Stephen
When there are too many screws on their top floors one cannot expect any
rationale decisions. As patriotic as they sound, I bet you more than half of
the Freedom Fighters and their children have Portuguese ID's.
The statement Who are the parents to decide is a clear reflection of how
Stephen
No one is disputing the fact that you or anyone else for that matter has his or
her opinion.
How are opinions measured? Facts, assumptions, history, speculation or sopnam!
I have just asked you a few questions compared to your so many letters to the
press and Members of the Parliament
Dear Goans in Diaspora.
This is an urgent appeal to all of us - people of Goan origin in
Diaspora to save our mother tongue Konkani. Much has been spoken about
keeping the Konkani language alive and little or nothing has been done to
keep the
Konkani divo and its flame
Sans prejudice
The late Jawaharlal Nehru (JN)seized Goa by means of war which was against
Ghandhi’s principles of non-violence. The way Goa was handled by the great
JN was a blunder because Portugal was in no way any match for India. It was
not a “liberation” as some people call it, it was
Dear All
We have heard time and time again that Goa was liberated on 19 December 1961
from the shackles of the Portuguese.
As most of the Freedom Fighters and other Goans think it was a liberation
from the Portuguese why then is the Dabolim Airport still run by the Navy?
Does it indicate
Dear Fr. Ivo
I refer to the message 9 Goanet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 434 on the subject.
I am dismayed, baffled and confused as a layman. Your views on the cross
are of negative nature and assisting people to sort of atheistic view.
What looked like a shameful death for Jesus was actually a
Hmm What is important for Goa, is it the special status or Jana Gana
Mana adiyata jaya hai.?
Oscar Lobo
Melbourne.
From: Silviano Barbosa
MANA - Pa?j?ba Sindhu GOA Gujar??a Mar??h?!
It's high time to add GOA to our National Anthem JANA GANA MANA
Well said amigo Bernado!
As a matter of fact Mao's Road to Socialism was adopted by late Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru (1961 Goa's so called liberation) and then inherited by
his daughter late Indira Gandhi ( both Congress; because of whom we Goans
have lost our paddy fields (land to the tiller) and
Was it not Catholic mumboimcars who pushed Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
to invade Goa and was it not mumboicars who left Goa because they did not
like to learn Portuguese in Goa?
It is not easy to obtain Portuguese citizenship. One has to have Portuguese
documents that show parents or grand parents
Matanhy Saldanha
It is with great sorrow that we learn of the sad demise of Hon. Matanhy
Saldanha.
He will always be remembered for having genuine interest in helping
people particularly the downtrodden. Above all his keen desire to give
Goa special status.
He will be sorely missed. May
Hi Bernado
What do we know about this man – Tristao de Braganca Cunha? And why do
we only blame the Hindus in Goa for the so called “Liberation of Goa”?
Best
Oscar C. Lobo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goan_Catholics#Notable_Goan_Catholics
Tristão de Bragança Cunha
From Wikipedia, the
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Cc: oscar lobo; Bosco De Mello
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Mogall Oscar,
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Dear All,
Here are some golden words from Soter in Goa!
Quote Pinheiro rightly points out the double standards of Goans. We have
said it before that Goa's case is one where Goans want to eat the cake
as well as preserve it at the same time. Goans curse the migrants but do
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will leave the second last paragraph of your e-mail of today for
others to comment.
Mr. Bernado Colaco, please give us a lesson on Goa before 1961 and after
1961.
Mog sodanch assum!
Oscar C. Lobo.
From: armando gonsalves
Sent: Monday, 27 December 2010 6:12 PM
To: Oscar Lobo
Subject: RE: MERRY
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Hi Carmen!
Let us back Floriano Lobo for what he is worth in gold!
Perhaps, Soter, Minguel and others clean at heart can join the camp.
