Third Weekend Treat

Photo op with the birthday girl

Being the third Saturday of the month, it was Kajal Babani’s turn to treat the Club today – more so, since it happened to be her birthday also. The last two Saturdays of December were taken by Khatoon Baig (ref post of December 3) and Yusuf Rassiwala (ref post of December 10).

Geeta Latte and Kajal Babani

But Kajal had a family commitment to keep. Her nephew was getting married this morning at a gurudwara in Khar and she needed to be there as well.
Nevertheless, she managed to take time out to make an appearance in the Garden and hang around long enough for us to rejoice and play the fool with her.

Siba Prasad Maitra gives Kajal his blessings

It was nice of her and hubby Dilip Babani to “sweeten our mouths” on the occasion with lozenges and pose for keepsake photos with members of the Club.
Remarkably, Geeta Latte had brought along a packet of coconut cookies from Goa to

Bihari Milwani

supplement the sweets and together,
they made for a joyous and fun-filled morning.
As celebrations go, we seem to be heading towards an action-packed phase from next month. Apart from scheduled birthdays, there’s a New Year’s bash in the offing on January 2 for which preparations are already on. There’s also talk of having a picnic- cum- Sports Day – possibly at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (like the last time) in Borivli with games like spoon race, thread the needle, tug of war, etc. being drawn up. In February, there could even be a novel Valentine’s Day celebration – yet another first for the Club.
Meanwhile, here’s wishing Bihari Milwani an enjoyable trip to San Francisco. His daughter is settled there and she has invited him for Christmas with the family. He flies out with his wife today evening.
Kiran Prakash:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kajal. Many happy returns of the day. Stay blessed!