[Goanet] Selma's Book INTO THE DIASPORA WILDERNESS launched in Goa today

Pandu Lampiaum: What do you mean he is doing a good job - he showing dirty Ponje all the time,NO? He should go with a stick after them. OR a water canon after Manohar (to wake him up from his sleep) OK I will thank him (he deserves it) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Goanet] Selma's Book INTO THE DIASPORA WILDERNESS launched in Goa today

I have yet to see it on amazon.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264 http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/

[Goanet] "All religions cannot be equal"

*As a secular pluralist, I believe that one's religious views are* *his/her own problem, as long as they do not cause harm to humanity. * What if Religion DOES harm society and humanity? As is in Somalia, Indonesia, the poor north part of Nigeria, etc (with the exception of help with petrol $ count

[Goanet] JULIA ROBERTS BECOMES A HINDU BUT WHAT IS HER CASTE?

PAKLEM BAMON

[Goanet] Tarvotteanchim bondolam

I DID NOT QUESTION BANKS PROFITEERING. (I was questioning business and work ethics my friend, MD) I said: 1. Gulfees do not know how to do business, they only know to work and save 2. In general Goan Christians do not want to take risk Ghantis did not have any money (they borrow it), if they lose -

[Goanet] Tarvotteanchim bondolam

Selma said: The money that the tarvottis and Gulfies brought and "hoarded" in their banks is absolutely essential to growth --- Selma, I think Soter is correct and he is NOT jealous. Goans investing in Bank deposit is not the answer Who uses that money is more important And, Goans are not clever i

[Goanet] Albert and you

Re Albert and you kaleon -- HE IS A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN NOW caj

[Goanet] Freedom of speech in India but not Goa?

--- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa ht

[Goanet] Is Goan Indian?

And Mr Alvares please clarify whether the person completing that sentence would have been born post or prior 1945 Secondly Mr Alvares pray tell me why you consider yourself an Indian. Xanno Moidecar Does not matter post or prior. British and Portugalees were invaders of the Indian Sub. Any one

[Goanet] Growing mess in Goa

Now, can we get back to the discussion about the growing mess in Goa and what to do about it? By Mario Goveia -- What to do about it? Simple, pay attention to what JoeGoa is saying and taking pictures of. I feel sorry for his wasted energy, and his resilience to carry on none the less. No one

[Goanet] Is Goan Indian?

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[Goanet] Christians in Pakistan

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[Goanet] "I am looking for an honest man."

Albert writes: - Socrates once was seen with a lighted lamp in the market place during the day and every one laughed at him for this act.Some one asked him as what he was doing with a lighted lamp during the day to which he replied that he was looking for an honest person CORRECTION - DIOGENES no

[Goanet] Selma's tale of two Goanese chaps

What is wrong with you guys? Have you not heard of Virtual Gates?Na re baba . Virtual Gates is not the sister of Bill Gates - jc Na re baba, Liz is going the Albert. (have mercy on her). Caj.

[Goanet] Goan ani Goanese

Why is this debate going on for such a long time? This is getting out of hand. If any one calls me Goanese, I immediately know that he does not have much education, therefore no point in talking about it to him. I have been call a Goanese several times in India, by people who do not have a sound kn

[Goanet] Goa murder girl's mother is charged ove r £50k benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions is bringing the charge. MacKeown is due to appear before a court in North Devon next month. A DWP source said: 'The allegation is that she basically claimed benefits but didn't declare income.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229074/Goa-mu

[Goanet] World War II German presence in Goa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Wolves The Book: The film is based on the book *Boarding Party* by James Leasor, which itself is based on a real incident which took place in the Second World War . Plot During World War II

[Goanet] Shame on Saligao's parish priest

Shame on the charlatan who serves as the parish priest of Saligao. Rajan P. Parrikar --- As I said before, they all come from Saligao. Same with sagoumcars in UK, they are stuck in their Kenya/ Nairobi garb. Caj.

[Goanet] Faith Healing

Sacru deSaligao, who went about,* >* garbed in a franciscan habit, preaching prettyapochrypal interpretations of the* >* divine (Joao Barros-Pereira) - Sacru came from a rich family and was sent to Saligao seminary, they found him 'off is head' and dismissed him, leaving us joepublic to put up

[Goanet] God and You

Wise Albert has spoken: are the jews not our ancestors ? was Jesus not a Jew ? --- Reply: Jews are not my ancestors neither are they of Eric that is why he told you to see a Doctor for insulting his and my ancestors on Goanet. Was Jesus a Jew? NO! Albert, like you and me he was a half caste. (i

[Goanet] US alert on 26/11-type strikes along western coast (and GOA?)

