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Dear friends,
We have just returned from a wonderful three week holiday in Goa where we spent
Christmas and New Year with all our relatives. Goa was beautiful as usual but
quite hot compared to Karachi where we were using blankets at night.
I missed the Goanetters meeting at the Foodland restaurant as our train from
Bombay reached Margao later than the scheduled time. I was looking forward to
it.
I did make it a point to meet some Goanetters including Clinton Vaz in Margao (
our base, where my wife has most of her relatives) and Frederick Noronha at his
residence in Saligao. We also had the pleasure of meeting with Fred's father
who charmed us with stories of Goa of yore.
Later we had the pleasure of meeting with the great story-writer, Mr. Domnic
Fernandes, who called on us at a friend's residence in Caranzalem which is just
beyond Miramar. It was a great moment when our two families met.
I must mention here that about two years ago all these people were just names
in cyber-space...but during the last two years of correspondence, we finally
managed to attach faces to these names. It was a historic moment in time and a
first experience for us.
We took the North and South tours which are run daily by the Goa Tourist
Development Corp. I highly recommend these tours as they cover a lot of Goa. We
had seen most of the places so it was more of a refresher course. We also
floated down the mighty Mandovi on a cruise boat and were entertained to Goan
cultural dances which included the Mando and Dekhni.
My sister, surprised us all by flying from Islamabad via Bombay to Goa and
calling us from the airport. She stayed for about 6 days and is already
planning for her next visit.This was her first visit and she was enchanted by
the greenery and peaceful atmosphere especially of Cabo-de-Rama in Canacona
which is my wife's cousin's husband's village.
Well, its back to work for us now and to dream of the great land of Goa. I did
bring back with me some red soil of Goa from Sholim in Bardez and some white
sand from Colva beach for our showcase along with a lot of souvenirs and
handicrafts of Goa.
Warm regards,
Michael Ali
Karachi, Pakistan
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