Lianne, this is very funny. Thanks for the humour, enjoyed it. 

Regards,
George 


--- Lianne Rodricks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>    101st Goan NRI 4-Rum formed in Cy-BAR space.
>    
>   (because I just had to be one up on George)
>    
>   I’m a Goan NRI so I’m qualified to join the rat race ….or should I say “The 
> Crab Race” (all
> puns intended.!!!) My Organization will be different from George’s as it will 
> be called the
> 101st Gulf-Goan United Front and Back-less (read: spineless) NRI (Newly 
> Repatriated from an
> Institution) Forum (read: “for-Rum” since all the others have been “for-Feni” 
> all these years)
> of the Goan Diaspora spread out (read: disunited) all over the Gulf.
>    
>   I have no Agenda…….hidden or otherwise, and till such time that I find 
> another like-minded
> member to join my Organization…….I like the term office-BAREers so I will be 
> the Founder
> President & the Chairwoman (not to be misconstrued with Charwoman) and will 
> hold every other
> office/r that I deem fit. 
>    
>   I/we will aim to promote Communal Harmony and Musical Harmony too. After 
> all Goans are so
> Musical that orchestrating any form of dis-harmony comes easy to us. Look at 
> our Ministers and
> how easily they play Musical Chairs in Goa. We’ve learnt from the best, and 
> are represented by
> the best!
>    
>   And yes! I promise to clutter cyberspace with my volumes of yellow 
> journalism and “first hand”
> reports. The average report will be 10 pages long snooze fests.....even if 
> they're about a
> Kindergarten singing competition in Kuwait or a back-alley inter-village 
> Football
> Tournament......zzzzzz's 
>    
>   I/we propose that we have an Annual May-Queen Dance on the same day that 
> any other Goan Club
> announces their show.
>    
>   And when in Goa, I will make the rounds of the secretariat introducing 
> myself to all and
> sundry as the Honourable President, thus currying favour with the Powers that 
> be so I can get
> permission to build an illegal boundary wall to my property and erect an 
> illegal shack that
> encroaches on the Hi-tide restricted land. I will invite all the Mini-sters 
> (the prefix  “mini”
> describes their IQ adequately) who are from one Camp (those who favour Mopa 
> and/or Konkani in
> Roman Script)on one day and the ones from the other Camp on another. That’s 
> diplomacy Goan
> ishtyle…..not to be misinterpreted as Wendell’s Style in any way. Just hope 
> none of the
> Ministers crosses the floor at midnight because then I’ll have to invite them 
> twice.
>    
>   Suggestions welcome (but wont be taken into consideration).
>    
>   So there you have it……..Goa’s newest FOUR-RUM’s
>    
>   My NRI Goan Forum will be the Best
>   So “mar-shendi” and to hell with the Rest
>   And the secret to what inspired this rhyme?
>   Two parts Rum and a generous dash of lime
>    
>   Further comments can be sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>    
>   (Anyone who is silly enough to take this seriously will be invited to be 
> immediate Past
> President of this 4Rum.)
>    
>   Lianne

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