[Goanet] Re: Abbe Faria Stamp

2005-09-15 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear George, I am in Goa at present for a wedding and very busy. I am open to judgjing the competition along with Dom. A honor. If you find someone else, that is fine too. But I will have to do it online. I will be in India till Oct 3. Then from Oct 6 - Jan 4, I will be in Japan doing a Japanese

Re: [Goanet] Re: Ad majorem natus sum

2005-09-07 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hello Mr.Richard, Would you kindly post the title along with author and publisher of the Latin grammar that you mentioned below. venantius - Hi Fausto, Must admire you for having such a sharp memory! As mine is not that good I referred to Latin Grammar by Fr.A.Jean and on

Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-09-06 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Sonia, I agree with both your points. The only thing I dare suggest(of course faceciously)is that perhaps in our reality, the caste system also pervades the world of stamps. venantius -- Venantius J Pinto wrote: Dear Sonia, My personal opinion is that the overall

Re: [Goanet] Re: Ad majorem natus sum

2005-09-05 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Mr.Richard Fausto, I have not checked by mail,since arriving in Mumbai over the past few days. This Latin phrase was the motto of my school. So if it should only be used in the singular; this means that we were taught incorrectly. We would belt out the school anthem (in English with this one

Re: Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-09-01 Thread Venantius J Pinto
-61_12c.html Venantius __ Venantius J Pinto wrote : The line portrait on the site - www.abbefaria.com would make an intriguing image on a stamp- perhaps, a narrow vertical. It would work well either in gravure or in mixed technique printing (the IPT avoids this) - engraving

Re: [Goanet] Re: ABBE FARIA'S SERMON_Congratulations to Goanet

2005-08-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
a little more richer intellectually because of you and other goanetters. Ad Majora Natus Sumus (We are born for greater things) If wrong please correct. Venantius J Pinto the ghats (our own highlanders) if I am not mistaken with. The Rs. 5 notes gets printed on both sides simultaneously

Re: [Goanet] Konkani and Modi script

2005-08-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Thanks Ancy and Fr. Pratap. So, essentially Konkani never had a true cursive script, although I guess Hale Kannada could be written cursively to a certian degree. I was hoping that there would be at least one document existing of Konkani written in Modi. Venantius __ This is

[Goanet] Re: ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-08-30 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Alfred, Hold on, hold on! My question regarding whether that incisive drawing is by Dom Martin has not yet been answered. But have a feeling thst it is after going back to the site last night. I suggest that if Goans propose someone - - It ought to be -- whoever did that piece that is on the

[Goanet] Konkani and Modi script

2005-08-30 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Does anyone know whether Konkani was ever written in Modi script. Or was there any other cursive script used to write Konkani? venantius j pinto 664 West 163 Street, #57 New York, NY 10032-4527 USA PH/Fax: +1 212.928.3955

Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-08-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
correct? It has a far off feeling yet is very pentrative in its focus; and as such portrays an idea of the hypnotist spendidly. venantius j pinto We all know that Abbe Faria was a Goan. We also all know the majestic splendor and significance of the Sistine Chapel. What we may not all know

Re: [Goanet] RE; to Mr Venantius.J.Pinto's letter.

2005-08-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Madam, I appreciate your response. I can take the heat and will very much stay a part of this forum. We and our opinions -- have a place on Goanet. In appreciation, Venantius J Pinto Sir, I find it very admirable that you have taken up cudgels on behalf of the 24 yr old nurse as you did

Re: [Goanet]Re: 'Goan experiences Mumbaiites spirit during Monsoon fury'

2005-08-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto
it. Venantius J Pinto ___ Roberta Dear Sir, This is in relation to the article 'Goan experiences Mumbaiites spirit during Monsoon fury'.. Well I read the article with amusement. while I fully emphatise with the writer in her experience , since i too

Re: [Goanet]Goan Traditional Mandos/Dulpods ( ..with double meaning? some more)

2005-08-14 Thread Venantius J Pinto
. venantius j pinto __ Papan kazar maka kelem, sukhantlem voron dukant ghatlem... Sogle ankvar cholle ektaim zaum, adoraru maka kelem... What is 'adorar'? Amni Gumni nach baba, ammni gummi nach baba Ho mando shiva re ho mando shiva shiva Lia lia lo lia lia lo, lia

Re: [Goanet]Goan Traditional Mandos/Dulpods (.. the use of PAPA, BHAKRAbab PAKLE)

2005-08-14 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Joe, The two urls below give some information, although the medical community is still debating the efficacy of papyaya as an abortificient. In the second url, they make it quite clear that there is no scientific evidence to the claims that it is a valid pregnancy terminator. However, I am

Re: [Goanet]Re: Goan Traditional Mandos/Dulpods ( .. with double meanings?)

