An Evening with Friends

15th April - The Bengali New Year......................

15th April, 2007 - A Time for Friends.......................

Lost??? Do I see a question mark on your face???Well then let me fill you in............. Ummm.............. where do I start??

Ok..... the foundation of this evening lies in Orkut............ yes... you got that right.... Orkut. In going with the trend of forming communities in Orkut... about a year ago a community was formed termed "Bengalis in Pune" (http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=9217344). This community in time turned out to be quite active with frequent gatherings taking place now and then. And so as time flew by a Bengali New Year rolled in............ Time to get together.........After a lot of talks and discussions (a typical bong trait!!) people decided to meet up at Shambhaji Park in the evening. And then the wait began...... Among the many who had confirmed their presence, quite a few were "veterans" and with time have turned out to be really good friends.

And so the D-Day arrived. The oldies were looking forward to the newbies...... after all, its time for some ragging!! :)So, let me give you the attendance roster here:

The oldies: Ipshita, Susovan, Kuntal, Archishman, Soumya, Smita, Arunava, Mr and Mrs Bishwarup, Kaushik, Bishwanath, Chandrajit and finally yours truly!!

The newbies: Anwesha, Nazia, Dev, Amitabh, Arun, Shantanu, Kallol.

Thats about it............... 20 odd youngsters.............. Enthusiasm unlimited........... Let the good times begin...........

And so the ragging began - The newbies have to introduce themselves in pure bengali. No word belonging to any other language would be entertained. Should it be used, one has a fine of X amount per word!! Funny?? You should see the guys and gals fumble with their bengali when they introduce themselves!!Oh btw, forgot to mention all this was happening while it was raining and without a care in the world we decided to get soaked............

It felt good.............. and later chilling too!! lol.......

Intros over.............. fines collected..... we needed a place to grab a bite................ McDonald's here we come.....................

Probably the fellas at McD were never so much surprised when they saw 15 youngsters soaked to the skin, troop in and create a racket unparalleled............... Ah!! the number of times we were stared at, glared at and even asked to keep it low!! lolzzz............... still gives me a reason to laugh!!

And suddenly we could not trace Ipsy.............. it turned out she had sneaked away to get herself a new handset........ a Nokia N-series..... (am pathetic at gadgets, so don't ask me the exact model number!!)............ cool!!

Burgers, Cokes and Fries............................ crunchhhh....... slurppp....... and burppp........ all done.... But wait, the evening ain't over yet!! All head for Apache..............

The new Apache on Ghole road, turned to be really soft in its ambience...... real good!! Drinks all around........... nothing much though.... a few went for their Tequila shots..... some for their vodka and whisky.......... and everyone for "Go-To-Hell" a cocktail...... very sweet, but good.... you definitely feel the vodka tinge your tongue!! Music , drink and ........................ u guessed it dance.......... We had a few of the footloose people shake a leg in the cramped space at our corner................ It was fun....

And then the day settled in....... one by one we dispersed............ old friends caught up..... new friends found....... And the Circle grew bigger!!

There's always time for friends..................... Its for you to find it!! We keep going for it................ Do you???