[Goanet] Bible verse for the Day

[Devak Argham]

John 3:36
=

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son
will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.

[Goanet] MARELLA DISCOVERY - sea farers

[godfrey gonsalves]

According to information culled by  this writer from Mumbai Port Trust, + 91 22 
22614391 , the sea farers from Goa India on board the MARELLA DISCOVERY cruise 
liner  would, subject to sorting out,, minor last minute glitches, if any, that 
may arise,  have a moment of cheer come Thursday , 23 rd April, 2020 
.Tentatively t he vessel will arrive at the Bombay Port from outer harbour at 
10 hrs on 23rd Aprril, 2020. They will have to follow the due quarantine 
procedures as laid down by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt of 
India as conconveyed to Director General fo Shipping as Standard Operating 
Procedures.
 The daily vessel list giving Date of saiiling, as on 23rd April, 2020, can be 
perused. tommorow

GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES, cyber journo social activist, Indi BORDA, MARGAO, 403 
602, GOA. (INDIA) +91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.co.in

Re: [Goanet] COVID 19 ? AN AGGRESSIVE VIRUS THAT IS INFLICTING COLOSSAL PAIN ON THE WHOLE WORLD

[E DeSousa]

High Court Advocate Aires Rodrigues
writes:

"No matter how unpredictable the road ahead may be or where it may lead us
on this journey of change, may the choices we make reflect our hopes and
not our fears. Where there's life there's hope. Let's all walk tall with
hope in our hearts and carve a tunnel of hope with light at the end of it
through this mountain of darkness."



Comment:
Regarding the choices to be made, here is a choice that does not bode well for 
those over 60 years of age.

"Infect Everyone: How Herd Immunity Could Work for Poor Countries"
" Controversial given the high risk of deaths, a corona virus strategy 
discarded by the U.K. is being touted as the solution for poor but young 
countries like India."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/a-herd-immunity-strategy-could-actually-work-in-youthful-india

[Goanet] Schedule for Thursday 23rd April 2020

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Schedule for Thursday 23rd April 2020

12:00 AM
Rosary - Luminous Mysteries

12:25 AM
Discerning God's Will - Talk by Dr Silvia Noronha

12:50 AM
Poem - What is Love? by Nadia Fernandes

12:52 AM
Our Father - Marathi

12:57 AM
Hymn -Sakramentant Raviolea - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

01:00 AM
Mass in Konkani of Wednesday

01:35 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  86 - Korm  - Fr Pratap Naik sj

01:45 AM
India needs the Church and Church needs India - Talk by Sr Saral

02:00 AM
Saibinnichi Ruzai - Uzvaddache Mister

02:25 AM
Inter -Religious Meeting, Old Goa

03:25 AM
What's Cooking - Episode 9 - Rechado, Mocktail, Linen Art

03:52 AM
Music - Jesus Bendito - Victor Da Costa

03:55 AM
Apologetics - Mary - Talk by Steve Ray

04:35 AM
Psalm 91 - Read by Alfwold Silveira

04:40 AM
Inner Wounds - Talk by Fr Henry Falcao

05:30 AM
Bhitorli Pekovnni - Talk by Fr Gabriel Coutinho

06:10 AM
CCR TV Concert - Highlights 4 - Skits

06:41 AM
Catholic Quiz - Ven Fr Agnelo de Souza conducted by Mysticka Deniz

06:53 AM
Hymn -Soglle Tuje Okman - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

06:55 AM
Hymn - I Believe

07:00 AM
Mass in Konkani followed by Jivitacho Prokas and Saint of the Day

07:35 AM
Bhajans 3

08:02 AM
Music - Stuthi 2 followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem

08:32 AM
Praise and Worship - Glenn Nunes 1 followed by Daily Prayer to the Holy
Spirit

09:10 AM
Our Father - Sadri

09:15 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  86 - Korm  - Fr Pratap Naik sj

09:25 AM
Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 3

09:30 AM
Youthopia - Priyanka Sawant - Special Needs Educator interviewed by Elisha
Fernandes

09:48 AM
Hymn -Tum ietai,tum ietai - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

