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Cyclone Dumile Hits Mauritian Shores !! UPDATED

Published on 2013-01-02 00:23:00

First post of 2013 and the weather is already giving us a glimpse of how this year will be. In a word, it will be "cyclonic". Let's not drift away from the main topic for the moment. The cyclonic winds and rains have already hit Mauritius since yeste

Mauritius - MFA sabotage COMPLOT ! vs Comoros

Published on 2012-12-02 04:11:00

Mauritius is participating in the Orange African Cup of Nations and it seems that nothing is being done to promote Football in the island but what is more suprising is that things are being done to make football more unpopular in Mauritius. I will ex

138 countries and Anonymous backs Palestine!

Published on 2012-11-30 13:22:00

Palestine is since yesterday an Observer Member in the United Nations. This vote lifted the veil on the real supports of Israel. Some preferred to abstain from the vote while others showed their supports to the Apartheid State of Israel.

Mauritius Intelligentsia and Political Cartel !

Published on 2012-11-04 12:37:00

Mauritius intelligentsia has in the early days of the Independence of the Island proved to be the rebellious type. Men and Women fighting on all fronts. However, It should be pointed out that those years were those of rebellion throughout the world.

Wedding ? Generation 1980-1990s it's time!

Published on 2012-09-25 13:35:00

Mauritian Wedding or American Wedding ? :) Our generation is definitely that of the American Pie, Not another teen movie, Old School generation.. Et j'en passe des meilleurs. The American Wedding film

Not a Recommended Mauritius Blogger ! lol

Published on 2012-06-23 12:54:00

A blogger is someone who likes to share stuffs on the net and in the blogging circles you have different types of bloggers. Bloggers can be classified in terms of interests, blogging subjects and many other factors. But the common factor remains the fact that all bloggers share information and sometimes opinions.

Parti Malin Meeting 1er Mai Delire !

Published on 2012-05-01 12:46:00

Le parti Malin a organisé comme à son habitude le meeting du 1er Mai à Curepipe. Le leader de ce parti politique a pris la parole pour denoncé les souffrances des plus faibles de la société et en a profité pour prendre position en faveur des accusés du case de l'amicale pour qu'il y ait une ré-ouverture de leur procès.

Halal pork at Jumbo ! Beware of what you eat !

Published on 2012-04-15 05:19:00

Halal is a word commonly used in Mauritius and elsewhere to describe what is lawful, whether money or food. For a food to be halal it CANNOT contain pork, is not blood (except from liver), does not come from a strangled to death animal, cannot contain alcohol and other intoxicants. Halal is the literal contrary of Haram meaning which is unlawful by islamic laws. What is unlawful to eat for muslims is contained in the Quran (The muslims' holy book). Click on Picture above to enlarge A frenc [..]

Sabot dans la roue ! Car Shoe !

Published on 2012-03-16 07:18:00

The car drivers should always respect the road traffic regulations else life would be difficult for others. The sabot is not a method of repression against car drivers but should be taken as a good way of keeping all roads safe and pleasant for everyone.Everyone knows that it is forbidden to park your car anywhere, however some persons persist in parking anywhere they want to. There are some cases of emergency that could be understood but most of them are cases where the drivers are just lenient [..]

Independence Eve, Does it make you a Mauritian?

Published on 2012-03-12 02:03:00

Great Weekend, and what is best is that you do not have to think about having to wake up early on Monday to go to WORK ! because it is public holiday. I remember dad used to tell me long ago, they used to drink soft drinks on Independence days, I think they were given soft drinks free or it was sold cheaper on that day. I do not remember well. But anyway, In 2012, no more free or cheaper stuffs on the Independence day. In fact, people are arrested at pacific walks. [Click on the picture to enlar [..]

New Jeetoo Hospital and Disgusting Toilets #FAIL

Published on 2012-02-18 06:36:00

The A. G. Jeetoo Hospital located in Port Louis, has been renovated or should be say rebuilt to meet international standards. As we can read from the government's website "The project, estimated at about Rs 1.5 billion, is expected to be completed by October 2010." Dated Oct 17, 2008We are in February 2012 and the works have not yet been completed and it is a pity to see that a hospital that has not yet been completed and which should meet international standards is in such a state !. What can [..]

Cyclone Giovanna - Mauritius Updates- Videos 12-02-2012

Published on 2012-02-12 07:55:00

No cyclone warning is enforced in Mauritius. The cyclone Giovanna is heading now towards the north of Reunion Island and East of Madagascar Island. Antananarivo is on the track of the cyclone. Not much harm has been to the Mauritius Island. No much rain either, unfortunately up to now. Our hope now lies on the clouds coming with the cyclone which could bring some rain to the island. Below are the videos taken at 1pm from Port LouisPicture taken at 17h30 Mauritian TimeHere are the videos :) of t [..]

