For the past two years, October 12 was a date I always preferred to forget. Two years ago, it was a day filled with fear, worry and anxiety for my loved ones due to some unpleasant events. Henceforth, it was a day I felt should pass by just like any other NORMAL day of my life with no special events. October 12 also happens to be my birthday.
As October approached, the same feelings I had gone through last year started coming back. Superstitious thoughts of bad things that could happen and some bad memories used to flash back into my mind. Due to all this, I was very happy that I was extremely busy at my workplace at this time of the year which prevented my mind from wandering away too much into these useless thoughts! Many of my friends think that it's because I still live in the past. I don’t think so. If you were in my shoes, you would know exactly what I mean. No one can even imagine the trauma I went through in those days.
This year my birthday turned out to be like a festival because the celebrations and wishes from everyone spanned a couple of days. Lots of people wished me in advance/wrong day, very few remembered to wish me on the actual day and also a lot of belated wishes the next two days.
Initially, I had decided that I would type out every detail that happened on my birthday and I did so to a very large extent, but then I felt that only I would cherish each and every detail and not necessarily the reader. So this post has only the main highlights of the day.…..a very beautiful cake that I got to cut in the office, lots of gifts presented to me in a jute bag which also included an empty whiskey bottle, a huge birthday card which had a perfectly done collage on it made by my roommates and Sister Alphonsa was declared a saint at around the same time I was born. I feel that a lot of good things are coming my way.
Check out the slideshow on my blog for a snapshot of this year’s birthday.
At the end of the day, all that matters is that I had a smile on my face as I fell asleep on my bed. What more can I ask for!!
Sunday, 12 October 2008
An occasion that turned out to be a festival!!
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Dear, I'd be the last person to look down and say you still live in the past. As far as I've known you, you've always been the wonderful strong lady anyone should look up to and hold dear in life! You've come a long way and yes, there's so much more wonder and joy yet to come along! :)
The slideshow is awesome. Yr mob-cam is just too good hihihi :P. I know it misses me hihi :P
Belated wishes Maria
God bLess ya with joy happiness peace and everlasting life..
like i said, i did remember ur bday... but due to some unavoidable circumstances (me forgetting it) i was unable to wish u...
anyway, here's wishing u a happy 35! or is it 47?
-anush
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