Re: [Goanet] INformation on Transfer of Shipping of Personal Items from UK to Goa

2006-11-08 Thread Cyril Pereira
KARL About shipping personal goods to Goa . Yes you can do that Check with your Local freight Agents or Contact Our Freight Agent - Rapat Freight ( tel 020 8570 ) Mr Kirthbhai ( very helpful person ) at Heathrow . ( they will also at a charge collect the goods from your house in London /

[Goanet] Three generations in Goans

2006-11-08 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Elisabeth, You have more than redeemed yourself with your data about your statement. Of course this applies for those who would care to read and understand the thrust of your message. But I am still at a loss if you blame the Viagara and post-Viagara generation of Goans for those statistics.

[Goanet] Meeting up... Goa, Tuesday evening

2006-11-08 Thread Frederick \\\"FN\\\" Noronha
Last time I saw this photo of a young man staring back at me on my computer screen, my first thought was, "Who's this?" Horror of horrors, I actually realised that 'he' was sitting before my very own cluttered, untidy and crowded desktop, with my GNU/Linux computer grinning in the background. A

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: IFFI and films -- India needs quality, Goa needs visibility

2006-11-08 Thread cedric da costa
Hello Rico, was touched by this John Aguiar tribute and the tracking of the Goan Cinema...kudos...lets all get together and celebrate the Goan film festival...long live the late legends of Goan cinema...let youngsters be more inspired by their spirit in severe and backward circumstances, unlike

[Goanet] [Fwd: email ID of Dr. Galani]

2006-11-08 Thread Herman Carneiro
Original Message Subject: email ID From:"Vivek Mathur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:Mon, October 30, 2006 7:00 am To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sir, This is Vivek

Re: [Goanet] Contents of Goanet Digest, Vol 1, Issue 498 Admiral Mehta

2006-11-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a) There is nothing wrong in uaing the Goan > connection > with the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mehta to > intervene in the matter of Anjediv Island . Well said, Godfrey. Gabriel. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messen

[Goanet] Goanet careers....

2006-11-08 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
Check these two posts: o ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Starting small... crafting a "successful company" http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-careers-goanet.org/2006-November/88.html o ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Tips... to launch your own innovative little shop http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-careers-

[Goanet] Announcement

2006-11-08 Thread Goa Su-raj Party
A N N O U N C E M E N T Goa Su-Raj Party wishes to announce the release of its 'ELECTIONS-2007' VCD-based campaign movie titled 'NAKA TUM DUSRE PAUT' along with the voice VCD of 'Election-2007' campaign dialogues on which the movie is based, at the function. to be held at the 'Roof Garden', Hotel

Re: [Goanet] Divorce in Goa and India, a digression

2006-11-08 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 21:42 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Divorce in Goa and India > I wonder when you've had even a fleeting acquaintance > with being honorable. (Please note correct spelling of > the word). Both honorable and honou

[Goanet] AICHEA DISAK CHINTOP - Novembrachi 8vi, 2006!

2006-11-08 Thread domnic fernandes
Jivitan amkam zai ani goroz tem mellonam zait, punn amkam favo tem mellta karann Dev sodanch bhov borem tem amkam dita. (In life, we may not get what we want, we may not get what we need, but we get what we deserve because God always gives us what is best.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/D

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's Three Generations/response to Frederick

2006-11-08 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
Hi Selma, What you describe below reflects your perception of reality, rather than the reality per se. If one allows oneself to get brainwashed by the dominant message coming out from the Western media empire -- that you're over-the-hill after 25 -- then it's like painting oneself into a (aging) co

Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mestizos

2006-11-08 Thread Eugene Correia
All this about East Indians is leading us nowhere. Where proof is demanded, it is better to go to Olga Valladares's thesis. I am not sure if there are printed copies of it, but a copy of the manuscripts is at the Bombay University. Olga has also penned a small book, Goa and Bombay. I am not sure wh

[Goanet] Spiralling Untruths and Whirling Dervishes within and without Goa

2006-11-08 Thread Cecil Pinto
Selma changed the Subject of this thread to "Re: Divorce in Goa and India" when it was actually "Initiating, Participating and Soapboxing". At no previous time was 'India' mentioned in Selma's original bombastic statements. The devious attempt to insert a "Re" and change the Subject Line has be

Re: [Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] How others deal with diversity...

