J. Colaco wrote: > Perhaps, Canadian Goans should consider getting together, forming a > company, collecting some money, going to the bank, purchasing a place, > and having their get-together at a Goan place. Think about it, the > number of Goans I saw at the old 'Africa hot' Bombadier spot (?) for a > Viva Goa function, could easily have collectively done what the > Sardars or the Lankans did, light years ago.
Doc, The G.O.A. of Toronto has about a million dollars worth of cash and land. Some years ago, they secured a property for a club house/playing fields but got side tracked when the provincial govt re-zoned the area where the property is. The property will soon to be re-zoned (again) and perhaps this time we will get luckier. There is a dedicated team working on the issue. > Some years ago, I read on GoaNet, a blistering attack on a [G] Toronto > Goan restaurant 'Pride of Goa' by an alleged journalist who > specialises in sans-research extempore attacks. I am not so sure if > the owner just lost heart and gave up. I don't remember this but I sure can guess it will be one of the two people on Goanet who constantly attacked their fellow Goans. > Instead of aiming our verbal expertise on politicians and political > animals, we turn cannibalistic and destroy anyone who wants to > contribute positively in the form of a Goan presence in society. And > then we become miserable and complain that we don't get this and that. There are some great Goans groups in Toronto. The next time you make a trip to Toronto, give me a few days advanced notice and I will introduce you to some very progressive/popular people. Mervyn1650Lobo __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/