What a far cry from the Goa of today, where the pristine beaches have been overrun with shacks filled with Ghanti's selling whatever wears they can in order to make their living to the detriment of Goa and its unique culture. Oh how we long for the good old days when life was so carefree and the simple susigade people of Goa lived a unique and satisfying life. Those were the days and we can only look with nostalgia at the happy times spent basking under the shade of coconut trees under those conditions. True there was no electricity nor was there television nor any of the so called conveniences of modern life, but people were happier care free and satisfied with what little they had. Crime was at a minimum and of course there was always the out of tune melody of the village drunk. This has been replaced by a chorus of village drunks singing an uncoordinated tune jarring to the ears and lacking in any cohesive recognizable tune. What a far cry from the good old days.Oh how we long for those susigade days of old.
Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
