House on Fire

Within a day of rejoining, Shekhawat (right) has become “bad boy”. And the best part was he didn’t have to try too hard to earn this sobriquet. In fact, he was so lost within himself today that he was getting everything wrong during the exercises. Let alone be observant and get sequencing right, he was continually missing his cues -- “Kissa kursi ka”, “Rane jahan pe bhi ho…” At one point Nafisa Sayyed caught him wildly swinging his arms like a windmill when he was supposed to be doing a breast stroke (swimming exercise). Promptly Yusuf Rassiwala (left) advised her to ignore Shekhawat: “He is a bad boy!”
Yusuf and Shekhawat, together make for a combustible combination. And the rest would then get going like a house on fire – what with Srichand Arora absent today, Sunita Jajodia in a tearing hurry as always and Yusuf determined to take things at his own pace. He courteously greeted every late-comer, engaged in small talk, complimented Bose for breathing correct (!), got Razia Khan to ‘divorce’ an over-talkative Nafisa with a triple talaaq, ticked off Sunita for consuming excess mirchi today, even got Ramila Mistry (right) to revert to her maun vrat… And still, when he pulled her up for talking, he had Ramila charging, claws drawn, screaming her head out with a ferocious “Yehhhhhhh”!
Arora’s absence today proved a major disappointment for some ladies who had come prepared to adopt him as their brother (see yesterday’s post) – if only to be exempt from wearing the Club cap like Geeta Sardhana. They even had a slogan ready: “Behen ko badal daalo!” Sunita, for one, had brought a red band for a rakhi out of sheer desperation.
And then there was Kiran Sajjan (left) who had become so absent-minded during the Medium Laughter round that she started flinging her arms in the air with a loud “Huh”. Bhaswati Bose (right) reminded her that she ought to be rubbing her finger tips together and grin, saying “Yehhhh”. “Beeeeeee…” Kiran replied, obediently mirroring the act. “Ceeeeeee…” Bhaswati said rubbing the finger tips. “Deeeeee…” Kiran continued, displaying her teeth. “Eeeeeee…” Bhaswati continued to engage her.
By then, everyone had fallen silent, staring at the duo in utter disbelief. Nice way to learn the alphabet!
Harish Wadhwa:
Despite the brickbats, all the people mentioned appear to be smiling, laughing and happy. That's the spirit of Big Laaf.
Jagmohan Papneja:
In fact, it is Yusuf-bhai who adds flavour to life. He is like cream is to cake!