Josy Joseph / DNA** * *( http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_us-alert-on-26-11-type-strikes-along-western-coast_1306459 ) *New Delhi: *US intelligence agencies have alerted the Union home ministry about possible26/11-type terrorist strikes on coastal states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karna

[Goanet] Need of a medical practioner

Albert: The one that lives by the word of God does not get sick. Reply: Sometimes I wonder what I would do without the wise words coming out of Albert. I have milk/coffee/beef intolerance, some one told me to go to Pota for a cure and a miracle, over there I could not get tea without milk and my co

[Goanet] Request for words for monkey in Konknni

Stupid question or not, that reply was rude :-) FN (descendent of a makod!)2009/10/28 Frederick Noronha -- Reply: Was NOT rude. You answered my question and yet say that the reply was rude. You are a descenda

[Goanet] Request for words for monkey in Konknni

Why you asking such stupid questions no? Are you a makod no? Caj. *(words for monkey in Konknni?* *moi-mogan,* >* * >* * >* * >* Domnic Fernandes*)

[Goanet] Epsom Salt

PLEASE GOANS do not use it on children, Doctors in UK say - are you mad to use it? there are other alternatives, fig syrup does a better job, Ayurveda practice is to use enema.

[Goanet] Bad news for non-US fans of President Obama

Mario is just jealous that 'Goiyo Bush' did not receive any accolade, except that he is a shoe dodging No 1 idiot, and has something common with fish. - Fish Brain (fish and humans can co-exist) Caj. -- *Oscar, Mervyn, Joao, and Gabe, PLEASE keep it up:-))* >* * >* * >*RESPONSE: You are heading

[Goanet] About Goan families migration (to London)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wed

[Goanet] Goa, Goa, Goa Meri hai (Joegoa)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wed

[Goanet] Why blame Charles Darwin?

Exactly, Why blame him? For all the ills in this world? For a start Muslims say Adam and Eve were Muslims, and Darwin's monkey theory is BS. Darwin kept silent for 20 years and had kept his book with his daughter for safe keeping in case he died. Yet, after 20 years they called him and us 'monkey'

[Goanet] Christians with Hindu names and Gandhi

INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: Alternative Publishing - Is it viable to traditional publishing? WHERE: Art Lounge - Sunaparanta, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji WHEN: September 30, 2009 - 5:30pm http://www.faceb

[Goanet] Christian/Hindu names, are all cowards

The Jorge who started this thread is probably licking his wounds somewhere:-)) Mario Goveia -- Reply: As far as I know, only J is pronounced as Hose, and not G as J to pronounce silent H. Since G does exist in the Spanish alphabet G should be used and not J (pronounce how you like). As for Poli

[Goanet] Christian/Hindu names, are all cowards

Today hardly anyone has these names, its either russian names, german names, etc. One name for a boy which is so common in India is Rahul. Ana Maria --- Hi, I asked this question some time ago. Is Jorge a Polish or Kosovan name. The person concerned has done some stirring here and disappeared.

[Goanet] NEWS: 'The BJP will not disintegrate' (Manohar Parrikar, in Rediff.com, interviewer: Vicky Nanjappa)

Hi, As long as there is rancid pickle and a spoon (Manohar) to stir it up, the rancid party will survive in a rancid existence, Allahu.

[Goanet] CHRISTIANs WITH HINDU NAMES ARE COWARDS

On Tue, 9/22/09, Jorge Dias < jorgesr91 at gmail.com> wrote:> * Those Christians in India who are operating with Hindu names are doing * > * this to protect their skin from Hindu facist forces. May God give these* > * christians the courage t

[Goanet] Top 5 Films

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[Goanet] Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, (the correct portal)

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[Goanet] Incredible little girl -pianist

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[Goanet] Goanet] Goa Electricity Dept responsible for the death of Joaquim 55 and his Son 20?

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[Goanet] Talking Photo: PRIVATE Party on a PUBLIC Road ?

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[Goanet] Religion and Tolerance

* Tue Sep 1 07:52:26 PDT 2009* --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Cajetan Alvares < cajuloal at googlemail.com<http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org>> wrote:> * * >* Who demolished the statue of Buddha, in Afghanistan?* >* Who wants to demolish the Babri temple?* &

[Goanet] Religion and Tolerance

* Tue Sep 1 00:00:18 PDT 2009 *Sandeep Heble Hi, Sorry, but I fail to understand the Philosophical article on the above topic. Who demolished the statue of Buddha, in Afghanistan? Who wants to demolish the Babri temple? Writing articles on Goanet is not going to educate the above (Quote) fool

[Goanet] Talking Photo: PRIVATE Party on a PUBLIC Road ?

*Sun Aug 30 16:39:13 PDT 2009* 7pm http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/3871341271/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/3871291489/sizes/l/ *at 1am (next morning) --- Hi, Thanks for taki

[Goanet] Automatic job with Portuguese passport

J. Colaco < jc> 6: There is NO shame in doing any work one has to do to pay one's bills. Iknow some of my physician colleagues who worked part-time in restaurants(washing dishes), in gas stations and in super-markets (as cashiers) to makethe extra funds. Today, they are on the top rung of the ladde

[Goanet] Swines, and swindon

August 25, 2009 - Goanet's 15th Anniversary ' Why cannot we make a livin' in Goa? There are fields which have been stolen fromBakars li

