janam diwas

birth•day / Ñ 'b3;TdeI; NAmE Ñ 'b3;rT-/ noun the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born:
Happy Birthday! Ç Oliver’s 13th birthday Ç a birthday card / party / present

IDIOMS

in your 'birthday suit(humorous)
not wearing any clothes




Times they surely have changed, well for me at least they have changed, can’t say, improved or not!!! But they have changed. I don’t know whether it’s just a matter of time or age, but the birthday merriments, for me, at least, have taken a complete u turn….

First three birthdays:
I don’t remember what ensued (I was too young that time), but a few albums pics confirm that I had burnt one of my fingers while cutting cake during my first birthday, the rest two I don’t remember.

A few more celebrations:
During primary school time birthday was the most awaited event of year, even more than diwali and holi, and but obviously, much more than exam results and prize(????) ceremony.

The birthday celebration almost began three days ago, when the menu at the party was to be decided and most importantly which sweet (toffee) to be distributed in the school and how many extras toffees will camaraderie guys(boys) get, since my inception, I never had a girl in my group!!!......

And on the big day………………
Happy birthday from best friends, I still remember, a friend of mine who used to wish me the great day with his hand made card, and too early morning.
Due to pro socialist economy, there was no cell phone honking or phone ringing eagerly to wish me the day.( At least birthday ki subah to sone dena chahiye), but there was hardly any birthday when I didn’t get a card from my brothers and sisters, although the six sigma certified postal department ensured a delay for at least one or two cards.

In school the birthday boy was given a special grant to wear civic clothes and some real harsh treatment from teachers on their cheeks and sweet tap by a few, but only a few.

Back at home, even without having lunch, the best friend was called so as to invite every one in the colony and urging them to be there at the ceremony, and with a gift, though the latter was never said, but the tenor of invitation was that only.

The celebration was very homely and I can swear of the exuberance, which was more than what Osama Bin Laden had after bombing WTO Towers. The big time and all this with a shiny winy conical hat on head…

Maharaazzzzzzzzzz ka janam din

Evaluation of gifts, which was the time to reward best friend’s ardor

High School Birthday parties:
It was the time when school canteen was the adda for parties, but these were the birthdays which I didn’t relish too much. The reason being that being a cancer Ian, my birthday was during the period when the holidays homework was to submitted, being a more than ordinary student in studying activities, my holidays homework was, I don’t think there is a need to comment on this, and that crapped all the celebration, and teachers were not so lineate to waive off the birthday baby.

Senior Secondary School: This was a time of masti as the venue of birthday party was now nirula’s or priya and not home or school canteen. This too had its preparations starting a few days ahead as now the agenda was BUDGET of party, and how can I condone those few rascals who would blatantly ask for a sundae after those burgers and pitchers.

The wishes were mainly conveyed by the means of e-cards, thanks to 123greetings, dgreetings, indiatimes e-cards and many other generous e card providers, sorry to archies.

College time Bdays:Due to post examination holidays, I had very peaceful birthdays during college life and the most relished ones, no treat ki chinta, and gifts were profuse, mazza machho

Apni salary ki treat:
Due to penury crated by skimpy salary, I do not have a cell phone. Thanks to this situation, I had enough of sleep before I could realize that it is my birthday and it was only when I checked my mail account, where I had best wishes for my happiness and long life, from friends, who pulled out time from their busy schedules which is so much engulfed in writing soft wares on how to help Americans wash their hands in a better way after soiling them every morning.

The most obvious thing as soon as I met them was TREAT and I was fully loaded, but they had their intention for something like a French dinner, of 17 course, I too offered them Ruby’s Tuesday and it was like TATA Steel offering an all cash hostile bid to MITTAL Steel, but thanks to the tanks of pity in their heart they settled for a cheaper version and even more thanks to pizza hut guys who gave us a middle size pizza against our order of medium one.

Then the treat concluded with some coffees at Café Coffee Day.

At the end of story I feel that birthday were a better deal during college time at least gifts were offered, now the guys don’t even bother to gift me a fully loaded CD of Himesh’s latesht offerings and help me attain niravana or eternal bliss……………

But never mind , I always have the love they shower and also the indebted to them for their gesture of reading blogs.




EOP