My Dads Garden - Calangute Goa

Today was just feeling so bored so while I was twitting, I just saw someone post a picture, so then I myself went out and started clicking some photographs of our Garden and then posted them on flickr and they happened to be 80 odd photographs so just tried embedding a slide show of the pictures through flickr and succeeded.

So have a view of the beautiful green garden in my home Calangute Goa India.

It included different medicinal plants, food spices, flowers, herbs, fruits flowers etc.

palm trees, pepper spice, chillies, wild cherries, rose, curry leaves, rice flavour pants, mushrooms, variety of flowers, decorative plants, mango saplings, chickoo plant, bimbli plants, pineapple plant, turmeric, cardamon, banana trees, coconut tree etc etc..

thats me and my krazy camera ha ha. krazy me


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"Maximum Gaming - Lan Center" Gaming Center Santacruz East Mumbai

A new Gaming cafe called "Maximum Gaming - Lan Center" has been set up at Santacruz East Mumbai recently. Maximum Gaming alias MAG is India's first gaming cafe to introduce the NVIDIA 3D Vision technology. Founded by Alex Dsouza, who has been in the animation education space for last five years and who is also the Director of animation institute CREATVT, MAG boosts of a collection of latest games and exceptional graphics for ultimate user experience.

The café is equipped with 18 powerful gaming PC's consisting of Intel's Core 2 Quads and Core i7's, complete with NVIDIA Physx technology. Some of the most popular games that are being played at the café include Crysis, Need For Speed - Undercover, Burnout Paradise and Red Alert 3 amongst others.

Mr. Alex D’souza shared, “We had been planning on establishing a cafe for a quite a long time, as I am a hardcore gamer myself. For a year we spoke to a lot of technology vendors like Intel, NVIDIA and also to some gaming publishing companies like Excel Interactive who handle EA games in India to provide the best solutions and best gaming infrastructure." "We are the first café to be equipped with NVIDIA’s 3D vision technology which enables the users to relish the games with stereoscopic 3D imagery. The way 3D games we meant to be played.

The café is also equipped with NVIDIA PhysX(R) so that customers can experience Realistic Gaming. Currently we are not looking at expansion through the franchisee model but are keen on coming up with our own centers across India.” On the console front the café is currently equipped with Nintendo Wii, motion gaming console, and depending on the demand has plans to install other brands of gaming consoles as well. “Gaming is a perennially green market provided you introduce what is latest and what is best. There is no age limit to gamers. But the market hasn’t picked that well in India as there is a lack of awareness about the same. We plan to do our bit to promote gaming not only through the cafe but we are also planning to introduce courses for game programming and scripting at CREATVT,” adds Alex.

On the marketing front, MAG is planning to associate with on ground gaming events along with direct marketing promotions. Alex shares, “Gaming is still dormant here in India as gaming is no fun sitting at home playing over the internet. It is a collaborative activity and that’s what we want to push through MAG."
"Maximum gaming has been set up so that people around Mumbai can get a true taste of what it is to play games with awesome graphics that run smoothly so one can really appreciate games for what they are and not compromise on quality. At Maximum Gaming Gamers will Collaborate, Compete and Celebrate," he concludes.

MOGACHEA PINZREANT by "Webly Gomes" released on 2nd August, 2009

MOGACHEA PINZREANT

Long awaited musical album by "Webly Gomes" released on 2nd August, 2009

PWD minister Shri. Churchill Alemao seen releasing the musical album

The front cover of the Album

Yolanda D'Souza- First lady of football

article from http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Goa/First-lady-of-football/articleshow/4846743.cms

Yolanda D'Souza, voted player of the decade by the Women's' Football Federation of India in 1980 and the first woman to score an international hat-trick for India, will remain a class act to follow for at least a generation.

Trouble your mind a bit and imagine a hangover. Imagine a terrible morning which follows a great night of clubbing. Imagine a situation when you wake up every morning and all that you can see, and at most times, feel, is ache.

You glance through the back pages of a newspaper, and if you happen to be an ardent enthusiast of women's football in this part of the world probably living in the past chances are, you would be disappointed.

Now imagine what it is to be Yolanda D'Souza, 55, former captain of the Indian football team, striker, entertainer and, most importantly, footballer extraordinaire.

"It's time for all of us to face the truth," she says, sifting through memories when she was queen of the 100m field and the continent, her kingdom.

At a time when FIFA has struck off the Indian women's football team from its world rankings for being out of sight or rather action for more than 18 months, Yolanda reminds us of the late seventies and early eighties when women's football bettered the best in the continent and matched the rest of the world.

