[Goanet] Goan Women: A Doorway To The World?

At some time or other you must have heard this comment: Goa is not India! It is a cliche, and we all know a cliche is a truth - a self evident statement of fact. A secret everybody knows! The Portuguese were in Goa as the British were in a large part of India. Some Muslims ruled parts of India; Mu

[Goanet] Why is our government dedicated to destroying Goa?

Money and power are above love of country as we all know! And, our politicians love both more than Romeo loved Juliet. Mining destroyed the fields but former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar stopped it. Now, he is dead and government wants to restart ming? Not enough destruction? Yes, sadly not e

[Goanet] Am I Mistaken?

Today is All Souls Day, right? and i am expected to be prayerful and go to church and visit the grave and all that. On this day religionists tell us what to do and we become full of religious fever but it is a one day celebration of our ancestors. It happens once a year to remind us we have ances

[Goanet] Don’t Allow A Stray To Lead You Astray!

This government has surprised everyone by asking people to join in to improve road safety in Goa. For the first time the public has been invited to join in something which affects their lives. Do you smell a rat or do you have you a cold? No consultation on other major issues especially double tr

[Goanet] Sorrowing Lies My Tourism In Goa!

Chief Minister Sawant needs to be given a round of applause as he has promised 2 lakh jobs for people who live in the coastal area. Bravo! Governments promise jobs and often do not deliver! How many jobs has this government promised and how many jobs have been given to Goans based on their promis

[Goanet] Father, Forgive Me ….

Roman Catholic tradition changes slowly and is different from Protestantism. While Roman Catholics ask God to forgive them the Protestants say this: we do our part, and God will do His! God unfortunately is a male in Christianity, no chance for a woman God. The Jews, and what followed, were patr

[Goanet] Words & Technology

The meaning of words changes with the frequency of the seasons, and truth from thousands of years aka translated truth is as authentic as plastic. In my youth telephone technology meant we dialed the phone and when the phone rang we answered it. Nowadays, he who answers the phone has to listen to

[Goanet] The Miracle

Few people are aware I was seriously ill a few weeks ago. I was taken in an ambulance to the hospital where the doctors gave up all hope of my surviving for more than a day or two. I was in a coma. Believe it or not but I was pronounced dead as a nail. Body was brought home and two priest arrive

[Goanet] Away He Goes?

Is It Sayonara For Rahul Gandhi? I feel much safer in Japan with all the seismic political shocks taking place in Goa and even people who swear by God and the Church are shameless! Of the 18 runaways the Roman Catholic MLAs are standing out not in a good way but bad and are a sore thumb. Is God

[Goanet] Undeclared War Has Started!

The war between the activists and the proponents of changes to the Town and Country Act has begun and needs to be sorted out in a democratic way. Not something resembling a bulldozer operation at a time when the tourism season has just begun: we do not want to scare off the tourists at the start o

[Goanet] God Spoke To Me Last Night!

Now, don’t get your jealousy up: God spoke to me last night. I am the fourth person God has spoken to in history: Moses, Jeanne D’arc, Digamber Kamat and me. What an honor! He warned me to be careful of Diggu as he will become Chief Minister and will say: I told you Goans that I did what God want

[Goanet] 10 + 8 = 0 …?

Now, this is not Vedic math and no need to laugh and insult our way of thinking from our glorious past. Goan are reeling at the inhuman behavior of our politicians who are tank full of greed and no longer care for reason and morality. If I can get away with it is great and no worries - join me. T

[Goanet] Double Take: Is this for Real?

MLA Carlos of Congress Party from Aldona constituency yesterday knocked me off my chair, and fortunately, this old man’s back did not break although my brain got hit by high voltage. A few days ago the MLA said it was fortunate the 8 runaway Congressmen escaped to the BJP as it is an opportunity t

[Goanet] Good Morning?

i gone to KFC this morning i say two hot chicken wings young pretty girl give me one chicken wing and one chicken leg OMG what if she gets married? what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] God Is Nature And Nature Is God!

No one is as irreligious as a politician; don’t be fooled by claims of belief in God or visits to churches, temples and mosques. It is all tiatr. Politicians in our unique Goa are buyable commodities, and we live in a Buyocracy. The difference is the price tag. When anyone goes against nature the

[Goanet] poem

in my bathroom with clay tiles above my head a beautiful bathroom it is designed by my wife Akeru i see a few wind swept leaves resting on the blue tiled flooring beautiful more beautiful than any poem i will ever write what doe joao want to say?

[Goanet] Wrongdoing

don’t do wrong blood pressure go up hypertension set in brain on strike heart under arrest you are gone what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] India vs Sri Lanka!

