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Photo Gallery: CATS 10th Blood Donation Camp

2011-06-24T16:52:00.194+05:30

Though the date of the camp was officially 14th of June'11, but CATS who would have been unable to visit the blood bank due to work or personal commitments on 14th started getting their unit of blood counted towards the camp almost a week in advance!

CAT Vivek Kumar was the first donor of our 10th camp :)

CAT Anuradha Chawla walked into the blood bank with two of her colleagues,

Shruti and Manoj the next day where I was able to meet them :)

CAT Guneet Singh took her cousin Micky along two days ahead of the camp

as both would have not been able to make it on 14th to donate with the rest of the CATS.

CAT Guneet, you are one determined little girl.. PROUD OF YOU :)

We started the morning of 14th of June, World Blood Donors Day

with a donor count of 6. Given that our target was 50 units,

we were looking for another 44 donors to walk through the doors.

I reached the blood bank by 8.45am to set shop with CAT Amanat and

CAT Aman - the support team for the donors. CAT Paramjeet arrived

just as we were offloading the goodies and the necessities from the car.

He was our first donor of the morning.

The blood bank was all set for the day to receive the meowing CATS :)

and so were the CATS!

Wondering what the story is behind this cake??

It was CAT Chat's only son's birthday and the doting father had

brought along the cake to celebrate his birthday with all the CATS.

CAT Amanat happily helped CAT Chat to cut the cake in Anurag's absence,

and a wish was also made for CAT Monica who shared her birthday with Anurag :)

Birthdays galore :)

CAT Mukesh walked in with his wife Kusum just after 9am.

Mukesh might have started giving blood late in life, but he's been regular as a clock work.

Proud of you BOTH :)

CAT Gagandeep arrived soon before going to the office while Gurdeep led the SDI gang.

It was a good start of the day, given CAT Gagandeep

walked away in his own shoes after the donation :D

It was a pleasure to be greeted by Mrs Kanta Swaroop Krishen who

appreciated the electronic working style of CATS. She spent time speaking with the donors and

was quite excited to browse through the picture gallery of the previous 9 camps of CATS.

Yet another charming lady, Mrs Duggal arrived with Rtn. Sneh Popli to cheer up

the donors but it was so easy to get waylaid by the happy faces from the picture gallery ;-)

If this was not enough, then CAT Aman had also put up a chart asking 'What BLOOD Means'.

CAT Chat was at his wittiest best while Mrs Duggal was most inspiring :)

It was good to see CAT Arti back on the bleeding bed after she missed the previous two camps.

Ab iss rockstar ka naam main bhool gayi hoon ;-)

Rtn. Vipin Dewan kept his promise and came to cheer up the donors with his charming colleague.

It's always a delight to hear his stories, just as it used to be to listen to the stories of the previous Principal of YPS, Dr Harish Dhillon!

While all this was happening, a bus full of donors had arrived from SDI to simply sweep us off our feet...

There were more donors than pens available at the blood bank to fill the pre-donation medical forms ;-)

We were going full strength in the bleeding room...

and we had started running out of not only the pens, but chairs and sofas

also to sit in the foyer for the donors to fill their forms in...

Despite the heat and the lack of chairs, there was not a sign of complaint from anyone.

THAT is what I admire about you all :)

There is more to us than pretty faces :)

Go on.. I invite you to write a caption for this photograph :)

See, I told you that the photo gallery was a BIG HIT :)

Aa jayo... Aa jayo... Aap bhi aa jayo :)

It was great to see such a huge effort made by SDI to bring in the donors,

when it was all too easy to worry about the loss of working hours!

It was great to see the camaraderie between the defense personnel and the civilians.

Mera Bharat Mahan :)

All donors are equal but there are some above equals!

Please meet Ranpal who may be severely disabled in one leg, but that has not

stopped him from hopping along to the blood bank with a stick.

This man deserves a standing ovation for he indeed is the REAL HERO.

A disabled giving blood to enable another life.

We were indeed the stars of the day with media all around :)

The waiting queue spilled over from the foyer and corridor into the bleeding room itself ;-)

Please meet these handsome young kittens of ours, sons of our 40+ donor CAT Vishal Kalia,

who had brought them along to see what it feels like to be part of a blood donation camp.

It was a delight to see them all grown up... but handsome as ever :)

and here is the father.. CAT Vishal Kalia himself...

the one who's always there whenever anyone needs blood.

I remember calling him up on 07th of Jan'11 and he reached the blood bank

in less than 10mins to give blood for a poor accident victim about to undergo surgery :)

Boys will always be boys I guess ;-)

I may not remember the names, but I shall never forget the donors!

Meet this regular blood donor couple who joined us for the noble cause...

in his words, 'I have never seen such a rush at this blood bank before!'

and this is the important back breaking work which

CAT Aman was assigned; to keep records of all the donors.

Incase you missed Ranpal's previous photograph, this is how

Ranpal came to the blood bank to donate blood..

I wonder how should those able bodied ones amungst us should feel

after seeing this photograph.. I am talking about the ones

who do not donate blood despite being medically fit!

CAT Jolly was always rejected in UK and Canada whenever

he tried to give blood on account of malaria and mad cow disease :D

Thanks to being in India, he's become a regular donor with CATS :)

Do meet out new CAT Nitish, the quite one who surprised even his friends as he's a regular blood donor.

THANK YOU Nitish for coming along yesterday... and you look even fitter than the rafting trip :)

Our Fauji GS Dhillon in deep discussion with CAT AP to discuss CATS, Leh and beyond :)

I look forward to a guided tour of something special soon with The Army for all the CATS!

Time to meet another determined fauji who had come with his wife and two pretty children.

Son-in-Law of Col Shah (Rotary blood bank) is another towering example of

taking the challenges head on that life throws at us, rather than drowning in

sorrows or seeking sympathy through creating a web of self-pity.

This fauji with a beautiful young family who had come to donate blood with us all,

had come limping slightly with a stick as a support. It was later on that we came

to know that he had lost half a leg and a foot in a freak accident a few years ago.

Hats off to the courage of this fine Officer serving the Army, he never let the adversities get in his way.

Do allow the CATS to salute you Sir!

and what do I say about this 18yrs old smart chap.

I got into a conversation with Nipun and found out that this was his first blood donation.

I asked if his parents know and he replied, 'No. I actually had been asking them

to accompany me for my first blood donation since I turned 18, but they had been

dilly dallying giving one excuse or another as they feel I am too young to give blood.'

