Comments on: Funny Aliens: The Laziest Beach Guard ever

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Tushar, thanks for your comment here! Please don’t take the story too serious, that’s why it’s appearing in the ‘Funny Aliens’ section. It’s what for me as an outsider appears strange. It doesn’t have to be strange for you.

And probably it isn’t your fault that the politicians only have money for a few Lifeguards, so that they are scattered over that huge area. I know that you guys are underpaid (if at all). I even remember, there was a discussion in the papers (especially the Herald), if beach patrols are needed at all and that they are only making huge profits for themselves.

The above situation for a huge beach like Colva is definitely a joke, but yeah – reality is always something different and there are 2 sides of every story.

Good luck with your work.

By: Tushar

Tushar — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:39:35 +0000

Hi guys I am the manager of South Zone Lifeguards which involves the Colva Section, guys instead of pointing out bad things in the run please check into statistics. We have reduced about 80% of the death ratio. It takes time for any new thing to fall in place, instead of appreciating the fact that these guys work 14 hours a day to keep you guys safe, you all are picking on them!
Watch it guys they need encouragement, if they stuff up you gotta go tell them on the face or meet me, i will solve it for you

By: Teeth Whitener

Teeth Whitener — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:48:11 +0000

Everything is in the hands of these guards, if they get lazy then what about the life of the persons at the beach.

By: Buy Flowers Online

Buy Flowers Online — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:09:28 +0000

Interesting description, laziest beach guard.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:01:49 +0000

It’s rumored that usually all people found dead near the beach are declared drowned, to avoid showing Goa’s reputation in a bad light. Happened with some murdered tourists also. Most prominent example is the rape-murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling in Spring 2008. Despite some 50 bruises all over her body, she was declared drowned, when her battered and tortured body was found the next morning at Anjuna Beach. Just google for her name and you won’t believe what actually happened here. So a common opinion is, that this is all too normal and happens all the time.

By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:28:29 +0000

i’d like to hear more about this declared drowned story

By: dodong flores

dodong flores — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:27:26 +0000

Very cool observation of the place…
I think we don’t have that standard here yet in our commercial beaches here in the Philippines…