Regards
Oscar
From: Carmen Miranda
Hi Oscar
The main issue now is not the actual voting, but voting for whom. Where
are the alternatives, the decent
Senhor Dotor dos Reis Falcao e meu caro amigo Bernado Colaco bab!
Magtam tumcam boree saude anee bolaikee Donia Deva lagee - FELIZ NOVIDADE!
Este não é o momento de dar o melharuco para o tat quando nós nos
lembramos que o saviour estêve carregado para nós. Todo o Goans, se o
Hindu, os
Dr. Ferdinando,
You make a valid point and so does Santosh.
Without Blaming or for better word siding either of you,
how do you define Democracy, Freedom or Liberation (let alone Invasion).
If Liberation is to make someone free, then spitting, vomiting, burning
people alive, urinating et
Carmen Bernado,
We are seen in the Diaspora as people on the keyboard! The Goans in Goa
do not want to know why we had to leave Goa after 1961. India on the
other hand knows the brain drain of Indians for U.S.
The only way is for each of us to convince our family and friends back
in Goa,
Dear Rene,
Congratulations – Parabens – Mabrook on being recognised by the
President of India.
You have earned the award!
Best wishes.
Regards
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne.
Mogal Carmen Bernado,
Senhor TJ D'souza sitting on the voltare seem to think all is fine in Goa.
Hence Floriano where can your party policy educate this man and
others, please?
I reproduce what Santosh said on Xapotram:
Quote The problems that Goa faces today have nothing to do with
Mogal Goenkar!
Thank you Carmen, I know I have to write to you which I will next week
when we are officially on season's holidays.
Today, the 19 December 2010 sees the completion of 49 years under our
motherland INDIA!
Jai Ho, Jai Hind - we were been liberated from the Portuguese (as if we
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To: Oscar Lobo
I think all Overseas Goans should start following Oscar Lobo example of
speaking/acting for Goa; the more Goans join the cause; the better hope
for Goa Goans. We are losing our state and we should divert most of
our time from activities overseas to address this critical issue
Mogal Wilmix bab!
It is time now (including myself – never late) to commence talking in
Konkani with our families. To those who are already talking with their
families my hats off.
Mog sodanch assume
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne.
Dear Benedict,
Good one, mate!
Should we not send this cutting to Sonia Gandhi and/or Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh?
And by the way, I was asked Why do we have a Sikh as the Governor of
Goa? Don't we have reputable Goans left in Goa for this position?
How can one respect our identity
are definitely a cursed race roaming in the desert of confusion”
Need I say more!
Mog sodanch assume
Cr. Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne
Together we can make a difference.
From: Oscar Lobo
Sent: Tuesday, 7 December 2010 8:58 AM
(Without Prejudice)
Senhor Viegas,
Nineteenth December is around
Hi All,
Here is the homily the most reverend Bishop Peter Elliott gave on Sunday 05
December 2010 when we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Goencho
Saib!
Regards
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne.
The Goan Association of Australia Inc. (GAA), celebrated their annual
St. Francis Xavier Feast Mass on 05 December 2010.
The mass was celebrated by the most Reverend Bishop, Peter Elliott. The
choir was presented by Joe Bernadette Fernandes.
The homily will be reproduced in the next
Dear Goan friends and acquaintances,
Happy Feast anee cheddo chodvank ditta kiss!
Once again I am forwarding to you all, the flyer that I had sent you a
couple of weeks ago..
The mass will be celebrated by Most Rev Peter J. Elliott, Bishop of
Melbourne on Sunday 05 December 2010.
Because we Goans are different people of India.
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Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2010 3:57 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!; goa...@goanet.org
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Dear Goan friends and acquaintances
Happy Feast anee cheddo chodvank ditta kiss!
Once again I am forwarding to you all, the flyer that I had sent you a
couple of weeks ago..
The mass will be celebrated by Most Rev Peter J. Elliott, Bishop of
Melbourne on Sunday 05 December 2010.
