nirav February 6th, 2007
We had a Saturday full of fun in 2005. And then it was time to have another one. Saturday Blast 2006 - 30 December 2006 - was a synonym for frolic, craziness and full dhamaal! I am posting this very late, so excuse me on that.
By 9.30 in the morning, everyone was being stamped! Whoever came in, had to pass the registration desk. I got a nametag with my Hawaiian name (Niwala) and the team I was in (Daffodil). Being the official photographer for the event, I started clicking around. Everyone was excited - stamps on the face, funny costumes, running commentary on people who entered, and unabashed expression of enthusiasm.
The office was soon packed with people in colorful cloths and colorful moods. We started with prayers. Actually, KG poems! Humpty Dumpty et al. Then the “lemon & spoon” game and “blow the paper”! It was too funny watching people blowing a crushed paper ball to take it to the other side.
The “Tol Mol Ke Bol” turned out to be a game where people just crowded around and kept shouting prices of the items shown! It was more enjoyable to see the people, then the items and their prices!
We then watched a movie, and enacted scenes from it in a funny way. Imagine The Great Indian Laughter Challenge dialogs being delivered over a muted horror movie. That’s how it was! By this time, we were hungry, so hogged onto the Pav Bhaji and Gulab Jamun.
Got lazy after the movie, but the scene changed quickly as we got into the Ad Mad World! This was one of the best parts of the day. Amazing level of energy and creativity in the Magneteers. The Rajdhaani Anti Loose Motion tablet ad was one of the best, and we will never forget it! (We actually took a lot of videos, and have a Saturday Blast 2006 movie also made! The movie is superb, and a great comedy show!)
Next show was Tom & Jerry! Over chips and samosas, this was a good timepass that got us ready for Nach Baliye! This dance competition turned out to be a major hit, semi final and final rounds getting hotter. The performances were very good - even people who said they do not know dancing, were dancing. Audience had a great time, I must say!
Everyone was in the mood to rock the floor now, and that’s what followed! Like the Mumbai Suburban Trains, if you even stood still, you would be dancing. There were some star performers and some who provided humor. But the enthusiasm was contagious.
What followed was the prize distribution, lot of group photographs, sharing the chocolates won in the prize and elated Magneteers wishing a very happy new year to each other in advance.
Another memorable Saturday Blast on Magnet’s timeline, and a golden day for the Magneteers!
Selected pictures in the gallery!
