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Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil....@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 20 November 2011 22:08, Mervyn Lobo <mervynal...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > As you can imagine, there is a Catch 22 or irony when one is taking > a "Test of English as Foreign Language" and marks of English as > his/her native tongue. Talking about which, I am amazed how geography, expectations and racism sometimes shows up in the early 21st century. When I did a review of the late Dr. Cleo Odzer's book *Goa Freaks* (recommended reading if anyone wants to understand one interpretation of hippy tourism in Goa, but hard to locate), the author appeared a bit surprised that I could write in passable English. The review, for those who might be curious (remember the cat anyway!), is here: http://www.amazon.com/Goa-Freaks-Hippie-Years-India/product-reviews/156201059X Then, I have this friend, who is an IIT-educated engineer based in New Delhi. Patrice Reimens will know whom I'm talking about :-) Apparently, some Western lady journalist (British, I think) rang him up late one night, and asked him for some comment on some subject. Now, not everyone is flattered when a journalist (or even a foreign journalist) rings up, particularly if it's late at night, I guess. AM narrated to me how the conversation went, and I quote from memory: BLJ (British Lady Journalist): Can we do a short interview? AM: Not now really.... BLJ: Oh, but you speak good English... AM: ... and so do you! That was that, I guess! Maybe sometime in the 22nd or 23rd century, we will be able to break the link between the brown skin and a poor quality of English. Or, for that matter, between the plebs (and the less affluent) and poor English. I'm sure it need not be that way till kingdom come... Already, our good friend Dr Luis Dias is taking his dream forward and teaching streetkids how to play the violin! That too in Goa... To those who have dreams, I dare you: come back (at least for awhile) and show what you can do! FN --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------