Dear Moderator,
Please publish the following:
Dear Sirs,
Please post the following message on our Goanet digest. - Thank you.
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Mr. Correia,
I was looking out for you at the convention. However, in your absence
our famous reporters in Q8 did an excellent job
Mr. Correia,
I was looking out for you at the convention. However, in your absence
our famous reporters in Q8 did an excellent job in your absence.
They made a great xacuti anee sorpotel following the convention.
You may wish to contact some of your friends if any in Kuwait and they
will
” was greater
than “Education revolution”
Regards
Oscar C. Lobo
Councillor
Tucker Ward
Glen Eira City Council
Cut the stress and deliver results.
From: bhanudas sawant [mailto:bsawant2...@.]
Sent: Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:29 AM
To: Oscar Lobo
Subject: Big job done
Dear Oscar
Mario,
In addition to the dance ane contradance, did you know that there was
also a 7-A side one day football tournament on the 1st and 2nd day of
the convention.
Were people kept busy like CRABS for SHEKSHEK and is it true that the
organisers were busy pulling/inviting the delegates on the
Hello Mario,
Thank you for a copy of your e-mail of 22 November 2010.
Were you there for the GGC 2010, please?
Did you know that there was a dance on the first day of the convention
and organised by a group of Goans in the same hotel?
Where were you for the convention or the dance or
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Rene bab,
Is that the reason why Bollywood has been portraying us as Drunkards?
Mog anee sur assum!
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne
From: renebarreto
Goekars !!
Heraldo - Goa,
Local news
45 % Goans alcholics - AA-statistics-reveal Goa.
Our Dear Hindu brothers Hindu Freedom Fighters!
On this Deepavali; I pray to God to Give us all the following, and
ultimately a Goan Unity which is so much required.
Shanti
.
Shakti
.
Sampati
.
Swarup
.
Saiyam
.
Saadgi
.
Sanmaan
.
Dear Dotor sab Barad,
Mr. Raul Gandhi may be right because the American call centres and joint
ventures have given birth to DOH Hindustans.
The middle class has stretched so much that we have people belonging to this
world and few others in special world. A good example is that of Lazarus
to
Last word...
Floriano well said.
Also we need to be fishers of man instead of only that will make you a
better fisherman
Regards
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne.
From: floriano
Dear Jason Keith,
I shall go shopping tomorrow to find you a most capable hook line and
sinker.
Cheers
floriano
2010 2:51 PM
To: Jason Keith Fernandes
Cc: Oscar Lobo; Marion Pereira; fiona lobo; Goa's premiere mailing list,
estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: Goan boy
Dear Jason Keith,
Apreciate your stand.
However, I hate to get into 'DIALOGUE MODES' when it is unnecessary and
time wasting exercises
Hi Guys.
I second what BC says: “It is only Goans that can save Goa by
networking and joining together not outsiders like CA”
Time to get out of our “sussegado” comfort zone and get into “Manter-se
acordado”
Utt Goaenkara, temp nah needonk! – It is time to smell the roses if we
want to
Dear Benedict, Marion Floriano,
Thank you for your prompt responses.
The matter is being investigated by the police and once the
investigations are complete more information will hit the press and/or
television.
These types of things happen on a play ground and the reason it is
happening
in the Guinness book of records.
What a mind can conceive is what one can achieve - Steven Covey.
Mog sodanch assum!
Oscar
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From: Carmen Miranda
Date: Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Subject: can you help?
To: Oscar Lobo
Dear Oscar
I have just returned from HSBC bank
Dear Marion,
Thank you for your e-mail.
It was meant to get the Goans together and that is why the first
e-mail Goans should rule Goa.
It is almost accomplished.
Mog sodanch assum
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne
Cut the stress and deliver results.
Dear Good People - Goans,
Many people term overseas Goans as NRI and sometimes NGO. I am unsure if
there is another nomenclature for Goans.
