Jottings And Musings

Giggles, laugh, chatter but above all excitement and anticipation. The room is full of all these as 16 women run around to get together the baby shower ready before MTB ‘Jotting’ comes over after the adventure of a treasure hunt.

Revs: First thing first. Banner, that’s what we need. It has to be put up in a place of prominence.

M: Divz you rock. This is amazing

Dee: Roar I am the king of the jungle.

Nu: But the baby rules. It says so right here.

Divz blushes as giggles are exchanged.

Chandu: Abbe so where does the banner go.

D: How about right in front of the door where it will be seen first thing when Jotting comes in.

Nods of agreement exchanged Revs hurries off to put up the Banner.

Dido: OK I have the decorations with Mumbai pictures right here.

Childwoman: I love Bombay. I can understand why Jotting loves the city so much

Comfy: Oh the local trains and the walk along Marin Drive

Divz: And the shopping, don’t forget the shopping. Fashion Street, Linking road

Divz and Comfy breathe a big sigh

Childwoman: Dido let these two be. Nostalgic fools (with a shake of head and an indulgent smile). Let’s put up the decorations there over those windows.

BM: Was there not to be decorations with New York pictures?

Chandu: Arre haan. T, did you get them?

T: (Scratching her head) I did print the pictures. Where did I put them?

Revs: Let me help you find it T?

BM: Revs may be we can have another mini hunt for it ?

Revs: yeah; now we are almost expert in arranging hunts.

T : No more hunts. I will hunt them myself.

T walks off hunting for the missing decoration leaving Revs and BM to their mutual adoration.

Sraikh: DDD what is so interesting outside the window?

DDD: Oh there is this sweet looking puppy

Sraikh: Hope Jotting does not get here before the puppy moves off

DDD: ??? Why ???

Sraikh: She is not too fond of dogs not on a leash

DDD: Really

Sraikh: Yup, wrote a whole blog post on it

Rani breaks into an impromptu rendition of

SSM: Food is here.

M: Food!! Let’s go eat

BM: Sabar M, sabar. Sabar ka phal mitha hota hei

Revs: What? Sabar?

Comfy: Patience

Revs: Oh that..

M: But I only had curd and banana for lunch. Me hungry (rubs her rumbling stomach while ignoring Revs)

SSM: M, since you can’t eat how about you help me set things up. That way you get to smell the food at least

BM: Hey you two don’t forget to put the balloon tablecloth before you place the food (laughing all the while)

D: (All excited) Gals the entertainment for the day is here

Silence and wide eyes from everyone as heads turn.

Nu: (finally gets her voice back) Madhuri Dixit..Madhuri Dixit is going to perform for us??

Comfy: Along with err..who is that..Prabhu Deva??

A few heads nod in agreement

Sraikh: Oh Jotting is going to pass out. She LOVES Madhuri Dixit

Comfy: hmm OK but why Prabhu..??..

D: (whispering) was a package deal. Take it or leave it.

Comfy: (all impressed) How did you manage it?

D: Jugaad. Pulled some strings. Helps to be part of the social inner circle (pulling on her imaginary collars)

Nu: Ahh..to a be a popular blogger and all. Good going D

Dee: Ahem..can we have a preview of the show?

Nu: Are you crazy?

Dee: She is here to entertain us right? She can entertain us till we get everything ready.

Nu: D, can she?

Everyone holds their breath

D, gives everyone a dirty look. Walks off. Biiiggg discussion with Madhuri while Prabhu just lounges around. Finally D turns with a huge grin on her face, two thumbs up.

Everyone scrambles to find a good seat, while Madhuri pulls Prabhu on his feet

Claps, whistles, cheers all around.

T: (comes in running) I found it. I found the New York Picture decoration

Chandu: Show me, show me.

T: Here see ball dropping at New Years Eve at Time Square, Grand Central Park

Divz: Oh I love how you have captured the Statue of Liberty, T

T: Aww..thanks Divz. J

Chandu: Oh how I miss my New York days. Jotting is lucky that she stays in such a happening place.

T: How about we go put this up?

Dido: I have been on call with the flower guys. They keep delaying.

DDD: What kind of flowers did we order?

Dido: Rajnigandha since Jotting writes odes on the smell, the beauty of them

DDD: Ah, as in

Revs: So what is left? Banner done?

Divz: Check

Revs: Bombay and NY decoration put up?

Childwoman & T: Yup

Revs: Food?

SSM: Done

Revs: Entertainment?

D: Of Course

Revs: Flowers?

Dido: Working on it (gives a harried look)

Revs: Music?

Rani: Ops let me fix that

Rani: Does anyone know Jottings favorite song

Sraikh: That song, oh it’s on the tip of my …

Chandu: I can guess. Tell me anything you remember about the song

Sraikh: Oh Amir Khan and that hot babe..what’s her name..Darn this Mommy brain

Chandu: What was she wearing?

Sraikh: Red frock, I think, with a black belt

Chandu: Oh ‘Pehla Nasha’

Sraikh: That’s it. Good going Chandu

Chandu dances around. High Fives from everyone.

Rani: OK people lend me your ears for the one song Jotting likes above all else

Off everyone goes dancing with each other.

Comfy: Oh O.

Dancing stops and all eyes turn to the door. Jotting is standing with a huge smile.

DDD: Err..How long have you been standing there Jotting?

Jotting: It’s been a while.

M: Like how long?

Jotting: Since you guys started working on the whole decoration stuff.

Nu: Meaning you have been following everything that has been going on?

Jotting: Yup.

Dee: Oh no. That is so not fair.

Jotting: J

T: But you had fun right?

Jotting: That I did. I did not get the context of some of the conversation you guys had, but fun I did have.

BM: Oh the context lies in all the emails we exchanged while planning all this.

All: Write to us and we will explain.

Everyone runs to shower Jotting with gifts.