Joys of a Get-Together ... !!

Its not a surprise that I am fond of meeting up with pals. I seldom understand (or even try to) the mechanics of avoiding a Get-Together(GT). It would require some effort on my part to give up on GTs. Why is it so fascinating?

For starters, its all about THE camaraderie. The very prospect of meeting up with your bumchums (and possibly someone new) is enough to pump up the adrenaline. For me, a GT is a huge stess buster (now I am talking like a techie). For all crooners who put glycerine to shame by talking about those wonder years at school/college, a GT can possibly put those days to shame. You can freak out doing what you enjoy. Its all about detaching yourself from all your inhibitions. It can be anything. Smalltalk, enjoying a drink, venting your frustration on someone, finding a shoulder to cry on, depicting funny incidents, some weird/great experience with a person of the opposite sex, etc.

I have been blessed (like so many others) with just not lots of friends but lots of friend groups as well like my school group, saath-mein-bade-huey-saath-mein-khele group, Cricket group, Wadias group, BCS group and the effervescent CoV group. Just imagine the variety that is dished out.

For example, when my school group meets up, we never stop chatting about school teachers (how the love has grown for them) and the %$#@!&* school laws that we needed to abide by and how one day we will seek retribution for all the caning our poor arses were subjected to. For saath-mein-bade-huey-saath-mein-khele group, its tough to separate normal talk from expletives. I would never like to be caught when I am with them. The welcome in these meets is completely rotten and downright vulgar.

Add a bit of zing in the form of liquor and nicotine (or reminding someone about an ex flame) and things will definitely get cracking. As long as the commong denominator in such times is fun, GTs will never disappoint you. The sad part is that it has to end some time and that is also the worst part. But it leaves you with an experience and a craving for more. You can always refer to past GTs to plan something new.

I am often criticized for expecting people to turn up at GTs. Not that I enjoy it but I love to persuade people to come by. Persuasion has its moments. Sometimes it looks like FORCING on my part. Most of the times, this persuasion is not for myself but for the people themselves. But alas, its either misinterpreted or ignored. Did someone say IGNORANCE IS BLISS?

But its a well known fact that its not about who didnt make it. The moment you start repenting about "Oh, it would have been great if he/she would have been there", its time to pack your bags and leave.

I am already looking forward to the next GT I guess. Cheers ... !!