"Taiwan had an exceptionally strong team and was number one in Asia, but we always gave them plenty of problems. We were so strong in our belief and quality that we took the field knowing we could get the result we desired against most of the teams in the world," says Yolanda, voted the player of the decade in 1980 by the Women's' Football Federation of India.

Yolanda's story deserves to be told more so because it has the ability to instil the belief that women's football still has the ability to enchant, entertain and inspire a generation.

It may not be the case elsewhere, but at least in this part of the world, many equate football with masculinity. But, as Yolanda's story would demonstrate, that was never the case when she got enveloped by the magic of the game at a very young age.

"I would play along with my brother (Francisco) and his friends, but most of the times I was shunted to the goal. Whenever I got a chance to play up front, I would really put my best foot forward," remembers Yolanda, who grew up to become one of Goa's exemplary, if not, finest footballer.

Yolanda scored a goal in the first ever recorded women's football match, playing against a men's team appropriately called Adam's in 1973, but it was not until 1976 when Goa took part in their first Nationals at Sultanpur and Yolanda scored a bag full of goals 15 in all including two hat-tricks and announced her arrival on the big scene.

"We lost in the final against Bengal by the narrowest of margins," remembers Yolanda, dubbed the Madonna of Goan football.

The 1976 Nationals at Sultanpur was the first Goa ever participated in, and for the first time got to know what other players thought about Goa and Goans. "Since the facilities were not good enough, we wanted separate accommodations. This led to rumours that we sought a hotel elsewhere because the players wanted to enjoy their drinks! They believed we played well because we were drinking," laughs the Calangute-based artiste.

Goa hosted the 3rd edition of the National football championship in 1977 and, true to expectations, won the tournament in style, defeating twice-champions Bengal 3-0 in front a lustily cheering capacity-crowd at the Bandodkar stadium at Campal.

Goa dominated the championship from start to finish, scoring an amazing 49 goals that included roaring wins over Madhya Pradesh (25-0), Punjab (10-0), Gujarat (5-0), Manipur (6-0) and, finally, Bengal (3-0).

Goa's deadly strike pair of Succorinha Pereira (19 goals) and Yolanda (18 goals) scored 37 of the 49 goals, but often it was such a bore to score goals against the hapless opposition that even the strikers played the ball amongst themselves instead of taking aim at the goal!

"We were too strong for the other teams during Nationals. We used to score early in all the games since most of the goalkeepers remained clueless," says the stylish striker.

Yolanda's international debut came in 1976 when she, along with the likes of Rekha Karapurkar, Succorinha Pereira and Helen Fernandes, found a place in the Indian team against the visiting Swedish club BET.

She set all the venues on fire, ensuring seven victories and in the process becoming the first woman to score a hat-trick for India.

Since that memorable debut, Yolanda remained a permanent member of the Indian team until she was forced into premature retirement after the World Cup of 1981.

"Injury cut short my career. I was too scared to undergo an operation to correct the damage and instead opted to call it a day," says Yolanda, who gave up hockey and badminton which she excelled at the highest level to nurse her football dream.

Happy Friendship Day

Happy Friendship Day

Friendship is never an accident,
it is something one has to nurture over the years.
I hope every year our friendship becomes stronger
It takes time to build a castle, It takes longer to make a friend
“Happy Friendship Day to a friend”
where friendship is more precious than the richest castle
Friendship is a place where dreams are nurtured, shared, celebrated,
a place where happiness begins
There are no strings attached to a friendship, no bonds to hold or ties to bind.
Friendship stand on its own
With you beside my friend I have seen my world becoming
a beautiful place..
My dreams turning into reality
Friends like you are rare indeed, they shine just like a star
and words alone can hardly say,
how wonderful and special you are
...For when the world turns cold
and life is difficult to bear
its comforting to know, you will.forever be there
Your friendship is a treasured gift that I hold very dear,
For the love of a friend can mean so very much,
Each hour, each day, all year and I'm really glad your here.
And I am hoping you will know what warmth is in this thought..
You came into my life unexpected and God bless you...
For the many joys that your friendship's brought.

