[Goanet] re: Goa History - a response to George Pinto's post

2006-06-21 Thread Jose Colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] Re: Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961

2006-06-06 Thread jose colaco
--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Jose, I am sure you will have read my email to Constantino confirming that we do not need to take this matter further following Constantino's clarification of my genuine query regarding his use of "continental Portugal". Thank you very much for your intere

[Goanet] Re: Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961

2006-06-06 Thread jose colaco
Cornel wrote to Constantino: 1: Thank you very much for your explanation for your contemporary, repeat, contemporary use of "continental Portugal" 2: I very much regret to say that your use of "continental Portugal" is quite misleading. It is also totally inappropriate and incorrect. Portugal is

[Goanet] RE: Cornel's response to searching questions from Jose Colaco

2006-06-04 Thread jose colaco
Dear Cornel Thanks for the courtesy of your eesponse. Please send me your updated version - we have a long weekend coming up, maybe we can upload it and then review the critique of that article. I would like to remind you that I have known Lambert Mascarenhas since I was a teen. He had wal

[Goanet] Developments in Goan NRI Affairs

2006-05-31 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] RE: East Timor... and Lusophobia

2006-05-31 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] RE: East Timor... and the Lusophobes among us

2006-05-31 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] RE: TIMOR LESTE and Nasci

2006-05-29 Thread jose colaco
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nasci, the world knows who is utterly wrong! = Paulo, Here are some URLs that Nasci might wish to review http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3729807.stm http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/oil/2004/1200timorgap.htm http://www.smh.com.au/articles/20

[Goanet] RE: Abade Faria, TGF and World Goa Day 2006

2006-05-28 Thread jose colaco
Dear Jorge, Thank You very much for the e-mail and jpeg attachments please vide http://www.colaco.net good wishes to all jose > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It gives me great pleasure to let you know that "CTT - Correios de Portugal= " is going to put into c

[Goanet] re Forward Timor Leste ....or Is it Backward?

2006-05-28 Thread jose colaco
Frederick [FN] Noronha Sent: 26 May 2006 21:48 Here's another perspective on what's happening in another former Portuguese colony. Without intending to bait our Lusostalgic friends, could one ask whether there was something specific about Portuguese colonialism that left behind strongly polarised,

[Goanet] RE: Congrats to Beatrice and Cecil Pinto

2006-05-26 Thread jose colaco
On Thu, 25 May 2006 George Pinto wrote : Congratulations to Beatrice and Cecil Pinto who celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary today. Cecil has entertained us with his humourous posts over the years. Please join me in wishing them many more years of marital bliss. --

[Goanet] RE: Cornel's contention with .... WE ARE ALL GOANS

2006-05-24 Thread jose colaco
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mario I have very mildly clashed with Ricardo previously on Goanet. If my memory serves me well, it was over his contention that, but for the Portuguese, all Goans would have been of Turkisk/Muslim provenance. Historically, this could well have been an alternative re

[Goanet] RE: pressure on kids!

2006-05-23 Thread jose colaco
It was a few years ago that Tino Xavier (I believe) had noted (quite correctly IMHO) that Kids in Goa felt an enormous pressure to do even better than the best. here is an unfortunate story from the Times of India jc == http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1544534.cms Girl sets her

[Goanet] Re: European Union - citizenship et al -final

2006-05-17 Thread jose colaco
> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:39:08 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = My dear Cornel, The above from you is unlikely to be accurate. As an EU national - IF a person can find a job ...whatever the job, even if it is part-time he is also entitled to stay in that Member State He is

[Goanet] Re: European Union - citizenship et al

2006-05-15 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] Happy Mother's Day wishes to all Mums

2006-05-14 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] RE: Cornel & The continuing lament about the Portuguese departure in 1961 from Goa

2006-05-13 Thread jose colaco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] RE: Memory

2006-05-04 Thread jose colaco
re: "Á MEMÓRIA DAS INFELIZES 81 VICTIMAS" > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "IN MEMORY OF THE 81 UNHAPPY VICTIMS " Could I suggest the following ? "IN MEMORY OF THE 81 UNfortunate VICTIMS.." ps: Yes, it does appear that a sentence is missin

[Goanet] RE: Who is an NRI

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco
- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original post but I stated very clearly that the term NRIs has lost its original and true meaning and has been loosely interpreted to mean every Indian or Person of Indian Origin, who now resides outside of India. Mar

