Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Sunith Velho
Every once in a while one comes across a "scientist" like Santosh who, from his arrogance it seems, does not seem to realize that his understanding is, at best, limited. Allwyn, The thing about scientists is they will freely admit that their understanding is very limited(if it indeed is, that

Re: [Goanet] Bhandares Musings

2007-07-17 Thread Sunith Velho
financial support to the Episcopalians, since one of them is the governor of his state. Guruji must be turning in his grave! Sunith Velho RESPONSE: Good for you! As per your wisdom, Texans who pay their state >taxes are murderers since their tax-dollars are used to send people to the nether-world

Re: [Goanet] Bhandare's Musings

2007-07-16 Thread Sunith Velho
Bosco, To be fair, sometimes Jekyll Bhandare does have a point but Hyde Bhandare often steps in with a lot of bigoted crap and 'factual' information backed by paranoia instead of proof. As far as this perception that Muslims all over the world are trying to build, of them getting a raw deal

Re: [Goanet] Christianity on GoaNet

2007-07-10 Thread Sunith Velho
a candle to you or your experimenting Mauxi who turned herself into your Aaji. Sunith Velho --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is

Re: [Goanet] Religious fundamentalism/to Sunith (Carvalho

2007-07-07 Thread Sunith Velho
party image of an 'agnostic secular humanist'. Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Carmo D'Cruz's course on Warren Buffet

2007-07-05 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] UK bomb plot

2007-07-04 Thread Sunith Velho
fault for asking her to abandon her usual areas of expertise i.e. name calling and inane generalities. Sunith Velho Selma's theory of fundamentalism: > So again, my theory holds true, that extreme > fundamentalist religious ideas take root in > poverty and lack of education.

Re: [Goanet] Selma's selective secularism

2007-07-03 Thread Sunith Velho
ore exposed to these works than the average practicing Indian Catholic is a crying shame. Sunith Velho "The spirit that split the atom and the spirit that dissects God into concepts are at bottom one and the same" --- S. Kappen

Re: [Goanet] Selma's selective secularism

2007-07-02 Thread Sunith Velho
t Selma is afraid to say it lest she jeopardise her position of a closet Vatican loyalist parading as an 'agnostic secular humanist', who opposes fundamentalism by all except those of her faith tradition. Pardon me Selma, but your slip has been showing for a long time now. Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Being affronted selectively/reply to Selma

2007-07-02 Thread Sunith Velho
elusional sense of loyalty to the Vatican instead of to the real teachings of Christ. Sunith Velho

[Goanet] Religious Postings - Reply to Kamlaksh and Bhandare

2007-07-01 Thread Sunith Velho
try on display. Is Kali really human? Did Parrikar declare Kali puja a public holiday for Goans? Is he then anti-Bengali? Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] No more religious postings

2007-07-01 Thread Sunith Velho
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[Goanet] No more religious postings

2007-06-30 Thread Sunith Velho
. I'm surprised smokers, atheists, unwed couples, fake experimenters and plagiarisers have not been invited on this journey. Regards Sunith Velho GL write: >Wise decision Bhandare. Aniek por favor! Can you take the bigots, > >hypocrts and others along with you?:=)) Or at least

Re: [Goanet] Knighthood to Rushdie /reply to Ed De Silva

2007-06-23 Thread Sunith Velho
tise, instead of demanding that others do so. Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] God is MY buddy/ response to Gabe

2007-06-23 Thread Sunith Velho
those who promote reasoning and rationality. He is much like the moderate version of Periyar E.V.Ramaswamy, arguably modern India's most effective social reformer. Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] C.A. Bhandare's envy

2007-06-22 Thread Sunith Velho
m his own community. I heard how a group of Chrsitians almost got lynched by their fellow Christian brothers in Sao Jose de Areal, a few days ago. Regards Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Knights of Columbus

2007-06-22 Thread Sunith Velho
a synod called on him to make amends by converting an equal number of pagans, he opted to work among the Picts of Scotland.[end of quote] http://www.irelandseye.com/irish/people/saints/columba.shtm Sunith Velho >As to your last sentence, I cannot think what you're >saying. Pe

[Goanet] A list for Paulo Dias

2007-06-16 Thread Sunith Velho
es. If you or anyone provide me a list of CONSTITUTIONAL rights enjoyed by Goans both pre and post liberation, I will shut up. Go ahead... what are you waiting for? Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Frederick Noronha on CA Bhandare ... and JC

2007-06-15 Thread Sunith Velho
on based on dogmas, and sincerely believe that peace will come once this is achieved. Sunith Velho - Original Message - From: "Jose Colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "for GoaNet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Frederick FN Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Flags, Colonialism and Sleeping in a History

2007-06-14 Thread Sunith Velho
liy history, then I am afraid they are as ignorant as I claim them to be. And for that I lament. Sunith Velho On 6/14/07, Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sunith, I read Selma's email about you with a pinch of salt but now I > really > believe that

[Goanet] Maybe BC is faced with Senile dementia....

