Seh-le-BRATE Good Times C'Mon!

Friends, Well-wishers, and "Phamily" gathered at a secret location in the exclusive London suburb of Hampstead over the weekend to celebrate Wadhwaniworld founder Gaurav's foray towards his mid-twenties. In attendance were London party-circuit regulars Dino and Lavish, with international Jetsetters Kajal and Andy G, respectively, flying in for the occasion. Making an appearance also were members of Gaurav's online Friendster Fraternity - 'The G-Men' and former New York editor Vikki made it back in time, fresh from covering the various happenings in India over the past month...(reports of which are yet to come)! "The 'Rents" as they are affectionately known by D&G, made a fleeting visit bearing birthday cake and of course, embarrassing stories about baby G when he was "cho chmall."

The party soon dissolved after it was discovered that indeed Gaurav was still not yet quite grown up enough to know that birthday cake is best eaten, not thrown, and the ensuing (yet inevitable) food-fight left guests scurrying away, Caiparinhas in hand, to the safety of their Benzes.

Happy Birthday Gaurav!

Where's Mommy?

In Paris of course, ma cherie!

Bubble and Anil, tiring of parenthood, decided to throw in the towel for a few days in favour of a jaunt in the City of Lights this past weekend! Instead of the Mickey Mouse Cafe at EuroDisney, they lunched at the roadside cafes on the Champs Elysees, dined at the Lido, and of course, visited the most famous of landmarks, La Tour Eiffel!

Little Brittany and Alec, meanwhile, eagerly awaited their parents return from their second honeymoon as they anticipated gifts of minituare Eiffel Towers, Snoglobes, and the French Chocolates that were promised to them in exchange for this mini-getaway. True to their word, our international Papparazzo spotted Bubble and Anil hurriedly purchasing said items from Charles DeGaulle International Airport Terminal 3 Duty Free. How thoughtful.
















Ahhh...young lurve!


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Every week WadhwaniWorld gets its team out and about to find out what Wadhwanis around the world are doing:

25/05/06 – London…Dino celebrating the end of exams. He indulges himself by heading to Oxford Street to engage in some serious retail therapy, leaving no stone unturned in his visits to Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, Evisu, etc.

01/06/06 – Heathrow Airport, London…. Harish Wadhwani spotted in “Arrivals” looking decidedly shifty. After pausing for 15 minutes, apparently contemplating whether or not to pass through the “Something To Declare” area, Harish opts to enter the “Nothing to Declare” zone, although looking clearly unnerved and on edge. When he sees two sniffer dogs lurking nearby, Harish makes a run for it and heads straight outside the airport, where an unidentified accomplice is on hand to pick him up in a black Mercedes limousine.

01/06/06 – Mumbai, India… Vikki and Karina Wadhwani, two truly Americanised Wadhwanis, spotted in the old country catching up over a Barista in Linking Rd. “Ohh Karina, I simply adore your 18-carat engagement ring!” gushes Vikki. “No” says Karina, “Actually this was just something that came out of an Amarnani Christmas cracker. The real thing is 50-carats and is in a vault in Switzerland”. “I see” replies a dumbstruck Vikki.

02/06/06 - London…Andy Gandhi spotted in Central London with unidentified bald American colleague, drinking and dancing merrily at a London School of Economics (LSE) College night, and one week later, spotted at a School Disco…Andy get a life, you graduated 10 years ago!!!

06/06/06 – Warwick…Lavish Wadhwani sighted in his room with the doors locked, cramming for exams. But is he really cramming, or could he be merely hiding out from a crazed ex-girlfriend, whose stalking has shows no signs of abating. “Take me back – I still love you!” she cries, banging on the windows. Lavish doesn’t raise an eyebrow, his eyes focused intently on “International Business Management – 3rd Edition” by Sumantra Ghoshal.

07/06/06 – Joggers Park, Mumbai… Karina spotted clutching a bunch of flowers, from which she is picking off petals one by one. Instead of “he loves me / he loves me not”, Karina is heard saying “Goldman Sachs” … “or Umesh Amarnani”. “Goldman Sachs” picking off another, “or Umesh Amarnani”.

09/06/06 – Zuma, London… Kajal, Andy and Akshay spotted loitering outside Zuma restaurant in Central London. “For the tenth time” the doorman is heard to say, “no you’re not allowed in here. Theres a Nandos down the road, that might suit your type better”.

- GW.