February 29 - the Leap Day !! Below is a list of some famous Leap Day Babies of
History.
Did Goa(ns) witness any significant historical events on February 29 ??
1468 Pope Paul III last Renaissance pope (1534-1549)
1736 Ann Lee, Shaker movement, Manchester England, Founded the Shaker movement
Dear Goanetters,
It is all a matter of perspective: The host may see that his choice bottle
of scotch is now half EMPTY, the guest may rightly argue that it is half
FULL !
In the pre- and post- liberation[ actually we are not even agreed on the
official term; to some it is 'bharati invasion']
I am quite aware of Goa's football accomplishments (as
well as the recent world record high scores) and was
more interested in the status of its athletics
activities, and in particular at its semi-professional
and amature levels.
I've been visiting Goa pretty much every year for the
last 15+
In response to this from:From: halur rasho
You are mistaken, Senhor, Indians ogle all women,
regrdless of colour, nationality or ethinicity. We do
not discriminate.
Rui Collaço wrote:
You do not discriminate? Not quite so. Try talking
to any African that has lived in India. He will say it
is
A sense of humour helps sometimes, you know. Not
having devoted as much time as you have to the study
of this subject, I cannot speak with authority.
However, on any week day, spend some time on the
Bombay or Delhi University campus. I assure you the
head to toe covering is rare, indeed. Quite the
Gilbert, do not expect me to carry out historical research for you. I am no
historian, and that's not what I do in my free time. I prefer RR. However,
from my general knowledge, I can tell the difference between historical
facts and attempts at revisionism, and I keep an eye on such
Hehehe, there are no limits on ridicule by some people. Mr. Nair, would you
kindly care to explain, to the benefit of all ignorant people, like myself,
in what manner and in what measure were the Portuguese and the Goans who
worked for their administration plundering India's wealth? All the
Am I mistaken? I don't think so. Indians prefer to ogle at Goan women and
foreign female tourists because there's something in them to ogle at, in
other words, they show part of their bodies (thank God, for beauty is to be
seen and praised!). I don't see why and how they should ogle at their
Joegoauk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:59:47 + (GMT)
This facts are not of 40's or 50's but of late
80's
e.g. Goemche Kunnbi Paddekar (Coconut pluckers)eat
rats, yes rats (and not just kol-undir). I remember
late 80's every time they kill a rat (at the time of
coconut
Dear Brian,
When you answer MM, please try and include some information I need in also
taking the steps you have taken: How much monthly budget would you consider
necessary to live in Goa comfortably but not extravagantly? Housing expenses
not included.
Aklfred de Tavares,
Stockholm, 2004-02-28
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From: Chris Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [Goanet]Asian Age
'British public fooled into funding RSS'
=
Headline: India refuses visas to charity investigators
By: Sam
I know, to come up with such things is not a easy
task. It takes lot of time, patience etc.
Well done!!
Keep up the good work.
AMCHE KONKANI MAIM BHAXEN TUJER BESAUM GALUM.
Joegoa
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http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/
From: Bosco - Goanet Volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet]Re: 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD RAPED:
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:38:26 -0800 (PST)
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 05:11:18 +, victoria fernandes
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wrote:
Hi,
I
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This facts are not of 40's or 50's but of late 80's
and perhaps, even now..
e.g. Goemche Kunnbi Paddekar (Coconut pluckers)eat
rats, yes rats (and not just kol-undir). I remember
late 80's every time they kill a rat (at the time of
coconut plucking) they were rewarded one big coconut
of their
From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Special breed
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 03:35:00 + (GMT)
This evening I watched a MTV show. It was very
colourful, bharati girls in scanty clothes and besides
chappies kissing girls
From the Navelkars e-group
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From: Manuel Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Winds of urbanisation blowing towards
Yet another history is created by Dr. Sanjay Khope in Goa after Apollo NUSI
Hospital at Panzorkhoni - Cuncolim, Salcete Goa performed Rare Spinal
Surgery on a 63 years old lady patient named Carol Killiner from United
Kingdom, who was unable to walk nor sit or even sleep after diagnosing for
I am sorry to hear that Brian had a series of negative
experiences in the US after leaving university. I do
agree that things have gotten a little less
comfortable after 9-11, but I believe this has much to
do with the policies of this present administration
than the public at large.
