This was one of the bigger get-togethers since we got out of NITT. It happened at Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai. Having started their jobs already, Wally and KKS had come from Bangalore. We were meeting Gc and Viv after a longish time. The rest of us (the regular meeters) included Damal, Swami, Pk, Balli and me.
I was the last one to turn up and from the sight of things nothing much had happened other than 
some lighthearted hazing like the kind that always happened in our hostel. Of course, with Viv and Gc around, most of it was concentrated around them (because GC has a girlfriend, and Viv, who works over 12 hours a day in the office, tries his best to play it down). The usual victim of such hazing, Balli (for his speech-spam aka mokkai, chaat, etc), was spared!
Wally being the only working guy who had got paid, cheerfully treated us and Planet Yum. Thanks dude! Conversations generally centred around jobs, finding houses for rent in Bangalore, our planned trip to Bangalore in the near future, and lot of other boring stuff 
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Things improved after we were all fed and watered. I’ll try to reproduce some of the juiciest bits:
Gc: Dei, its getting slightly late, so I guess I’ll leave?
Viv: Dei chay wait! Whats the hurry anyway?
Gc: No da, I just have to pick up a pair of shoes and the shop may close. Its for Uncle.
Viv: Thoo, where do you think he is going to go wearing shoes today and that too now?!
Pk: Viv! Don’t da! He is talking about HER father! [referring to Gc's gf's father]
Viv (mock expression of concern): Oh shit! Dei, sorry da!
Gc (very flustered and red in the face): Podangu! I meant mom’s brother’s shoes da! [everyone shaking with laughter]
Pk (almost cutting in): Her MOM’s Brother’s shoes ahhhh!!?!
Gc: Dei… [laughter cuts him off!]
In any case, Gc is convinced to stay on, but we slowly start edging towards the car parking area. Once we stopped on the footpath conversation continued about taxes and other even more boring stuff. Viv got under some pressure though:
Wally: Dei working 8 to 11 allam romba over da..
Viv: Dei, in my team everyone is working so much da!
me: Yeah da! Its too much! Why can’t you finish it within 8 hours and then relax?
Viv: Dei, even you guys in your intern at google worked 12 hours da!
Gc: But, we knew that, that was only for 2-3 months. But this is all your life!! How can you handle it like this?!
Pk: Yeah, that intern is like a 100 metre race which they want to finish with a sprint, but you are trying to do a marathon like a sprint!!
Gc: Or is it like, you’ll leave for your startup soon?! [general laughter]
Me: I realized a while ago that we can’t really work 12 hours daily.. Its just too much!
Viv: Dei, I’ll also slowly realize da..
Me: In fact dude, you’re working FIFTEEN hours a day! Yappa… Hopefully when I meet you after a year, you’ll have a life! [more laughter]
Well, if you are one of those who know us, you probably understand this post a lot better. I can also hear you exclaiming, “Goddamn hypocrites!” Well yeah, lol. Only for the sake of all this fun!
Scene blog da! I am sure those who missed this meet will make sure they are there the next time. No one would want to miss so much fun;)
If we had taken more pics, we could have created a comic too
There goes my privacy. Thought I shouldnt get myself indexed after watching “enemy of the state”
Relax, the mafia and the US Government does not read my blog! Next time, I’ll use better pseudonyms
@post: Man, I missed fun…
@imdonatello’s 2nd comment: Aha you’re wrong there… CIA is watchin’ you, always watchin’…
@post again: Goddamn hypocrites!
cha cha cha , i missed the meet ! shud have been fun with gc viv and waali this time
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