Excellent idea - promoting coconut water. But not at Rs.45 a coconut please. My elders must be rolling in their graves.
Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 20-Feb-2019, at 9:58 AM, Joao Barros-Pereira <joaobarrospere...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Coconut Water Good For Your Daughter! > > While a young lad growing up in Bangalore I would often hear this > refrain: Coconut water is good for your daughter, Nilgiri buns good > for you sons! > > The sons of south India today are more into computers than buns, as > Bangalore and other parts in the south are firmly in the 21st century, > and the girls, too, are not particularly interested in coconuts - > tender or otherwise. > > Muthalik is of the opinion Bangalore girls would rather have a > cocktail than anything else; and, of course, he does not approve of > this kind of behavior. But how about a coconut fenny cocktail? > > Goans have given the coconut tree a special place in our hearts - a > resurrection from a no-tree status by a few misguided people. Anyway, > why not make the coconut cocktail the official cocktail of Goa? Life, > they say, goes on and things change, and maybe it is time to drink to > that! > > Our Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai has announced the promotion of > tender coconuts in a big way for Goa. In some countries, there are > soft drinks available which contain vitamins, especially vitamins c, > fiber, and other goodies. We can promote the coconut tree, especially > the tender coconut water everywhere in Goa. A nice touch in the land > of Goenkarponn. An antidote to combat aerated drinks which we all know > does not promote good health, only diabetes. Let's raise a glass to > our Agriculture Minister for his positive and creative thinking, a > quality always in short supply in Goa. > > Coconut Corner can become a place of honor in every village market in > Goa where coconuts - tender and ripe - can be sold along with sweets > and other coconut delicacies, including coconut artifacts, anything > related to the tree and fruit. No way should increased FAR be given to > builders if they grow coconut trees. Why single out the builders for > special privileges, the logic of which escapes every bona fide Goenkar > except a bondo. Somehow every politician in Goa wants to bring in the > builder through the backdoor. Beware! Next our IT Parks soon will have > more coconut trees than a coconut grove. > > Goa's coconut culture is in the limelight, and fast forward. It looks > like the Goa Forward Party is on the right foot and taking our state > in the right direction - on this issue. > > On other issues, I reserve my opinion. A step forward is good; please, > however, don't take two steps backward after this!