I am stopping in Frankfurt for three days from July 19 to 21 night en
route to Toronto. Would like to meet any goanetters in the city.
Eugene
Uppeka Jain is NOT Miss India-Canada 2008 BUT Miss India Worldwide 2008. The
Miss India-Canada Beauty Pageant will be held on the same day as the Goan
Convention Ball, July 26, at the DoubleTee International Plaza Hotel.
Check http://www.missindiacanada.com/
Eugene
> From: JoeGoaUk
>
> Talking photo: Please identify this Bridge and the Church
>
> The bridge
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukbridges/2670728567/sizes/l/
Joe,
This bridge will be identified as the BRIDGE OF NO HOPE.
With sadness, I inform you that this bridge represents Goa today, a b
-Original Message-
From" JoeGoaUk
Thanks Fn,
Your baker must be non-goan like almost rest of Goa.
Goan poder are sucegad, i suppose.
My Poder is neither sucegad nor a non-Goan!! He is 100% Goan and makes a
variety of pau unlike Joao Paul, his father, the visionary, who set up the
b
Thank you Mario for your response on Goan Catholic surnames.
""" How about Goan Hindu surnames like Desai and Prabhu ?'' or for that
matter surnames like Kamat, Pai, Angle, Keni, Kenkre, Kare,Hegde, Kantak,
Naik etc.
I did mention in my previous post that a section of Hindu community had
three nam
Celina Jaitley buys heritage structure
17 Jul 2008, 0343 hrs IST, VICKEY LALWANI,TNN
Celina Jaitley wants to completely refurbish a 150-year-old bungalow,
which she recently bought in Moira village in Goa. The bungalow is known
to be an old heritage structure and she has named it 'Casa de Francis
Answer: Cabo Raj Niwas (Raj Bhavan) at Dona Paula. Goa Governor's
residence.
Cabo Raj Niwas Or The Cabo Palace in Goa
Cabo Palace in Goa
Built in 1540 AD opposite Fort Aguada on the south headland of the river
Mandovi, the Cabo (the Portuguese word for cape) Palace fortress housed the
Franc
Mario Goveia wrote:
> The real but negated US victory in Vietnam was
> confirmed much later by Viet Cong Gen. Giap who said
> in his memoires that he was shocked when the US pulled
> out just when they had his forces on their knees
> because the anti-war Democrats in the US Congress
> succeeded in
Answer: Colvale Bridge across Chapora river and Colvale Church, Bardez
From: JoeGoaUk
Talking photo: Please identify this Bridge and the Church
The bridge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukbridges/2670728567/sizes/l/
Thanks so much for you information
God BLESS!
Fabian
MESSAGE FOR WORLD GOA DAY - OSCAR FURTADO
President GOAN OVERSEAS ASSOCIATION -TORONTO
The Goans from Toronto Canada send their best wishes to Goans around the
world as we celebrate 'World Goa Day' on August 20th.
RESPONSE: While Rene touts the 200
Congrats and well deserved. Wonder if the program is available on the web.
regards,
Samir
Hi Fred & Cornel
That was amazing , Fred to have the info extracted from goacom.com. I had
the impression that you had compiled it.
Unfortunately, many historical events have not been documented, and
we have to rely on the recollections of the older folks - as most
of the these happening occur
TRI CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008
Not many people know that the legendary revolutionary Che Guevara's hands
were severed and are missing. However, there are some remarkable men and
women who are prepared to risk their lives to recover the two hands. Their
bizarre and secret stories unfold in
It is not just Goans but most Indians do it also. The reason they do this is
even with minimum wage, they live miserably and put away most of their
earnings. Gas stations are usually a good opportunity for employment. If
they work 10 hours at even $5/hr., that is $50.00/day or $350/wk or
$1
Conservation, Restoration, Renovation, Destruction
By Wendell Rodricks
Two months ago, I spent an entire day in the deep South and South East
of Goa with history professor Prajal Sakhardande. Celebrated
photographer Denzil Sequeira's son Mark accompanied us as
photographer. The route through this
Thanks FN,
For that matter there are about 800-1000 trawlers in Goa and almost all are
Goan owners but people working on them are over 20,000 non-Goans.
(recently, about 15,000 had gone on long holiday to their native places and
will be back next month or after the annual ban on traveller fishin
Is it really Selma?
In many cases, I think it is a shame issue.
In Goa they would never do certain jobs, but abroad, where nobody knows
them, they have no problems in doing those jobs like cleaning, cooking, etc.
Do you think they enjoy being away from their families? Money cannot buy
happiness.
Hi Tony (and Cornel too):
I just copy-and-pasted this stuff from Goacom.com. It neither originates
from my computer, brain, or hardwork!