09:50 AM
Psalm 95 - Read by Alfwold Silveira

09:55 AM
Hymn - I Believe

09:59 AM
Pope's Video for April 2020

10:00 AM
Entrepreneurship - Maxie Lewis -Surekleen - interviewed by Basil D'Cunha

10:24 AM
Call to Religious Life - Talk by Sr Saral

10:35 AM
Poem - A Heart Like no other - Larissa Rodrigues

10:40 AM
Easter Song - We are an Easter people - Brian Colaco

10:45 AM
Restaurant - Mom's Kitchen

11:03 AM
Music - Devache Mate - Victor Da Costa

11:05 AM
Pope Francis' Prayer to Mary - COVID 19

11:07 AM
Hymn -Tunch Jezu, Tunch mkaka zai - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

11:10 AM
Konkani Bhas - Bhag 7 - Fr Pratap Naik sj

11:21 AM
Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 6

11:23 AM
Kovita - Konn Zobabdar? - Manisha Pereira

11:24 AM
Preamble of the Constitution - Aishwarya Sinari

11:26 AM
Gottnechi Prostavna (Preamble) - Aishwarya Sinari

11:29 AM
Spiritual Communion Prayer

11:30 AM
Mass in English followed by Daily Flash

12:05 PM
On the Third Day - Eps 4 - Bio Insecticides for Pest Management - Nelson
Figueiredo

12:36 PM
My Music Videos - Ixtt Mhozo - Fr Mariano SIlveira

12:40 PM
Fr Joseph Vaz - Talk by Fr Eremito Rebelo

01:00 PM
Apologetics - Catholic Church Pt  1 - Adv. F.E. Noronha

01:30 PM
Literally Goa - Vasco Pinho interviewed by Frederick Noronha

02:00 PM
Mando on Aldona - Nelson and Daneca Da Cruz

02:05 PM
Talk on Ahimsa by Fr. Subhash Anand

02:34 PM
Atmik Ekchar

02:35 PM
Amchea Bapa - 2 - Domnic Rodrigues

03:01 PM
Fuddarache Dive - Carey Fernandes interviewed by Michael Gracias

03:28 PM
Ixtt - Poem by Sandhya Fernandes

03:30 PM
Divine Mercy - English 3

03:50 PM
How to Download CCR TV App - Sammy Coelho

04:00 PM
Rosary - Luminous Mysteries

04:24 PM
Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans

04:30 PM
Senior Citizens Exercises - 4

05:00 PM
What's Cooking - Episode 12

05:27 PM
Hymn -Come Back My Love - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

05:30 PM
Career Guidance - I.I.T. Goa - Prof. B. K. Mishra interviewed by Basil
D'Cunha

05:53 PM
Hymns - O.L. of Perpetual Succour - Cortalim

06:00 PM
Regina Caeli (English)

06:01 PM
Novsorni - Talk by Orlando D'Souza

06:30 PM
Mass in Konkani followed by Jivitacho Prokas and Saint of the Day

07:05 PM
Regina Caeli - Konkani

07:07 PM
Tell me a story - Wedding Feast at Cana

07:30 PM
Saibinnichi Ruzai - Uzvaddache Mister

07:54 PM
Prayer for Healing from Cancer

08:00 PM
Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Fr Luis Gomes interviewed by Daniel de Souza

08:54 PM
53rd Mando Festival - Don Bosco College, Panjim  - Traditional

09:05 PM
Couples Prayer (Konkani)

09:10 PM
Ratchem Magnem

09:25 PM
Tiatr Song - by Michael Gracias

09:30 PM
Parish of the Week - Aldona (Concise Presentation)

10:30 PM
Gospel Magic - Illusionist Clifford

11:00 PM
The Law and You  - Right to Information

11:27 PM
St Ignatius and the  Ignatian Spirituality - Fr Varun Rodrigues sj

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[Goanet] Nobels, Popes and Grandolfo

[Voznadik Vojem]

The list of people who did not win the Nobel Prize is as long as the litany
itself.  With that presumption, Grandolfo is assured a place alongside Pope
Pius XII.  Overlooking a scenic lake is Papal summer residence, Castel
Gandolfo.  The role of Pope Pius XII is well known during the war, when he
sheltered  Jews in Castel Gandolfo and in other religious institutions
saving thousand of lives. The path may be long and protracted from the
Citadel of Grandolfo to Castel Gandolfo to the Corridors of power in those
two Nordic countries who bestow the honour, yet it remains alluring,
captivating  and deliciously tantalizing.