I ensured I stood by him and as he was being bled, he got a call from his mother

on his mobile, asking him where he was and he responded with a twinkle in his eyes,

'At the blood bank mum, giving blood!'

Not only these two students of PU gave blood with us, but asked us to go and

motivate the youngsters in the colleges to raise an army of blood donors in the city.

Leading by example they sure are.. and CATS would be more than happy to help them in their mission.

Who says females are a scarce breed when it comes to blood donation...

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE at the camp :)

Infact the energy at the camp was so palpable, that many walk-ins

immediately signing the membership forms to join CATS there and then!

I was surprised some even had the passport sized photos in their wallets

to stick on the membership forms...

they left no stone unturned to be part of this merry group of CATS ;-)

forms forms and more medical forms to be filled in...

Blood bank had appointed one person by this time to specially hand out the pens to the waiting donors :)

Rtn Darshan Mahendru may be a quite man, but what grace he brings along

with him wherever he goes. Thank you for coming in to cheer up the donors...

who by the way were too engrossed in either the refreshments or the photo gallery :)

I did tell you that we had a house full... right :)

Hey CAT Tanbir... yeh kya ho raha hai??!!!!

:P

Even the lunch hour went busy.... what a day indeed it was.... THANK YOU donors :)

CAT Puneet Kapoor came to donate blood but had to become a

cheer leader instead once again! It's always a pleasure to be with puraane-paapi..

CAT Hemant being another regular one.

I remember I would beg, request and at times blackmail Hemant to stay

as long as he could at the camp, without being fired from his job to

take care of the record keeping or photographs ;0)

Hustler may have left for other shores... but we still have the Warrior with us :)

To give or not to give ;-)

what an amazing journey it was... each part of the blood bank had different focus..

and here it was restricted to two senses only - Taste and Vision :D

A walk in dulhan who had come to donate blood with his dulha... LOVE YOU girl :)

Does the face expression convey enough that he's a first timer?

This proved to be the most pleasant surprise of the day for me...

CAT Jasmit shifted to Mumbai over a year ago and since he had written to me

saying that he would be making his blood donation on 14th of June,

I assumed he would go to his local blood bank to make a donation.

Can you imagine my reaction when I saw him walking through the doors

of the blood bank, straight from the airport to donate blood with his fellow CATS here in Chandigarh?!!!

Thakur.... khoon de de na!

CAT Hemant Anand who took over the task of reminding me to hold

the next blood donation camp as we enter the 10th week of the last blood donation!

The Silent Crusader CAT :)

and this gentleman had walked in to give blood in the name of his daughter's birthday.

He told me that he was about to leave for a few days to camp in Manali...

but walked away after filling in the form of CATS to join us from the next activity itself ;-)

I have honestly run out of words to describe this phenomena called CAT Abhijit...

Our original Pied Piper when it comes to blood donation!

He's probably sharing stories from his recent quest of kissing the Everest Base Camp with CAT AP :)

and here is our original Dulha, CAT Jasmit who has always donated blood with

his dulhan CAT Jasmine. The ones who're not just there for fun times,

but there when the going gets tough too.

Yeh jori to rabb ne banaayi hai... fursat mein :)

aur kaun kehta hai Punjab Police sirf khoon peeti hai... deti nahin :D

This gentleman had come with a colleague to be part of this blood

donation drive and we are indeed proud of them.. even if it's this once ;-)

Yupp.. back to the picture gallery :)

Yet another first time donor for whom we tried to make this day memorable :)

Meet this lady who not only is a regular blood donor, but has pledged to

donate her eyes as well body to the PGI upon death.

Walking Massiahs.. what do you say?

Want to join her ranks?

and this is what I call the purrfect partnership....

CATS donating blood with active participation of SDI :)

do meet yet another regular blood donor CAT Ajay.....

There's a saying in punjabi,

'Tera ik hath dewe te doosra de ke bhul jaawe!

He has literally taken it to his heart and can't remember the dates of

any of his previous 30+ blood donations!'

PROUD of YOU Ajay :)

and you really have to meet Madan.. it I was heading CATS to ensure

everything fell in place for the donors at the camp, Madan held the fort

on the ground for SDI.. and he did that without a break or lunch...

I literally had to force him to eat a muffin before I let him carry on further!

THANK YOU Madan :)

CAT Ashish walked in with his old pals Davinder and Jasraj along with

CAT Navpreet Singh to give blood together.

Do you notice to lanky chap standing in the extreme right hand corner

of the photograph? He works in a hospital and had seen many blood donations in his life,

but had never had the courage to jump from the fence. He's still doing his calculations

as he meets this noisy bunch of happy go lucky regular donor friends.

and this was another set of colleagues who neither stopped laughing themselves,

not allowed anyone else to stop giggling away - Drunk over blood!

and here is another one of us regulars playful ones,

CAT Navpreet who marked his paws at the camp post lunch... MEOW :)

10/10 blood donations has made CAT Ashish the brightest of STAR Donors amungst CATS.

Your special trophy is still in the making Ashish..

ab soch rahi hoon ke CAT Hemant ki bhi abhi banwa ke rakh loon ;-)

Davinder Singh and Jasraj... partners in crime for everything in life..

whether it's a quick junket to Bangkok or the blood donation ;-)

THANK YOU both for bringing in some Amritsari blood to the camp..

not to forget the set of advise you were handing out for the first time donors :)

Due dilligence and the cheers around created yet another first time blood donor.

CATS were able to do what IVY could not create...

and he made him promise to send an invite for all future camps too..

khoon munh ko lag gya na :P

This is how the sampling of blood is done to determine your blood group friends....

I am B+

what about you??

A drop of these chemicals is left on the drop of blood on a ceramic plate to settle..

the blood cogulates to determine which blood group each one of the donors is...

and this is also to be tested only.... not to be tasted ;-)

and this is how the blood you give is safely stored in the refrigerators...

Do you notice the plasma has floated as yellow fluid in the blood sacs

stored earlier on the upper shelf than the fresh ones which are still all red in the lower shelf?

The last set of donors before we called it quits at the count of 125.

but not before we say goodbye to our CAT Varun who came late but

ensured that his blood got counted with his fellow CATS.

Purrrfect teamwork in action visible with CAT Charanjeet typing away the

Press Release while CAT Aman is taking off the picture gallery.

