[Goanet] RIP Orlando

[Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza]

Regret to inform you that Eng. Oscar's brother, Orlando Mascarenhas has
succumbed to COVID-19  as well. R.I.P Orlando.

 

Very devastating news. May God give their families solace  and strength to
bear this grief !

 

Best regards,

Maria Do Ceu 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Bernado
Colaco
Sent: 30 September 2020 02:28 PM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] RIP Oscar Egidio Mascarenhas

 

RIP Eng.Oscar Egidio Mascarenhas former student of Don Bosco, Pangim and
member of the Oratory Basketball team. Saddened to hear of another death
cruelly taken by the dreaded disease. Condolences to the bereaved family.

B. Colaco 

 

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] MUSIC: List of bands from Goa

[Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza]

Hi Frederick,

 

I would like to bring to your attention that there was a family band = parents 
+ 8 children who used to perform in the Panjim gardens, mando festival and 
specially in Clube Nacional and Clube Vasco da Gama known as SANTIMANO FAMILY 
BAND.

May be the old timers have heard about this famous family band in the mid 
60’s???

 

Best regards,

Maria Do Ceu 

P.O. Box 2246, Dubai, U.A.E.

 Tel: 00971 4 6085422

 

-Original Message-
From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Frederick 
Noronha
Sent: 23 September 2020 06:02 PM
To: Blossom Alfonso
Cc: Goanet
Subject: Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] MUSIC: List of bands from Goa

 

Hi Blossom, The list is still work-in-progress. There would be many yet to be 
included. Fortunately, the Wikipedia allows everyone to edit and add details 
there. You too can.

Please could you tell us something about Black IN White? Which years was it 
active? Band members mainly from which areas of Goa?

Needless to say, I am only collating this information and don't know it all. FN

 

On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 18:06, Blossom Alfonso < 
 blossomalfo...@hotmail.com>

wrote:

 

> I don't see Black In White on the List.

> In my humble opinion the strongest Male voice in the Music Scene in Goa.

> Quite a glaring omission.

> 

>   
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lovGoQNTQ00

> 

--

FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

Re: [Goanet] THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RAGES WILD IN GOA

[Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza]

SUB: STRICT ORDERS TO BE ISSUED due to COVID-19

 

Could the government of Goa specially the Tourism Minister bring out a STRICT 
ORDER to all the hotels , caterers and private real estate agents that

a) any advance reservations done before COVID-19 and monies paid in advance for 
any event/WEDDING reception/gatherings/parties from March 2020 for the current 
year and if the client has requested cancellation owing to cancellation for the 
event/not being able to travel from foreign lands, the whole amount  should be 
refunded to the clients immaterial of the cancellation policy as pandemics rule 
of no parties of more than 10 , large gatherings, weddings are to be held due 
to safe distancing and to avoid the spread of COVID-19? 

b) any properties/hotel room reservations made and advance payment received 
before COVID-19 for reservations after COVID-19 for the whole year ending 
31/12/2020, and if the client has requested cancellation owing to not being 
able to travel from foreign lands the whole amount  should be refunded to the 
clients immaterial of the cancellation policy as pandemics rule applies.

 

This should be implemented as in foreign countries the full amount is refunded 
to the clients but in India – specially in Goa, the agents and hotel 
proprietors are taking advance of foreign clients.

 

Best regards,

Maria Do Ceu 

Tel: 00971 4 6085422

Re: [Goanet] BIRTHDAYS OF MINISTERS AND MLAs ARE A SPONSOREDTAMASHA

[Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza]

This is indeed true - use the money genuinely to develop GOA rather than these 
expensive advertisements for birthdays. Even if they throw a party in a hotel 
sorry should be a 'hanawali' indian restaurant...  it wouldn't cost  so much !

 

Best regards,

Maria Do Ceu 

P.O. Box 2246, Dubai, U.A.E.

 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Aires 
Rodrigues
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2019 3:35 AM
To: goanet
Subject: [Goanet] BIRTHDAYS OF MINISTERS AND MLAs ARE A SPONSOREDTAMASHA

 

Viewing the birthday advertisements in the newspapers for MLAs and Ministers is 
an awful eyesore. They are also sponsored by builders, contractors in exchange 
for illegal favours done. There should be a probe on the source of money for 
these advertisements. These advertisements far from being sincere felicitations 
to wish the person the very best in the coming year is a petition to tender for 
a contract or a favour to be requested or for favours received. Sincere and 
genuine birthday wishes should be personal between the two people not in a 
public forum hoping that the recipient will read it and be obliged to return 
the favour in kind for the money spent by the advertiser.