2007-06-14 Thread Sunith Velho
writes: >It is not uncommon for a non white or a person from >the sub contintent usually called the paki to face >racism in the UK. Maybe Sunith Velho has faced this >situation for prolonged periods in London? Therefore >his ranting against the Portuguese on Goanet is about >white

Re: [Goanet] Flags, Colonialism and Sleeping in a History

2007-06-11 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.casadegoa.org --- Jose Colaco writes: >>Sunith Velho wrote: What y

[Goanet] Olav Athayde in big trouble....

2007-06-10 Thread Sunith Velho
elite insitutions such as IIT, K3 teaches in an institution ranked in the bottom 5% of any published engineering rankings. Cheers Sunith Velho >Those who know Carmo from school days in Bandra will recall how he had >been caught copying in a Board exam. If not for the intervention and >&

[Goanet] Goan elections

2007-06-10 Thread Sunith Velho
>>Former French colonies in the middle east speak in >>french although >>Arabic is thier mother tongue. >>So do African nations the reason for this is these >>counties are >>sucessfull and most dream to migrate in >>these countries. And never woke up! Sunit

Re: [Goanet] Goan elections

2007-06-09 Thread Sunith Velho
unity. Your good friend Robert Newman writes very interestingly about this imperial ploy. Regards Sunith Velho FN writes Reena, You should be asking the upper crust of Panjim that question :-) FN PS: I think the authoritarianism of the BJP and its hierarchy appeals to the Catholic elite, or many of

Re: [Goanet] DNA Studies about Goa

2007-06-02 Thread Sunith Velho
entist/Geneticist' characters can teach us as much about DNA as the local Padri/Pujari. Cheers, Sunith Velho > Hello, > I have heard that there are studies that cover the DNA of the entire > world population including Goa and western India. Does anyone know > where can I have

Re: [Goanet] Vote we must!

2007-05-27 Thread Sunith Velho
re-enforced' into people's mind is not the above disgusting nonsense, but the simple fact that if you do illegal stuff(like accepting inducements) yourself then stop complaining when your elected representatives do the same on a larger scale. Sunith Velho --

Re: [Goanet] Disposal of Garbage

2007-05-23 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Bosco, You seem to have cursed th

Re: [Goanet] Creationism versus Evolution

2007-05-15 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- FN writes: >>So, Sunith, what is y

Re: [Goanet] Tolerating Creationism

2007-05-13 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- FN writes: >So, as far as these cr

Re: [Goanet] The credentials of some scientists

2007-05-11 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Richard S. Lindzen is willing to s

Re: [Goanet] The global responsibility

2007-05-10 Thread Sunith Velho
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Mario Gouveia writes(about climate

Re: [Goanet] Against our culture? We were the first kissers...

2007-05-07 Thread Sunith Velho
WWW.GOANET.ORG ** C O M M U N I T Y ** A N N O U N C E M E N T Goa Sudharop to Release Goan Seniors E-book May 8,

[Goanet] All the hots about a stupid Richard Gere hug

2007-05-02 Thread Sunith Velho
s are trying to portray. Loot the country, destroy the environment, visit prostitutes, rape women, commit female foeticide, keep caste divides alive but no PDA's or falling in love please! It's against our culture. Soli Sorab

Re: [Goanet] What issues, MLA?s

2007-04-29 Thread Sunith Velho
o a vast majority of the electorate. Regards Sunith Velho >>But what are the issues that are dear to Goans? Can anyone list them >>down because over the years, nothing has been done to even address >>some of these issues? -

[Goanet] Whats so great about Fundacao Parties/reply to Cornel

2007-03-17 Thread Sunith Velho
p the divide alive for no apparent reason. They are the kind who introduce words like Bamon, Chardo, Kharvi, Gulfie and Shippie into every debate. I think Selma and Carmo have a lifetime membership to this peculiar society. Best Regards Sunith Velho do "both sides" really try to

Re: [Goanet] Whats so great about Fundacao Parties?

