HP gets married

HP gets married... Well, who is HP? Harry Potter... Naaa. Why would I be writing about Harry Potter getting married. That is best left to J. K. Rowling. HP -> Hindustan Petroleum... Awww, now a company can't get married. Well, HP is a friend of mine who got married sometime in 2005. Now you may wonder - what's the big deal in getting married? Weel, actually there is nothing great in getting married. But what makes HP getting married different is the way he went about finalizing the date of his wedding.

I was in US, when his marriage plans were underway. He was meeting prospective brides, and the prospective brides were meeting him... I would call him regularly, atleast once in a week or once in two weeks. He was one of those very few friends whom I would call up regularly while I was in the US. Once when I called him up, he told me that he planned to get married. I was happy for him. I told him to keep me updated on the progress. I wanted to attend his wedding. One fine day in March 05, when I called him up, he asked me when would I be returning back. I told him that my plans were December 05. He said that he had finalized a girl and that he planned to marry her in November 05 and wanted me to make it for his wedding. I said that it was difficult, but I can surely try, since 1 month would not make much of a difference.

Days passed... rather, days flew by. Sometime in March end, when I called up HP, he told me that he will be getting married sometime in October 05. The date had been rescheduled from November 05 to October 05. He told me that I had to attend his wedding. I said I would try since coming this early would be a little difficult. But let's see what happens. October 05 was a long time.

I called up HP again sometime in April 05. He told me that he was getting married in Aug 05. The plans had been changed and he had scheduled his wedding for Aug 05. I was stunned. I couldn't figure out what this guy was upto. I knew he was not the type to keep changing his plans this often, but sitting so far, I had no way to figure out what was going on in his mind, other than just talking to him. I was like - 'Theek hai... Aug 05 mein shaadi karega... There must be some reason.' Things were going on fine. Life was moving ahead fast, for me as well as for HP.

I again called up HP in May 05. And what he told me this time was more baffling. He asked me if I could come over to Mumbai for a few days in July 05 as he planned to get married in July. I was like - 'Tu kar kya raha hai... Pehle November, phir October, phir August, and now July. Tu itna betaab kyon ho raha hai shaadi karne keliye?' HP replied - 'Yaar ab jaldi shaadi karni hai. Can't wait longer...' And I was like - 'Yeh to gaya...' I told him - 'Boss, July will not be possible at all. But theek hai... I will meet you and bhabhi once I am back.' I did not want to miss his wedding and was feeling bad about it. Even he was not liking it. But then some things cannot be changed. Call it occupational hazards, or whatever. :)

Life was going on. I had HP's wedding date at the back of my mind. Soon it was June. I called him up and what he said had me clean bowled. I was not at all prepared for what was coming. When I called him, I could hear lot of background noise. I could figure out that he was travelling. Before I could ask him anything, he said - 'Partner, sahi time pe call kiya hai...' I asked him - 'Kya hua? Kaisa hai tu?' And he was like - 'I am doing good. Abhi ghar laut raha hoon...' I said - 'Aaj itni jaldi kaise ghar jaa raha hai? Kaam nahi tha kya office mein...' He replied - 'Arre, shaadi kar ke ghar jaa raha hoon...' I didn't know how to react. I have been hearing all the posisble dates that HP had decided on for getting married. But today, he actually got married... Kahan November 05 ka wedding plan, aur kahan June 2005 mein actual wedding. Wow... I had never heard of anyone being so eager to get married... But this guy was not just eager and impatient, he actually rescheduled his wedding so many times just to get married as soon as posisble. And I was sad since I would be missing his wedding... Missing kya, I had already missed it. I called up another friend of mine - MR, and even he was surprised to see all this happening so fast. Even though MR was in Mumbai, yet this was too quick for him to even comprehend. All friends met on his wedding reception which was 2 days after his wedding. I am not sure if anyone asked him the reason for getting married so quickly... But if I would have been around, I would have definitely asked him on the day of his reception. :)

Till I get more details... keep thinking... :D