The Christmas eve was a mixed bag. I had a marriage reception to attend so I was there along with my friends. The evening was really lively as the party had good arrangement for drinks. We danced, we sang and we drank till late. I seldom return to home after such events so we all decided to continue the party at one of the friend's house. On the way, we stopped at Thamel to buy some boozes and tidbits. But Alas!! I had lost my wallet and along with it went all my ID cards, driving license, locker key and couple of grands.

Today, again I was with my friends in the evening. One of them had got a visa for USA and we were celebrating. I had couple of bottles of beer and an extremely intricate discussion about "social and economic sector of our country and international influences" :o)). At about 9, we dispersed. While my friend and me, we were heading to our respective places, traffic policemen got in our way. My friend did not have a helmet and as I had lost my wallet, I did not have a driving license. First, I started explaining to the traffic cop that I had lost my moneybag but my explanations were not making any impact on the guy. Then immediately my friend, sitting behind me, told the cop that he works for a news agency and presented his card. As soon as the policeman recognized the card, his tone changed and in a friendly voice he asked us where we lived. We had few informal talks and he told us to carry on. As I was about to drive forward, he smiled and told my friend - "Hey sir! Please don't publish about this event in the newspaper tomorrow".

Happy Married Life to Pawan dai
and thanks for wonderful party.

Christmas Eve and traffic cop posted by Pradeep Chand @ 12:37 AM

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