Tripping Time

Teja Singh Bhambra

Within weeks of the Lonavala trip, the travel bug has surfaced once again. The Club is witnessing a good deal of restlessness and mobility, starting with Teja Singh Bhambra showing up today after a road trip to Goa. He returned last night and for the first time was rather late to report for the exercises. Otherwise, there is no one to match him on punctuality.
Ramila Mistry was also there to inform that she would be away till August 7. She is leaving for Indore, Srichand Arora’s hometown and sure enough, he gave her a long shopping list along with loads of advice on the must-dos during her visit. Shekhawat mischievously slipped in his demand for some bottles of wine. “Wine, not whiskey or rum,” he reminded her. And then there’s Santosh Tyagi also packing her bags for an extended trip to Delhi, beginning August 5.
Meanwhile, plans are afoot for undertaking a ‘long distance’ trip around October-November from the Club.

Ramila Mistry comes to say her goodbyes

Shekhawat is confident that in the next three months he should be fully fit and fine (see yesterday’s post) to endure the rigors of travel – just that it may not be Kerala this time as originally planned.
He said that his passport is in the final stages of making and it ought to reach him any time now. All the necessary formalities, including police verification, are over and done with.
Should all go well, Shekhawat would now be able to make good his promise of taking the Club to ‘Pattawah’ (read Pattaya) this year. He said that he had to do a rethink on Kerala because somehow, it did not find favour with most members. Still, he is prepared to review every possibility (including that of a third destination) after holding discussions and obtaining a consensus from interested members.
In the meantime he would draw up a feasibility plan and budget for the trip to Pattawah (Bangkok included) in consultation with a travel agent. Any suggestion, anyone?
Harish Wadhwa:
It seems a week later the exercises will miss the usual chatterboxes and Arora-ji /Nahid-ji may not find anyone to scold. Bahut khali-khali lagega!
Jagmohan Papneja:
A mix of physical activity, laughter, pleasure trip, enjoyment and fun are crucial in creating a worthy lifestyle. This is the abiding theme of Big Laaf.