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The other day my friend NP invited us to his grandkid's Birthday Party.
He knows that I don't eat at Parties, so I am allowed to mark my attendance, quit, return after a couple of hours, do a bit of gaga, and leave with my family.
But this time he expressed a wish that I stay back since he has a surprise for me.
That of course aroused my curiosity.
And as soon as we finished the attendance formalities, he fetched an old goon about my age and said that the gent was PKM, my classmate for five years at AU at Vizagh a half century ago, and NP had enticed him to his Party with the rare chance of meeting good old gps.
And NP left us in the peace of a two-seater sofa with a cool drink each as sweetener.
And this is a snatch of the dialogue that took place thereafter:
PKM: How wonderful to see you after so long! You haven't changed a bit!!! Where do you live?
gps: Madinaguda
PKM: That is far from civilization...but I guess it is very peaceful and free from the pollution of Jubilee Hills where I live.
gps: Yes, I am now very happy after 3 years at Banjara Hills.
PKM: I met B a week ago at a Party
gps: How nice! I hear he traveled to Antarctica for six months in that Expedition
PKM: No, that was T; B retired from Khadakvalsa College. I am told you met L recently
gps: He kept in touch with me
PKM: He went to the Road Research Organization at Delhi; no?
gps: No; that was M; L went to Cornell
PKM: Is that so? I meet Ms K every other month
gps: Ah, I met her nephew once...she was at Chennai, no?
PKM: No, that was Ms S; K retired from ECIL here itself
gps: Is that so? I do hope they remain the great buddies they were at our Univ.
PKM: No, they never were; except for public pretense...they still bicker
gps: How nice to see you and exchange old gossip!
PKM: Yea! We must meet often
gps: Sure; I must be going
PKM: Me too...my wife doesn't know anyone here
gps: Bye
PKM: Bye
NP arrives and asks us if we had a great time getting together...we both agreed vehemently...
...Posted by Ishani
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The other day my friend NP invited us to his grandkid's Birthday Party.
He knows that I don't eat at Parties, so I am allowed to mark my attendance, quit, return after a couple of hours, do a bit of gaga, and leave with my family.
But this time he expressed a wish that I stay back since he has a surprise for me.
That of course aroused my curiosity.
And as soon as we finished the attendance formalities, he fetched an old goon about my age and said that the gent was PKM, my classmate for five years at AU at Vizagh a half century ago, and NP had enticed him to his Party with the rare chance of meeting good old gps.
And NP left us in the peace of a two-seater sofa with a cool drink each as sweetener.
And this is a snatch of the dialogue that took place thereafter:
PKM: How wonderful to see you after so long! You haven't changed a bit!!! Where do you live?
gps: Madinaguda
PKM: That is far from civilization...but I guess it is very peaceful and free from the pollution of Jubilee Hills where I live.
gps: Yes, I am now very happy after 3 years at Banjara Hills.
PKM: I met B a week ago at a Party
gps: How nice! I hear he traveled to Antarctica for six months in that Expedition
PKM: No, that was T; B retired from Khadakvalsa College. I am told you met L recently
gps: He kept in touch with me
PKM: He went to the Road Research Organization at Delhi; no?
gps: No; that was M; L went to Cornell
PKM: Is that so? I meet Ms K every other month
gps: Ah, I met her nephew once...she was at Chennai, no?
PKM: No, that was Ms S; K retired from ECIL here itself
gps: Is that so? I do hope they remain the great buddies they were at our Univ.
PKM: No, they never were; except for public pretense...they still bicker
gps: How nice to see you and exchange old gossip!
PKM: Yea! We must meet often
gps: Sure; I must be going
PKM: Me too...my wife doesn't know anyone here
gps: Bye
PKM: Bye
NP arrives and asks us if we had a great time getting together...we both agreed vehemently...
...Posted by Ishani
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