My Pre-Diwali Outing

Another day has gone. As a pessimist I can say that yet another boring and futile day came to an end and as an optimist (which I am) I can say that I passed another day with hope and faith in the anticipation of good days to come. It is very essential to keep your cool when you are in disdain and most importantly you should never lose the four letter magical mantra spelled Hope.
And yes you should not just sit with hands on hands, doing nothing and say that I am hoping. At least try to work towards a better day.
Ummmm well my post title is diwali outing and what am I writing, LOL. I was building the background for this.
Yesterday I was invited for a Diwali Lunch organized by a ladies kitty club here.
I tried my level best to reach as late as I could. Hehe. I am very averse to attending these kinds of gatherings. Almost every member was double my age and mind you if address them as Aunty; they can kill you for committing such a sacrilege.

Diwali functions organized abroad are a treat for everyone. You get to eat all these home made Indian mithais in wholesale (they are a luxury for Indians abroad)
You get to go out and attend these functions and parties for a week etc. So you have some thing to look forward to in your otherwise staid and low profile lifestyle. Not to forget these dear aunties(ok overgrown girls)get a perfect opportunity to flaunt their riches by showing off their diamonds and designer clothes. (Sorry aunties, If you read this, but I am sure you will never get time to read this, you must be busy socializing, right?)

I loathe attending these parties here. No, don’t presume that I am not an outgoing person or an introvert. I am very garrulous by nature; I can promise you if you’re a normal person, you can have a good time in my company.
But these social parties here…. Damnnnn :(
Actually I am always bombarded with some fixed questions.
Oye Gul beta?? You are still here? When are you going back to Delhi? (arghhhhhhhh I wish I knew too auntyyyy!!)
And what do you do the whole day? Do you cook? You did your last diploma in tele communications na? … uff no, aunty ji Corporate communication !
Oh yea yea… same to same.
Come over sometime beta. (aunty if you are home I surely can come but Mondays and Thursdays you are out for kitty, Tuesday for ladies path … and Wednesday for Cards party… so when should I come??)

Well, I know and I fully understand that this is just a courtesy they extend. I can’t expect aunties to talk about my interests, Right? And it is a rarity that I can ever have a meaningful conversation with some one out there. It’s just a mere hi hello and bye … go die!!
Time gets over saying hi hello to everyone... You spend 2-3 minutes with everyone and its time to eat lunch/dinner and rush back (I am always in a hurry to rush because I never have any motivation to stay longer).

Though I must confess that chatting with different kinds of people is an enlightening experience.I get to learn so much. For example- here the ladies and kids in general are happy and contented in lives, ignorant about soooooo many things and issues that I feel they should be aware of.

On the other hand when i meet some veryyyy knowledgeable scholarly types people, I get a complex.I was better off with that complex man ! I had inspiration and motivation to be as informed as them.But I am yet to meet an inspiring person in town here...

Hmmm! Well, summing up my outing was a good change (not a welcome change though).Played some interesting games and watched the ladies shake a leg on wheres the party tonite. (that was hilarious… shhhh )

If I attend 2-3 more kitty parties as a guest,(mind you I am not a memberrrr!!) I surely will come back pulling my hair!! Sorry I have better things to do!