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The Bong Connection !!!

Its 3 a.m. & I am not sleepy. So ,why not contribute to Wall-Mag ...

Last saturday I was in Kolkata with Shayon , Karma & two other college friends.
After a longtime I was in City of Joy. Two years back Kolkata was like crowded with college friends - it used to be a real fun time there.
Things have changed completely now & only two or three of them are left there.
Time passes so fast ...

One day I was just sitting & thinking of past ten fun filled years. That feeling gripped me & made me sad. The flashback of old memories is talking upon me. I needed break to get out of this emotional confusion in my mind.
This weekend helped me to refresh .

We five guys met in Kolkata - Four Bengalis & One mathu-bihari . Shayon had in his mind to have pure bengali food for lunch.I think ,probably, he had come all the way from Mumbai just to have Bengali cuisine ... I have lived most of my as a neighbor of Bengal but somehow I didnt get a chance to have that true Bengali food.

Then started the grand lunch ... Fish , fish & fish - it was a totally fishy affair !!! I must admit that the food was heaven ... I have fallen in love with fish ...
For someone who eats fish bengali food is at par with Punjabi chicken ...
Coming back to our lunch - we kept on eating for more than 2.5 hours to get a bill of whopping Rs 16000 & that too without drinks !!!

After having that heavy lunch , we needed a walk .. We went to Princep Ghat .. Next two hours were laughter show ... We recalled the old days & laughed like crazy to the extent that stomach started paining ...
Next we had dinner in the night. It was basically a drinks session.

It was a great weekend spent with old friends & an opportunity to taste the yummy Bengali food .. Here are few snaps @ Princep Ghat ...


















Comments

Raj,
Thanks for the post and the pictures! It was great to see familiar faces. Hastu is still smiling as always and Captain America (aka Tintin) has put on some weight and is looking well and alive!
I too reminisce about the old days and sometimes that makes me feel down (because those days are gone, so far back) and sometimes they make me laugh (at all the stupid stuff we'd do)!

D
...@ish@... said…
you are still into food..huh!!
Today i had Vietnam cuisine.Wish i could take pictures of them !!!
raj alakshendra said…
@dion
We remembered the stupid things we did college ... It was like endless talk ...

@ayesha
Nice to hear from you after such a looooog time ...
How can change yaar !!! he he .. Il be always be into food & travel :) :) and taking snaps of every damn thing :P
Two upcoming trips in april - manali & road trip frm nagpur to jsr ...

btw , u still miss the chance of clicking live moments :P
oye , did u get ur much awaited "iphone" ???

@raths
poor guy .. He misses all the reunions .. ha ha ha
...@ish@... said…
Nope but owner of new ipad !!!
*jalo mat*
raj alakshendra said…
ipaaaad !!!
M jealous ... Grrrr !!!
raj alakshendra said…
Waise mera BB bhi kharab ho gaya hai :(
Unknown said…
The only thing I have to say here is that despite the hefty bill of 16K, i shall never gonna repent that lunch.
raj alakshendra said…
@shayon
I too agree with u ...
...@ish@... said…
16 k???
what were you eating !!!
raj alakshendra said…
machhi !!!...
different types of fish ... aur kya :)
...@ish@... said…
care to explain" different types of fish" ???
raj alakshendra said…
that was a tough call ...
i dont remember the names :p

oye shayon , its ur turn now ... thoda machhi ko explain kar bhai ;)
Sakshi said…
And I thought that, there would be something more interesting than an FB like conversation happening here ;)

So obviously, that lunch and that dinner was epic. For some weird reason, I am yet to hear the intricate details. :)

Raj
After Kahaani and your pics, I am dying to go to Calcutta :)
raj alakshendra said…
@sakshi
no details abt guys talk ;)

btw u r most welcome to "shayon's reception" in kolkata ... Keep few days extra to go around kolkata :P
Sakshi said…
@Raj
Waah ji waah!
I am being invited at 'Shayon's' Reception! Nice
Karma said…
This is just but a trailer of Wall Mages(sounds kool than "ppl") meeting up...eagerly waiting for the train of ppl landing here in November...that is going to be...wait for it ..............L_E-G-E-N-D-E-R-Y
Karma said…
@Saxi.. intricacies of the cuisine !!! Hmm..u wudn't want to know...try this though..

crisp fried Hilsa fish(the next best creation by God after Man),rice smeared with the remnant grease of the fried fish...GODLIKE !!

There are some things money can't buy
For everything else there was Shayon's card(not sure if it was Master's)
Sakshi said…
Jeez Karma,
I wish Shayon would agree with the whole for everything else there is his card!
But well, I shall try and have the God like cuisine not sure if that is gonna be my heaven or not!
And as far as the train in November is concerned I think the first stop for it is Delhi ;)
Karma said…
@Sakshi....sure it is Delhi first...but then all's well that ends well !!
atri said…
I MISSED THIS REUNION - AND MACH ....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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