearing Parrikar
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Manohar-bab Parrikar has called Seby [Sebastian Rodrigues] a NAXALITE.
Folks,
Manohar Parrikar said Seby is "Nice all night" and day, in fact Seby is nice
all the time since he is fighting to protect the villagers against the
construction and mining mafia and their agents (Goan politicians). This has
been misheard as "Naxalite".
Regards,
George
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:01:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] We need Whistle Blowers like Mr. Parrikar
"Mark"
We do not need whistle Blowers like Mr. Parrikar [Manohar]. We need more Sebys
and those figthing to save their land from abuses from the corrupt building and
mining mafia.
Solidarity with Seby and the other good people {activists and villagers) who
are fighting the good fight.
Regards,
George
--- On Sat, 6/21/08, Mark D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Mark D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] We need Whistle Blowers like Mr. Parrikar
> It is very surprising the way people are targeting Mr. Manohar Parrikar
> for his statement or information he has given to the Police about some
> naxalite activities simmering in mining areas of Goa as he is duty bound
> to do so being the Chairman of the Ad-Hoc house committee on Home
> Affairs.
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