[Goanet] The humble bhajjia
I remember those days when as a young schoolgirl, mum would take me to Vagator beach. As we came down the slope and made our way to the rocky area leading to the beach, there used to be a small hut with a man selling delicious crisp bhajjias and hot fragrant chai. The clean smell of the sea and the fresh breeze accentuated the taste of the bhajjias. This simple fare costing a few annas, was a mind boggling experience which decades later is unforgettable. Recently I went looking out for bhajjias right from Vagator to Anjuna. They were nowhere to be found. They are replaced by the North Indian stuff. Very sadly, I retraced my way home. Why have we allowed our Goa to be taken over lock stock and barrel by people from other states. Is there an answer??? Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone
Re: [Goanet] WHEN WILL GOA BE TRULY ODF?
Decent tourist closet themselves in 5 Star hotels. We see very few of the really decent lot around. As for foreigners, they are few and far between due to the pandemic. Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 26-Mar-2021, at 4:08 AM, Roland Francis wrote: > > Is this the Goa decent tourists like to visit? > > Roland > > >> On Mar 25, 2021, at 3:58 PM, Aires Rodrigues >> wrote: >> >> The Goa Government had the rank audacity to so deceitfully declare Goa as >> Open Defecation Free (ODF) from 31st August 2019. >> >> >> >> It will soon be two years down the road and the very sordid ground reality >> is there for all to see with people urinating and even defecating out in >> the open everywhere. In the hills, the fields and along the riverside >> across Goa we see it all. Along Goa’s riverside it all gets released in the >> waters where we catch fish from. With no sewage line in place, many are >> releasing their raw sewage through pipes into the public drains. It is an >> unacceptable situation. The onus is on the government to ensure that it is >> mandatory for every house to have a septic tank. This is required to ensure >> that a health menace is avoided. >> >> >> >>
Re: [Goanet] Love On The Rocks
This well created story is making its rounds since yesterday. In fact some people are giving credence to it. Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 25-Mar-2021, at 2:58 AM, Roland Francis wrote: > > Sheela Lobo (name changed) in a 5 star hotel near the Bombay
Re: [Goanet] A Tribute To All Goan Cooks
They really instilled a very important ingredient which is sadly missing in most of today’s cooking - that is pure love. No ingredient in the world can compensate for that. Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 24-Mar-2021, at 3:48 PM, Mervyn Maciel > wrote: > > Well said, Roland - and I go along with all that you've said. > When I look back on my childhood days,especially our > summer holidays in Goa, I can't forget the mouth-watering > meals our grandmothers would turn out for us with the minimum > of fuss or bother Nothing was too much trouble for them; > in fact, they loved cooking all the dishes, pickles and Goan sweets and > snacks that we so loved and enjoyed. > God bless them all. > It is a shame that we took so much for granted and > didn't appreciate all their hard work done with love and > ungrudgingly. It is also a shame that we never gave cooks > the credit they deserved -always looking down on their > profession which, in my book, is a form of art which deserves > praise and recognition. > I salute all those cooks of yore - grandmas and others > who made sure that our inner man was always well > cared for. > > > Mervyn Maciel
Re: [Goanet] Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Icelandic Winter
Rajan Parrikar provides link to his blog with views from The Snæfellsnes selection. https://blog.parrikar.com/2021/03/25/icelandic-winter-sketches-8/ Comment: Very nice! Aerial views, maybe drone footage? Any opportunities for you to photograph the yet to be named volcano in the Reykjanes peninsula? Saw a lot of this on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrD0PfSQJwg
Re: [Goanet] Love On The Rocks
Interesting story.the bungalow next to the one in question belongs to an acquaintance and will try and dig up on this. Apparently the Rock/lands end has many such stories including that of the cyclist etc. The place was always spooky. The Pandurang On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2:28 PM Roland Francis wrote: > A short fictional creation by Ruhi Rawail, a film writer who lives in > Bandra. > > 211 TO LAND'S END. > > In the early seventies this incident had taken place at Bandra. A friend > of mine whose aunt had worked the same shift as Sheela Lobo (name changed) > in a 5 star hotel near the Bombay airport, narrated it to me. > > Her shift ended at 11 p.m. Sheela used to work at a 5 star hotel which was > a couple