Rivulet december 2013 issue

December 2013

F o l l o w i n g n e w s f r o m t h e r o ta r y c l u b o f pa n a j i r i v i e r a

Family Month

P resident ’ s message

December marks what is officially designated as Family Month in the Rotary calendar.

As we approach Christmas and the New Year we are more conscious of a focus on family and family reunions. People of most faiths celebrate on some level, and many families even take their annual holidays. So December is indeed a time to reflect on family values and how Rotary shapes those values. In Rotary we see our life priorities as family, work and then Rotary. But ideally we should not isolate Rotary from our family life. In some clubs, children are not only welcomed but are an integral part of Rotary meetings.

It is difficult for the family to be involved on a regular basis with our Rotary activities, but there are few events that do involve all of the family. We at Riviera strongly believe that.

We have Christmas parties for our children. We also celebrated New Year eve together as one big family. And Riviera does this every year. What’s interesting is that besides the club fellowships, our anns also attend our weekly meetings, especially when we have guest speakers, and are also involved in the execution of few community based events.

Beyond the immediate family is the family of Rotary. This is a large family indeed. The members include the alumni of all the programs that Rotary supports directly and indirectly. There are the major programs such as Youth Exchange, RYLA, VTT, Ambassadorial, Peace and Global Grant Scholars, and many others. Sadly we don’t keep contact with these once the program is over. It is the responsibility of Rotarians to do our best to keep them within the family of Rotary and invite them occasionally to attend our meetings or for projects etc.

Another extended family of Rotary is the Interact, Rotaract, Rotakids etc… Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera now has an extended family. We have received the charter certificate for the Interact Club of Peoples High School and will be installed in the hands of our beloved DG Rtn. Mohan Mulherkar.

Rotaract Club of Home Science College is also in the process of formation. It’s not enough that we set these clubs and forget about it. It’s important that we are in constant touch with this family of ours, give them required guidance, support and make them a part of our fellowship as well as for community events.

Before I conclude, I would like to thank the sponsors for our special events in December. RC Panaji Riviera raised Rs.3,11,208/- for our vocational centre project through a charity show of Dhoom 3. Many thanks to our title sponsor Hotel Calangute Towers for their generosity. Also wish to thank Estrela do Mar Resort, Goa for hosting the Christmas party for the inmates of National Association for the Blind and Rtn. Prasad Pawar for installing the security cameras at Pragati School, Verem.

The joy and happiness that spills forth as Rotarian involved in Community Service projects, speaks volume on why 1.2 million Rotarians are a part of this big family and are involved in making this world a better place to be!

Compliments of the seasons to my Rotary family!

Thank you!

Yours in Rotary,

Rtn. Madhavi Bandekar Shetye

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Secretary’s Report for December 2013 Rtn. Meghana Sawardekar Secretary 2013-14

1. CLUB SERVICE: Directors: Rtn. Dr. Sunil Kenkre & Rtn. Sanil Shirwaikar i) Christmas celebrations for the Riviera family On 22nd Dec, Members of Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera along with their family, dressed in Christmas colours - Red, white and green, celebrated the festival of Christmas at Country Inn Hotel, Panaji. We started the evening with a whole lot of fun games and music for the kids, and then of course the entry of the traditional Santa Claus brought a big smile on everyones face. It was our Annette Kavish Melvanis birthday, so all of us along with Santa cut the cake and

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there went Santa after giving each child a special gift. The entire menu – kids as well as adults was very well planned and sponsored by Rtn. Raja Melvani. Raja also sponsored the entire entertainment. Rtn. Pallavi Salgaoncar gave each

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Sojourn Club Diary Culinary tour Horoscope : January 2014 Editor’s Message

Editor

Rtn. Paresh Sawardekar

paresh.sawardekar@gmail.com

President

Club No.

: 65754

Rtn. Madhavi Bandekar Shetye

R.I. District

: 3170

Roshan Mahal, 1st floor, Swatantra Path, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa. +91 9850466716 madsinbox@gmail.com

Charter date

: 16/6/2004

Meeting day

: Thursday

Time

: 7 p.m.

Secretary

Venue

: Goa Marriott Resort, Miramar

Email

: rotarypanajiriviera@gmail.com

Website

: www.rotaryclubpanajiriviera.org

Fcbk

: rotary club of panaji riviera

Rtn. Meghana Sawardekar 21 /F-2, Kamat Kinara, Miramar, Caranzalem, Goa. +91 9850478004 msawardekar@gmail.com

Rtn. Ron Burton - RI President 2013-14 Rtn. Mohan Mulherkar - District Governor (dist. 3170)

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family a Christmas plum cake. And Rtn. Madhavi Shetye sponsored the return gifts to the kiddos. Rtn. Raja Melvani, Rtn. Clare D’Souza and Rtn. Madhavi jointly coordinated this event.