It was time to shut shop as time was already 5.30pm!

and yes... the photo gallery was a BIG HIT....

what a delight it was to see the donors preening through the gallery to

spot themselves donating blood in the previous 9 camps...

while some were feeling proud, one was wondering,

'Where did I buy this shirt from that I am wearing in this pic?'

Forget the donors, even the blood bank staff could not get over

the photos we made available to them, which apparently no organisation had

ever done in the past, atleast never holding a picture gallery with them

taking a place of honour along with the rest.

Told you... we treat everyone as EQUAL in CATS :)

We can not possible finish off our day without a BIG THANK YOU to all the staff

at the blood bank, Mr Sudan and Col Shah especially who work hard for the donors at each camp.

We have practically become one big family :)

A BIG THANK YOU: CAT Aman and CAT Amanat for being the purrfect team,

right from making the picture gallery, keeping records, ensuring all donors were

photographed in the bleeding room and well served in the refreshment room.

This day could not have run so smoothly without your support girls :)

CAT Amanat, a little kitten whom we have seen blossoming from a chubby baby

into a beautiful teenager... from being the one we had to take care of,

to be the one we could give responsibility to.

THANK YOU CAT Amanat for taking charge of the photography

for the day amungst so many other things.

and folks, please pardon us incase she missed to take your photograph or

your prized photograph has come out a little grainy. This was the first time for her to

take photos and she had been on her feet since 8am!

Would you like to meet my sounding boards - CAT AP and CAT Charanjeet :)

I do owe a BIG THANKS to CAT Abhijit and CAT Anuradha Chawla

for being the purrfect pied pipers to bring in the bubbly donors from SDI.

Yeh SDI aur CATS ke khoon ka rishta humein baandhe hai ik dor se...

woh dor jo jeevan deti hai...

woh jeevan jo khoon se banta hai...

woh khoon jo hum ikathhe dete hain.

Three MEOWs to both the pied piers also :)

Counting the total blood donation units to 125,

we moved on to taking a peek at WHAT BLOOD MEANS to CATS :)

Would you like to add to this?

I spoke too soon I guess ;-)

After 10 at night as I was preparing to sleep I got a message from CAT DeepInder

who asked for the total to be raised to 126... he had donated blood in Manama, Bahrain

at the same time his fellow CATS were bleeding here in Chandigarh.

With tears in my eyes for the spirit which drives CATS and prayer to keep them all safe, I went to sleep.

- CAT Supreet

Photo Gallery: Lunch with Laden

2011-06-20T10:39:00.001+05:30

Osama was Dead - Long Live Osama!!

Honestly speaking, Sunday morning and we really had no idea what we were getting into...

What sort of ruckus get created thanks to our appearance in the city corridors!

All we knew is that it would be a laughter train ;0)

Benazir Bhutto and Gursharan Kaur in the making ;-)

Our Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur... all set to meet Osama over lunch ;-)

Ah well.... here's Benazir for you... heading towards the venue :P

Our punctual 'Aam Aadmi 1 and Aam Aadmi 2' were already waiting to

receive the history makers for CATS Lunch with Laden at 11.30am :)

India's first couple finally arrived to complete the reception committee at 11.40am

George Bush soon arrived along with Hillary Clinton for the all important meet....

they had to come from far so made sense to jet-pool to save some oil :P

Just as the Americans were ushered in, the Italian arrived...

Our immaculately dressed Soniya Gandhi in her crisp and starched cotton sari,

white pulled back hair and a BIG NAMAASTE :D

General Musharraf reporting.. with his burqa clad wife a steps behind him :)

did I say reporting??!!!

ah well.... with so many personalities around, how can a reporter be far behind ;-)

Please welcome Mr Gilani... all prim and propah.. including the mostache :d

It seems Monica Lewinsky is not that well acquainted with the regalia of The Raj...

'Rani ki Jhansi' to add chaos to the confusion going on in the corridors of Chandigarh ;-)

Any guesses for who has finally arrived for lunch??!!!

Osama arrived in his trademark style, with his burqa clad wife in tow, well.. a few tows behind ;-)

What an effort... our Rani surely deserves kudos for being so immaculately dressed,

if you excuse the footwear and the mobile :D

Aam Aadmi can't get over the fact that he's sitting with THE Osama and THAT Bush :D

Madam Gandhi and Manmohan Ji in purrrfect tandem...

Ek ne kahi, dooje ne maani,
Dono bann gaye, brahm gyaani ;-)

Mr Gilani can't get over the food it seems :P

Mr Zardari finally made an appearance...

He got held up as he had a deal to close.... wohi.. 10% wali :D

Just when polite conversation was coming to a close,

our journalist left to take a break... which everyone thought was towards the boy's room...

A few minutes later everyone noticed that all of a sudden a third burqa clad woman had arrived and

joined the group taking up a back seat.

Curiousity finally killed the CATS and they asked her politely who she was,

to which she responded, 'Main Osama ki sab se chhotti biwi hoon'.

Mystery deepened as no one could recognise her from her voice either

so it was suggested that since her husband was also around,

she could perhaps take off her veil and join the group.

Instantly she lifted her veil and shouted aloud, 'Lai moye lai... tu vi dekh lai...'

JAI HO :D

This was such a simple act which was pulled off by Mr Bhatia with such elan...

that he had everyone in peels of laughter for the rest of the afternoon....

The lady in the foreground by the way is the FIRST WIFE of Osama in burqa :D

Even Monica Lewinsky and Hillary Clinton forgot their differences over Mr Bhatia's wifey act ;-)

Navy Seal forgot to see that the Osama he had killed a week ago, was standing right next to him :D

All over a round table meeting...

Just as this was taking place, some visitors walked in and did not know

how to react to this bunch of supposedly normal people,

dressed weirdly and behaving in such a strange manner....

Remember, it was not only costumes and the guns which were flying around..

the accents were at work too :D

The less said.... the better :D

LOVE YOU Mr Bhatia....

I just wish everyone had the sense of humour to be such a sport in life :)

While soup was being served we realised that both the laptop and

the projector had developed a snag and we could potentially not watch the scheduled film..

Osama quickly got into action since his prestigious lunch was facing a glitch...

He arranged a replacement Projector within minutes and guess

who ran to get a replacement laptop... Mr GILANI :D

I wonder why the media keeps harping about the absence of a

telephone line to his Abbotabad mansion.. who needs a fixed line in the days of mobiles :D

Women Power on full display...