Abhar,
Voznadik Vojem

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Krakatindur

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Krakatindur'

Volcanic wonderland.

The 858 m volcano Krakatindur in the Nýjahraun lava field is part of the
Hekla volcanic complex. A true appreciation of this terrain can only be had
from the air. It is characteristic of the tree-less Icelandic mountains that
they can present entirely different profiles as a function of the viewing
direction.

Check out the video short at the end of the photo essay.

You may view the latest post at

https://blog.parrikar.com/2020/04/22/krakatindur/

Warm regards,

Rajan Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

[Goanet] Face the ordeal

[Nelson Lopes]

 FACE THE ORDEAL

Saloon, beauty parlour closed, hair grown tall,

Plucker absent, nuts don`t fall,

Electrician confined with mild shock,

Construction, factory workers in the dock.,

Carpenters too hang their tool,

Mechanics, technician, join army of unemployed pool,

Plumbers idle away, unable to keep water flow,

, Service providers, out of work, deal a blow,

Fisher man does not deliver fish at the door,

Bread and milk supply scanty and poor,

Fresh meat availability, butchers feel the heat,

Drivers of vehicles, forced recession to beat,

Pilots cannot a pillion ride,

Taxis only one passenger on back side,

Vendors of vegetable fruits, fear virus harm,

Entertainer  without functions,  fail to use their charm,

Musicians, singers practice skills at home,

Financial advisers cannot canvas and roam,

Service providers cannot provide any need,

Businesses suffer without clients indeed

,Farmers, road construction depend on migrant labour,

Restaurants , hotels shut NGO`s do a favour,

Religious services banned, put on hold,

Cancel instructions, exams, teachers told,

Sportsman lost opportunity to earn,

Students from home, forced to learn,

withdrawal symptoms by alcoholics, close of bars and liquor  shops,

Police make merry, violators fined by cops

Bakers lament, no product sale,

Fast food outlets, sigh a woeful tale,

Cinema halls, open venues shut, no pay,

Small establishments workers, suffer the same way,

Farmers, growers cannot harvest reap,

Employees in tourism, air, ship also weep,

Doctors, hospitals closed cannot attend to sick,

Police, medical workers, receive salute and kick,

Waiters, hotel staff and the cook,

Others too face, uncertain. Bleak out look

Permanent employees,  a pay cut fear,

Business  tycoons threaten,  impending closure is near

Nelson Lopes,  Chinchinim

22-4-2020

[Goanet] Restaurants in Goa...offering home-delivery

[Frederick Noronha]

Please check out this listing via Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2303768589925784/

If you run a restaurant, send a digital menu to get it listed. FN
-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl


- *"An aver­age team that passes well will often beat a phys­i­cal stronger
oppo­nent that doesn’t." - Mia Hamm, Olympic Gold Medalist and author of Go
For the Goal: A Champion’s Guide To Win­ning In Soc­cer And Life*

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[Goanet] UK: Good and Sad News – Coronavirus number 19

[MELVYN FERNANDES]

UK: Good and Sad News – Coronavirus number 19

Having always maintained that the cream of Goa is in Goa. on Sunday 20 April 
2020 the team at Goa Medical College led by 58yr old Dr Edwin Gomes at the 
front line declared that Goa State was Covid -19 free, it is the first Indian 
state to do so.   Over our Global Village  there are professionals like Dr 
Edwin Gomes committed to bringing this pandemic to conclusion and we wish them 
every success.   In the UK human trials for the vaccine are expected to start 
this Thursday 23 April 2020.

In England, an extension of the lockdown for another three weeks has been 
announced and is enforced with heavy fines. Life as we know it has been totally 
disrupted with over 800 people dying during a 24 hour period in hospital, the 
current total being 17,337  including our people.   We are yet to be advised on 
the number who have died in our old age care homes or outside the hospital of 
Covid-19.   Our condolences to their families may their souls rest in peace.