Aldona village, especially the women, who will be trained in various vocational activities, which will help them to be independent as an individual. The net collection is Rs. 3,11, 208/-... Cheers Riviera!

Rivierians definitely had a ‘ho-ho’ of a time!!

2. VOCATIONAL SERVICE: Director: Rtn. Dr. Mahesh Pai

ii) Celebration on New Years eve i) State level Workshop on Organic farming:

On 31st December 2013, a whole lot of Rivierians & fly celebrated their New Year’s Eve at Bay 15 at Odxel, Dona Paula. Bay 15 is one of the biggest beach front party lawns, beautifully lit with amazing ambience, fine food and live grills; serving Goan, Indian & Continental cuisine.

Exotic international dance performances, rocking DJ, live international fame band, fireworks etc. etc…. made it a day that we will all remember n cherish!!! Indeed a Happy New Year!

On 10th Dec, RC Panaji Riviera in association with Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola and Canara Bank, Marcel organized a state level workshop on Organic farming. The Chief Guest for the function was our Past President Rtn. Prasad Pawar.

The topics covered during this workshop were:

iii) Fund raiser

n Organic Agriculture & its relevance to Goa Today & Tomorrow by Miguel Braganza n Winter Vegetable Cultivation by Karan Manral n Ecological Pest Management by Dr. Kashinath Hiremath

On 20th December 2013, Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera brought in a charity show of Dhoom 3 at Inox Theatre, Panaji. The tickets were priced at Rs.1000/-, Rs. 500/- and Rs. 300/-. We also had a title sponsor for the charity show - Hotel Calangute Towers, who gave us an overwhelming support. A total of 517 seats in Screen 1, Inox was totally sold out. The proceeds of the charity show will be used to build a vocational centre for the women in Goa. This centre is an effort to uplift the lives of people in and around

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There was also a poster competition on the same topic.

Participants received prizes and certificate.

3. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Directors: Rtn. Dr. Shekhar Shirwaikar & Rtn. Raja Melvani i) X - Mas party for the inmates of NAB Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera organised a Christmas party for the inmates of National Association for the Blind at

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Estrela Do Mar Resort, Candolim on 23rd Dec. The children were then treated to a delicious lunch. After lunch, the children played games and enjoyed some very good music and dancing. After which the symbolic Santa Claus and Chhota Bheem entered the event and the fun time started.

Kids were seen shaking hands and receiving goodies.

Before going home, the kids cut a Christmas Plum Cake (sponsored by Rtn. Pallavi Salgaocar). This project was successfully coordinated and sponsored by International Director Rtn. Angad Singh, also the owner of Estrela do Mar. The children truly had a blast!! ii) Ration to NAB

5. NEW GENERATION: Director: Rtn. Prasad Pawar i) CCTV cameras installed at Pragati School Safeguarding the well being of students and staff is a

primary concern for schools today. Schools facing violence or vandalism on campus find school CCTV camera an indispensable aid to identifying and resolving issues as they arise.

And hence in the month of December RC Panaji Riviera installed 6 CCTV cameras at Pragati School Verem. The cameras have been placed at prominent locations in the school. Also plaque cards mentioning that “This school is under CCTV surveillance – courtesy Rotary Club Panaji Riviera” has been placed on school walls.

It’s an initiative taken by our club members, for the safety of school children… particularly girls! Not only do CCTV cameras help you maintain safety around the campus, they also discourage misbehavior.

Rtn. Divya and Vishal Lunia & Rtn. Yogish and Harsha Kulkarni on behalf of Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera gave the rations for the month of December to National Association for the Blind.

Hoping that this project brings in a sense of responsibility amongst youth, coz they are the future of Goa. And this is just our small contribution to keep the children of Goa safe and secured.

Rtn. Prasad Pawar has sponsored this project.

4. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Director: Rtn. Angad Singh i) Flag Exchange: Rtn. John Taylor from RC Bromley Kent, South East London district 1120 exchanged club flags with our club.