Power of the past and present.. together :)

Manmohan Singh sharing a joke with Osama over some soup.. yeah, I said SOUP and not coup :D

Rani Laxmi Bai reciting 'Khoob larri mardaani woh to Jhansi Wali Rani thi' which Bush understood completely :D

Zardari quickly fixed up another contract before taking an opportunity to have a photograph taken with The Osama ;-)

It was amazing to see how quickly all the CATS got into action to ensure that the schedule ran smoothly.

Lunch was served while the projector was being fixed..

and there was a sumptuous fare for CATS to gorge on.... for hours!

Another discussion group formed to discuss if anyone had gate crashed a wedding intentionally..

At first everyone was quite till Aam Aadmi no.2 raised his head above

the parapet and admitted, 'very often' :D

That's it... that is all it took for stories to tumble out of the closet and

before you know, it was agreed that the next event has to be 'Gate Crashing a Wedding' :D

Our Mr Clean Image Aam Aadmi no.1 firmly said, 'count me OUT please' of the next event :D

Since we had the film to watch also, the rest of the gang was

quickly ushered towards the dining segment...

Can you actually imagine Osama, Bush and Musharaf queuing up for lunch ;-)

How could the line-up be complete without The Zardaris :D

A very nice theatre seating had been arranged for CATS to enjoy

TERE BIN LADEN as lunch was being served concurrently...

Mr Zardari left after lunch to fix a cricket match while Madam Gandhi

had to travel back to the capital... the journalist also went along

with her to snatch a few more moments with the Madam for an exclusive interview!

Bhookhi Billiyaan ;-)

It was such a hilarious moment to see one fake Osama being watched by another Osama..

while the asli Osama is kissing a fish or coral somewhere!!!

We really didn't know which way to look...

which Osama to admire since both of these two were SO GOOD and convincing :P

Can you imagine Osama in a bar?

Well... you don't need to imagine anymore :D

If the round table conference and the film was not enough, tea/coffee

was served to everyone while these two were busy posing for the cameras....

(both Bush and Osama 'felt' victorious!!)

Soon they realised that they were the only ones who were not given their cuppa ;-)

Manmohan Singh insisted that tea would be served to both of them only after

Bush repeats 'certain dialogues' from TERE BIN LADEN :D

HABIBI George Bush ;-)

Our usually reticent AR was also in his element today...

I had started wondering half way through the film in case he's going to

fall of the bar stool he was perched on while laughing his heart out ;-)

Ek Qaatilaana Jori :)

Friends turned foes ;-)

Even Hillary could not keep her hands off Osama ;-)

Our Osama, who had gone to such lengths to dress up for his role was in BIG DEMAND for a photo-op....

The Gang of History Makers... as never seen before ;-)

but the entertainment quotient was still high..

Can you imagine 'Jhansi ki Rani' dancing on 'Lakk 28 kuri da' for an audience

comprising of Osama, Bush, Hillary, Benazir, Manmohan Singh ;-)

and what an elegant performance it was :)

History Makers in the corridors of POWER :)

but how could the evening be over without an odd pleasant surprise...

an amazing sketch of Baba made by Sandy for a couple who can only be considered as a gift to all of us.

You have become a loving and indispensable part of our lives in such a short space of time...

Thank You for extending that hand of friendship and care :)

and yes... since everyone had made such an effort to make this event a memorable one...

we only thought it was apt to go a little ahead.

Osama was declared The Best Dressed Character of the day, his voucher was

collected by his daughter since he was already in his car ;-)

The Best Act of the day was declared to be that of Osama's youngest wife,

the voucher to be hand delivered to Mr Bhatia tomorrow evening ;-)

I could not possibly let the day end without a BIG THANK YOU to CAT Navpreet also

for organising the venue, Osama and Gilani for stepping in when

things went wrong and for each one of you to add such charm to our lives.

THANK YOU ALL :)

Long Live OUR Osama :D
CAT Supreet

Photo Gallery: CATS Rafting and Camping Adventure Trip 2011

2011-06-18T12:01:00.000+05:30

The morning which we had been waiting for long, to make a splash in the crystal clear river and tumble in the silvery sands on the beach. However, there's a price to pay for everything, and for me that happens to be waking up at a time when the rest of the world is still cuddled up in bed ;-)

CAT Manav was the first one to report at Beckons, I got a lift from CAT Harpreet and CAT Lovely.. CAT Priyanka and her sister CAT Vasundhara looked like twins to my bleary eyes! The sun broke through the night sooner than anticipated... CATS took a little longer to assemble, as anticipated!

CAT Amanat took charge of the registration process along with distribution of

sustenance packs. When kids grow up to start wearing your clothes, I wonder!!

It took no time for the old and the new CATS to make friends..

on second thoughts, there was not much choice since we all had a weekend to get through :D

CAT AP chatting with blood donor CAT Varun at the far end while

our second honeymoon couple is buy trying to fix some loose ends

Finally CATS settled into their respective cars to head towards destination RAFTING.. MEOW :)

The first pit stop came when our drivers wanted to stop over for a cuppa and a bite...

CATS decided to make use of the time well :P

The traditional round of introductions was also held given 60% of the CATS were new to the group..

CAT Ansh and CAT Aman could not be dragged for the intros as they were too busy catching up with each other ;-)

Ahem.. the paw count??!!!

It's always fascinating to see the transition from the urban towards the rural areas...

two homes, two gates, two courtyards... two different stories to tell....

just hope they are full of love and warmth!

CATS were seen rummaging through their sustenance packs soon enough....

The Italian sandwich, one of the 11 items CAT Aman and CAT Amanat put together

for all the CATS the night before :P

On second thoughts, it was good that we prepared such a sumptuous pack as it did manage to sustain us later!

Hills are providing such a pleasant backdrop for the golden wheat fields in the foreground...

after we stopped at Paunta Saheb Gurudwara for a total of 12mins.

Saw the first team effort by CATS in action at the gurudwara when to save time,

CAT Manav took turns with me to guard the shoes while everyone else went into the main hall to pay their obeisance.

As the clocl struck 12.50pm we found ourselves in Rishikesh.. struck in traffic :(

We reached Kodiyala at 2pm and as you can see, CATS just can not be bothered to pose...

these hungry CATS need more than a few mice to satisfy their rumbling bellies.

