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Stop that train I want to get off.A SATIRICAL VIEW OF THE SYSTEM

Stop That Train. I Want to Get Off!

Coming back from his recent trip that took him to Japan and Rome, Mr. President reflects on the June 5th celebrations and is delighted that the timing of his return avoided this much loathed wreath laying ceremony. Instead he had some good news regarding our transportation nightmare. What an opportune moment to announce this at our liberation anniversary. This is his second briefing for today as he stepped off the plane from Rome. Orderly has been preparing the scene for him back home.

President: Hi Orderly, I have already freshened up and ready for some local action. I gather that the visit to Val d'Endor did not go down too well. But I have a surprise gift from my trip from Rome. The fertilizers and the grains are on the way and now Joel's got to find the land we promised these guys.

Orderly: Yes, sir, Mr. President it was paramount for us to address the global warming issues and to fly the flag of the small island states as we are indeed vulnerable. Pretty soon we will have all our coco de mers floating in the sea!

President: I think the Japanese Prime Minister has been fully made aware of our problems to manage these vast territorial waters. We have managed to raise some more aide from them and we hope this will keep us going. Soon I will try out the Cat Cocos and pay a visit to this Garden of Eden! We should continue with this idea of giving our guests a coco de mer as a souvenir of our 'pti bizou Sesel'.

Orderly: The Rome Summit gave you a chance to rub shoulders with some of the great Excellencies that I also know from my UN days…

President: I must say that I was quite impressed by President Mugabe's speech. This guy knows how to twist his way out of a rock and a hard place. He defended his commi doctrine with such fervour that he reminded me of Albert in his heyday! I wonder why he doesn't mellow out like him and just enjoy retirement life on the farm.

Orderly: This is the winning strategy Mr. President. It is important to paint both the internal and external picture with a rosy sunset tint. There are problems everywhere and little Seychelles will not be spared! We can indeed learn a lot from Mugabe…

President: It's a shame that I could not get an audience with the Pope this time round. Hey but I brought back the best idea to solve our transportation problems.

Orderly: Indeed brilliant Mr. President. Soon we can see a drastic cut back in our fuel dependency as we go high tech. According to the latest survey, the Seychellois love to ride on trains. That'd what they love to do when they go to London, Singapore, South Africa and all these places… Shame they don't have trains in Mauritius!

President: The train will make good use of this corridor on the 'konblaz' and be able to move people from the south to the north in no time. We will need this to be ready before the next elections as we will need to move some of our people to come for the opening of the Perseverans Estates.

Orderly: Yes Sir, we will also need to have a trip vice versa for a cheering crowd to come and welcome the arrival of our first Dreamliner.

The President has had enough of this brainstorming session and decides to retire for a nap as the jet lag creeps in. Time to recharge the batteries as he prepares to take on the party annual convention. BBzzzz…zzzz…zzz

June 20, 2008
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