Delectable Chocolates

Happy Birthday, Anjali

Whatever may be said about Big Laaf, there’s one seemingly inconsequential but incredibly delectable fact that has escaped our attention. The variety of chocolates we have consumed in the past 15 years is simply beyond compare. It is unlikely that any human being anywhere in the planet has been able to sample as many kinds of chocolates as we have.
This morning Bihari Milwani’s elder daughter, Anjali celebrated her birthday by treating us to the unpronounceable Ghirardelli Squares – a slow-melting, multi-flavoured

Smart boy! Aman goes around distributing chocolates

brownie she had thoughtfully brought from the U.K. Imagine, a paper-thin layer of jam (or was it honey?) sandwiched between dark brown choco chips meant to arouse your senses! This was one more memorable 'chocolate experience' that became an addition to our collective repertoire.
Anjali’s birthday, arriving within a fortnight of her sister Karishma’s (ref post of August 7),

Zarina Khan

was special for another reason. She was with her son, Aman (not to mention papa Bihari and sis Karishma) who is now a grown up lad from what we saw of him last. He did not need to cling to his mom’s imaginary apron strings, but scampered around, even playing the gracious host, boldly proffering chocolates to all and sundry. It seemed like Aman was celebrating his own birthday today!
Unfortunately, we could not raise the fourth laugh for Anjali, as we usually do on everyone’s birthday. Zarina Khan had reported for the exercises post the funeral of her mother-in-law. In fact, we did away with the laughter rounds today as a mark of respect to the departed soul. May she rest in peace.