AFVOA Newletters of Year 2003

Page 5 of 170 by the participants as well as the spectators and referees/judges. All the winners were suitably rewarded with prizes kind courtesy of Cols Subramanian, Samuel Raj and Sundar. After all this hectic activity. It was but natural that the gathering needed energy which was catered for in the form of lunch. 8. Lunch was served in the lawns, and was a superb spread well laid out. There were any number of dishes, ranging from palak pooris, ordinary pooris, vegetable pulao, raita, salad, aloo gobi muttar, paneer, baigan, gajar halwa, and malpua. Everyone present partook of the repast to their heart’s content, which was truly satisfying. 9. After lunch, before one could follow through with the natural consequences of a glorious afternoon, a satisfying lunch, (and, at least for some, beer?) and sink into slumber, Brig Subramanyam took charge of the proceedings and put us through a most well designed quiz that by the very range of questions and their gradations in difficulty, forced all into complete wakefulness. The quiz was mighty interesting, and space permitting, the questions and their answers will be published in a forthcoming issue for the benefit of members who did not join us at the picnic. The winners of the quiz were Col Ashok Choudry and Gp Capt & Mrs Raghavachari. 10. Two houses of Tambola were played. The winners were Ms Smruti (daughter –in – law of Brig Muthulaxmi) and Ms Prema Rajan. The minor prizes were well distributed and shared by many members. A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy. “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree. Management Lesson: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there. For Your Information Please! There may be more to learn from climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains. ~ Richard Nelson Grants from Army Officers Benevolent Fund (AOBF). 11. Further to the note that appeared in the last Newsletter regarding this item, a number of officers (mostly non members) have inquired the actions that they have to take to get the amount. Hence it was felt that the news item bears repetition. The details are as given in the subsequent paragraphs. Army Officers Benevolent Fund (AOBF). 12. AOBF is a contributory fund for commissioned officers. Certain grants are provided to the subscribers or their nominees or their legal heirs out of AOBF. Details of grants,