Comments on: The Return of the Bicycle http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle George Menace . Com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Menezes George http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-5074 Menezes George Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:58:46 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-5074 Dear friend thanks for your comment. I'm not too good with the Internet and perhaps have not heard of the site called "Bing" no matter along as people across the world get to communicate with each other. Do go back to my site then you have the time George Dear friend
thanks for your comment. I’m not too good with the Internet and perhaps have not heard of the site called “Bing”
no matter along as people across the world get to communicate with each other. Do go back to my site then you have the time
George

]]> By: Bike Seat http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-5038 Bike Seat Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:20:23 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-5038 Hey there, I truly enjoyed reading your article. I found your site from Bing. Will bookmark to return later. Thanks! Hey there, I truly enjoyed reading your article. I found your site from Bing. Will bookmark to return later. Thanks!

]]> By: Menezes George http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-3466 Menezes George Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:24:34 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-3466 Just wanted to say "thanks" Appreciate your visiting my Website Just wanted to say “thanks”
Appreciate your visiting my Website

]]> By: The Saint Joseph Mo DJ http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-3459 The Saint Joseph Mo DJ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:58:39 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-3459 I love what you guys are always up too. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the great works guys I've added you guys to my blogroll. This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information.. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post.:) I love what you guys are always up too. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the great works guys I’ve added you guys to my blogroll. This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information.. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post.:)

]]> By: Menezes George http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-526 Menezes George Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:18:38 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-526 Dear David and Selma I never dreamt when I launched my website that I would be united to long, lost persons we love. We have been crying so much these days for people destroyed by hate that we have forgotten what a thin line separates tears from laughter. Thank you for remining me Dear David and Selma

I never dreamt when I launched my website that I would be united to long, lost persons we love.

We have been crying so much these days for people destroyed by hate that we have forgotten what a thin line separates tears from laughter.

Thank you for remining me

]]> By: David Albuquerque http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-525 David Albuquerque Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:51:51 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-525 Lovely piece. Tickled the funny bone- and the nostalgic one as well. In these troubled times, I'd like to laugh as much as cry. In the spasms of laughter we suddenly remember our shared humanity. Lovely piece. Tickled the funny bone- and the nostalgic one as well. In these troubled times, I’d like to laugh as much as cry. In the spasms of laughter we suddenly remember our shared humanity.

]]> By: floriano lobo http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-312 floriano lobo Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:55:29 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-312 Aah ! Bicycles ... The 'Saicul' of ancient Goa Goa, more like it. The village family doctor (late Dr. Silverio D'Sousa of Nachinola, ex MLA of Aldona Bandodkar's time) once needed the patient to have a quick doze of the compounder mixture from the pharmacy in Aldona. The neigbour Jose volunteered to go get the medicine. 'Veguim adtai mhure? Saiculin voch' was what the doc said. [ get it fast, go by bicycle) So our Jose goes to the trouble of hiring a saicul from Dattaram's shop, walks/run with it to Aldona and back. Doctor - 'Kitlo ugot rhe? Saiculin voch mhun sangullem mhure tuka. [ how come it took you so long? told you to bike it down] Jose - Saiculuch velli dotor. [ did just that, doc] Jose never knew the intricacies of riding a saicul in his entire life. He was the perfect village idiot. God rest his soul. I can never forget how I learnt to balance the bicycle. My mother had purchased a second-hand bicycle for my brother to track it down daily to St. Britto's in Mapusa. The bike had a puncture and therefore at home for the day. I saw to it that I destroyed all the good spoons in the house to remove the puncture, which remained in place just enough so that I could go round and round in the hall on one leg trying to balance it. Later in the day, the tell tale tyre-marks in the hall fetched me a beating twice over, one from my brother for perfectly destroying the tyre rim, and two, from my mother for the decimation of the set of spoons. floriano lobo Moira. Aah ! Bicycles … The ‘Saicul’ of ancient Goa Goa, more like it.

