Wet Weekend

Waiting for the rain to stop...

Incessant rainfall all through yesterday and the night and this morning had turned the Garden into one vast shiny expanse of slush and slime. Not a soul was visible on the walking track.

Left high and dry on a wet morning

At one point, half way into the exercises, there were counted eight individuals in the Garden – all from our Club!
The low attendance led to what we were dreading most – scrapping of the Eid Party at High Point Restaurant scheduled this morning.
There were of course, voices of dissent with many ladies demanding indirectly that they be ‘rewarded’ for braving the inclement weather and reaching the Garden on time. Shekhawat and Karun Sharma were restrained from leaving immediately after the exercises.
Some like Nahid Khan and Rukhsana Khan insisted upon sticking to the original plan of setting out to High Point, regardless of how many people reported for the exercises. Some others suggested we schedule the party next week when hopefully, the weather would improve.
Eventually Bijoy Gupta took over the discussion and proposed that instead of High Point, why not combine the Eid celebration with a picnic? “In any case we haven’t gone on a picnic for a long time,” he pointed out. “So let us put the money budgeted for the Eid Party into the picnic and the balance expenses be collected from members.”
Somehow, the idea clicked instantly. Zarina Khan was even prepared to put in her contribution right away. The place was also decided there and then – Saina Resort. It is now for Shekhawat how he wants to take this forward.

Karun Sharma:
Picnic is long awaited. There should not be any x/y/z-cuse now. Only date is to be decided.

Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd):
Monsoon is a season for celebration. A picnic is quite relevant on this occasion. Enjoy and keep laughing.