Repeat Treat

Human beings are generally born. Some are occasionally hatched. A few just germinate or sprout from earth. And then there are those funny cases of ‘immaculate conception’ which are beyond the realm of human understanding.
Kishor Babani will have to decide which of these possibilities apply to him for the party he hosted this morning at the Chinese Hut. He had already celebrated his ‘birth’ day a few days back – on September 12 (see post). Many like Ved Prakash Grover and Razia Khan rationalized that that was only a ‘trailer’ for the ‘real show’. Some argued that it must have been his son’s or daughter’s birthday he had celebrated earlier and today it was his turn. As the confusion grew, Bapu Rane insisted that rather than count the trees, we should be concerned with enjoying the mangoes. But that did not put to rest the mounting speculation, as everybody came up with a new theory for the celebration this morning.
Our two-bit theory (for whatever it is worth) is that Kishor had hosted today’s party as an excuse to settle scores with wife Renu. Just study the picture alongside: Look where his fist is positioned and the grimace on Renu’s face, after having taken it on her chin. Somehow, Kishor seems to be simply enjoying it – a la Mike Tyson. Now check the picture on the September 12 post and you’d get the answer for today’s repeat treat.
The other big news is that Monthi Serrao gets discharged today from Kokilaben Hospital where she had been undergoing treatment for a severe bout of malaria (see post of September 14). She claims to be fine now and insists on having a joint-birthday party with other September-borns when she resumes her exercises at the Garden. Should that happen, well… Kishor will require a third excuse for yet another treat!