Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)

2006-05-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario done! I'll buy you a glass of feni at Georgie's bar if you promise to buy me a kilo of dukra mass at the tinto.:) Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. Cheers, Santosh P.S. There is

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)

2006-05-01 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario done! I'll buy you a glass of feni at Georgie's bar if you promise to buy me a kilo of dukra mass at the tinto.:) Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. Cheers, Santosh P.S. There is a problem with some keys on my keyboard.

Re: [Goanet] Review of the review by the reviewer /melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-28 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Melinda Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear Alfred, Mr Powell does not hail from the Emerald Isle, neither is he Welsh. I didnt have to woo him with GUINESS or Stout, sheer chemistry and mental compatibility did the trick. Mario adds: I'll drink to that! Wherever Mr. Powell hails

[Goanet] Review of the review by the reviewer /melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-28 Thread Melinda Powell
Alfred de Tavares wrote: Good for you, Melinda! By name, may I guess that Mr Powell hails from the Emerald Isle? And did you woo him with an extra GUINESS? __ dear Alfred, Mr Powell does not hail from the Emerald Isle ,neither is he Welsh. I didnt have to woo him

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda CoutinhoPowell

2006-04-28 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 27/04/06, Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way,I marrried one of my passengers.(without harressing him) Melinda Good for you, Melinda! By name, may I guess that Mr Powell hails from the Emerald Isle? And did you woo him with an extra GUINESS? Alfred RESPONSE: Sorry,

RE: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-28 Thread Eddie Fernandes
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I welcome all Goans and Indians to review and study Holy Warrior. ... === Folks, I look forward to Gilbert's review of the book. For those requiring details of the book: Edna Fernandes was born in Nairobi, Kenya and traces her Goan roots to

RE: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda CoutinhoPowell

2006-04-27 Thread Alfred de Tavares
By the way,I marrried one of my passengers.(without harressing him) Melinda Good for you, Melinda! By name, may I guess that Mr Powell hails from the Emerald Isle? And did you woo him with an extra GUINESS? Alfred _ Do not post admin requests

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-27 Thread Mario Goveia
The following exchange from the planet of Venus should be a lesson in civility to the rest of us Martian barbarians :-)) --- Melinda Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Elisabeth Carvalho worte I was ofcourse being flippant and resorting to stereotype, when adding that one-liner. However since I

[Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-27 Thread gilbertlaw
Hi Gabe, I welcome all Goans and Indians to review and study Holy Warrior. This will directly and indirectly support the author and her work. I hope ALL Goans can support the cause and issue surfaced by Edna Fernandes. Or else the issue becomes a 'topic d jour' and a one week 'flash in the pan'

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-27 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Hey Melinda, It's nice to have another woman on the forum. I hope you stick around. The testosterone here is a bit overwhelming at times. Fred Noronhna congratulating you on weathering storms has made me think of investing in a good umbrella. About the little fishes, you mean to say no matter

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-27 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 27/04/06, Melinda Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Elisabeth, hey ,I wasnt really upset,just felt that I had to speak up for the cause --I still have a few loyalties left though I quit 13 years ago. It is very gracious of you to apologise,now I admire you even more. I enjoy reading yr

[Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-26 Thread Melinda Powell
Elisabeth Carvalho worte I was ofcourse being flippant and resorting to stereotype, when adding that one-liner. However since I was not making a personal dig at any one person, I didn't seriously think it would offend anyone. Again, since it inadvertently did, I apologise. Hi Elisabeth, hey ,I

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review By the Reviewer/ Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-26 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Melinda Powell, I apologise sincerely for having upset the airline world. I too spent 6 years of my life in the travel industry at the tail-end of poor jokes and disrespect. I know how difficult the entire hospitality industry is, from hotels to airlines to any ground operations. I was

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-26 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 26/04/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gabe, ... Yet she (or you) could provide us with reviews that this book may have received in England - the home of the Goan author. Goa net could certainly add new blood and fresh ideas. Kind Regards, GL.

[Goanet] Review of the Review By the Reviewer/ Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-26 Thread Melinda Powell
Gilbert wrote:I hope the airline hostess does comment about THIS - which is the reviews of Holy Warriors the topic of this thread. It is awfully easy to get way led with some minor comment. Unless the ex-airline hostess spend their life harassing passengers on discount airlines, she may not have

[Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer /Melinda Coutinho Powell

2006-04-25 Thread Melinda Powell
Elisabeth Carvalho wrote : As such, they are much like air stewardess' who having failed to launch their acting careers spend their life harassing passengers on discount airlines. Hi Elisabeth, Ive read many of yr intelligent and interesting responses on this forum,but this one is rather

[Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-25 Thread gilbertlaw
Hi Gabe, I hope the airline hostess does comment about THIS - which is the reviews of Holy Warriors the topic of this thread. It is awfully easy to get way led with some minor comment. Unless the ex-airline hostess spend their life harassing passengers on discount airlines, she may not have

RE: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-24 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Ofcourse if I was anything more than an opinionated hausfrau, I would have goggled this: http://www.knowledgecommission.org/members/pbProfile.aspx before I railroaded into Pratap Mehta. However, I still think he is long on rhetoric and short on review. He rightly deserves a pulpit, about the

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-24 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 24/04/06, Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As such, they are much like air stewardess' who having failed to launch their acting careers spend their life harassing passengers on discount airlines. ... Comment: Wow ! You are opinionated - we do have

RE: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer

2006-04-24 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
I'm not too sure about the discussions that preceded, but I agree with Gilbert that the review of Holy Warriors by Pratap Mehta, is disingenuous to say the least. It is no secret that most reviewers earn their bread and butter, trying to be psuedointellectuals pontificating over material they