Laughter Junkies

We have become laughter junkies. So addicted are we to the fun and games during the exercises that if, for some reason, we are deprived of this daily morning fix, we would perforce invent some drama - whip up something out of nothing, blow things out of proportion... so long as we are able to generate an extra round of laughter and return home on a high.
The first round of extra laughter today went up for Purushottam Sharma (below, left). He landed here yesterday from Delhi and made sure to be with us first thing in the morning. Soon after the exercises, he went around distributing the photographs he had clicked during the Kashmir trip last month.
The second round of extra laughter went up for Monthi Serrao. She is leaving for Mangalore tomorrow and insisted on occupying a garden chair (lead pic) flanked by her friends – just for kicks. In the process she dislodged Najma Sayyad from her perch, but that only added to the overall bonhomie and merriment of the morning.
A third round of extra laughter would have gone up for Arun Patil (right) had he announced what lies in store on the trip scheduled for March 2013. At Shekhawat’s behest, he has tweaked the itinerary to include Simla (among other scenic spots) and proposes to extend the trip from eight days to ten without much of a difference in costs. This is still work-in-progress, in consultation with a transport operator in Jammu.
Meanwhile, the movie mavens of the Club went for today’s afternoon show of English Vinglish – Sridevi’s comeback vehicle after 15 years. She has been cast in a deglamorised role, as a middle-class Maharashtrian housewife who tries hard to come to grips with the English language, and succeeds. Renu Babani, Monthi, Bhaswati Bose, Kiran Sajjan etc. should have the details.
Renu Babani:
Good movie, worth watching. Strange how children can be insensitive and blurt out exactly how they feel while talking to their parents. Will not divulge further details in case others might want to see it.
Bhaswati Bose:
Simple engaging movie. Don't miss it. You get to see New York also.