Professor Adolfo, you get the cake, er er Banana cake. Shakespeare is doing
the splits in his grave.At least you are not beyond the grave, as some people
are, though you have an Uncle from Mars. Do they grow Bananas in Mars ?Talking
about Banana trees, a visitor swore that I had a Banana tree. I explained the
fine difference between a Bananaer, er, tree or plant and a Travellers Palm
which has the trunk of a coconut palm and leaves that resemble Banana or
Plantain leaves. The rravellers palm is endemic to your part of the world -
Africa, or more specifically Madagascar. My friend is confused but at least he
is not beyond the grave as some people are. "Kula Ndizi kila siku mzee. Kweli
wewe ni hodari sana " a translation from Swahili for those from beyond the
grave. Eat bananas every day, You are truly a smart person". A banana a day
keeps the doctor ("Bwana Ganga") abay in Oysterbay
Vivian D'Souza - aka Mzee Shenzi
On Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:07:11 IST, Adolfo
Mascarenhas <[email protected]> wrote:
Joao I read your Piece in ISSUE 664 on Banana TREES ....Really TREES ...you
mean trees with branches. Need to brush up your Botany. Still
Dear Joao:
My Uncle who lives in Planet Mars knows that I live in URT. That also in URT,
which informally people call Tanzania, the Great Banana eaters are the Wahaya,
theWachagga and the WaSauti in the South. They happen to be extremely
smartbecause real ripe Bananas are fuel for the brain. In 20 minutes the sugar
is inthe brain and it gets down to work. Maths, Poetry, drama etc become easy
likedezi (Swahili for bananas ..there aremore than 250 varieties even red
ones,sweet one etc etc)
My Uncle theMartian, whom I met in Los Angeles in 1964 also knows I am a
Goan and drew attentionthat many people mistake Mkono ya Tembo, translated into
English means ElephantsHand are not bananas but plantains. Yeseach plantain
can weigh 900 grams. In Goathey grow the plantains in the Saligao area. The
problem is that people eating them are ona very slippery path ….when they
fallthey might really injure their brain and will have to be locked up ….put in
astraight jacket and all that.
I read your ODD to the Banana. I think you wanted to write an ODE.Shakespeare
also had some same awarenessso he wrote Mid Summer Madness. The banana was not
known in UK so perhaps hewas born slightly POTTY. You know thefamous lines “to
be or not to be” Hereally tied himself in a suicidal knot. Ditto R & J. ie
plot is samelocation changes from Denmark to Italy.
I can almost predict what my Uncle from Mars willrecommend:
1) We all know that you love bananas …in fact you frequently walk
alongBanana Avenue
2) So don’t worry about cyclonic winds….take care of Nama the Toad.
Even the French won’t even sniff at them.
3) Of course the banana TREES in your garden should have a trunk…not a
suitcase (Honestly you do not need to file a suit….Cases in Goa takes forever.
The Ponos, Tamerind have stems with branches….the banana has leaves for stems.
4) Do Goans have a culture of banana art, banana alcohol, banana
toincrease the milk supply of lactating mothers?
5) Did you really mean a LONG happy smile ….My Uncle The Martian actually
firmly believes that fellows who have along permanent smile definitely needs
consult the brain/doctor immediately.
6) My Uncle The Martian knows about us Goan netters and is prepared to
takeus to Mars. He is scheduled toArrive and Depart on the same day on 11Feb
2121
7) So please keep eating bananas, smile after reading this piece
PS The Bugandas are also great MUNANA (Plural forBanana!) eaters…the call the
goey dishmatoke and it is eaten with a relish of flying ants. Could be crunchy
crispyfried or made into a yummy curry. Neither Iddi da Amin nor Mussa de
Vaini was/isa banana eater and look what a mess Iddiperformed with the help of
the British a revolution which backfired . If Boris’s grand dad had eaten a
Banana orToo in Turkey there would not have beensuch a mess in UK.
