Bright and Breezy

Crowding around for Banoo Apa's special Rooh Afza

Today was everything that yesterday wasn’t. The Garden had suddenly turned bright and sunny with hardly any trace of the

Bijoy Gupta

monsoon mayhem of the past few days (see posts). Even the grass was dry. Any discomfort caused by rising humidity levels was negated by intermittent gusts of wind blowing across all morning.
Attendance was also at its peak with even the ‘football fiends’ turning up in full strength. They had stayed up till the wee hours of the morning watching the live telecast of a crucial Argentina-Nigeria match played in the FIFA World Cup, Russia. Bijoy Gupta appeared totally dumb-struck, yet to get over the brilliant goal scored by his idol, Lionel Messi last night. He was however, unsparing towards Shekhawat and as usual, took digs at him – especially for the new shorts he was sporting today.
By and large it was an unusually pleasant morning, well spent. After the exercises, Banoo Apa provided the proverbial icing on the cake in the form of a cool, energizing glass of Rooh Afza. She informed (to a select few) that she adds a special ingredient to make this refreshing drink all the more refreshing – and appetizing. It is obviously a ‘trade secret’ we would rather she reveals some day.

Bihari Milwani:
Attendance in the Garden was good because Banoo Apa had secretly told some members about the Rooh Afza Party.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
Good to know that a large number of members were present today to enjoy the exercises and the refreshing cool drinks, courtesy Banoo Apa. Good show.