Thoughts in Words

  First Sip and Final Toss Yesterday, the 12 th Sep 2025, after ages, I attended the AGM and Dinner. That is, a “YY” (Yes, Yes, for both) for the OTAAA. That in itself was a feat for me, what with me hobbling around on a walking stick. One of only two such illustrious Officers, the other being, Maj Chandrasekharan, the one who noticed the two “miscellaneous” entries in the accounts, which made people like me feel foolish, not to have noticed it! Well, be that as it may, Thank God I had the sense to pause at the entrance to the auditorium and peep at what some others were doing. Thus, I was lucky to get the coupons for liquor and dinner. I dread to think what would have happened if I had just walked in straight looking ahead as is my wont (which you will know soon) and missed the coupons. After the lively interactions of the AGM, I hopped on to the very cushiony lawn of the Cadets’ Mess and started looking for the bar in right earnest. I found one nearby and approached it. A str...