SOME men are just lucky to have the best of wives, and Ricky Sawh has certainly found himself a diamond.

Each year, the feisty and bombastic ‘Miss Mala’, as she is popularly known, comes up with intriguing party concepts that are quite a thrill; and this year she topped it all when she hosted a lavish ‘Persian-Style’ birthday bash for her husband Ricky Sawh at the Park View Hotel at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.

The guests numbered closed to two hundred, and of course they were the very elite of society. When the Persian King (Ricky Sawh) arrived with a roll of drums and a blare of trumpets, he was escorted by two provocative belly dancers, who created havoc at the venue. As the dancers – ‘Crystal Wayne’ and ‘Hefty Momma’ — twitched, trembled and shook their hips enticingly, the king and queen arrived, followed by the Persian princes and princesses.

With fifty exotic dishes to sample, the guests marvelled as they enjoyed succulent delicacies, dances, speeches, songs and poems from well-wishers and close relatives.

GT&T’s ‘Feel the Beat’ Dancer Ean Spelling was also quite a hot item on the agenda. And our own Alex Wayne created tropical shock waves as the MC of the event, much to the delight of the jovial invitees. This year, we will just let the photos speak for themselves…