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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
STORIES FROM THE SALIGAO OF THE 'SEVENTIES: ETCHED IN OUR MEMORIES
Growing up in Saligao in the 'seventies meant encountering strange and
wondrous times. Maybe >we all tend to romanticise the period of our youth;
but will such times ever come back to our >children's minds?
Wowow! Great memories & stories Rico. I have the same. Those were our
hey-days. .. the 1970's
.... Idi Amin and the African independence movements ensured the return of
a large expat >population back home. It uprooted a large number of Goans
settled there; but it was a mixed >blessing. That, in itself, had led to a
great deal of vibrancy in our village. Maybe some might have >another view,
but the sudden entry of 'expat' Saligaokars -- whether Africanders, as they
called
themselves, or those returning from other parts of the country -- lent an
unusual vibrancy to the >village.
Yep, exactly so!
Sr.Blandina was later known as Sr Nora, and I've just learnt the other day
that she has recently >moved to work for their religious order in Sri
Lanka, with former head-mistress Sister Adelaide.)
Really? that is news!
Sister Isabel doesn't seem to have aged a year, for the nearly four decades
that I've known her.
I agree with you! Some people dont.
home, and would raise hell with our jeeps and cars in the ......can't quite
comprehend today.
Maybe you two were the darlings as you were the only boys staying over
amongst the bevy of girls werent you? But then I've said it before, you
were a smart, cute kid then. I didnt have any dealings with Ricky then.
On joining school, I was just three, and had the dubious distinction of
failing in three subjects in the nursery!
Ouch! 3? No wonder you failed, that was a case of taxing the brains Rico!
Not your fault, you had better things to do & see like watching raindrops
falling from the roof into those leaves swaying on their stalks in the pots.
...that it was unhealthy for sips of water to interrupt a meal.
It was & still is. and if one follows the latest trend, one should drink
water 45 minutes after a meal. So we have done it wrong all these years &
our parents before us... I'm now following the latest trend or scientific
discovery & find that digestion is aided better now.. but then MY system is
old already, but the youngsters say it keeps them healthier, so how about
trying it? You may drink water before your meal but not during or straight
after yoru meal. Now you know how the world is changing eh?
But what a solution! Your parents must have known exactly what you had for
lunch each day when they washed out your shirts (heee!) Guess you are now
used to eating the spiciest of foods eh?
Yes, you've remembered most of the teachers but missed out on a few like
Miss Mabel, Miss Teofila, Mr. Pednekar - guess your child's memory has been
stretched enough. But I have the same memories of all those nuns, teachers
& administration people (Mrs. Figueredo). Didnt know the new ones though
some of them I knew as students senior to me.
OH! I'm one of those "bigger girls" you used to watch, practising for Pearl
the Fishermaiden - main artistes were Maura & Sharon. That was a fantastic
operetta, it really drew the crowds & the others after that, that you
mentioned. We had fun then as used to eat a lot of tamarind & tamarind seeds
& hide the same from Sr. Veronica when she did her rounds - but I guess she
didnt always think we would be "goody-goody", mischief-making is part of
every student's past time when in school & we were no exceptions but we
definitely couldnt compete with the mischief created by Savio, Seby & Co.
Thanks for sharing your memories Rico... they made my day, taking me down
memory lane. & it is also a tribute to our village, our school, our
Saliganvkars as some teachers were from Saligao, the teachers & nuns from
outside Saligao who had a hand initially in shaping & moulding us to what we
are today.
I'm sure the youngsters of today will have their own memories in years to
come, but dare I say it -... not as vibrant as ours. Saligao in the 1970's
(for whatever reason) was really alive including the Saligao Institute. I
guess modern day living changed things. We can now watch educational films
on our computers, read books same way, glean information too, all within the
confines of our homes.
Have a good day, & a relaxed weekend
Regards
Annette
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