1. To me, the definition of Non Resident Indians are those that live
and work overseas on an Indian passport and are intending to come back to
RE: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Jardim Garcia da Orta ? The day has come and
will be coming - Let us make sure that the oil in our lamps do not get over!
Areh baba!
After 19 December 2010 all flowers need to be plucked to make garlands for
our Freedom Fighters
Jai Hind!
Oscar
Guys
Its time we do the magic and miracle “Good Goans to rule Good Goa”
If they can do it, so can we – Just do it not say it!
Time to start “Kathkutleo” tactics and not “Kabadee”
Mog sodanch assundi
Oscar
Mogal Benedict anee Miguel,
As long as Goans do not consider Konkani as “Lingua de Criados” then I
am fine.
If any of our Bamons crabs come out on this fool moon month, then we can
check them out.
Keep up the great work.
We Goans need to remind ourselves that “Shoe does not tell the foot
Dear Carmen,
I have written to you of my willingness to donate for the great cause.
Please communicate privately.
Regards
Oscar
From: pinheiro
Carmen, I will send you my contribution of Rs 10K in favor of Goa
Foundation via Goa thru my acquaintance whom you had already met few
days
Hello Ivo,
We need to put our brains in gear before putting our mouth and/or
fingers in motion.
Please do not discourage genuine people wanting to do something.
If you can do something than by all means “Just do it”, if you are going
to philosophising than you sit on the sidelines and put
'Goa ke log ajeb Hai' (Oscar C. Lobo)
The exact meaning of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was:
He could not understand why Goa needed to be ruled by Goans. He did not
appreciate our 451 years of Portuguese rule, culture, heritage, language
etc. He thought we were people of Mumbai and Calcutta and saw
Dear All,
Have a look at this Tango it takes two.
We Goans need to start as at yesterday to multi-skill if we need Goa back.
Utt, natch, anee Goal mar!
Mogh sodanch assundi
Oscar C. Lobo - Melbourne
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status or Presidential rule – Time to be serious.
It appears that the dust seem to settle with the topic Goa to be ruled
by Goans and we have seen
some good and valuable input (whatever that definition of a
Dear Good People - Goans,
Many people term overseas Goans as NRI and sometimes NGO. I am unsure if
there is another nomenclature for Goans.
1. To me, the definition of Non Resident Indians are those that live
and work overseas on an Indian passport and are intending to come back to
Hear Hear!, Carmen Bai,
Let’s take the presentation for a Presidential Rule if this is the best
thing to do and clear the mess. Let us stop the blame game on others and
take action now. Builders have a living to make and we
can overlook that of the past as they thought they had right to earn
Dear Mario bab!
I am sorry but I agree to disagree with your comments with respect to
your opinion.
I would like to ask you a question, please?
We have waited for 48 years and 8 months; can we not hang on to hear
Tony Luis’ speech even if it takes 2 hours to read? Many winners give up
at
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Oscar, mind your language. You need not tell Dr. Jose Colaco what to write!
AlmeidaG
From: Oscar Lobo
Goenkars,
In order to ensure a method to the madness of this debate, may I suggest
that we have just 2 ground rules in responding to Mr. J. Colaco?s
appended e-mail, please
Dear Carmen,
Greetings from Melbourne Carmen bhai!
Although you have addressed the e-mail to Tony Luis (and it is his
prerogative to reply), I take ownership of initiating the first e-mail
with the caption.
The purpose of the e-mail was for multifarious reasons; however the main
ones were
Dear Benedict,
Thank you for your e-mail of date.
Good to hear the composition of our Goans and their spread throughout
the length and breathe of the universe. We surely are voyagers like
Vasco De Gama.
By way of my contribution to the number of people of Goan origin living
overseas, in
Dear Benedict,
In continuation of my e-mail below, my apologies I missed to mention
that there are Goans in New South Wales as well.
Best
Oscar
From: Oscar Lobo
Dear Benedict,
Thank you for your e-mail of date.
