Tuesday, December 21, 2010

A tale of two birthdays!

Two birthdays which did share the same day and year value. What differed was the month value. And the manner of celebration!

Birthday 1
Date: August 3rd, 2010
Birthday boy: ME!
Mood: Man, 28 years have passed and still no sight of that flying saucer!
Celebrations:  A lazy day at home with family, special home food, cake and a book (The Hobbit) set in virtual world. Add a 3 year old sweet kid from neighborhood who enthusiastically performs all the duties of cake cutting, candle blowing, etc on your behalf :). The remaining time was spent talking to the loving neighbors or to friends spread over nooks and corners of this world who still have the day archived in their memory cells. Everybody anticipating an invitation to the beginning of an unexpected adventure like the one Bilbo Baggins has in Hobbit ;). Ideal birthday eh? For me, definitely yes!

Birthday 2
Date: September 3rd, 2010
Birthday boy: My dad!
Mood: Man, I am turning 60 and I am gonna throw a party!
Celebrations: A pandal was erected in front of house along with a small stage for the birthday boy. The other stars of the show being a 5 kg cake and a bottle of champagne which I pretty much totally poured on the cake! Approximately 200 close relatives and family friends joined us and had a merry time laughing, singing, eating, revisiting old memories while making new ones and drinking, may be not in that particular order :).

The underlying pattern
Birthdays not only embark beginning of another free roller-coaster ride around the sun. They provide an ideal excuse for your family and friends to get in touch with you on a single day! No wonder you feel special on your birthday! :-)

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