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Keeping the picnic pot on boil

Travelers are well advised to enjoy their journey more than the destination. In Big Laaf, we have taken this adage to the next level. Our enjoyment begins even before embarking on a journey. An excursion or picnic has only to be announced and the fun starts. The actual trip may take an hour or two on the road and by evening all would be over. But the prelude to this could take weeks (if not months) of unbridled joy and hilarity as countless cooks pitch in to stir the picnic broth.

Dilip Babani and Shekhawat

Suddenly, all else in the Club ceases to matter.
As followers of this blog are aware, the upcoming picnic (ref post of August 9) offers a perfect case in point. Most people had paid up even before the date and place was announced. Then began the talks on financials, the menu on offer at the resort, whether the place is air-conditioned, if the bus would have push-back seats,

Santosh Tyagi

if a change of clothes is necessary… the list goes on.
Today we were told that Saina Resort is not closed (ref yesterday’s post) but OPEN and would be ready to welcome us on August 16, as per our tentative booking with them. Yusuf Rassiwala directed Shekhawat to hand over charge of organizing the picnic to Dilip Babani as he had been actively involved from the outset. Together, they went out to finalize the bus and apparently have made a booking for a 49-seater. We have also got our full complement of 30 for the picnic and now anybody else joining in would be a bonus. In other words, we seem to have tied up all the loose ends and should proceed to Saina as per schedule on August 16 (Wednesday).
On a rather different note, here’s a spot of disturbing news from Santosh Tyagi. She has been keeping indifferent health of late and was skipping her exercises quite often. Yesterday she had to be admitted to Belle Vue for the day, following an alarming spike in her BP. Later in the evening she was discharged and is now recuperating at home. Let us wish her a speedy recovery.
Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
Santosh-ji is a very active member. She keeps everyone happy with her stock of jokes. I wish her speedy recovery and good health. Hope she will be able to join the picnic.