Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks/ to Roland

2007-09-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
ill turn the other way. Just as we >> would turn if we see a >> heterosexual couple "making out". Who is this "We" that you are referring to and claiming to represent. All Canadians? Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

[Goanet] Parking problems in Panaji/repl to Selma

2007-09-01 Thread Sunith D Velho
. With approximately a thousand new vehicles being bought every month, these measures are barely sufficient, and I don't know if similar steps are being taken in other urban centres. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Knights to Columbus/to Selma

2007-06-24 Thread Sunith D Velho
ourage could not be amongst them. I like this new multi-millionaire persona of mine that you a perpetrating. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Jose struggles but raises one Right

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
ng sentences. What I said Jose was, if Roland had truly achieved closure then he would be posting that particualr posts on a Canadian forum. Especially since it is filled with some vague generalities on the joys of living in Canada. >> Bravo Sunith ..You are the 'besht'! And he

Re: [Goanet] Knighthood for Salman Rushdie..

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
n and Iran. So hats-off once again to the former firebrand who was never afraid to tell it like it is(was), though he openly conceeded that he was spared the worst of the indignities inflicted on his brothers. Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Jose struggling with a simple list

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
guess I'll have to keep reading his peculiar brand of kingdergarten humour. The continued absence of a simple list of Constitutional Rights I had requested is baffling, especially since a few posters have been continuously lauding themsleves as people of exceptional maturity and intelligence. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] No list yet.. Roland Francis

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
owledge lets have that list now, shall we. Please don't shatter my dreams by shutting up. It really is a simple task for someone who has the ' maturity of thinking and expression of a Paulo Colaco Dias' that I allegedly dream of. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] No list yet

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
NSTITUTIONAL rights does Jose pretend not understand? Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jose writes: >> f: I can jot down several rights that Goans now REALLY enjoy. >> 1. The right NOT to have their name removed from the electoral >> register by a person

[Goanet] A hypocrisy test for Roland Francis

2007-06-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
father(whom I never met and you know precious little about) was a great businessman under Portuguese rule, just like many in my family are as good businessmen under Goan(Indian) rule. Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Of Constitutions, Dogmas and Roland Francis

2007-06-17 Thread Sunith D Velho
rry a pejorative connotation — referring to concepts as being "established" only according to a particular point of view, and thus one of doubtful foundation.(end of quote) Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2007-06-13 Thread Sunith D Velho
and BC figure out what these economics have to do with me being against colonialism, do let me know. By yours and BC's misguided logic, Che Guevara should never have started a revolution in South America since he was from a bourgeoisie family or Neh

Re: [Goanet] Can we use a DVD from US [ NTSC] in Goa [ PAL]?

2007-06-08 Thread Sunith D Velho
). -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the pe

Re: [Goanet] Creationism versus Evolution

2007-05-22 Thread Sunith D Velho
ly to that entity? Or are logic and science to be selectively applied? Sunith Velho Orlando writes: > There are others too like Michael Behe, William A. >Dembski, James M > Kushiner, Lee > Strobel etc. I urge those on this list who are interested in >the debate to &

Re: [Goanet] All the hots..../reply to FN

2007-05-03 Thread Sunith D Velho
Are they the standards that have been forced down our throats by the dominant religions, rulers and castes. Scientific study used to be an Indian standard but today Astrology is. Are we to lie down and accept the status quo. Is it really necessary to waste our time setting 'standards' to gov

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

2007-05-02 Thread Sunith D Velho
p caste divides alive but no PDA's or falling in love please! It's against our culture. Soli Sorabjee is right, we are becoming the laughing stock of the world. Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- CONVENTION O

Re: [Goanet] review of Jerry Pinto's "Reflected in water"

2007-04-19 Thread Sunith D Velho
ould give Romi Lippi a boost as well, and no one will be inconvenienced. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] More bad news for Goan secularists

2007-04-12 Thread Sunith D Velho
above study was sponsored by none other than the Templeton Foundation. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Debating opinions instead of grammar

2007-04-11 Thread Sunith D Velho
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by an Anonymous Donor

Re: [Goanet] The mall at the GMC

2007-04-06 Thread Sunith D Velho
y from the grandeur of the original GMC. This area was previously filthy, desolate(since the shifting of the GMC to Bambolim) and rat infested. I'm not sure what Jose is trying to say here. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism

2007-04-02 Thread Sunith D Velho
TV programme by making it pay-per-view. One thing is certain, if not for the pioneering work in Stanford and UCL and all the academic research that has followed since, the Internet would be a far cry from what it is today. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism and Goa

2007-04-01 Thread Sunith D Velho
for Frederick and yourself. I'll resist the tempation to respond to your personal potshots. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism and Goa

