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The Nuem Beach Indicates The Time Of The Year – Part Two [ Continued from Part One..... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/36755 ] The Messages Keep Coming At the Nuem beach, from June to July end, the sea is at it’s worse and no one dares to venture in it, but we fish from the old abandoned mining dock and we get lots of fish like mordoxeo, dodyare, xetkam and others, this too has a time period till October but by end July or early August when the ferocity of the sea diminishes a bit, year after year prawns (big & small) make their way to our shore and the fishermen from our area along with a lot of other Goan fishermen earn their livelihood, the sea is usually rough but they risk their lives for monetary gains, because prawns make our beach their temporary home just for a couple days or weeks depending on the currents and the state of the sea. We thank God that so far there has never been a fatal accident on our beach, as soon as the sea becomes slightly calm the prawns disappear, then from August end to end October it is the turn of the squids to visit our shores in calmer waters and believe me, sometimes we use to catch them even with our bare hands, they come in such large numbers, it is said that they prefer our sand for nesting because it is firmer and harder so that the eggs do no get dislodged or washed out. At the end of October when the sea water gets clearer and calmer the big grey and white crabs appear in large numbers out of nowhere, when that happens, the squids disappear. It’s an unexplained phenomena. From where do these creatures come year after year and where do they go there after, is still a mystery. During the earlier days, at the end of summer everyone use to pull up their boats and did not go back into the sea till a certain day in the Hindu calendar called “Suttamchi Punou” (it’s a particular full moon day in the Hindu calendar at end July or in the first week of August, when strands of threads were released in the sea) when the leader (budhvont) of the fisher folks would call the leader (Zolmi) of the Velip community to the beach to perform Pooja and break a coconut (vell zogoitale), then they would all put their respective boats in the sea, sadly, with the price of prawns shooting up and the uncertainty of the duration of their stay at our beach, today this Pooja has stopped, as money is become the God of all. With the sea becoming calmer during September-October the sand that was eroded at the start of the rainy season slowly starts coming back automatically and by the end of November all the smaller rocks on the shore get totally buried under the sand leaving no clue of their existence, this is a yearly occurrence and no exaggerations. Over the years the volume of fish on our beach has receded but the prawns, squids and the crabs very rarely fail to visit the shores of Nuem, even then we have to pay a premium price for the luxury that I enjoyed until recently. With my illness these delicacies are banned from my diet as they are very high on Cholesterol, oh how I miss them ! This phenomena of the sand being taken away and brought back by the sea is indeed amazing, how and why does it happen during the same period of the year ? I have asked a lot of people but I am yet to get one satisfactory answer. It also makes me wonder, that with the sand mining going full throttle in other parts of Goa, how will the sea react because it certainly needs it’s sand for a certain period of time and then brings it back, so if there is no sand what will it take instead and what will it throw back ? When I think of it, it surely leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. Of late we have witnessed another phenomena on our beach during the months of March to May, tar balls makes their way to our beach every year and it becomes a mess with the entire shore covered with a layer of tar and oil, which causes a great deal of hindrance to the locals as well as the picnickers. Even after a number of representations to the authorities no action has been taken to avoid this menace, which is slowly but surely turning into an environmental nightmare as humans, marine life as well as birds get affected. It has already affected the selfish on our beach, as we no more see the much desired mussels around the beach and have to venture into to the deep sea for them. From December to April, Nuem is the safest beach in entire Goa, and with a fresh water spring close by it becomes overcrowded with picnickers. The sea bed from the shore does not just drop down in to the sea, it’s a very gradual decline and hence, strong undercurrents are not experienced during that period of time or that part of the season. We have had just one drowning case since our elders can remember and that too a freak drowning, in not even knee deep water. During October to February fishing along the rocky