Litargic it is, not like the old days where everyone was involved. We can only blame ourselves for it. Instead of improving it, we chose to migrate. Solutions got to come from the ground up. The locals have our support. It all starts with unity!!! I know something started to come together to help the kids with discussions going on the net, but then it was taken off net. Rico do you know what happened to that set up?? Seriously like people everywhere, people are trying to survive and do not having the time or energy or inclination to question authorities.Dileep I agree that side walks may be the best idea but it will not happen. We got to battle the crooks who have taken over the village panchayat and their henchmen.RegardsChris D in SF
--- On Thu, 6/23/11, Patricia Nazareth <pamnazar...@yahoo.ca> wrote: From: Patricia Nazareth <pamnazar...@yahoo.ca> Subject: [SALIGAONET] Action To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 8:54 AM The Saligao I knew way back when (in the days I lived there) was best known for it's action.....more action and less talk! Seems like things have certainly changed since then. To my mind, it is the obvious responsibility of people who physically live there to 'mobilize action', as Sanjeev rightly says. For the rest of us, who are physically removed from the situation, it's just more talk.....unless it involves something like signing a petition. It appears that the local residents are all too busy with their own life and their own priorities to care about anyone else. Personal tragedies shouldn't be our only motivation to wake up and do something, but unfortunately that appears to be how it is in Saligao. Correct me if I'm wrong. Patsy From: Sanjeev Trivedi <sanj...@impl.biz> To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 5:19:11 AM Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers Well said , Keith. Sadly, Saligaonet is reduced to a 'greetings and condolences' bulletin board. I hope the points in your message hit home, and meaningful discussions and actions emanate from it. Unlike my posting several months ago, where I had listed several points that could be worked upon to generally uplift Saligao and its people. I barely got one or two acknowledgements , let alone discussions. I suggest we physically mobilize a discussion and movement on this issue. Sanjeev On 23-Jun-2011, at 2:11 PM, keith dsouza wrote: What has happened is such a shame. Last year, when a few of us objected to the many gadda's that were coming up with the consent of the the Panchayat and Communidade no one supported us. A lot of people chose to sit on the fence. Its about time, we realized that we need to wake up and make some noise. More and more gadda's and encroachments are being allowed to come up and more and more people are going to be knocked down and even killed. By shying away from the reality we are only going to lose and hurt more and more people that walk on those roads every day. We should consider ourselves, as responsible as that bus driver for what has happened. By choice we shy away from confronting our elected members and this is the problem. They take all of us for granted and do what ever it takes to create an opportunity for making money and creating a vote bank. The state of affairs are so poor that for elected members, lives of people are not even worth considering. How can we just sit around and do nothing? Keith D'Souza. On 22 June 2011 06:24, dilip dacruz <cruzmissil...@hotmail.com> wrote: It's worthwhile reflecting on the complete lack of pavements/sidewalks in the village (India as a whole). A study from North Carolina is the one commonly referred to. Here's a Wiki excerpt on the study that excluded people knocked over crossing the road: Sidewalk presence had a risk ratio of 0.118, which means that the likelihood of a crash on a road with a paved sidewalk was 88.2 percent lower than one without a sidewalk. “This should not be interpreted to mean that installing sidewalks would necessarily reduce the likelihood of pedestrian/motor vehicle crashes by 88.2 percent in all situations. However, the presence of a sidewalk clearly has a strong beneficial effect of reducing the risk of a ‘walking along roadway’ pedestrian/motor vehicle crash.” Mervyn mentions a list of pedestrians killed or maimed - what a tragedy, each of them. All for the need of a couple of hundred unobstructed paving slabs. cruzmissil...@hotmail.com Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:33:06 -0700 From: merv...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Gregory, I can't place you actually but we will offer special prayers at our church here for your sister-in-law's speedy recovery. Our parish priest has healing powers and I'm sure his prayers will help. These accidents are a repeat fixture in Goa. My Dad was knocked down, my cousin etc etc..Its really a matter of concern. Where I live its the same story. Roadhogs everywhere. Merwyn Sequeira Philippines From: saugoncho kolo <godinhogreg...@yahoo.co.in> To: Saligao-Net <saligao-net@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:22 AM Subject: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers Thank You all for your get well wishesand prayers..She's better today and showing signs of progress. She has started gettting sensation in her feet now and can feel someone touching her at her toes. thats good progress and the docs too are happy about the progress, nevertheless keep praying for her speeddy recovery as it is only prayers and the divine intervention which can bring her back to normal self Take care and God bless On Jun 18, 10:41 pm, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > A note from Gregory. Please pass on ... FN > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: GREGORY GODINHO <godinhogreg...@yahoo.co.in> > Date: 18 June 2011 23:01 > Subject: Help needed for prayers > To: fredericknoro...@gmail.com > > Hi Rico, > I needed a little help from you to pass on the message to all those > who do not know!!! > On the 16th of June my sister in law Connie ( Mario's wife) was going > to attend the 7.00 am mass at our church as it was her b'day , was > knocked down by a speeding bus as she was walking on the side road > near the market(just before the speed breaker), and the driver sped > away. > She was admitted in hospital where she is still in ICUwith a severe back > injury. > All we need is please pray for her speedy recovery and that she may be > back on her feet. > Thank you and > God bless you all > > Gregory Godinho > Donvaddo, Saligao > Bardez Goa--403511, > Mob: +91 9049539726- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Keith D'Souza Goa, India. # 91 982 384 7474 -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
