Worst Is Over

As the Garden remains bathed in sunshine for the third consecutive morning, it looks like the worst is over on this year’s monsoon. Barring Yusuf-bhai, all the biggies are back in full strength – Arora, Shekhawat, Naid Khan, Sitaram, Rane, Santosh, Kishor, Geeta, Monthi, Mumtaz…
Razia Khan is also back (with Nafisa in tow) after a nasty attack of viral fever. She hasn’t recovered fully though and preferred to sit in a corner watching us exercise. Last night, when Bhaswati phoned to enquire about her well-being, she said she had been finding it hard to keep away from the Club for long.
Mrs Harbans Singh’s (left pic)health is also a cause of concern. She too has been down with viral fever for a long time and looked pretty pulled down when she showed up for last Saturday’s party. As Santosh-ji (rt pic: she having recovered recently) pointed out, the biggest fear in these times is the possibility of a relapse. We can only hope and pray that Mrs Singh takes good care of herself and recovers fast.
Oddly enough, Santosh-ji has developed a peculiar muscular pull in her right arm since yesterday, which gets in the way of her exercises. While she is able to raise her left arm effortlessly, the right one does not go up beyond an excruciating elbow bend – which can look quite funny at times. Even funnier is the unsolicited advice she is being proffered since yesterday from all and sundry, each insisting that s/he holds the ultimate cure for Santosh-ji, if only she cares to listen!
In between, there are complaints of shards of glass (from a broken tubelight) on the floor, hampering free movement of the ladies. Mumtaz summons a watchman to clear the mess. Arora assures that by tomorrow, the grass in the Garden will be trimmed and we would be able to exercise out in the open. Hari-bhai wants to join Ramila, Pawar and Kiran Sajjan for the party on August 14. Kishor jokes that he’d have to pay Rs 800 and pray that he gets a refund. And so life goes on…
Renu Babani says:
Considering the various diseases going around this time of the year, let's appreciate all that we have, most of all our good health. Hopefully, the Chinese Hut is a temporary abode for the Laughing Club, because nothing like exercising in the open ground.
--Renu
S.V.Arora says:
As all members of our club have signed a letter, complaining about the very poor maintenance of the Garden, the same has been submitted to our Celebration Club (who are responsible for the same) and they have assured to look into it urgently. Let us hope action is taken soon and make the walking track and Garden safe.
--Arora
Renu Babani says:
Yesterday evening I was at the Garden as usual and just saw some cleaners sweeping the pathway. However, no heed has been made to the tall grass which has become a breeding ground for varied insects.
--Renu