[Goanet] RE: FN in 'Naughty' film poster offends Christians

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco
re http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1509678.cms Posters of the film show a partly unclad woman with the catchline — 'Story of a Bold, Sexy and Naughty Nun'. Members of the Christian community have objected to it and a petition has been filed in Bombay High Court by a city-based advoc

[Goanet] RE: NRI voting rights

2006-04-30 Thread jose colaco
et voting rights.> from jose colaco: True, there is a lot of debateand quite a bit of confusion between NRI / PIO and a foreign national who might also be accorded Indian Nationality ( as a dual nationality). The term NRI stands for Indian Citizens who are presently NOT RESIDENT in INDIA;

[Goanet] RE:the Moira controversy and the "NO Scope"effect for English

2006-04-26 Thread jose colaco
I am truly amazed at our intense individual hypersensitivities. BTW: This has nothing to do with any Manuel Caldeira or anybody else; It has purely to do with ANYBODY who may or may not be harbouring the thought that Ceramic Factories DO NOT have ANY Scope for Pollution. Only IF someone feels l

[Goanet] Re Olavo on the : Moira controversy and the "NO Scope" effect

2006-04-25 Thread jose colaco
In response to Olavo Menezes JC wrote the following : " Not being a Moidecar & definitely not being intelligent, I did NOT know that there isn't any scope for ANY TYPE (Indoor or Outdoor) of pollution with reference to a Ceramic Unit." Inter alia, Olavo responded with the following: < If you

[Goanet] RE: Bus Service in Margao

2006-04-24 Thread jose colaco
--- > Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:24:15 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < If politcian had taken interest then only the locals would have been benefitted. But they do not look into the needs of the locals Goans. Could anybody put this proposal forward to put

[Goanet] Re: Moira controversy and the "NO Scope" effect

2006-04-23 Thread jose colaco
> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:39:56 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without reference to the personalities involved in the Moira Kestao - only to the above quoted from Olavo: JC: Not being a Moidecar & definitely not being intelligent, I did NOT know

[Goanet] RE: telephone calls from the UK to India @ 4p per minute

2006-04-22 Thread jose colaco
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:55:52 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Your 'Community News' column mentions an item about telephone calls from the UK to India @ 4p per minute. Where can I get some more information, please? I've checked the Goanvoice webpage and cannot find it. Thank yo

[Goanet] Re: Excellencies!....perhaps not ...dear George

2006-04-21 Thread jose colaco
> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:45:19 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear George, I submit that the term "Mrs. President" is unlikely to be used. It is more likely to be "Madam President" or just "President" BTW: ...just in case there is a woman Presid

[Goanet] RE: Tonybab on Excellencies!

2006-04-21 Thread jose colaco
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Excellencies! < At long last, 56 years after we adopted a Republican Constitution, has the Bar Council of India realized the incongruity of adressing judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts as "My Lord" and

[Goanet] Advantage of Portuguese Passport for Goan Doctors in the UK

2006-04-20 Thread jose colaco
This is a follow-up of the point I was making in the discussion with Cornel da Costa Goan doctors and other professionals (I assume) may wish to make a note of the recent changes in the Visa situation in the UK. Am not suggesting one bit that Anyone should try obtain Portuguese Nationality

[Goanet] Medha Patkar: "Loyalty" NOT to self but to the Poor and Dispossesed

2006-04-18 Thread jose colaco
The following news item is from the Independent UK Must say that I haven't seen much about this on GoaNet. Nor about the report that 42% of Chennai kids are being Sexually Molested. Nor did I hear much from the "loyal" lot in protest against Narendra Modi. Not that it stopped them from s

[Goanet] Re: airport earnings

2006-04-18 Thread jose colaco
"gilbert menezes" wrote : "I have consistently posted facts, based on my personal knowlege, on goanet. I have worked in jobs involved with Defence operations,plans, and expenditure at reasonably senior levels to know what is the truth. If you , dear Philip, want to believe otherwise, you are

[Goanet] What do (some) Christians believe about Buddhist Snake Temples?

2006-04-17 Thread jose colaco
--- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- USDA certified Goa Sausages and other Goan foods can now be delivered

[Goanet] RE: Bonefacio & Portuguese Passports - Update 1

2006-04-17 Thread jose colaco
--- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- USDA certified Goa Sausages and other Goan foods can now be delivered

[Goanet] RE: Nasci and Santosh's " What do Christians believe?"

2006-04-16 Thread jose colaco
--- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- USDA certified Goa Sausages and other Goan foods can now be delivered

[Goanet] re: Baloney: - a response to Tony Correia-Afonso

2006-04-11 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php

[Goanet] Re: Unbalanced CyberMatrimonials and ChiSquarecalculations as per Cornel 2

2006-04-11 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php

[Goanet] Gulf Air fined for denying travel: WELL DONE Consumer Court, New Delhi

2006-04-10 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php

[Goanet] RE:Advantages of a Portuguese Travel document - response to Cornel

2006-04-10 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php

[Goanet] Re: Unbalanced CyberMatrimonials and Chi Square calculations as per Cornel

2006-04-10 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php

[Goanet] RE:Advantages of a Portuguese Travel document -TGF update April 8, 06

2006-04-08 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?

[Goanet] RE: Advantages of a Portuguese Travel document.....Rau Re!

2006-04-08 Thread jose colaco
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?

[Goanet] RE: Pre & Pot 1961 Goa - a response to Tony Correia Afonso

2006-04-06 Thread jose colaco
India. That is how the Gujratis who live there and their relatives who live in Daman and Diu, think. IMHO, That is the smart and practical way of looking at it. Now to your responses to a few questions [wrt: Pre & Post 1961 Goa]; I have a few closing comments at the foot of this (rather

[Goanet] The articles on the TGF Front Page April 4, 2006

2006-04-03 Thread jose colaco
The Goan Forum at http://www.colaco.net invites all readers of this message to review the articles on the site The articles on the TGF Front Page are as follows: Your views are welcome. Please advise IF TGF should NOT use them thanks jc === A Shocker from Chennai ! - Chetan Chauhan, H

[Goanet] The Goan Forum updated April 2, 2006

2006-04-02 Thread jose colaco
On The Goan Forum website at http://www.colaco.net - A Shocker from Chennai!, Anthony Baretto: Tribute to Anjediv Island ex-boss Poristhar, TGF: Communal Riots break out in Goa, Valmiki Faleiro: Driving Skills in Goa: What Driving Skills?, TGF: Violence is Never the Answer, Chandrakant Keni:

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If?

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disallowed from finding out the gender of my baby by u/s. What if a parent were to find out that their child will be born handicaped, say with spina bifidia?> Dear Elizabeth, I trust you are NOT suggesting that Spina Bifida is "gender specific".

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If 2

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
Elizabeth Carvalho wrote:gender specific accommodations, for a child with spina bifidia.> Dear Elizabeth, Do forgive my being "thick" this evening (here) but could you please expand on what you mean by " undertake gender specific accommodations, for a child with spina bifidia"; assuming that

[Goanet] Re: India sex selection doctor jailed - and Elizabeth's What If 3

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> like learning how to use a catheter, design a toilet with handicap facilities, etc> Dear Elizabeth, I thank you for the courtesy of your response. I am not sure that lack of an Ultrasound antepartum (before birth) prevented any parent (of a chil

[Goanet] RE: Tony Correia-Afonso et Pre & Pot 1961 Goa

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] the good life and were duly rewarded for loyalty to the Portuguese colonial regime. The vast majority of the population, however, was illiterate, economically deprived and largely exploited.> Dear Tonybab, Once again, Greetings from here. Don't mean to be disagreeea

[Goanet] re Valmiki on Fred's bluff

2006-03-31 Thread jose colaco
From: "Valmiki Faleiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> second -- perhaps closer -- look at the geographical map of India, for that matter of South East Asia.> jc's response: I agree with Mr. Valmiki Faleiro. We surely will do well to take a closer look at that map.. Then explain to ourselve

[Goanet] Re: Bernado's query about A weekly... in three languages

2006-03-29 Thread jose colaco
From: Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pais ani Pez (canji) (:-) jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ __

[Goanet] RE: Fred's bluff and Tony Correia-Afonso's "off the cuff".

2006-03-28 Thread jose colaco
"Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < I'm no lawyer, and have no specialist domain in this field. But it's time someone called this bluff... if we repeat it often enough, we just might get around to believing it. > Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> responded: 1: <

[Goanet] Re: Heinous crimes, Freedom Fighters & Missing Something .

