Party Planning

Everybody seems to be making plans

Mallika enjoys Karun Sharma's jokes before a crow does its business on her

As the year comes to a close, busybodies in the Club are on an overdrive working out how we should usher in 2017. Not all their planning makes sense though – at least for the moment. But to the extent most members are concerned, the post-exercise parties and treats top the list of priorities.
Already finalized is the New Year ‘entertainment programme’ fixed for January 2 in the China Hut (ref post of December 12) for which a special budget has just been earmarked. The programme will be followed by a feast for all members – a first for Big Laaf.
Now, Qadeer Banoo’s birthday happens to be on January 1 (a Sunday) and she too wants to celebrate on January 2. Today she was given the option to either skip the birthday treat or else, if she insisted, “sponsor” the New Year’s feast for the Club. She chose a third option: She would rather defer her birthday celebration to the first Saturday of the New Year.
So January 7 is blocked for Qadeer Banoo. Dilip Babani’s birthday falls on January 10 and he went on to block the next Saturday, i.e. January 14. This leaves the January 21 and January 28 slots open. How these dates are booked will now depend on the ingenuity and persuasive skills of the Club’s inveterate party planners.
Meanwhile, Mallika Kagzi ran into a spot of rotten luck this morning. She had finished with the exercises and was on her way out of the Garden when she tripped near the gate and sprained her ankle badly. On a cold, winter morning this can be very painful and seeing her in agony, Dilip quickly got her a chair to rest.
Before long, others gathered around her and provided some entertainment with jokes, if only to divert her attention. But a crow perched on a tree branch above had different plans: It relieved itself pointedly on Mallika. Next thing we knew was bottles of water being poured on her head. Somebody mentioned that crow droppings were a sign of ‘good luck’, but Mallika was far from convinced. Her instant response was… well, unprintable.
Karun H.Sharma:
It is a fact that anything unpredictable is scary. Now with time I am finding increased compatibility and predictability. Unpredictability is easing out with smile inducing antics of Shekhawat-ji. Ab sher se utna dar nahi lagta!
Bihari Milwani (from San Francisco):
It is International Boxing Day today and our president, with one glance at the crow, won the championship emphatically. The other party got scared. Kudos to Mallika, our president!
Anonymous:
Sorry Bihari, Boxing Day has nothing to do with boxing. Your comments are misplaced.