Speed dialling and identity confusions

When 25 MNS members travel together there is bound to be some hilarity and nonsense.

It is raining fish and frogs right now and it is a good time to put some of these stories down as I sit on the verandah of the Camp watching the rain pelt down on the orange orchard below. The river below is completely covered with mist and cloud.

A group are playing the Wilderness game indoors and some Male Elders are discussing politics in the verandah. Arjun had managed the feat of sleeping in an upright chair.

The incident of the Speed Dial buddies

When we went into the CCA only Jio was functioning and if you remember our car was 'lost' and we connected to the others from Arjun's phone to Pritam's Jio number. This sets the context to the story as they now had each other on speed dial more or less.

After the walk, in usual MNS fashion the 25 were spread across a km and progressing at snails pace. The group had to be got together! Arjun called Pritam to talk him that boss we need to hurry up, Jibi Palu says it will get very hot and we have to return. Pritam agreed and at the same time wondered what was going on as he thought Jibi ji was next to him. Hmm maybe Palu is a clan name and so there are several around. The ladies around were smirking making the two highly suspicious. They turned and discovered that they were within 10 steps of each other. Loud laughter chased away any of the remaining birds and sheepish looks of the two gents was quite priceless I am told. So in an area with no or minimal signal they managed this feat.

Doc Ravi and his identity crisis

Now doc has a confusion between Arjun and Ramesh. He nattered away in Tamil leaving Arjun bemused. Next, he looked at Gapi and asked her courteously who her husband was while Arjun stood next to her. I guess he once again thought Arjun was Ramesh!

Adding to the confusions was Latha who kept calling Suresh Ravi much to the former's annoyance.

Thankfully, Sheila was fixed in Doc's memory as his Tirunelveli 'cousin' and I (thanks to Raja's mirch masala) am the fast bowler. So no confusions there.