Food... Food... GLORIOUS FOOD :P

and there was pin-drop silence at this table :)

ok... extend that silence to every table ;-)

CAT Nitish is the prime example of what good the delicious lunch did to the CATS :D

CAT Amanat... lost in her thoughts or worried about how to control

her travel sickness during the last leg of the journey taking us to the confluence...

CAT Vineet was purrrfect when it came to managing the kittens... couldn't have asked for more :)

3.30pm and we were all too excited to just jump into the rafts and set off...

Time to get into the safety gear... find a helmet which fits your head..

suck your belly in and tighten up that life jacket.....

and here begins the bargaining spree to match the colour of your life jacket with your attire...

or find a helmet big enough to hold your head :D

CATS were in splits on finding a couple of pretty CATS wearing their helmets back to front :D

CAT Ansh, you can not probably tighten this life jacket any more!!!

CAT Vineet with ALL THE kittens at the starting point ;-)

Time to share some cuddles :)

Sister Act :)

CAT Manav and CAT Varun.... both with a passion for blood donation.. and rafting ofcourse ;-)

I wonder if CAT Nitish had any idea as to what lay in store for him that evening ;-)

A mother we can rely on.. A son we are so proud of... CAT Rachna with CAT Ansh :)

'Yeh bua phir pataa nahin kya karwaayegi mujh se!!!'

Focus.. Focus... FOCUS on the task at hand...

with these glasses, CAT Varun can opt to fly also ;-)

CATS listening in rapt attention during the training session...

CAT Adit.. looking good enough to eat :P

I still have my doubts if CAT Ansh is wearing his helmet the right way or not ;-)

We really can't go wrong with this helmet now.. can we CAT Vineet :D

CAT Varun and CAT Priyanka at varying stages of learning to hold the pedal ;-)

Our guide Suman presented a very animated and interesting training session..

demonstrating the rescue by kayak when you are sea literally ;-)

As we got used to of the Ganga, it became more playful and infected us so ;-)

Our guide Hem shouted the instruction, RELAX which CAT AP misheard to be NELAAXsss...

When CAT Harpreet asked to be brought back immediately after diving into

the Ganga as the water was too cold, instead of rescuing him CAT AP suggested

a new line of business for him, 'Mann Kulfi'..

CAT Manav immediately made an offer to buy a franchise for this hometown :D

CAT Vasundhara dived in and her elder sister CAT Priyanka got worried and

dived into the water to give her company, only to realise when in water

that she had no access to Vasundhara as she dived from the opposite edge :)

Yalgaar Ho... 18 CATS making merry in 2 rafts and what fun we had :)

First 10mins of rafting was enough to convert even the non-believers

into enthusiast rafting CATS... CAT AP who all his life has simply refused to

indulge in any activity related to water, asked aloud that our raft be taken OVER

every rapid rather than from the sides!

CAT Rachna, who was previously too concerned about the safety aspect of rafting

as she had a son to look after, had returned with her 10yrs old son CAT Ansh.

It's amazing to see the confidence growing with every rapid :)

Now how would you feel if I told you that THIS is where we spent the night??

and this was the virgin beach set up just for CATS.. right at the edge of the forest

with no access to the outside world... SHEER BLISS :)

The only way we could reach our camp site was to row harder perpendicularly,

against the current after rafting for 16kms!

Our tents, beach furniture, food, rucksacks were transported to

our beach through the rafts.. which also meant that if we forgot something in the cars,

we could not retrieve them once on the beach ;-)

The awestruck CATS as they came off the rafts... absolutely speechless!!

Colourful, yet serene... Strong yet tender... wild yet beautiful...

and all this was ours for 18hours.. MEOW :)

Before it became dark, the sensible mothers getting the young brigade into some dry clothes after rafting the afternoon away..

Will these CATS get out of their wet clothes by any chance before they catch cold!

Amungst other things, I guess making sand castles has to be one beach activity

common across the globe. CAT Jasmine her home in the sand in 2008,

I made my own last year and this time, barely had she reached the beach that

CAT Amanat forgot about her wet clothes and started making sand castle!

CAT Lovely was found to be literally rolling at the beach while others were busy choosing their tents.. priorities eh :)

Colours red, black and yellow seems to be the theme of the day!

CAT Vineet took out his fishing rod as there was plenty of mahseer in the river...

however the impatient CATS made such noise that they drove the fish away...

Fishing needs a lot of patience, which we clearly demonstrated we did not have :D

CATS drowning their sorrows in green tea to get over the disappointment of not being able to catch even a single fish :)

As soon as the darkness fell... the major source of light on the beach was our logfire!

but what an excuse to sit around and play a round of jokes and songs over drinks...

and now add some chicken and veg kebabs to the fire.. .VOILA, we have our snacks ready :P

When Suman needed a volunuteer MUMMY, CAT Ashish promptly volunteered himself to play dead for the kittens ;-)

O hoye.. take care of the peeping toes CAT Adit!!!

Let's add some special effects to the scene to heighten the drama!

Is this scary enough?!!!!

Wish CAT Ashish had given me enough time to catch 'The Mummy' in rising from the dead ;-)

the grub's up CATS... grab your plates :P

and CATS pounced on the hygienic, simple and delicious dinner laid out with Hari supervising the dinner table...

Do you need anymore evidence of how good the food was ;-)

and if you thought the night was over, it was not!

Suman got the kids together again to make a sand dune of CATS!

Mission Sand Dune accomplished..

kittens left the pedals to guard their sand dune duly marked with the paws for the night ;-)

Chanda Mama door ke........

how can one not fall in love with a place like this!!!!

Wish the river would wash away my stresses everyday...

too lazy to get out of my sleeping bag... but too tempted to catch everyone in action by the river...

CAT Vineet busy shaving with a little mirror in hand to keep the chin intact ;-)

CAT Rachna quickly freshing up while CAT Ansh is still asleep in the tent...

Some of the CATS had even beaten the crew in waking up :D

Yeh tera ghar... Yeh mera ghar.. Yeh ghar bahut haseen hai :)

bleary eyed CAT AP got out of his tent at 5.30am and said after looking around, '2 gore bhi hain beach per!'

How beautifully the water has tossed and polished the pebbles of all colours...

a feast for the eyes... a souvenir to bring home???

Suman desperately trying to wake up Hem... but to no avail :D

Do I really have to get up??!!!!!

The story of TWOs!