Contrary to
On 21 Feb 2004 19:26:39 -, Jerry Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
hello goanetters
With elections just round the corner, is it a ploy of the present ruling party
to get votes for absolute majority? 60 percent can make lots of votes and
absolute majority (60 per cent of the houses in Goa
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--- Bosco - Goanet Volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:00:54 +, Sanny Vaz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its disgusting to see such incidents repeatedly
happening in Our Goa, How could
this man do such a thing ? He's a disgrace to Goan
community,
But I thought we
LAPIT Prachit Korta
Korezmantle disani vo prachit kallar Aitaracheo
Kaskuleo uzvaddak ievnchonant. Amche ani tumche ixtt
LAPIT upas ani prachit kortat.
Zatam tittlem udok pietolo
Cha-kofi bilkull ghevnchona
Sigar, soro tor dolleam mukhar dhovrina
Chicken, beef, mutton kavchona.
[Letter From Portugal] http://www.oherald.com
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By Jorge de Abreu Noronha
The Dona Paula legends
Dona Paula is a locality in the vicinity of Panjim, well known to Goans. It
has a jetty from where launches cross the mouth of the river Zuari to the
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:00:54 +, Sanny Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its disgusting to see such incidents repeatedly happening in Our Goa, How could
this man do such a thing ? He's a disgrace to Goan community, as an example this
man must be stoned to death by the locals and must be severly
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 05:11:18 +, victoria fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
I am really fed up of hearing the case of 4 year old children rapping. and
feeling like killing the person on the spot. why can't government take action
and kill them on the spot. if he does this i will
On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 01:09:13 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear jazz lover,
I was visiting jazzreview.com and wanted to recommend this great article to you.
Thanks,
Angel AV
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Click here to be taken to this article at jazzreview.com, or copy and paste the
URL below into
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 00:16:31 -0500, Brian Antao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Match Fixing in Goa
The recent events surrounding match-fixing in Goa is utterly disgraceful to
say the least, and comes at a time when Goa and India is working hard to develop
its standing in international football. The
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:27:55 -0500, Edgar Furtado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Reading comments on Portuguese:
Whether through JUS SOLIS (Citizenship by law of the land) or JUS SANGUINIS
(Citizenship through immediate family /Blood).
OR- Child born to Naturalized Portuguese Parents / or Child born
Dear Fernando,
Your posting below on goanet showed just gibberish! What sort of a file was
that? It may require far more than the lenten fasts to penetrate its
mysteries!
Besides, my e-mail address has neither *charm* nor *telepac* in it. Please
do not overload the cyberspace! They then rebound
If I am not mistaken, Dr. JC Almeida did his doctorate in Lisbon at the
Instituto Técnico, and returned to Goa just in time to be integrated into
the Indian Administrative Service. I do not know how he got himself
recognised in the IAS, but I have known him as a very intelligent and
efficient
000
Goenkars wherever you may be !
I join Theo in Congratulating our friend Basilio Magno for taking the lead
in
Teaching Konkani in roman script * on the Internet.
Criticizing the S-Konkani - like most of us do,
Wishing you all a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY on behalf of GoaNetters to
28-Feb Nancy Medeira Kuwait
28-Feb Agnelo Fernandes
Thanks,
Vincente.
Please do notify if your e-mail address has been changed, for cc'ing B'day
wished to your e-mail address.
