Viva Goa keeps on growing bigger each year. At a rough estimate, at least 5,000 people came for this year's festival. There were 16 teams in the men's section, with Parra beating Calangute in the six-a-side indoor tournament. Parra had won the tournament three or four years ago. The Guirim team, made up of some players from Washington, had a good run, losing in the semis. Aldona took the women's title beating Calangute in the tie-breaker. The entertainment part was good with a mixture of Goan songs/dances, dances to Hindi remix music, young kids doing their own little acts, hip-hop, solo English songs. Three big food stalls had a tough time catering to the people. Long line-ups for food, taking more than half an hour to get to the counter, was frustrating. Usual dishes from sorpotel, pan-fried rechado promfret, mackerel curry, pork vindaloo. The bhel-puri, dahi batata puri stall was very busy. The missing part was feni. People quenched their thirst on a hot summer day with beer. Parking lots were full and some cars were parked illegally on fire routes. Fire marshall arrived and threatened to shut down the show unless people moved the cars, about 39 of them. Show came to a brief halt for about half hour or more as people were told to check their cars.
Eugene Correia Toronto __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
