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Why nothing of WGD is heard in the United Arab Emirates. Not sure if Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, which have lot of Goans, are doing anything to celebrate this event. Dubai has the Goan Cultural Society, an organization has seen the re-election of its executive committee. Seems there is no initiative from the organization or may the committee feels Dubai is too "work-centric" that people have no time for such things. It's a waste of time and effort if any organization or people put up a show or some sort of cultural happening to mark the day and very few people turn up. Goa is too close to Dubai and many Goans make a yearly trip to their homeland. Hence, the appeal of a Goa World Day may not really sink into their hearts and minds. This is my feeling, but long-time residents in the UAE may have different explanations. I am told that at least during summer those working in hotels have "freer" time. Summer is low season for the tourist industry. Eugene Correia __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail