Reunion Weekend

This was a great weekend

met a lot of friends form previous years. some planned and some unplanned

1. UDSC - hostel

had a word with Achu John after a real long time.

Good Friday was a good day to call her.

she was tied up with her civils prep. exam is on may 17

she told that she had her convocation and that she got her gold medal for being first in the university. her father was also there for the ceremony.

what an achievement.

2. MBE

it all started with a phone call - like the matrix - but it was manas on the line. friends at MBE were planning to meet up, given the fact that 'bumbai se aaya apne dost' - nidhi chawla had come to delhi for a brief stint. also i later came to know that manas was giving a birthday treat

we got the mail for the venue date and time were fixed - pizza hut, cp, 12 march 2009, 1.30 pm.also attached was a map for the same courtesy foodybay. it could not have been more formal than this

was good fun. there were 8 of us for the lunch - in seating order

• aurnabha
  
• deepika
  
• vartika
  
• sharad
  
• kawalpreet
  
• manas
  
• nidhi
  

had a good chat, remembering our college days, rounds of PJs, imitating our teachers, 'who all got married' talke n so on....

but the main attraction were kawls shirt with the caption - same shrit differnt day ⓒ  line maro 

(P.S. manas had his birthday in jan )

3. CBS

then i went on to meet arti verma, my friend from CBS. she had come down to cp to attend her classes of actuaries. was meeting her after real long after some 3 years i suppose.

but the flip side of the meeting was that we had alrady had a half an hour long chat in the morning n were not left with much to talk, i being perennially short of topics to talk to anyone.

but one good thing, rati called up when we were there. had a word with her. it has been long since we had a chat.

missed saurabhs, chanchal, rati n others

we dispersed with a resolution to meet soon, soon after arti's exams were over

4 CBS again

met this gang of friends from CBS again meeting them after some 4 odd years.

they all had met on the ocassion of 'bumbai se aaya apna dost'- nidhi chawla, chicago se aaya apna dost' - pramod menon dubai ko jayega apna dost himanshu wardhan, great lakes ko jayegi apni dost - saloni shegal, n some more gneral reasons

members present - in seatin gorder

• bahvna sharma
  
• kunal pant
  
• pramod menon
  
• ashish
  
• saloni sehgal
  
• himanshu wardhan
  
• ankur gulati
  
• nidhi chawla
  
• shubhra sachdeva
  

remebered good old college days - kp talked about taking notes form me n bahvna, responding to attendance to col pandey from outside the window etc etc

i was an unexpected guest, hope it was not a problem to them. felt really good to have met them.

thanks nidhi for inviting me to join :)

5. SPS

had an online chat with rajat sharma

he had a good news to share

he had got thru IIM lucknow, n w/l in IIM Indore and IIM Kohzikode

great work my dear frinend.

all the best for your future my friend.

6. MBE again

Met neha sharma n anshu at cp.

was good to meet them. occassion - it was anshu's birthday on april 10

presented her with some chocolates form wengers. thank God it striked me to get some present for her. else i wud have turned up there like a dud. i am learning chivalry...slow but steady

Had desultory talks like always...

7. Trident

Met sarvesh at cp. he was there for his wedding shopping. the day is coming closer - april 27. he give a good reminder tending to a stern reminder to be there for the engagement and wedding. was in a hurry, i understand, it was 7.15 already on a sunday eveningn - hehad to go to vasant kunj n come back to this part or delhi by 11 for the customary dli uhp spl.

meanwhle over the weekend - firday was a day of fast and abstinence, attended the midnight mass at church for easter, had good lavish easter breakfast and lunch.

Friends at church

Eatster weekend has always been a good time for me to catchup with old friends. 2 years ago, same time i had met my school batchmates, after a duration of 5 long years.

unfortunately,  the week ended on a sad note. came to know that one of my friends - SR had lost her father on Good Friday. Will pray, for his soul to rest in peace.

WARM EASTER WISHES TO ALL