This post should is about a week late....this bday was really different....last year i had put my phone on silent mode and had slept the whole day.....i was alone at home and in the evening dd, bhaiya and beth had come with cakes etc.....it was a dreaded day which could not be wished away and i had to make an effort to somehow enjoy it.....it is just not possible to ignore your birthday - even if you try to do so, others will not let you!
So, I continue this post after 2 days....while waiting for Shivi to reach pune....
This year I was in a new project team....and I was keeping my finger crossed that they wouldn't know about it (after I had to cancel the grand bday plans made with Meenal since she dint turn up - breaking bday promises - i dont know what best friends are coming to!)...Meenal punctually called me a bit before 11 as she was not able to keep awake which was fine with me since I also planned to sleep off by 11.30. She scared me that Manju might turn up at 12.00, which she luckily dint - it would have been funny to find the bday girl deep asleep !
Well, manju did arrive in the morning - laden with flowers and numerous pastries...bichari aise hi dukhi thi ki cake nahi mila, upar se I was at the gym when she came home :-) I thought that at least this way i ended up eating the obligatory cake on my bday - little did i know what was in store for me!
Office mein i got caught out - My manager sits beside me and after hearing the continuous 'thank yous' on the phone, the poor guy sent me an email wishing me. I thought i wud say that it was my 'official' bday since i had not even taken sweets.....Par Meenal ne bouquet bhej diya office mein and then the whole world knew! Had a cake cutting ceremony with the team where i was slathered with cake and my poor manager a victim of the festivities...By this time, i has started enjoying the day instead of dreading it.
Then the BA group - Samit, Basu and Shinde surprised me with another cake! That was a sweet surprise esp when i got a stupid cheesy card and a rather sad looking duck too! It felt really good.....
My whole team kept insisting that i leave early and were so shocked that i dint have any plans! ab is umar mein kya plans!
Madam aparajita smartly ghar pe cake and flowers bheji thi. The delivery guy came while dad was taking his bath and after calling me continuously 20 times, left it with my neighbour (whom i have never seen)....Ghar pe aaye to paya ki poor neighbour had delivered it.....Next day was a holiday and i cud not have hoped to finish it all....finally most of it went to the bai.....
Somehow i felt so much at peace this bday - smthg which had been missing the last year....maybe this means that i am coming to terms with my reality and not having controversial people around me helped a lot!
To all people who took out the time to wish me - Thank You!
To all people who thought of me but cud not/did not call - At least you thought of me!
To all people who totally forgot - You are still in my thoughts.....
And yes, now i feel really old! 28 is a long way to go!!
And, shivi is here!!!
So, I continue this post after 2 days....while waiting for Shivi to reach pune....
This year I was in a new project team....and I was keeping my finger crossed that they wouldn't know about it (after I had to cancel the grand bday plans made with Meenal since she dint turn up - breaking bday promises - i dont know what best friends are coming to!)...Meenal punctually called me a bit before 11 as she was not able to keep awake which was fine with me since I also planned to sleep off by 11.30. She scared me that Manju might turn up at 12.00, which she luckily dint - it would have been funny to find the bday girl deep asleep !
Well, manju did arrive in the morning - laden with flowers and numerous pastries...bichari aise hi dukhi thi ki cake nahi mila, upar se I was at the gym when she came home :-) I thought that at least this way i ended up eating the obligatory cake on my bday - little did i know what was in store for me!
Office mein i got caught out - My manager sits beside me and after hearing the continuous 'thank yous' on the phone, the poor guy sent me an email wishing me. I thought i wud say that it was my 'official' bday since i had not even taken sweets.....Par Meenal ne bouquet bhej diya office mein and then the whole world knew! Had a cake cutting ceremony with the team where i was slathered with cake and my poor manager a victim of the festivities...By this time, i has started enjoying the day instead of dreading it.
Then the BA group - Samit, Basu and Shinde surprised me with another cake! That was a sweet surprise esp when i got a stupid cheesy card and a rather sad looking duck too! It felt really good.....
My whole team kept insisting that i leave early and were so shocked that i dint have any plans! ab is umar mein kya plans!
Madam aparajita smartly ghar pe cake and flowers bheji thi. The delivery guy came while dad was taking his bath and after calling me continuously 20 times, left it with my neighbour (whom i have never seen)....Ghar pe aaye to paya ki poor neighbour had delivered it.....Next day was a holiday and i cud not have hoped to finish it all....finally most of it went to the bai.....
Somehow i felt so much at peace this bday - smthg which had been missing the last year....maybe this means that i am coming to terms with my reality and not having controversial people around me helped a lot!
To all people who took out the time to wish me - Thank You!
To all people who thought of me but cud not/did not call - At least you thought of me!
To all people who totally forgot - You are still in my thoughts.....
And yes, now i feel really old! 28 is a long way to go!!
And, shivi is here!!!
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