When the pandemic first broke out, there was a rush for food in the London area 
and other parts of the UK ,resulting  in empty shelves and the shortage of food 
particularly milk, pasta, flour and other essential items.   There must have 
been a sigh of relief amongst greengrocers with the arrival of 28.95 tonnes of 
fruit and vegetables on 13 April ferried by Air India.  

With nearly all restaurants, pubs and coffee houses closed on government 
orders, food delivery wholesalers have had to diversify.   One such company is 
Natures Choice of Covent Garden featured in London Evening Standard of 2 April 
and Goan Voice UK. Its Commercial Director Vernon Mascarenhas ex Mombasa has 
seen a boom in their free home delivery service from 16 to more than 1000 a day 
in less than two weeks.  Facebook and Google are just two of the companies that 
have recommended the home delivery service to their employees. What: Fruit and 
veg boxes and £15 essentials boxes (eggs, milk, bread). Where: Across London. 
Check website for postcode radius area.

The  Goan Association in Swindon is voluntary collecting  donations of spare 
tinned long lasting & dry food which will be distributed to those in need. If 
you need or would like to donate food please contact.

Swindon Town Centre

Nelson:07922 211439 Imtiyaz:07894543786 Veena 07514 81

 Robert: 07448251648

Corsehill Vaddo

Richard:07725 837128  John 07404 781663

Rodbourne Vaddo

Val:07404 490437

Walcot Vaddo

Sheila: 07720 978510 Newton:07827 885628

>From Southampton listen in to  Live Broadcasts  from home to you by Presenters 
> Roque and Bihula Vaz Fridays 18:00 to 20:00  Europe’s Only Weekly  FM LIVE 
>Radio Broadcast ‘Konkani Uloi London Fuloi’ @ Awaaz Community Radio 99.8 FM 
>South also on on your Mobile Cell Phone  Laptop computer and other digital 
>devices. In Birmingham DAB Radio channel 9A



An undated letter from the  Board of The  Goan Association UK to our community  
has offered  Covid 19 food support  and informs that the need for assistance is 
greater than ever and have been working tirelessly on an initiative to purchase 
daily essentials to help those within our community. No matter how 
unpredictable the future feels, rest assured that the Goan Association will 
ensure that we do our best to assist.

In East London Ilford Vaddo North, South and surrounding areas  the word is 
that the GOA are giving away bags of rice, lentils, chick peas for deserving 
Goans who are not working or lost their jobs contact Savio De Souza 0797 
0984980 other Board members contact telephone numbers  are.

Ravi Vaz 07909 927539

Juliette DeNenezes-Dcosta 07958 537314

Richard Fernandes 07711 401157

Tino Goes 07821 900490

Bella Fernandes 07949 233307

Savio DeSouza 07918 693920

Email: goanassociatio...@gmail.com

I understand that the GOA Board is Contacting your priest and village 
Association/union/society to enlist their assistance in conveying their 
message. If you do need help during this stressful time you are asked to 
contact the secretary of your village organisation also check your Parish 
Church Notice Board and Newsletter for Information.

CAUTION The current situation breeds a lot of scammers and rackets…Our elderly 
living alone are very vulnerable and naive to Goans with Watermelon Smiles aka 
GWS who I feel are unaccountable.   Readers should ensure that they not sign 
away their assets to fund Coffin Transport to Goa.

Please let us know if you have been assisted in any way by the above, it would 
be good to hear such stories and know that work is being done to assist the 
vulnerable.

Melvyn Fernandes (melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com)

Thornton Heath Surrey

22 April 2020

Re: [Goanet] What does Joao want to say?

[Venantius J Pinto]

You said it! Goenkar, why the rhetorical flourish at the end? Or is it a
mere device/desi ornamentation?

Did you study Rhetorics at the Sorbonne?