Cyclone Giovanna - Mauritius 12-02-2012

Published on 2012-02-12 03:08:00

The cyclone Giovanna was the least expected during this month of February specially that it has been a long long time since we had any cyclone coming that near to Mauritius. The last one being the cyclone Gamede in 2007. Most Mauritians hope that the cyclone will bring a lot of rain to the island since we are facing water cuts during to the drought. Some pictures below showing the Cyclonic weather. Some updates on the cyclonic weather during the last 48 hours: Les rafales de 60-80kmh sur [..]

24th Decembre 2011 in Port Louis, Mauritius

Published on 2011-12-25 05:28:00

A 24th of December, what does it look like in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius ? Well knowing that Many of you didn't have time to come around and some of you probably had better stuffs to do than shopping I thought you still want to know how it was in Port Louis, My town. (click on image to enlarge)The Caudan Waterfront was not very crowded and the shops were very quiet, looks like most persons preferred to do shopping in the shops around the Port Louis center, "La foire Plaine-Verte" [..]

Ilot gabriel et Catamaran Tours

Published on 2011-12-23 07:17:00

A lot of stuffs have been happening since sometimes and very few time to write on any of them. Maybe too many things happening too quickly. But anyway, the blog is back on air with a tons of posts waiting to be digestedWe are in Holidays in Mauritius. The months of November and December are the summer holidays for the Mauritians and most persons are wondering what they could do to change from the past summers. Where haven't they been to in Mauritius? Have you been to the nearby islands?Hint: Ile [..]

Chronicles of a Mauritian Dream ! Because we deserve it !

Published on 2011-12-22 09:09:00

The chronicles of a Mauritian Dream, As an student of the post independence Mauritius, we have been formed and trained to write essays and stories to show our interpretation of facts, creativity or simple knowledge of using words and being made able to express ourselves. However, We have also been molded, shaped, formed to view the world by what we have been fed as literature. I tend to think that what we read affects our thinking. I am not saying that people who do not read, do not think. Far f [..]

Simply Amazing ! Mauritian Food Lovers Market at Bagatelle Mall of Mauritius

Published on 2011-11-12 06:54:00

It was an awesome day, not ONLY because it was sunny and I had a day off but because I suddenly stumbled onto vegetables that I never knew existed in Mauritius!. The Food Lovers Market at the Bagatelle Mall of Mauritius is simply awesome. It makes people like me who is not at all interested in Vegetables to want to buy them. I strongly recommend this place to all my readers. The vegetables are displayed in such a way that they are made appealing to the customers. The prices are also appealing [..]

Orange Mauritius Exchange Rate #FAIL

Published on 2011-11-12 04:39:00

The Orange website Exchange Rate failure of today 12 Nov 2011 ! I wonder in which year those exchange rates were possible. Probably a bug in their systems. In the meantime, the discussion on the possibility of pushing out France Telecom from Mauritius Telecom is still the talk of the town. The Frenchmen are of course here for profit and the question is that why are they not being able to bring the price down ?. I just hope they are not doing it on purpose to cash out huge profits. However, fr [..]

Kadhafi et Les Ingrats libyens!

Published on 2011-10-23 07:20:00

Le guide Libyen Mouammar Muhammad Abou Minyar Al-Kadhafi avait pendant 40 ans choyé ce peuple d'ingrats qui lui en a donné en retour la mort comme remerciements. Le guide n'était pas un dictateur, loin de là. Je vous explique pourquoi. Quand il y a une révolte dans un pays, que fait un gouvernement responsable ?. Que fait-on par exemple a l’île Maurice ? On envoie les soldats de SMF et de la SSU calmer la situation. Bien sure, ici on n'est que 1.2million d’âmes et la population n'a pa [..]

Mouammar Kadhafi, Hommage au Révolutionnaire!

Published on 2011-10-20 14:15:00

Kadhafi, un nom qui en dit long. Un nom qui restera graver dans la mémoire de tous ceux et celles qui ont vécu ces heures fatidiques de notre histoire. Kadhafi c'est aussi une partie de notre histoire. On ne dit pas du mal d'un homme mort. Je l'ai fait de son vivant. Je l'avait fait dans l’intérêt du peuple libyen. Il sera probablement dépeint comme un homme sans cœur, ni âme qui a préféré la prospérité de sa famille au sort de ce peuple qui l'a pourtant acclamé et chéri. Kadhafi [..]

