Mistaken Identities - on both sides of the fence

[JUSTIFY]The scene of action: Outside a restaurant

Opening scene: Vijima, mama and Satchi sit outside on a bench awaiting the arrival of other ILites for the meet.

Action: Vijima and Satchi are sitting and looking around at all the "suspects" wondering if any of them are the ILites who are supposed to be present today.
Satchi gets a call from one of the members who says she is not able to make it. :-( Anyway, nice of her to call up and inform.

Ice calls up to say she is on her way and will be there shortly. OK shall wait.

Soem 15 minutes later a lady who looks suspiciously like Vidchakra arrives on the scene. Vijima and Satchi look at her and she looks back. The debate begins "Is this Vid, is this not? Is she or is she not"? (The reference is a picture on another networking site). Vijima thinks she is not. Satchi thinks she could just be. After hesitating a few minutes, the said person walks up towards the threesome with a grin on her face. Satchi is delighted.:thumbsup There comes Vid. She rises, walks up to said candidate and embraces her in hug. Said candidate hugs back with equal warmth and they both take a seat on the bench outside. The conversation begins. Candidate says she had some clothes to exchange here. She had bought them a couple of days ago and they did not fit right. Satchi is about to exclaim that it was a good coincidence that the work and the meet brought her to the same place. Something does not seem right though. Conversation continues. Candidate asks Satchi how she is doing and comments that Satchi has not changed except probably that she might have lost some weight. Satchi's hard disk is whirring trying to comprehend what is going on. When did Vid see Satchi to know whether she had changed or not? Witsend Then Satchi's tubelight starts blinking. She asks her "Were you my student"? She says "Yes" with a puzzled look on her face.:?: "What a coincidence" says Satchi and rambles on - something that Satchi cannot remember herself. She is in such a state of shock. She asks "You are Vidya". Candidate looks at Satchi as if she has lost it and says "No". shakehead She looks ready to run from the place if need be.:help Satchi looks searchingly into the candidate's face and then asks "Are you Gayathri"? She says "Yes". Satchi wishes the earth would open up and swallow her up. But Satchi is no Sita. So she sits there looking mortified, says an incoherent "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else, you look quite like her" and tries to make polite conversation. After 5 minutes Gayathri takes leave of Satchi and goes away.:wave

Scene 2: Arrive Mathangikkumar on the scene (Due apologies to Mathangi - cannot leave a tale half told). She introduces herself and seats herself on the bench and Satchi introduces herself. Mathangi asks a couple of questions and then suddenly realizes that this is "Satchitananda". She exclaims "Oh, I thought you were a man".mg: Later on in the conversation she says that she always thought she was a man and her gesticulations imply that she thought her to be a rotund man with a beard and past a "certain" age.:rotfl Oh dear, Satchi better be careful. Can't afford to have the Income Tax officials running after her in the hopes of finding a treasure trove under her mattress.

So as you see, besides meeting people and having fun and eating good food, there were other events too which made the day very eventful for Satchi. So in future, at any further meets in public places, Satchi shall be standing/sitting there like the silent Buddha with an inscrutable expression on her face. Please walk up to her and introduce yourselves. Please save Satchi from hugging total strangers!!!!! [/JUSTIFY]

 

Thanks Sabitha. I think it would be a better idea to meet all ILites at home, so that I am safe from myself.

 

Now OJ-da, that is the most original tip I have received and can well put it to use at another meet. Thanks so much. My imagination tells me that you gathered some punya by bringing together two soul-mates.

 

Now that is a thought Mira. My sympathies with the natural clams and all that, but that will make it difficult for me to keep a straight face. So the Buddha identity will be shot in the foot from the word "go". As for "can I"- of course I can. When I choose to, you could not pry open my shell - no matter what you do.

 

Good idea CL. Yes, a call to her and some nice conversation is certainly in order and I could very well invite her to IL.