Archive for May, 2007


After a rested day at home, Friday was a tiring and leg breaking experience!
Friday is the big Mapusa bazaar, which means lots of things to shop and lots of crowds to shop with… I’m not a crowd person.
Anyway, caught the morning bus to Mapusa and entered the bazaar. Ruth didn’t join us, so Crispin, Marise [...]

I signed up for Twitter a month back, but haven’t bothered to keep in touch with the program. Rishi told me today that he’s tracking my updates via Twitter, so am throwing up this question to all my readers if you Twitter.
If you do, how do you update your status?
Would you track my updates?
You can [...]

After two travelling days in Goa, we didn’t have any plans for the third day and so decided to take the day off and recuperate.
We spent the whole morning and afternoon at home, though Crispin and Ruth did pay a visit to the fields which Marise and me visited later.
You must note that I am [...]

If there is one thing I hate doing, then it is walking. And more than hating walking, I hate walking around in the hot sun, which is pretty much what we did all over Panaji.
I began the day making frankfurters and eggs for breakfast. Could have done with some pepper and a fan as well, [...]

Having arrived in Goa safely, Crispin and I reached the house to find that there was no electricity. We played around for over an hour to get the electricity back, but it was more than we could handle. Was able to arrange for the electrician thanks to U. Diego’s help who came in the afternoon [...]

As I mentioned last week, I took one last holiday before my MBA course begins to visit Goa for a week along with some friends.
Crispin and I had booked tickets via Paulo Sleeper Coach. This is my first trip to Goa and also my first travel via the sleeper. We booked the upper beds in [...]

You are a Mangy if…..
1. You desperately try to pass off as a Goan unless you are in the majority.
2. Sunday morning breakfast has to be “neer dosa”
3. Konkani is never spoken, always sung.
4. You’re always looking to marry a Goan or an East Indian.
5. Every other Mangy is a [...]