of yards away from the Bombay airport. By the time she reached > Bandra station it would be around 12.30 a.m. Dead of the night for other > towns but not for a city like Bombay. Few others too were around going back > home after a long day maybe. Sheela would then take a bus from just outside > the station to get to Land's End which was where she lived. Her everyday > routine. > > She boarded the no.211 bus. It was empty except for two other persons. > Sheela went to the middle and sat at the window seat on the right of the > bus. The conductor approached her and as usual gave her a ticket for her > ride to the last stop. He smiled at her as she was a regular on his route. > > The bus stopped at Lucky Restaurant. Two people got on. First was > obviously a waiter from the restaurant after finishing his shift. The > conductor pulled the bell string to signal all on board. He pointed the > waiter to the back of the bus, but did not even look at the other passenger > who barely managed to board the bus that had started moving. The man was > expensively dressed did not look the kind who took the bus. He moved inside > and sat on the other side of the aisle to where Sheela sat. She felt a > stare and turned to look at him. Their eyes met, he shifted his gaze and > looked out of the window. > > Sheela was stunned. He was exceedingly handsome, immaculately turned out, > wealth written all over him. What was he doing taking a bus at this time of > the night? She shrugged, put her head back closing her eyes. It had been a > hard shift today. > > She opened her eyes. The bus was passing Bandra Police station she > instinctively felt the handsome guy looking her way, she looked towards > him, but he was not looking at her, he was staring at the police station > beyond her window. Odd, thought Sheela and looked away. The bus turned > right at New Talkies and then a little further left into the Bhaba Hospital > lane. As he was now looking out of the window next to his seat, Sheela > looked at him. She was shocked to see his half turned face, agony writ > large on it, go white as a sheet! while staring at the hospital. > > Sheela looked away thinking it to be none of her business, and shut her > eyes again. > > Now the bus was going past the American Bakery,(the site of Salman Khan's > hit & run some 30 yrs later) then St. Andrews Church, just before turning > right into Bandstand. She stole a glance towards him and was startled to > see he was again staring at her. She quickly looked away. The conductor > walked up the aisle ignoring the man and said to her, "your stop next" and > moved on. > > Except the rich guy all other passengers were gone. > The bus stopped near the Agnelo Ashram, Land's End. The last stop. Sheela > got up to leave. As she was stepping out the conductor who stood aside > said, "be careful it’s quite late". He again ignored the rich guy who was > just behind her also getting off the bus. She gave a half smile to the > conductor, and got off the bus. The rich guy now smiled at her as they both > stood a moment before the bus drove off. > > Looking ahead, though aware of his presence, she started walking up the > hill that led to the Mount Mary Church. He caught up with her and said, " > hi, I am Darius Dastoor I live in this bungalow" he pointed to an old > stately yet decrepit house to his left (this bungalow was next to another > heritage mansion, then owned by a rich Parsi, and today owned by Sharookh > Khan). Most stately properties were owned by wealthy Parsis in the > Bandstand area at that time. Sheela smiled and kept walking on. Darius > continued walking besides her. Sheela looked a bit wary. > > The dark night had cloaked the dimly lit hill climb. Sensing her > trepidation, Darius laughed and said, " please dont get nervous I am only > being neighbourly. It's quite late for a girl to be walking alone." > > Sheela smiled and said, " I work the afternoon shift at a 5 star hotel, > this is my daily time to get back home". > Darius smiled back and said, "Oh! I see. Never mind I shall still walk you > up to your home. Where do you live? Sorry dont know your name". > > By now Sheela was comfortable knowing her friendly neighbour and said, > "Sheela Lobo. I live at Marigold apartments,
[Goanet] Vegan
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Tony's post was spot on. Right from the ground realities to the diaspora know-it-alls. The government has planned to bulldoze anyone and anything that impedes it's path of crony capitalism. Hats off to the few activists who still oppose these resources draining projects. Someone was talking of jobs. Just FYI in SesaVedanta the locals are given the fire furnace jobs, so SV can say we gave locals jobs. The plum n plush jobs are all to migrants. Does SV mean to say that locals are not fit for those jobs?