2006-11-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Free the airwaves... for India's sake (see the > article at the URL below) > [http://www.tehelka.com/home/2006/2006.asp?filename=18.jpg] Frederick, You are quite right in stating "Paranoid politicians, overcautious officials,"

Re: [Goanet] Dinner on 09 Nov. at Margao with Jesuit Superior General

2006-11-08 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" To: Subject: [Goanet] Dinner on 09 Nov. at Margao with Jesuit Superior General Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:42:12 -0500 Dear Jesuit Alumni on the Net, The programme of interaction and dinner wit

Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mestizos/response to Mario (2)

2006-11-08 Thread Carvalho
Dear Mario, I think I was quite clear and specific in my post when I said, "blacks" is an acceptable term in America. The term is not offensive to them, it is offensive to me as a human being to have to refer to another human being using their skin colour as an indication of category. In Goa, i

Re: [Goanet] So you think you are pukka Goan ?

2006-11-08 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Re: >Many thanks for the Telegraph article. Unfortunately, >I missed the TV programme featuring, among others, >Lord Tebbit, the aptly nicknamed polecat from Chingford! COMMENTS: The TV programme is scheduled for broadcast on Monday 13 Nov - details below. Some of the Channel 4 output is al

[Goanet] Flag Code for Our National Goan Flag -The Next BIG THONG - The Great Goan Kashti

2006-11-08 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Hi Everyone, Now that we have established the National Flag of Goa - The Next BIG THONG - The Great Goan Kashti as a popular Beachwear fashion item, we need to establish a flag code for Kashti - there was another recent post by a Goan who did not want to go into his garage wearing a Kashti bec

Re: [Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] How others deal with diversity...

2006-11-08 Thread Frederick \"FN\" Noronha
Hey Gabriel, The link you are discussing below is offtopic for this list. It deals with community radio in *India*, and why this needs to be opened up. It points to an article in Tehelka, and my guilt is restricted to having it below my .sig file (to spread awareness on this topic). Needless to sa

Re: [Goanet] Spiralling Untruths and Whirling Dervishes within and without Goa

2006-11-08 Thread Carvalho
--- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Divorce rates in Goa are probably on the increase but to state that they are spiraling is to give an unnecessary dramatic twist that gives a different picture. - Dear Cecil, So in sum, what you are saying is

Re: [Goanet] Goan - East Indian Rivalry from Bandra

2006-11-08 Thread Edward Verdes
Hi Carmo, I lived in Bandra (Pali hill) from 1975 to 1990, I too have not seen any goan/east Indian rivalries at that time, wether it was the church sqaure, school grounds, weddings, feasts, tiatrs, Santan's (Dukar marya) or the chimbai joints :). In fact both have now come closer thru inter-commu

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's Three Generations/response to Frederick

2006-11-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the end of the day, we all are what we accept we > are. > > Yeah, marriage and pregnancy (not for men... till > date, at least ... > wonder what happens when cloning comes!) do shape > our lives in > unimaginable ways. As a fairly h

Re: [Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] How others deal with diversity...

2006-11-08 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Gabriel, The link you are discussing below is > offtopic for this > list. Apologies all. I only replied to this OFFTOPIC topic, as I remembered a few incidents in the past. And yes, the call sign ending in DM *is* Didier de Melo (

Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Meztizos, Anglo-Indians and East Indians

2006-11-08 Thread Mario Goveia
> On Sat Nov 4 10:43:59 PST 2006, Mario Goveia wrote: > > > Bosco, > > As a matter of fact, I do. My evidence comes from > > being very close to the East Indian community as > > well as the the following URL: > > > > http://www.eastindians.blogspot.com/ > --- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

[Goanet] Goa News Remix 08.11.06

2006-11-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
Goa News Remix 08/11/2006 Ministers Birthdays Guess whose birthday today ? Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao 49 and PWD Minister Mr. Davilkar, born same day same month one year before (50). Joaquim Alemao’s Birthday ads were about 7 and half pages putting together H (5.5) & NT (2).

Re: [Goanet] Panjim or Panaji

2006-11-08 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The names of villages ending with 'lim' are > basically from the ancient Kannada names [Goa was > part of the Karnataka-based kingdoms from Chalukyas > to Bijapuris and Sondekars] e.g. Benaulim was Bandh > halli, Sanquelim was Sakh halli and Siol

Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mestizos/response to Cornel

2006-11-08 Thread cornel
Hi Aristo This issue is a can of worms because usage changes all the time. Suddenly, one finds an accepted term has become derogatory and one can get caught out by those insistent on being politically correct instantly without allowing for a period of transition to the new accepted terminology a

[Goanet] Aunty's oracle

2006-11-08 Thread Arnold Noronha
Hello Francis: Where the hell have you been absconding, our Goanet's favourite punster? I was beginning to believe you were kidnapped and held for ransom and/or repentance. Using your lofty fairy godmother's oracle for gleeful, unfair advantage, you've become the "enfant terrible" of Goa

Re: [Goanet] Divorce in Goa and India, a digression/to Vidyahar

2006-11-08 Thread Carvalho
Dear Vidyahar, You are correct. I stand corrected. I was under the impression that honourable, like pronunciation lost the u, when used as an adjective. Many thanks, selma --- --- Vidyadhar Gadgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Both honorable and honourable are corr

Re: [Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] How others deal with diversity...

