Weekend Euphoria

At the Club, life seems to have fallen into a predictable pattern. The week usually begins on a dull note with very few members (what with the ‘Monday morning blues’) turning up. By Wednesday the momentum picks up. Thursdays would invariably see a full house with the mischief makers in their elements. On Friday, someone would hijack the proceedings and things go berserk. And then, with Saturday, all the excitement boils over – be it in the form of mass leg-pulling, unruly behaviour, a birthday party or some celebration, crazy antics…
You don’t need a trigger for any of these. Things just happen, like Razia Khan today, forgetting her cues while conducting the exercises – so engrossed was she with the music on Kishor Bhabani’s mobile. But while everyone picked on and teased her, there was not a single person who did not have one ear on those 'golden oldies' of Rafi and Lata.
Soon everything else became inconsequential. No one was listening to Yusuf Rassiwala’s wisecracks nor watching Nafisa Sayyad’s hilarious mimicking of yesteryear movie stars or Bapu Rane’s madcap dance movements… And yet, when a peppy number came on, we were all clapping together and ready to perform a little jig – just that the exercises could not be interrupted. Still, it was euphoric -- pure, unadulterated fun.
Incidentally, Bapu Rane (right pic) is joining the festival exodus (post of October 11) by taking off for his ancestral village today – this time not to count mangoes, but welcome his Devi Mata on Dussehra. He offered to take along anyone willing to accompany him. We politely declined, but wished him a safe and enjoyable journey. He would be back in a fortnight.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
* So many of us, always having fun, wish we had more time together!
* Smiling as always, our Gandhiji!