2006-03-26 Thread jose colaco
Floriano Lobo wrote: pensioned Freedom fighters getting looked after with our tax-money> 1: Fred Noronha asked: December 1961 (and the end of Portuguese rule) and the accused gets off and leaves jail. Ergo, all freedom fighters are bogus? > 2: Fred Noronha noted: Fighters) is just the lazy w

[Goanet] TGF WebSite updated March 25, 2006

2006-03-25 Thread jose colaco
Dear ALL, Just a brief message advising the update of The Goan Forum website at http://www.colaco.net Your views - both pro and con are welcome Sincerely jc for TGF _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download toda

[Goanet] RE: The Smearing of one...and the Bully Pulpitwalla

2006-03-24 Thread jose colaco
.. O-bli-me !! I am reading this on Goanet!! It must have gotten "through" only because Jose Colaco sent it here, I guess. O-bli-me !! Jose Colaco is back to his shenanigans !! While discussing a sensitive topic of insinuations by some people re a murdered priest, he chooses to do

[Goanet] Re: Public execution

2006-03-24 Thread Jose Colaco
-- | Read V.M. de Malar's latest Column: | || | Politics of Destruction |

[Goanet] re: Goanet admin ability to read Konkani words & a public apology to Mario

2006-03-24 Thread jose colaco
-- | Read V.M. de Malar's latest Column: | || | Politics of Destruction

[Goanet] RE: The Smearing of one who is unable to respond et HIV testing.

2006-03-23 Thread jose colaco
Dear Basilio and Jose Oscar, I second your posts, and the sentiments contained therein. Fr. Eusebio is not around anymore to clear his name; He was brutally murdered. The Police Chief has released bits and pieces of the "confession" from the alleged murderers. That may or may not be the whol

[Goanet] RE: MAINTAIN PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS

2006-03-22 Thread jose colaco
Aires Rodrigues wrote: 1: Parliament was firm in expelling the 11 MPs involved in the cash for questions scam. 2: spinelessly dealing with the other batch of 7 MPs caught negotiating cuts in the MPLAD scheme. 3: This offence is in fact much more serious a 4: It is accepted that the Goa MP

[Goanet] Final respponse to Kevin Saldanha on HIS being "Indian".

2006-03-20 Thread jose colaco
Dear Kevin Saldanha, Thank You for those answers. I believe that MOST Goans who hve settled in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanisthan and Pakistan, and in Portugal (pre-1961) will agree with your children (vide KS 5 infra) and not with you. Accordingly, it is pointless discussing this any furthe

[Goanet] re: Floriano on GOANS ASSOCIATION' & Rene Barreto

2006-03-19 Thread jose colaco
My dear Florianobab, May I comment on 4 of the points (infra) that you made wrt Mr. Rene Baretto 1: I came to realize that Mr. Rene Barreto has gone to the extent of organizing this meet on his own, along with some of his unsuspecting cronies like Vivian D’Souza for vested interests of his o

[Goanet] Re: Portuguese Passport & "brownie" points

2006-03-19 Thread jose colaco
Mario Goveia wrote: < Wow! 207 Goans are interested in getting Portuguese passports. This would be considered a trickle, not a flood. That means there are 1,399,793 who are not interested. Perhaps Goa is not quite as bad as the brown Portuguese make it out to be.> Gabriel de Figueired

[Goanet] RE: Portuguese Passport and the Bonefacio Factor 3

2006-03-19 Thread jose colaco
"Kevin Saldanha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> < whenever I'm asked about my origins, I consider myself Indian first and Goan second. Portuguese never enters the equation unless the conversation drifts to my last name. There are such strong sentiments for and against the Portuguese on GoaNet and els

[Goanet] RE: Portuguese Passport and the Bonefacio Factor 3

2006-03-19 Thread jose colaco
From: Bonefacio Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> < I have to thank Senhor Jose Colaco for his good gesture. I for one never hated portugal nor an anti-portuguese. I am proud that my parents taught me to speak and write portuguese so also am proud to speak and write konkani. All those

[Goanet] Re: HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage registrationin Goa