2007-03-17 Thread Sunith Velho
Spot on. Fundacao Oriente parties are generally incredibly boring and generally filled with drunk old men reminiscing about Portuguese times with the infuriatingly smug director keeping them company. Why anyone would want to voluntarily subject themselves to such torture repeatedly beats me.

Re: [Goanet] Goan "shippies" and "gulfies"

2007-03-13 Thread Sunith Velho
Bosco, I only derided the lack of motivation of most youngsters of the Catholic community while at school and the tendency of certain members of this forum to blame the education system for that. I pointed out that the opportunity to make money by doing menial labour in the Gulf or EUROPE wa

[Goanet] Mining Bachao

2007-03-10 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] Goan Savages

2007-03-09 Thread Sunith Velho
that the answers are staring everyone in the face. I guess paedophilia is the fault of those lamani kids. Who asked them to come to Goa in the first place and why was that strawberry seller on our beach? Sunith Velho P.S. I almost forgot. Strawberries are not a Goan fruit, traditional occupati

Re: [Goanet] Smart Money v/s Dumb Money/ reply to Gilbert

2007-03-08 Thread Sunith Velho
ne in Jute Mills not buying ships or land and is rumoured to have a part in the Bristish Opium Trade(not Hashish or Liquor). May I suggest a little fact checking before posting? Sunith Velho Gilbert writes: Recently in the news was India's Tata Steel buying the steel company in Canada.

Re: [Goanet] The corrupt Congressmen

2007-03-06 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] Sesa Goa

2007-03-06 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] Making education a priority

2007-03-05 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] Goa's educational system

2007-03-03 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] Musings on the Bhaile influx

2007-03-03 Thread Sunith Velho
is priciples when it comes to grabbing the CM's chair. I won't be surprised in Somnath Zuwarkar(a proven corrupt Congressman) stands on the BJP's Taleigao ticket against Babush(whom Parrkiar made a minister in the first place). Goans fully deserve what they are getting. Regard

Re: [Goanet] K3 IIT bondollam

2007-03-03 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Don't tell Carmo how to eat

2007-02-28 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Albert's Illogic

2007-02-27 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Forks and Knives

2007-02-26 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Goan Educational System

2007-02-26 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Goa's Educational system

2007-02-25 Thread Sunith Velho
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Re: [Goanet] Goa's educational system

2007-02-24 Thread Sunith Velho
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[Goanet] How others deal with diversity/ Re to Gabriel

2006-11-11 Thread Sunith Velho
Yet you seem to condescendingly question the way Indians are dealing with our diversity, us being probably the most diverse country in the world. Your ideas of India and Indian democracy seem to be based less on fact and more on some sort of paranoia. Regards Sunith Velho --- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: &

Re: [Goanet] Mauxi's Kani - now from China/response to Roland

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
nearly impossible to get Augustiner or Hofbrau outside of Germany though these are the local favourites in Munich(missing from Gabe's wonderful list of beers!). Regards Sunith Velho Roland writes: With regard to Portuguese Moscatel, Grandjo and Tinto they being not available in the Gulf l

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's Three Generations/response to Frederick

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
Hi Roland, Contrary to your opinion, I think women are extremely logical and calculating(more so than most men!) in most matters, except when these involve their spouses/boyfriends or clothes.You daughter's present/future suitors will soon learn that! Also from your post it seems like you are no

[Goanet] Initiating, Participating and Soapboxing/ reply to Cecil

2006-11-08 Thread Sunith Velho
statistics of un-married European/Indian/Goan friends of mine as well as my own astute observations in this matter :)). These are in no way conclusive but are quite credible. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http

[Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mestizoes, Anglo-Indians and East/ reply to Selma

2006-11-04 Thread Sunith Velho
ten words at most and a picture of Goa that didn't extend beyond their ancestral village, Anjuna raves or Tito's. To misquote you misquoting Azeglio "we have created an India, it is time to create some Goan Indians" Regards Sunith Velho I became convinced, that there is no >

[Goanet] Use of Siddis/ reply to Carmo

2006-11-02 Thread Sunith Velho
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

Re: [Goanet] A woman without a culture of her own/response to Oscar

2006-10-31 Thread Sunith Velho
. Keep your painfully aged ideas of "Goan Air/Land" where they belong(in the dustbins of the past). Regards Sunith Velho --- Oscar Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. RKN - You should be privileged to be a > subscriber of Goanet. Grow up > and be indebted that