What type of Cactus is my plant ?? HELP

Published on 2011-06-29 07:01:00

Wanted to get myself a plant and I happened to bump onto this small and nice looking one. The woman said it's called a cactus ! .. but I haven't seen any which resemble anything close to mine !.. Check it out below please! I named the cute plant -

Blood Donation @ Shoprite

Published on 2011-06-15 09:02:00

Update - Event Postponed for the 25th of June .. 1 week later .. Sorry for any inconvenience Blood is what ? It is just a liquid that flows in our veins and that will turn back to dust when we die ! It's futile to be selfish and not want to give your

mIRC Event ! Tonight ! Check it out ! and Share

Published on 2011-06-12 02:32:00

Everyone is invited.. for this Mega Event Tonight [6:30 pm mru time] Live and Direct from Mauritius .. ! lolz.. I mean from mIRC ! :) Remember your old nicknames ?? haha Click on Image to Go to Event Page on Facebook ! '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^_^~~~~~~~

24/7 at Plaine Verte - Pagoda Street - Port Louis

Published on 2011-05-29 07:38:00

24/7 are events organized in Mauritius to promote night life and such that people understands what is meant by 24/7. Apart from the fact that shops are open and people drive around like it has been the case in Rose-Hill and Quatre-Bornes and Even Por

200th Posts! World Upside Down and Problems when Stop Smoking !

Published on 2011-05-21 04:22:00

From the 100th Post - KFC closed .. to the 200th Post ! World Upside Down and Problems when Stop Smoking ! A lot has happened. 100 articles and posts altogether sharing information, clips, pictures, .. with Mauritians and readers around the world. By

Top Worst places in Mauritius

Published on 2011-05-19 11:28:00

I had done a while ago the Top 10 places to visit in Mauritius and then i thought if there are good places to visit, there are also places you wouldn't want foreigners coming from Europe, USA, .. civilized countries or friends from abroad to go

William and Kate wedding amateur video [Viral]

Published on 2011-04-26 13:45:00

Here's the video of the wedding video of william and kate at the westminster's abbey.. with all the royal heads.. enjoy :) Ok here's the video.. enjoy it and do share with your friends too.. Didn't have enough of it ?? Check out the one below ..

Water Crisis in Mauritius and my 2cents !

Published on 2011-04-25 12:32:00

The minister of water is claiming that water is not effectively used in Mauritius and for that, they will have to increase the price in order to stop people from wasting it. Mauritians however could not have been using "more" water ! How would they b

How to Influence people and win Friends

Published on 2011-04-24 05:23:00

A book, a study, a synthesis, a thesis, .. I wonder what we could name it. It is simply a master-piece and that whichever superlative we could use to describe it. How to influence people is not a book giving you tips and tricks to get people to your

Mauritius - The NavinChandra Song ! lolzz..

Published on 2011-04-11 08:42:00

Stumbled across this interesting video ! lolz.. The pictures are really nice and the song too.. enjoy it .. sans moderation !.. However, it is quite an unbiased observation of the politics in Mauritius ! Check out the video first .. Your th

MO TI LABA ! TWA SI ?? comment lors la ! [OrangeExpo2011]

Published on 2011-04-10 06:22:00

Hazard led me to click on the orange.mu website to check my emails which i haven't checked for years. I was very glad to find out that their would soon be an expo. I checked on the website and that's where it all started to get interesting. The websi

Die Standing Rather Than Live on Knees !

Published on 2011-04-06 14:23:00

Question pour un champion ! Pourquoi est-ce que tous les meetings à grande affluence se déroulent à Port Louis ??Pourquoi les syndicats ont choisi Port Louis ? A Port Louis, réside les minorités et c'est l’endroit focal où est concentré les

Nouveaux membres du PMSD ! belle farce !

Published on 2011-03-21 09:18:00

Rien qu'a voire l'article et le bagage de cette nouvelle recrue du PMSD sur defimedia.info, je me demande bien de qui on se moque. Les femmes n'ont-elles pas le droit d'etre representer par quelqu'une de representatif au moins?. Les femmes qui travai

Attack on Libya starting .. [Breaking News]

Published on 2011-03-17 23:50:00

The colonel has made a last attempt to reconquer benghazi yesterday night just before the UN decides to put up the No fly-zone resolution. The russians who were discretely supporting libya's colonel gaddafi was slowing the negociation in order to giv

Food day @ Port Louis - Help The Needy..

Published on 2011-03-15 10:58:00

I appeal to all my blog readers and Mauritians in general to support this initiative. A food day is being organized on the 3rd of april 2011. Food and other items will be sold on that day. It is a Fund Raising activity in order to help the poor. Brya

Khadafi, Freemasons, MMM, Lexpress and Maldives!

Published on 2011-03-14 11:00:00

Khadafi, Freemasons, MMM, Lexpress newspaper and the maldives, what do all of these have to do with us ? or if you prefer with Mauritius ?. They are all linked to Mauritius indeed now, in the past and probably in the future. The Khadafi family for ex

Boodhoo, Cehl Meeah, Tsunamis et Independance Day !

