_________________________________________________ FROM THE COMING TORONTO CONVENTION: BLOG - 7 JAN: here's part of the daily blog - click on the link below for the rest - incl. the INTERVIEW WITH BILL GATES! http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php ________________________________________________ DEAR AUNTY, My ex- ran away to the port - I hear he's now totally run down! What do you think is become of him? Lassie .................. Dear Lassie: Prob. just goan to the docks! _______________________________________________ CHURCHILL DELAYS OUTSIDE TORONTO AIRPORT:) "Why is the taxi complaining about the wait - I'm not so heavy!!!" _______________________________________________ FAMOUS INDIANS TO ATTEND TORONTO CONVENTION:) Famous Pop Star of plastic surgery/"Thriller" fame: MUKUL JAGASAN ! _______________________________________________ AMAZING GOA #5: (J.P. Lourenco) 1. In Konkani tiatro, who is Manuel Aguiar better known as? ....M. Boyer. 2. To which religious order did St. Francis Xavier belong? ....Jesuits (Society of Jesus). 3. Which Goan beauty was the first Indian to win the Miss World title? ....Reita Faria (Tivim), 1996. 4. What is the length of Goa's coastline? ....105 kms. 5. What are the respective areas of Tiswadi, Bardez and Salcete talukas? ....Tiswadi - 213.6 sq.km, Bardez - 264 sq.km, Salcete - 292.9 sq.km. ____________________________________________ THERE ARE 195 DAYS LEFT FOR THE CONVENTION! http://2008goanconvention.com/ ____________________________________________________ pls. forward to anybody interested in the Convention ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon! http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html?icid=htmlsig