No, it is not cricket I am talking about - no, it is the economy! While India is rushing to give a hand to Sri Lankans who are angry with their president and have occupied the corridors of power here is a Buddhist nation who rejected the caste system a long time ago saying - enough is enough! Ind

[Goanet] Rain

rain rain rain fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ on the awnings of my porch sleep sleep sleep soundly soundly soundly to beat of the fallin’ rain what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Pandhayat Elections

Do You Smell the Coffee or a Rat? Rumors doing the rounds about the postponement of elections has cast a dark shadow over our government. While the court wants the panchayat election to be held on time, the government wants to have it at a later date. The administrator is now the interim sarpanc

[Goanet] Be Kind

website administrators write be kind always i am kind always i write what is true be kind what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Serious

serious drinking doctor say liver gone serious smoking doctor say lungs gone serious wrongdoing doctor say mind-body gone what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Democracy Or Buyocracy?

Never mind that turd who said India would fall into the hands of corrupt people and crooks - Winston Churchill as much as I despise you - you were right! Decades ago our country started to slide when we Indians changed our loyalties and principles for a new philosophy - what’s in it for me? Our d

[Goanet] Scooter

old man kick scooter no start old man kick scooter again no start young man no understand come to scooter kick once scooter start what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Angela

angela say honey you wanna go heaven? i say ok angela say ok honey you pay tax angela i say i no pay tax you can no go she says angela say honey you wanna go hell? i no pay tax angela honey angela say no need tax ok i say let’s go! she smile what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Which road leads to heaven?

if you are very rich you are my friend if not ha ha ha what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Dance Dance Dance

sadhuguru dancing solo time and space one a bird on the wing this is no tango for two what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] In The Name Of God

All through history belief in God has created tremendous suffering, and wars for people all over the world. The two world religions - Christianity and islam - are the leading violent forces for defending their belief in God ranging from the sword to nuclear weapons! The only time so far nuclear w

[Goanet] Anti Conversion Law Need Of the Hour!

People should not be converted from one religion to another! That’s it! No more talk! Once a person is born into a particular religion s/he should live, breathe, eat and drink that religion. And, most of all s/he should not be allowed to change the religion! My only worry is the limitation set

[Goanet] I Salute the Indian Army - Which One?

India is burning and it is something no Indian wants to see! Please do not create two armies: one for First Class Indians and the other for Second Class Indians. The Constitution is the same constitution for all Indians irrespective of caste, class, gender. Please do not destroy the values enshr

[Goanet] Looking in the Rear View Mirror

my two boys and the cat are stretched out on the roof sunbathing my younger son shouts out in japanese is lunch ready? no says my wife ok tell us when it is fifteen minutes later my wife says lunch is ready! and all three get up and go to lunch what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Moving Up?

one more murder goan society on the move moving up from verbal to non verbal? action now! kill what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Beggars Banquet

you remain a beggar no matter how much you own if you think wealth is you what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] now and later

a few people i know are living in a living hell after they die they will i am sure go to heaven what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Rane vs Lobo?

Will TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane Really Take On Congress MLA Michael Lobo? The gloves are off but will the fight begin? TCP Minister Rane has said the two illegal Baga hotels built in CRZ will be demolished by him. Will it happen? Let’s look into other related issues to understand better the sit

[Goanet] Rane vs Lobo?

Will TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane Really Take On Congress MLA Michael Lobo? The gloves are off but will the fight begin? TCP Minister Rane has said the two illegal Baga hotels built in CRZ will be demolished by him. Will it happen? Let’s look into other related issues to understand better the sit

[Goanet] Someone

when someone talks to you of money and only money someone is telling you this: i have no life that i can call my own! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Unknowable

God Unknowable? some people post God said do this do that others post God said don’t do this don’t do that God is knowable? posters unknowable? what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Rock Around the Clock

Monica Lewinsky on Bill Clintons lap rocking and rollin in the Presidential chair oh you immoral Bill Out with u Bush is in and bad was soon worse! Putin why not rock and roll around the clock maybe then u leave Ukraine no need for anyone to convince u what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte: Are You for Coal Pollution or for Tourism?

Goa’s dynamic and avant garde Tourism Minister sometimes leaves me perplexed. His interest in taking Goa’s tourism to a sky high level with helicopters in the air leaves me speechless. Our basic infrastructure, as you know only too well, is not in place with garbage everywhere giving visitors the

[Goanet] Sale Deeds - for the Dead of the Dead and by the Dead

The shocking revelation which surfaced recently of how a group of Roman Catholics have been selling properties of people who are no longer alive has created a storm in the hearts of this community. Or should have! Some members of this community expressed their opinion that this is selective target

[Goanet] Special Monsoon Offer - we are looking for an ideal individual or couple!