The beach slowly coming back to life after a blissful night spent listening to

the peacocks singing aloud and the stars keeping a watch on us...

Even if the man tried, he could not possibly create such beauty

so effortlessly in abundance, even with all his wealth and design!

CAT Mona lost in her own thoughts.....

Love is to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment.

First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet - Rumi

The boys slowly emerging out of their tents too... with everyone making calculations

of which toilet tent would have been used the least number of times :D

Hats off to CAT Harpreet and CAT Lovely that despite being on their second honeymoon they were ready in time ;-)

Na ker kissi pe bharosaa ke kashtiyaan doobin...

Khuda ke hote huye, na-khuda ke hote huye...

Kinaaron se mujhe ae na-khuda door hee rakhna...

Wahaan le ker chalo toofan jahaan se uthne wala hai...

CAT Vineet caught up on his morning exercises before taking a dip in the Ganga...

nopes... Ganga had not strewn them around :D

Teri aarzu teri justju mein bhatak raha tha gali gali...

Meri daastan teri zulf hai, jo bikhar bikhar ke sanvar gayi...

This was one good way of declaring who this tent belonged to ;-)

even our sandals were in love with the sand ;-)

It seems as if the clothes and slippers are challenging the owner to come and wear them..

or else they will move towards the Ganga by themselves ;-)

There is pleasure in the pathless woods,

There is a rapture on the lonely shore,

There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:

I love not man the less, but Nature more.

- Lord Byron

Yaad nahin kya kya dekha, saare manzar bhool gaye...

Uss ki galiyon se jab laute, apna bhi ghar bhool gaye...

Son nicely tucked away in bed... while mother caught making merry in the sand ;-)

CAT Rachna.... a pro at camping by now :)

While the rest were either still asleep or wandering around the beach,

CAT Vineet and CAT Varun chose to play beach volleyball...

Any guesses who this sleeping arm belongs to???

and these hair clips???

With so many slippers around this family tent... I renamed it 'The Gurudwara Tent'

Give us a break... I am nearly ready!

BLISS :)

Awight CAT Ansh.... time to brush your pearly whites and get ready for some more fun :)

Toilet roll in a dry toilet I can understand... but what is this tea-mug doing here??!!!!

Question: What is the difference between the mountain goats and Hem/Ayodhya on a steep hill?

Answer: Mountain goats do not wear clothes!

Told you we had green the night before :D

Here now... even CAT Lovely would agree with me that it was only tea :P

Just when I thought every one was up and about... CAT Nitish is spotted by the river ;-)

Nopes... need to start the head count again.. even CAT Vanita is in the queue for brushing her teeth ;-)

CAT Vineet and CAT Varun resting their paws after an energetic game of beach volleyball

Kehan le jaayeinge yeh raaste....

The dining tent coming back to life... almost ready to serve breakfast to the hungry CATS :P

O maajhi re...... tu le ke mujhe saath chal tu....

CATS in varying stages of weaning themselves of Ganga :)

I guess CAT Amanat was the last one to get ready.. hidden away in her own little world ;-)

CAT Vanita and her energetic son CAT Adit all packed up and set for some kayaking fun :)

Aah well.. kayaking can wait.. let's have another game of volleyball first...

Jism se rooh talaq ret hee ret...

Na kahin dhoop na saya na saraab...

Kitne armaan hai kis sehraa mein...

Kaun rakhta hai mazaaron ka hisaab...

CAT Mona also all packed up FINALLY.. after getting 3 kids ready.. CAT Aman, CAT Amanat and CAT AP!!

What a joy to have CAT Lovely and CAT Harpreet along..

they not just packed up their luggage in time, but also helped pack up the

tenting gear to save time for the crew..

THANK YOU both :)

Is this some sort of dance session without the DJ for our kittens?

The dining tent witnessed heavy rush of the paw-traffic soon after breakfast was announced :P

What a view it was... What a place :)

Look what happens when CAT gets the cream :P

(courtesy CAT Monica ;-))

Just when everyone was busy getting their act together to hit the trek..

CAT Varun decided to take a short cut like a mountain goat!!!

Yupp... that's the height he reached after climbing vertically....

can you see our beach in the background CATS?

and THAT is how much more CAT Vineet could have climbed,

had he not set his heart on the kayaking to be take place shortly!

CAT Lovely and CAT Vanita hiking up from the trail which our guide made for us..

told you it was all jungle behind us ;-)

and this is what we left behind before hitting the trail back to the beach... nature at it's wildest best :)

CATS at the plateau point of the trek....

As we were trekking down, our crew was busy wrapping the camp site..

one group of CATS was playing ball underneath the dining tent..

and rest were enjoying dipping their toes and souls in the Ganga :)

and this is what the kitten brigade got upto..

reviving KABADDI.. complete with a referee :D

Told you there was love in the air :D

and what a sole to hold... with a string :D

yupp.. the kittens were still at it!!

Ganga finally tempted the first CAT to go for a swim...

and the first CAT to experience kayaking :)

humein bhi kayaking karni hai :(

the first kitten to kayak away... CAT Adit.. MEOW :)

how the hell do I get my paddle away from the safety rope?

meri fotu lo na :D

CAT Rachna on a collision course with her guide :D

CAT Priyanka balancing well :)

YEAH.. bring on the power CAT Manav :)

Humari baari kab aayegi :(

Hey bhagwaan.. yeh larkaa kuchh khaayega bhi??!!!!

and THIS is called Kayaking - The Ayodhya way!!!!

achha nahin khaana mat khaayo... atleast go and take a swim now, will you??!!!!

CAT Nitish seems to be wondering... 'ab iss me se to main paani mein nahin giroonga na!!!'

CAT Adit seems to be running on duracell battering...

first volleyball, then kabaddi, followed by kayaking and now swimming :D

CAT Amanat and CAT Lovely seems to be deciding like Lukhnawi Nawaabs, 'pehle aap - pehle aap' :D

chalo main hee pehle chali jaati hoon....

Trust me, CAT Vasundhara is not merely posing for the camera ;-)

CAT Ansh trying his little paws to go solo...

If my son can kayak... so can I :)

While CATS were having fun in the water, the team was busy taking down the campsite,

tent by tent, pole by pole...

and this is how it was all transported to the beach at the edge of the jungle for CATS!

arrey jaane do mujhe!!!!!!