Re: [Goanet] Mario's propagated myths about Goanetters

2006-10-22 Thread Sunith Velho
ion) fictitious mice experiment with its nonsensical conclusions was published ?? Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Foreign Students Account for Nearly 80% of S&E Doctorates Awarded in America

2006-10-20 Thread Sunith Velho
s and speculations are as good or better than painstaking research done by you non-engineers."(quote) There is no use arguing with such garbage! Did your brain perhaps get a bit mushy while praciticing hanging upside down from crosses or is the foam annd froth still in yo

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation regarding cancer/response to Cornel

2006-10-20 Thread Sunith Velho
. Regards Sunith Velho Cornel writes: How utterly preposterous and disgraceful, on a community site for a poster to scornfully say to a young Indian intending overseas student that: "as a developing scholar who fancies himself to have a half-way decent command of English but still has

Re: [Goanet] IIT /Indian propagated myths about America

2006-10-19 Thread Sunith Velho
Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] IIT /Indian propagated myths about America

2006-10-18 Thread Sunith Velho
That really get you thinking! Society needs philosophers, artists, political scientists, etc but all this has to be balanced by what the economy needs. Maybe you could shed some light on the situation of young graduates in America and Canada. Regards Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation regarding cancer

2006-10-15 Thread Sunith Velho
s and publishing papers. Hence he provides references, unlike Gilbert who was completely unable to do so when asked(for obvious reasons!). Regards Sunith Velho Mario Goveia writes: Here is what Dr. Helekar, a medical researcher who is not qualified to treat any cancer patients had said...

Re: [Goanet] Distortion of posts on Goanet

2006-10-02 Thread Sunith Velho
wn point in the next paragraph when he gives the actual scientific explanation for the results. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Section 377/reply to Selma

2006-10-01 Thread Sunith Velho
in equality regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation? You strongly object to the word "bonkmaro" and then to come out with these views that are clearly homophobic(not withstanding your legendary faghag status). There is a difference between being politically correct and being

Re: [Goanet] Distortion of posts on Goanet

2006-09-30 Thread Sunith Velho
een that as has anyone with a half-decent command of the English language. Regards Sunith Velho Santosh writes: I humbly request Gilbert not to put words in my mouth or to point to Frederick's or anyone else's mischaracterization of my views. And I ask readers not to rely on someone else&#

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient Truth /response to Nasci

2006-09-24 Thread Sunith Velho
this post onwards. Regards Sunith Velho Can you not see the point I have been trying to make, on this forum, whenever I can; that India's backwardness in almost all respects, is due to it's 'unholy and weird culture' that is intrinsically against any change for the better

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient Truth /response to Nasci

2006-09-23 Thread Sunith Velho
were civilised and those in Velim "hopeless", or just a matter of putting things in their proper context. Thanks for your kind wishes. Regards Sunith Velho Nasci Writes: Nasci feels and it does look like, you have already returned from UK, at least in mind and spirit; considering that yo

[Goanet] An Incovenient truth/Mario

2006-09-22 Thread Sunith Velho
aking ploy. Maybe it has something to do with the Indian brain and the sound of shutting of doors! Once a door is shut(car or house) reason and intelligence disappear. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Are Goans Homophobe/response to Mario

2006-09-21 Thread Sunith Velho
fection in public, then no one can accuse you of being a homophobe. I for one interpreted it as, you have no problem with homosexuals as long as they don't hit on you... :)) Fair enough, I guess. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mail

Re: [Goanet] Valmikis article

2006-09-20 Thread Sunith Velho
"I am yet to witness the ANY good work done by all those who insulted Sanjith and the campaign on this forum, unless of course lengthy mails, petty abuse and completely un-feasible ideas can be counted as work." Regards Sunith Velho - Original Message - From: "Sunith Vel

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient truths/ Final response to Filomena Giese

2006-09-20 Thread Sunith Velho
another netter in response to your article. (That post is what made me respond!). Just clarifying. I do not wish to continue this argument any further. Regards Sunith Velho Filomena writes: You have read more into what I wrote in my list of observations on today's Goa than was actually th

Re: [Goanet] An Inconvenient truth

2006-09-19 Thread Sunith Velho
ishes to do the same in Goa. I believe the fact that you have lived and worked in the rest of India (in areas besides the Goan dominated Bandra, Dhobitalao,etc) has to do with your balanced and sensible views on this subject. Regards Sunith Velho Mario writes: As one who considers his ancestry

