Now now, my dear buddy Doffy, pray what is FM ?. Living primarily in the
backwoods of Goa, I do not know what it stands for. Please enlighten me ? It
could stand for a lot of things, some of which I dare not say in this puritan
site.Seek retribution from the people who colonized, abused and
Proud to be an American on this day, after hearing how the USA and several
major American corporate houses are sending aid in a big way to help India
fight this insidious virus that is taking so many lives dailyGod bless America
! America is the first major country to help India in such a big
What a beautiful narrative about the Gaudi community, who were probably the
descendants of the originalindigenous Goans. They lived harmoniously with
nature without over exploiting it as we do now. These humble folks retained
their values and customs even after conversion to Christianity.
Come on Mervyn, look around. Leadershp for life is in vogue. Besides, who
would want the unpaid thankless role of leader of Goanet. ?? There have been
near-leaders including Viviana for one, but she is not a person "of color" or
goan heritage. So she would not fit the bill. Leave well
Dr. Adolfo:
It is always a pleasure to hear from you, as you regale us with your
experiences. Before the Good Lord recalls you, will you please pen your
autobiography, listing all your experiences, educational achievements, and
other achievements for which you have received the highest
He was an unabashed racist to the core, as were many if not most Brits of the
colonial era, who had a chip on their shoulder.Thankfully the Brits have moved
on, shed their colonial baggage, and most of them are genuinely nice people.
Lets think "out of the box"
Instead of perenially trying to fix Panjim's flooding woes, why not turn the
roads of Panjim into canals and make Panjim the Venice of the East ?This will
solve the flooding problem, the traffic problem, the parking problem etc.
Providing water for the new canals
As a citizen of the United Sates of America I hang my head deeply in shame and
agony, to see what is going on in Washington DC, the place I called home for
over 3 decades. We Americans owe an apology to the entire world for this
terrible example that the world's leading democracy is showing
Indian troops marched into Goa on December 19th 1961Was it the 59th or the
60th anniversary ? Could be both depending on where you were born and your
upbringing..
A very close friend of mine of Chinese origin counted his age from the day he
was born, being one year on that date..When I came
In the early 1970s while dinig at the Indian restaurant named Gaylord in
Washington DC, the waiter who was serving us was named Gomes. Longing to meet
fellow Goans at a time when few Goans or Indians were to be found in the USA, I
asked him if he was Goan.I was shocked when he said No, he was
Dar in Arabic is a Port or a Haven. Salaam in Arabic is Peace
Therefore Dar es Salaam is a Peaceful PortIndeed it is. It is so scenic and
serene. The port with its very narrow bottleneck entrance, keeps ships from
being buffeted by the waves of the open ocean, naturally protected. The harbor
If an esteemed and very savy advocate like Aires can be hoodwinked by people
in what he alleges to be a spurious and unlawful maintenance society, what hope
is there for us ordinary citizens not versed in the law. ?
What did he do or promise or not do regarding the coal route ?
He promised to get rid of the casinos in the Mandovi, but once being elected to
power, did just the opposite and increased the number of casinos.
Politicians promise you what you want, but once in power, do just the opposite.
That
I was told by someone more knowledgeable than I, on this subject, that the
Communiade system, named by the Portuguese as such, is a system that pre-dated
the arrival of the Portuguese, and perhaps several centuries old, and was
previously known as "Gaunkary". It was a system of self governing
Now, now, Roland, that was a rather harsh depiction of the country I love, and
proud to be a citizen of.
The past 4 years have been difficult, but the buffoon in charge, while worthy
of all the labels attached to him, had a method to his madness, and despite his
buffoonery has significant
Professor Adolfo:
Why are you so hyped up about Dogs at Hospicio ? Dogs are living creatures
too, and need food and medical attention - No ?Frogs, Snakes, Rats all need
medical attention too.