The village family doctor (late Dr. Silverio D’Sousa of Nachinola, ex MLA of Aldona Bandodkar’s time) once needed the patient to have a quick doze of the compounder mixture from the pharmacy in Aldona. The neigbour Jose volunteered to go get the medicine. ‘Veguim adtai mhure? Saiculin voch’ was what the doc said. [ get it fast, go by bicycle) So our Jose goes to the trouble of hiring a saicul from Dattaram's shop, walks/run with it to Aldona and back. Doctor - 'Kitlo ugot rhe? Saiculin voch mhun sangullem mhure tuka. [ how come it took you so long? told you to bike it down] Jose – Saiculuch velli dotor. [ did just that, doc]

Jose never knew the intricacies of riding a saicul in his entire life. He was the perfect village idiot. God rest his soul.

I can never forget how I learnt to balance the bicycle. My mother had purchased a second-hand bicycle for my brother to track it down daily to St. Britto’s in Mapusa. The bike had a puncture and therefore at home for the day. I saw to it that I destroyed all the good spoons in the house to remove the puncture, which remained in place just enough so that I could go round and round in the hall on one leg trying to balance it. Later in the day, the tell tale tyre-marks in the hall fetched me a beating twice over, one from my brother for perfectly destroying the tyre rim, and two, from my mother for the decimation of the set of spoons.

floriano lobo
Moira.

]]> By: Menezes George http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-286 Menezes George Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:11:26 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-286 Dear Vivek You made my day Tell you something, I never suffered from depression in my life of almost 80 years But recently I was really struggling to get my really good pieces published by the Times of India. Especialyy pieces where I have a serious point to make about the chaos around us. When this happens it is good to hear how many people are reading my pieces on the website and blogs. Shall post my latest piece on Perescution and the crisis in the Church Thanks so much for your encuragement George Dear Vivek
You made my day
Tell you something, I never suffered from depression in my life of almost 80 years
But recently I was really struggling to get my really good pieces published by the Times of India. Especialyy pieces where I have a serious point to make about the chaos around us. When this happens it is good to hear how many people are reading my pieces on the website and blogs.
Shall post my latest piece on Perescution and the crisis in the Church
Thanks so much for your encuragement
George

]]> By: VM http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-285 VM Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:28:22 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-285 Dear U. George, Excellent piece. You have mined a very rich vein here as is evident from the comments. I have often been struck at how good you are at these kinds of pieces, I mean really good. Kudos also for the success of this blog, which has surely exceeded all expectations. For evidence, please look again at the first comment in this thread, which is not a comment but rather a record that your post has been linked for the attention of the (considerable number of) readers of DesiPundit, which is a kind of filter blog/website that brings interesting items from across the attention to a dedicated (and large) audience. In effect, this post on bicycles has been anthologized and re-presented to a much larger audience on the Internet. If you look at your traffic data, it's sure to show a dramatic spike. For what it is worth, this "viral" recognition is what blogs and blogging is about, and what individual bloggers aim for. You have thus achieved unexpected and real success as a writer in yet another publishing medium. Allow me to be the first to congratulate you! VM Dear U. George,

Excellent piece. You have mined a very rich vein here as is evident from the comments. I have often been struck at how good you are at these kinds of pieces, I mean really good.

Kudos also for the success of this blog, which has surely exceeded all expectations.

For evidence, please look again at the first comment in this thread, which is not a comment but rather a record that your post has been linked for the attention of the (considerable number of) readers of DesiPundit, which is a kind of filter blog/website that brings interesting items from across the attention to a dedicated (and large) audience.

In effect, this post on bicycles has been anthologized and re-presented to a much larger audience on the Internet. If you look at your traffic data, it’s sure to show a dramatic spike.

For what it is worth, this “viral” recognition is what blogs and blogging is about, and what individual bloggers aim for. You have thus achieved unexpected and real success as a writer in yet another publishing medium. Allow me to be the first to congratulate you!

VM

]]> By: Menezes George http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle/comment-page-1#comment-282 Menezes George Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:25:39 +0000 http://georgemenace.com/the-return-of-the-bicycle#comment-282 Thanks Glen. Dont know how you have the time to visit my website Very vivid account of your escapades Unlocked bike in Bandra NOT stolen. The girls we carried on the bar wer "Bombs" too. George Thanks Glen. Dont know how you have the time to visit my website

Very vivid account of your escapades Unlocked bike in Bandra NOT stolen.

The girls we carried on the bar wer “Bombs” too.

George

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