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YOU HAVE RE WRITTEN MY MEMORIES OF DHOBITALAO
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On 2 October 2011 10:37, George Pinto wrote:
> In a Goan slum today, a little homeless street girl said she only has eaten
> chappati and dal in her life, and that too occasionally, sometimes not at
> the same time. She said she cannot relate to Frederick's list of middle and
> upper-class food v
Dear fellow goanet readers
In Message 9, Goanet digest vol 6, issue 932, George Pinto wrote:
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In a Goan slum today, a little homeless street girl said she only has eaten
chappati and dal in her life, and that too occasionally, sometimes not at the
same time. She
said she cannot relate to
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Frankly, I'm shocked Frederick would talk about food in Goa. This shock is not
for the same reasons stated by George Pinto, or Aires Rodrigues' need to repair
the roads and garbage plants of Goa before NRIs party in London, like "pigs at
the trough" a la I. Nunes, (Melvyn Lobo's moistening of th
On 2 October 2011 17:06, Carvalho wrote:
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> Some two years ago, I wanted to talk about the lack of public toilets in Goa
> and the lack of diaper changing facilities at Indian airports ( Tony de Sa's
> desperate plea to Kamat on the one day he was forced to go to the public
> toilet in Panjim on
Hi,
I have read this news about Cheryl and how the Alemao clan can give a hard
time to anyone specially GOANS and yet they have the gullible face to say
that they will do anything to protect the right of Goans What are these
people are they giving pep talk to their grand children
I ha
I hope you enjoyed the movie.
"Hakuna Matata" in Swahili means "No Worries"
'Just Matata' means 'Just Trouble'
Braz Menezes
Author, Just Matata, Sin, Saints and Settlers.
www.matatatrilogy.com
Tel: 416 363 9757 Mail: 2512/55 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON, M5J2L1, Canada
From: cmene...@tpg.com.a
I doubt a Lokayukta will provide relief to the people as projected by
many, specially those of opposition benches and the media by and large. We have
had the Consumer Courts now for years, how much benefit has it provided to
consumers? Are they functioning as they should have been? Are appointment
Check this Konkani song ' Saligao' sung by Ida D'Souza from London
A must listen song for Saligaokars!...comes all the way from
London...beautiful voice!
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=1105592&songID=9658970&showPlayer=true&ref=nf
Edward Verdes
http://edskantaram.bl
Frederick, the old "blame the expat Goan" trick, eh? Does it work every time?
George
--- On Sun, 10/2/11, Frederick FN Noronha wrote:
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> George, I don't think this is fair! To face the implication
> from an expat sitting in the lap of luxury that nobody in India can
> discuss food till the las
In a significant move, Anna Hazare-led India Against Corruption (IAC) has
termed communalism a bigger danger than corruption. At a time when Team Anna is
preparing for taking on the political class directly, beginning with the Lok
Sabha by-election for the Hisar seat in Haryana, the move is bein
This has happened to us in Goa
We owned a plot of land in Rawanfond near Navelim where we
had jack fruit trees cashew trees and many other trees it was open
land not fenced properly.
One day the grand mother of this man Andrew (this is in late 50's) came
to my mother and begged and fell on
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3rd October is World Habitat Day
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2011 Theme:- Cities and Climate Change
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http://www.un.org/en/events/habitatday/
http://
Resubmitted on request for snap
CATAO, A FOOTBALL LEGEND
Mr Caetano Fernandes, popularly known till date as CATAO, is a
resident of Deussua Chinchinim ; He dominated the football field for
many years As we remember, he played in forward position to every
ones delight He was swift. accurate an
The piece I forwarded to goanet ends with the disclaimer "author unknown."
It was mailed to me earlier by an acquaintance. I have now discovered it was
posted here on the forum by Roland Francis, in march. Roland lives in Toronto,
as it happens. eric.
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Goa may be worse than Bellary
Claude Alvares
Illegal mining...With sanction to extract 180 million tonnes of earth a year,
Goa will cease to exist
The mining hurricane that emerged with the Chinese Olympics boom around 2005
and which has by now destroyed huge tracts of Bellary a
Dear Frederick,
In a related news story a black cloud was seen hovering over Saligao very near
St. Lourdes Convent. So far no natural calamities have been detected by the
meteorological department although residents of the area suddenly seem to have
been stripped of their sense of humour. The m
For more:
http://sotersgoa.blogspot.com/2011/10/anna-hazare-bundle-of-confusion.html
Hold a second.
Aside from the migrants, there are amchi Goichis who roam the markets
looking for a bargain/something affordable; Mupca, Margao or Vasco and
you see folks going around with a pooti, and their heads bent, a look
of shame in not able to buy much There is a section of Goichis who
a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3P9DsAb0bY
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3P9DsAb0bY&hd=1
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
For Goan Video Clips
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Selma, Where is St. Lourdes Convent? If you let me know, I could check up... FN
On 2 October 2011 22:51, Carvalho wrote:
Dear Frederick, In a related news story a black cloud was seen
hovering over Saligao very near St. Lourdes Convent. So far no natural
calamities have been detected by the meteo
Frederick FN Noronha thus to Selma, Where is St. Lourdes Convent? If
you let me know, I could check up...
Comment: Naka re baba FN? or as Anthony Fernandes would say: "Tuum
kityak Chavi marta hai"?
jc
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Passage of Palms'
Narrow ridges lined with palm trees running through paddy fields are a common
sight in Goa. Built primarily for access and known as baan in Konkani, they are
as old as the fields themselves. The geometry of one such baan in t
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
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*** India-UK to hold joint naval exercise off Goa - Times of
India
o-upgrade-sea-king-and-kamov-also-seeking-successor_1593974">Navy
to upgrade Sea-king and Kamov, also seeking successor
http:/
The Irish Republic is on the not so coveted cochon-bacon team.
The ingredient list on my carton of Irish McCann's breakfast oats lists these
added nutrients, all required by law:
Calcium, ferric iron, B vitamins - niacin/pyridoxine/folic
acid/thiamine/riboflavine, vitamin A.
I had comment
I enjoyed reading Maria's below post is very sensible and thought provoking.
Goans should realize that we ourselves are contributing to the destruction of
Goa in our own different ways by inviting corrupt politicians, giving them
importance, supporting them and voting for them for selfish per
The Goanet author erred.
Frank McCourt, American, was awarded the Pulitzer prize for Biography or
Autobiography in 1997 for Angela's Ashes.
No Noble whatever.
No Nobel.
Unclear if "curry diners" were ever standard fare in Depression-era Ireland.
I. Nunes
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