coast in boats and canoes was preferred, it use to be fun those days, very often with a over 10 kgs and sometimes even around 20 kg fish on the end of the line (mostly 80 to 100mm line), it was indeed thrilling but of late, like everywhere else fish has become scarce and fishing tedious. There was a time when we use to not buy fish for months at a stretch but still have plenty at home with our fishing skills. Today we yearn for those thrills, those days we use to bring so much fish and nobody would bother asking, today by chance if we are lucky to catch one big fish it become the talk of our village, times have certainly changed. When it is time for me to return from my leave in Goa I make sure that all my fishing equipment (net, lines, sticks, hooks and sinkers) is securely kept in a bag so that when I come back next I can make use of it the straight away. On my last two visits I was issued a fishing ban by my home department because of my health condition but if all goes well, on my next visit I should be able to get the ban revoked. There is one secret though I would like to share with fishing enthusiast; sea fishing is idea when the water is slightly warm, with slight or low intensity westerly winds as the tide starts to come in especially late in the evening (dusk) or early morning (dawn), the incoming tide is very important, that’s mostly when we go for fishing in our canoes. The people who have visited Nuem over the years and in different seasons can vouch for what I have written, and if anyone has doubts please feel free to visit and see for yourselves but at your own risk ! I can assure one and all that although the seventh wave has a mystery about it; it’s certainly not a myth and I can safely say that looking at our shore and the activities therein, we can actually tell what time of the year it is ! The messages keep coming from our shore if one is observant enough. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes Nuem, Goa/Dubai Freddy Fernandes <ffernandes....@emaar.ae> http://responsekuwait.com/medical.html The First Online Konkani Music Station - Started on March 14, 2000 http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 - Josse Fernandes of Kuwait Goans receiving man of the match from Bosco Leitao http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/36767 www.v-ixtt.com Lapitt http://aitaracheokaskuleo.blogspot.com/ TAG s Dance Competition Tiatr Academy Goa will organize its 1st Dance Competition with choreography on Konkani songs. The prescribed application forms are available in the office of Tiatr Acadmey Goa, Block A, 2nd Floor, Campal Trade Centre, Campal Panjim. The last date to submit the application is 23rd January 2012 during office hours. TAG s Dance Competition Tiatr Academy Goa will organize its 1st Dance Competition with choreography on Konkani songs. The prescribed application forms are available in the office of Tiatr Acadmey Goa, Block A, 2nd Floor, Campal Trade Centre, Campal Panjim. The last date to submit the application is 23rd January 2012 during office hours. UPCOMING EVENTS IN GOA http://www.goenche.com/events Konkani Video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/uly334 Ek Kovita: FACEBOOK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/36775 With best compliments from Goan Cultural Centre Kuwait www.goanculturalcentrekuwait.com Start the New Year with a Commitment to Prayer... Introducing from the first week of January 2012, the Family Prayer Book: OREMUS (Golden Jubilee Edition) which will help all to rediscover the rich tradition of Catholic prayer. This treasury of prayers and devotions consists of the new English translation of the Mass, how to pray the Rosary, traditional novenas & litanies, Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic Adoration prayers, daily prayers, traditional prayers, seasonal prayers, inspirational Psalms, prayers for the family, prayers for the holy Catholic Church, prayers for special needs & occasions and much more... Features of the Prayer Book include: Imprimatur by H.L. Bishop Camillo Ballin, mccj Over 300 pages in colour & large print Presentation label & 3 coloured book markers Special price offer of KD 1 (only for the month of January) Janus-faced? Manmohan and Advani at a function in Delhi. (Photograph by Tribhuvan Tiwari) Games That We Played Do you know you know to play Tabblam or Gulianim? No! These are not the latest video games, these are traditional game which we Goans used to play before the advent of computers and play stations. Forget the rules of games, the younger generation must have not even heard of these games. With less a... LAST GASP: Election Time is Carnival Time in Amchem Goa. Enjoy. But ensure that you vote for the right candidate. http://goablog100.blogspot.com/2012/01/election-time-is-carnival-time-in-goa.html#!/2012/01/election-time-is-carnival-time-in-goa.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