The Honeymooners Houstel a 193 yr old heritage house will offer one individual or couple a room with attached bathroom and kitchenette at a special monsoon price for a period of 3 - 5 months. The room has an independent entrance. The individual or couple has to be educated and have a good cultural

[Goanet] School

saw a couple of housewives hand in hand taking their children to school the parents smiles were bigger what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Special Monsoon Offer

The Honeymooners Houstel a 193 yr old heritage will offer one couple a room with attached bathroom and kitchenette at a special monsoon price for a period of 3 or 4 months. The room has an independent entrance. The individual or couple has to be educated and have a good cultural background. For d

[Goanet] The Doctor is Coming

no no no i say to my not so easy to understand american friend not dr sharma it is dr karma everyone loves dr sharma but not dr karma when he knocks on the door the whole house trembles with fear and everyone within what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Goa Chief Minister Felicitates Mine Owners!

Some of the activists are disgruntled because Chief Minister Sawant felicitated the so-called mine owners who have had their leases cancelled making mining a shut down business for now, and the foreseeable future. The miners have supported this government and others in the past. The Chief Minister

[Goanet] no borders, no barriers

when i married my wife an indian did not marry a japanese joao married akeru what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Elevation

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão was he asleep when Church property was sold to builders at low low prices are there no poor Roman Catholics in Goa? now Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão is elevated from Archbishop to Cardinal by Pope Francis i love it love it! Is he our next Pope? what does jo

[Goanet] Happy Birthday

Thank you for your birthday wishes! a nice gesture birthdays are a misnomer however from the moment we are born we start to die! like religion birthdays are used as a devise to hide an uncomfortable fact a chocolate and sugar icing on the cake? on your next birthday eat the cake slowly

[Goanet] Oh no!

when the heart is full of love no need for beliefs when the head is full of beliefs and the heart empty of love all the beliefs in the world no help you or me! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] The Problem

small talent big ego make small problem no no no make big problem artist go mad what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] IsThe Late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Alive or Dead?

Prime Miniter Modi’s government has imposed a 50% tax on the export of Goan ore from 0% to 50% making it no longer a player in the game. The new tax and quality of our ore means: Shop Closed! We need to recall that even before the court, it was the late CM Manohar Parrikar who shut dow the mines.

[Goanet] Agri-Industry Added Value: Organic Restaurants in Organic Fields

Goa's agriculture deserves more than a shot in the arm to be successful or just survive; nothing less than a through transfusion is necessary. Giving small subsidies to farmers, please note, is a little like trying to apply a band-aid on a patient who is at death's end. With the high cost of labo

[Goanet] No Management Course for Dogs n Fruit n Vegetables!

I was sitting in a partly open coffee shop yesterday drinking a cup of coffee when my thoughts were disturbed by this woman who was trying to shoo a couple of dogs away who were sitting under her table. The dogs showed attitude and turned a dead ear to her requests. She continued doggedly to shoo

[Goanet] Thank You Power Minister Sudin Davlikar

Not too often do we get an opportunity to thank a politician for doing something good and worthwhile. Surprisingly, and he is a surprise to me, as he is a politician with a long political inning who is on his way to becoming something more - a statesman in the making! The Portuguese have rebuilt

[Goanet] Think Tank For Each Constituency?

If you think Bangalore is the cynosure of the IT industry with the finest minds and people working in the city you will be thinking right. Then, tell me, why is the city and people above their heads in rain water. The government blames the previous government, lack of attention to shoddy work or m

[Goanet] Vinayak Naik: A Man Who Walks The Walk

I did not write much for Goa Today the magazine he edited which ended its glorious history in print not too long ago. I do not believe it is in circulation. A gentle man with deep convictions he dedicated his life to Goa Today. He was not afraid to speak his mind; his editorial stick was firm but

[Goanet] substitutes

when you don’t have love you have to settle for money plastic flowers not real flowers what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Rich nm Poor

rich people in goa are poor poor people in goa are rich what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] fishy

people of velsao no lucky people of cansaulim no lucky sw railway make noise at night big noise old men and women no sleep at night fish come from boat beach fifteen minutes away! this boat in vasco one hour away no understand what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] When the Lion Roars: A Tribute to Rajan Narayan

With a heavy heart I was told The Goan Observer last edition is indeed the last edition. Is this true? The kiosk where the paper is sold in Margao wears a mournful look and almost brings a tear to my eyes. Unlike in the movies in real life good people often have a small chance or none at all of s

[Goanet] Fr Eremito vs CM Sawant - What’s it about?

