Mearl Colaco

Obamania…has griped the whole world with his charisma. The best thing about Obama is the way he speaks. He is a true orator. He simply can grip your attention with his command over the language, with the clarity in his voice and the truth that you can feel when you listen to Obama. Obama is a simple youthful guy, who plays basket ball, who wears his shirt half folded, who loves his daughters, who has a vision for America and the world at large, who values the lives of the Americans soldiers, who is humble and down to earth, who is intelligent, someone who values people from all faiths and cultures……and yes, I can go on and on about Obama ;-) But I cannot leave out on mentioning one thing about Obama ;-)…that, he is the first President of the United States, who we have seen in shorts and wearing slippers at a beach. Wow……..so, like the common man! Obama has shown the world that if you have the ambition and the aspiration to be the CEO of a company or the President of the United State

Here, I am talking about myself and I call myself a coward. It was early morning, just before dawn, a few days back, when I was witness to a senior citizen being hit and abused by a young boy. I feel guilty and am ashamed of myself, because I did not do anything about this incident that happened in front of my very own eyes. They say, you should walk the talk and I believe I failed!!!! I do not understand, what stopped me from helping this stranger from being beaten and abused. Was I scared that if I help this man, I would be attacked? Was I waiting for other people on the streets to save the senior citizen? Was I afraid, that if I made an official complaint, I would have to spend a lot of time in the aftermath interrogation? If I made a mistake (which I do not want to repeat next time), I urge the people out there to take action when an incident like this takes place in front of you. I know, it is tough and it is easier said than done. But please do not just stand there and look a

What better time than today, when we are just 1 week away to the Republic day of India on the 26th Jan 2009, to tell you how the national anthem makes each Indian feel? The tricolor will tell the Indian tale, when we celebrate our Republic day! Even listening to the national anthem gives a proud Indian goose-bumps. And hence stimulates us to do something for our country. A contribution which could be big or small, an involvement for the society, whether recognized or non-creditable. India is going through blood-shed, terrorist attacks and assaults at the moment. And we just need to tell the villains who are bringing in a disharmony and trying to disrupt the peace is our country that we have not given up. And we will not allow your plans succeed. We were united and we will remain united and fight evil for the rest of our lives for the betterment of the country and the world at large. ABOUT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA The national anthem of India (Jana Gana Mana) was composed by Shri Ra

Like every year, this year too, I celebrated Christmas and New Year in Goa and I must proclaim it loud and clear that there is no better place than Goa, where you can usher in the New Year and you can actually experience Christmas. Goa is famous for its beaches, its greenery, its landscapes, its lakes, its food (fish curry, rice and pork sausages), the Portuguese styled houses, its beautiful churches, the cashews nuts and the Kaju Feni (liquor made from cashews), the port wine, the kokum juice. And I make sure, I do it all when I visit Goa every year for that very short vacation period of 10 days. The Goan’s in Goa love eating bread and if you are in Goa, you just cannot miss out on relishing the bread. A variety of bread is baked in Goa, like the poaye (big round sweet breads), butter bread, brown breads, to name a few. The Goans are hence nicknamed the “Pavwala’s” (the bread man) because of their liking for bread. And yes, I too am a pavwala ;-). The locals in Goa speak Konkani which