🌶🎯👶
Venantius J Pinto


On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 3:56 AM Joao Barros-Pereira <
prakashlamani...@gmail.com> wrote:

> In
> the Age
> of
> Corona Virus
>
> the
> Pope
>
> wishes
> to see
>
> the
> gap
>
> of
> poor
> and
> rich
>
> shrink
> globally
>
> Wonderful
> news
>
> His
> Roman
> Catholic
> Church
>
> a
> mega
> land holder
>
> around
> the world
>
> should
> take
> the lead
>
> charity
> begins
> at home
>
> Think Global
> Act Local
>
> What does Joao want to say?
>

[Goanet] NOBEL PRIZE For KAPEMKAR

[Adolfo Mascarenhas]

Abhar:

  In your Message ID <
caoofe4enophpcnxa9qrhwuuyukgsoyq08opwgpbbyxkmgbc...@mail.gmail.com>

You generously offer the Nobel Prize again...you even state that it ""No,
it is not wishful thinking.  After much deliberations about Goan Pope we
are moving on"""

This is the second occasion in April that you, after deep consideration,
experience etc of the Nobel Committee wish to bestow on me this
singular honour.

Regrettably you are a bit too late. The Nobel Committee of 5 landed in a
NAVEL Helicopter ..The Chopper was NAVAL alright, but it had a Belly
ButtonI have no idem what happened to the cord. EUREKA Stem Cells to
fight C19.

Any way ..a Party  of six descended . on the Open Space near the Church.
The six were attired differently:

One was in a Fake LLAMA Suit, The second one was from .Kazakhstan ..etc
Only two did not seem to have had enough to eat one could be a San from
the Kalahari 

I was not here to speak to them.  HOWEVER

I fired a broadside, I pointedly reminded them that since they are
considering a certain TRUMPET I cannot share the same dais.  BUT they
are free to have a DISCO with him.

What does Abhar Think

Grandolfo

Enjoying some peace and some Security in this important settlement in Kepem



.

Abhar,
Voznadik Vojem

Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll

[Tony de Sa]

Thank you Ana Maria and others who PMed me.

May Dan's soul rest in peace.

I remember visiting his place which was the flat adjacent to your (Ana
Maria's) flat in Betim.

From: "anamaria  desouzagoswami" 
To: 
Subject: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll
Message-ID: <20200422015233.16027.qm...@f4mail-235-166.rediffmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Dan Discoll passed away in August 2019. I sent a post to Goanet which came
out. He was hospitalised for cancer and died within a week. He had gone
back to Canada, in 2012 after his wife Germana passed away in March 2011.
He didn't go to Prince Edward Island, his home town but to Darthmout,
Halifax.

Ana Maria Goswami

Thanks

Tony

[Goanet] LOCKDOWN PARTIALLY LIFTED

[celes fernandes]

We hear and observe that vehicles having passengers should have masked and not 
seated near the driver.  I hope it will help citizens of this new rule as 
vehicles or scooters will have to be modified and redesigned sonner or later to 
take more precautions for passengers travelling to avoid corna virus.  Hence 
now vehicles, trains airplanes or buses etc., moving on the roads will have to 
be redesigned and modified for distancing to avoid threat of corna virus.  This 
lockdown I hear people crying from paralysis as movement on roads is restricted.
Hoping almighty God will intervene and bring justice to all people who suffered 
from corna virus and who have not suffered corna virus.
Regards
Celes

[Goanet] Dan Driscoll

[anamaria desouzagoswami]

Dan Discoll passed away in August 2019. I sent a post to Goanet which came out. 
He was hospitalised for cancer and died within a week. He had gone back to 
Canada, in 2012 after his wife Germana passed away in March 2011. He didn't go 
to Prince Edward Island, his home town but to Darthmout, Halifax.

Ana Maria Goswami

[Goanet] RIGHTS OF LABOURERS NEED TO BE PROTECTED

[Aires Rodrigues]

While observing social distancing and other COVID-19 protocol, I last week
had a meeting with labour department officers and sought their intervention
to ascertain whether the staff working at our Milroc Complex in Ribandar
were getting all that they are entitled to in accordance with the labour
laws and regulations. Labour Minister Jennifer Monseratte was also kind
enough to direct her officials to expeditiously look into the matter.

Our huge complex where I reside and have an office too, is ably manned by
just 10 employees who include a Supervisor, Plumber cum Electrician,
Gardener and seven sweepers. Many of them have been tirelessly serving us
for over two decades.

