Wine and Beer shop - But Rum shows its face

Please don't try this at home

Its a cold and windy evening. The rain gods seem to have gone lazy and their presence is felt only by a light drizzle. The sky has covered itself with the saffron cloth with intermittent patches of dark gray. Amazing! The perfect weather and setup to call our dear friend 'Old Monk' for company. 

These were only thoughts running in my head while I was staring at the sky from the balcony, when I heard my friend approaching me. 'Dost, gala suka suka lag raha hai na, Rum peete hai?' He asked me the question for which I just had one Answer. YES!. He is my true friend. He can read my mind. Girl friend...aahhh...lets not get there.

We jumped on his CBZ and left towards the most sought after place in any city/town/suburb or a village after a medical shop and a temple, the Wine Shop. Or may be the medical shop follows the booze shop in popularity. Well, an interesting topic to do a survey on. My mind just wanders leaving the point of the present aside. aargh! when do I grow up? I know...hhmmm.......never?

Our usual shop 'Kalyani wines' near the building was closed for some reason. May be Kalyani felt like making Biryani that day. You never know. But my friend and me debated on the fact that how can the owner be so insensitive towards the need of the fellow humans. Sad. But we didn't lose hope. 

We went to the next shop just about a kilometer away. That shop left us disappointed again. His words infact broke our heart. 'Old Monk' is out of stock. Nahiiii, hamare naseeb main old Monk nahi hai aaj, my friend sobbed. I had to lift myself up from the trauma and console him and motivate him to keep looking. Being a natual leader, my words instilled the drive back in my friend. We left with more vigor and purpose than before. 

We narrowed on another shop and got down. The hoarding said ' Famous - beer and wine shop'. Well yea, with beer and wine around you gotta be famous. Fame and wine are directly proportional. More the wine, more famous you are (another of my famous theories). 

While waiting in the line, we kind of understood he will not have Rum as he can only serve beer and wine at that place. But we didnt want to give up on the shop keeper so easily. We asked in a mild tone 'Rum hai, Rum'. He said in a harsh tone 'NAHI'. Our mission just got tougher. We used tactic # 2. Uncle last week hi humne liya tha, ek khamba. Thats it. It worked. The guy went to the general store nearby and got a litre of Old Monk. 

What a sight. Rum Face so bright. 

So that's how guys and gals, Indians do the right thing, only in the best interest of the customer.

Ok people, so what do we learn from all of this?

1) Never give up - you are always close to the Rum, I mean the goal

2) Always have a plan B - usually its the other plan that gets you the spirit.

3) Observe keenly - this helps you formulate your actions better.

4) In India, everything is possible

And finally Have a knack for writing - else you will end up writing crap like me :-)