[Goanet] ROHIT MONSERRATE AS MAYOR WOULD BE A DISGRACE FOR PANAJI
The very disturbing news today in a section of the media that Rohit Monserrate the very controversial son of Babush Monserrate is going to be the next Mayor of Panaji only exposes the political bankruptcy of those 24 other ruling Corporators. Panaji over the last two years has suffered immensely under a Mayor about whom less said the better. Rohit Monserrate as Mayor would be a further catastrophic disaster to an already distressed city. Babush Monserrate seems to be stage managing the show to somehow make his son the Mayor and this sheer sycophancy that is being displayed by the 24 ruling Corporators is very nauseating to say the least. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
Re: [Goanet] Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Icelandic Winter
E DeSousa wrote: >Comment: >Very nice! Aerial views, maybe drone footage? No, these were taken from the ground. Below every photo caption on my blog I cite the equipment used for that photo. >Any opportunities for you to photograph the yet to be named volcano in the Reykjanes peninsula? I'll wait until the zoo animals who have been rushing to the site have had their fill or until the helicopter company calls me (I'm on the waiting list). r
[Goanet] Food entrepreneurship... and the varied influence on it in today's Goa
A visit to an outlet in Candolim. https://youtu.be/xQm5GApPGYc Check out also Goa Menus https://www.facebook.com/groups/goamenus -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436
[Goanet] STAGGERED LOCK DOWN COULD REIN IN CASES
STAGGERED LOCK DOWNCOULD REIN IN CASES Elvidio Miranda On 25th March, 2021 the number of new infected cases in India was reported as 59,118 in a very sharp upswing in the last two weeks. Coastal areas in India such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu could see very high degree of rise as also the polluted capital of India, Delhi. In another 20 days, the number of new infected cases could therefore double if stringent measures are not implemented in the worst affected areas. What could be done is that staggered lock down measures may be implemented to control the spread of the corona virus. Temperatures are pretty high and normally this should have brought down the number of cases, but the bad news is that especially in the coastal areas, the humidity percentages are above 80% which means that the spread of the corona virus will be higher, as the humidity in the atmosphere will lead to sustenance of the virus in the air. In the most affected areas so that the spread is controlled, all industrial workers should be issued passes for travelling in shifts for work, and the companies should monitor the workers very strictly. Where ever the virus is spreading, it would be prudent to rein in its spread by adopting strict SOPs. If the upswing in the graph can be curtailed, then in the run up to the monsoon, the spread of the virus can be brought down considerably. It is an irony that though vaccination drive is in full swing, still the number of cases are on the rise. Caution and an element of prudence would be the best way out.
[Goanet] When a toilet is off limits and open D works just fine.
I got a curious invitation from the nun at a convent school, over the phone, to inspect a toilet 'wall.' Turned out, she was too dainty to usethe word, but what she needed to excavate two squat toilets used by her wards because, as she put it, the mothers did not want theirlittle girls to use them after a year of squats by a crew of Shimoga labour. You can guess the social group of the families. The nun was honestand, more honestly, could I throw in a western commode for visiting guests ! Pawan the Coorgi and I spent a day locating a dealer of squat bowls. I wanted my name etched on them, but Pawan could not countenancethe thought. I found a plumber who also gave us the services of his best tile mason. In case you wondered, western toilets are not feasible becausethey need to be flushed clean and septic tanks cannot handle two hundred daily jobs.The native son who shepherds Swiss souls in Zurich sent along six million dollars for the new building. His name does not grace the edifice. I suggestSwiss German as an added language at Rachol.
