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Swati Punjabi celebrates with chocolates

Today was Bhai Dooj, the last day of the five-day Diwali festivities in Mumbai. Swati Punjabi lent a finishing touch to the celebrations by distributing chocolates after the exercises. Today was her daughter, Malavika’s birthday and the chocolates were picked up by her from a recent trip to Bangkok on a film shoot. It was extremely kind of her to remember us in the midst of her hectic schedule.

Shekhawat

We thank Malavika for the gesture and wish her many happy returns of the day.
Meanwhile, the process of integrating the ta’i chi warm-up exercises into our regular workout routine is being straightened out. Considering that these exercises are not physically-intensive or time-consuming, it is hardly surprising that right from

Near full attendance for the tai-chi acupressure exercises

Sheela Mirani to Ved Prakash Grover, Yusuf Rassiwala and Harbans Kaur, almost all the members want them to be included in our daily regimen.
The only problem is that these new exercises could get in the way of those who have to attend the yoga session scheduled at 8:00 a.m. daily. So in order to enable them enjoy the best of both worlds – ta’i chi and yoga -- it was decided that from tomorrow, the Chinese girls would step into the circle the moment we wrap up the second laughter round and take the exercises forward without any interruption. That way, we may be able to save a few precious minutes.
On a lighter note, there’s Shekhawat, who has taken upon himself to learn Chinese from today. His homework for the day is parroting three critical words: Nǐhǎo! (hello), Xièxie! (thanks) and Zàijiàn! (goodbye). How he puts this vocabulary to use remains to be seen – and heard.
Ajit Choudhary:
I too am trying to learn a few Chinese words: chow eñn (good morning), ne how (hello), ne how maa (how are you), xie xie (thank you), chai cheae (bye bye)...
Bihari Milwani:
To impress the Chinese girls, Shekhawat will have to learn not only Chinese words but how to cook Chinese food also.