The sweltering summer heat makes even the coolest minds melt down. No news, this. We, however, need to plod on and for the good of society and our state try to make sense of issues - even controversial ones. Fr Eremito wants the chief minister Dr Sawant also to repair the mosques - if I am wrong

[Goanet] Parashuram for Hindus, Xavier for Roman Catholics, and Who for Muslims?

In the interest of communal harmony someone wrote the above but unfortunately did not include our Muslim brothers and sisters! Why Muslims? Yes, Muslims and tribals too have to be included if Goa’s iconic communal reputation is going to have form and content and is not simply a large balloon adve

[Goanet] Thank You Very Much!

A few courageous and open-minded people expressed themselves freely under the caption: I Believe. The Silent Majority as expected remained silent. No one took off like a cheap bottle of champagne. Our constitution guarantees free speech and they have not wasted this right. We need to have more

[Goanet] Covid n Communal Harmony in Goa

Only the blind deaf and dumb have not noticed how a lot of people are getting testy irritable and quick to insult people only because they have a different point of view. Now this is not Goa nor Goan! We need to take this opportunity to test the level of our culture of tolerance. I ask people to

[Goanet] Is Parshuram - The Right Choice?

I do not know how much of the legend of King Arthur in the West and Parshuram in India is fiction and how much is fact - it is beyond my expertise and understanding. But is the choice of Parshuram the right choice? India is a country known for spirituality and the Upanishads and yet Mr Subash Vel

[Goanet] Is Parshuram - The Right Choice?

I do not know how much of the legend of King Arthur in the West and Parshuram in India is fiction and how much is fact - it is beyond my expertise and understanding. But is the choice of Parshuram the right choice? India is a country known for spirituality and the Upanishads and yet Mr Subash Vel

[Goanet] The Idea of GOA!

I confess at the start: I have no religion. Not since fifteen. Maybe if I do it is an a la carte religion - I take what is good in all religions. God or no-God is one. It is the string which holds all the coconuts together. Otherwise things fall apart. The waves of communal disharmony are spread

[Goanet] Who Will Be Goa’s next Patron Saint?

Life goes on, a journey of discovery and rediscovery. We know by now it was not Columbus who discovered America, there were a lot of others before him and people were already living in the country much before Chris set foot on the land. Who were they? The locals who are better known as American

[Goanet] Should The World Put Out For PutIn?

We now live in a New World Order. What to do? Not since the Second World War and the dropping of the first nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki has anyone managed to wake up the living and the dead. Enter: Putin What lesson does this Russian Nazi have for us human beings? Just as Hitler cam

[Goanet] Subhash Velingkar Blowing Hot in Summer?

With the summer heat wave in full swing and power cuts and whatnot I wish no one else is going to start a religious and political fire. No, this is not puja. Religious beliefs are absurd even though mine look like miracles and yours nonsense. I am reminded of a story our world history teacher tau

[Goanet] For me?

for you rs 180 otherwise 200 rs for i kilo pomegranetes never seen this guy in my life! for me? what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] philosophy

Why would I want to express my real opinion openly and get into trouble? a japanese university student asked me? my turn now to ask the same question to the Indian media? they have stolen my students philosophy? what does joao want to say?

Re: [Goanet] Goan Food

; >> On Apr 22, 2022, at 10:30 AM, Joao Barros-Pereira >> wrote: >> >> What's the concept of "Restaurant The Goanesque >> - a table for a refined palate"? >> >> After working for a long time in Japan, I returned to Goa five years >

[Goanet] Goan Food

What's the concept of "Restaurant The Goanesque - a table for a refined palate"? After working for a long time in Japan, I returned to Goa five years ago. It might be nice to open a Goan restaurant, I thought. And so I visited a lot of restaurants all over Goa which serve Goan food. Gradually, my

[Goanet] chopsticks

Zap says Zen Man Zap Zap say meditators make conversation irrelevant while eating chopsticks and more chopsticks use chopsticks! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Of Graveyards n Ancestral Houses

A graveyard is a place where dead bodies are buried after a religious ceremony. An ancestral house is a place where our ancestors lived and played and loved while they were alive. The energy of our ancestors is present in our houses, in all the rooms and all the things they used while alive. Use

Re: [Goanet] chagall white crucifixion at DuckDuckGo

wasn't Chagall a Russian Jew? On 4/15/22, Anita Dias wrote: > Hi Mel...Interesting and profound painting by a Hasidic Jew. Of a Jewish Man > who was considered as a rebel (but Who was Incarnate). > Many Catholics /Christians tend to forget that Christ was a Jew. > I have never heard of this work

[Goanet] Bloodbath

We human beings want to kill have to kill love to kill family! nation! global! Putin in family Putin in nation Putin globally What does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Fish

I'm small fish! he says of himself compared to Mr Corrupt and others a sardine he may be but others see him as a great shark! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Language And Culture Go Together Like Horse And Carriage!