Mzee Vivian (Shenzi ya Socorro, Goa)
On Wednesday, 4 November, 2020, 01:45:11 am IST, Adolfo
Making money will trump saving lives - anytime ! Whether in the USA or tiny
Goa, the answer is the same.The Pandemic is getting closer and closer to us,
almost encircling us, as most of us here in Goa, know someone who caught the
virus or died of it. Saiba bogos !
Thank you Roland. Your post evoked veryhappy memories of 1958/1959, when I, as
a young lad of 19. landed my first job as a clerk in Bombay. I lived on Hill
Road in Bandra, and every day I walked to the Bandra station to catch the
suburban train to Churchgte station from where I walked to my
Oh the monsoon rains ! My favorite time to be in Goa.Sitting with my wife in
our wide and deep balcao, with rain drops falling, and sometime gusts of
wind,nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in a densely wooded area of my village,
with our little doggie curled up at myfeet, this is almost heaven.
Thank you Professor Adolfo for your learned and light hearted humor with no
malice to anyone. You have stirred up this forum leading to guffaws from me.I
know that you are a prisoner of circumstances due to the Covid-19 Pandemic in
your beloved Quepem.Soon (when I dont know) you will be
All human beings are racist and discriminate against other humans for a
variety of reasons. Goans discriminate based on caste, race, skin color,
economic status, religion, level of education, income level, etc. etc. We
Goans are not unique in this respect.
This begs the question."TO
My,my Adolfo, you continue to surprise me. Anthony of Padua/Lisboa returned
toAmerica, 900 years ago, when America did not exist. Of curse this is aother
of your tests to see if we are payng atention, right ?
Now, por favor, please tell me where and how I can get a sip of that colorless
like
It is gutwrenching painful to find out from Roland's posts, about the situation
for Goans in Dubai and presumably the other Gulf emirates.The question
therefore is - what should we as Goans do ?. Surely some of these individuals
have cooked their own goose by living beyond their means. I
I wholeheartedly agree with Roland Frncis that discrimination is not solely
limited to Black Americns.The ghastly, sickening deed by the white policeman
who murdered an Afro-American should be comdemned universally.But let us be
realistic, anyone who is a minority, in any society, is
After a torrid month of May, the rains, starting as a drizzle on Sunday, May
31st, provided us with welcome relief.Heavier rain showers commenced on Monday.
The temperature immediately drpped to the low 80s(Farenheit).Around me
everything is a velvety green after the dust covered vegetation
With great shame I recall the pithy sum we paid our servants in the old days.
Till this day I am haunted by the face of the grizzled old "Mochi" or
shoemaker/repairer, who came from door to door to repair our shoes He re-soled
my shoes for a very tiny sum of money. I recalled how he looked at
What is the issue here ? If Goan coolies built the railways in Kenya that
would be a feather in their cap.
I wonder whether it was African coolies or Goan coolies who built the Railways
in Goa ? So what ?
What is the big deal ?
As a former "OG" I agree wholeheartedly that that many Goans are supporting
Goa's economy in many ways.Unfortunately, unlike the Keralites and Gujaratis
the support is not sent in an organized manner unlike the aforementioned
communities. Many overseas Indians feel that the Govt of India
Professor Adolfo, you have not lived in amchem Goeam to know this,
however.
In Goa we speak Goanese
Similarly ...
In Tanzania they speak "Tanzanish"In Kenya they speak "Kenyish" In Uganda they
speak "Ugandish"
In America with immigrants from every corner of the world,
I emphatically second Aires's opinion tha the lockdown will have to be
extended. What other choice does India have in fighting this insidious virus ?
The only thing that concerns me is what it will do to those who live from hand
to mouth, like daily laborers, and small corner shops, barber
When on TV he introduces one of his sycophants(Psycho-phants) to give a
report, invariably they start out with"under the leadership of President
Trump"... The Trump virus is more contagious than the
Covid-19 virus !
Mervyn:
The spread of virus is dependent on one thing: "How dense the President is"
and NOT how dense the polulation is. If the USA had a woman President, the
country would not have become the epicenter of the Corona virus.