Good to hear the composition of our Goans and their spread throughout
Goenkars,
In order to ensure a method to the madness of this debate, may I suggest
that we have just 2 ground rules in responding to Mr. J. Colaco’s
appended e-mail, please:
Comment only on the item that you are well aware of and with a decorum
of respect for one another. A point of view
Dear Carmen,
Yes, there will be a clear vision once we engage our Goans in a proper
forum and ensure we are not all over the place.
We have learnt a lot on what discipline can achieve, I for one being of
Jesuit educational background from St. Britto’s school and a little
observation of how
Dear Gasper, Cajetan, Floriano Matanhy
Thank you for your respective thoughts. Gasper I am glad that Cajetan
made your day.
I share your “I believe’ mantra as well as educating the public. What
time span do you reckon this “mantra” can be achieved vis-à-vis the
corruption prevalent
Dear Floriano and Gasper
I waited to see various responses to answer your one solitary question.
My answer is that Sonia Gandhi is Congress women and the one who is
talking to people will be contesting the elections pretty soon.
In case Goa-Suraj or independent party is mushrooms than great.
Yes, similar to what was done to Goa with the statue of
Luis Camoes after 19 December 1961!
By the way, how come a nation of 1.1 Billion does not have a
Football team with so much of might to liberate Goa?
Oscar C. Lobo.
From: Bernado Colaco
After Portugal's 7-0 drubbing of North Korea there
Hi Moderator,
Kindly reproduce my input to the above.
Mr. Jose Fernandes - you have shown what being a Goan is all about.
Can you sing any better? If you are in Canada why don't you join hands with
the singer.
We need to applaud Jacinta for venturing to sing in Konkani and keeping our
Well said Agnelo!
The last thing Goans and Goa wants is fractions between us.
Ignorance is bliss and that’s what it boils down to.
Oscar
From: pinheiro
‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ off late has taken so much space on the Goan
Netter’s forum, I could not hold on with my views to eternity.
Hi Moderator,
Could you please post the appended response to Message 2 that appeared on
Goanet Digest Vol 5, Issue 534.
Thank you.
Oscar Lobo.
Dear Soter,
You have given us all some food for thought about Goans who are contributing
to the daily lives of Goans in Goa. I
Could Mr. Frederick Noronha, our well known journalist in Goa, kindly
give us an account of Goa after 19 December 1961 to date without being
sarcastic in any way or form! How did Goa and her sons and daughters
benefit after the so called liberation?
Zeal without knowledge is like fire without
It is a tragedy by all counts to loose the lives of so many. May God
give their families strength to overcome their respective catastrophic
losses.
What intrigued me was why did the Air India Management recruit a Serbian
or as some sources claim a Russian Pilot? Don't we have enoughh Pilots
Dear All
Here is a link to the rosary in Konkani sent to me by Michael from Canada
who has pioneered this project with the help of like minded people.
What a great initiative to keep our Konkani language alive.
Kindly pass the link to all Goans who believe that Konkani is our mother
tongue.
There may be elements of some food for thought for us, Goans!
However, Mr. Godfrey Pereira fails to realise that Goa is a part of
India and sooner or later it will become like Calcutta and Mumbai. Does
he not know that many Goans (particularly in Mumbai)were longing for the
so called
!
Great news to the 32 odd million people in America who were without Health
Insurance and kudos to President Obama
and his administration.
Oscar C. Lobo
Melbourne.
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From: Oscar Lobo oscarlo...@optusnet.com.au
Subject
Why is the Ambassador of India addressed as H.E? Any ideas?
Regards
Oscar
Dear Cynthia,
Just so that you know we have sold our paternal ancestral house two years ago
to our
neighbour - a Goan Hindu and not to any Delhites or Gujaratis or Malabaris.
We could have sold it for much more; however we ask them to give us just Rs.6
Lakhs.
If anyone doubts this
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