Picnic at KALYANI VILLAGE RESORT

What is a picnic without that special something to remember it by? But today, everything was near perfect. The weather was wonderful – cloudy, but not raining. The bus had plenty of extra seats (37 in the 50-seater were occupied) to relieve cramping. Most important, the resort was hardly crowded, since the vacations are over. The water of the pool was mercifully clean, food sumptuous, and for once, non-vegetarian dishes (chicken curry and pickled prawn) were on offer for lunch. Everybody had a swell time, barring of course Shekhawat-ji, who looked unusually pooped after all the organizing he had to do (single-handedly) for this day.
Shukla-ji got himself in a frazzle when he discovered somebody had flicked his white umbrella while he was fast asleep post-lunch in one of the cots. Actually, Sitaram-ji’s mobile was being targeted, but he was spared “lest he suffer a heart attack”. This was no revenge for his high-spirited songs – more so, when he has the Babani brothers, Kishore and Dilip to constantly egg him on with once mores. And as usual, Kishore, Bose and Arun-bhai walked away with the major spoils of Gita-ji’s housie.
At the end of the day, the star of the outing was Rehana – for the way she kept everybody in splits with her full-throated singing and uninhibited asides – particularly during the two-hour return journey from the resort. There can never be a dull moment with her around. And to imagine, this lady has just come out of a serious operation! As Renu was to comment, “her zest for life is simply amazing!”
Ultimately, she was the one to return Shukla-ji's umbrella.
COMMENTS
S.V.ARORA writes from Singapore:
Thank you very much for keeping us updated. Good to see most of the members of our club. I can see Mrs and Mr Sharma too in the photograph. How are they? When have they come back from Delhi?
We both r fine here and having a good time with our children and grandchildren. Since we have visited this place so many times, have not gone anywhere yet. The house is as good as any resort. So we hardly feel like going out. Morning as usual: Two hours walking and exercise at beachside and then swimming for some time. By 10 we are home and take our breakfast. Then with grand children for some games like carom and cards. Evening again we go down for swimming.
Kindly give my regards to all the members and thanks for the same in advance. Keep in touch. Bye for now.
Mrs & Mr Arora
June 23, 2010 12:02 AM

--Big Laaf