What’s all this nonsense about Le Morne? Just because the Appravasi Ghat has been inscribed on the world heritage list, does this mean that Le Morne also should follow suit? But that’s Mauritius after all. Now that the Hindus have had their “boute” the Creole community also should get theirs.
But tell me, what can it [...]
Entries from February 2007
February 20, 2007
Le Morne
February 12, 2007
La lutte pour l’existence
(Tou lé zour mo bizin tracé)
C’est fou ce que vous pouvez faire attention au détail quand vous êtes pauvre. Vous savez au sou près combine coûte un paquet de macaronis, une boite de sardines, un verre d’alouda. Vous savez [...]
February 12, 2007
The perfect hostess
I was once invited to a party at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Floreal. On the way, I was held up in a traffic jam and when I arrived, the party was in full swing. As I expected, the cream of our society was there: ministers, directors, advisers and “experts” from all walks of [...]
February 12, 2007
My neighbour’s first TV
In 1965, my neighbour bought his first TV. Until then, he had been blisfully unaware of the countless friends that he had: long lost friends, friends of his youth, old school pals…
They would go out of their way to bump into him on the street and then make as if it was a perchance encounter.
“Fancy [...]
February 12, 2007
Food for free (well almost!)
Entrees
Chutney de Tilapia (caught at La Ferme)
Salade de patates (dug from my garden)
Plats Principaux
Touffées de margozes (picked near my bamboo hedge)
Rôti de tendrac (killed by my dog)
Riz
Dessert
Compote de bilimbis (plucked from my tree)
February 12, 2007
Give us a starry night!
Mauritius used to be known as the land of shooting stars. But, I am afraid it can’t aspire to that title anymore! With all those lights of civilization thrown towards the sky, it’s becoming harder to catch sight of a star, let alone a shooting one!
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a bright street lamp. [...]