2005-08-09 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Victor, Yes as a direct translation from the portuguese curioso. But I feel there is more to it than what the word, curious denotes. The connotations however in the mando, in my humble opinion is more on the lines of sexual awakening/awareness, etc. But, perhaps she is saying that she is

Re: [Goanet]Re: [Goanet]Goan experiences Mumbaiites' spirit during monsoon fury (Herald)

2005-07-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
. Anyway Cornel, nothing against you but you stirred upo some old thoughts. Curiously too, Venantius J Pinto This is a genuine question to Sharon Mascarenhas as to what exactly she means by saying she is a pure blooded Goan. Is this term somehow linked to her MSc in nursing? Just curious. Cornel

Re: [Goanet]Re: Cafeteria Catholics

2005-05-02 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Reasonably said Gabe. I did not much to say so far but wish to say a bit on the points you raise. I personally feel that no one should impose their sexuality or sense of it onto others- whether they be hetero or homosexual. But it is regarded as freedom to be able to do so. Sapiens and transient

Re: [Goanet]Re: Betting on the Pope_May be offensive to some

2005-04-17 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hello George, From the bit that I have red about the men in birettas, I agree that Cardinal Ivan Gracias would be a worthy successor. As far as conservatives go, he would serve the Church well. However, I totally disagree with the Italian Cardinals as told by the Vatican expert, Marco Politi -

[Goanet]Re: CLOSE ENCOUNTER with POPE JOHN PAUL II

2005-04-03 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Vince, This is what I came across in. I also went on in other directions as the other links will suggest. venantius I found an explantion to your cheerful query on addressing Cardinals by their first name followed by Cardinals and Surname - on a blog. The blog is pretty wacked out and it shows

Re: [Goanet]Azulejos...

2005-03-20 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Packaging is somethinng that I had thought for sometime now -- having seen the damage and loss incurred when it is done poorly. One should be willing to wait a bit longer to have something nice, or fashionable for that matter - than what we are used to in Goa or for that matter in the rest of

[Goanet]NY Premiere of Continuous Journey

2005-03-19 Thread Venantius J Pinto
PLS FORWARD WIDELY -- 3rd I NY presents in association with Chingari: Desi Youth United NY Premiere of Continuous Journey A feature documentary by Ali Kazmi Director in Attendance! Saturday March 19th - 5pm and 7pm Two Boots Pioneer Theater 155 East 3rd Street (at

Re: [Goanet]Re: Goan art

2005-02-28 Thread Venantius J Pinto
George, Hope you are doing well. These are two topics. One is about the artist -Moebius and the other is a piece called Congeries of Lust - attached here to make things clear. I was not talking about a website, but about a comic by Jean Girard/Moebius; that I planned on looking at after hearing

Re: [Goanet]INDIA TV'S SENSATIONAL EXPOSURE!

2005-02-28 Thread Venantius J Pinto
What else but congeries of lust and voracious appetites! Why is it that, historically men in positions of power frequently choose to satiate themselves on young girls? Its time to read my Moebius comics! Better to get stoned on good drawing and impeccable color palettes; so as to get this Bihari

Re: [Goanet]Goan Catholics non-twice-born Hindus

2005-01-30 Thread Venantius J Pinto
explanation backfired and he lost pretty badly! Venantius J Pinto: The case below is interesting and is also politically motivated. Although, the court says that the child is entitled to the fathers caste; it should not immediately follow that the court is insistent-- that the child's future, be determined

RE: [Goanet]Goan catholics non twiceborn hindus

2005-01-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
The case below is interesting and is also politically motivated. Although, the court says that the child is entitled to the fathers caste; it should not immediately follow that the court is insistent-- that the childs future, be determined by accepting the ruling prima facie. The courts way of

Re: [Goanet]Goa Politics; what next?

2005-01-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Gabe, Hopefully people will begin to realize the significance of voting for Goa Suraj -- as an alternative to their future. venantius _ Gabe wrote: Goa deserves better than either of the two main political parties. Both Congress and the BJP are unworthy of the Goan People's support.

[Goanet]NOTICE: TEMPLE TRANSFERS, February 11-12

2005-01-25 Thread by way of Venantius J Pinto
Hopefully of interest to those in the Tri-State area. venantius __ Dear friends, I am delighted to invite you to attend the Barbara Stoler Miller Conference for 2005 at Barnard College and Columbia University. The subject this year is TEMPLE TRANSFERS. It begins with an

[Goanet]Fri., Feb. 4: BLACK MASCULINITIES CONFERENCE at CUNY Graduate Center

2005-01-25 Thread Venantius J Pinto
For those in NY area. venantius Black Masculinities Conference Friday, February 4, 2005 CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street New York, NY To register for the conference please call 212-817-8215 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Provide your

[Goanet]Re: Chari article

2005-01-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto
All, I apologize for misspelling Nina Martyris name in my earlier post. vjp Hello all, I'd like to share Nina Martyris Times of India article on goanet. As some of my friends have heard me say -- currently in India we have Madhav Chari; then we have our fine Goan pianists, Viyaj Iyer and

Re: [Goanet]Parrikar is the best

2004-12-05 Thread Venantius J Pinto
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[Goanet]Re: Where is the moral outrage?

2004-11-28 Thread Venantius J Pinto
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Re: [Goanet]The hight of waste!

