Re: [Goanet] Off topic: Why I voted for Romney

2012-11-11 Thread Jim Fernandes
Hello Bosco, Thanks for checking on us in the New York area. We are slowly limping back to normalcy. The storm gave New Yorkers and folks in the North East, a very humbling experience. I, for one, am fully convinced that the climate is changing. We are messing around with the planet way too mu

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: All Men, No Woman, No Chevris, No Cry

2012-11-11 Thread lino dourado
  All Men, No Woman, No Chevris, No Cry   Murgab-Kuwait bosinchea prasar (bus depot) eka ixttachi vatt polloit Ronnie aslo. Ekvis numbracheo bosi thambtat thoim ubo ravunk tachea ixttan taka vinonti keloli. Sokalchea 9:30 vorar Kuwait-Murgab pavtolo mhunn sanglolem. Punn goddialicho kantto mat

[Goanet] Aldona – Calvim bridge in 8 months ?

2012-11-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Aldona – Calvim bridge in 8 months 8 months not from the day BJP Govt. formed but the day on which the foundation stone laid i.e. 27th Oct. 2012 So, bye-bye to ferryboat in June/July 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3563941424/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Foundation Stone laid Road Near

[Goanet] Lest We Forget - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan. By Roland Francis

2012-11-11 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Title: Lest We Forget By: Roland Francis Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter, 11 Nov. 2012 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Full text: If you look at the moral decay in Goa today, it is tempting to secretly wish that the Portuguese had not left or at the very least that the high moral and civic values tha

[Goanet] Some Funeral Carriage carts from Moira Cemetery Museum

2012-11-11 Thread Dom Martin
Thank you Joel, for giving us a most delightful glimpse of Moira’s funereal limousines of yester years, which are now themselves fittingly laid to rest in the cemetery’s museum. Speaking of Moira -- despite the conniving jabs, highfalutin chatter or unrehearsed sputter -- I wish to go on the

[Goanet] The World's Poorest President - money is not everything.

2012-11-11 Thread eric pinto
  http://www.bellanaija.com/2012/09/27/meet-the-poorest-president-in-the-world-uruguayan-president-jose-mujica-drives-a-volkswagen-beetle-donates-90-of-his-salary-to-charity/ >Here's a guy who believes that money does not buy happiness!  >>>How is this as a man of the people? The president of

Re: [Goanet] How to lie about wine

2012-11-11 Thread Mervyn Lobo
U. G. Barad wrote: If wine lovers like to read more on wine, please click on the link provided here below: http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/10/drinking - Doc, I got into college on an academic 

[Goanet] Moira Church, Cemetery etc

2012-11-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Moira Church, Cemetery etc   Video: Moira Church etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu52qy8hykI or visit here More pics, video etc http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/11/moira-church-cemetery-etc.html Church Square http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk62/8171973987/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http

[Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

2012-11-11 Thread Roland Francis
I agree with JC that the Konkani he sings is of a gentler Goan era. Absolutely fantastic. Reminds me of the evenings in Goa villages lulled by waves and swishing coconut trees. I enjoyed this one sung by a young Portuguese woman and Gonzaga. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMC8bWoYXWM&feature=relmf

[Goanet] Goa news for November 11, 2012

2012-11-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** J&K score 338 against Goa in Ranji Trophy - Times of India un partnership for the eighth ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH7DoFxAh4rczwdzbiQua54XQX_Ew&url=http://time

[Goanet] Young Ravina died or Killed? update: 3 doctors chargesheeted

2012-11-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Young Ravina died or Killed? Finally, after more than 2 years, 3 doctor  chargesheeted Dr Dilip Amonkarfrom GMC, Dr Shantaram Surme from Vasco and Dr Shridhar Pai, owner of Pai Nursing Home, Vaddem-Vasco, have been named as accused in the case. The girl was admitted at Pai Nursing Home and operate

Re: [Goanet] Off topic: Why I voted for Romney - For Mr Lobo

2012-11-11 Thread Jim Fernandes
Mervyn, It does not really matter to me whether one agrees with my point of view or not. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and so do you. Politics is a nasty game - but it is, what it is. I have NEVER promoted gold, nor have I ever invested in Gold and have no plans to do so in the fu

Re: [Goanet] What is Great in Mother Theresa ?

2012-11-11 Thread Venantius J Pinto
"Christians are people who have hope." One does not need a Mother Theresa, not a John Paul II, and not even a Ratzinger to be of help. Its an inspiration that is not of this dust. That cannot be taken away no matter what transpires. That is what one sees in the practice of Christianity in India, a

[Goanet] The Many Challenges Before Goa ; Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 941

2012-11-11 Thread pinheiro
Just to give overview of GMC's deteriorating 'HEALTH' condition: In 1982, My dad, aged 70 was admitted in GMC - Campal for 7 days and was discharged alive and survived for the following 11 years. The hospital was spick and span, I stayed there overnight for 1 week. It was August and no mosqu

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

2012-11-11 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Is there something as a "gentler Goan era"? If so, when did that commence, and when did it end? I'd say that Gonzaga's dialect is closer to our own, hence the PLU (people like us) syndrome. If we don't accept the diversity of dialect and script within Konkani, then we're just the other side of the

[Goanet] Dr Alvaro Loyola-Furtado of Chinchinim

2012-11-11 Thread Roland Francis
Today being Veterans Day or Remembrance Day in honor of fallen heroes during the various wars, it would be appropriate for Goans to celebrate the life of one of such person. Great grandson of Dr Jose Inacio Loyola of the Loyola Furtados of Orlim mentioned in today's Goan Voice column, Alvaro join

[Goanet] English theatre in Goa... Sea piracy, a captain's eye view...

2012-11-11 Thread Frederick Noronha
English theatre in Goa, 25 years later Mustard Seed Art Company, a small alternate venture started by a group of youngsters and their mentor (Professor Isabel Santa Rita Vas) completed 25 years in Goa, India in November 2012. On the occasion, a book of six plays staged by the troup was released in

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 33rd Sunday of the Year

2012-11-11 Thread Jude Botelho
Dear Friend, Sometimes people are informed that what they are involved in may be injurious to their health or career or their future. Yet most people do not take these messages seriously. Their reasoning: 'It won't happen to me!" or "I'll heed that, but act later!" Warnings are important and ne

[Goanet] Goa news for November 12, 2012

2012-11-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa set to take first innings lead against J&K - Times of India eading-for-draw-after-strong-goa-reply-23.asp">Match heading for draw after strong Goa reply http://news.google.com/news/url?

[Goanet] Cruz milagres

2012-11-11 Thread Ana Maria Fernandes
The church has been advertising cruz milagres a 20 crore retreat house. Most of our priests have lots of money in the banks. Not one bank but serveral banks. They will never put a pie during the sunday collection nor donate anything for the church projects which a dozen by dozen. I would be hap

Re: [Goanet] Don't sell ore but sell pigs to China!

2012-11-11 Thread Bernado Colaco
We've had 5 decades out of the groove, With no chances to improve, No ore is good, the dukor is top food. (for China)   BC All this talk about Ore ani DucOre Will likely make the Les Miserables quite Sore Some claim to be an experts in making a move I wonder if they are out of their Groove. jc

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

2012-11-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
I suppose Roland meant the period when people wished each other "Good morning" or "Bom Dia" or "Bab/Bai boro/bori asa?", said "Please" or "por favor", "Thank you", "obrigado" or "Deu borem korun", had polite conversation over a cup of tea and bhojjes, with not a nasty word in sight (except maybe

Re: [Goanet] Gonzaga Coutinho - Rajan and Prema

2012-11-11 Thread Roland Francis
I don't know when the gentler, elegant Goan era commenced, but I do know the end started in the mid eighties. As to what this era was, the explanation would take more than a post, but perhaps you could get the drift from an example in Pinheiro's recent post of his father being treated in the GMC o

[Goanet] Send Goan MLAs to Uruguay to study

2012-11-11 Thread Leo D'Mello 1
Our CM should send our Goan MLAs to study Uruguay instead of sending them to countries like Singapore and UK. I hope Mr Parriker would try and emulate Jos Mujica and set an example for others to copy. Long live the power of teaching by example. Leo D'Mello