CAT AP seems to be wondering.. yeh sab to ker aaye...ab to jaana he parega ;-)

wonder who's shoes these were... but the butterfly seems to have fallen in love with them :D

yeh 1 gajj ki larki swim ker aayi... lo main bhi aayi ;-)

absolute resolve to kayak away on the Ganga :)

and the arms emerging out of the life jacket belog to... our dhaai kilo ka CAT Aman !!!!!!

chalo main ek baar phir se dubki maar aati hoon :)

wooo hooooo... here i come :)

Thank God... atleast he has finally decided to eat his breakfast!!!

CAT Lovely and CAT Vineet were the next ones to have a go at kayaking...

aakhir mein aaya to kya huya.... yeh dekho... isse kehte hain kayaking :P

can I go for another round PLEASE... :P

Yeh main aaya... second time around ;-)

Yeh billiyaan pagla gayi hain.... Chalo saare paani se baahar!!

The Merry Gang of 18 CATS... saying goodbye to our beach... till we come back next year :)

but not without leaving our mark behind on the sand :)

It's amazing to see the pride every CAT has in their being that in practically

multi day trip of ours, atleast one CAT always goes ahead and leaves

our pugmarks behind, organically ofcourse...

It was CAT Jolly in our first rafting trip on the sand...

Krazzy4 CATS writing CATS in snow during Leh trip...

the complete gang wrote CATS in stones last year during rafting..

CAT Amanat and CAT Manav this time in the sand.. MEOW :)

We finally got into our rafts on day 2 at 11am...

after running over various rapids and numerous dives into the Ganga

and plenty of body surfing... we were taken into this little beach we had never visited before...

There was not much to see and we were hungry as it was 1pm by now.. however, we let the curiosity kill the CATS :D

but not before we shared half a polo each and ofcourse a purrrfect shot in the sand :)

Chalo bhai.. le chalo jehaan chalna hai!!

Sand has disappeared but where the hell is this water emerging from now?

Are we here for some acrobatic show by any chance Suman???!!!!

Are we supposed to do this too???!!!!

Don't look at what Suman is doing... with a narrow passage and

slippery rocks providing little foothold, it was not easy to climb up!

'ABSOLUTELY' Suman seems to be saying...

and we all agreed standing deep inside a 5' pool,

you rope climb against an 8' slicing waterfall.. This is just the beginning..

do this first then I will tell you the rest!!!

One by one, we all went up thanks for the constant encouragement from

our guide Suman and CAT Ashish who both used every trick

under the sun to get everyone into the cave.

CAT Vineet and CAT Varun took charge of the everyone further ahead,

as one literally had to crawl up towards an even larger pool of water

with atleast 30' high waterfall which automatically made all the

CATS go BRrrrrrrrrrr like the coke ad :D

Being in the dicey cave, larger pool with an old bridge hanging over and

some sun filtering through, giving it an eerie feel, CATS were meowing

aloud while diving in and out of the sharp waterfall providing

purrrfect head/shoulder and neck massage ;-)

If you think, this was it, the worse was yet to come!

We literally had to sit and crawl towards the entry point of the cave,

the same spot where we had climbed up using the rope.

The only trouble was..

the only way out of the case was to jump through a narrow passage straight into the pool - MEOW!

CATS sunning themselves and sharing notes

after an experience of a lifetime through the cave and the waterfalls :)

CATS on the way towards the final destination point..

one more challenge before we get lunch.. i.e. a grade 3 rapid called The Daniel's Dip!!

We offloaded CAT Aman, CAT Ansh and CAT Adit and gingerly both

the rafts with the rest of the 15 CATS started rowing towards The Daniel.

CATS brushing past The Daniel.... no flips.... just success :)

The interesting thing this time about the Daniel was that though it had

lost it's teeth due to the unusually high level of water in the river for

this time of the year, but the rapid had become quite long rather than remaining just a hole!

We did it nevertheless... MEOW :)

Everyone was so tired that again not a voice was heard over lunch at 4pm

after a day full of pure adventure and fun.

CAT Adit claimed to have eaten 5 rotis, CAT Aman claimed he did not remember how much he ate!

CAT Mona refused to disclose!

I asked CAT Ashish if he could take come photos while everyone was eating

since he had finished already, he responded,

'baithe-baithe sab ker doonga, per uthne ko mat bolna' :D

OK CATS.. everyone needing a sunburn ointment please queue up fast :D

Thaki-haari billiyaan :D

What else you expect after two days of non-stop fun, adventure and travelling, either by road or the river!

Time to leave CATS... the LAST SHOT before we climb into the cars and head home :)

Till next time.

- CAT Supreet

Photo gallery: CATS Chandigarh Marathon 2011

2011-06-15T15:00:00.000+05:30

Sunday Morning - CAT Zubin kindly offered to pick me up at 5.15am

to reach the Bhatia household by 5.30am.

Isn't it bliss when you can be driven around, just once?!!!

In case you are wondering what exchange is taking place in this photograph,

it's all legal and convenient you see. CAT Zubin had not eaten anything

before leaving home so CAT Monica is handing a banana to him over the locked gate :)

We had to cheer the Full Marathon running friends from Delhi you see...

Amit and Shruti.. YOU CAN DO IT :)

By 5.45am we had been conveniently dropped by CAT DV Bhatia

close to the starting gate where CAT Rajpal was already waiting for us,

but CAT Reeta was still missing from the pack of half marathon CATS.

The BEFORE photograph ;-)

The full Marathon was flagged off late around 5.53am rather than

the stipulated time of 5.45am as the usual speeches became too long!

The half marathon CATty team with Barnaali from CAT Monica's Delhi Running Gang in the meantime.

Half Marathon was flagged off shortly, and quite unceremoniously

at 6.03am as per my watch.. I say that since the organisers had NOT

put any digital clocks over the START gate!

The view at the lake was breathtaking by the time we reached there..

wondering how to time our run since the organisers had also not put

any MILE markers to indicate how much had we run!!!

How could they do that to the runners??

UNACCEPTABLE... PERIOD!!!!!

Since the route was also quite monotonous, (Full marathon runners had to do the

same loop 4 times while half marathon runners had to do exactly the same loop twice),

we made many a friends int his marathon since we bumped into each other so many times ;-)

As CAT Reeta and I were moving towards the fag end, the 5kms Fun-Run was

flagged off with much pomp and show.. Though we had a marathon to finish,

I was more keen to spot and capture our fellow Run-runner CATS!

