Thumbs up to the humble stethoscope
During my childhood, adolescence and teenage years, and well into my twenties and thirties, our family doctor was the all-encompassing purveyor of all our illnesses and medical conditions and, mind you, all he was armed with was the humble stethoscope, from which he could hear the various sounds of the body organs by merely probing the various areas of the body. His diagnosis of any disease was arrived at by...
Respect people’s time
I am writing in response to the letter published under the title ‘Respect elders’ time’. I fully agree with the writer. Imagine making senior citizens wait for an hour. When politicians themselves set such a poor example of punctuality, we can hardly expect better from government officials.I recall attending a...
Showing off on LinkedIn is causing outrage
Though LinkedIn has been my daily dose of empowering and embarrassing content, one particular post has stayed with me. The creator (quite trending on LinkedIn) claims that “99.9%” of LinkedIn’s creators are show-offs. While they also point out the disparity between the online and offline presence of these creators, my...
Blame the drivers, not the roads
The villagers of Siolim, with the help of dynamic MLA Delilah Lobo and PWD officials, managed to install the much-needed height barrier to prevent heavy trucks, which had caused several accidents, claimed lives and damaged the compound walls of Siolcars. Now, however, we have another problem created by light goods...
Think about possibility of water scarcity now
There is no need for a fortune-teller to tell us that we will face water scarcity in the coming year. No matter how much rain we receive, much of it simply flows into the sea because we fail to value and store it. A few years ago, while visiting what...