[Goanet] Schedule for Saturday 27th March 2021
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Saturday 27th March 2021 12:00 AM Rosary - Joyful Mysteries 12:24 AM The Eucharist in Daily Life - Talk by Godfrey Pereira 12:53 AM Holiness in the Pauline Family - Ven Thecla Merlo - Fr Jorge Fernandes (Konk} 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Friday 1:45 AM Talk on Confession - Savio Rodrigues sj 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Sontosache Mister 2:25 AM Devachem Utor -Luk Avesvor 18 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 2:37 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 85 - Xezari - Fr Pratap Naik sj 2:46 AM Adoration - Justice - Fr Saturnino Colaco 3:17 AM Goal Post Ep 2- Francis D'Souza interviewed by Jovito Lopes 4:07 AM Health Matters - Gastrointestinal and liver diseases - Dr. Jose Filipe Alvares 4:42 AM Choir - Resonating Mellows 5:00 AM Sonia Shirsat interviewed by Runa Aggarwal 5:57 AM Lent - A time of Grace - Talk by Kenneth D'Sa 6:24 AM My Music Videos - Jezu Mhojo Raja - Myran Travasso 6:30 AM Pekovnni - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 6:57 AM Sokalchem Magnnem - Koresmacho 7:00 AM Mass in Konkani from St Inez followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:45 AM Morning Prayer - Lent 7:50 AM Music - Stuthi 1 followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem 8:20 AM Bhajans 3 8:47 AM Prayer : Benedictus 8:52 AM Way of the Cross -Chorao Parish 9:35 AM Our Father - Mundari 9:43 AM Ghevpi nhoi punn divpi zaum-ia - Fr. Hermogenes Fernandes 10:00 AM Magnificat (English) 10:02 AM Gaionancho Jhelo - Bhogos maka - Monica Fernandes 10:04 AM Special Prayer over the Sick - Joseph Vaz 10:06 AM Suffering - Talk by Adv. F.E. Noronha 10:44 AM Health Matters - Autism - Dr Elyska de Sa 11:16 AM Intercessions (English) 11:30 AM Mass in English from Orlim followed by Daily Flash 12:10 PM Maggnem, Upas, Donvonn ani Pirachit - Talk by Cassino D'Costa 12:45 PM Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 2 12:47 PM Couples Prayer - English 12:50 PM Divine Mercy Prayer Booklet 12:56 PM Role of Mary in the life of a Christian - Fr Raju OP 1:24 PM Unless a Grain of Wheat Dies… - Talk by Fr Valerian Vaz 1:41 PM Song - He stood in the way - Song by Alfwold Silveira 1:49 PM Devachem Utor -Luk Avesvor 18 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 2:01 PM Magical Mollem - Talk by Runa Aggarwal 2:12 PM Prayer to St Joseph By Pope Francis (Konkani) 2:14 PM Magnificat (Konkani) 2:16 PM Prophets and Prophetic Literature 1 - Fr Michael D'Cunha 2:35 PM Let us return Home - Talk by Sr Saral 2:51 PM Prayer to St. Joseph by Pope Francis 2:53 PM Hymn - Jezu Jezu - Stanley Severes 2:57 PM Bhurgeanchem magnnem aplea avoi-bapaik 3:00 PM Nokhetram - Michael Gracias chats with Simran Vas And Shanice Vas 3:20 PM Nimanni Kavita 3:26 PM Ask Dr Sweezel - Should I get a Massage? 3:30 PM Deivik Kaklutichi Magnneam 3:40 PM Reaching out to the Sick - Talk by Fr Denis D'Souza 4:00 PM Rosary - Joyful Mysteries 4:24 PM Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans 4:30 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 9 5:00 PM Praise and Worship - Magno Menezes - SJVRC 5:28 PM Maka Bitorli Pekovnni Zai Mhunn Koxi Kollta - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 6:00 PM Angelus - English 6:02 PM The Way - Episode 8- DYC 6:18 PM Intercessions (Konkani) 6:30 PM Mass in Konkani from St Inez followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:15 PM Tell me a story - Episode 15- Abraham's three visitors 7:23 PM Biblical Hidden Heroes - Eps 7 - DCBA 7:30 PM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Sontosache Mister 7:55 PM Hymn : Rochnar Atmea - Winston Colaco 8:00 PM A time to listen to the Voiceless - Sr Flavia Gomes 8:37 PM St Joseph - Bhag 2 - Br Malvino Alfonso OCD 8:51 PM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 134 - C.V. Raman - Fr Pratap Naik sj 8:58 PM Poem - Bhukeleank Jevonn by Sandhya Fernandes 9:00 PM Devachem Utor -Luk Avesvor 19 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:15 PM Adoration - Faith - SJVRC 9:45 PM Ratchem Magnem 10:02 PM Goychea Futtbolachea Vostad Ep 2- Peter Vales interviewed by Daniel de Souza 10:54 PM Commanding and Living in Victory - Talk by Colin Calmiano Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] Goa News 27th March 2021
27th March 2021 Please watch, subscribe and share with your family and friends especially those overseas. Thank you. https://youtu.be/IFb6jLn4TI8
[Goanet] Off Topiic: Article: Colonial Nostalgia and Nairobi?s Out of Africa Industry
Dear Albert, Here's a facebook link to the pictures I took of the Karen Blixen Park, in Nairobi, that I visited at the fag end of August 2019. https://www.facebook.com/tdesa2/posts/10225056222691045 Tony de Sa Conquer yourself rather than the world Rene Descartes