2006-03-19 Thread jose colaco
Cricket ani other maters famado Xri Dainanda Narvencar stated : be the first state in the country to have mandatory HIV test before marriage> "Lawrence Rodrigues" noted : < Some more nonsense from our Goan politicians!!! Wonder how many politicians (or their kith & kin) are associated with pa

[Goanet] Portuguese Passport & the Bonefacio factor

2006-03-17 Thread jose colaco
Dear all, Just a quick note. Since my responses to Bonefacio, I have received 207 e-requests for assistance with this matter. Please excuse my inability to assist or even personally respond to 206 of those requests. Almost all have requested - that info be found about their application. Mu

[Goanet] RE: Afra's channel to NOC

2006-03-16 Thread jose colaco
in response to the following from donald arthur dsilva :<"In my opinion the State Government of Goa must take immediate steps to ensure that no premises, residential or commercial are leased out to anyone without first obtaining the NOC - No Objection Certificate from the Police Department lik

[Goanet] RE: GOOFY ani mumbo-jumbo + patriotic prattle?

2006-03-16 Thread jose colaco
From: "Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : < the bogus air base scenario (supported purely by holier-than-thou patriotic prattle and military mumbo-jumbo) to contend with. All big millstones round the neck of the Goan people and the hordes who want to visit them in a sensible and safe way! >

[Goanet] RE:Phillip Thomas' NAVY BLUES

2006-03-14 Thread jose colaco
"Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quoted the following: have the right to see the evidence that has been used to indict him. The Navy says it has clinching evidence against Kashyap Kumar but not one bit of that evidence can be shown to Kumar. It will show the evidence to the judge and no o

[Goanet] Re: : PORTUGUESE PASSPORT - again

2006-03-13 Thread jose colaco
From: "Bonefacio Lopes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senhor Jose Colaco, Thanks a lot for the prompt response and clarifications but permit me to say some words. 1. How do we convince the portuguese authorities that certificates belonging to person A is true while that of B is false,

[Goanet] The Goan Forum updated March 12, 2006

2006-03-12 Thread jose colaco
The Goan Forum updated March 12, 2006 Lead Article: Violence is Never the Answer; Let there be Peace, Please! - reviews the views of 1. Rajan Narayan: GOADHRA 2. Cecil Pinto: Am I losing it? How come I can't write anything funny this week? 3. Samir Kelekar: The RSS is at it again. 4.

[Goanet] Re: RE: PORTUGUESE PASSPORT

2006-03-12 Thread jose colaco
From: "Bonefacio Lopes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senhor Jose Colaco, I was expecting a reply from you in this tone - never mind let me reply to your questions:= 1.Looking for a Portuguese Nationality. 2. I have been checking for the last four to five years even the year before

[Goanet] RE: GOA with AIDS / HIV Problems & Marie's response

2006-03-12 Thread jose colaco
In response to this :< If you knew how HIV/AIDS is contracted by most of it's victims you would not ask such a question. It's not the Goa government that is engaging in risky behavior. Unfortunately, they are left to react > Marie D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> noted: < "yes the Goa Govt. as

[Goanet] Re: spinning the duck & difficulty with the Rule of Law - final word (I hope)

2006-03-12 Thread jose colaco
From: "gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Whats wrong with spinning? The Father of my Nation was good at it. Come on, you can have the last word. Speak your words of wisdom, but no more tiresome questions, please, which I will perforce have to *duck*. regards, Gilbert Menezes. Dear

[Goanet] Re: non-answers, ducks, spin and ....... difficulty with the Rule of Law

2006-03-11 Thread jose colaco
From: "gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You are right on both counts. GM1: I duck questions which are worthless. And after seeing numerous posts of yours over the past few years on goanet, Ive observed that you are very fond of asking questions which simultaneously make insinuations. In t

[Goanet] RE:Sapna's view on Konkani Press and communalism?

2006-03-11 Thread jose colaco
From: Sapna Sardessai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1. < It is sad that a journalist of Sandesh Prabhudesai's calibre has had to justify his stand and defend Sunaparant of which he is Editor.> 2. < The fact that few people today read the Sunaparant, is a pity> 3. < Newspaper columns serve as a platfo

[Goanet] RE: the little known FACT & cross-cultural cuisine

2006-03-10 Thread jose colaco
From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Relish the cross-cultural cuisine TIMES NEWS NETWORK non-vegetarian. However I soon found out that it's not true. Maria explained a little known FACT that before the Portuguese occupation of nearly four and half centuries, most Goans were vegetarian.>

[Goanet] Is Gilbert Menezes ducking the questions by name calling?