Rtn. Meghana Sawardekar Secretary 2013-14

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N ilesh A monker ’ s B log

To-do or Not-to-do is the Question Recently I came across a cartoon of a Neanderthal man sculpting away his To-Do-List on the wall of a cave. Etched into the wall next to three neat square boxes one below the other were three tasks : n Find food n Don’t get eaten alive n Light fire Chances are, this Neanderthal man not only survived but outlived his peers and perhaps never went to bed hungry! The “To-Do List” has not evolved much since those dangerous and perilous days in terms of its primary purpose which is the need to remember the things you need to do, plan your day and manage time effectively. In fact, To-do lists are just as important and far more relevant today than ever before.

For the skeptics, I’d like to narrate a very old but popular and oft repeated story of a steel magnate called Charles Schwab.

Schwab was a foreman who had risen through the ranks, starting as a foreman, of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation owned by Andrew Carnegie. One day, a management consultant, Ivy Lee, called on Schwab, ostentatiously declaring that he could increase the productivity of his company by over 50%. In return Schwab was to pay him whatever amount he thought the “consultancy” or advice was worth, after evaluating the effectiveness of the “consultancy”. Schwab, being the busy man he was, gave him twenty minutes to put forth his idea.

Lee’s idea was simple. Every evening Schwab was to put down in writing the six most important things he wanted to complete the following day. Obviously, the six things had to be relevant and significant to the objectives of the corporation. Having written down six tasks, Schwab was to rank them from 1 to 6 in order of their importance and the following morning he was

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to start with the first task and stay with it till it was completed before starting the second one. After finishing the second task, he would get cracking on the third one and so on.

At the end of the day, he would spend five minutes making a fresh list for the next day. Unfinished tasks could be put on the new list for the following day. On the other hand, if he was able to complete the list, he was to start with a fresh list of six tasks for the remainder part of the day. And this practice was to be followed for the next ninety days and then the results were to be evaluated!

It made such a huge difference that Schwab reportedly sent Lee a cheque for $ 25,000. Yes, a whopping $ 25,000 for about 25 minutes of his time i.e. $ 1,000 per minute! And mind you, this was a huge sum when it happened around a hundred years ago!

The importance of this approach cannot be over-emphasized.

Queuing your tasks at hand is indeed the undisputed king of an efficient approach – which is why you see it adopted everywhere you go. Whether it’s a bank teller or a ticket counter or a cafeteria counter, efficiency and throughput is maximized through queuing. The dispenser on the other side of the counter focuses completely on the task at hand i.e. the first person in the queue. He does not pause to check how long the queue is or what kind of people are in queue. His attention and energies are totally focused on just one thing – to understand properly what the requirement of that first person in the queue is and to satisfy the requirement in the proper and quickest manner possible. Once he’s done servicing that request, he simply goes, “Next”!

Two things to note here : 1 - to avoid distractions and interference, usually these counters are provided with glass partitions with openings so small, that the dispenser is compelled to focus on just one customer at a time and all the din and commotion is effectively blocked out. 2 – all the paraphernalia that is required

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to “serve” the customer is all provided within reach of the dispenser. The dispenser wastes minimum time “hunting for” items that are needed to service these requests. These two things are key – insulate yourself to minimize getting distracted and get organized so that whatever resources you need are within easy reach.

Of course, if you list down all the tasks that you need to do, the list could indeed be quite overwhelming and for sure you’d have more than six items listed. But that is the very idea! Prepare a list of all the tasks that you need to do and from within those pick out the six most important ones – the six that will move you in the direction of what’s most important to you. The other tasks remain on your back-up list and sit there until you are through with your list or till the end of the day when you prepare a fresh list for the next day. Needless to say, you might be required to add fresh tasks to the list during the course of the day.

The Four-Way Test 1

Is it the TRUTH?

2

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

A word of caution here – ask anyone who has used a list and you’ll know that there is a great deal of satisfaction derived from striking out tasks on a list. So, while it’s tempting to add superfluous micro-tasks and over-filling your list to derive that satisfaction and sense of accomplishment from striking them out, this can actually turn out to be counter-productive.

Remember, lunch is not a task. Neither is making coffee — unless it’s a coffee meeting!

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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

If a task is very small – if it will take not more than a minute or two to take care of it, it’s worthwhile doing it then and there itself rather than adding it to your list. It would probably take as much time to put in on your list anyways.

I suspect some people even put “Wake Up” on their To-do list so that they can at least accomplish one thing in a day!

Remember, it’s not about the number of things you put on your To-do list and strike them out as “completed”. It’s about how meaningful those tasks are. Take a minute to ponder over Henry Thoreau’s words: “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants.

The question is, what are we busy about?”