Regards

Rohan

Health Advisory Swine Flue - H1N1: Hospital Address India

GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT OF SWINE FLU

City	Hospital	Address	Contact
Chennai	King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service)	Guindy, Chennai – 32	(044) 22501520, 22501521 & 22501522
	Communicable Diseases Hospital	Thondiarpet, Chennai	(044) 25912686/87/88, 9444459543
	Government General Hospital	Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai – 03	(044) 25305000, 25305723, 25305721, 25330300
Pune	Naidu Hospital	Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO, Pune - 01	(020) 26058243
	National Institute of Virology	20A Ambedkar Road, Pune - 11	(020) 26006290
Kolkata	ID Hospital	57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata - 10‎	(033) 23701252
Coimbatore	Government General Hospital	Near Railway Station, Trichy Road, Coimbatore - 18	(0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395, 2301396
Hyderabad	Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital,	Erragadda, Hyderabad	(040) 23814939
Mumbai	Kasturba Gandhi Hospital	Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle, Mumbai - 11	(022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512
	Sir J J Hospital	J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai - 08	(022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393 / 1366
	Haffkine Institute	Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 12	(022) 24160947, 24160961, 24160962
Kochi	Government Medical College	Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam - 08	(0481) 2597311,2597312
	Government Medical College	Vandanam P O, Allapuzha - 05	(0477) 2282015
	Taluk Hospital	Railway Station Road, Alwaye, Ernakulam	(0484) 2624040 Sathyajit - 09847840051
	Taluk Hospital	Perumbavoor PO, Ernakulam 542	(0484) 2523138 Vipin - 09447305200
Gurgaon & Delhi	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road, New Delhi - 29	(011) 26594404, 26861698 Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464
	National Institute for Communicable Diseases	22, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi - 54	(011) 23971272/060/344/524/449/326
	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital	Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi - 01	(011) 23741640, 23741649, 23741639 Dr. N K Chaturvedi – 9811101704
	Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute	University Enclave, New Delhi- 07	(011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182
Bangalore	Victoria Hospital	K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore - 02	(080) 26703294 Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863
	SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases	Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore - 29	(080) 26631923 Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780

STAY ALERT! PREVENT AGAINST SWINE FLU

MOGACHEA PINZREANT: Webly Gomes Maiden Musical Album releasing on 2nd August, 2009

MOGACHEA PINZREANT….
Webly Gomes’ Maiden Konkani Audio Album releasing on 2nd August, 2009.

The Konkani Audio Album "MOGACHEA PINZREANT..." is all set for release on 2nd August.

The album contains 9 melodious tracks with variety of music genres.
3 love songs.
2 songs on Goa and Goenkar.
1 instrumental song.
1 Goan medley (Traditional)
1 song on life and
1 song is on childhood days.

This is a musical album to be released by Webly Gomes hailing from Panzorconi-Cuncolim.

The Lyrics and Tunes are by Webly Gomes.
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Singers are Aurvile Rodrigues, Blasio Pinto, Lulu Fortes, Norman Cardozo, Trisca Fernandes and Webly Gomes.

Music for the album is arranged by Felipe Barreto.
Lead and Rhythm guitar by Ally Rodrigues
Bass by Freddy Barreto
Keyboards by Felipe Barreto

The album is recorded and mastered at Audio Masters, Aquem-Margao, Goa.
Recording Engineer is Aurvile Rodrigues.

The Album will be presented by ‘’MANFA MUSIC COMPANY’’, Margao-Goa.

People Flock at Panzonconi-Cuncolim to see what they believe could be an apparition of Jesus Christ

The quiet village of Panzorcoini Cuncolim Goa has been a hub of activities. Large groups of people old as well as youngsters have been queuing up in Panzorconi Cuncolim to have a glimpse of what they believed could be an apparition of Jesus Christ, but according to the church its not a appearance of Jesus Christ but some sort of space between two branches of a tree that resembles that of risen Jesus Christ. But that has not stopped the devout people from far and wide thronged to the area in thousands .
Actually its the empty space between the branches of the trees that resemble the shape of the Risen Jesus Christ, and when looked from a distance with the sky as the backdrop and the sun rays passing through the branches, does make a resemblance of the picture of the risen Jesus Christ draped in white cloth with rays (sun rays) emitting through this raised hands.

different varieties of "Caladiums "Brandywine" in our garden

That's snowy enjoying the green surroundings

Hike at Hirve Waterfalls - Goa

The amazing scenic waterfalls at Hirve- Valpoi

This was an unexpected hike to one of the most amazing scenic waterfalls ever. It was a Sunday morning and Me and my friends were to go to explore the village of Valpoi, famous for its temples and rock art. A guide was to accompany us. Our first destination turned out to be Hirve at Valpoi.

