Irony of Life

Inauguration of the 'capless penalty'

Biscuits and chocolates from Canada

The man known as a stickler for rules had to pay a penalty for breaking his own rule. Razia Khan was obviously lying in wait for this moment. Srichand Arora had just about come in and before he could even apologize for not wearing his cap today, she pounced on him and demanded a ten-rupee fine for the lapse. “From today, whoever does not come wearing the Club cap will have to pay Rs10 as penalty,” she announced.
Arora had no choice but to timidly fish out his wallet and pay the fine.
Significantly, Arora happened to be the only person today to have left his cap behind. On other days, he would be the one to be pulling up all and sundry for a similar lapse, though with little effect. Clearly, by imposing a nominal fine, Razia has made life easier for him, even as he was to be her first victim. It is bound to have a far-reaching effect than his polite warnings. Little wonder, he did not mind paying up the Rs10 instantly and went on to merrily sing, “Humein toh loot liya milkey husn waalon ne…”
Adding to the morning merriment was a cheerful Kishor Babani, fresh from a trip to Canada with a packet full of chocolates and crunchy biscuits. His arrival was unexpected -- more so as he had left wife Renu behind. But he somewhat made up for her absence by displaying some beautiful snapshots (on his mobile) of them together on a cruise liner and the hot spots they had visited. “It was a four-day cruise,” he informed. “Next time we will go for seven days with many more ports of halt.”
He added that Renu would be returning in few days… with some more goodies!
Harish Wadhwa:
Welcome Kishor-da to Amchi Mumbai and its sultry weather. Hope you had a good time in Canada with your son.
Renu Babani (from Canada):
What goodies, guys? Well, I shall be there in about 10 days and only after I recuperate from the looong journey shall I visit all of you. Weather here is great, not too hot, and I can only imagine how humid/hot it must be out there.
However, wherever one goes, Amchi Mumbai is in the heart. So time to get back to routine. Enough already!
Jagmohan Papneja:
Arora-ji will be remembered for framing rules and breaking them.