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It’s not about efficiency, it’s about effectiveness. Because, at the end of the day efficiency is doing things right but what’s far more important is effectiveness - which is doing the right things!

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SHOULDER PAIN Recently one of my Rotarian friends asked me whether he should see a heart specialist for his shoulder pain. He learnt from a TV programme that shoulder pain might be caused by heart problem. I re-assured him that the vast majority of the shoulder pain would be due to a shoulder origin. Only a small proportion would be due to cardiac origin.

With the abovementioned experience, may I take this opportunity to answer two simple questions.

“When should you seek help from an Orthopaedic Surgeon?”

“What causes your shoulder pain?”

Orthopaedics is translated into Chinese as “Bone Specialist” In fact, this translation only relates to part of the spectrum of our practice. Orthopaedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system. This complex system includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves that allows you to move, work and stay active. We take care of patients of all ages, from newborns with congenital foot deformity, to athletes requiring arthroscopic surgery in order to return them to high level sporting activities, to older people with arthritis needing joint replacement. Of course, we also take care of anybody with a broken bone and torn ligament.

Our job nature includes: • Diagnosis of your musculoskeletal injury or disorder • Treatment with medication, exercise or surgery • Rehabilitation by recommending exercises or physiotherapy to restore movement, strength and

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function to pre-injury stage • Prevention in providing information to prevent injury or slow down disease progression (like what I am doing now) Orthopaedic Surgeons perform numerous types of surgeries, including arthroscopy (treat problems inside a joint using small key-hole incisions and a minimally invasive approach), internal fixation (fixing broken pieces of bone using metal implants), joint replacement (when an arthritic or damaged joint is removed and replaced with an artificial joint) and soft tissue repair (mending of soft tissue, such as torn tendons, ligaments, nerve and blood vessels).

As for the second question, “What are the more common causes of shoulder pain?”

In fact, what most people call “the shoulder” is really several joints that combine with tendons and muscles to allow a wide range of motion in the arm — from scratching your back to throwing a ball. Your shoulder is made up of three bones: your upper arm bone (humerus), your shoulder blade (scapula), and your collarbone (clavicle). The head of humerus fits into a rounded socket in your shoulder blade. This socket is called the glenoid. A combination of muscles and tendons keeps your arm bone centered in your shoulder socket. These tissues are called the rotator cuff.

They cover the head of your upper arm bone and attach it to your shoulder blade.

The shoulder can move around freely in different planes. However, mobility has its price. It may lead to increasing problems with instability or impingement of the soft tissue or bony structures in your shoulder, resulting in pain. You may feel pain only when you move your shoulder, or all of the time. Many daily

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activities, such as combing your hair or getting dressed, may become difficult. The pain may be temporary or it may continue and require medical diagnosis and treatment.

Most shoulder problems fall into four major categories: • Tendon inflammation (bursitis or tendinitis) or tendon tear (which will propagate with time) or adhesive capsulitis (frozen or stiff shoulder) • Instability (dislocation or the joint going out of place) • Fracture (broken bone with severe pain, swelling, and bruising around the shoulder) • Arthritis Other much less common causes of shoulder pain are tumours, infection, and nerve-related problems.

In the case of an injury of the shoulder causing intense pain, you should seek medical care as soon as possible.

In the initial visit to the Orthopaedic Surgeon, he would try to arrive at a clinical diagnosis through careful clinical assessment. Though good medical history and physical examination could pinpoint the diagnosis quite accurately, X-rays and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are often required for the confirmation.

In terms of treatment, 80-90 percent of patients with shoulder pain will respond to simple treatment methods such as altering activities, rest, exercise, and antiinflammatory medication. Surgery may be required to resolve some shoulder problems, if the non-surgical methods are not helpful. Certain types of shoulder problems, such as recurrent dislocations and some rotator cuff tears, may not benefit from exercise alone.

In these cases, surgery may be recommended fairly early. Surgery usually can involve arthroscopy (minimally invasive) to remove scar tissue or repair torn tissues.

Occasionally traditional open procedures for larger reconstructions or shoulder replacement may still be required.

CUPPA THERAPY… If you have been feeling blue, try going green. Drinking green tea may help you head off depression, according to new research from Japan.

Study participants who drank two or three cups of green tea a day were about 41 per cent less likely to report feeling depressed than those who sipped a cup a day or less. Catechins (antioxidants found in high concentration in green tea) may help decrease levels of cortisol, a steroid associated with depression, the study authors say. Go fresh-brewed not bottled - you will take in more antioxidants, Rutgers researchers found.

