[Goanet] The Best Goan Blogs on the web

By Gasper Crasto, Kuwait Blogs, short for web logs, started out mostly as personal web journals. However, thanks to sites like Google, which allows people to easily create blogs in a matter of minutes, these simple internet outposts are rapidly expanding and evolving. I've noticed that many peo

[Goanet] 2009 Calangute Social in Canada

2009 CALANGUTE SOCIAL I wish to inform that our Main Celebrant and Chief Guest of Honour for the 2009 Calangute Social to be held on Sunday, July 19th, 2009, at Europa Convention Centre, Mississauga,Canada wi

Re: [Goanet] Our facile Goan Catholic Society .. It has not changed !!!

This seems like the Goan trend of blaming the underdog for it all! I thin the Goan bhatkar has a death-wish (okay, I can understand the role post-1961 politics has played here, but don't overlook the fact that this class also lived a cloistered existence, happy with an unsustainable exploitative s

Re: [Goanet] Herald continue using stolen pics from the net?

JoeGoaUk wrote: Herald continue using stolen pics from the net? COMMENT: It appears that "swiping" is an art and a shameless habit. There is a photograph of Dudhsagar taken from a rather rare site which was 'lifted' by (among others) the NIO in Dona Paula. After several reminders to "eith

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (28May09)

*** BEST SSCE RESULTS *** "And You Failed...What will you do?" "If Goa has not even SSCE-passed Ministers...So I will be One...One Day...!" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Goa is going backwards with Shiroda leading !

I have heard that every fortnight at the Kamakshi Temple in Shiroda, lakhs of devotees turn up. The money collected ( would anyone check the sources of the income ?) is in crores, as per what I have heard. And now I hear of this gold thing. Quite interestingly, our Mahanand Naik belongs to the s

Re: [Goanet] Please help me in locating this address

Is it the old Panjim-D.Paula road via St Inez? AT > Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:43 + > From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Please help me in locating this address > > > Please help me in locating this address > > Soon I have a date at this address/Roa

[Goanet] Welcome to Aldona JoeUK!

Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:43 + (GMT) From: JoeGoaUk Subject: [Goanet] Please help me in locating this address Please help me in locating this address Soon I have a date at this address/Road But Don?t know where? Can you help me locating the same? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/356

[Goanet] Yap, yap freedom fighter on Goa Contacto

As advised by Dr. Nalini director de Contacto Goa I managed to get a glimpse of the current episode which related to the polemic events of 61. What one saw is a deep focus by Contacto Goa almost hand in glove with the last leg freedom fighters namely Libia Lobo Sardesai and Prabakar Sinari (dau

[Goanet] Serial killer’s latest confession brin gs total murders not to 11 but 12

Serial killer’s latest confession brings total murders not to 11 but 12 2 as on 27/05/09 Miss Deepali Jotkar 22, Davorlim, Margao & Miss Bhagi Satarkar 30, Keri-Ponda It was also reported that the police recovered 10.5 lakhs of stolen melted gold from the the arrested Goldsmith to whom the

[Goanet] Herald continue using stolen pics from the net?

Herald continue using stolen pics from the net? This pic of mine from the year 2005, used by Herald 2day 28/5/09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/83986792/ and it came with the complete date/time stamp/imprinted on it. I used to send Herald some of my Goan Pics but it never chose to use i

[Goanet] When Dempo played in Kuwait: Photos

Click http://gaspersworld.blogspot.com/ for a photo album and news on the AFC Cup match between Kuwait Sporting Club and Dempo played at Keifan Stadium, Kuwait City. Also check www.indianfootball.com/ <>

[Goanet] NEWS: Goan writer to deliver Key-note Address in Delhi

Goan Writer to deliver Key-note Address in Delhi The fourth and the final volume of Knit India Through Literature, a backbreaking ambitious project of the eminent Tamil writer Sivasankari, will be launched in New Delhi at a grand book release function organized by Sahitya Akademi on 27th May 2009

[Goanet] Goa news for May 28, 2009

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa slips to third spot in CBSE Std X exams - Times of India & http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa-slips-to-third-spot-in-C

[Goanet] Dempo undone by penalties: AFC Cup match in Kuwait

Dempo undone by penalties: AFC Cup match in Kuwait -By Gasper Crasto, Kuwait Kuwait: Dempo played their hearts out till the end but could not overcome the Arabs in the AFC Cup pre-quarter one-off knockout at Keifan Stadium here on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. The ‘physically strong’ Kuwait Sporting

[Goanet] An Illustrated Life: Venantius J Pinto

Dear All, I would appreciate it very much if you shared a small amount of your time going through my drawings at the following blog. Any comments that you have be much appreciated. http://www.parkablogs.com/content/illustrated-life-venantius-j-pinto

Re: [Goanet] Our facile Goan Catholic Society .. It has changed !!!

