By Vaishali Chandorkar Chitale
This is a tale of some months ago,
When all four of us realised that we have to finally give it a go,
The time had come for us to come out of our hibernation,
Buckle up our belts and speed up on our action!
Lazy Sundays interrupted with group calls,
Set the ball rolling and then the momentum refused to stall!
Brainstorming on the venue was the first on the list,
We needed a place which none of us could summarily dismiss!
Deliberations, confabulations and after many Tharoorisms,
We finally arrived at a consensus and got our destination!
After a rather lengthy talk, Goa got our unanimous vote,
We patted each other on our backs(albeit virtually) and smiled on a contented note!
The next big thing was the date,
It had to be convenient for all to catch the bait!
Dusshera done, Diwali yet to come,
We knew the regulars will definitely succumb!
Then started the talk of going on a recee,
But with our man Manish down, we had to look for another bunny!
The man on the spot Malik came to our rescue,
He ran helter and skelter on our aggravating cues!
With an ever smiling face, he did the legwork with his sack full,
And got us our place, for which we are eternally thankful!
Caravela it was, and boy! had we hit a jackpot,
When 47 of us descended on it and brought it to a halt!
As the date neared, the hustle started for the goody bags,
Kirti took on the responsibility to see us suitable clad!
Nandita and I scouted for the hats and some more,
But it was our man in Chennai who finally finished the chore!/
All set we were with to party on the beach and on a river cruise,
Heebie jeebies were laid to rest, after we juggadofied for the booze!
The gang started descending on us with joie de vivre,
And the place reverberated for three days with our noisy mirth!
Vaishali Chandorkar Chitale
