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Happy Birthday to the Piglet

December 14th was the Piglet’s birthday. We never planned anything major (have yet to even get him a present, poor thing)…I was (still am) drowning in work and just could not summon up enough enthusiasm to throw a big shindig.

I did want to do something for him though, so I called a handful of tiny tots from our apartment complex who know him and served up some cake and snacks. At the last minute, I decided to do some decorations and play some music, and voila it was a party!

We all had such a great time – including the piglet. I mean most babies cry at their first birthday parties right? It’s pretty much de rigeur. Well, there was not so much as a wah from the piglet. He didn’t understand what was going on, and why there was this whole tamasha with strangers kissing him, and so much noise, and balloons, and cake, and everything…but he didn’t let it throw him one little bit. That’s my little piglet for you – cool and composed.

Here are some pics from the party:

Last minute decorations

New buddies

With his aunt

Yummy fruit gateau from Spoonful of Sugar

Cake cutting

Feast!!!

Dancing Girls

Shaking a leg

Exploring the balloons

Opening his presents or at least trying to

Tired after the party

It turned out to be such a lovely time…thanks to the snubnose’s enthusiasm (I swear she is totally growing to be a total party girl), and the piglet’s quiet cheerfulness. I love such impromptu fun times.

And now, back to work!!!

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Happy Birthday to me!

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Last week I promised myself that I will take tons of pics to chronicle what was going to be a fun-filled birthday weekend with family and friends. And of course I came nowhere to keeping that promise.

I forgot my camera while having a long fun-filled lunch with friends at Punjaab where the jokes and the one-liners were flying so hard and fast, we just could not stop laughing.

I did not forget my camera for the birthday cake cutting at home. This one was unplanned, and yes, I could have lugged my lazy self to the cupboard and picked up the camera. But considering I was in my night-wear, and photos of me stuffing my face with cake is something that I really would not want the world to see, I didn’t bother with the camera.

I did not take the camera with me when we went to the matinee show of Toy Story 3 (review coming up). This was particularly inexcusable, we were all dressed up to the nines, all cheerful, and full of beans. I could have really come up with some good photos. All I can say is that by now I had given up on the photo blog post idea, and didn’t want to face prying security fingers at the mall.

We did manage to take one cell-phone picture of the snubnose at the cinema, which I have shared on my Twitter feed. She’s wearing a new dress that my mom bought for her for my birthday. Yes, I got that right. She eventually ended up with tons of birthday presents from everyone. Do I mind, well, not one bit

Of course, no birthday is complete without tons of food and drink. There were buckets of popcorn, boxes of pizza, pasta (cooked by me), samosas, and bars and boxes of chocolate to get through. I did complete justice to them all. There was nothing left for even lunch leftovers today

All in all, a great time. I love it when birthdays happen on a weekend!

In case, someone else has taken photos, please share…I would love to have photographic memories of such a fun weekend.

Note: Celebrations are not over as yet. There are going to be at least a couple of more feasts with 2 different sets of friends before I finally settle down. If anyone has good recommendations for fun eating & drinking joints in Bangalore, please add them in your comments. I love trying out new places.

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Salman Rushdie’s birthday is apparently a sign for Islamic fundamentalists to once again bring up death threats. These death threats first happened 20 years ago when a fatwa was placed on Rushdie for his book “The Satanic Verses”.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article1951462.ece

Can’t believe the whole thing is still alive in people’s memories even after 20 years!

For all the folks who want to ban his book, Rushdie has just this to say:

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.

Way to go Rushdie, and hoping there’s tons more fantastic story-telling from you!

Happy Belated Birthday to my Blog

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A friend recently pointed out that I have been blogging for almost a year now. When I went and checked my calendar, I realized that I had started this blog last year November 13. Can’t understand how I came to forget.

This has been a very eventful year for me and for the blog as well. My blog went through numerous changes- first it was on Blogspot, and then I moved it here to WordPress. Pretty much satisfied with the move – except for the pesky Shelfari issue. I am unable to add my bookshelf to this site. The folks at WordPress are supposed to be working on it though- and so hopefully this feature will be added soon.

Personally, also, I went through a lot of changes. My daughter started school this year. I changed jobs. All these changes ensured that I remained on my toes and as flexible and organized as possible this year. One aspect took a hit though – and that was my fitness. However, I did take up yoga a few months back, and that has been extremely positive. I am also taking spinning classes at Gold’s Gym – real intense stuff. So, although my fitness levels are still not upto my earlier standards, I think I am getting there slowly

So, in celebration of this soooper year, a virtual birthday cake for all the readers who have been following my posts on this blog.

Yummy Birthday Cake

Thank you for all the support, for reading my sometimes random posts, and for your comments. Looking forward to many more years of fun interactions in the blogosphere.