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We seem to be getting increasingly forgetful by the day. Yesterday, Sitaram Hivarkar needed constant reassurance that he was on the right track while conducting the exercises. Today, it was Razia Khan who needed to be corrected each time she got the sequence wrong. Worse, Santosh Tyagi wanted to repeat an exercise no sooner than we had done it. Kishor Babani remembered to switch on the music of his cell-phone at the end of the Laughter Round. Shekhawat was the best: He kept vigorously 'shooting the air' for the Slow-‘n’-Fast number, having clean forgotten that his prime target, Sunita Jajodia was standing bang opposite him!
Such things happen – more so, when there are too many distractions and everybody talks at a tangent. In all this, the idea of taking forward the Mahabaleshwar picnic plans was lost. All Shekhawat could say was that it would cost about Rs2,500 per head (inclusive of Rs1,000 on travel and Rs500 for accommodation) and that check-in time at the MTDC guest house would be 10:30 a.m. The response he got left him wondering: “Yesterday, everybody was gung ho about going, today why have they turned so cold?”
Kishor helpfully suggested that we could perhaps defer the trip to Shekhawat’s wedding anniversary, in which case he should pay for us. Shekhawat agreed, but it would have to be on his 75th anniversary. “I will take you all to Mahabaleshwar, but you’d have to wait for 12 years,” he declared.
“Chalega,” Razia said. “But how many years of your marriage have you completed?”
“Sixty-two years,” replied the 70-year-old confidently.
Now, what can you make of this? Memory lapse, slip of tongue… or a case of cradle snatching?
Renu Babani:
Yes, the trip to Mahabaleshwar seems to have lost its enthusiasm. Let us wait and watch for a few days. Going to a hill station that far is bound to cost. But it is upto members to decide what next.
Distractions seem to be all over since everyone feels the need to talk incessantly. The topic could be of no importance, but it has become a habit. Someone suggested that it is time to bring back 'disciplinary man' Mr Arora. Yes, Mr Arora, we do miss you. But I am certain you have been enjoying yourself with the family and there is nothing more important right now than celebrating together.
Harish Wadhwa:
* What mood to capture on the pic! Good timing, Blog Monster. The pic shows this exercise to be really scary to shoo away opponents. The only other person I know who has mastered this exercise is Dilip Babani-ji... Ghar par woh bhi babbar sher se billi ban jate honge! Kajal-ji can give us an authentic feedback. LOL.
* I liked the subtle title of this blog. Simply "reset" Sir!