Are we seeing a 2nd surge of corona related cases in goa? Are we relaxed now and dropped our guard? What can we do to control it?

These questions need to be asked by all Goans to themselves first. Self introspection is required before pointing fingers at others. Although enforcement of SOPs is still an issue I feel which government agencies can do a better job of.

As we are nearing the 1st anniversary of the lockdown in India, the country is moving to vaccinate the health care workers along with the senior citizens. There still seems to be some skepticism around the vaccine with the govt doing all it can to instill confidence in the same. The general process followed is commendable and we need to ensure that we take an informed decision whether to take it or not and not be swayed by watsapp media. Please consult your doctor if confused and not the building uncle.

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What do the biker riders think when they are riding their bikes on think roads? Or do they even think? I don't think so as they forget basic traffic rules, civic sense, and all of a sudden have to be somewhere earlier then expected. Not sure what fake ego boost they get by speeding and overtaking others even if its from the left hand side. All this when they don't even wear helmets half the time. I am sure all that will survive of them in an accident would be their elbow on which the helmet is placed.

What can one do to avoid this mayhem? Any amount of policing and education can enlighten some people, unless it comes from within. We can improve infrastructure, roads, even have separate lanes for bikes, but unless we decide ourselves to follow rules, things will not change much.

Tourist coming and riding these rent-a-bike is another concerns as they also breaks rules and run scot free. This need to be checked before it goes out of hand.

For many of us under lockdown, some serials kept us going. Prime time marathi serials are watched across maharashtra, konkan and goa. But now that we are out of lockdown, the serials are just getting stretched, so much so that the quality is getting effected.

For e.g. Aga Bai Sasubai - It has characters not likely in the real world, atleast with the evilness of the characters shown. Ok, probably gets audiences hooked. But what now? They are simply stretching the serials. Everytime we think the serial should end, they are getting twists, and now with no bad things happening, they are simply pachpachit. We see other marathi and hindi serials also getting strectched thereby impacting their quality.

Cant they understand it, and just end the shows? Or can we the end users just stop watching it? Why not watch live sports, documentaries, music shows etc. which have an ending? Lets introspect rather than falling in a trap of such serials.

In the last episode I talked about nobody giving people lift. Now due to the rising petrol prices in Goa and in India, even riding a bike or car will be untenable. Can the govt. reduce or control the prices? if not then I don't know what, but maybe we may have to start cycling or walking more for short distances. Don't expect anyone giving lift though!!

Think about it. In goa where the transport system is not so great; at least from the short distance; some people have been relying on taking lift.

During the corona pandemic, such people have stopped asking for lift, or have been looked down upon. I feel these are one of the biggest sufferers, and they cant wait for the pandemic to get over so that they can start receiving their lift again.

Delhi Election 2020 exit poll results are out, and AAP party is turning out to be the front runners, and favorites to form the government again.

But there are some people, educated i might add, who are passing on wrong message, trying to cause confusion, make stupid comments about the people, and basically are shit scared that their ploy for this elections didn't work. Arey bhai, politics main chalta hai. Just move on. By making such comments you are becoming the main villain.

I hope our country awakens, votes for development, and not based on fear politics. Also, like AAP did in Delhi, i hope other parties run their election campaigns purely on development agendas rather than fear mongering and personal attacks during speeches.