Chapter 71
Hurrrrrrraaaaaay!
This Tuesday turned out to be super duper duper awesome! Yes Georgie yes!
I boarded the
9.30 CST slow from Dombivli and reached the old age home at around 11.15.
Mr Sanjay
Patil, popularly known as Bhau, came to the reception to greet me. Then he gave
me a lot of information about the old age home, how it started, when, why etc.
Ok ok let’s chuck
all that and let me tell you the most important thing as I cannot hold myself
from sharing this with you. Rahul, yes Rahul, the handsome, double-dimpled guy
is that full time creativity and fun teacher hired by the old age home! YES! I
met him in the lunch room that they call Anna Dhaam. So there I was standing
near the entrance deciding what to do and there he came from the kitchen with a
plate full of chapattis. I couldn’t stop myself from smiling from ear to ear! I
just couldn’t take my eyes off of him! There was this one old South Indian lady
who looked at me and then at Rahul. Hahaha. I guess it was quite obvious that I
was smitten by Rahul’s looks!
After Rahul was
done serving chapattis, he stood aside to let others serve the remaining stuff
like vegetables, papad, sweets, etc. I quietly went to Rahul and tapped him on
his shoulder. He was shocked! And
happy of
course! I mean, Georgie, who on earth wouldn’t be happy meeting the gorgeous
Sneha, huh? J
So we got to
talking for about 5 minutes and then he took a huge bucket of daal and went to
serve. I stood there looking at him waiting for him to finish his social
service so that we could continue talking again. After everyone was done with
their lunch, it was time for the staff to have lunch. I was almost laughing
when Bhau introduced me to Rahul. Rahul smilingly told Bhau that we were old
good friends. He looked so so dashing when he said that. Rahul put 3 chapattis
and some vegetables and salad in my plate and then filled my bowl with daal. He
was being the perfect gentleman that every girl dreams of. Even when I am
writing this, I can’t stop smiling! Hahaha. Oh god somebody stop me from
smiling! I will go mad! J
After lunch, we
went out for a stroll. He told me that he had left his job because he was not
happy and then he went to Delhi and then came back to Mumbai to join this old
age home for inner peace. He has been staying there for quite some time and is
loving it, he says. He asked me if I wanted to stay, he would talk to the
trustee. But my papa won’t allow it. Then he smoked a Gold Flake light. He
offered me a puff or two, but after trying once, I couldn’t stop coughing and
he patted my back till I was normal. It sounds so fucking filmy! Just like I
used to see in serials and films! Oh my oh my oh my! He looked ultra cool when
he was smoking! If it would have been someone else, then I wouldn’t have even
accompanied him. But this was Rahul. The cute double-dimpled guy! Sau khoon
maaf! J
So after that smoke
we came back to the old age home and then till 4 we played cards with one or
two grannies who were already mesmerised by Rahul’s hero-like charm. It was
awesome fun to let myself lose in the company of 70 year olds who want to be
kids again. Then at around 4, it was tea and snacks time. There was vada-pav
and sabudana khichdi and tea and coffee for everyone. One grandpa came up to me
and stared at my face at a close range. His right eye had a cataract. He shook
his head in denial and took a seat to have his share of snacks. Bhau later on
told me that every time he sees a new girl in the old age home, he checks
whether it is Rhea, his granddaughter whom he loved to the core.
After spending
some more time with Rahul and Bhau, I left for the day. While going back home,
in the train I was thinking of how I could help Aangan Hamara and of course,
how to impress my Rahul J
So, yeah, all in all, a great day. I have lots to look forward to
everyday.
I have told Bhau that I will come on weekdays from 11 AM to 7 PM.
Weekends are for my family.
Yipeee! Gn dear
Georgie. Pray to God that I share a lot with you in coming weeks, months,
years! J
Sneha Kulkarni,
that girl from the author talk session, that diary girl, is going to join us at
Aangan Hamara! What a surprise it was! There I was standing by the kitchen
after serving chapattis and someone taps my shoulder. It turns out to be Sneha!
Haha. It turns out that even she has left her job to give back something to
society.
After having
lunch we went out for a smoke. She seems like a very good girl because when I
gave her a puff or two, she couldn’t stop coughing! Poor girl! Very unlike her
friend Jenifer! Sneha gave up her job after her company didn’t recognise her
efforts. I have never understood the corporate mindset. Why on earth can’t they
give their employees good increments when they are minting millions of dollars
clinching new projects? Asshole management!
Anyway, so tomorrow
I am going to have auditions for the romantic skit that is going to be performed
on the 20th death
anniversary of the trustee’s mother, Jayaben Maganlal Patel. I am already
feeling like I am the Mithun Chakraborty (from Dance India Dance) of this old age
home, finding the hidden talent in everyone! Hahaha!
And Vrajesh has
edited that video that I shot of the Gay Pride Parade and uploaded it on
Youtube. He said that the video has already garnered some 500 hits in the last
1 day. Good to hear that.
Gotta sleep
now. Have to recharge my batteries to complete the skit too!
Rahul’s Diary
Bloody
bullshit!! The video that I shot and Vrajesh uploaded on Youtube, has become
viral. Channels like NVTV, APB News and many more have shared the video on
Twitter and it has gotten close to a fucking 5 lakh views now! Unbelievable! I
had never thought that such a casually shot video could garner so many views. I
guess it was the sentiment behind the video that mattered more than the finesse
or skill required to make a professional video. Some 800 people have commented.