But Eugene, weren't you too (like me) raising the point about how exclusivist Goan society tends to be; and how we exclude people on the basis of caste, ethnicity, class, migration and knowledge (or lack of knowledge) of a language? Let me put it bluntly... fluency in languages is not my forte. I

[Goanet] EVENTS-GOA: Sigmund's show at Margao, Friday, May 29, 2009

In Margao, Sigmund and Friends will be staged at the Ravindra Bhavan, this Friday, 29th May 2009. It will also feature Sonia Shirsat, Belinda Fernandes, Varun Carvalho, Shakuntala Bharne and Neville de Souza. More importantly this time the music genius Rocky Lazarus will be playing Bass Guitar and

[Goanet] Talking Photos: 'Roz Anvalle'

Talking Photos: 'Roz Anvalle' Rose/flower shaped and sour (they are not aonla which is bitter) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3565331404/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3564515137/sizes/l/ Prev. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/200928860/sizes/o/ http://www

[Goanet] Please help me in locating this address

Please help me in locating this address Soon I have a date at this address/Road But Don’t know where? Can you help me locating the same? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3568939222/sizes/l/ Hurry up! The date is fast approaching joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http:

[Goanet] Another beautiful scenery: Railways passing thru the fields etc

It's konkan Railways at Verna Goa http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3566979834/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Fw: GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY AGM NOTICE- 2009

Reminder - Original Message - From: Dr.Joyce D'Souza-(wanananchi.com) Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:51 PM Subject: GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY AGM NOTICE- 2009 Dear Members, Attached is the AGM notice scheduled for Friday 29th May 2009 at the Goan Gymkhana. For and on behalf of the GWS Joy

[Goanet] Sounds-of-Goa.Com

Sounds-of-Goa.Com Hearing and being there By Cecil Pinto Welcome to the interactive Free Demo version of Sounds-of-Goa.Com. This is the Limited Edition with only partial functionality and a restricted choice of modules. All content is stored on our online servers and streamed through your Person

[Goanet] The Great Goan Diet - by Wendell Rodricks

THE GREAT GOAN DIET By Wendell Rodricks Pre-lunch, whenever I visited my friend, the late Lucio Miranda, he would be sitting Buddha like over a bowl of Goan kanji. The first time I saw him with his kanji I asked if this was a daily routine. “Every single day” he replied. “It’s the best diet, our

[Goanet] Musequality World Busk: An invitation to join this event to change young lives in Goa :

Courtesy: Goan Voice Uk. World Busk Day to Support Goa Charity 14 May: Bridport News (UK) … Internationally renowned violinist David Juritz set up the charity Musequality in 2007. To raise money for the charity’s next project, a music centre for homeless children in Goa, he came up with t

Re: [Goanet] Our facile Goan Catholic Society .. It has not changed !!!

Selma, Do you know the reason why Goan bhatkars want to sell the land? They cannot cultivate it (as it is held by a lessee who is no longer interested in cultivating it - now that they get remittances from abroad) nor lease it to someone else, due to the Tenancy Act. The poor bhatkar has to pa

[Goanet] Daily Grook #418

DAILY GROOK #418 __ KOREA WORRIER __ by Francis Rodrigues the best delivery for a msg nuclear, is most certainly not courier! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _ __

Re: [Goanet] Suvarnaprashana for children on May 28 at Shiroda Goa

This looks like a suspicious practice. It combines the discredited delusion of astrology with a potentially dangerous untested ritual of chronically administering small quantities of the heavy metal gold in very young children. Chronic ingestion of gold compounds in children have serious toxic

Re: [Goanet] Suvarnaprashana for children on May 28 at Shiroda Goa

Shirodá & gold... Is it a safe formula for any child? AT > Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 03:22:14 -0700 > From: shri8...@yahoo.com > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Suvarnaprashana for children on May 28 at Shiroda Goa > > > Suvarnaprashana > Ayurvea conceives that Swarnaprasha

[Goanet] The hygiene hypothesis: is this applicable to us?

The hygiene hypothesis: Are cleanlier lifestyles causing more allergies for kids? ANN ARBOR, Mich – A little dirt never hurt. But in today’s super-clean world, vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and airtight doors and windows are keeping dirt and disease-causing germs at bay. While staying g

[Goanet] Suvarnaprashana for children on May 28 at Shiroda Goa

Suvarnaprashana Ayurvea conceives that Swarnaprashana improves the immunity, memory, learning ability, strength, lustre and appetite of children. Two drops of gold medicine is administered to the children every month. It promotes intelligence, immunity and bodily strength. This camp is conduc

Re: [Goanet] Our facile Goan Catholic Society .. It has changed !!!

Resending with minor correction. --- Selma wrote: Arrey baba, so what? At least I'll sit and read it no? :-)) facile munjea potta aha feni and toklea na kya. * Nice Konknni sentence from someone who has been shouting from the rooftop about being a Goan to the hilt! Oh, manna, is this a less

[Goanet] TEOTONIO'S THEATRICS

TEOTONIO'S THEATRICS. Averthanus L. D'Souza. The lead article on the editorial page of the Herald of Saturday, 23 May, 2009 by Teotonio R. de Souza titled "The Political Economy of the Church" gives cause for some concern about the real intentions of Teotonio in opening a