NOTE: Please send your Birthday's details for
Much ado about nothing
This is in reference to the edit-page article Dont blame the
Foreigner by Colin Anders, Herald, February 28,2004, who presumably
from the email address given is an Australian National. The article
seems more like lamentations of a troubled race-conscious (xenophobic)
Please tell me how would you say this in English
Tannem aplem ghoddial viklem
Simon
v BRUSH UP YOUR KONKANI (2)
by Basilio Magno (Spain) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In Konkani sentence the subject with its adjuncts, comes first, the object
comes next, and the verb last. e.g.
He sold his
2nd March 2004
Ezequiel Effie Carneiro : Ucassaim
Warm wishes on your 50th Wedding anniversary
God's choicest blessings. Wishing you both good health
happiness and prosperity today and every other day of your
lives and May this Golden anninversary turn to Diamond
With love from your Children
Please tell me how would you say this in English
Hannem tachem ghoddial viklem
Simon
BRUSH UP YOUR KONKANI (2)
by Basilio Magno (Spain) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In Konkani sentence the subject with its adjuncts, comes first, the
object
comes next, and the verb last. e.g.
He sold his watch
Goas Blanket Ban on loud noise
Goa being a vibrant tourist and cultural state, the blanket ban on
Music after an early hour of just 10.00pm across the state is quite
self-defeating. Many of the developed countries also have
noise-ordinances, but it is not in the form of a blanket ban over the
Well since you seem to indulge in these personal discussions,
I figured I could send you a personal mating call over these
public waves :-) (naughty naughty!)
-- Brian
Viviana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gee, I didn't know I wasn't allowed to post or take part in Goanet
discussions, thanks for
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From: domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote:
pictures. The Ash Wednesday was celebrated here on last Wednesday,
Thursday
and Friday. I attended the ceremony on Wednesday evening. As always, the
pastor announced at the end of the mass that he would make the
Reality behind Glorified Image of Vajpayee
By: Praful Bidwai
Navhind Times, Friday February 27, 2004 - Editorial Page COMMENTARY
FOR some months now, it has been impossible to open an Indian newspaper or
switch on a TV Channel without being forced to see one face that of the
Prime Minister, Mr.
Congrats Basilio Magno for your patient work in teaching the goanet English
speakers some simple ways of learning Konknni in roman script.
One of the situations in which most toddlers in Konknni are bowled clean is
the translation of I and me. For instance, why mhaka zai and not hanv
zai (= I
I had the pleasure of working with Dr. J.C. Almeida and Vaman Sardessai in
the Goa Secretariat from 1967-1971 when the former was the Secretary of the
Revenue Department and the latter the Under Secretary of Local Self
Government Department comprising of Revenue, Municipalities, Forests,
Dear Mr. Bhatcar,
Your question which Philantropist would be willing to
spare sufficient cash,first how much would
it cost, the basics of IAS/AWARENESS OF IAS should
start at school/college/university level.If you want
Goan students to excel support them , introduce new
subjects ,
Dear Mr. Santosh,
All i want stress to you, YES' WE GOANS ARE SPECIAL,
in what way and how and why, yet again the onus is on
you to prove otherwise.
Have a great weekend
VIVEK
--- Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This
evening I watched a MTV show. It was very
colourful, bharati girls
Mr.Cornel,
On the word breed as explained very well by you is
totally agreeable by me, i have no problems, but just
imagine the person who started the topic by mentioning
GOANS AS SPECIAL BREED was not questioned, but when
i expressed my opinion stating yes we goans are
special breed, the
I remember Orlando from some 13 years ago. He ran a company called Elton
Electronics which supplied us with our first computer - a 286. He initiated
me into the use of the computer and the operation of some of the software
like Pagemaker, Coreldraw etc. Yes, he is a great and persevering guy and
No, simply that Bharat is learning to kiss on both cheeks. Much better than
being torched alive or being disembowelled. Yet many may disagree. The BJP
however will concur that kissing on both cheeks, on one or in thin air is
indeed a kind of westernization! Its the perception of where that kiss
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