Picnic Hangover

Depleted attendance for the exercises

As expected, attendance at the Garden plummeted this morning with only die-hard loyalists of Big Laaf reporting for the exercises. The rest of us were mostly home nursing a hangover from the picnic yesterday. Bihari Milwani and Urmila Sinha were the two notable exceptions today, not having gone on the picnic.

Moti (r) with Jiah Rajput yesterday

A jubilant ‘fourth laugh’ went up after the exercises to mark the success of the outing. Zarina Khan and Shekhawat were complimented for making it all possible. Other names mentioned included Karun Sharma, Nahid Khan, Bhaswati Bose, Afreen and Jiah Rajput (nonagenarian Moti Gursiani’s adoptive grand-daughter) for not only being the most reckless and energetic of the lot, but also ensuring that everybody had a good time.
“The last time I enjoyed so much was 23 years back at a picnic in Water Kingdom,” recounted Nahid, who narrowly missed breaking her neck twice on a water slide.
But Shekhawat had a grouse. He still could not forgive Razia Khan for conducting a housie session without a No 34 tile – the number he was waiting for (in vain) to claim a full house. Fahmida Khan’s smart move at hoodwinking the players also came up. And mystery still hung over the No 77 tile that robbed Niloufer Rassiwala of another prize.
Comic situations such as these make for a memorable picnic. We were one small, composite group of 24 and perhaps, that is why we had a blast. Revisiting the same spot was clearly inconsequential. “We should go on more of such outings, maybe once every three months,” Karun Sharma suggested.
“Don’t forget to include me in future, wherever you go,” said Moti Gursiani by way of thanking the Club.

Moti:
The account of our picnic to Saina resort was quite interesting. May I take the liberty of correcting the spellings of names. My surname is Gursahaney (not Gursiani). My adopted granddaughter is Jiya (not Jiah).

The error is regretted. --Blog Monster