Monday, August 06, 2007

Happy Belated(Ouch!) Birthday!

There are some moments in life when your mind feels like the inside of a salwar kameez store full of Punjabi ladies during the annual discount store . There are some moments in life when you wish your leg was flexible enough to curve back and land a sunny deol-ish kick on your own behind bad enough to render your morning rituals ineffective for three months . There are some moments in life when you wish you could rewind life and clean up all the mistakes you did.

It hit me when she sent me a very comforting “I will kill you” on gtalk some time back and I blurted out a ‘Shit!’ so loud , all the babies in the neighborhood soiled their chaddis.

I know I sound like I have done something as bad as becoming an unwed daddy of twins , but what I have done is worse than that – I forgot
Sunshine’s birthday.

For those of you ‘jinhone apne TV set derr se khole ho’, Sunshine is a friend so close, we get any closer and the Shiv Sainiks will go berserk. I mean , the word ‘friend’ seems as weak as an A K hangal when it comes to what she is to me . Along with my family , she is one of those very few people who I know will be around all life. And even as I type this , I can’t believe I forgot her birthday. And even though I can write her a mail about this , I want this blog to know how special she is.

Sunshine , I know I have been as insensitive as a paralyzed cucumber at times , but you are one person with whom I share too many fond memories. Meeting up at the Rabindra Sadan metro station. The aimless chatter over pizzaz (Kitna khaati hai tu..) .Your mock proposal which still makes me blush. The day we spent in the science park watching a 3 D underwater movie and huge clay dinosaurs . The CD selling plan we chalked out in that park .Your insistence of not taking a cab and my insistence on not taking an auto ( You gareeb..) .The ‘NDTV’ office on campus. Nandan cinema ( Wasn’t bad..) .And obviously , the timeless classic “shey jey…!”. I guess they can make a seventy episode soap opera about our time together.

So now to make it up to you , I will get the date of your birthday tattooed on my arm in permanent ink even if it makes my arm look like a reminder pad . I will go around telling everyone you are a Miss India finalist even if you put on weight . I will buy you a huge exotica pizza and that disgustingly fatty ebony and ivory ice cream you like when you come to India even if you don’t want to eat . I will be there on every special day of your life from your next birthday to the birthdays of your grandkids even if I have seven meetings lined up on the day . I will tell my wife your smile is dazzling enough to light up all the metro stations in Calcutta even if she goes green and calls up her lawyer. I won’t regret writing all this even if G rearranges all the bones in my body.

And I am so sorry for being so stupid even if you say you are not angry.

Happy Belated Birthday !!

29 comments:

satish said...

happy budday sunshine jee!

Anilz said...

************ Silver **********

Akhir maine karhi dala . Moi 2nd

Anilz said...

Belated happy b'day sunshine. I feel the worst thing other than watching golf on TV is to forget our close frnd's b'day. Munnu bhai apni kalam ko kalam ki tharah chalao. Write frequently boss.

Anonymous said...

How sweet !

Anonymous said...

yeh G kaun hai?

Rahul... in City of Dreamz said...

too good dude... par ye ho kaise gaya??? Bingo ki vajah se??? its unforgivable... but then u write so well ki sab kuch maaf hai... ( well.. almost sab kuch)

:).. superrrr....

VIZAG - Youth For Equality said...

happy bday.. sunsine.. n y cuh a long gap??.. busy sellin bingo???..

Anonymous said...

You apologised?
Thats unbeleivable....
I guess its the side effect of too much BINGO! Thoda writing exercise karo abhi warna u'll be in BAD shape.....
n by the way who is this 'G'?

Anonymous said...

H A P P Y B ' D A Y D E V


FROM WE TOO

Nidhi said...

Happy B'day Sunshine!!!
And Abhinav...apart from forgetting b'days, you also forgot that you own a blog which so many ppl read and appreciate.
Write frequently Saar!!! (thats how they call "Sir" in aamchi Bengaluru)

Anonymous said...

hmm...with such a sweet post.. she can't carry on with her threat.. too bad.. for you :P

Loser-in-Love said...

Yaar birthday to hote hi bhoolne ke liye hai....DCH ka Subodh ban ke bhi kya mil jaayega tumko. :)

Anonymous said...

@Sunshinejee:
First of all a verry yappy birthday sunshine jii..and thts not fair,sabke birthday ka post aata hai blog par aur apne birthday ka zikr takk nai kiya..bad.. :/
p.s.-sunshine sunshine plz punish him naa..tell him to be more regular..bas :P :D

@Abhinavjee:
Itna bada apraadh kar daala.. :P ..But the post was so sweet :)..even i have a bestest friend and the thought of him forgetting my birthday makes me go all red :P .. :D..vaise the best way to remember a gal's b'day is to forget it just once ;)..

Cheers!

-Deepa/Creepa!!

Ravemz said...

Wish you a very very Happy B'day Sunshine :)

May you really get all of it, mentioned in this blog.

Suds said...

Hey Abhi, Good post buddy. Enjoy.

Anonymous said...

cho chweet!

Anonymous said...

yawn...

In Search Of Myself said...

Happy B'day Sunshine.

Wat's al this secrecy bout G!

IncorrigibleV said...

heyy abhinav
thats by far the sweetest apology i've ever read in my life
im sure sunshine agrees...u guys are really lucky to have each other as such great buddies.
oh and before i forget
@sunshine
Happy Belated Birthday! :)

ketki said...

oh that was so sweet.......
a warm birthday wish to sunshine..

Shruti said...

How sweet of you..
Well, happy belated to Sunshine from my side too..

Take care..God bless you both..

Parul said...

awwwwwwwww...:)

pm said...

a nice way to make up for forgetting your friend's birthday :)a real treat to her!

Nasia said...

:-) sweet..

Anonymous said...

belated happy b'day sunshine!!!!
n u r d best abhi :)!

Anonymous said...

Sunshine ji aap jiye hajaro saal aur saal ke din ho... jane do yaar, bahut purana ho gaya...

as always a nice post dear

Unknown said...

How sweet!!!!! This has to be the most heart-warming and sweetest apology, I have ever encountered. God bless you both. Belated happy b’day Sunshine.

Anonymous said...

HEY,
Agar aap kisi ka bday bhool gaye or vo aap se narza ho bhi gaye to aap us maan lo ge boz ur so sweet

Anonymous said...

HAPPY b lated b-day sunshine I would hate to forget my closeest friends birthday. you will be stronger than others though cause you helped me read some of the sweetest things ever. Munnu bhai apni kalam ko kalam ki tharah chalao. Thanx