Secondly, while women Heads of State are a small minority among
I think we need to kidnap him and keep him here, much longer, till he runs out
of topics to enlighten us !
Professor Adolfo, the need of the hour is a Goan Catholic Truth Commission.
It could be in Cyberspace.We Goan Catholics are guilty of a whole lot of
discrimination, both within our community and without.We discriminated against
each other because of Caste, although supposedly there is no
I dont want to engage in an in-depth discussion about Goan clubs.However,
living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Goan Institute (later Dar es Salaam
Institute) was a home away from home. It was truly our second home, where we
met friends. Like birds of a feather, we flocked together.There was
Thank you Roland for your very vivid but sensitive potrayal of dying alone.
Every single one of us will be suject to the same fate. So true, that the
dying do not fear death as much as the loneliness of their final departure.The
Konkani saying at many church cemeteries in Goa "Aiz maka,
My dear friend Dr. Adolfo, you are indeed a brilliant soul, who has achieved
much in this world. Unfortunately, you are like a caged bird in Quepem. given
to thoughts of fancy. We need to release you from bondage and bring you out
into the open, so that you can share your wisdom with us mere
We were told not to panic, so I blythely trusted our leaders. Now we two
senior citizens(in our 80s) are locked in, unable to get money from the bank,
unable to get provisions. Thanks to our good neighbors who have witnessed our
plight, we are surviving. How long is the question.I got an
Obviously GL has been away from Goa for a long time. Many if not most of the
once fertile rice fields of Goa are lying fallow, and in many case have given
rise to commercial buildings, Petrol stations. the fly by night
(squatter)establshments making a variety of concrete products such as
Unfortunately I have to take this news with a very big grain of salt. A few
months ago in the news it was declared that Goa was anODF (Open Defecation
Free) state. Yeah, those of us who live in villages,d see colonies of
out-of-state workers living in huts, trotting to the nearby wooded
Professor Adolfo, you get the cake, er er Banana cake. Shakespeare is doing
the splits in his grave.At least you are not beyond the grave, as some people
are, though you have an Uncle from Mars. Do they grow Bananas in Mars ?Talking
about Banana trees, a visitor swore that I had a Banana
I beg to differ (slightly) with you Aires Esq.Anyone can make a fake number
plate under the present system, and the letters and numbers can be miniscule
or artistically stylicized. At least the new number plates are mechanically
produced and standardized and cannot be replicated or forged
OK... first step ---standing down and not standing for election again. What
about an apology to the constituents who were loyal to you for several decades
? You should be thanked for your years of sterling service to the community.
We are all human and have human failings, but the least
Prior to being ordained, Father Romualdo was my teacher for one year, at St.
Paul's High School in Belgaum in the early 1950s. Even then he was brilliant
and inspiring. Two things that I learnt from him remain vividly etched in my
mind. The first was the concept of"thinking out of the
WHY ? , BRITISH POLITICIANS HAVE A REPUTATION FOR SEXUAL ESCAPADES. SAME OLD
SAME OLD
On Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:24:20 IST, Gabe Menezes
wrote:
Absolutely disgusting. Goans have to dis-own him. He is a disgrace to our
community.
On Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:31:38 IST, Gabe Menezes
wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7623767/The-shaming-Keith-Vaz-disgraceful-bid-wriggle-hook.html
--
DEV
Only in Goa !
On Sunday, 20 October 2019 14:44:04 IST, Nelson Lopes
wrote:
Amusing. Birthday
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Just before birthdays MLA’s and politicians remind voters not to release
advertisements , send flower, bouquets make personal visits ,since they will
be
Unfortunately, what Nelson says is very true. People need to wisen up and
diversity their savings and investments. One strategy should be, not to put
all your eggs in one basket. If all your savings are at one bank, and it goes
bankrupt you are up a creek.Regardles of how much you have in
THAT WOULD COVER A LOT OF POTHOLES AND RUTS IN OUR DANGEROUS GOA ROADS BUT
GOA'S COFFERS MUST BE OVERFLOWING, SO THROWING A FEW CRORES IS NO PROBLEM.
