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Meow Meow THE SPIRIT OF GOA Hello Buddies, It fills me with pride to know about the existence of the day call 'World Goa Day'. Yes of course, I am proud to be a part of this land of sun, surf, FISH and most important, people who are hospitable enough to spare a cat, a fish! I didn't know about the 'World Goa Day' until Cosme showed me the Top Story that he had written for this week. I was so happy to read it because, I never liked the way the people from other parts of India interpreted the word 'sussegad'. I for one, surely don't agree that our Goans are lazy! Maybe, you could say that of Goan cats. Of course, I suppose every race has some exceptions. There maybe some Goans who laze around, alternately some cats work really hard! But there is something, Cosme told me that the Editor pointed out to him but he didn't have place to put it down. When he told me about it, I felt that I should write about it. Goans are wrongly portrayed as drunkards, waiters and cooks! Many of the smugglers and drunks in Hindi movies are portrayed as Goans, complete with names typical of our tiny state. However, the fact is that alcoholics can be found in any part of the world. So there is no need to point out to any particular state. There are Goans who may like a 'spirited' drink but then they don't lose their spirit to work. In fact, as the Editor pointed out, many Goans were employed by Top hotels in Mumbai, for their "balanced" personalities. In fact one of the owners once commented to him thus: "Goans don't drink on the job, they are very trustworthy, hospitable, polite and speak good English". The spirit of Goa lies in its unbreakable spirit of enjoying life with its fair share of joys and sorrows. If Bollywood authorities were to attend Goans funerals and not just the festivals, they would know how the Goans take everything in their stride. I was surprised to note that one of my ancestors, Bilasao de Caton, who was among the first of our family to land in Goa has written about the spirit of this land. He writes thus: "I can compare the Goan spirit to the phenomena of the sun shining through the showers! For amidst the tears I found laughter amongs the human race of this beautiful land." Your Pal Always, Bil Bil 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Great purr..........h rene __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com