[Goanet] Comedy of Goa

Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) A Goa cabinet minister allegedly beat up security guards and made them kneel down for ten minutes as a punishment Wednesday for not letting his nephew near a water reservoir classified as a vital installation, officials disclosed Thursday. If Shamir goes to jail he wi

[Goanet] Comedy show

BUTthese are small victories and PR for both sides, considerin the nature ofour socially engineered societies.- Venantius Pinto. - Hi, What about an apology from Cherchill? Instead, he will bribe them and tell them to lie. Considering the nature of our society - thats how it is. Always one side

[Goanet] Comedy show

Hi All, Sorry about the delay. I have been sleeping under a rock. The Honourable Speaker of the Assembly is so powerful that he can 'shutup' the MLAs. Why can't he silence an ordinary citizen who has declared that he does not vote for Congress? Sorry Selma, the word sorry is very commonly used by t

[Goanet] Comedy show

- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com --

[Goanet] Sex determination (Was: Church vs State)

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[Goanet] Church vs State (formerly Fr Cedric Prakash)

* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training a

[Goanet] How to Clean a Dirty CD

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[Goanet] Church vs State (formerly Fr Cedric Prakash)

* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training a

[Goanet] Church vs State (formerly Fr Cedric Prakash)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, traini

[Goanet] Fr Cedric Prakash

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[Goanet] Fr Cedric Prakash

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[Goanet] Fr Cedric Prakash

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Church vs State (formerly Fr Cedric Prakash)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Fr. Cedric Prakash

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Girann (eclipse)

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[Goanet] Girann (eclipse)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Girann (eclipse)

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Girann (eclipse)

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[Goanet] Fr. Cedric Prakash

* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to

[Goanet] Girann (eclipse)

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[Goanet] Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

Hi Seb, A few corrections if I may? 1. In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow" the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable. Gods being gods, they win the battle against the demons. 2. Shi

[Goanet] British citizens buying property in Goa

Hi, Why can't the British Citizens buy land in Goa? Indians as Commonewalth Citizens can do so in UK! Secondly, are the people from the rest of India any previlaged to buy land in Goa? But they are, and paying more for it. How come this happens? - Simple. One Govt. employess are transfered to Goa,

[Goanet] Pursuing Homoeopathy

On Fri, 7/17/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न < fredericknoronha at gmail.com > wrote:> * *>* I don't think it's fair to condemn or criticise someone for* >* their*> * religious beliefs, however bizarre these seem to us,* >* specially

[Goanet] The farce of prohibition which cannot be enforced

India's leading alcohol tycoon criticises 'political hypocrites' By Andrew Buncombe in Delhi India's leading alcohol tycoon has criticised the “political hypocrites” who control the country’s only dry state after more than 130 people died from drinking tainted home-made liquor. In a broadside ag

[Goanet] India vs Pakistan - by Milliband on CNN

*Washington: *India is not a threat to Pakistan, and New Delhi has "better things to do" than end up in a standoff with its neighbour, British foreign secretary David Miliband has said. "The enemy that Pakistan faces is a domestic terrorist, not a large and successful neighbour like India, which h

[Goanet] GMC

J. Colaco: To Cajetan's question as to What can we do? here are some thoughts(f) Set fire under the butts of these Goa journos. -- Hi JC, Are you implying that we appeal to our Uncle FN to do something about this, or set fire to his butt? Caj.

[Goanet] GMC

Yvonne Pereira of Caranzalem: The doctors and many of the nurses worked hard and tirelessly and were too scared to complain for fear of being transferred. --- Hi All, Complaining is one thing, doing something about it is another. I do agree that the Doctors and Nurses are working very hard at G

[Goanet] British citizens buying property in Goa

Hi, I hope I am clear. said Elvino Rodriques. Reply: I suppose you missed my post, here it is again: Hi Romeo Ferns, Easily said than done. When the East Africans/ Kenyans in particular applied to come to India. India refused them entry saying that you have a British Passport - Go to Britain. Alter

[Goanet] Staying in Bombay

Hi, Came across this post while browsing. Unless it is an emergency I would not advise any one to go there. Why? Besides the rates they showed, they charged me Rs 600/- per day and that was in 2006. I don't know how much additional charges are for today. What, why, etc. Well! I did not have the tim

[Goanet] Treatment of British Families in Goa

Hi Romeo Ferns, Easily said than done. When the East Africans/ Kenyans in particular applied to come to India. India refused them entry saying that you have a British Passport - Go to Britain. Alternatively, give up your BP. Feeling sorry for the British now is not fair, just because they are white

[Goanet] Why some newspapers do not publish mass convertions

Hi, Many times a Goanetter comes here who complains about Dalits being converted en-mass by Christian believers. Why he asks should people be converted when they already believe in their God, and he is happy to announce that CID are investigating. Here is an example why some Gods discriminate again

[Goanet] Treatment of British families in Goa

J. Colaco said: I have been reading these posts about these "innocents" and how, onthe other hand, East African Goans were able to buy houses etc in theUK. - Well, Hi All, East African Goans have British Passports. Their Grandfathers had BP. If the British can give up their British Passport and