A day dedicated for friends to relax and find peace, away from the constant noise of the world
School friends are special and after waiting for a year, finally the day arrived to meet old friends from school times. This Sunday we met at the Barunei Hills, Khordha and this was our third meet up, inviting everyone from the whatsapp group, that has been set including friends from Primary school to High School. It's not possible to have everyone, but the organizers did a nice job of reminding everyone and finally doing the arrangement for fifty people. I never miss these functions, because these are some great moments, that takes us back in time, to get away from the inexplicable anxieties that we deal with everyday and remind us some lovely old memoirs, that possibly happened only in our generation. Unfortunately back then we did not have means to capture them, but they stay permanently in our memory, till we are alive.
A meet without good food is incomplete and we had limited but delicious items in the menu, including mouth watering chicken pakoda (fry), mutton curry and 🦐 prawns masala.
Dahibara Aludam and chicken pakoda in starters - who can deny!!
A charming invitation with flowers from the jungle - instant idea from Bhabani (wearing the cap) on the spot - he came by bus from a distance of 60 kilometer to just attend this.
The inaugural speech was no formal - everyone was free to step up and share few words and it felt like everyone was feeling young here - like we traversed back in time.
For the first time, we had a music chair event done for gents - watching the video only can let you feel the fun which was the prize - no cost, zero digital game were our primary means of entertainment then.
Unlike last year, everyone wanted to go ahead for the lunch before the dance, seems being in this ambience made them more hungry, not to mention the aroma of mutton curry and prawn.
The lunch did slow us a bit but could not entirely stop our dance - the video (along with this post) will be a long time memoir for all of us - for those who came and even for those who missed, inspiring them to come next time.
Some more photographs from the event before winding up - some people came from long distance, so they started leaving early.
One of our friend invited all of us to his daughter's marriage sharing invitation card - the red card that you see above.
At this particular age of life, education, wealth, positions do not make much difference - but well being does.
Before I wind up this post I must mention a real fun of our time that Bhabani shared - Once they had to sleep in a bus when going to participate in a cricket tournament - bus was the only means of communication then to go to places that was not possible to reach by bicycle. And that too, govt buses were the primary means that time and they definitely were not in best conditions. So the bus broke down near a jungle and all that was possible is to sleep inside the bus till morning, closing the doors / windows. Nothing to eat, everyone had to sleep hungry, but after some time, they could not resist and discovered a ripen full banana bunch parked in the backside corner, covered with fabric. And then you can imagine, what must have happened - by morning when the person waked up, there were signs of only the bunch minus bananas.
The view of this side of the hill - you can trek to the top as well.
This post is in response to the slow living sunday prompt, there could not have been a better way to spend the Sunday, taking it back in time and enjoy the simplicity of the moment.
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It sounds like you had an AMAZING time at Barunei Hills with your school friends! 😄 It must have been so nice to reconnect after such a long time. I love how you described all the fun and simple moments, like playing the music chair game 🎶 and sharing those hilarious stories from the past. It’s so cool how everyone could just relax, laugh, and enjoy each other’s company without stressing about anything else! 😎 The food must have been delicious too! 🍗 Mutton curry, prawns masala, and chicken pakoda – YUM! 😋 And the funny story from Bhabani was so hilarious! 😂 Moments like those are what make memories unforgettable! What was your favorite moment of the day? 😊
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Hello dear friend @sanjeevm how are you?
How lovely it is to see you all together even though so many years have passed since the glorious moments of school
How great it is to see you enjoying good company and exquisite food
Have a wonderful day
Such a heartwarming reunion. School friends, once separated by time and distance, embraced each other with laughter and tears, reminiscing about shared memories. It is the best place to make friends and memories, and school memories are the best memories, and it seems good that you are now also connected with everyone, and that reflects your personalities.
It was great to meet old friends and relive old memories in the pleasant atmosphere of Birnai Hills.It is also great to have fun with school time friends, play games and eat delicious food.
Enjoy this awesome thing, it should happen once a week, once a month.
Greetings, friend, your friendship is incredible because you have been meeting for several years and sometimes you can get to know each other at those events. Also, as you say, everything would be incomplete without that good food that you usually eat.
That's really cool that you were able to get together with them and hang out. We had my 30 year class reunion back in 2024, but I was out of town and not able to attend it. I don't really keep in touch with most of those folks anyway, but it's definitely a milestone to celebrate.
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Friendships formed at school age are really different and last for many years.
The treats look delicious. I have never tried mutton curry before.
Friends in school life are the best friends in life and I still miss them a lot. Hope you had a great time with your friends.
A great event, glad you liked it. Lot of people, good food, fun and friendship. I wish you many more of these events!
Friends of school life, we remember all our life. Whenever we meet our school life friends, we feel full of happiness. We start laughing and joking with each other, temporarily we forget our troubles, we become as if we are a child again. The main reason for this is the time spent in our past, our childhood days. In childhood, every person is clean of heart, there is no greed and jealousy in his heart, but his heart is filled with love and affection, and he has no responsibilities of home and family. He is a person who is engrossed in his fun and happiness. The moments of school life are the most beautiful moments of our life.
From your write up and pictures I could tell you really had an amazing time. It's really beautiful getting to meet and reunite with old time friends
It is always nice to meet with people who were part of our past and relive unique and beautiful moments that accompanied us during special stages of our lives.
May he was that there was a return to meet again and that you have enjoyed a lot of that food that looks delicious and also to be accompanied by people who at the time made our life a little better.
Undoubtedly accompanying you beautiful and happy memories is something that helps us to forget at least for a while all the chaos and noise of a life full of responsibilities and things to do. I hope you can live more moments like these, greetings.
I know one day, I will celebrate longer years of friendship with my friends
This is a beautiful celebration and I love the dishes right there…
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A real get together party. No doubt you and your friends shared some pleasant memories.
Having friends to reminisce past memories is awesome, it sometimes feels like going back to time and enjoying all those beautiful and funny time had together. Thanks to the organizers of this event 👍
The truth is that there is no better way to spend a Sunday than with friends from High School. It is simply incredible to be able to share with those who have the opportunity to go.
Wow. So much fun and gists to catch up on. You sure had a fun filled moment which definitely would serve as a big memory for you all. What matters is how well everyone is doing in life and coming together is such a great union ❤️
I’ll be having a high school meetup in December
I can’t wait for then
I’m sure you had a great time there
This is beautiful! You left me wondering where all my classmates are right now. No communications 🥲 even when I try to reach out to them.
This is an excellent idea, my friend, so that everyone can find peace of mind, even for a day away from the problems of everyday life and how noisy it must be to live in a big city. At the same time, you can enjoy much more with food this delicious.
Ahhhhhhhh,
Good friends and Good food! 😉☺️🙏
and the monkey too! why?.. he's just an innocent animal, right?? :P
They are lucky people who still have school friends and they are enjoying life the way we see in your posts you meet all these friends after few months and few weeks have fun and help each other so that's the real way to live life to help each other in bad times.
Everyone are already matured. I can see how close you are. I haven't had such kind of closeness with my classmates because we haven't seen each other for a long time.