Our concern has to always be for especially these daily wage workers. They
must get all that they are at least by law entitled. They deserve our
compassion and there can be no exploitation whatsoever. Bonded labour and
slavery is now history. So also no room for thugs and bullying. These
toiling workers need our care and concern, especially in the current
critical times.

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

[Goanet] COVID 19 – AN AGGRESSIVE VIRUS THAT IS INFLICTING COLOSSAL PAIN ON THE WHOLE WORLD

[Aires Rodrigues]

We have been unbelievably witnessing over the last four months, a raging
pandemic that has struck entire mankind while heartlessly bruising every
corner of the world. This vicious virus has struck ferociously, without
distinguishing between race, religion, colour, caste, language or borders
and brought the entire world to its knees. The rich and famous have fallen
victims to this virus while the poor have also not been spared.  The
Doctors, nurses and their support staff have been angels fighting the
dreaded virus on the frontline while many of them have lost their lives in
the line of duty.

After a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March our country has been on
a lock-down since March 24th but it is going to be a long haul for a
corona-free India to dawn. In something very unprecedented this lock-down
has virtually brought the whole nation to a standstill with Airlines,
Trains and public transport shut except for the service rendered to
repatriate foreign nationals stranded in India.

Schools, Colleges and Universities have had to close their doors. Day to
day governance at Government offices has come to a standstill with even the
Judiciary across the country closing shop except for very urgent cases.

Temples, Churches, Mosques and Gurudwaras have remained out of bounds for
the faithful with people having been unable to pay their final respects to
their beloved departed as the final rites have been restricted to only a
handful of very close family members.  Many had to switch to the e-paper
version for news as the print media also bore the brunt.

Having been taught to love our neighbors, in this epidemic we have been
looking at the persons next door with suspicion as possibly infected with
the virus and closed our doors on them. All planned Marriages and family
functions have had to be postponed indefinitely with traditional religious
festivities all cancelled.

The COVID-19 lock-down which has kept the public within their homes has
been very tough on all. It has been dreadful for the old and vulnerable.
The very impoverished and the daily wage workers have been the worst
affected finding food to keep them and their families fed. For many of us
without the social media to kill our time this lock-down would have been a
further nightmare.

In a virtual war like scenario that the entire world is grappling with, one
does not know how and when this war will end. All that we know for now is
that this is fierce and full blown combat without firing a single missile
or bullet. This virus has placed the entire world in an enormous economic
upheaval with millions of jobs gone down the tube. Restoring the Indian
economy will be an uphill and extremely challenging task. In this
current scary scenario with the economies of the world under severe
strain of post-corona virus there are no easy solutions. Very hard times
lie ahead but the blow can be softened with sincere imaginative government
policies and prudent fiscal management to benefit the many, not just the
few.

The debate on how and who initiated this corona virus will go on for times
to come but for those  who may be lucky to survive this pandemic they would
have to  remain ever indebted for God’s abundant Grace. But life will never
be the same again and our lifestyle will undergo an enormous change. Even
for very emotionally bonded communities, social distancing and wearing of
masks will be a way of life ahead globally.

No matter how unpredictable the road ahead may be or where it may lead us
on this journey of change, may the choices we make reflect our hopes and
not our fears. Where there’s life there’s hope. Let’s all walk tall with
hope in our hearts and carve a tunnel of hope with light at the end of it
through this mountain of darkness.



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

[Goanet] The Lockdown Journals from Goa Writers (Navhind Times, 22/4/2020)

[V M]

http://www.navhindtimes.in/thoughts-to-ponder-on/

For many, the lockdown imposed on the state of Goa has provided ample
time (when not worrying about grocery availability) for relaxation and
indulging in hobbies like cooking, writing, and the like.

The sombre situation around the country and indeed the world has also
led to a lot of inner reflection much of which has been finding its
way into poetry, essays, art, etc.

And the many writers from Goa and of Goan origin, under the umbrella
of the Goa Writers group, have also been deep in contemplation during
this time, and have been sharing these varied musings as part of The
Lockdown Journals.

