If you came in late: Miguel (16), Bertie (10) Anisha (22), live with
parents,
Dr. G.A. and Marilia De Souza, in Mangor, Vasco. Miguel tries to keep sane,
his
daily musings dominated by his rambunctious family, friends, college,
father's
patients and the endlessly bubbling ingredients that make up the chaotic,
modern
Goa of today. He insists "This is a di-ary, not a bo-llog (blog). It's reel
!"
DIARY OF A GOAN TEEN:
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SUN. 30 APRIL: Mum, Bertie, Anisha, Kazi & I went for 10am mass at St.
Andrew's.
Dad does not go to church (regularly). He calls the church 'God's commission
agent'. In case you're wondering, Kazi is Anisha's Muslim boyfriend,
besotted
enough with her pimply face,to even attend our infidel service. We were
squished
between 2 matrons reeking of Charlie and chorisao. Bertie surpassed himself
by
outshrieking the choir. I think Kazi lifted 50/- from the collection. That's
muslims for you - dad insists they're light-fingered and have no education.
MON. 1 MAY: Today was a public holiday. But all shops were open. Possibly
their
owners can't read. I went to the hindu temple in Mangor. I'm very secular.
This
business of hindus & muslims leaving their footwear outside fascinates me -
the
shoe theft is unbelievable. Have you ever noticed how all the shoe-stores
are
owned by muslims & hindus - whose 'weekly off' is either Monday or Friday,
the
day of temple/mosque worship ? Wonder what the market is for used chappals.
TUE. 2 MAY: Today my parents argued. Mum is long-suffering & saintly. Dad
only
'believes' in 2 saints - Pe. Agnel & Pe. Jose Vaz. Mum says dad is no longer
a
Christian, so he must be either an atheist or agnostic. Dad insists he's
agnelostic, not agnostic. My grandma, a wacky devotee, named him Gustav
Agnel,
his brother Agnel Gustav. Dad annoys mum, insisting Pe. Jose Vas was the
founder
of Vastu - giving direction to our lives and homes. Tells mum to light a
ponti.
WED. 3 MAY: Anisha isn't talking to dad today, because he called Kazi,
'Dotor
Kaza Moyo'(a deranged psychopath, currently in Aguada jail), and he said
their
Kazar would be our Mornar.Anisha said dad rails against other religions yet
takes their patient-fees which, she said, was hypocritic. Dad insists he
took
the Hippocratic oath before practising medicine' so his conscience is clear.
THU. 4 MAY: Bella phoned & Bertie snatched my mobile answering " Piso not at
home, leave your massage !" before I kicked him & retrieved my cell. Bella's
my
current belle, pretty but light-headed. But you don't need any brains to do
11th
Arts, so that's OK. I think her brother's a druggie (or a goonda of some
sort),
he looks kinda greasy, but hey, who's perfect ! Anyway, she wanted to go for
a
spin, so I picked her up at 6 & dropped her back at 9,out of sight of
acid-head.
FRI. 5 MAY: In latin mass we intone "sacula, saculorum". I'm super-secularum
today I 'went to mosque'. Man, their marbled floors really sparkle. But when
they bend en masse for namaz, you get some idea how Saddam gassed the Kurds.
And
the beggars outside are much more inventive (humko thoda dena..) than
those
outside St. Andrew's. I didn't see Kazi there (unless he was disguised in a
burqua), but then again muslims don't have collection plates passed around.
Still puzzled how muslims are allowed 9 wives. Or is that cats ......
SAT. 6 MAY: Did I tell you we have a dog ? His name is Hitler, and he takes
his
role very seriously - visiting genocide upon ghantti children. On their
part,
they gang up on him, lure him, then douse him in paint & diesel. The result
is
pandemonium. When he bites a couple, ghantti ladies come whining home to my
mum
for compensation. Dad always insists mum pay them by cheque - he says all
beggars have accounts in Dena bank. He is also familiar with their family
trees.
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