Tweety in the Cake

Picture credits: Roma and Ashish

Most Awesome Elder Brother Ever

Gudda,

Given that this is your 27th Birthday, I believe I have waited a little too long to say this, but you are and will remain the most awesome elder brother ever.

The past 1.5 years have made us both realize just how valuable family is. And I hope we can both continue to remember that, in spite of all the issues we both know we will face.

I hope you have a great birthday there. We will, just like last year, miss you even more. See you really soon.

Lots of love,
Tinku.

The Deepak we know

Deepak,

I realize you must be overwhelmed receiving everybody’s wishes today, I see this as an opportunity for me to express my gratitude towards you!

Even though it has been just a few months since I know you, I gather you are one of the genial and compassionate people I know…

I can remember the time I first met you at your place in Mumbai. I somehow imbibed positive vibes that made me able to connect with you on some level. It is always pleasure talking to you and hearing your viewpoints..

Your conveyed image by Rohan of a person being “Gem by Heart” is somewhere around back of my mind..

Looking forward to many years of fun and friendship!

Have a very happy birthday and a wonderful ride ahead..May all your hopes and dreams come true..

Stay Blessed!

Shilpa

We make You, You make Us

On your 27th bday, let me tell you something you already know :)

'Hope' created you...Pessimism dare not touch you!

'Unparalleled, matchless' strength of pillar stands behind you...failure dare not push you down!

Golden rays of 'sun' nurtured your dream (for cars)...nightmares dare not spoil them!

With such beautiful people around, I am sure you would ' rise to' 'perfection'! And vast 'blue sky' would shield you against all dark clouds...
And ofcourse you have 'blessings' from the 'mother of all gods'

Just when I was trying to fit in my name, I realized that I have been 'perpetually' with you all through this rendition :)

Glossary:
Anupam - incomparable,matchless
Shilpa - perfectly created
Aarohan - to rise
Sunny - sun
Aasha - hope
Neela - color of sea/sky
Ashish - blessing
Aditi - mother of gods
Aneesha - perpetual

Money, Choices, Decisions, Luck, Wishes and everything that it takes

Hey Deepak,

It is your birthday and I have to write a little message for you (super Gay). So I thought…. What better than a conversation from the past that defines our friendship the best. The following conversation might sound lame but it talks about how both have us have taken the biggest decisions of our lives.

(Early January 2012, Gtalk chat)

me: what are ur thoughts

deepak: Germany professional part will be very good

But personal will suffer

US personal will be set

And u can get a good profile as well

Maybe not as good as bmw

But something worth considering

Ofc things will depend a lot on timing

me: sure...

personal life toh paise pe hai.. if i have some extra money

money can buy me some happiness

deepak: But i feel ki u shud make up ur mind what is ur priority

me: abhi toh its like beggars are not choosers

let me look at my options first

deepak: Money se tu sab kuch nahin kar sakta bhai (ONE MORE TIME)

me: we are overthinking right now

i knew this was coming..

deepak: Tu bata... When u were in germany if u had more money what wud have changed?

me: i was going to justify my statement ... but i tht right now its important to create options

i could have just traveled to UK to see you with the money

i could have got a bike and went riding in the mountains

deepak: :)

me: been to bars and picked up German women :P

taken language courses

all that i did in Pune

not that i picked up desi women in Pune :P

deepak: Good..fir koi tension nahin

(End)

Since most of our posts are laid out on songs in one way or the other, so I chose a song that talks about the other aspect of our lives - Luck.

Here are the lyrics:

Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song: Fortunate Son

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no

http://youtu.be/EU7H--USv6Y

We have all that it takes to be fortunate in our own ways. Besides the “Luck favors the brave” aspect of our lives, the success we have had has always been about our confidence, hard-work and OUR choices.

Loads of good luck and gay wishes!!

Happy Birthday!!

- Sunny

Yaad aaye woh din, jinke hone se main hoon aaj

-Aarohan