Oct 18 2007

White Lies and White Wine (a bit of the former, none of the latter)

Published by Melody at 9:26 pm under "Dear Diary" type entries, 1800-HUSBAND-FOR-MELL

I try not to go out mid-week too much because I’ve reached the age where I feel late nights mess up my next work day.

But it was the Crab & Wine festival at Mahesh, Juhu.

So there we were when suddenly he brings it up:

“Do you remember our pact?”

My eyebrows are up. I shake my head, no.

I recall it all when he mentions the Friends episode where Rachel & Phoebe both make pacts to marry Joey if they weren’t married at a certain age. I smile, remembering how many of us had made our own pacts after that episode aired.

And here I was sitting, with my pact maker. I’d last seen him four years ago, but I remember it all clearly now - if neither of us were married by 30, we’d marry each other.

“No, no, it was 35“

I say loudly and very confidently.

Hoping, God wouldn’t punish me for this white lie.

Wondering, if could get away with it again if I met him in another four years?

Shuddering at the thought that I may actually even need to.

Thinking, “two proposal-like ‘Friends’ references by two guys in the same week”, how weird is that?!

Meanwhile, the restaurant gives us complimentary white wine, which we refuse, as I don’t drink and as he was driving. Never mind, the crabs are to die for.

We order some more, enjoying it all tremendously; crabs and gossip about old friends.

9 Responses to “White Lies and White Wine (a bit of the former, none of the latter)”

  1. # Wine Database » White Lies and White Wine (a bit of the former, none of the latter)on 18 Oct 2007 at 9:50 pm

    [...] ‘The Voice In My Head’; wrote a fantastic post today on ‘White Lies and White Wine (a bit of the former, none of the latter)’; Here’s ONLY a quick extract: I try not to go out mid-week too much because have reached the age where I feel late nights mess up my next work day. But it was the Crab & Wine festival at Mahesh, Juhu. So there we were … is that?! Meanwhile, the restaurant gives us complimentary white wine which we refused as I don’t drink [...]

  2. # Alexon 18 Oct 2007 at 11:46 pm

    “The Wierdo with the halo around his head and a forked tongue”! Damn!! how “WEIRD” can things get neways??

    Hello Melody

    ;) :P :P

  3. # Melodyon 19 Oct 2007 at 12:01 am
    ALEXISSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
  4. # Nareshon 19 Oct 2007 at 4:03 am

    The signs are saying something :P
    Act fast! :P

  5. # Arjun Prabhuon 19 Oct 2007 at 9:01 am

    lol… love the first comment/trackback reads ;)

  6. # Shantanuon 21 Oct 2007 at 2:22 am

    Mahesh has a branch in Pune too. However, I have never associated Mahesh with wine. For some reason, I still associate wine with more upscale dining. And I shall not comment on the pact! :-)

  7. # samon 22 Oct 2007 at 6:17 pm

    ah now dats a fine pact… a good i haven’t made any such pact yet… too young for that i suppose… :P
    btw, i wud have gone for the wine rather than the crabs!!

  8. # Melodyon 29 Oct 2007 at 8:49 pm
    @ Naresh: :P

    @ Arjun: Hic?!

    @ Shantanu: Yeah, Mahesh doesn’t somehow seem like a wine place! Good to know about Mahesh in Pune, will sniff it out when next I go!

    @ Sam: Fine pact? Ah, it did seem so at the time. Now, am not too sure ;)

  9. # Himankon 22 May 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Hey wasnt the pact between Monica n Chandler??? U sure that the pact was Rachel & Phoebe with Joey??? Confused…

    Btw nice blog.. came first time on ur blog.. Nice :) Quite kool!!

    Read ur blog for the first time today and already added your feed to my google reader.. :)

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