Goa's Night(driving)Mares!
By Valmiki Faleiro
Time was when experienced drivers preferred night driving, esp. long distance.
It was better -- and in ways, safer -- than by day. In an era when Indian cars
and air-conditioning didn't coexist, night was pleasanter. Night permits
sensing
A MAVERICK PAINTER
KHUSHWANT SINGH
The Telegraph - Calcutta
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Painting by F.N. Souza, oil, 1987 I was born in Goa in 1924. My
grandmother and grandfather were both chronic drunkards. So begins a
short autobiographical note appended at the end of Francis Newton Souza:
Bridging
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Elisabeth,
The job being reserved I was alluding to is the
one of President. How would you explain to us here
that you accept being deprived, by law, from
becoming the President of the USA?
Mario observes:
This is a curious, if not peculiar
Please identify this Garden (Goa).
You if don't know the name of the garden no problem but just say where it is
located
etc
A Hint: This is NOT Margao Municipal Garden
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/141251657/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/141251657/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Cornel writes:
Jorge
Thank you for demolishing the myth Mario created
regarding his surname
contributing to the name of a village in Portugal.
Any Johnny- come-lately would know that Portuguese
sourced Goan surnames were a consequence of
Portuguese sourced activity, including
--- Gabe Menezes wrote:
Madam, I am taken aback by your post but more
importantly by the lack of response by the defender
of faith...perhaps he has succumbed to your charms,
or is seriously courting you, for future moral
support reasons. Perhaps it is the writers he
has problems with
The threat to Goan Identity was never felt to the
extent that it is being felt today. At last count an
alarming 33% of the population of Goa constitutes the
migrants or better known as bhaile threatening the
demographic composition of this beautiful State. To
add to this cancerous malaise Goan
Answer: Miramar Beach
==
Photo taken at night 11pm.
Hint: it's in North Goa. (there is another clue if you view other photos
within
the link)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/139044052/
Here is another photo (just incase you did not agree..)
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mario needs to note that historically and today,
many an investor has lined up to invest in a range
of projects where the anticipated mythical economic
balloon burst soon after, despite all the available
statistics.
Mario replies:
Cornel needs to note
Dear Liz,
The outbursts have evened out; I have recovered from the shocks! My
resilience is good. So the Burgandy bash, 'down by the Yarra' is on! The
Time? Who knows. I cannot say about when, if at all, in California though!
:-)) :-))
I am going to pick on other topics, from now on; more on
Dear Jerry,
Have you ever heard the following jokes?
Why do Jews breath?
Why do African-Americans have chickens in their yard?
I won't tell you the punchlines. Do you know why?
Because they are racial slurs. In the same vein, this
so-called nodding of the head is a racial slur
propagated by
On 04/05/06, A. Veronica Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Iran's Nuclear Threat even for Goans working in the Gulf.
Comment: First of all my commiserations to all Goans living in Kuwait
and UAE. Your days are numbered!
When and not if the USA decides to Bomb Iran, all hell will break loose.
Hi..
Why do we nod
I can say - Because actions speaks louder than words.
George Ferns
Hi all
Just a curious question. Would appreciate if someone can give an answer.
Why do we people of sub continent especially India, whenever we say YES or
NO, we shake our heads or Nod our heads?
It came
Hi Nasci
Many thanks for the exchange of info on different delicacies. I did spend
time on the lazy Yarra and enjoyed Melbourne very much, Christmas 2003,
even though it was incredibly cold that year. In contrast to London and UK
cities generally, Australian cities are remarkably lacking in
See
http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_IVRS_05-05-2006.htm
3rd May, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
IVRS SERVICE COMMISSIONED ON KONKAN RLY ROUTE
Now passengers travelling by Konkan Railway trains need not arrive
early at station and wait in queue for getting information about the
Mario
Like most things that come from you, I am highly sceptical that, if you
visit Portugal you will see that almost all their surnames were copied from
us Goan Catholics :-)). Your smiley at the end of your statement, as
above, does not amuse me at all as I am more interested in the
That is why the site GoenchimXapotam has descended into oblivion. RIP
- Original Message -
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@goanet.org
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Enlightened Christian
The
These machine readable passport from Indian Embassy do not support the hypen
character and the apostorphe.
