Alas no more....the legendary Copito...Copit Caetan...God will surely bless the loving d---- .
Also, a Peugeot: taught me, & many others, how to drive the thing, even, oftentimes, ban'nau petrol, from here & there.... Learnt also from dear Copit things about birds & bees... Mario...all of us loved him...as, Mario C e Sa will vividly recall.... Alfred > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:50:55 +0530 > From: pan...@gmail.com > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Surya... taxi-driver from Mapusa > > Rao re maaso Joesl. You forgot the style-essential of the taxi-caar of > the old....the Ray-ban aviators (which have now made a fashionable > come back). > At most of the stands, they had nick-names....from near your old > office was someone known as 'champion'. He was not sportive nor > champion-material.....errrr....he had a temper though. > > As well, most villages had their own taxi-caar.....the late Mario > fondly remembered his from Lotolim who faithfully showed up at the > airport....forget his name. The old chap called him his friend. > > Since another poster mentioned Simca's...think they were > German......the Sal goncar casa in Baina beech had a varied > collection...and were proudly displayed. > Another dead miner/shipping magnate from the port city ordered a Rolls > directly from there....only to be told he would have to send his > chauffeur for training. The patrao declined and cancelled the order. > His chauffeur was so proud those days, he never as much as greeted > anyone. He is retired now, one sees his going about....still proud! > > Later, the moooney famiyl of Goichi mining got themselves a Rolls, > think it was second hand....big front lights. Perhaps a ford. They > rarely brought it out........ > > The old business families each had their specialty brand...Sal goncar > was Simca........ > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:58 AM, <joe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Rico, > > Almost on every Monday morning, I had to catch the first taxi leaving from > > Mapusa to Panjim. Quite often it used to be Suria's Peugeot taxi. It was in > > the Seventies, and the Peugeot was the best maintained taxi then. Suria too > > was a well groomed Bardezkar cabbie. Suria was hefty, physically, and his > > creamed, long black hair was combed straight back. You travelled in style > > in his taxi, because he opened the door for you and closed it gently > > himself. He hated passengers who banged the taxi doors. Hence he would > > prefer to open and close it gently himself. In order to retain his Peugeot > > in a prim condition, he had even purchased a second-hand Peugeot for > > spares.I can't remember whether Suria hailed from Bastora or Arpora. > > It was just around the time when the Ambassadors and Fiats entered the taxi > > scene in Goa. Most of the taxis were of the shared type and of the imported > > lot then. From the Mapusa taxi stand, they would travel to virtually every > > village in Bardez, tightly packed with passengers generally... specially > > every Friday. Until the Suez trouble, the taxi fare was just about half a > > rupee from Mapusa to Panjim, per passenger, because petrol would cost just > > about 95 paise in Mapusa, while it was five paise less in port town Vasco. > > Check with Domnic, and he will provide you with a detailed low-down on the > > taxi topic. > > Cheers. > > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:21 AM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या > > * فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Was just wondering if anyone has heard of Surya