2006-03-10 Thread jose colaco
In response to his quite oddly phrased previous post Gilbert Menezes was asked a few questions (Please vide infra) It is possible that Gilbert Menezes a: has realised that his post does not make sense. i.e. Does someone who receives(uses) services need PERMISSION to PAY .or is that someone

[Goanet] RE:Gilbert Menezes on PERMITTED TO PAY - 2

2006-03-09 Thread jose colaco
"gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: < regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of military transport, on condition of availability at the military station where they are based.> JC again: Having read Gabriel's post, I reask the question I asked and add some

[Goanet] RE:Gilbert Menezes on PERMITTED TO PAY

2006-03-09 Thread jose colaco
"gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: < regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of military transport, on condition of availability at the military station where they are based.> Would Mr. Menezes please direct me to the Govt. of India regulation which enables

[Goanet] Re: Konknni in Kadamba script

2006-03-07 Thread jose colaco
From: Neal Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cool... does anyone know how/if the matras work for this particular script? Neal Pinto Dear Neil, You may wish to check one of two sources 1: the Kilinders at the Main Bus Station, Panaji 2. Xri SaySill Pin Toe good wishes and good luck jc ___

[Goanet] TGF updated March 5, 2006

2006-03-05 Thread jose colaco
This is merely to advise that The Goan Forum has been updated today March 5, 2006: http://www.colaco.net Lead TGF editorial "Communal Riots break Out in Goa" other lead articles: A Goan Village circa 1961 : Pride, Prejudice, the Truth, or Selective Blindness in 2006?; The Goa Mess named Land

[Goanet] Re: Very well said ....Mario Goveia...re: Portuguese Passports

2006-02-28 Thread jose colaco
From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:46:30 -0800 (PST) Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: < Note that a

[Goanet] RE: FN on ...... Why plaintext...

2006-02-27 Thread jose colaco
From: Frederick Noronha :< This is for all the guys complaining that Goanet "censors" non-plaintext mail... Check the URL below please. -FN http://www.expita.com/nomime.html > === Why Thank You Fred Noronha. From my reading, the Rules relating to posting in PLAIN

[Goanet] RE: Sachin Phadte on the Flip side of .... Does India like or loathe foreigners?

2006-02-27 Thread jose colaco
From: "Sachin Phadte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> controversy of the attempt by Laxmi Mittal to take over Arcelor is one such example.> May I ask Sachin Phadte to please expand on the recent "controversy" surrounding the hostile attempt by Laxmi Mittal to take over Arcelor - as an example of Xenop

[Goanet] The Goan Forum updated Feb 26, 2006 with Circa Circa

2006-02-27 Thread jose colaco
The Goan Forum at http://www.colaco.net is pleased to advise all Goans of its update this Feb 26, 2006 : A Goan Village circa 1961 : Pride, Prejudice, the Truth, or Selective Blindness in 2006? Three tales ...Three viewpoints: one each from Antonio Menezes, Vivek Menezes and Floriano Lobo. TGF

[Goanet] Re: Mario on Savika Gomes' ...Excuse me in " Red "

2006-02-26 Thread jose colaco
From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: < Jose, I am really getting worried because once again I have found much to agree with you in the content of the post below.> < The one exception is your taking umbrage with Savika's very dramatic, pithy and colorful post in red.> < Were the Goanet mo

[Goanet] RE: Savika Gomes' Excuse me in Red ...final

2006-02-24 Thread jose colaco
Dear Savika, This is my final response to you wrt your Valentine's Day corradh 'rejoinder' . My responses are as JC: From: Savika Gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SG 1: < Hello Mr. Colaco.My exclamation in RED did draw many an attention, it was a spontenous rejoinder..> JC: Th

[Goanet] RE: Kevin's done with dessert - now down with indigestion !