The language issue is becoming hotter than the summer heat. The proposal by Amit Shah to replace Hindi as the link language has spontaneously made almost all Indians living in the south of India angry beyond rational explanation. It is a paradox which we are witnessing as language and culture go t

[Goanet] Grave

think grave and look grave no need to look down no need to look up to anyone think grave what does joao want to say?

Re: [Goanet] Anti Corruption Center

Yes but i didn't inhale! On 4/6/22, Roland Francis wrote: > JBP, are you smoking something? > > This is a man whose nickname is Property Sawant. > > Roland. > >> On Apr 5, 2022, at 8:38 PM, Joao Barros-Pereira >> wrote: >> >> CM: Complaint Cen

[Goanet] Anti Corruption Center

CM: Complaint Center For Anti-Corruption Activities! Chief Minister Sawant at last is his own man if he chooses - from selected to elected Chief Minister. He now has a golden opportunity to bring corruption down to a minimum unlike during the tenure of Digambar Kamat when it was at the maximum!

[Goanet] Don't!

i love you she said again you're repeating yourself said he what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Relationships

oh yea the relationship isn’t working an Americanism as real as how ya doin’? No it isn’t working! yes poor math skills of Americans! they can’t figure out why 2 egos 1 n 1 collide or at best remain separate never dissolving into a perfect zero what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Amazing

drone technology is amazing garbage dump now nowhere to be seen a miracle! only large signage: I Believe in God! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] India Keeping Score - Imran Khan Bowled Out?

A famous cricketer in his youth Imran Khan may have to get off the cricket political pitch and retire from national politics. His position is shaky and he may have to concede and give up his political reign of Pakistan. He loved playing cricket in his youth and his fans in India and Pakistan also

[Goanet] Ministers Without Portfolios - WELCOME!

Watching the introduction and taking of the oath by the new ministers in the Goa Assembly left me laughing unstoppably. What fun! New Goa government thank you very much as you made my day! Chief Minister Sawant needs to be applauded for his sense of humor. His mentor Manohar Parrikar also had a g

[Goanet] Murder In The House - Who's Next?

Is soaring summer heat the cause for murder in the house? I wish it were true but more than the temperature numbers going up it has more to do with greed for money, power and prestige rather than honesty, sincerity and hard work! Goa is going I am not sure where but for sure the Goan as we knew h

[Goanet] speak out

i said to a uni student don't be afraid be fearless speak out express yourself! and get into trouble? she asked what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] No Putin

Big Bill chasing Monica all over the White House and up and down the Presidential Chair is better better better than George Bush and war or Putin in Ukraine what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] You Say: I'm not Against Coal Only Pollution! I Say: I'm Not Against Fire Only Heat!

The wicked winning politicians who have won have spoken revealing their endless lies. Mr Empty Head elected MLAs in the big bad brainless world of Goan politics have revealed their soul - and what a sight! People all over the world who care about the environment have banned coal because it causes

[Goanet] Hot Line Sawant: For Zero Tolerance To Corruption!

For starters, congratulations! Unlike marriage getting elected the second time around must be an even sweeter honeymoon. For people who have been your critics I say: Boo! Mr Chief Minister you have promised the people of Goa a clean and transparent government. I salute you for it. Your critics a

[Goanet] Put In

Russian women say no to Putin they say Pullout troops from Ukraine Maniac! what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Dogs

a japanese student of mine once wrote dogs resemble their owners really? our goan dogs excel at fighting one another what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Indira Gandhi And The Ukraine War!

Sunday is a great day for me a retiree who is not as yet tired even though I do not work from Monday to Saturday. Sunday is a state of mind! And, on Sundays I make time to think of the events in my life which have brought me joy and sorrow. Decades ago the Pakistani war between the two countries

[Goanet] Liar

liar no remember tell one lie then another ten more and original story no more in head gone gone where? what does joao want to say?

[Goanet] Life Goes On!

Life Goes On! How often have you heard this: You can't take it with you! Does anyone think they can? If it is the case then whoever it may be is a sleep walker all day all night! As a person gets older it becomes obvious how a lot of so-called wisdom is only for sleep walkers. People who dish o

[Goanet] Bad Digestion

different people follow different paths in this world some burn life's candle slowly others like me at both ends Buddha's Way is not for me I don't like to fall between two stools what does joao want to say?

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