Treat, Treat and More Treats !

In a span of just over a week, yesterday's was the 3rd treat! And it was just y'day that mom told me "Cut down on your chicken menu. You are growing too much these days (sideways, of course)". And I nodded a stupid "Yes" with an equally stupid display of the front top row of dental show-pieces. Planning was quick. To avoid all confusion, I took the initiative and sent out a mail to all the attendees, mentioning the time and venue. Now the point to be noted, is that, I'm not treating :D That privilege goes to Kiron. Here is why he's treating. He just got his US students visa stamped onto the first page of his passport. Boy, he is one happy kid! (His roomies, friends, neighbours were seen jumping up n down with joy - there were some odd sad souls, in and around BTM, but thats a different story, altogether)

Here's the blue print of the plan:
Venue : SSS, Forum
Time : 7.30PM
Agenda : Dinner (veg/non-veg as per wish. NO DRINKS). No movie as well.
Attendees : Every one in the mailing list (plus kiron's cousin (payyanaa) and probably Joe and roomie's)

Now, the word 'plan' has become synonymous to the word 'option'. No different this time. 'Plan' remained a blue print. The culprit ? Follow the conversation below over phone.
Trring Trring.. Trring Trring
Rec: Hello, Sahib Sindh Sultan
Rat : Oh.. Sorry, wrong number

Later, Rat's bulb glows.. oh shh..t , thats not some emperor, that was the name of the hotel, i wanted to call.

Trring Trring.. Trring Trring
Rec: Hello, Sahib Sindh Sultan
Rat : Is it SSS ?
Rec: Yes
Rat: We are a group of 12. Can we have a table at 7.45PM ?
Rec: No sir, the earliest available table is at 10.30PM
Rat: athil neeyum ninte kettiyonum keri thiruvaathira kalicho
Rec: Sorry??!
Rat: Oh, I said, its too late for us. Thanks. Bye

I was still at home, while making this call..
Kk and gang reached Forum, by 7.45
Much b4 that Alex had reached. I had promised, I'll call him up by 7.30 to find him in forum. His mobile, as usual, is running on ZERO currency :D

Finally, when i reached forum, got one BIG dose from KK and friends - in words and in action. Now the next step was to get it again, from Alex. Called him up. Here came the words. Spotted him. Luckily, no action. Just words, and contraction of the facial muscles from him :D

Kiron called up and said, they are on the way, and will reach in 15 minutes. He too got a dose from KK.

Now since SSS is full, the venue was quickly shifted to Coconut Grove, near Jyothi Nivas College. Alex's face now turned all-red. a prick of a needle, and forum would turn red. He said, I'm not coming. I have an appointment at 10PM. (Prayer meeting, what else)

To console him, we took him to Transit, and finished off some delicacies at a few counters. I paid, expecting a refund from Kiron. Too high expectations :((
Packed Alex and sent him off.
And rest of us left for your destination.

Finally in Coconut Grove by 8.45PM.
10 ppl - KK, Nalesh, Sand, Joe, Rat, Gasper, Jose, cousin, Bijoy, Kiron
A long table..
First 5 on one side, the next 5 on the other.
KK and Kiron sat facing each other.

Kiron, half the time, had his jaws dropped, not able to decipher where all the dishes vanished to. KK, on the other side, was restless and always occupied. There was a space crunch on that side of the table. In the mean time, Bijoy's plate disappeared too.. No idea, who ate that...

Having ordered and tasted all kinds of 2-legged, 4-legged, and no-legged species available in the menu, we took a look at the clock. Its already 2 hours since we stepped into this building. Other tables saw ppl coming and going, but we were still glued to the seats.

Not wanting any further delay, Kiron 'ordered' for the bill. Sand had serious doubts whether the printer inventories (read paper and ink) would be sufficient to print out such a huge bill.. Heard the printer making sound for more than 45 seconds.. Finally, what resembled a roll of toilet paper was brought in a basket in front of Kiron.
He was later carried home in Sand's car.

Tail:
1. Sho and Jins cudn't turn up. Coz it was raining in that part of the world. A phone conversation:
Jins: Da, I wont be able to come. Its raining.
Rat: Oh.. thats bad
Jins: Yes, I feel desperate.. to miss a treat in SSS
Rat: Dont be soo down.. Dont worry, treat is not in SSS. No tables available
Jins: Oh, is it ?!! Then no worries :D
2. Alex, towards the end of the Transit eatings: My anger is subsided, now i'm cool
:-S
3. Bill amount can be known by sending personal mail to Kiron :-)