2006-02-24 Thread jose colaco
From: "Kevin Saldanha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KS 1: < Jose, You have much too much time on your hands!> JC 1: Kevin, if you were paying close attention, you would have noted that JC was ONLY responding to Kevin (who in his own words ...spoke out of turn). So, it appears that we both (in effect) m

[Goanet] RE: Kevin eating the cake but not seeing eye to eye

2006-02-23 Thread jose colaco
From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to Bosco (I believe) < Thank you for your kind words. JC (not the one who got nailed to the tree) and I are actually good friends. We have met personally and I have enjoyed his hospitality in 'der speck' and had the pleasure of meeting his lovely wife and ch

[Goanet] RE: Savika Gomes' Excuse me in Red ...

2006-02-23 Thread jose colaco
re this from Martinho de Souza from Oz : < "Malaria had been eradicated from India but has again raised its ugly head in that country. Let's hope that Goa, which borders India, will escape its onslaught."> Savika Gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : " EXCUSE ME?" Dear Savika, I believe tha

[Goanet] RE: Fred Noronha the defender of 'gender confusion'?

2006-02-22 Thread jose colaco
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> < Why poke fun when one among us gets genders or spellings wrong? I think it's nice to see GL trying. It's a sure way to put people off a language; unless that's our aim, while professing a love for the language. > Well dear Fred, No one c

[Goanet] Re: The atheists who do good ...but need to redecorate their Cake

2006-02-22 Thread jose colaco
From: Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RESPONSE: Jose, your cynical comments are out of place. Kevin's website that you drew our attention to was last edited by Kevin in May 2004. Since then Kevin has poured out his mind on Goanet as to why he left the Catholic Church and became an atheist. H

[Goanet] RE: "unusual advert" FROM GOA: Goanet News Bytes * Feb 21, 2006

2006-02-21 Thread jose colaco
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <-- UNUSUAL ADVERT -- I Nezia Gonsalves, residing at H No 65, Santan Talaulim, Ilhas Goa would like to change my parents nam

[Goanet] RE: Will someone please translate Gabe's latest signaturesign-off?

2006-02-21 Thread jose colaco
1: Gabe Menezes signs off by writing : Ani borem mog khor! 2: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> requests: Will someone please translate Gabe's latest signaturesign-off? 3: "domnic fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replies: "And make love nicely!" === dear dear Once again (Thanks to Konkani-experts) I am le

[Goanet] RE: the atheist's Konkani - Pure or Contrived?

2006-02-21 Thread jose colaco
Kevin Saldanha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : < Jose, claiming to be a 'non-expert' in Konkani (regardless of the script), gave us translations for 'Thank-you' in Portuguese and Hindi, both of which have words to express gratitude without invoking divine blessings.> Kevin Kevin I hope that someda

[Goanet] There are some atheists who do good ...but this takes the Cake

2006-02-21 Thread jose colaco
From: "Kevin Saldanha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> < As a Goan, and an atheist, I am offended that we do not have a simple word of gratitude in Konkani that does not invoke divine blessings. I'm sure we can do better.> Dear Kevin, As a Goan, and a strong theist, I am amused that a self avowed Ath

[Goanet] RE: New Portuguese nationality law, and Provisions ? already in the 1975 law

2006-02-19 Thread jose colaco
Wonder IF the 1975 Portuguese Nationality Law has undergone Implied or Express repeal by the New 2006 law; IF NOT, the provisions appear to already be in place for upto GrandChildren of citizens of Estado da India Portuguesa. The major glitch (from my most recent information - just a couple d

[Goanet] RE: Kevin, the Shroud of Turin and the Shredding of SFX

2006-02-19 Thread jose colaco
From: "Kevin Saldanha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jose, 1: Forgive me for speaking out of turn here but is it not at all possible that the 'normal process of decomposition' was avoided by clandestine means? 2: The incorruptibility of SFX's remains IS one of the few reasons that there is such a stro

[Goanet] RE: PORTUGUESE PASSPORT

2006-02-19 Thread jose colaco
From: Bonefacio Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Could someone enlighten on the status of Portuguese Passports? I had applied in 1995 now nearing 51 years but till date no news,presume that i will get it and all the others waiting in vain like me either at the time we reach the death bed or should we

[Goanet] RE: Thank-you, Cornel ani Kevin - correction

2006-02-18 Thread jose colaco
From: "jose colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Goans who speak Konkani say Thank You in three ways 1. Deu Borem Korum 2. Obrigadh 3. Dhandiyawadh === SHOULD read as follows: Goans who speak Konkani say Thank You in three ways 1. Deu Borem Korum 2. Obrigadh 3. Dhaniyawadh

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