2006-11-08 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: > > You are quite right in stating "Paranoid > politicians, overcautious officials," (I don't know > about the "ad-obsessed broadcasters") preventing > India's progress with respect to radio waves. > > The paranoia in Goa was at its peak in the 60s, soon > after t

Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mestizos/response to Mario (2)

2006-11-08 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Mario, > > I think I was quite clear and specific in my post > when I said, "blacks" is an acceptable term in > America. The term is not offensive to them, it is > offensive to me as a human being to have to refer > to another human being using

[Goanet] Initiating, Participating and Soapboxing/ reply to Cecil

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
Cecil writes: Please conclusively, or at least credibly, prove that: 1) The divorce rate in Goa is spiralling 2) That pre and extra-marital sex is as prevalent in Goa as anywhere in the West. Hi Cecil, Please stop beating up on Selma. She was probably comparing the above statistics in Goa to simi

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's Three Generations/response to Frederick

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
Hi Roland, Contrary to your opinion, I think women are extremely logical and calculating(more so than most men!) in most matters, except when these involve their spouses/boyfriends or clothes.You daughter's present/future suitors will soon learn that! Also from your post it seems like you are no

[Goanet] PROTEST AGAINST GARBAGE PLANT AT BAINGUINIM: PUBLIC MEETING & OLD GOA BANDH

2006-11-08 Thread airesrod
An emergency meeting of the SAVE OLD GOA (Bainguinim) ACTION COMMITTEE held at the Old Goa Panchayat yesterday evening has appealed to all Old Goa shopkeepers and traders to keep their establishments closed tomorrow in Solidarity with the agitation against the proposed garbage treatment plant at Ba

[Goanet] konkani song for goan cultural & food festival

2006-11-08 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
Please download 'Goa Amchem' a great konkani song that can be used as the theme for the food festival: http://h1.ripway.com/jazzgoa25/goaamchem.mp3 Thank you Jazz Goa. We shall be pleased to play the great Konkani song at the food festival! Thanks again for the great gesture. We feel proud o

Re: [Goanet] Mauxi's Kani - now from China/response to Roland

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
Hi Roland, It is a bit extreme to brand all Portuguese Red wines(Vinho Tinto) as being of no consequence in taste or bouquet. The problem is that the Portuguese wines that are exported to other countries (the most famous one being Mateus Rose) are generally of the worst quality and are more suited

Re: [Goanet] Goan Cultural & Food Festival

2006-11-08 Thread domnic fernandes
This is very good news for the Goan community in Kuwait. I wish the Goan folklore troupe, the artists and the organizers all the best. Above all, I take this opportunity to congratulate Goa's Directorate of Art & Culture for taking the right steps to promote Goa's cultural heritage in foreign

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's Three Generations/response to Frederick

2006-11-08 Thread Roland Francis
Touche, Sunith, you got me on that one!!! Roland. On 11/8/06, Sunith Velho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Roland, > > Contrary to your opinion, I think women are extremely logical and > calculating(more so than most men!) > in most matters, except when these involve their spouses/boyfriends or >

[Goanet] Airlines Offers: Fly Goa-Bombay for Rs.99 etc - (And you actually pay 11 times more)

2006-11-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
Airlines Offers: Fly Goa-Bombay for Rs.99 etc - (And you actually pay 11 times more) One may find or see many such mouth watering or red hot or spicy offers on the net as well as print editions. Yes, it is true that some airlines do throw away such offers and they may be genuine too. e.g. R

Re: [Goanet] Initiating, Participating and Soapboxing/ reply to Sunith

2006-11-08 Thread Carvalho
Dear Sunith, Seeing that you arrived in London just about 3 months ago, apparently the first thing you did was a ramdom survey of who was engaging in premarital sex. A survey so comprehensive, that you then had comparative data with statistics compiled by Cecil from Goa. Afterall, that is what we

[Goanet] Spiralling Untruths and Whirling Dervishes within and without Goa

2006-11-08 Thread Cecil Pinto
Selma wrote: So in sum, what you are saying is : Divorce rates in Goa are increasing and the word I used was spiraling. Can you provide us with statistics for Goan divorces, to prove that they are "increasing" (presumably at a rate acceptable to us) and infact not "spiraling" and at what point you

[Goanet] Goanetters meeting in Goa - December 2006

2006-11-08 Thread Vivian D'Souza
Goanetters are invited to our annual informal meeting on Thursday, 21st December 2006 at the FOODLAND Cafe/Restaurant in Miramar, Panjim, Goa. For those not familiar with the location, the Foodland Restaurant is within the premises of the Miramar Residency, on the right hand side, when heade