Published on 2011-03-12 04:13:00

The 11th of March 2011 is a day that will be remembered in history, and writing this article is my way of engraving it into history. Harish Boodhoo who was being called " L'homme fort de belle terre " is now mostly being referred in articles as the "

Harrish Boodhoo reveals the truth !

Published on 2011-03-05 12:32:00

Harish Boodhoo, as many of my generation came to know him, is a man who is very down to earth and speaks his heart out. Whether before the elections in 2010 or during the MedPoint Saga. Like, many others, not yet on this earth at the time the guy was

Glissements de Terrain à Vallé-pitot !

Published on 2011-03-03 08:15:00

3 semaines déjà, je publiais sur le blog un article concernant les cascades à Port-Louis. Depuis, beaucoup d'eau a coulé sous les ponts. Mais, aussi sur les rues de vallé-pitot. Je ne prétends pas détenir le don de savoir ce qui va se passer d

New Facebook Album Out !!

Published on 2011-02-17 07:57:00

New album and new functionalities.. The new album is awesome. Click on the picture to enlarge ! This is not Facebook ! it won't pop out ! lolzzWhy ??No need to wait for pages to load anymore, The picture just pop up on the screen and all the functio

Revolution And Us ! What if ?

Published on 2011-02-14 10:00:00

Tunisia's population need to be thanked for blowing that wind of change which is today striking the arab world. A sandstorm that no living being could have predicted. Instantaneous, Strong and Devastating are the words which describe most legitimatel

Port Louis - Flood Areas !

Published on 2011-02-13 12:55:00

Port Louis received a lot of rain the past few days and some regions of the capital city were inaccesible due to the heavy rainfalls. Also, due to lack of appropriate water channels ! The water was seen to be pouring on the streets on upper valle pit

MacDo v/s Iskcon !

Published on 2011-01-27 00:47:00

C’est ene situation bien grave ki bizen pa pran a la legere. si li vine 1 zaffaire legal ek ki iskcon gagne so proces li pou vine 1 precedent ek nimporte kotsa dans moris, bane mosque pou faire proces pou empeche vende porc pres ek bane mosque,

Eid Mubarak - Eid ul adha 2010

Published on 2010-11-17 13:13:00

I would like to take this opportunity to convey my best wishes to all families for the Eid-ul-Adha .. a.k.a Bakreid. The Eid-ul-adha has been celebrated today in Mauritius island on the 17th November 2010.. The ceremony consisted of doing the early m

15 storey building built in 48Hours! See the video !

Published on 2010-11-13 03:27:00

China is becoming the most powerful country in the world but that is not only due to its workforce potential with hundreds of millions of souls. China has been headed by a politicians who have most of them an engineering background and it is one of t

How to get High PageRank for your blog ?

Published on 2010-11-12 01:17:00

At the expense of being boring, for geeks and old bloggers, I will have to tell first what is pagerank (PR). Pagerank is a complex mathematical stuff (let's put it like that!) that is used to rank websites (blogs are typically websites so pagerank ma

Creole in our schools ! why ?

Published on 2010-11-03 06:34:00

A lot has been debated on whether the creole language should be used at school. An author on ledefimedia even wrote an article comparing the differences between creole and bhojpuri. We cannot compare what is not comparable or equal. We are living a n

Win a Ipad ! and Many more prizes

Published on 2010-11-02 13:34:00

DailySlash, a newly launched website is proposing to send emails to its members about deals that could save them up to 90% on clothing, restaurant bills, and loads of stuffs more .. What is more interesting ! They are .. offering a lucky draw. Very

Climate Care Day - Blog Action

Published on 2010-10-29 03:56:00

Today is the The Climate Care day. The Climate care day is an initiative of the Arkadin Global conferencing and supported by the WWF, BlogCatalog and BloggersUnite. The Climate care day is an special day for many climate defenders. It is an action th

Bloggers Unite for Sakineh!

Published on 2010-10-27 09:26:00

Sakineh, an iranian woman has been imprisoned with charges of adultery in Iran. The woman was first charged with adultery and following protests that she was tortured and forced to give a false testimony, She was charged for murder. Within the court,

Mauritius Version 2.0

Published on 2010-10-25 11:13:00

Mauritius was launched in 1968 as a repacked version of a robust and complex set of rules. As years went by Mauritius started to have a lot of bugs and the set of rules that it had at the beginning had to be used with service patches and other bug fi

Lakaz Mama & Top 10 Mauritian foods

Published on 2010-10-22 03:35:00

Lakaz Mama is a facebook application for sending food / Mauritian Stuffs and Fun stuffs that I have made 3-4 years ago. It has been a long time since I checked the Usage of stats of this application of mine. I was quite surprised by the foods that Ma