2007-03-30 Thread Sunith D Velho
e there are very few safeguards in place. If I'm not mistaken, the ex(?) HOD of the Electronics department of Goa Engineering College was accused of it and of misrepresenting his educational qualifications a while ago, and the students went on strike to have him removed. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism

2007-03-29 Thread Sunith D Velho
ederick, go! I see that you have taken my cheer-leader jibe a tad too seriously. Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Plagiarism

2007-03-27 Thread Sunith D Velho
cation for themselves is entirely irrelevant to the debate. Regards -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Forcasting stock prices

2007-02-24 Thread Sunith D Velho
Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, > Where can I get more info on this stock price > forecasting system? > Mervyn3.0 -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Forks and Knives

2007-02-24 Thread Sunith D Velho
to Hotel Mandovi where they ordered the placement of forks on the right side and the knife on the left of the plate. Has any body heard of this story, especially from Tivolem? Also do the bhayyas eat with forks and knives in UP? -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Goan Educational System

2007-02-22 Thread Sunith D Velho
e posting nonsense Goanet. Regards Sunith Albert writes: > Take the degree of Goa universtity and go abroad for further studies > and you cannot get admission why? Joe writes: > Surely, Bosco would have a different perception of the situation if he were > living (and studying/studied) i

Re: [Goanet] Origins of the world Carnival

2007-02-21 Thread Sunith D Velho
nding word for Carnival in Greek is "Apokria". Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joao Cota writes: I was stunned and shocked to read the above article. The first paragraph on the origin of the word carnival is abosolute bull to say the least.The author's ignorance

Re: [Goanet] The Australian-Goan's overwhelmingly anti-India

2007-02-10 Thread Sunith D Velho
nd wanted to tell Goans in Goa how to run their lives and businesses. Neither seemed particularly qualified to dole out such advice and definitely created a pathetic impression of themselves, and Australian Goans in general. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 141

2007-02-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
oung minds from Goa work? Shameful especially to the chap who passed this information. BC -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Anyone know this guy?

2007-02-07 Thread Sunith D Velho
, who were helping him realise his dream. He has my vote for FN next list of #101 Cybergoans. No one else could have pulled this off. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] First Polls rigged!

2007-02-01 Thread Sunith D Velho
r you to keep your love for Portugal and Portuguese colonial rule alive without resorting to untruths about events that led to and followed their ouster. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Re: Are the atheists right?

2007-01-26 Thread Sunith D Velho
- are likely to confront the minute they die. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Re:A cheap shot

2007-01-25 Thread Sunith D Velho
ition, forced conversions and the razing of Hindu temples. What according to you was in the interest of the common Goan? Why don't you just say it instead of confusing everyone including yourself. Is this the GL version of the Fuggdi you so often refer to? -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Goan Judges/ reply to Gilbert

2007-01-24 Thread Sunith D Velho
to leave? Further, Goans at the time were deeply divided as to whether they wanted to be part of the Indian union. So the Pondicherri "model" is quite irrelevant in this case. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Bad taste in the mouth of Sunito

2007-01-20 Thread Sunith D Velho
writes: I have a gut feeling that this anti Portuguese rethoric by young Sunito is because of some namoradinha problem. Maybe some 'short Portuguese' fugiu com ela. Or I hope it is not because of not getting Portuguese Nationality? BTW how is Bibloh and your mum (Loretta)? BC -- S

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 75

2007-01-20 Thread Sunith D Velho
u. We all know that even movement(in terms of moving from one place to another) is heavily restricted in Macau and China. Sunith BC writes: I wonder if the FREE is to corrupt, kill, despot, loan shark, banditiry, rape, toilet. Why are we having The Save Goa movmeent? -- Sunith D Velho [

Re: [Goanet] Hurting ones sensitivities/reply to Selma

2007-01-20 Thread Sunith D Velho
t of many other Goans. So please get off your high horse. Sunith Velho I'm not communal but as a non-Goan, I think it is insensitive of you to hurt the sensitivities of Goans who have very different memories of history. thank you, selma -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Climate Change

2007-01-17 Thread Sunith D Velho
famous architect in the world) whose knowledge and opinion I'm afraid I hold in much higher regard than yours. Please feel free to contact him in your personal capacity, and convince him of the error in his ways. Regards Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] A cheap shot by Roland Francis

2007-01-17 Thread Sunith D Velho
because of 450 years of Portuguese rule. Cheers, Roland. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Portugal vs India - The Goa Debate

2007-01-16 Thread Sunith D Velho
o ensure free and fair elections in tiny Madeira and the continued economic exploitation of Angola. I will restrain myself to topics relevant to the Goa of today. Best Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Climate Change