2004-11-28 Thread Venantius J Pinto
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Re: [Goanet]Re: St. Annes Church, Goa, Taulolim.

2004-06-05 Thread Venantius J Pinto
will, this is yet another way to understand spiritual space or in a sence the numinous space that sound creates-which is structural (much like mandala) in its own way. If I am not mistaken Joel Almeida had done a piece on this church for Goa Today. Sympathetic Regards, Venantius J Pinto

Re: [Goanet]Stardust Cats

2004-04-24 Thread Venantius J Pinto
degrees of meaning depending on contexual usuage. http://www.jlaw.com/Commentary/SupremeChutzpah.html The Supreme Chutzpah Jack Achiezer Guggenheim THE SUPREME CHUTZPAH Jack Achiezer Guggenheim Venantius J Pinto Hi Gilbert, I will let 'chutzpah' lie as I do not want to get into semantics

Re: [Goanet]Any Goans in Japan?

2004-03-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hello Helga, We leave in a few hours. Thanks for all your suggestions. About Goans; its always intersting to meet them and why not in Japan. I do like to see other perspectives. But you are right in the sense that there is so much to soak up in Japan. The Beyonce to Baghdad reference as referenced

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

2004-03-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
to be the most civilised country in the world. Rui Manuel CollaÁo Lisbon From: Venantius J Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan? Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:39:38 -0500 Hello folks, We will be visiting Japan for a month starting

RE: [Goanet]Any Goans in Japan?

2004-03-04 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Nasci, Your exhortation No need for anyone to go looking for Goans, is very enchanting yet amusing. : ) I do understand what you mean. I have been to Japan once years ago to collect an award in Hiroshima and had my work seen at Artec'91 in Nagoya where I received another award. I do like to

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

2004-02-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Goan group in Sacramento CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are fortunate to have a Goan priest Fr. Januirus Rodrigues amongst us. Personal regards, Norman Lobo Sacramento, CA From: Venantius J Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Re: Any Goans

[Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan?

2004-02-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
tempered Goan-ness if one has indeed evolved. Any response will be much appreciated, Venantius J Pinto + Cecilia Castelino-Pinto 664 West 163 Street, #57 New York, NY 10032-4527 USA ## # Send submissions for Goanet

Re: [Goanet]Re: Special breed

2004-02-28 Thread Venantius J Pinto
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

[Goanet]Re: regret mispelling your name

2004-02-01 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Godfrey J. I. Gonsalves, In my post to you, I realized only today, that I misspelt your name. Mea maxima culpa. Venantius ___ Dear Godrey J. I. Gonsalves, It is laudable that there are individuals like you who take up these issues where subtlety is

Re: [Goanet]Commercial Contract of KRCL in Goa preference to people of Goa

2004-01-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
entrepreneurs/interested parties from other states. Venantius J Pinto 664 West 163 Street, #57 New York, NY 10032-4527 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Dear Goans world wide. This is the reply received from the Konkan Railway Corpn Chief Commercial

Re: [Goanet]Christian Surnames in Goa

2004-01-02 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Goanet next meets in Goa: January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). Goanet founder Herman Carneiro will be there. See you there! -- A Athaide C Carasco (as in Carasco Vaddo, Mapuça) G da Gama (remember an Indian guitarist Derek da Gama

Re: [Goanet]Nice one_Of a Katlic Mien_or Katlic Disposition

2003-12-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Goanet next meets in Goa: January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). Goanet founder Herman Carneiro will be there. See you there! -- Wener Fernandes, I cherish the end of your post. It says a lot of the lot of us Goans. (The Katlic male anthropos) simply

Re: [Goanet]Re: Udok

2003-11-30 Thread Venantius J Pinto
A large number of Konkani words are from Sanskrit. I believe even moreso than in Marathi. Venantius J Pinto __ Udak is one Sanskrit word for water. I did not know that. I assumed, because most Sanskrit-based Indo/Pakistani languages use pani

Re: [Goanet]Who is a Goan ?

2003-09-07 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Fred, I agree with you thoughts with one exception below. FN wrote: Wouldn't it be better if we simply: (i) Accepted that Goa has long been, and will probably continue to be, a melting-pot for different people, working out a modus vivendi among themselves in various ways?

Fwd: [Goanet]Olivia's Puzzle...

2003-07-29 Thread Venantius J Pinto
give you an idea of what my work is about since I work in many areas. I would be happy to meet if you have the time to do so. I may be reached at 212.237.7406(work, Mon-Wed) or at my home studio--212.928.3955. Regards and the very best, Venantius J Pinto Venantius ** Forwarded Message

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Nightmare OR Never a dull moment

2003-06-05 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Noel, Its important to read what Ms Albertina Almeida of Bailancho Saad said before labelling the organization as sad. SHE SAID The scary part is that the locals are justifying the rape, saying she has loose morals. After all, she smokes, says Albertina Almeida HERE, Ms Almeida is

[Goanet] Dilip Sardesai

2003-03-06 Thread Venantius J Pinto
For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com O Gharan, Dilip Sardesai if I am not mistaken is a Goan. I believe this was mentioned on GOACOM some time back. venantiu