Most of them have supported our Gay Pride Parade. But there are these
fundamentalists who say that we gays were born because of some medical problem and
some morons say we have psychological problems!
Vrajesh has
openly challenged the fundamentalists – mostly Hindus and Muslims – to come for
a debate on a national channel. I saw the video and in the credits it has my
name and Vrajesh’s name. It feels good to be a part of something so huge. There
was one comment which said: “Tere ghar pe aake chod dunga saale Homo log.
Madar**** chakke saale”. Vrajesh was insisting on deleting the comment, but I
chose to keep it as it is. It is a constant reminder that God steadily produces
fucking dickhead morons on this planet! I wonder what the use of education is
if one cannot accept the rights of fellow human beings as equally important as
theirs. I replied to that
comment,
“National TV pe debate kar na BC. Stop commenting on Youtube like idiots. Aur
ye le address- flat 805, lotus bldg, Amber valley complex, Mayurvihar, Delhi.
Aa ghar pe MC! Dum hai to ukhaad le jo ukhaad na hai!”
By the way, I
have am done with some 80% of the script for the romantic comedy. We had
auditions yesterday. Some 5 grannies auditioned for the role of Chandramukhi
and 4 grandpas came for the role of Mr Chaturvedi. It’s a love story set in a
middle class locality in Delhi. Since I have spent most of my life in Delhi, it
was kind of easy for me to figure out what to write. Needless to say, Kavitha
Amma, the most enthusiastic old lady in the old age home, bagged the role of
Chandramukhi. A South Indian playing the role of a Delhiite Chandramukhi is
going to be hilarious! Hahaha… Hindi-Punjabi dialogues in South Indian accent!
LOL!
Sneha helped me
a lot in these auditions. She is like my assistant director! And more
importantly, she doesn’t have to be told everything. I just give her a broad
idea of what I want from her and she knows how to and what to do. Smart girl!
If were straight, then no doubt I would have married her! She already looks
very smitten by me! hahaha…
After the skit
is presented successfully, I will have to take her to a nearby CCD to thank her
for her help. Itna to karna padega assistant ke liye!
Dear Diaz,
yesterday I had gone to that old age home and what a surprise to find Rahul
there. He said that he works there full time. In fact when I had been to
“Aangan Hamara” a couple of weeks back, he had been out for some work,
otherwise I would have met him that day itself. He is the creativity and fun
teacher, as Bhau likes to call him. Everyone in the old age home likes him. He
is like everyone’s blue eyed boy. I talked to a few old people out there and
they call him “Hamara Rahul”. Sahi hai!
When I went to
meet Bhau to figure out how I could contribute, Bhau told me that some girl has
also recently joined them for social work. She comes on weekdays and so I could
help on weekends. Good for me as I won’t get leave from office for this social
work. Bank wale bolenge jaao ghar pe baitho! Haha…
I helped Rahul
in getting the lead characters of the skit ready for the performance on 22nd March. It is
the 20th death
anniversary of the trustee’s mother. This is indeed a good initiative to keep
the oldies alive and kicking. It’s indeed very important to keep a lively
atmosphere in the campus. Looks like Rahul is doing a great job.
In the evening we went out to a nearby hotel Gurukrupa, famous for
Chole Samosa. There we had awesome Samosa-Chole and then Dahi
Wada. But one very strange thing happened. While I was enjoying the
chutney, some
of it got stuck near the right corner of my mouth and then Rahul reached
towards my face and wiped it with his bare hands. Why not use a fucking tissue?
Or at least tell me that boss, chutney laga hai, saaf kar. Isn’t it strange for
a guy to do something like that? I will have to be careful. Such handsome boys
normally turn out to be homosexuals, and not to forget that he was involved in
an orgy at his ex-girlfriend’s flat. So he might be one. I have got to be
careful. Gotta keep some safe distance.
Rahul’s Diary
Guess what, now
Saahil has joined this old age home! Is it destiny or what? Haha. I meet a few
strangers at an author talk session a few months ago and then at a police
station and now I again meet them at a totally unexpected place! An old age
home! He is working in a bank so he will be coming here on weekends. So I have
good company throughout the week. Sneha on weekdays and the charming and funny
Saahil on weekends.
Saahil has this
charm that attracted a lot of people at the old age home. It seems he had
already visited this place a few days ago when Abhishek sir had come for a motivation
seminar. His constant funny jokes and PJs make him a very pleasant guy to hang
out with. He also does good mimicry. He does good mimicry of Amitabh Bachchan,
Shahrukh Khan, Irfan Khan and many more. He is a shy guy but did a little
impromptu dance stuff with the grannies out here. It was awesome fun actually.
For everyone, including me. If he were gay, I would surely prefer someone like
Saahil to be with me for life. I mean who wouldn’t want a kind hearted,
fun-loving, nice guy for your whole life?
He has this
little weird habit of covering his face with his hands when he is laughing
crazy. Looks a bit gay to me. Keeping fingers crossed!
And the
practice sessions for the skit are going well. The skit is 15 minutes long. The
humour has kind of come out well. The rehearsals do make the staff workers
laugh. In fact our cook is also one of the characters in the skit.
So yes,
everything is going well till now. Vrajesh has been called by NVTV for a 1 hour
episode called “What Youn’gay’stan wants” on the current sentiment of the
Indian junta on LGBTQs. He is going to be a part of a panel that consists of a
priest, a maulana and a pandit. I guess ‘Youngaystan’ needs to stand up for its
rights or else we will be like an oppressed section in our own motherland.
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