Today is my birthday....On record I am one year older.. but I don't see it that way.. I don't count the years but the friends, relations I have made all these years.... Some friends tease me- "You will stay awake at 12 am in the morning to receive calls, reply to sms's, then you will count the number of sms's & phone calls !!" It may sound kiddish but I really enjoy the attention that day, the effort people take to remember my b'day, though nowadays it's just a matter of putting a reminder on your mobile.. but still, I appreciate the efforts people take to stay awake till 12 am to wish me... even if they cant get through, they keep calling...My uncle messaged me saying "before the network gets jammed let me wish you happy birthday!!" As if its new year or something... but its true.. so many calls keep pouring in.. Its difficult to manage the calls.. I end up calling the people who could'nt get through...They disconnect the phone coz its my b'day and they should be calling up and not me!!!
Last b'day I remember I was very low- few days back my CA results had been declared, which I hadn't cleared... Then Amit wasn't here in Kolkata... his homecoming had been delayed till God knows when....I just did not feel like celebrating....But thanks to my friends at office I ended up cutting two cakes that day....After office was planning to come back home, but my friends didn't allow me to do so... They said we have to go somewhere, do something, can't just let u go home like that... So we decided to do something that we hadn't done before -go for a tanga ride!!! It felt really good.. I felt more touched at their efforts to make my day so special... Thank you God for such wonderful people in my life...who are so affectionate and so concerned towards me...and this is what counts for me...Amit was asking me.. another year dear.. What have you achieved in all these thirty years? I consider him as one -one who as changed my life...Plus the love and friendship I have got all these years- thats my achievement... I will leave out family from this coz the love is unconditional...the attachment comes from the blood ties...but we make friends by choice....You must be wondering what about material achievements?? I don't give much importance to that... coz I know that can't buy you love and friends...
Now coming to the present....How did I spend my b'day this year?? I feel birthday is a day you should spend with your loved ones... Today was just that.. I spent my birthday with the closest and most loved people in my life... Sis is not here... but my day started and ended with a call and wish from her.. So am happy... Poor dear couldn't send me anything and felt bad about that.. but I don't mind.... The first half of the day was spent at home with mom and dad... then Diya came over and entertained us with her antics, non stop chatter, sudden hugs...She kept asking me "No birthday party in the evening??!!" As if I was a five year old kid like her!! B'day party with balloons, cake etc etc....She was so disappointed when i told her that there will be no such b'day party that mom invited her to a birthday lunch... and she enjoyed it immensely, being the chief and only guest !!! That made our day... To see that smile on a kid's face is truly priceless....
The evening was booked for Amit :)))) I had not made any other plans... Everybody had been asking me- you must be expecting a surprise...He must have planned something...I was really happy that on my birthday he is here (unlike last year) and we can meet... that's what is more important for me...though I love surprises too...The surprise he gave me was amazing - A BRAND NEW CAR!! We had talked about it for ages but I had no clue that he was already the proud owner of one !!! I think my eyes and mouth were wide open (He should have taken a pic then!! Would have been sooo funny !!)...After the moment of realization that it was true I kept asking him again and again "When did u buy it?" We tell each other everything.. I was wondering how long this had been kept under wraps.. He had managed to keep it a secret for two weeks!!! This was the second ride.. first was from the showroom to his place...and he had been planning a ride on my b'day all this time...
It felt amazing... I know he had been looking forward to own a car one day & now it has happened.. Am really happy for him... I was excited at the surprise I got....We headed for the riverside where many a times we had thought of going, but never could, since it's an out of the way place... But when we reached we couldn't get down as it was raining heavily (it has to rain on my b'day, had'nt rained in the morning though... had to rain when we were planning to go there @$#@%$!).. anyways I enjoyed the long drive.. then went to Forum.. got another b'day gift.. this time had to choose it.. no surprises there... took a long time to decide... we both are soooo indecisive!! Had dinner and came back home..had to come back home :((((( For the first time didn't have to worry about coming back home.. Normally so late at night, taxi drivers in kolkata are not willing to come to Salt lake.. But this time @!$#^!%$% the taxi drivers!!! We had a car !!! Hee hee!!!
Sounds kiddish isn't it ?? Maybe... But when you achieve something you enjoy that success... and this is one of Amit's dreams, something he has always wanted...am really really happy for him.. and happy that he thought of all this just to see that surprised look on my face...which was so momentary coz that moment will never ever come back again... but that moment made my day...
Looking forward to many such moments dear, in the years ahead... and Amit used to always says that he thinks up huge surprises.. I used to tease him about that... but today he has really proven it...
Thank you dear for being with me on my special day, being so thoughtfull and making it memorable.... Love you