On Saturday, 19 October 2019 13:01:43 IST, Aires Rodrigues
wrote:
RTI reveals that Goans coughed up over three
Nelson, who is this person ?
On Friday, 18 October 2019 13:52:46 IST, Nelson Lopes
wrote:
Cyanide killer
She confessed to killing her own close family members and got away for as
long as 14 years. The 6 murders she allegedly confessed to. occurred
an spread from
What is happening to Goa will soon happen to Kashmir The ominous development
is that any comment or criticism, risks the charge of sedition, Goans,
Indians, are being muzzled . But as long as Fenis is freely available, all is
well with the world. We are truly an inebriated lot. No
Pandit Bernardo is living in a Rip Van Winkle world, unaware that Goa has
already been liberated. It is time that he came to a liberated Goa to
inaugurate his first kumao, funded by his Macao escudos. I will gladly do the
opening ceremony.
This is a different kettle of fish. The media is beholden to those who hold
the purse strings. Fearless journalists have long disappeared from the scene.
Either toe the line and report the official line or seek another line of work.
On Wednesday, 18 September 2019 01:33:27
While some have voiced doubts about India's mision to the Moon, the Lunar
Orbiter has confirmed that the Lander has indeed landed on the moon with a
thermal image of the exact landing apot. Thus India is the first nation to
land equipment on the far side of the moon. Bullseye !! Now let us
Dr Gilbert is a very honorable man and means well and loves Goa.
However in this discussion, I have to support Stephen.
The ground realities support his views and his arguments.
Sent from my iPad
Those of us who lived in the British East African territories, pine about the
good old days. Most of us have moved on and wholeheartedly embraced the new
environment we are living in. reaching out to all Goans and the Community at
large.Some. in-secure in their new envirnment find solace in
The bureaucracy and leadership of the Roman Catholic church is so ossified,
that it makes onequestion one's allegiance to the Church, while retaining one's
core beliefs in Christ and Christianity.Very sad situation. To save the Roman
Catholic Church, the Pope should bring laity from all
When we post on Goanet, I find some posts confusing. At times there is
reference to Parrikar, as though there is only one Parrikar around. We are
doing a dis-service to our illustrious staunch Goenkar RAJAN PARRIKAR, who is
stillalive and kicking and actively posts on this forum. I don't
I am delightfully enlightened to read Roland Francis's information about the
origin of the Mango, my favorite fruit.I had heard that Potatoes and Cashews
came from the Americas. I am not an authority on this. But RolandFrancis
makes a convincing argument about the origin of the Mango.
In the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, we have been inundated with
hyperbole and conflicting claims by both sides to the conflict. Fake news
and outlandish claims have been rife. India claims to have shot down an
American madeF-16 of the Pakistan Air force. Pakistan did not
Several days after India's alleged decimation of a terrorist camp in Pakistan,
and the alleged shooting down of an American madeF-16 fighter jet, there is no
conclusive evidence of either incident.
Foreign media (read American media) keep reporting that Pakistan shot down two
Indian Mig 21
There is a lot jingoism, claims and denials on both sides of the ongoing
conflict between India and Pakistan. Rather than react to claims from either
side, we need to wait for the dust to settle and clear photographic evidence
provided, to know what has actually transpired. The situation is
India's minister proposes the increase in fisheries exports from India.Does
anyone have any concern about the sustainability of our fisheries as fish
stocks in the World's oceans are rapidly getting depleted ?
While those wielding the levers of power, in their insidious ways have cast
aside their most loyal supporters for communal reasons, they will get their
just desserts in deliciously painful doses, slowly and excruciatingly
painfully. Watch and see. It has already begun.God sees all and knows
In this world there are plenty of shady diploma mills and so-called
"Universities" that award spurious Phd, BS degrees, which I call(P)ILED (H)IGH
& (D)EEP with (B)ull (S)h*t.