Prevention is always better than cure. Having good posture while handling heavy weight (like luggage) and regular exercise to keep your fitness are the best bet to lower the chances to get a painful shoulder. Avoid repetitive movement using the shoulder in your daily activities. Never overdo.

May I wish everyone a healthy and fruitful Rotary Year “Engage Rotary Change Lives”!

Source: PP James Lam, Rotary Club of HK Northwest

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The divine-cum fun trip with my family began on 11th November when we flew to Bangalore.

Believe me there was huge difference in weather between Goa and Bangalore. We entered into a cool, breezy climate from a warm, humid and sultry weather. We were greeted by heavy torrential rains the moment we reached Bangalore On 12th morning we all travelled from Bangalore to Dharmasthala enroute to Kukke Subrahmanya.

Dharmasthala is about 350kms from Bangalore, towards Mangalore. It was pain staking to get up early (6-ish), get ready and move by eight to Dharmasthala. Before I talk more about the journey, let me give the readers a brief idea on the importance and history of Kukke Subrahmanya and Dharmasthala temples. Both these temples are of prime importance in South India.

KUKKE SUBRAHMANYA The Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is located in the beautiful Western Ghats range of Karnataka. Overlooking the temple is the famous mountain of Kumara Parvatha, a popular hiking destination for trekkers from across South India. Subrahmanya is about 105 kms from Mangalore and about 250 odd kms from Bangalore. Major Pujas performed at Kukke are a) Ashlesha Bali Puja for relief from Kaalasarpa dosha b) Sarpa Samskara / Sarpa Dosha. Sarpa Samskara / Sarpa Dosha is one of the poojas performed by devotees at this temple to get rid of the sarpa dosha (according to belief, a person, either in this birth or in any of his previous births DHARMASTHALA Dharmasthala is a divine temple dedicated to Lord Manjunath, who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. It is one of the most important Shiva temples in South India. Thousands of devotees visit this temple during the year. Dharmasthala is an Indian temple village on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the Belthangadi taluka of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. It is about 60 kms from Mangalore.

On an average the flow of pilgrims is about 10,000 people a day.

Dharmasthala represents religious tolerance. One of the unique one of its kind system which still prevails in Dharmasthala is to those who come here for justice, the Heggade - an over 800 year old local lineage - dispense judgements that are said to represent the will of the deities.

To continue with my trip discussion, on 12th November, we stopped for breakfast on the outskirts of Bangalore, and had “Tatte Idli�, a huge round Idli, about 6 inches in diameter. It was one of the most amazing Idlis that I ever had, light as a feather. Wow ! ! On the way we crossed the town of Sakleshpur. The streets were filled with artifacts, tables etc made from Coffee plant roots. They were wonderful. At around 12 noon we reached Kukke Subrahmanya.

As is the traditions, before entering into the temple, we have to wash our hands, feet in the river Kumardhara which flows besides the temple. But Anay believed that simple washing of hands and feet will not purify him, so he jumped in the river and started swimming. There were a lot of fish, thousands of them who come the banks of the river, at the top, to eat stuff like rice puffs etc thrown by pilgrims. This is one more tradition followed at Kukke. This was really amazing sight, seeing so many fishes unharmed and untouched by human beings.

Anay had to be literally pulled out of water, and then we all proceeded to the temple for Darshan. It was really serene and something magical inside the temple. All of us felt a certain calm after our Darshan at Kukke. We then went for afternoon Prasad, in the temple premises. The Prasad had hot steaming rice with Sambar, Rasam and Curds. All the dishes were cooked in typical Mangalore style with lots of coconut. At times simple grub like this also feels more satisfying in temple complexes, than a sumptuous buffet in 5 star hotels.

After our lunch we proceeded to Dharmasthala which is about 65 kms from Kukke. It was late evening by the time we reached Dharmasthala. We checked into a Guest House of the temple which our uncle had booked for us. The guest house was wonderful, nice and clean. Only menace here was hundreds of monkeys. These monkeys are well trained not to be threatened by humans. So you had to careful if you are carrying any food item, Prasad etc, because these monkeys walk up to you, fearlessly and demand for the food. If you do not give, they literally snatch the food from your hands.

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On 12th evening, we went to the temple for the evening Aarti, followed by the Maha-Prasad at the dining hall. After our Mahaprasad, we went for our cultural programme known as Yakshagana, in the temple premises. Yakshagana is nothing but a dance form depicting stories from Hindu mythology, We saw Ramayana being performed, and it was really entertaining.