If your surname is D'Souza or Costa-Souza the passport is printed as D Souza
and Costa Souza. Effectively this means that your name differs in the birth
certificate and passport.
These
PM's day at sea on aircraft carrier
Indo-Asian News Service
Panaji, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be exposed to
the entire gamut of combat operations when he spends a night aboard
the Indian Navy's sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat Friday.
With this, the prime minister would
This week has come up with a big 'S' in surprises, shocks, suggestions
etc. with many a bold headlines in the news papers.
As if we need old festering wounds opened up, the Honourable Justices of
the Supreme Court are seen to be hallucinating when they say A time has
come for total
Darryl no more
On August 14, Darryl Crasto, TOI's senior sports journalist passed away
after battling pneumonia for two weeks. Hockey was Darryl's favourite sport:
a game he played in school and college, and wrote on with passion. He had a
legacy to live up to: two of his uncles, John and Joe
To all participating in this thread, please remember:
God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts...
And
Some wear their halos a bit too tight.
Kind Regards, GL
_
Do not post admin requests to the list.
Goanet mailing list
The Emirates Evening Post carried an interview with
Indian Minister for Overseas Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, in
Friday's edition. I will scan and post it on Sunday.
A sidebox to the story.
At a luncheon hosted by the Indian Business and
Professional Council, a business, Vashu Shroff, asked:
Who are
Hi,
Are there any Quizzing Clubs in Goa?
If yes, can someone please provide me some details.
Any quizzing enthusuiasts out there interested in
forming a club for information and knowledge sharing
through quizzing activities, please write to me.
Jason.
Jerry,
I think the swaying of the head, (rather than nodding) is a cultural
characteristic in India which may have roots in something past. It is
noticeably distinctive to say the least.
Cornel
- Original Message -
From: Jerry Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Sent:
Someone from Dona Paula is wanting to know how to ACT/ do something
regarding the appaling state of Traffic in Goa. Well, the Bible says,
(John
12:47 )If anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him.
Its true that merely writing about things/ bringing it to the notice of the
Varca Murder Case: No Breakthrough Yet
Postmortem report may shed some light.
Disclosing that the postmortem report is awaited and no further information is
available till the report arrives, SP (South) Shekhar Prabhudessai remarked that
Cruz, the hardware store owner, who has his shop below the
On 04/05/06, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mario observes:
..
Besides, this Gandhi seems to have his head screwed on
straight, when compared to his Grandfather, a hero of
the freedom struggle, who then led the country down
the primrose path that it is now
Elisabeth,
.
Gabe Menezes has taken me to task for not speaking out earlier. I delayed,
as I was sort of shell shocked but realised that you did not attack the
Faith as such; but only the actions of leaders and the administration, of
the past. I also hope this satisfies
Is he gay, or just happy to see you?
How to Identify Gays: Guidelines for Women
Cecil Pinto
A friend of mine, from London, recently related to me a curious predicament
she was facing. Apparently she was quite smitten by this charming guy at
her new workplace and wanted to ask him out on a
Todays Reported Deaths (Road Accidents/Drowning/Suicide etc)
44 year old pedestrian Ghanshyam Chari from Dhakne-Madkai died on the way to
Hospital after he was hit by a speeding Motorist at Dutolim-Ponda
2 Excise Dept Guards dead at Patradevi Mishap:
Both killed after they were knocked down by
Well, today, there is entertainment almost all over Goa. E.g. Tiatr at Kala
Academy,
Salvador du Mundo and Colva, Beat Shows at Colva, Merces, Verna, Baga,
Antonette's
Konkani program at Verna, Campal Bollywood Masti etc .. and all this happening
at
the same time.
Ok, go through this list of
Sun ghotto khaina, moddkent kaim na..Konkani Proverb
The mother in law praises her daugher-in-law for her delicate appetite,
but her cooking pots are empty. The so called delicate daughetr-in-law must
have
polished off all the cooked food in the house.
Edward Verdes
Chinchinim/Mumbai/Jeddah
33 matches
Mail list logo