Dear Frederick, You flatter me to excess. I enjoy sharing my knowledge, such as it is. Were I not to do that, my days would be endlessly boring! And I thank God that some at least of the younger generation are willing to listen while I speak! Warm personal regards, Victor
________________________________ From: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 1:47 PM Subject: [Goanet] VRR ... a short note I wishes Victor Rangel-Ribeiro a very happy 86th birthday on the GoaWriters network, but forgot to do so here on Goanet! Better (almost) late than never. Thank goodness for the time difference between India and the US! VRR is an inspiration to quite a few of us -- surely to me. When I see him working so hard, in the heat of the Goan afternoon, editing texts, volunteering with some of our books, holding editing workshops for us, and goading us on to strive for higher standards, I feel really blessed to be able to interact with such expats! Here's wishing VRR (as I call him fondly) many more productive years. Who can say what could be possible, considering that ex-editor (The Navhind Times and founder-editor of Goa Today) Lambert Mascarenhas gave a perfectly logical speech the other day, at the age of 97! Here's wishing Goan society the ability to treat its senior citizens with more respect, as it did in the past, and the abilities to tap on their lifetimes of achievements with even more enthusiasm! Happy birthday Victor, from me personally and on behalf of Goanet. FN -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
