Happy Bday to me

Firstly, there is a looooot of difference between turning 18 and ageing 28, it’s a difference of a decade, if that sounds too small let me explain what all can happen in a decade:

·         Global warming was discovered

·         The world came to know that “Katrina” is also a hurricane

·         Skin color was not a rationale for not voting in US

·         90% of my friends got married

·         Sex ratio in India declined by an average of 3%

·         H1N1 was a swine flu, that afflicted humans, and not a new US visa category

·         PDA, Sex-talk, Kissing, thong show, VBS, low necks, and low waist were trendy and not taboo

·         Men found a befitting category between the sunny deol’s of the world and Bobby darlings: “metrosexual man”. Waxing, men cleavage shows, pedicures etc.  are acceptable amongst men.
 The list just goes on, so I hope that at least there is coherence amongst us that a decade is longer than just a count.
The feeling was kind a mixed: Do I actually need to think about Celebrating celebrating, or just a couple of hours with the people you like to spend time would make your day.  Thanks to a bunch of good natured people, as per a colleague people are nice in general; accepted, who made the effort of celebrating it along with me.

Before jumping on to the events of the days: Some statements that might be interesting :
 Raat ko 12 baje toh phone call expect nahin kar rahe ho? I don’t entertain colleagues after office hours..

·         Abhi sirf ek month hua hai jaane hue, isliye itna affection nahin hai, 3 months hote toh ghar aa jaate cake le kar.

·         I am on a diet but I don’t mind if it is a treat..

·         Dekho per person budget bata do, agar jyaada paise hain toh Hyatt chalo hamein farak nahin padta..bhai mujhe padta hai.

12’ midnight, my flat-mates were sweet enough to get a cake, small celebration a couple of phone calls and messages and then snoring that was it for the night.

Early next day: Each person who wishes you also makes you realize you are done with 50% of your “senile life expectancy” and you have also lost a decade of opportunity as single. Damn!! It isn’t that as soon as you turn 18 you go about banging babes all across the streets, machaa!!  I am not Tiger woods neither do I bear any resemblance to him or his penchant for balls. Get realistic!!  

Thanks to facebook and orkut a lot of people wish you, and you tend to spend a lot hours replying them. They make sure they wish you so that they feel they aren’t alone in the race to age, Sadistic pleasure I say!!

A fuss about where to go for lunch after a cake cutting session in office and some pics, decided on “Cantina” order some Italian, a word of marketing, the Italian is gooooood there, try it out.  Followed by “chaas” at nityanand.

Never felt it has to be some special day, for me it’s just another day, everyone has a day when they popped out in this world. I mean the seasons didn’t change or the world didn’t get rid of some disease or a war didn’t end when I arrived. Just another minion amongst the millions who added to the population woes of the earth, more number of asses that would fart and add to global warming in the long run!!