General Mauritius
Savatte Dodo
Who is the Mauritian who has never worn a "savatte dodo"
30 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Visit to Ile de la Passe
After Ile Aux Aigrettes and Ile Phare, today our glass-bottom boat will leave us on the debarquadere of the Ile de La Passe island for a quick visit on this island
26 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
A visit to Ile Phare (or Ile aux Fouquets)
Situated a few kilometres from Ile Aux Aigrettes, Ile Phare got its name from ... the phare which is now in a ruined state.
19 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
45 pictures from Independence Day Celebration (Champs de Mars)
Yesterday evening, I was in Champs de Mars for the official celebrations of the 44th anniversary of the independence and the 20th anniversary of the republic of Mauritius.
13 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Glory to thee, Motherland, O Motherland of mine
Proud to be a Mauritian...
12 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Gato Merveille
Occasionally, I walk to this corner of Port Louis where a woman sells "Gato Merveille" with some chilli sauce sprinkled over it.
07 Mar 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Giovanna, un cyclone imaginaire ou presque…
Aucun avertissement de cyclone sur l'ile. L'annonce vient d'être faite quelques minutes de cela.
12 Feb 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Beware! Water wastage measures back again!
Mauritians fellows, I hope that you recently washed your cars as well as watered your lawn or got your windows cleaned recently.
09 Feb 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Price of Petrol (Feb 2012)
Wow! Been long time since I last posted on the price of petrol! That was back in March 2011!
03 Feb 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Rs 190,000 fine for harassment using mobile/internet
Yes. That happened right in Mauritius! To tell you the truth, I was going to publish another article but when I came across this local news, I immediately started to write this text.
02 Feb 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Kharmas hindu calendar 2012
You must have been surprised to see this blog post here, isn't it? Well, you might not believe it, but "Kharmas" is a widely searched keyword. Here we go for the kharmas periods of 2012
01 Feb 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Pass SC, collect 3 credits and proceed to HSC
School Certificate students having brilliantly passed in all of the papers have most probably no reason to worry. But for those who performed less well, many among them will need to take a critical decision.
30 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Rêves, fortunes et trafics au soleil
Ce n'est pas le titre d'une nouvelle série télévisée mais plutôt le titre du reportage que la chaine M6 a réalisé sur notre ile.
24 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Total Plein Tank Tap Plein Results (2012)
The results have been proclaimed as scheduled, on the 17th January 2012 in the premises of the Mauritius Turf Club
19 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Foolish (and drunk?) driver runs his BMW along the beach of Mont Choisy!
No news are confirmed yet at this moment but it seems that the Police arrested the driver who was apparently drunk.
17 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
SMS more expensive as from today, 15th January 2012
The government had announced the introduction of a tax in the price of SMS. The new tariffs are applicable as from today.
15 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Shame on Nita : Police officer transferred while doing his duty!
Nit@ recently intervened when a few police officers were ordering a "Briani" hawker to move from the vicinity of the Municipality of Quatres Bornes. The police officer has just be transferred to another department of the workforce.
10 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Scaring people with speed cameras
Good morning. Mauritius woke up with the announcement of 2 road accidents victims in the news headlines.
09 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Le coup de bluff de Pride Mark?
La fermeture annoncée de Pride Mark date de plusieurs mois de cela mais comme je l'avais dis à certains, c'était très probablement du bluff ou disons d'une stratégie de marketing bien établie.
06 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life
Public Holidays 2012
According to the official list of public holidays for the year 2012, only 2 out of the 15 holidays fall during weekends!
02 Jan 2012, Yashvin, pages of my life