I was checking my watch for the hundredth time..waiting when will it strike 6. Was such a long wait from noon to evening. It was a thursday, and the next day was good friday so a holiday, a long weekend was waiting for me. All my colleagues were planning on going to their hometowns..some had already packed their bags to go to exotic places. I was just looking at all of their excited faces, with just one thought in mind, what should i do..where should i head to. My thoughts were interrupted, when my cellphone beeped. There was a message from my friend. I read it in a second but couldn't digest it. Read it again to believe it. She just called me out with some other friends to go to Leela palace, "The Leela Palace". I had never been there my entire life, but had heard and read so much about it. I got all excited. Well my long weekend had a good start already. So i accepted the invite and went along with a few of my friends to one of the most prestigious hotels of our country.
Damn! the moment we stepped out it started pouring. If this is how it gotta be so be it. We didnt let the rain dampen our spirits. So the excited bunch of 5 went with all enthusiasm for a wonderful monsoon evening at Leela. We were already late so we thought, but my friend drove through the traffic splashing water over the pavements,over people walking on the pavements as well as the other vehicles, who were all rushing to their respective destinations. Then there we saw it finally, the gates being opened to us..it all felt royal. After parking the car we went into the lounge passing the reception.There was a long lobby, with a red carpet draping the floor. We were told the event for the evening would be in the ballroom, so we went there. As we walked the red carpet,felt like being at the Oscars. I just walked behind my friends visualizing an invisible audience applauding us. My friend tugged at me , and brought me back on earth from my reverie.
We stepped in and saw the people inside, all dressed in their best, we looked like a mess in front of them. Nevertheless, we went in . I looked up athe huge crystal chandeliers, the lights reflecting in our eyes, all felt beautiful. Without wasting more time, we went ahead and took our seats. There were people from various cadres of the IT world. The event was a product launch.We werent excited about it, just being there felt great. Well the event began at last, there was a pretty host for the evening, who was entertaining the crowd with her jokes. Soon after that there were speeches after speeches by the various managers. The next one hour dragged on with presentations of their new products so on and so forth.
Then came the best part. There was a ramp walk , few models walked the stage with the products being launched. It was delightful indeed for the men around. Then there was dance performance by a not so well known bollywood actress,who moved her hips to the tunes of sheila and munni and some other tracks which were hot on the chart. The event finally came to an end with yet another boring speech. But it was all worth a watch. We ended the night there with dinner and drinks , and left for the day. A few hours back i was wondering what i would be doing this weekend and here i was at Leela.Credit goes to my friend having called me here. I just hoped the next few days would bring such surprises.
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