It’s a rarity
to have the CSU team take time off their routine to do something together. We
managed to do just that in CSU India Offsite and it definitely was worth the
while. The amazing combination of Bowling,
Bacardi and Biryani kept all the
people engrossed for the evening.
Aligning CSU team’s calendars to have them together was a task. We
started with planning to have the event before Diwali and eventually it happened
in the last week of October. After the location as Blu-O and menu was
finalized, the team was given heads-up to clean their calendar for the evening
of 31st October from 4:00 pm onwards.
It
was heartening to see people respond positively. CSU members rescheduled calls
and tasks to reach the venue on time. We started with the “Happy Hours” and
then moved to the star event for the evening – Bowling. With a dedicated area
only for us, CSU team bowled through the evening. We found few stars in the
blowing lineup, some with even 3 consecutive strikes!!! After, bowling people
moved the other game options available i.e. Foosball and Snooker.
Then
started the main attraction for the evening Karaoke. People sang through the
Hindi movie classics, some in tune and some out of sync too. However the spirits were never down and people sang with
no qualms. The dinner was served and people had it at their own leisure.
Karaoke continued to entertain people till late in the evening.
The
event had something for everyone who joined. From the quite snooker guys to the
hyper active bowling ones, people found their liking in the event. It was a
great way to kick-start the 2014 events for the CSU team and waiting for much
more to come…
A special thanks to Upendra Sahu and Menaga Pillay for
organizing and making this event a huge success!!!
~~Sanjay Ishwarlal Upadhyay