Next day morning .i.e. on the 13th we went at around 9 am to the temple for our annual Abhishekam pooja, which we do before Lord Manjunath Swamy. Gents were dressed in Silk Dhotis and

ladies in Silk sarees. The Abhishekham was completed in the most religious and pious manner before Lord Manjunath Swamy.

By the time we were out of the temple it was around 11am. We then immediately packed and left back for Bangalore.

As is the tradition, we stop at Sakleshpur at around 02pm for a heavy Non-Veg meal (after several veg-meals in the temples), so we had no more time at our disposal. The non-veg food at Sakleshpur is amazing; Chicken in Earthen pot with Bhakris is heavenly. After having a heavy lunch, we headed back to Bangalore and were back by 7 in the evening.

All in all it was a fun, religious, foody trip, which we do every year. This trip gives us a truly spiritual, peaceful experience, which we would never miss for anything in the world.

With Best Compliments from

Rtn. Amit Palekar & Family

MONSTERS AT NIGHT Rhitma Mukherjee - 9 years

Papa and Mama decided to take us On a vacation.

I was full of excitement and fun And I woke up before the big bright sun.

We reached the beach where I wanted to go I saw many people who I did not know.

I ran to a tree beside the sea But then I saw some looking at me.

They stepped forward and I stepped behind I planned to run but I suddenly changed m mind.

We played a lot and they told me that They will be dangerous at night.

We had a lot of fun But down went the sun.

I held my dress tight, because I was in fright.

Their face started changing and they looked a bit funny Their saliva was dripping like green honey I knew what was in store, But the reason is, I wanted to play more I started teasing them and planned to run, As fast as a super bullet gun.

I told my legs, “Hurry up, Before they eat you and me up.”

I ran and ran on the wet sand, But all they did was stare and stand.

Finally I saw the sun come up and realised...

That they were freezing and Their poor souls were releasing.

‘Oh God!’ I pray, ‘Bless the souls with your light, So that they are no longer Monsters At Night!’

Best wishes from

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Gratitude...

Hotel Calangute Towers for being the Title sponsors for our charity show Dhoom 3, R 1,93,200/Rtn. Prasad Pawar for donating the security cameras at Pragati School, Verem, Rs.41,000/-

Board of Directors 2013 - 14 Rtn. Madhavi Bandekar Shetye - President Rtn. Meghana Sawardekar - Secretary Rtn. Pallavi Salgaoncar - Treasurer Rtn. Sidharth Zantye - I.P.P. Rtn. Vishnu Tarcar - Vice President Rtn. Clare D’Souza - President Elect Rtn. Shivanand Naik - President Nominee and Public Relation Chairman

Rtn. Clayton De Souza - Sergeant-at-Arms Rtn. Dr. Sunil Kenkre - Club Service Director - 1

Celebrations!

Birthdays in January 3rd Jan

- Ann Urvija Harsh Bhatkuly

5th Jan

- Rtn. Dr. Shekhar Shirvoikar

6th Jan

- Rtn. Bhavik Rajani

7th Jan

- Annette Ridhi (d/o Rtn. Pravin Zantye & Ann Neelam)

9th Jan

- Rtn. Sandeep Kenkre

Rtn. Sanil Shirvaikar - Club Service Director - 2 Rtn. Dr. Mahesh Pai - Vocational Service Director Rtn. Dr. Shekhar Shirwaikar - Community Service Director 1 Rtn. Raja Melvani - Community Service Director 2 Rtn. Angad Singh - International Service Director Rtn. Prasad Pawar - New Generation Director Rtn. Veronica Velho - Service Project Chairperson Rtn. Paresh Sawardekar - Club Administration Chairman Rtn. Abhijeet Shetye - TRF Chairman Rtn. Yogish Kulkarni - Membership Development Chairman

11th Jan - Annette Anay (s/o Rtn. Prasad Pawar & Ann Rashme) 12th Jan - Rtn. Divya Lunia 13th Jan - Ann Vinaya Siddharth Zantye 14th Jan - Rtn. Kanika Dempo 24th Jan - Ann Priyanka Raghuvendra Shetye 26th Jan - Annette Vittorio (s/o Rtn. Veronica & Virgilio Velho) 27th Jan - Rtn. Vishnu Tarcar 30th Jan - Annette Aditya (s/o Rtn. Madhavi & Rtn. Abhijeet Shetye)

Club Diary 5th Dec - Regular meeting: Discussed projects for December 14th Nov - 3rd Club Assembly: AG Nitin gave a brief on DG visit.

