[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY)!

2004-02-29 Thread domnic fernandes
“Zaite zann abzotat akko unddo zoddunk jednam unddeachi ek fanti puro asta” (Many toil hard to earn a loaf when a slice should be sufficient) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service:

RE: [Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan?

2004-02-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Norman, Thanks for being helful. I have sent my message to David D'Souza and will try and call him before we leave. Cecilia says hi. Will keep you informed how things go. Warm regards, Venantius __ >Dear Venantius, and Cecelia, > >I know one Bombay Goan Davi

Re: [Goanet]RE: CRIME IN GOA:4-year-old raped / Corruption

2004-02-29 Thread Seb dc
> This is not the time to be sarcastic on special > breed, > but find a solution, way forward. > > Vivek Marlon wrote: Vivek, I am a little confused now. Which of the following are you saying: 1) The person who committed the above crime was an outsider who had a phony goan name. 2) Goans are a spe

[Goanet]Lopsided education in Goa

2004-02-29 Thread jose lourenco
Education in Goa after SSC mostly splits into Science, Commerce and Arts streams. In the 'specialised' education that follows, which produces doctors, engineers, bankers or teachers, there is a lopsided focus. It is strange that our authorities feel that philosophy or money management need not be t

[Goanet]Growing up & Mixed Marriages - a response to Radha Nair

2004-02-29 Thread Jose Colaco
Former Goa-based journalist (now, somewhere in some other God-forsaken' place) RadaNair who claims to have a soft corner for JC responded thus to the question JC put to "the genius" : (The learned doctor Jose Colaco wants to know: I ask...What are the chances of a Keralite man marrying a Pun

RE: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread bantaogoa
Well, Goans are Indians too and not a different entity all together ... so the term "Indian" is all-encompassing that includes Goans as well ! And Goa has its fair share of the cheats, corrupt etc. and is no different in this regard from the rest of India ! but not quite so bad as it is in the ne

[Goanet]NDTV 24 X 7 "THE BIG FIGHT" - 28 Feb 2004.

2004-02-29 Thread goasuraj
NDTV 24 X 7- "THE BIG FIGHT" - 28 Feb 2004. As far as possible, I have made it a point to place myself in front of the TV screen on Saturdays at 8 pm to see Rajdeep Sardesai in action with "The Big Fight" and his punches and counter punches and the finishing punch being delivered in acute prec

Re: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
> > > Well, well, well - brings us back to the subject, > Indians are a special > breed and racists at the same time. Try asking > blacks in Britain. I saw a > programme just the other day in which the prize for > Black men was to get an > Indian babe! Seems quite unatainable. > > Cheers, > >

Re: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread bantaogoa
Understandably the "Caste system" is part of the Hindu religion, and Hindu mythology originating from early civilization. However ... Catholicism and Christianity has NO such thing as a "caste system" which I am sure you can get a clarification from the Vatican. So among the Goan Catholics that p

RE: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Hi all, Hindutva as well as Muslim cultures and extreme Indian conservatism are the primary causes of 'The Ogling of Women' trend amongst a majority of Indians! Why? Because generations of Indian kids are growing up without seeing that their mothers and sisters have legs; they only see their fat

Re: [Goanet]Re: moving back to Goa

2004-02-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Bosco D'Mello wrote: > > In terms of employment opportunity, Goa has a strong concentration of > > the "Pharmaceuticals" sector. But efforts are underway to build up the IT > > sector as well in Goa. > > > In terms of quality of life, I'd say I love it much better here in Go

[Goanet-news]01 MAR 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2004-02-29 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 01 March 2004 GOA GOES TO POLLS ON 26 APRIL: Goa will go for polls in the second phase of parliamentary elections scheduled on 26 April 2004, while results will be declared on 13 May. The last date for filing nominations in Goa is 7 April, while scrutiny of applicatio

[Goanet]01 MAR 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2004-02-29 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 01 March 2004 GOA GOES TO POLLS ON 26 APRIL: Goa will go for polls in the second phase of parliamentary elections scheduled on 26 April 2004, while results will be declared on 13 May. The last date for filing nominations in Goa is 7 April, while scrutiny of applicatio

