Day 358 - That Time of The Year!

Yes, it is that time of the year, when everything slows down and everyone seems to be in the holiday mood, even those who are not taking a holiday!

It is also the time of the year when you might see a series of 'Annual Day' events being celebrated all around you.  I attended two such events over the last weekend; well actually Friday and Saturday. 

Friday was my organisation's annual day event.  It was a nice little package comprising of speeches, a song and dance show and a lot of food and drinks.  The whole program was timed just right, the speeches and the song and dance show being long enough (or short enough) to hold the audience's attention, before the booze desk took over!  The high point of the evening for me was the spirited performances by some of my colleagues.  Liana and her band belted out some terrific numbers.  This was followed by Ruchi, David and Meghana impressing one and all by their dance performances on the stage.  The low point was, a moron with zero road skills brushing my car and leaving a deep and long dent on the side of my car, while I was driving to the venue of the event  Anyway, once the show was over, the focus shifted to the dance floor and the DJ, and of course the booze!  I have not quite figured this out, but something very strange happens to absolutely sane individuals when they see free liquor!  A mad rush for the drink, till it reached a point where the bar had to be closed.  All in the space of an hour flat!  People danced to the DJ's beats to their heart's content.  The food, of course, was just incidental; or so it seemed to me. 

The 'Sheila Ki Jawani' number

Before I could recover from Friday night's exertions, it was time to attend another such event.  This time it was Suryanksh's school's Annual Day bash.  Indeed, compared to the previous one, this was a prim and proper event!  Interestingly, the theme was 'Rock N Roll'.  Suryanksh performed in one of the pieces, where he was one of the Beatles.  Hmmm...not sure which one.  He was on the guitar so probably Paul McCartney!  He did very well.  The joy on his face while performing on the stage was amazing.  He had this big smile while doing his routine with the guitar along with his other 'Beatles-mates'.  It was equally matched by Priya's tears while watching him perform on the stage.  Not sure why she has to cry everytime one of the boys performs on stage!  Anyway, it was a wonderful event with kids from JrKG till the 9th Standard performing on stage.  Of course, no booze and no food involved.  Instead we decided to treat Suryanksh for his brilliant show with a pizza after the event.

Suryanksh, in his Beatles avatar just before the show.

Last but not the least, was out again on Sunday night, attending my colleague, Cheryl's wedding.  Witnessed a Christian wedding after a long time.  It was good fun with all the rituals of cake cutting, confetti, the toast and the dances. 

In fact, I have attended a series of weddings over the last 2-3 weekends.  I guess it is indeed that time of the year!

It is also that time of the year when one tends to take stock of what has been accomplished throughout the year gone by and starts thinking about what is in store for the next year.  More about that in the next post, which might just be from Ahmedabad.  I look forward to being in Ahmedabad next week.

Take care!