Wise Ones

Drained out: Resting under the flowering tree after today's exercises

Yusuf Rassiwala stayed away from the Garden today also (ref yesterday’s post). But Shekhawat was there. And so were the dozen-odd regulars who seem to have nothing better to do than getting cooked in their own juices every morning.
Today, the ones to have wisely kept away from the sweltering heat in the Garden included Dilip and Kajal Babani, Karuna Waghmare, Mumtaz Jahan and Razia Khan. Quite simply, only fools like us are rushing in where the wise fear to tread.
The still wiser ones have packed their bags and left town. Karun Sharma is one. He returned from Bangalore the day before and is today in Chennai. Geeta Latte is another, as she is headed to Goa. Others include Manisha Kolhe, cooling her heels in Nagpur. Qadir Bano is on an extended vacation in Jaipur. Siba Prasad Maitra was last heard travelling, somewhere between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam. The list goes on.
And then there are the wisest ones who remain very much in town but do not risk exerting themselves in this balmy weather. Swati Panjabi tops the list of long-time absconders. But then, she is said to be still nursing her husband after his eye operation. Fahmida Khan claims to have developed a ‘knotty problem’ in her left heel which prevents her from standing for too long.
Santosh Tyagi has no such excuse. She went to watch Baahubali with the Club on May 11 and ever since is too scared to leave home. She can however, be reached on phone.
Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
Dehydration is an important aspect which needs to be addressed by all senior citizens. Our members are mostly senior citizens. Apparently the Club's administration has become a stickler for rules. THEY DO NOT WANT TO BEND THE RULES. So some members have taken the best option out - skip the exercises. They are laughing alone in their homes instead of sweating it out in the sweltering heat at the Garden. Am I right?
Bihari Milwani:
Many members are absent not because of the heat but because some 'party queens' of the club are missing. Once they come regularly, the parties will be there and attendance will skyrocket. Only proves that we come not to exercise but for parties after the exercises.
Karun Sharma:
One so-called 'wise' man is looking forward to reconnect with his Big Laaf family and chorus their laughter. People come and go but you all are our parents and we all love to visit our maika (natal home).