[Goanet]HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALBINO

2004-02-29 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
BIRTHDAY GREETING TO ALBINO FERNANDES. Today 1st March is the birthday of Mr. Albino Fernandes who is one of the most popular Goans in Kuwait serving the Church activities since long time now. He is the founder of Holy Family Choir in Kuwait. A social worker by core he helps community members

Re: [Goanet]RE: CRIME IN GOA:4-year-old raped at Aquem, South Goa

2004-02-29 Thread Marlon Menezes
Vivek, I am a little confused now. Which of the following are you saying: 1) The person who committed the above crime was an outsider who had a phony goan name. 2) Goans are a special breed, but that there is a special sub breed who engage in crimes. 3) Crimes such as this committed by Goans are

RE: [Goanet]...............................Post on the net...but do something ,too..........

2004-02-29 Thread Terry Braganza
Dear Vivek & Miguel, I agree with you about doing something. In these postings the key word is 'do'. The name of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's political party in Singapore is ' Peoples ACTION Party' not only talking. Perhaps a 'doable' activity could be a project to reduce the death rate on our roads throu

[Goanet]2004 Social Calendar of the GOA of New Jersey

2004-02-29 Thread Tony Barros
Hi all ! Below is the social calendar of the Goan Association of New New Jersey for the year. Please note these dates in your diary. 1)Bowling - Saturday, March 27 - Cherry Hill Playdome. 2)Annual Members Picnic - Saturday, July 10, Princeton Country Club, West Windsor. 3)Whist Drive "seven ha

[Goanet]HOW STRAY ARE THE STRAY THOUGHTS !

2004-02-29 Thread airesrod
If you have read Rajan Narayan's stray thoughts in his weekly dated 28th February. Below is my clarification to his stray comments. Dear Rajan, Your comments regarding me in your Stray thoughts column of the Goan Observer dated 28th February have truly strayed from

RE: [Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan?

2004-02-29 Thread Norman Lobo
Dear Venantius, and Cecelia, I know one Bombay Goan David D'Souza who was in Japan for a long time in Sacramento. I am also forwarding this e-mail to him. Do give him a call at (916) 446-3399 (Home) or e-mail him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I am sure he could be of help to you. Your next best bet

RE: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread halur rasho
Why is it so diffcult to get the point across ? It is not about ogling. It is about stereo-typing of indians, by Goa-netters. About 50% percent of the posts here are derogatory comments about indians, being oglers, cheats, corrupt, backward, women covered from head to toe etc. Indians are like any

RE: [Goanet] Remembering Fr. Antonio Pereira

2004-02-29 Thread C Fernandes
Mr. Lumen Pereira (from Sirlim, Goa), nephew of late Fr. Antonio Pereira SJ is looking out for Dr. Philomeno Costa-Pereira, living in UK. Will appreciate to get Dr. Philomeno's email address and/or telephone number please. Any help to contact Dr. Philomeno will be appreciated. Please phone on 0

Re: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread cornel
Gabe, A visit to one of the many universities in Greater London, Birmingham, and Manchester will show Black men with Indian babes on their arms. Perhaps the TV programme producers did not really know where to look. Goan university students, originally from Kenya, and quite early on, also married

[Goanet]29 FEB 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2004-02-29 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:47:50 +0530, "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 29 February 2004 STUDENT DROWNS OFF PALOLEM: Praful Patil (19), a student of Institute of Hotel Management and Catering, Porvorim, drowned on 28 February off the Palolem beach. Patil, a resi

[Goanet]No Golden Goals or Silver Goals, Less Substitutes for Football Matches

2004-02-29 Thread Gaspar Almeida, goa-world.com
UPDATE 3-Board limits subs and ends sudden-death goals By Mike Collett LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The number of substitutes allowed in international friendlies will be cut to six from next season, soccer's law-making International Board said on Saturday. The Board, the sport's ultimate law-mak