The Goa Writers group, which started in 2005 is a vibrant, diverse,
creative community rooted and connected to the state, but with members
scattered all over the world. It consists of 40 members so far, in
five countries. Apart from conducting workshops in the past, the group
also published the anthology ‘Inside Out: New Writing from Goa’, and
also annually hosts the Goa Arts and Literature Festival in
partnership with International Centre Goa.

“We are very active online, where we share and discuss our writings in
a supportive atmosphere (there are also monthly meetings),” says
writer and member of the Goa Writers group, Vivek Menezes. Immediately
after the lockdown began, says Menezes, it became clear that “there
was a collective outpouring of poetry, stories and essays relevant to
the experience we were all undergoing in our various settings”.

“One of our members, Sheela Jaywant, suggested that we work towards an
e-book. But the idea of immediacy also occurred– people all over Goa,
India and the world are all sharing the same experience, and we
thought our writings were worth sharing even as they came out, to
reaffirm our common humanity, to express solidarity and empathy with
everyone else,” says Menezes.

And ranging from a heart wrenching tale from a hospital room to tales
of humour-filled observations about cooking and shopping from
groceries, the journals provide an interesting overview of myriad
experiences that this lockdown has generated. There are insights into
how the lockdown will affect the unprivileged children in their
learning pursuits, the benefits of introversion, thoughts on working
from home versus working from office, short stories, poetry, and much
more, all of which will have you happily reading post after post,
without break, and eagerly waiting for new entries. Some of the
observations in the writings, you may relate to, others may be
entirely new, but definitely enriching.

While Menezes admits that his role has now become more of a mentoring
one, the team in the forefront of the success of this series of
writing consists of Israeli-American philosopher, presently living in
Divar, Hune Margulies; college professor Alisha Souza; veteran
journalist and school administrator, Sheela Jaywant; Kenya-born Goan
editor now living in South Africa, Jeanne Hromnik; organisational and
leadership consultant, Rachana Patni; and writer Ermelinda Makkimane.
“The site has been built by Ermelinda’s teenaged son, and she
maintains and updates it along with him. They live in Naroa, Divar,”
says Menezes, adding that the site has so far been visited by
thousands of people in over 30 countries already.

“There’s something rather wonderful about this web publication being
‘published’ from the furthest-flung village on an exceedingly rustic
river island without a bridge, in India’s smallest state,” says
Menezes, while hinting that there may be a book of these writings in
the future. “At the moment though it’s been extremely rewarding to get
this publication up, running and rolling. There’s lots for Goa to be
proud of in it, and a tremendous amount of excellent reading!” he
says.

[Goanet] Goan Nobel Prize winner

[Voznadik Vojem]

No, it is not wishful thinking.  After much deliberations about Goan Pope,
we are moving on.  Nobel Committee may bestow the honour to a resident of
Quepem and whole of Goa will rejoice!
Abhar,
Voznadik Vojem

[Goanet] Dan Driscoll

[Roland Francis]

Dan mentioned on Goanet just before he left Goa for Canada that he was to 
return to his home in the Halifax area.

The recent shooting massacre of 23 people by an unhinged Denturist was in a 
township about 128 kms from his location.

Roland
Toronto.

Hope Dan is doing well in Canada. We don't hear much about him or from him 
these days, but I think he keeps track of happenings in Goa. He was a regular 
contributor on GN.
Dan if you are reading this, hope you are doing well and please stay safe. Tony 
de Sa

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 15, Issue 229

[Francis Rodrigues]

Dan passed away last summer in NS, on August 9, 2019.
Francis

https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/obituaries/daniel-driscoll-25033/


Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:06:48 +0530
From: Tony de Sa 
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll


Hope Dan is doing well in Canada.

We don't hear much about him or from him these days, but I think he keeps
track of happenings in Goa. He was a regular contributor on GN.

Dan if you are reading this, hope you are doing well and please stay safe.

Tony de Sa


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[Goanet] What does Joao want to say?

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

In
the Age
of
Corona Virus

the
Pope

wishes
to see

the
gap

of
poor
and
rich

shrink
globally

Wonderful
news

His
Roman
Catholic
Church

a
mega
land holder

around
the world

should
take
the lead

charity
begins
at home

Think Global
Act Local

What does Joao want to say?