----- Original Message ----- From: manuel tavares To: Camillo Fernandes Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 4:39 PM Subject: Re: Tarvotteanchim bondolam - In defence of Tarvotis
I full heartedly agree with your comments, Jealousy is surely one of the motives. Most Tarvotis and Gulfies return to Goa and settle down after grueling tours of duty. They then begin to spend their money either for living expenses or building houses or other purposes. This contributes tremendously to the economy of Goa and without the influx of this foreign earned money, Goa's economy would be in dire state. The Tarvotis and Gulfies are therefore the saviors of Goa and those who condemn them would perhaps not enjoy their current standing of living had it not been for the Tarvotis and Gulfies. True there are some who flash their cash around but these are few. By enlarge, the majority tend to live frugally, wisely spending their hard earned cash knowing how hard they came by it. Best Regards.....Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares. ----- Original Message ----- From: Camillo Fernandes To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Cc: duk...@bell.net ; elisabeth_...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 3:01 AM Subject: Tarvotteanchim bondolam - In defence of Tarvotis It is strange that some people are picking on Tarvotis for working on ships, flashing their wealth and calling them Tarvotteanchim bondolam. I may be wrong but I get the feeling that is is the result of jealousy. These people should understand that there are bad apples in every profession be it tarvotis, Gulfies, medical field, lawyers, office goers or people settled in Europe, USA or Canada. To give their families a better living Tarvotis have sacrificed their family lives and slogged on cargo ships/passenger ships to earn better wages and give their families a higher standand of living. If they spent their hard earned money on constructing beautiful houses it is their wish. Just because a few Tarvotis, Gulfies and some people settled abroad flash their money does not mean all of them waste their hard earned money. I condemn anyone flashing his wealth and feel that is only ignorance and foolishness that they do this. One must remember that often Tarvotis are jobless for months and this also applies to Gulfies whose jobs are often unsecure and work in inhuman conditions. Most realize that they have to save for the future. We should bear in mind that it is not easy to earn the money what with them often working 10 to 12 hours a day and Tarvotis most often have only the sky and sea for company. Sealife is not easy with so many dangerous situations that they encounter with rough weather, stormy seas and storms only for a living. Many years ago I lost a good friend of mine who was on a maiden voyage as Radio Officer on Chandragupta which sank in Atlantic ocean. I have many friends as well as family members who work on ships. If there is one ex. crooked Tarvoti, Churchill Alemao there are thousands decent Tarvotis. It would be better to attack Politicians who carry on day light robbery, amass wealth and are destroying Goa. They go scot free and flourishing. In fact sadly when elections come, it is we the people who reelect these corrrupt and crooked politicians to continue their loot. Best wishes Camilo Fernandes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The latest auto launches and test drives Drag n' drop
