What Next?

Eager-beavers for the Annual Function

Now that the dust has settled over the Bangkok Tour (November 1 to 7), a sense of restlessness is creeping into the Club. Nothing much seems to be happening. Foremost in everybody’s mind is one question: What next?
Currently, three streams of thought can be detected. The first is spearheaded by Kiran Prakash along with Bijoy Gupta, Banoo Apa, Bhaswati Bose and a few others trying to infuse some enthusiasm for the Annual Function, scheduled on December 16. The Bangkok Tour has caused an obvious disruption and they are taking time to regroup for rehearsals.
The second proposal comes from Arun Patil, who reminded us that the Sports Day is long overdue. (The last event was on December 22, 2015.) He suggested that

Arun Patil pitches for the Annual Sports Day

we stick to the same venue, Borivli National Park and be done with it at the earliest because the weather is just perfect – neither hot, nor cold. Moreover, a budget has already been allocated for Sports Day.
But Nahid Siddiqui put her foot down: “I refuse to go there in the middle of a jungle with no place to sit or rest, but for some stones and boulders…” She however, did not mind Arun suggesting a sea beach or park as an alternative venue.
The third idea, championed by Shekhawat, suggests that we set out on a picnic pronto – wherever, however and before the year runs out. The urgency is bolstered by the fact that since the picnic at Saina Resort on November 26, 2016 (see post), we have not ventured out anywhere locally.
“For the whole of 2017 we have not gone anywhere on a picnic,” Shekhawat complained today. “True, there have been outstation trips, to Rajasthan and now, Bangkok, but what about a local picnic? Sochcho, it is going to be one full year and we still cannot decide. I suggest we go to Lonavala.”
After their maiden overseas trip lately, our members are thinking Swiss Alps, not Lonavala. Their expectations have gone up. They have tasted blood!