No aspersion is cast or intended on legitimate and illustrious Universities
throughout the world, which award
I have never seen White folks sing our Konkani Mandos, so perfectly and with
panache Please click on the youtube link to watch and enjoy !
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0Hib6bZzQ
Huh ??? Unfathomable riddle ?Can someone explain to me the dumb-ass, what this
is all about ?
This my personal VERY SELFISH perspective on tourism in Goa.
It gladdens my heart to hear that there is a decline in tourism in Goa whether
it is the5-star or the 0-star variety I believe that tourism has been the bane
of Goa, which has changed our lives forever. Tourism's underbelly has been
Thank you Professor Adolfo Mascarenhas for enlightening us on the origin of
potatoes.Potatoes are now so much a part of the diet of people here in India in
example"batata bhaji" "batata vadda"and the like, it is hard to imagine that
potatoes, along with chillies were introduced into the
Politics the last refuge of scoundrels ?I do not know who to give credit for
this saying, but it does seem to ring true in every country in this world
where politicians rule the roost. The notion of an honest politician is almost
an oxymoron. The other saying that also rings true is "power
The decay of Panjim ? The idiots are trying to make a silk purse out of a
sow's ear 1And the populace are around for the ride..yeah the Singapore of
India.
Plenty of good quality potatoes at a very reasonable price here in Goa.
Forget about trying to smuggle Potato chops from Mumbai. You cannot buy beef
inMaharashtra state, so unless the potato chops are made with goat meat
(mutton) or some other filling, no potato chops in Mumbai either. Beef
Rajan Parrikar gave a factual and objective assessment of his trip on the
inaugural voyage of the Angriya.To call his report "Brown-on-brown racism" is
twisted logic and reflects a deep seated jealousy. How low can one get ?Is
the boorish behaviour of some Deshis acceptable ?Rajan is a
De-monetization hit me and my family hard. At one point I was left with Rs.
10/- in usable cash. In the news I had heard horror stories of Hospitals
insisting on cash payment, rather than a credit cardeven for emergencies.
Being a senior senior citizen I had stashed Rs. 200,000/- in large
Sometimes, only on GoaNet, we get juicy news about happenings in Goa, which
mainstream newspapers dare not report . .
I have been a faithful reader of GoaNet almost from its inception a few decades
ago, I don't write often, preferring to hold my views to myself. I value and
appreciate the thoughtful, insightful articles by Vivek Menezes, Aires
Rodrigues, John Eric Gomes, Stephen Dias, Frederick Noronha,
Can we put an end to this thread ? It is petty and sickening and now we are
going into a tangent of caste politics, and naming individuals. This is gutter
talk.It started out with the first International Goan Convention 30 years ago.
Somehow it veered into the 2008 convention,which the
Critics are a dime a dozen, or perhaps a paisa a dozen.
Can you imagine all the work that takes place in pulling off a successful
event ?. First, the idea of having a convention, selling the idea to a coterie
of like minded individuals, meetings after meetings, to give shape to the
planned
How boorish and insensitive can one get ? Speaks volumes about the character
of the speaker.
I was just wondering whether diet is a factor in Human Capital development.
With a significant percentage of Indians surviving entirely on a Vegetarian
diet, and a high degree of poverty, I wonder whether they get sufficient brain
food. A trip to the hinterland one sees many young children
Kindness begats kindness. You are a kindred soul to them, and must have
impressed them as a thorough gentleman and good neighbour. Say hi to your
wonderful hosts !
Perhaps the newly minted Indian rupees are printed in Canada ?
Lets wish Shri Manohar Parrikar a happy and healthy retirement.
I was surprised that he hung on to his post for so long despite his extremely
serious ailment. But could the reason he hung on for so long be to avail of
free and world class medical treatment at the expense of the Goa Govt
What a disgraceful performance by an American President. The guy is so full of
himself, thinks he knows it all, when he has the IQ of a Kindergartener. He
has done the World a disservice that it will take along time to recover from.