20th Dec - Regular meeting: Screening a movie 22nd Dec - Regular meeting: Xmas party for Riviera family

Sunshine Box Collection : Rs.

2,500/-

100% Attendance Anniversary in January

Rtn. Abhijeet Shetye

Rtn. Raja Melvani

4th Jan

- Rtn. Clare & Keith D’souza

Rtn. Madhavi Shetye

Rtn. Dr. Shekhar Shirwaikar

5th Jan

- Rtn. Yogish & Bindiya Dempo

Rtn. Dr. Mahesh Pai

Rtn. Dr. Sandeep Kenkre

Rtn. Nitin Kenkre

Rtn. Sidharth Zantye

Rtn. Paresh Sawardekar

Rtn. Vishnu Tarcar

Rtn. Prasad Pawar

Rtn. Yogish Kulkarni

19th Jan - Rtn. Rajesh & Ann Prita Salgaonker 19th Jan - Rtn. Bhavik & Ann Radhika Rajani

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culinary tour

Kodi Pulusu

(Andhra Chicken Curry) Source: http://favoritethingzz.blogspot.in/ (Shweta’s Recipe)

This recipe is from Rayalseema Ruchulu - one of the famous Andhra cuisine restaurant at Jubilee Hills. You can prepare this dish in a total of 30 mins cooking time, chopping included. Highly recommended for everyone who loves South Indian flavours.

Method 1. Marinate 1/2 kg chicken with 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric, salt and 1 tsp chilli powder for atleast an hour before cooking. I added 2 tsp curd to the marinade though this was not part of the recipe.

2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. When hot, add 1 sprig of curry leaves and fry them till they are crisp. Now add 2 medium onions finely chopped and fry them till they are brown in color.

3. Add marinated chicken pieces and fry until chicken looses its pink colour. Add 1 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder and fry the same. You can give the chilli powder a miss if you dont like your gravy too spicy.

4. Add 1 cup water and bring to boil. Cook the chicken pieces for another 15 mins on slow flame with lid covered or till its cooked. Keep stirring all the while. Adjust the water according to the consistency you want.

5. Adjust the salt if needed. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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horoscope : january 2 0 1 4

Aries March 21 - April 20 You and one of your partners or competitors are disagreeing quite a bit this month. Sometimes, it is your home life, parents, or private life that the two of you are arguing about and other times it is your career, boss, or public reputation. There are times when the two of you can work things out with the help of friends or you could simply put your differences aside when it comes to teamwork, socializing, and group activities.

Taurus April 21 - May 21 Something involving politics, religion, cultures, academia, laws, travel, tourism, and/or relocating to a new city has been causing problems for you. You try to make a fresh start in this area of your life but your career, emotional well-being, and local community involvement are all negatively affected by it. Later in the month, you get an opportunity to launch a professional goal or you begin a new project that is beneficial to your public reputation and standing in the community.

way to pay for the playtime activities, your friends, teammates, committee memberships, and/or Internet issues begin trying to demand your attention so that you are not able to fully focus on what it is that you are trying to do. You do find little moments here and there where you get to do exactly what it is that you want to do, so don’t give up.

Libra September 23 - October 23 You are feeling passionate and ready to have some fun in life, but a partner or a rival is upset and complaining about both your public life and your private life. It is also possible that your parents are arguing and your partner is stuck in the middle of the mess. Or it could play out as a tug of war between your home and career that leaves your partner having to deal with the fallout. Either way, they are only upset with you for a short time, but they are still upset and causing stress throughout most of the month.

Scorpio October 24 - November 22 Gemini May 22 - June 21 You have a great deal of activity happening in the areas of your chart that govern your ability to trust, share, and fully participate in financial and romantic relationships. Most of it is good, but you are torn over what is the best way to acquire wealth and you have some really tough issues involving friends, teammates, colleagues, and/or the Internet when it comes to financial or romantic elements of your life. This is not really a new topic for you. Unfortunately, you have been dealing with variations of this issue for a couple of years now. You have learned a lot about who you can and cannot trust. Now you have to work on what to do when you recognize these problems resurfacing; how do you implement your new knowledge?

Cancer June 22 - July 22 You and a partner or rival are in a huge battle. At times, you both try to work things out, but there is simply a huge difference of opinion about something. Sometimes, your private life, roommates, or parents are dragged into the arguments and at other times, it is your boss, reputation, or professional goals that are adding to the negativity between the two of you. And yet you still have a chance to launch a fresh start between the two of you and then later you have a chance to launch a romantic or financial relationship. Perhaps these new beginnings are with one partner or rival and the disagreements are with a different one.