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient truths about Goa/Sunith

2006-09-19 Thread Sunith Velho
ites" and have thus far restricted themselves to the countryside. Thanks for the many replies. Regards Sunith Velho - Original Message - From: "Filomena Giese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sunith Velho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1

Re: [Goanet] An Inconvenient Truth - Must authority turn a blind eye/ Sunith's reponse

2006-09-19 Thread Sunith Velho
aware that drinking on duty is irresponsible). Point made! Thanks for the opportunity. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient Truths/ reponse to Selma

2006-09-19 Thread Sunith Velho
wer of the masses, and would rather work towards empowering them through education or support of causes that seek to do so. I don't think I'll be plagiarising any of your ideas in college papers unless you can provide me with some brilliantly analytical insights into telecommunications

Re: [Goanet] Heritage Homes

2006-09-19 Thread Sunith Velho
there are more old Goan houses serving as hotels than there are havelis in Jaipur. Regards Sunith Velho Helga writes: That's why its truly commendable that the Peres ladies not only preserved their beautiful house in San Pedro for their future generations but allowed everyone else a chan

Re: [Goanet] An Inconconvenient Truth

2006-09-18 Thread Sunith Velho
e. Time is not running out for anyone except the nostalgic goan who wishes for the Goa of his youth. Things are not perfect there, but please stop with the doomsday predictions. Regards Sunith Velho Dear Sunith, Usually I do not comment on situations prevailing in Goa, since although I w

Re: [Goanet] Sleeping with windows open/response to Velho

2006-09-18 Thread Sunith Velho
ce please expect strong opposition in the future to any labour control idea. The "good old days" argument was specific to the above subject line, please do not take it personally. Regards Sunith Velho - Original Message - From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient truths about Goa

2006-09-18 Thread Sunith Velho
shing structures in cities? 3. Is not your example of the Jaipur wedding a marvellous example of lack of civic awareness that legislation can do nothing about? Regards Sunith Velho - Original Message - From: "Filomena Giese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sunith Velho

Re: [Goanet] Valmiki's article

2006-09-18 Thread Sunith Velho
n and molly coddling they face. Regards Sunith Velho I take the below the belt punch at the chaka chak campaign personally as I was one of the few that was involved in that campaign. We spend a number of days and nights, often skipping lunches to get the programme underway. 25 schools were in

Re: [Goanet] Sleeping with windows open

2006-09-17 Thread Sunith Velho
uch as visa for Indians, labour control agencies, organ harvesting, mass emigration to the west, return to fascist justice, etc. are pretty lame besides being completely un-feasible. Regards Sunith Velho Is "sleeping with windows open" the only basis of judging how peaceful, just, and susta

Re: [Goanet] Inconvenient truths about Goa

2006-09-15 Thread Sunith Velho
on as well!) getting involved in traffic and cleanliness drives. Infact, as a long time resident of Panjim I would say we are on an upward spiral towards improvement. Regards Sunith Velho ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goa

Re: [Goanet] Sleeping with windows open

2006-09-15 Thread Sunith Velho
oy your day too! Regards Sunith Velho >"It is mindless statements like 'In Portuguese times we used to sleep with >windows wide open.". Statement by one of the posters. >I would first of all like to complete the sentence and say "In Portuguese >times( i.e.m

Re: [Goanet] Contacto Goa

2006-09-12 Thread Sunith Velho
will never progress if we keep pandering to our erstwhile masters. Before you label me a lusophbe(like some netters erroneously label Frederick), let me mention that my girlfriend is Portuguese and many of my closest friends are also Portuguese. Regards Sunith Velho Now in London, UK! (First I

Re: [Goanet] Contacto Goa

2006-09-11 Thread Sunith Velho
the Goa of today and that Mario's appreciation for the program was unwarranted. For me, it seemed more like "saudades" captured on film Unfortunately I have not met my good friend Desmond Nazareth lately, so I couldn't pick his brain about the motives/idea behind making the

Re: [Goanet] Science as a religion (Frederick "FN" Noronha)

2006-09-11 Thread Sunith Velho
so called conflict between religion and science sometimes begins when over zealous religionists try to use science as an intellectual crutch to validate/promote their beliefs. This naturally results in a strong backlash from scientists. We have seen numerous examples of this on Goanet. Rega