 

Yesterday was Nuvem MLA Wilfred D’Sa’s birthday. Last year he was only a MLA 
and there were only six advertisements in the Herald. This year he besides 
shamelessly embracing the BJP is also the Chairman of the very lucrative South 
Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) which is infact a gold mine. 
There were a whopping 33 advertisements in the very same Herald. All that money 
could have been gainfully used to get rid of all those potholes in the Nuvem 
Constituency. The mere fact that the number of birthday advertisements are 
dependent on the status of the recipient shows that this is a subtle form of 
corruption.

 

A few days before their birthday, Ministers and MLAs make a farcical appeal to 
the people not to release any advertisements but their PAs and henchmen coerce 
businessmen and contractors in particular to dig into their pockets.

 

Why are there no advertisements on birthdays of former MLAs and former 
Ministers? It only proves that Power corrupts and absolute Power corrupts 
absolutely.

 

There should be a broad consensus within all the political parties that this 
culture of asking people to release advertisements should be totally stopped. 
All that money could instead be channelized for the welfare and betterment of 
our society.

 

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

 

 

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Re: [Goanet] Teresa... and the Slum Bum (Remo Fernandes)

[Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza]

Well done, Remo! Qudos to you and your music! Indeed, Mother Theresa has 
showered her blessings with the shake of her hands with you 32 years ago!

Best regards,
Maria Do Ceu Santimano De Souza
P.O. Box 2246, Dubai, U.A.E.
 


-Original Message-
From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Goanet Reader
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2019 12:53 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: [Goanet] Teresa... and the Slum Bum (Remo Fernandes)

By Remo Fernandes
Via WhatsApp

In  December 1987, I had an extra day in Calcutta due to a flight cancellation, 
and decided to visit Mother Teresa's homes.  I didn't think it would be easy to 
meet her personally, but as instructed, I pulled the bell string hanging 
outside the old gate at Mother House at 3 pm.  I told the nun who opened it 
that I was just a musician from Goa and had no official work with Mother 
Teresa, but would it be possible to see her for just a few seconds?  She said 
"Of course", and ushered me into the courtyard.

  A few minutes later this little 72-year-young lady
  comes skipping down a rickety flight of wooden
  steps, looks at me with piercing smiling eyes, and
  clutches my right hand in between both of hers.

  I can't describe what I felt at that moment.  Call
  it a psychological reaction at meeting such a
  personality, but I've never felt it again -- and
  I've met quite a few. Personalities, I mean.

A thought came into my mind at that very moment, and it simultaneously came out 
through my mouth.  "Mother, I would like to compose a song about you, and 
contribute it’s earnings towards your work," I managed to speak.  "I don't wish 
to waste your time, but your blessing is all the inspiration I need." Her eyes 
twinkled even brighter.  "Sure, my son.  Do it.  But do it with love".

  On the flight back home that evening, I composed
  three full songs with lyrics and music.  I had
  never written more than one song in a day.

I started recording them as soon as I reached home, but couldn't find quite the 
right singers in Goa at the time.  So I decided to shelve the project for a 
while and proceed with singers from Bombay later.

However, I was then at the busiest period of my career, recording my own 
albums, shooting music videos, touring India and abroad on concert trips, 
endorsing international products such as Pepsi and Shure Microphones...  and, 
before I knew it, the 'later' had turned into 27 years.

But I never forgot those songs and that intention, and once I left Goa and 
settled here in Porto, Portugal, their time had come.  As I set out to finally 
record them in 2016, those three songs gradually turned into a full-fledged 
two-hour musical on the life and work of Mother Teresa, complete with an 
overture.

A double album with a total of 26 songs and two instrumentals.  It was a 
creatively frantic time.  I was composing and writing a new song almost before 
I had completed recording the previous one.  I had never worked this way 
before.  And now, after I've recorded 35 awesome singers from India, Europe, 
USA and UK singing their respective parts in it, it is finally released today, 
10th October 2019.

Every cent which comes in from the sales of this alumb is going directly to the 
poorest of the poor.  My account books will be wide open to anyone who might 
wish to visit them.

And I am not going to deduct a cent for the three years that I've worked on it, 
or for the cost of recording studios, mastering engineers, instruments, travel, 
stay, designing art works and making ad videos.  All this is my little 
contribution towards the poorest of the poor of this world.

Buying this album will be your most valuable contribution to this project.  I 
thank you very much for it in anticipation.
Remember, you won't be giving your donation to the poor for free -- I'm giving 
you two hours of music in exchange for it.

It is most worthy of mention that every singer mentioned in the ad video 
attached here has sung in this album for free.

Remo Fernandes
Porto, Portugal
10th October 2019

Give, Mother, Give
https://youtu.be/YPNM3qRJuKo

Take, Mother, Take
https://youtu.be/c-YZTJxGJqw

Teaser
https://youtu.be/30z9UtwgH1s