Fw: [Goanet]No doubt Goa is corrupt

2004-02-29 Thread cornel
Vivek, Is this helpful? There is much in Goa which is corrupt! Cornel ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts

[Goanet]Birthday Greetings to PETER D'SOUSA (Panchwadi/Kuwait)

2004-02-29 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Birthday Greetings to PETER D'SOUSA (Panchwadi/Kuwait)   He hails from Panchwadi (Goa), his name is Peter D’Sousa.  A soft spoken man and a dynamic social worker among Goans in Kuwait, he has contributed a lot towards his fellow villagers from Panchwadi.  Scores of Goans are indebted to him for hi

[Goanet]We remember it well!!

2004-02-29 Thread goasuraj
Tonight's (29/2/04) NDTV 24 x 7's 10 PM news clip showed the New Election Commissioner Mr. Krishnamurthy as saying that the Election Commission has proposed to the Government that the voting ballot paper should have an additional sloth captioned "NONE OF THE ABOVE" which the voters may stamp inc

[Goanet]Re: [Goanet-news]Goacom Special on Corjuem Bridge

2004-02-29 Thread gupitmog
Hi Joel Thanks for the updating us on Corjuem Bridge It makes me thrilled to hear about it As a resident of Corjuem now far away,your news keeps me well informed. Thanks for your help Carey - Original Message - From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

[Goanet]About the demolition of huts in benaulim on the 27th of february

2004-02-29 Thread Mr. Savio Castello
.RESPECTED SIRS, This is to bring to your notice that some beach huts belonging to savio castello in benaulim village have been razed down which is excellent.What about the existing structures which leonoras restaurant on the beach has, they have constructed a massiv

[Goanet]Kaalchi Kodi >>!!

2004-02-29 Thread sarabond
Y-m-m-m-m-m-m, Bestoch ruchi kadnakai...!! The secret of making Yum-yum tastie 'kaalchi kodi' is just add a little sugar before 'Atoi-ing' the curry. "This the grand mother would never tell !! However loving and caring she was !! " - cause that's the secret . - Alfonso Bond Braganza.

[Goanet]Re: moving back to Goa

2004-02-29 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:25:50 -0500 Brian Antao wrote: >In addition I had a horrible experience ... an experience with the classic > American Bigot. RESPONSE: Don't we have our fair share of Goan Bigots. Take a step further - don't we have our fair share of Goanetters who continue to espouse bigot

Re: [Goanet]Fatorda Sports Complex --

2004-02-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
I think the question Marlon is asking is whether Goa has anything *beyond* its school/college/university level competitions. Something that is accessible for just about anyone wanting to take part. For competitive or non-competitive reasons. One risk is that sports seems to be becoming increasi

[Goanet-news]29 FEB 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2004-02-29 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS29 February 2004   STUDENT DROWNS OFF PALOLEM: Praful Patil (19), a student of Institute of Hotel Management and Catering, Porvorim, drowned on 28 February off the Palolem beach. Patil, a resident of Vasai, Mumbai, had gone to the beach on a picnic along with 24 o

[Goanet]WORLDS LARGEST DEMOCRACY (INDIA) GOES TO THE POLLS APR/MAY 2004

2004-02-29 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The Election Commission of India has announced the election dates in four phases for the 14 "Lok Sabha" Elections and some State Legsilative Assembly Elections on 20th 25th April & 5th and 10th May 2004 The Results will be counted on 13th May 2004. The present term of the Lok Sabha was October 20

[Goanet]Re: Goans in the IAS

2004-02-29 Thread Santosh Helekar
In a message dated 2/29/2004 8:10:55 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Due to this attitude of some Goans , the outsiders have taken >advantage of this and we are left to Gaze. > I think outsiders are special. We should not add fuel to the fire or salt to the wound. We shou

[Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan?

