Birthday has always been a special day for me just like any other person in the world. But it has changed with years as I crossed the different stages of life...
I faintly remember my childhood birthdays but only thing I remember about those days that those days have always been fum, getting gifts, toys.. and all.. But then I started going to school and the worst thing happen first was I used to have exam every year during my birthdays...... and I was still chased by exams during birthday till college days also... unless I decided to not studying anymore and get into the "Corporate Life"...
But all the time I celebrated the birthday either in my parents style or in my style.....As a kid I was really naughty enough to get scolded every now and then by my parents..... So birthday was the only day in the year when my parents used to spare me despite of hundreds mischievous deeds.... But if i look back now those days, I really wonder how they used to hold their temper, 'coz if i was in their place i could have beaten my child for sure......Thanks Mom and Dad...... for being so patient with me..... So my birthdays were always blessed with love of my parents and my elder sister..... and I still get it in the same way as I used to get it 24 years back during my first birthday... but as I have told earlier i merely remember how my parents celebrated birthday during that time (I only see the pictures of those birthday parties.... Thanks to my dad.... from whom i guess I have got the passion for photography)....... but i can remember their love they shed on me..... So junior school birthdays were celebrated in parents way..... Then I started going to High School....... Highschool birthdays started to be painful along with lots of fun..... (Pain Courtesy - Birthday Bumps...) But school days so people were not that prepared as I found them in my engineering days.... During my four years of engineering we always used to have the semester exam during my birthdays..... So people were pretty much frustrated with last minute mugging up of syllabus... When the clock struck 12 at my watch, my phone started ringing ...... old friends, family, sister - everybody wants to wish first...... as I am just rushing with everybody's call I suddenly heard some sounds coming from the farthest end of my corridor and I managed to hear my name among all the chaos....... Now it's the time I better prepare myself with the protection as I heard the chaos is approaching towards my room...... But before i could have done anything my roommates were the first one to enter the room with big smile (With a satisfaction that we have informed everybody about your birthday and then my group... the BG group... and behind the army of to be engineers (frustrated and tired with last minute mugging for exam) ready for the battle........ But it's implicit that it was a battle won without even a single fight by my friends.... (I still miss those days and my college friends)..... Soccer players were ready with their boots to practice the half volley, volley etc. etc. shots.... and others were just ready with their best to test their skills..... some to take revenge of my shot skills during their birthdays...... Next few minutes were just like penalty shootout....number of shots depends on your to be age... And then pay the fine for being defeated.... the Birthday Treat..... The four birthdays during college almost fly by like same way hardly with any difference........
Then start of a new journey...... Birthday parties changed their definition.... But never changed the motto - celebration..... Treat venues changed from small restaurants of haldia (still shred with others having the same or closer birthday..lol) to the multi-cuisine restaurant of park street..... enjoy with friends.. and family....
Then as part of job traveled to US.... and started missing my old friends and family on birthday........ (I always miss u guys..)
So today is once again the same auspicious (really???!!!!!) day....... My Birthday.....I am turning 25 man, the golden jubilee of life.. Believe me I was waiting for it, I was waiting for being older. You will be wondering when the whole world is running behind to be young and look younger why I was waiting for being older..lol.
The reason I was waiting to grow older was kinda funny may be, but good for one's pocket. Being 25 in US means one has to pay less insurance for Car, he doesn't have to pay the underage fee for rental cars.... I was sick of paying extra bucks for not being 25... But in all this days Enterprise (Car Rental Company in US) branch near my home was with me always to waive off the under age fee for me as a compliment...... Thanks to them....Wait...wait..wait.... am I sounding little nerd talking about all money ....... may be people in Us will agree that is not a little amount to pay off every time.... specially when recession is around you.. it matters more... :) Lol.....I am on the fun side of 20's now......
Like my other birthdays people haven't spared me this time also from giving party...... Ya I am celebrating my birthday with new friends here in a whole different way this time...... No Clubbing, No pubs... (but still there's party??!!!!), I am throwing a dinner party to my friend and their families on request of some people..... (really becoming older... family person...!!!... lol) The Party Date - Saturday, 12th December'09Food - By Subhabrata Basu .... (Don't worry people will be able to eat it..)
