Day 359

Monthi Serrao brought her grandson, Tian to usher his birthday in the Club. He is a fine young man now – smart, observant and wise – looking every inch a rock star (right) with long, stylish locks. He does not crawl around and cry any more. Last when we saw him on his first birthday (see post of August 7, 2010), he spent time in the Chinese Hut on the laps of sundry ladies. This time around, he strode up confidently to all members, shook hands with them individually and graciously acknowledged their wishes and blessings. Even when Harish Wadhwa smeared his face with cream from the birthday cake, he did not bawl for a moment.
On behalf of the Club, Tara Chand Seth (our senior-most member) presented him with a toy train while Razia Khan brought him another gift, a teddy bear. Little Tian accepted both the packages courteously and then left it to his mom and aunt (who also accompanied him) to carry them home for him. The blog wishes him once again many happy returns of the day as we all look forward to seeing him more often in our midst.
Today was the birthday of Yusuf Rassiwala (right) as well. He is at present in Hyderabad (not Ahmedabad as reported earlier) attending the wedding of a family member. He says he is not keeping too well as his heart condition had turned acute of late. In order to avoid a by-pass surgery, he is undergoing what is known as EECP (Enhanced Extra Counter Pulsation) therapy, a new but increasingly popular paradigm of treatment for relieving angina and improving exercise tolerance. He is already half-way through the 35-day course and as he says, he can feel a difference. We wish him not only complete recovery, but many, many years of good health, happiness and a stress-free life.
Says DILIP BABANI:
Happy Birthday, Yusuf-bhai! God bless you with good health and long life. We all miss you. We are planning a picnic, by the way.