That's the gang all set for the hike

As we entered the quite village with lush green beauty, I was taken back at the site of 16 waterfalls all packed in tight into a small viewing area that could be seen from the foot of the hill. That was the time I realised my friends had arranged a hiking trip to the waterfalls. The Monsoons being in full swing in Goa, the waterfalls looked amazing.

in the village of Hirve, backdrop you can see the waterfalls

farmers in the fields

The lush green village

The village houses

We started our hike around 12 noon.

All set to move up that hill

and the journey up begins

It was a long trail up, through the fields, slippery rocks, small streams, through shrubs, veils, along a distance of almost 1.5 kilometers up the hill.

One of the many little water stream we had to cross on up way to the waterfalls

Another stream

I was almost exhausted by the time I reached the first waterfall and almost wanted to come back home from there. But when the guide said this will be all over by the time you reach the water fall. So continuing my journey up the hill, I could see the houses down in the village like tiny ants.

The view of the village from the top of the hill

The view of the village from the top of the hill

It was raining heavily, but the sweat was still dripping down. As we moved upwards in the arms of mother nature, it seemed lovely. But it was a little difficult for me as I was not prepared for it, climbing this steep mountain with just slippers was turning out to be hard for me.

Ah I did not realize I even had a smile on my face as I hiked

But the lush green beauty, the exotic plants and trees, leaches and worms on the trees, the chirping of birds, the little reptiles crawling and the gushing sound of the waterfall ahead kept me moving.

The hairy worms

the hairy worms, lucky none of us got stung by them

I did take a break for 10 minutes in between and then began my climb.

Time for rest/refreshments

Recharging the energy in my legs

Time for refreshments

As this waterfall was not much known to people, there was not much crowd compared to the other waters fall that I had visited and that was proving to be an added advantage.

That was the toughest stretch of the track

that the tangled vine tunnel

Can you spot the person in green, Ya am lost there somewhere

We finally reached at the 1st water fall, it was spectacular, just looked like milk gushing down the rocks. But I had made up my mind that I won’t have bath there, so I restrained from having bath at the first waterfall. It was a great coincidence to see my name "Rohan" painted in yellow on one of the rocks up the waterfall, though it was not to clear as the waterfall was gushing with water. There was a little temple of Sai Baba built there at the foot of the water fall.

The Sai Baba temple


The first waterfall


The first water fall


Wonderful site of water trickling down the rocks


Spot the word "Rohan" in yellow paint on the rocks



Thats the Second waterfall


That's the second waterfall

After spending 1/2 hour there and getting refreshed, we started moving to the next waterfall. Now this was turning out to be more difficult as with the rain, it was getting slippery but none of us had a fall.

Nature at its best

It was fun as we moved in a group, Some were yelling, some were teasing, some were swearing that they would never come back and I had started to enjoy it. The second waterfall was also a very beautiful one. When we reached here, it had stopped raining and there was nice bright sunshine and the colours of rainbow could be seen in the little droplets splashing up the waterfall but in a few minutes it started raining again. So we started to move towards the third waterfall. This was a nicer waterfall and we could actually go up and sit among the rocks there. Most of my friends started having a bath there. I could not control myself, so I finally joined the wagon. It was soooooo very cold and to add to this it was raining nonstop. It was almost 3 pm and we could not open our lunch as it was raining.

Enjoying at the third waterfall


Enjoying at the waterfalls


Enjoying at the waterfalls

the rocks all along the hill

I could not bear the hunger, so I started with a veggie salad meal, I started with cabbage and cucumbers. I was happy no one clicked photos of me then, as it was a site to be watched as I was trembling with the cold water in the waterfall and it was raining continuously and I was with a bowl full of salad munching. We could not click much photos fearing that our cameras could be spoiled but with the rain, but we did get some splendid pictures. As the rain stopped he had our lunch which cooked and brought by our friend. It was vegetable fried rice, chicken masala gravy, chicken roast and salad ofcourse (most of which was eaten by me earlier).

So after cleaning the vessels, we headed back home. On our way back it did not rain much but it was very slippery. We visited each of the other two waterfalls which we had visited earlier and I had a little bath at each of these to refresh me. We did find the carcass of a wild boar on the way down.

So finally we reached back down to the village, the rain had stopped now and I preferred to sit down in the fields and look back at the amazing site of all those
waterfalls, all big and small, 16 in number. We had a hot tea served at one of the home of a family there. It was exhausting, but it was amazing experience at these amazing scenic waterfalls.
Ill be back there someday :-)

If you a hiking enthusiast, do visit the Hirve waterfalls at Valpoi - Goa

The princess of the village shielding herself from the rains

Time to rest my tired legs


Picture of some plants that I felt matched my t'shirt :-)