It is hard to say, but your romantic, financial, professional, and/or social partnerships are causing you a lot of concern, but silver linings can be found.

Leo July 23 - August 23 Now that the holidays are over, it appears that things are a mess at work. You are constantly dealing with all kinds of dramas and issues in the work place. It is not so much that you are not able to make progress towards climbing up some Ladder of Success, but that the day-to-day tasks and duties are filled with little challenges. You are also likely to find that coworkers are easily frustrated and bickering. Despite all of the little headaches at work, you are able to get a lot accomplished at home or from home and you and a partner are able to launch some kind of a fresh start or new beginning together.

Virgo August 24 - September 22 You are mostly interested in having fun, following your heart, spending time with loved ones, and maybe losing yourself in some creative activities. But your finances keep clashing with your plans. Then when you think you might have found a

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So many of the people you know will be arguing like a bunch of know-it-alls this month. They are arguing about religion, politics, cultures, laws, academia, mass media, and travel.

You and your coworkers are in the middle of all of this drama and having a tough time getting work done. You may decide that telecommuting from home is easier than dealing with the dramas happening in the office.

Sagittarius November 23 - December 21 Both of your financial sectors are entering into a battle with each other. Finances are going to be an area of concern for the next few months. That does not mean that you won’t make any money, only that financial matters will cause stress. But yes, you could have trouble keeping to a budget too. Unfortunately, it is your playtime activities that are going to feel the brunt of this dynamic. You should probably just plan on finding inexpensive hobbies for the next few months.

Capricorn December 22 - January 20 You and a partner or rival are butting heads. You are being a stubborn know-it-all and they are exaggerating and blowing things out of proportion. You have pretty much zero tolerance for their dramatizations. To make matters worse, the two of you are arguing about something or someone in your private life. Your home life is chaotic, rebellious, argumentative, and/or just a scattered mess with no sense of cohesion. Try not to say or do anything you will regret later.

Aquarius January 21 - February 18 Traveling, academics, religion, politics, cultural beliefs, and mass media are all topics creating a great deal of stress in your life at this time. It could be that people are just arguing a lot about these topics, but it could also be that you are up to your eyeballs in real dramas concerning these aspects of your life. At times, the stress and challenges are also affecting your ability to remain productive at work.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 You are in a very social mood and you are getting along really well with friends, teammates, colleagues, and those that you like to connect to via the Internet. You do need to be very careful when it comes to financial dealings involving these people. Things are going to end up costing you way more than what they should. I am not saying that these people are deliberately cheating you financially, but it is a possibility. It is also just as likely that misunderstandings, poor budgeting, Internet scams, etc. could be the culprit. Just hang out for fun, but keep your credit cards at home.

EDITOR’S MESSAGE

Most of us are familiar with the general saying that a stranger is the friend you have not met. In Rotary, the development of acquaintance, through an opportunity of service, goes beyond ordinary friendship. Such is the powerful spirit of Rotary that this friendship evolves and culminates into what we call as Rotary Family.

Clubs extend its support to the members who are experiencing problems, respond to families in bereavement, follow up on members who stop attending meetings, and make new members feel part of the family. And to emphasize the importance of personal relationships, the RI Board in 2003 designated December as Family Month.

When we say Family, Rotarian should also know the importance of giving priority to “Rotarians Family” over the “Family of Rotary”. The members of our club truly understand that. I am of a belief that a person can only be a true Rotarian when he enjoys his own family support and this support is only possible when he involves his family into Rotary activities. And that is the reason our Club enjoys the support from our Anns and Annettes.

Having close to 30% lady Rotarians has also helped our Club to ensure active participation from the Anns. I will appeal to all the Clubs to induct more lady Rotarians in your respective Clubs to enhance the participation of the Anns in Club activities and also to make the Rotary family, a true family. It is only with the family support and working with them together that we can think to do extraordinary things to improve communities around us.

As we are shortly going to witness the end of 2013, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the All Mighty for having given me such good friends through Rotary whom I do consider a part of my family and would like to also thank all my Rotary family members, readers and well wishers for all their support in making the Rivulet what it is.

At this half yearly juncture of the Rotary year I appeal to all the readers to continue their support and mail their articles, jokes, recipes, poems, etc to me at paresh.sawardekar@gmail.com Wish you all a very Happy n Prosperous New Year 2014…….

Paresh Sawardekar Editor, RC Panaji Riviera

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