As someone said recently on Goanet, I'm pretty efficient in this
copy-and-paste stuff. When it comes to sharing knowledge (or information), I
don't think see an
Do visit some new videos on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
An artist... and implements from the field
Benaulim (South Goa)-based Victor Hugo Gomes, by training an artist, has
among the most amazing collection of implements from Goa's life of the
yesteryears. He plans to laun
:::NAVELIM TO CLASH WITH AVC FOR J.P MEMORIAL KIFF LEAGUE TITLE:::
:::Navelim in record 7th League Final:::
Kuwait: The Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) League, the only
competition of its kind among expatriate Indians abroad promises a
spectacular finale when the top two teams in the
I'm sure... But his employer is Goan, and so are the bulk of his customers.
So, we have to still keep figuring this out :-) FN
2008/7/17 JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Thanks Fn,
>
> Your baker must be non-goan like almost rest of Goa.
> Goan poder are sucegad, i suppose.
--
FN * Independen
Now please identify this beautiful place in the Arabian Sea
Also, which one you like?
1. This one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2667864223/sizes/l/
2. or this one?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2668685772/sizes/l/
Pictorial Clues
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/239507
Outstanding. Congratulations to Dr. Santosh Helekar. George
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Folks,
> For those of you who have access to PBS stations, check out
> the programing for 9.00 pm today (Wednesday).
> Santosh Helekar will be featured on NOVA Science Now.
Thanks Fn,
Your baker must be non-goan like almost rest of Goa.
Goan poder are sucegad, i suppose.
Check this out- Poder, Ponk-Ponk, Undde, Pollyo, Kanknnam, Bol etc
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJlFYHP9WI
here is a pic (all in one)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/337323623/sizes/l/
A
I am glad if Daman and Diu loks as good as is claimed by the Tourism Dept.
video. The last time I visited Daman (called Damao during the Portuguese
rule) quite some years ago after the "liberation" our party were delighted
to observe the blackish sand which was unusal because we were conditio
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 8:45 AM
> Hi Selma, I always wondered why is it that some of our Goans
> are willing to
> do these sort of jobs abroad but never in Goa?
>
> Paulo
--
B
Selma
These die-hards also bring tears to ones eyes, if there is a way, then we
will find it, no matter what the cost, if there is a space, we will try to fill
it, no matter what the cost. No matter what, we survive.. !!
But when we meet someone from back home well ...
You just have to smile, there is no place like home
"Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ à¥à¤°à¥à¤¡à¤°à¤¿ ठनà¥à¤° à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¾
" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
6.42 pm here, and the baker's almost on time, blowing his horn,
despite the HEAVY rain...
--
FN * Independent J
Hi Gabe
You must be in one of your super drive moods,
I can understand ,
well friend take care, god bless,
till we bump into each other at Longin,
regards
Ayres
On 7/16/08, Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been advised that Menezes is not a common Goan surname; the
> fact that
Folks,
For those of you who have access to PBS stations, check out the programing for
9.00 pm today (Wednesday).
Santosh Helekar will be featured on NOVA Science Now.
Mervyn3.0
__
Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos a
Mario wrote:
>
> Did you miss the fact that the US has invested a lot
> in lives and taxpayer treasure to liberate and
> secure the nascent democracy in Iraq, while many
> other countries did nothing to help, and many
> hoped, and still do, that the US led coalition
> would fail?
>
Date: Tue, 1
Hi Selma, I always wondered why is it that some of our Goans are willing to
do these sort of jobs abroad but never in Goa?
Paulo
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Sent: 16 July 2008 13:45
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
I think Mario Cabral e Sa needs to update his info
and re-think his prejudices about those Goans who have
sought Portuguese passports and have made it to Europe
for work. In addition to those who will enter 'lower
level' jobs initially, as most migrants have to
anywhere, there are dentists, doctor
6.42 pm here, and the baker's almost on time, blowing his horn,
despite the HEAVY rain...
--
FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org
Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa
http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
Dear Kurt,
I must appreciate that it was really nice to see a fellow Goan advertise your
row villa for sale through Goanet. Atlease you have given fellow Goans a chance
to buy it.
Anyway the house does look good and hope surely you will get a goykar girak.
And a good one too. And through Goanet
Minnesota is a predominantly Caucasian state with a meager smattering of
diversity. Owing to some retail giants having their corporate head offices
there, it has become the Silicon valley of the Midwest. This had brought in a
healthy influx of Indian IT workers, but even then one will be hard-p
Re: [Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Textbook wars come to Goa... and how
do our politicians respond?
Excellent review as always by Vidhyadhar. Anita Mathew.
