A boring tribulation turned into a pleasant evening!!!

First things first. Before I post about anything else, I definitely need to pen down (or is it key down??!!) what happened in the outing that was planned for us at work.

It was a hot Friday afternoon that saw 3 party-expecting, work-bunking guys get ready for the outing. The itinerary was not too attractive, without any dancefloor event at the end of the day. But I was not upset. My dancing skills are as superficial as John Abraham's acting skills. Just watching people shake their legs and hips (and what not??!!) and getting into a frenzy, irrespective of the song that was played, as long as there was sound coming from the 4-foot high speakers, was too much for me. Not that I detested them, but I just couldn't do it. And in the one party when I actually tried to do a jig, everyone in the whole floor came to me by the end of the party and suggested that I take classes in the Jon Britto's dance school before I tried doing any such thing in the future. (Dont you dare sneer at me with derision!! You sadist!!!)

The outing, as informed, was destined to be in a beach resort, under the banner of one of Chennai's better amusement parks. This gave us something to be happy about, dreaming about the exotic beaches and the host of facilities we can enjoy over there. The first item in the agenda was a welcome speech, the type which we better forego instead of attending and going through the pain of a discursive talk. So the three of us, having the liberty of using our bikes to get to the resort, started an hour after the bus carrying the others left off. After some deliberation whether "she" will join us, which she dint, the trio left with a bag full of snacks and mind full of Bs (beach,booze & babes)!! (I promise you, the last B did not apply to me!! PROMISE!!)

As it turned out, the beach resort was located on the ECR (for the uninitiated, ECR is East Coast Road, the scenic highway that runs between Chennai & Pondicherry). But disaster struck!! It was located on the wrong side of the road!! Not on the side of the sea, but inland. One 'B' was out. And the place was a bit too small for any group more than 5 to have a party. I guess the party organisers did not expect a higher number anyway. Little did they know that people were waiting to get out of office for any reason, real or orchestrated.

And even worser, the welcome speech was not over!! The reason being one of the buses had come only minutes before us. Everyone was gathering in a room no wider than Dhanush's torso. We (the trio) put on an emergency meeting and decided to get away ASAP. But due to an unremarkable 'keep-my-laptop' request from my manager, I was not able to get away and we went through the ordeal of sitting through the 'welcome' speech. And by this time, we figured out that the other two Bs too had very little chance of making it. :-(

Once the 'speech', which lasted for about half an hour, was over and done with (Phew!! At last!!), and as the few participants were divided into groups for further activities, we escaped through the door and went to the parking lot, only to find that only 2 of us had come out. The other guy (obviously a fresher to outings) was so enthralled by the activities that he remained indoors and was participating enthusiastically in all events. We had to go inside again and literally carry him out of the 'hall'.

Once outside, I called up and confirmed that "she" will join us after all. (Now stop asking me who "she" is. How dare you try to break into my privacy!! Anyway, you will get to know if you keep reading future posts). I picked her up from office and off went the group of 4 to Mayajaal!! To just say we were all hungry would not have done any justice to the rumblings coming from our bellies. We ordered food and bought tickets to the movie 'Mozhi'. Savoured all the dishes brought by the waiter, munched and gulped away to bring back some vision lost due to hunger. Ahaa!!! What a feeling to have your stomach full!!

The movie was good. Good to view atleast once.(very much unlike the Vijay movies!! hehehe). And the drive back home through ECR was aaawwwwsssssmmmmm. ECR, being one of my favourite roads, with a cool breeze through the air, with "she" sitting behind me really made up an 'electric' atmosphere!!

The day which dreaded to trap us in an 'outing', thus ended on a high note with all 4 of us having a great time with a more-than-average dose of mokka pottufying!!!