Kolkata Meetups

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Attached bath! With a bath tub and all the frills. Does anyone remember the thread about Indian toilet manners and some brilliant observation by Shakthi palooza about the services of the monkey. Well, this attached bath in the cinema hall comes with a monkey couple. One gives you the famed wash after you've used the loo, the other gives you a good back scrub in the tub. And of course, you get a complimentry massage after the movie is over. And before i get any more gross, let me call it a day.

Somnath, i had a wonderful day. Thank you.

Rocky, have you finally caught on???

i know douglas doesn't get on IM too much.
But what's keeping Vinay and Sudheer silent?

Probably they are busy in another meetup to determine the history of “man”kind!!!! Ha Ha…..

LOL..... WICKED..

Natty,

Yea I finally caught on.

Ah! finally I work out how to upload the picture!

Here we are, Somnath with Mr & Mrs TQ! Thanks for a lovely evening Somnath. Next time we will leave enough room in our itinerary to see Calcutta and meet your family. The little statue of Vishnu you gave us has a special place next to our Ganesh (who helped us out in Assam)

Incidentally, before anyone thinks we have delusions of grandeur - the "Quine" in Torryquine doesn't mean "queen". It's actually the local dialect word for young lady (so I use it ironically). The male equivalent is "Loon", so Mr TQ should actually be Mr TL ie "Torryloon". Confused? I hope so. So there is nothing remotely regal about us, but I did feel rather posh in my best salwar kameeze.

Meet-ups are great. This is the best way to meet a ready-made friend in a place you've never been. And when you are flashing through, as we did in Calcutta, this is a great way to get some sort of 'handle' on the place, beyond the superficial.

There's no reason why we couldn't have a meetup in Scotland, there appear to be a few of us up here. Otherwise, next time I'm down south, I'll try to arrange one for London.

All the best

Good to see you posting a photo, it took me weeks to work it out.

Good idea.

It is nice to see our meetup photograph TQ. Thanks to the unknown friend who helped to click the photo and thanks to our well-known friend to help you to upload it ! And thank you for the clarification on your user ID. I didn’t know the meaning of “Quine” & “Loon”, it has enriched my vocabulary.

Let us see what India has planned for your next trip!

“I hope so. So there is nothing remotely regal about us, but I did feel rather posh in my best salwar kameeze.” – Ha Ha . Good one! But we are waiting to see you in your “Mekhla”.

Good luck for your London meetup.

- Somnath

Som..
is that 'Mekhla chaddar' ?

Mekhla is a locally woven 3 peice garment that is worn like a wrap skirt at the bottom and a blouse and a dupatta tucked in the pattern of a sari. Traditionally worn by Assamese women.

Natasha u r right but Vanay babu, I think you want to say: http://www.indiamike.com/india/showt...1601#post71601

- Somnath

Hi friends,
Anyone wants a meet up in Kolkata? Today at 8.15 a.m. I’ve received a phone call - “Hi Somnath, I am in Kolkata now”, he was Sadhuji . Yes friends Sadhuji is in Kolkata now and we are planning to have a cup of tea at the evening . I can understand, it is a very short notice, still if any IMer (those who are in Kolkata now) can make it, will be a nice one.

As it is the first working day after en extended weekend, I do not think I’ll be able to reach (the venue is YTD but it would be better around Bidhannagar) before 6.00 p.m. so there are a couple of hours to re-schedule our jobs for the meetup. Come on friends, if you think at least 50% chance is there please try to do it.

Waiting for the PM.

Cheers,
Somnath

Kolkata IMers where are you?
Vishant, where are you?

Ooooooooh! I'm envious! Really wish I was in Kolkata now and able to join you this evening. Instead I'm stuck in grey, rainy old England ........ but I can read the postings on Indiamike and dream ......


Have a great evening!

Judi

I will be there arounf the 7th of May!