[rocky]
The author needs to get real. Where will his bureaucratic nit picking get
Goa? Nobody is going to oblige Goa with anything in writing, at least not
any time soon. The Goa government has to get with it and fight an uphill
battle for its two airport plan. It cant just shut its eyes to airpor
Hi Tony
I had meant to mention with reference to one of your
recent posts about musicians in East Africa,
including the origins of Maliaka in Mombasa etc that,
the night club you mentioned "The Sal Davis Nite Spot"
in Nairobi, was owned and run by someone who attended
my school (The Goan High Scho
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:17:36 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] ON MENEZES> > I have been advised
> that Menezes is not a common Goan surname; the> fact that we have so many
> Menezes showing up on Goanet, elsewhere and> everywhere, is not beca
Portugal not doing enough: Governments of both countries
should sort out the evacuee property issue
By Mario Cabral e Sa
Gomantak Times July 15, 2008
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone +91-832-2280028 or 2280695
Dr Luis Amado, Portugal's mini
*Lets go to Daman and Dui in video. See Part 1 and Part 2*
**
*THESE VIDEOS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED ON THE DAMAN DAY SITE*
*PART 1*
http://edwardlopes7.multiply.com/video/item/36/Daman_Tourism_Part_1_-_by_damanresorts.com>Daman
Tourism Part 1 - by damanresorts.com
*PART 2*
http://edwardlopes7.multi
Map of Divar
http://wikimapia.org/1264199/
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FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org
Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa
http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
Goa`s oldest fort to revamp
Panaji, July 16: One of the oldest fort in Goa is all set to become a
major tourist attraction with a UK-based trust sponsoring its
restoration work.
"The UK-based Lady Helen Hamly trust has sponsored to carry out its
beautification works," said Gerald D`Cunha, nat
HERALD - July 16, 2008
Panjim, Jul 15 - President of Goa Su-Raj Party Dr. N Dhumo has suggested
social boycott of mine owners for the destructive kind of mining being
witnessed in Goa ravaging natural resources and green cover.
The suggestion came during an Open House discussion which was pr
Congress Party says Dabolim Airport should co-exist. This is just to fool
people. There is nothing in writing from the Central government that
Dabolim airport will exist after commencement of new airport. The cabinet
had decided that after the new airport, Dabolim airport will be closed.
Then we
Dear Ms. Martins,
Your message below was sent from the e-mail address of someone who
wants to be trigerred (trigger.mee). Why didn't you post your
matrimonial directly from your e-mail address?
All the best in your search for a lifemate. A bit of health advice
though. After 'swimming under the st
After many days of dry weather in the monsoons, we have got a few showers in
Goa (at least in Saligao) since the pre-dawn hours of today. Yesterday
(Tuesday), while riding to Margao, I ran into some cloudy weather. Apart for
a few drops at Bambolim, it didn't rain much though... fortunately for me,
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I'm sure that you know Pessoa. rubygoes
ARTS / ART & DESIGN | July 15, 2008
Abroad: Portugal Holds on to Words Few Can Grasp
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
The latest brouhaha involving cultural property is unfolding in Lisbon —
and not, for a change, over
*An Inspirational Prayer -*
*Five Finger Prayer*
by Author Unknown
*1. Your thumb is nearest to you.*
So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the
easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once
said, a "sweet duty."
*2. The next finger is the p
Hello everyone
My name is Kurt Fernandes and I reside in Toronto,Canada.My mother in
Navelim owns a row bungalow which was built 7 years ago by Dream Builders
Navelim(Mario Pereira) and has remained unoccupied to this day without any
damages external or internal
The built up area is 145 SQ MTS=
See this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2672480858/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2671661947/
Something I saw while en route to Benaulim yesterday. FN
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Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa
http://www.linkedin.c
Sebastian Rodrigues, a young activist in Goa who has been campaigning against
the loot and devastation of Goa's environment and people's land and livelihood
by mining corporations, was recently branded as a 'Naxalite' by Goan Leader of
the Opposition Manohar Parrikar of the BJP. The evidence? I
Understanding more about Goa: books
Finding relevant books on Goa can be challenging. That's because the place
has a vibrant book publishing sector, but mostly coming from small
publishers, which sometimes makes the books a bit difficult-to-notice. But
it helps if you know where to start. This sma
FromWiki;
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transwiki:List_of_Goan_Christian_surnames.
Please explain the various forms and reasons for the variation of
Souza's.
Abranches
Abreu/Abreo
Aguiar
Alberto
Albuquerque
Alcasoas
Alemao
Almeida
Alphonso/Alfonso
Alvares
Alves
Andrade
Anes
Antao
Aphonso/Afonso
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