Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Anusmaran 2008 (Mumbai)

PATHETIC ....

Organized in some unheard of Peninsula Grand Hotel in 'Saki Naka' ... I have attended better birthday parties! The steep entry charges, unenthusiatic organization and zero follow up ensured that this alumni meet goes down in history as one of the worst Mumbai will get to see...couldn't believe that the 'organizational abilities' of the new stock of MBAs could hit these nadirs.

Attendance was primarily from 2004 and 2005 batches. Could see a lot of familiar faces around (and embarrasingly couldn't put a name to those faces when they came and wished hello...getting early symptoms of Alzheimers I guess) The hall was low roofed, small and shady...music was too loud for conversation, and pathetic. The dance floor was a poor apology of a dance floor and anyway there were not too many people enthu to dance...Choice of drinks was very 'restrictive' with no room for breezer and wine drinkers. You had to hit the Vodka circuit, Beer belly circuit or the scotch brigade. I tried hitting the vodka with orange juice topped up with two tequila shots (generously sponsored by Vibhor)...and had a great time throwing up in the next morning Kingfisher flight to Delhi...just reminded that 30 is not 25. Vodka is not beer. Tequila is Tequila. And Aukat mein rehna chahiye...

Great to see Kotler after ages...and also good to have the annual catching up with Daby, Vishal, Nitin and gang. Newly marrieds Pirbhu was seen with his wife and Doley with Hubby. Padam Chabra had also joined in...

I am sure other reporters would have more to say...I think that the guys who returned from the gate did do an intelligent thing...

1 comment:

bluesky said...

it was bad...but who returned from the gate??