Fun In Fussing

The funny thing about falling ill is that it makes many people turn into doctors overnight. In our Club, you don’t even have to be ill – looking woozy will do – and the kind of attention and high dosage medical advice you’d be bombarded with from members will drive away not only any sickness, but the living daylights out of you.
Hari Singh Shekhawat (left) got a taste of this medicine today when he returned from his three-week vacation, looking a little pulled down. Rather than enquire about how things were back home in his village, over-zealous fusspots plied him with peculiar questions ranging from his diet and sleeping habits to whether he was under any mental stress… and even whether he was urinating enough!
The more Shekhawat tried to dispel all misgivings and assure everybody that he's fine for god's sake, the more dos and don’ts he had to deal with. Let alone believe him, nobody seemed prepared to recognise that he is a grown-up man who can take good care of himself. The only piece of sane advice came from Kajal Babani (right) who suggested he should never go to that village again. Also, Srichand Arora and Yusuf Rassiwala tried to cheer him up by assuring him that with Mumbai’s water now into his system, within two days he would be fighting fit.
From nowhere Fehmida Khan (of the mobile-Munni Badnaam Hui fame) cropped up, promising him an even faster recovery. In front of everybody she announced that all she needed was not even the day and by this evening, Shekhawat-ji would be up and running. It instantly brought a spark in his eyes and more importantly, put an end to all the unsolicited (but well-meaning) advice emanating from all quarters. After all, who can beat a lady’s offer?
Shekhawat-ji’s return was marked by record attendance at the Garden with several not-so-regular members showing up after many days. Looks like everybody’s scared of getting those phone calls for doing phunti. Or was that supposed to be a ‘reception’ intended to impress the headmaster?

--Renu Babani says:
I shall be back with my comments effective Monday. Have been busy. Bet many of you must be glad not to read my comments for a while. Enjoy the peace while you can.
--Renu