2004-02-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hello folks, We will be visiting Japan for a month starting March 4, and would like to meet any Goan residents in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nara, Kyushu-Fukuoka, Nagasaki & Kagoshima, Kochi; Hokkaido, Miyagi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Tokyo and places that maybe be nearby to these. Cecilia and I will be i

[Goanet]Vivek's frustration

2004-02-29 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Vivek wrote: When one is not confidant of what he is talking ,frustration give's in, and he starts abusing others.) How true, Vivek! I knew it when you abused me some time back. You're speaking from experience! Regards, RKN _ Mas

Re: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread Gabe Menezes
- Original Message - From: "Rui Collaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrote: Ogling at women > You do not discriminate? Not quite so. Try talking to any African that has > lived in India. He will say it is one of the most racist societies in the > world. Not to speak of lower castes,harijans, tr

[Goanet]Loot & plunder!

2004-02-29 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Rui Collaco wrote: 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 we

[Goanet]Get up and Goa: Times of India 29 Feb.

2004-02-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Headline: Get up and Goa. By Jugular Vein [?] and Jug Suraiya Source: Times of India, 29 Feb. 2004. at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/526379.cms Excerpts: In Goa , time seems magically to expand to accommodate all that needs to be done in it... ...secret of Goa 's sosegade, its

[Goanet]About eating rats in Goa..

2004-02-29 Thread Gabe Menezes
- Original Message - From: "Joegoauk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrote about eating rats in Goa. No big deal. I have seen Thai constuction workers in Singapore laying traps for King rats, which they prize. The Filipinos eat incubated Duck eggs called balut, as well as swallow newly born mice.

[Goanet]...............................Post on the net...but do something ,too..........

2004-02-29 Thread renebarreto
- Original Message - From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mapusa-net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: [Goanet]Re: Goans in the IAS? > Dear Vivek, > Good question, indeed. If I

Re: [Goanet]Re: Goans in the IAS

2004-02-29 Thread vivek araujo
The highly spoken Dr. JC Almeida, Mr. E. Faleiro, Mr.Sardessai, Mr. Kamat, and many such Goan luminaries have left an intellectual impact on Goa and Goans. Some Goans will never give due credit to Goans, they will criticise , abuse , mudsling and many such things but they will not allow a Goan to

[Goanet]Football: Goa match fixing: Scotland on Sunday article.

2004-02-29 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Source: Scotland on Sunday, 29 Feb. 2004 at: http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=237922004 By: Ben Lytteton Four teams in India could be banned from playing football after a match-fixing scandal ruined the end of a tense season in Goa’s regional league second division. Promotion r

Re: [Goanet]RE: CRIME IN GOA:4-year-old raped at Aquem, South Goa

2004-02-29 Thread vivek araujo
I realised as much, i very much sympathise with the victim, but marlon, rather than adding salt to wounds, it is better you contribute on this article sympathetically ,today it is this girl, tommorrow it could be anyone,an act of one person does not mean all the goans are disgraceful. My earlier

[Goanet]Mixed marriages

2004-02-29 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(The learned doctor Jose Colaco wants to know: I ask...What are the chances of a Keralite man marrying a Punjabi woman? No discriminations hunh?) Chances are pretty bright, dear Dr JC! Sitting in Nassau or some other godforsaken place, you're dreaming up delusionary stuff about India and i

[Goanet](no subject)

2004-02-29 Thread Seb dc
Hi, After a hurried visit to amche Goa, I am back to the place I love to be; in Dubai. On a visit to see a friend, was fortunate enough to meet our goanetter Adv. Aires Rodrigues. must say he is doing a fantastic job for the betterment of Goa. Working tirelessly from dawn to dusk. The second pers

Re: [Goanet]No doubt Goa is corrupt

2004-02-29 Thread vivek araujo
Would it be right to say GOA is corrupt, or there are people in Goa who make the place corrupt, just a small clarification.Please advise. Vivek Yahoo! India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tool

Re: [Goanet]Fatorda Sports Complex --

2004-02-29 Thread bantaogoa
There's quite a bit of athletics activity in the form of inter-school and inter-collegiate events, and not just athletics, but in most other major sports. Besides Goa has a national team that participates in the Inter-state competitions at the national, so there must be some higher-level activity