Disgraceful juvenile behaviour from the leader of the so
When I came to semi-settle in Goa 16+ years ago, I encountered the nightmare of
the bureaucracy. From obtaining a drivers license to buying a vehicle, to
buying property and the mutation process (which I thought was a scientific
term), I went through endless visits to various Government
Delighted to learn that efforts are being made to teach Konkani
16 and a half years after arriving in Goa and assiduously trying to learn
spoken Konkani, I feel confident enough to converse with folks in Goa.
However I still feel befuddled and challenged by the variety of sub-dialects
that
No surprise there. That braggard Trump who thinks he knows it all, and also
thinks that he is a good judge of men has been hoodwinked by the wily North
Koreans. With his mercurial temper, freely handed out insults,weird and far
fetched ideas, U-turns on issues, racist policies and utter
NO, DEFINITELY NOT !!!
Corruption starts at the lowest level. You cannot get anything done at the
very lowest level unless you grease some palms.It is blatant and despicable.As
someone who abhors corruption and bribery, I had to come to terms with the
situation by promising a "bakshish" if the
We are fed selective news about Mr. Parrikar's health. First he was supposed
to return in May, then mid June, then end of June.All we can do is pray that he
regains his health and returns to Goa soon. It is obvious that despite
attempts to hide the seriousness of his illness he has gone
Many happy returns of the day Aires-bab. May you have many more healthy and
happy years.You call a spade a spade, and have fearlessly brought to light the
many conspiracies afflicting our beloved Goa, despite fearsome physical attacks
on your person. You are a true Goencar.From the far away
Thanks Roland Francis. I second your sentiments about the wisdom of our
respective parents.My Dad especially used to quote proverbs such as
"Mens sand in corpore sana" or a healthy mind in a healthy body
Do unto others what you wish others do unto you
Early to bed, early to rise,
The leaders of Goa need to go back to elementary school, and read the Fairy
tales, especially "KILLING THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS"
This tourism expansion is all about more ugly concrete buildings, so that the
black money holders can plow their ill gotten gains into buildings which
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL (like an ostrich, stick your head in
the ground)
This is the new Manmohan Singh avatar of Modiji !!!
In the developed countries of this world, planning takes place at a grass roots
level. There are residential areas and there are commercial areas and in some
cases mixed development areas. Areas are set aside in the development plans
for schools and places of worship. When a developer
>From the series of events that have occurred since our CM first fell ill in
>mid-February, and the news that he may have to go to the USA for specialized
>treatment, we can conclude (this is not idle speculation) that his illness is
>much more serious than it is made out to be. Snippets of
Quite obviously Melwyn is joking when suggesting that Pyramids be built at Mopa
.
India has had an ages old tradition of cremation, which to me seems to be the
environmentally preferred way to dispose of human remains. The tradition of
burying the dead, came from the Middle East, from which
I believe that only the Govt. offices will go cashless from October. So any
payments at Government offices will have to be by debit cards or perhaps Bank
drafts. Lets see if they can pull this off. Right now, most smaller stores do
not accept payment by debit cards . Can you imagine the
Hands off the self-governing Communidades, Khaunte !You have no right and no
power to change the Code of Communidades. Only the Gauncars who are the
ancestral owners of Communidades have the right and power to change the
Code.The Government as "big brother" can only guide and provide
I enjoyed reading Mervyn's story about his move from Kenya to the UK in 1966.I
am sure every one of those who had to leave East Africa (Kenya, Uganda &
Tanzania) have similar stories. Despite his family and his traumatic
departure from the land of their birth, where they identified themselves
Let us put this controversy to rest. It is apparent that the notion of a day
to celebrate Goa sprouted up spontaneously in various locales all over the
world where Goans reside. We will never resolve the issue of who was the
first to start the commemoration of World Goa Day. But it is to
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