Rajan-bab, besides being a doctor of Computer Engineering did you know you are a talented wordsmith?
I remember your biting essays on the state of the Goan landscape and environment that came straight from deep in your heart. I also remember the personality-destroying descriptions of Manohar Parrikar when he went back on his promises and started on his own path of ruination of a beautiful land. Others besides Manohar-ji had already been there but you were obviously disappointed in someone who spelt promise. And now your killer-phrases on North Indians who seem to invoke a special loathing in your Goan sense of ethics and proper behaviour take the prize. This one will be a special classic: “Lines and Indians don’t go well together and when you add a buffet to the mix, the results are tragic”. Brought a huge body-shaking laugh to my otherwise uneventful morning. Roland. > On Nov 21, 2018, at 10:33 AM, Rajan Parrikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > See this link for photos - > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettergoa/permalink/1966289776751753/ > > “The problem with India is, Indians live there.” - Old saying, inspired by > the Duke of Edinburgh > > > The first thing you notice is the ill-conceived, clunky design of the > website. Later I discovered that the Angriya site is not SSL-secure (see > attached screenshot of the field in the Chrome browser). Not fatal for an > information-only site but it shows that the designer of the website is not > in step with the best practices in the area. > > > I forgot to check if the third-party payment gateway where you are directed > to for credit card and bank details is secure. If it isn’t, Angriya should > immediately move to remedy the situation. > > > The check-in process in Bombay was okay, but a clear outline of boarding > procedures would help. They should be spelled out in the e-ticket itself > and in placards at the terminal. That said, the Angriya staff was very > helpful, both at the embarkation port as well as on-board. > > > I had reserved a “Buddy Room with Large Windows.” This ain’t luxury, but it > is comfortable. Crucially, it was clean, the attached bathroom was clean, > the bedsheets and linen were clean. Kudos to Angriya for delivering on this > vital aspect of the experience. > > > The density of people on the open decks was agreeable. You had a lot of > room to breathe without Indians breathing over your shoulder. As soon as > the ship got going, the pool was commandeered by Indian slobs (see photo) > endowed with pot bellies and poor manners. This meant that ladies were > going to stay out of the water for a while. Fortunately, I think they (the > slobs) ceded after a while. > > > The least pleasant part of the journey was the conduct during dinner and > breakfast. Lines and Indians don’t go well together. And when you add a > buffet to the mix, the results are tragic. Cutting lines was going to be a > given. The highlight was people repeatedly grabbing items from the food > trays with their bare hands. Disgusting. See attached photo. > > > Finally, no Indian experience can be complete without the obligatory > sighting of paan spit. There is no escaping the “Delhi pigs” and the > bhaiyyas. They have already done a number on Goa and as you will see from > the attached photo, they didn’t spare Angriya. > > > One way to mitigate these abominations is to subject N Indians to a written > test and a thorough screening before boarding. If that violates the Indian > Constitution (which no Indian, living or dead, has ever read), then the > Constitution should be amended. > > > So - was Angriya worth it? Yes, for this Goan. The staff looked > well-trained and enthusiastic. So long as you mostly stay within the > confines of your room, you’ll be fine.