Re: [Goanet]Rats & Garbage

2004-02-29 Thread Seb dc
From: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Frederick Noronha has a rat problem. | Melinda Powell has a garbage problem. | | Rats consume garbage. | | Transporting the garbage from Margao to Saligao would be expensive, so the | rats have to be taken to the garbage. A piper is needed to lead the rats

[Goanet]RE: Aitaracheo Kaskuleo: LAPIT Prachit Korta

2004-02-29 Thread Domingo
Lapit, Tum kitem kavchona, kitem dhovorchona, kitem ghevchona ani kitem pieuchona. Tem amkam sobemazar kollith kelam. Pun tum kitem korchona tem math sangunk visorloi. Mhoji tuka ek vinonnti "No Sex" amcher ek upkar korchona? Fuddem tum boroita Paskanchea Aitarak mellchem jivo urlear Tum "

Re: [Goanet]About eating rats in Goa..

2004-02-29 Thread lino dourado
--- Joegoauk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Similarly, Frogs (Bebe) once only eaten by small > section of Goan community but now its become almost > every one's favourite (used to serve in Goans > restaurants too)- And why not 'undir'? = http://www.goa-world.net/poems http://www.goa-wo

[Goanet]MANDO/DULPOD - BURGUEAPONN!

2004-02-29 Thread domnic fernandes
Amchem burgueaponn ek baim sukachi. Tea sukak kainch ek sor korunk zainam ani tem visronk ekdom kottin. Burgueaponnailo kall duddu dilear passun amkam portun mellonk zainam. Burgueaponnar, bhairaun xinkop, amkam kainch chintop assonaslem. Amchi zababdari sokallim utton iskolak vochpachi, gh

Re: [Goanet]No Discrimination - a response to Rui Collaco

2004-02-29 Thread vivek araujo
When one is not confidant of what he is talking , frustration give's in, and he starts abusing others,not knowing that the remark made against a Mr. Colaco and myself actually is not for us but it goes a lot against the person abusing (This abuse should not to be taken lightly), if only the said p

RE: [Goanet]moving back to Goa

2004-02-29 Thread bantaogoa
Hi, I'm not the one to dismiss an entire culture in a stereotype, as most often is the tendency with Americans to do. I have had many positive and wonderful experiences, which many others I am sure have had too... but it would be more beneficial for other Goans to hear of the negatives so that the

[Goanet]INVITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

2004-02-29 Thread albertina almeida
- Original Message - From: Bailancho saad Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:53 PM INVITATION It will soon be International Women's Day again. Time for taking stock of the developments as they have unfolded since the last Women's Day and looking at ways in which women have been confr

RE: [Goanet] Ogling at women

2004-02-29 Thread bantaogoa
Well ... Ogling is a past-time of the "loosers" who are unable to positively interact and build relationships with women ... if you have grown up with girls in your life as friends etc. You'd most likely find it quite distasteful... Aparantly the same goes for pornography ... those who have had th

[Goanet]No doubt Goa is corrupt

2004-02-29 Thread Seb dc
After a very short stay back home. Yesterday I boarded my flight back from Goa. After the immigration check, I met a guy returning to work like myself. He was looking quite sad. normally its always the routine emotional scenes you get to see at the departure lounge. But this was with a difference.

[Goanet]For The Lighter Side !

2004-02-29 Thread Seb dc
I wish you enough! At the airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her departure to London and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, "I love you, I wish you enough." She in turn said, "Dad, our life together has been more th

[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY)!

2004-02-29 Thread domnic fernandes
“Zo mog kornar razaum korta, to mog kornar nhoi” (A lover who reasons is no lover) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Dhahran, KSA _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featu

[Goanet]RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION

2004-02-29 Thread Joel D'Souza
MILROC COMPLEX AT RIBANDAR : RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION AGAINST BUILDER Some aggrieved residents of Milroc Complex at Ribandar have demanded that Government take immediate action against the management of Milroc Development Company for their failure to provide amenities as per the agreement. The r