Annn…nother Party

IT'S PARTY TIME, YET AGAIN!!! Shekhawat is in red Tee

SHEKHAWAT MAKES NEW OFFER NOBODY CAN REFUSE

For all the madness and mayhem many may blame us for, we must surely have done some good deed in our past lives to deserve not one, not two, but three mega Diwali parties this year.
What began with Chanda Khadaria’s extravagant treat on October 28, led to an equally lavish bash by Swati Panjabi the following day and this morning, it was Shekhawat’s turn to have yet another blast, fittingly as a grand finale to the Diwali celebrations.
Today’s feast also marked the beginning of a new year – according to the Vikram Samvat calendar (observed by India’s mercantile community).
As usual (and rather, unfairly) Banoo Apa brought tea from home while Dilip Babani had to do the run-around early morning for the eats. Shekhawat had just about briefed him on what “not to bring” and it goes entirely to Dilip's credit for laying out a sumptuous spread that will be remembered in a long time – unlimited kachoris, phapda with the mandatory jalebis, pedas and loads of onion bhajiya. Washed down with tea, it was as somebody commented, “filling but not heavy”.
But trust Shekhawat, who felt it was still not enough and that we deserved more. (This after most of us had two or three helpings and with Shekhawat eventually having to carry home the unopened phapda packets in a huge bag.) So he announced that he would like to throw another party, ostensibly for the MHADA flat he was offered (ref post of October 27) and did not accept!
In fact, Shekhawat counted three options for us to choose from: one, he would be happy to host a sit- down dinner at home with the choicest whiskey, rum/vodka and red wine; two, we could go for a no-holds-barred meal in a fine dining restaurant of our choice; and three, he was prepared to take us on a free day-picnic anywhere within Mumbai’s metropolitan limits – the venue again, of our choice.
Guess what? Instead of thanking him (and politely saying no-thank you) for his generosity, many are seriously weighing the options – the overwhelming majority pitching for the free picnic (as of now). Still, Shekhawat has given them three days to take a final call.
Lt Col Angad Singh (from Mohali):
It appears that there is competition -- nay, a war for eats. Beware of The Battle of the Bulge!
Siba Prasad Maitra:
Congratulations to Mr Shekhawat. Extremely happy to learn about his offer of three options. All are excellent but for someone like me, OPTION 1 will be always preferable.