Birthdays...

When does Arjun have his birthday?
Feb 19?
Wrong Answer....

He has his birthday once a week...
Yup.... As and when he gets the fancy, he will ask us to take the scented candle, set it on the dining table, light it (Oh yeah, he knows where exactly I keep the lighter 'hidden') and then we all would stand around the table while he blows it out and then he will wait patiently for us to sing the happy birthday song.

And we have to sing all three paragraphs for him to be happy

"Happy Bday to You
Happy Bday to You
Happy Bday dear Arjun
Happy Bday to you"

"Happy Long Life to you...
Happy Long Life to you...
Happy Long Life to you dear Arjun
Happy Bday to you..."

"May the Good God(Lord) Bless you...
May the Good God(Lord) Bless you...
May the Good God(Lord) Bless dear Arjun
Happy Bday to you..."

Good thing about this

1. He doesn't ask for cake everytime the candles are blown
2. He doens't mind blowing again and again and singing even for some one else
(For example, we have sung many bdays for 2 of his friends Veni and Samy)

Guess we need to learn from kids...
It is not always about food or the surroundings - It is about the joy and the happiness of the occasion

More posts later
Priya