2007-01-16 Thread Sunith D Velho
rd the summer was so hot that they had people distributing refreshments on the Tube because of the large number of people fainting. Can fellow netters in London confirm this? It would be interesting to hear stories of climate change from other parts of India and the world. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Portugal vs India - The Goa Debate

2007-01-14 Thread Sunith D Velho
storical blunder that the Goan people allowed Nehru to be be swayed to send in the invading Indian forces, not allowing Goans more time to gently let the Portuguese rulers go, even though it might have meant waiting for the obstinate Salazar to pass away. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] VOTE FOR MANOHAR PARRIKAR in May

2007-01-13 Thread Sunith D Velho
ommunal VCD and imposing it on the schools ! -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Carmo's insulting posts

2007-01-11 Thread Sunith D Velho
udy in the US and did not >> need >> family or employer sponsors. Also as an IIT graduate with a doctorate in >> the >> hot field of engineering management -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Miracles at Pota

2007-01-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
e next post. Regards Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW.GOANET.ORG ** C O M M U N I T Y ** A N N O U N C E M E N T

Re: [Goanet] Pota Retreats

2007-01-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
t faith exist? Most atheists accept that faith exists. The usefulness of it is rejected by them. I see that it benefits some people in a few ways, but like many of my generation and most of my friends find these of no use personally. Regards Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: [Goanet] Must you come to Goa this time?

2007-01-07 Thread Sunith D Velho
the crusading Joan of Arc takes up cudgels uninvited, this is not an attack on Ana Maria, but just seeking for clarification of a publicly stated viewpoint that is contradictory. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Recognising people of Goan origin

2007-01-02 Thread Sunith D Velho
certainly can be taken in ways other than the one Sunith Velho suggests. Perhaps their context in the interview in The Week makes their meaning absolutely clear. Andre -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] Recognising people of Goan origin

2007-01-01 Thread Sunith D Velho
ainer * Brendan Fernandes, Ontario, artist. brendanfernandes.ca * Ignatius Camillo, supermodel cum deejay. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Cult (Was: Goanet Should be ............)

2006-12-31 Thread Sunith D Velho
Dear Santosh, How about making this your New Year's resolution. Avoid arguing with a man whose main debating point is essentially, "There was this guy on T.V. who said.." Best Wishes for 2007! Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Slaves to Portuguese Rule

2006-12-20 Thread Sunith D Velho
ere all those values took Goans. So don't look forward just yet to any enduring return of overseas Goans back to Goa or India or the current trickle turning into a flood. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Re:Liberation of Goa

2006-12-19 Thread Sunith D Velho
Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] lifeguards

2006-12-18 Thread Sunith D Velho
supply of lifeguards. On a cynical note of my own, its quite likely that certified lifeguards have moved on and out of Goa..or..nobody wants to be a lifeguard as the job is not as glamourous as Baywatch makes it out to be. - Bosco Toronto, CA -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] The Goan crab mentality & other Goan expressions

2006-12-15 Thread Sunith D Velho
. Nothing intruiging here, ask any man. Regards Sunith Selma writes: "She is a homely girl". This phrase used anywhere else in the world will earn > you (to use another Goan expression), one tight slap > or fattak. The word homely in general parlance means > unattractiv

Re: [Goanet] Goans do not need overseas sermons: Today's

2006-12-15 Thread Sunith D Velho
y for them, they have seen no other. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events

[Goanet] Goans can survive without too much of overseas

2006-12-13 Thread Sunith D Velho
a day. So please excuse me for making myself clear on how much I expect beisdes travelling expenses. Best regards Tony Martin -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary

Re: [Goanet] Panjim.. Post IFFI/ reply to Phillip

2006-12-13 Thread Sunith D Velho
cutting any ice. Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho Phillip writes: I was intrigued by your ascribing the improvement in the electricity situation to, initially, the transformer and underground cabling. Susbequently you have overlooked the underground cabling. I am sure there is a link between the ele

Re: [Goanet] Gulab Jaam (Was: Goa is............)

2006-12-12 Thread Sunith D Velho
" is used by most people to refer to the origins of food. It is only used by the misguided "elites" as an adjective to describe people. I'm sure you can come up with something better if you are trying to describe how 'Goan' a person i

[Goanet] Origins of "Crab Mentality /Reply to Cornel

2006-12-12 Thread Sunith D Velho
tly it is supposed to mean please? Is it a translation of a Konkani term? -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent in

Re: [Goanet] Panjim... post IFFI

2006-12-11 Thread Sunith D Velho
n of the issue(s) or we are going to drop this thread. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, G

Re: [Goanet] Panjim... post IFFI/ reply to Philip

2006-12-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
to some extent. The main implication of this is that planning and imlementation could have been done progressively as experience was gained instead of as if there was no tomorrow (like in the Olympics). -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: [Goanet] Panjim.. post IFFI/reply to Roland

2006-12-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
19th century New York, you are now comparing it to modern day Barcelona, London and Munich. Any explanation for this? Regards, Roland. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto&

[Goanet] Intolerance and tolerance (France, Britain)..