Our benchmark CAT DV Bhatia, with CAT Nirmal, Elusive CAT Charanjeet

with our pretty CAT Sandy leading the gang in the fun run :)

and 'the Staff' of CATS :P

ok.. jokes aside... this generously proportioned gentleman insisted

on being clicked, 'Please use my photograph as an encouragement to others..

if I can do it, so can everyone else!'

Sense of humour galore :D

Adults were worse than the kids in the fun run.. this kid literally had to drag his father away from my camera :D

As I was looking for CAT Abhijit, I came across CAT Kulwant and

our gritty little CAT Aman making their way towards the lake too :)

The AFTER photograph at the Finishing line :)
After waiting and taking photos for about 10 odd minutes,

I finally chose to make my way forward to finish my own task at hand!

CAT Zubin was the first to finish in around 2hrs.10mins followed shortly

by CAT Monica at 2hrs.28mins and CAT Rajpal finishing at 2hrs.47mins.

CAT Reeta and I finished leisurely at 3hrs.25mins :)

CATS after returning the timing chips and getting their well deserved medals

around their necks.. with friendships as solid as the rocks we are leaning against - MEOW :)

being CATty wanted to add one more thing.. the ribbon was heavier than the medal :D

with all post-run formalities taken care for the half marathon runners,

we started looking for our fun-runners.

CAT DV Bhatia was the first to arrive back... CAT Aman followed a few minutes later

who ran in the safe custody of CAT Charanjeet and CAT Sandy.

Hum SAATH-SAATH hain :)

CAT Sandy arrived shortly with a huge grin on her face.. meow :)

CAT Nirmal being warmly greeted by CAT Reeta and CAT Monica...

I regret not being able to meet CAT Abhijit since he had left by this time...

CAT Sudhanshu would have been there too I believe but I could not spot him anywhere.

This five year old beautiful girl replied ever so confidently on being asked

what her name was, 'Mera naam Harjot hai te ghar mainu pyar naal Jotu kehnde ne'

With one mother home safely, we had to watch out for the second one ;-)

CAT Kulwant arrived shortly and safely to complete the pack of CATS.

CATS might have arrived home but others were still pouring in.

This was one surprise package of the morning.

This father had come with his two little daughters for the fun-run!

CATS being photographed by media personnel at the finishing line.. hand in hand :)

humare 3 bachhe :D

We might have run but there was no end to the fun!

CAT Charanjeet sneaked up to chat up the ladies ;-)

Last but not the least of the surprises of the morning -

This elderly gentleman Dharampal Gudhiya had come all the way from Meerut

to participate in the Chandigarh Marathon.

Claimed to be 113yrs old, he had only one message for everyone,

'ghar baithe nahin, kuch karte huye maro!'

By 10.30am CATS reached the home of our dear Bhatia family,

which was the venue for breakfast prepared by CAT Guneet and CAT Mona

for everyone who had come from the Delhi Running Gang as well as CATS.

Since the Delhi Gang had not arrived as yet given their full marathon was yet not over,

while waiting we were served with delicious hot tea lovingly prepared by

CAT Nirmal to ease off all aches and pains around ;-)

After it got confirmed that our Delhi running friends would arrive at

the Bhatia household by lunch time, it was decided that atleast CATS should

head towards the dining table..... and just what grub awaited us friends!

Wish you were there :P

Can you imagine gorging over toasted and stuffed pannini, soft idlees in gravy

followed by mouth watering paranthas.. now add mint chutney, garlic/chillie chutney,

5 types of pickles and yes, the yogurt to polish them off with :P

Do meet the beautiful and efficient CAT Guneet with CAT Mona

who prepared such mouth watering fare for the hungry CATS..

THANK YOU... ahem.. just thinking that if such delicious food would be

offered to us in future also, then we are willing to run 21kms every Sunday!!!

If you have any doubts, then have a look for yourself at how busy the CATS were over the breakfast ;-)

Aaaaaah... CONTENDED CATS ;-)

The look should say it all :P

But there was MORE on the way... the last course!

A gorgeous looking Pudding, delicious Gaajar-halwa and Kheer awaited

the CATS to make up for the calories they had lost while running in the marathon!!

Amidst the fun and din CATS were creating in the house, there were

some quite tender moments also shared by this youngest runner from CATS..

CAT Mona hugging her 9yrs old son CAT Aman on his yet another achievement :)

Honestly, we stopped keeping count after the 3rd of helpings :D

and finally it was time to say our goodbyes...

go home to scrub clean of the grime we had picked up all morning.

What a morning eh.. a morning WELL SPENT :)

Till the next Marathon,

CAT Supreet

Moment of Celebration

2011-06-11T12:03:00.000+05:30

My Dear CATS,

Can any of you recognise this beautiful blushing bride?

This 'good-enough-to-eat' lady in red is none other than our tomboy CAT Gurneet.... yupp the same one who's Hb was 14+ and who could eat for two of us for the same meal ;-)

The girl who could not do enough for anyone in distress, who served everyone with a 100watt smile, a fragile looking damsel who was the backbone of her parental family through the thickest and thinnest of times... you go girl... lucky is Sangram who has held your hand and even luckier is the family you have walked into, to call your own.

CAT Gurneet and CAT-to-be Sangram surrounded by family and friends on 20th of February 2011; the day this handsome couple tied the knot and exchanged vows of a lifetime.

Do join me in wishing them a beautiful life ahead CATS.

- CAT Supreet

Moment of Celebration

2011-06-11T11:35:00.001+05:30

My Dear CATS,

Continuing with the season of celebrations, our CAT Hemant got married to a lovely girl named Richa on 08th of Feb'11. Though we could not make it to his wedding which was held in Allahabad, our best wishes are with him for a long loving and beautiful life ahead.

Look forward to meeting your pretty bride Richa at the next blood donation camp CAT Hemant :)

CAT Supreet

Moment of Celebration

2011-05-31T15:33:00.000+05:30

My Dear CATS,

I take extreme delight in announcing the much awaited wedding of our die-hard CAT Manpreet with her beau Harman on a beautiful 14th day of January'11 in an otherwise bitterly cold month. May be God also wanted to be kind for having made them wait so long to tie the knot ;-)

CAT Manpreet looked ravishing holding hands of our new CAT Harman, a true convert he is for sure :)

CATS, do join me in wishing this 'made for each other' couple a life full of love and grace.

- CAT Supreet