2006-12-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
uot;. I have enjoyed good treatment all over the world with this simple tactic, except Tamil Nadu, where random people will lecture me for hours that an NRI Tamil should learn his mother tongue! Continuously protesting "Tamil Illa" or that I'm from Goa seem to have no effect on the

Re: [Goanet] The mess that is Goa/ Reply to Bosco

2006-12-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
nith responds: I agree again, only one difference though.In India no such nexus exists because the biggest criminals and extortionists are all politicians themselves. Best Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Go

Re: [Goanet] When Goa's media goes on a name-calling..

2006-12-08 Thread Sunith D Velho
ft to Panjim. I consider it money well spent, though the quality of work could have been better. Large events like the Olympics or World Cup are used all over the world to rejuvinate cities(Barcelona, London, Munich,etc), the same thing has happened in a much smaller way with Panjim and IFFI. --

Re: [Goanet] The Mess that is Goa

2006-12-06 Thread Sunith D Velho
encounter specialists"(who are all still alive) just across the border. Best Regards -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bosco writes: I found Sunith's comparisons of NewYork of the 1900s with present day Goa amusing. Instead of moving forward he seems to be acknowledging that Goa is go

Re: [Goanet] The mess that is a Goan argument

2006-12-05 Thread Sunith D Velho
Roland Quotes: " Wherever You Are Home Is Where The Heart Is" Sunith responds: Didn't this thread start with how you had finally achieved closure and were now happy that you chose to settle in Canada? Don't think this quote is particulalrly appropriate and you are kind of trampling over your o

Re: [Goanet] Holland considers Saree ban..

2006-12-03 Thread Sunith D Velho
culture. Its is against human nature itself. Its high time we admit that, without fear of being politically incorrect in todays religiously charged atmosphere. It is not for nothing that Edward Said's brilliantly written book is considered one of the most important books of our age.

[Goanet] (no subject)

2006-12-01 Thread Sunith D Velho
me companies and are very self assured. At the NIO where I spent two weeks there were women everywhere (apparently they cant find any guys to do fieldwork!!) and they are working toward their doctorates in very interesting fields like paleoclimate, molecular biology and biotechnology. -- S

[Goanet] (no subject)

2006-11-30 Thread Sunith D Velho
Hi Roland, You are missing my point completely. This is my last post on this issue. In the early and mid 1900's the developed West you and others(including me) live in was a far greater mess than Goa is today. Here is a basic refresher course on how regions develop using a very simple analogy

Re: [Goanet] Bleeding Labour Dry

2006-11-30 Thread Sunith D Velho
on't think repeating them on this forum is going to convince either one of us. I respect your views, just as you respect mine, I'm sure ... so let's leave it at that, eh? I am anti-privatization and you are pro-privatization, and the world has plenty of space for both our views :-)

[Goanet] The Mess that is Goa/ reply to Selma

2006-11-29 Thread Sunith D Velho
Dear Selma and Roland, I don't judge the choices people make nor the reasons for them. If economic circumstance or career development has forced a Goan to seek employment anywhere in the world, it doesn't make them any less Goan than someone living or working in Goa. However if they express ha

Re: [Goanet] Bleeding labour dry/reply to (Vidyadhar Gadgil)

2006-11-28 Thread Sunith D Velho
Dear Vidhyadhar, To further nationalise essential services in a country where there is no political or bureaucratic accountabilty will spell disaster for India. To cite an example, until a few years ago telecommuncations was nationalised and the the scenario in this sector in India was compar

[Goanet] The Mess that is Goa/ reply to Roland

2006-11-27 Thread Sunith D Velho
Dear Roland, Sometime ago Selma expressed a similar sentiment to yours by saying she was happy not to be born and brought up in Goa, which got me quite bewildered as to how a person who is happy not to have been born, brought up and lived in Goa could proudly claim to be a Goan. A fellow Goa

Re: [Goanet] The Emerging Superior HYBRID CASTE of Goa !

2006-11-23 Thread Sunith D Velho
them to repeat the above with monotonous regularity in weak attempts to garner respect, but are more successful in attracting ridicule. My cutting edge research has shown that anyone propagating such a theory is a MUTANT rather than a hybrid of any race. Regards Sunith -- Sunith D Velho [