I turn 31 today…its weird, when I was 13, I thought I would never turn 31..it seemed way too far, who on earth at 13, would think that they would ever turn 31…
Somehow, it doesnt feel 31…you know how they say mature, and responsible….I think I am a bit responsible now (What boss, I am a mother eh?) like RD said the other day in the train..oh you remembered to get Bournvita in a dabba for R to drink with plain milk, you are growing up arent you..
ah well! guess I am…
What exactly do I plan to do on my birthday?
Actually nothing, may be pick up a couple of T shirts for two people I promised I will paint the HP stuff, and just go home and eat some roti subji 🙂
Day before yesterday, R and I were lying down on the bed after RD left for work
R: Amma, today holiday che?
RM: yes yes
R: What is date aaj?
RM: 19th September
R: Kal 20th September..aur uske baad kya hai..bolo bolo
RM: heheheeh 🙂
R: bolo bolo happy happy..kiska happy
RM: yipeeee mera happy birthday hai
R: yayayayayaya!
Talk about the kiddo growing up…I thought I still had 10 years to see her do this 😦
As I turn 31, is there anything in my life I would have wanted to change?
1. Myself when I was in college. I so wish I would have had some more fun, wouldnt have been such a nerd and bunked at least 1 lecture.
But, am I regretting myself in college.
Nah! I had my share of fun in nice ways. With friend N and cousin K, life had its own charm. With guys begging me to loan my notes just as PLs began, 33 copies of the note book, the guys cursing me for having large handwriting which meant more money on more pages, etc etc…it was fun in its own way.
So, nope, I dont want to change that.
2. My marriage age.
I wish I got married a bit later, having enjoyed some more of my courtship days.
But, nah!
It would mean more long distance relations, more broken shoes and more money spent on phone and train tickets. Guess, its fine the way it turned out.
3. My choice of town.
Yes, for the first time in 31 years, about 2 weeks ago, I regretted the fact that I chose Bombay. and I think I still stand by it. The Bombay I love doesnt seem to be lovely enough anymore. Is it because I am getting older or is it because I am getting more finicky. The traffic, the long distances, the hurry up right now or you miss the train life seems to be slowly but surely catching up on me. Am I craving to go anywhere else? yes perhaps I am!
4. My choice of career
Again, yes perhaps, because while I am not not-enjoying what I am doing, I wish I could do something more creative. But again, I guess for a perpetual cribber like me, anything I do, I will crib, so this one isnt bad at all 🙂 and hey I blog…take out all my creative juices eh?
5. Friends
I dont want to change my friends, but I surely wish I had more friends, friends I am closer to, friends I know will talk to me at even 2 in the night, friends I can depend in this city in case of emergency. I am not sure if I can think of a single person I can call if I need to pick up R suddenly if RD or I cant reach her. May be like my parents and Zephyr said, you have never needed it. you call anyone and they will come. Ah Well! I hope I never have to trouble anyone 🙂
6. My Spouse
I told RD in Bangalore the other day ‘I like the RD of 2012 than the RD of 2006’
and surprisingly its true!
The more I live with him, the more I seem to like him, though I still have my grouses with him.
7. My house
I want to make it really like those houses they show in those magazines and stuff..you know with curios and lighting and those painted walls etc etc..
But honestly maintaining that house will be tough, so I guess, I am happy as it is 😉
On Gifts and Practicality
RD picks up R yesterday.
RD: Amma ko kya dena hai birthday ke liye
R thinks for two minutes
R : Cheeni ka dabba
RD: What?
R: Arey amma broken unka cheeni dabba that day na (my glass jar broke!) so we give her cheeni ka dabba
Practical to the core eh?
RD rushes to call up my mother to let her know how her granddaughter is pretty much having the same set of genes as her 🙂
This proves that R definitely belongs to my side of the family. WE always gives practical gifts wanted for the house/person instead of flowers and chocolates
Gifts got
1. Cheeni ka dabba
2. Chocolates
3. a backpack (mine had broken before the Bangalore trip)
4. A big early morning Happy Birthday from the brat without waking her up
5. A sleepy happy birthday from the husband as my alarm rang
6. A big kiss and hug from both of them
7. A good dinner tomorrow hopefully?
Happy Birthday RM 🙂
Happy Birthday, R’s Mom! 😀
Thanks a ton Jay 🙂
Wish you a very very Happywala birthday RM!!! 🙂
Guess what my birthday is on 24th September. We share same birthday month.. 🙂
Enjoy!
Oh super..happy birthday in advance 🙂
You got a cheeni ka dabba? how cute is that 🙂
You should have come to B’lore this week-end may be..we would have all give you super B’day bumps 😀
LOL on coming this weekend 🙂 thanks a ton rey
A very Happy Birthday RM….wish u an awesome day ahead! (Finally delurked! :-P)
Thanks for delurking so much..thanks 🙂
A Very Happy Birthday RM 🙂
Stay blessed and have tons of fun and moments to cheer forever 😀
Add a movie to the gift list, go see Barfi 😀 😀 😀
thanks thanks ME 🙂
Well movie ka kuch plan toh nahi hai, but acha dinner we will do 🙂
Happy Birthday! Move to Amsterdam… I will join you.
LOL on moving to Amsterdam..chalo bride, thats my 10 year plan eh?
Happy B’day RM!!!
Thanks so much Varsha
Many Happy Returns of the day, RM ! Have a wonderful day ! May nobody push you in the train, may your bus arrive 5 minutes after you reach the busstop, and may 5 rickshawallas compete to take you wherever you need to go…. hope you have a great dinner tomorrow, and lots more cheeni ke dabbe …. :-))
Thats like the sweetest birthday wish EVER 🙂
Thanks so so much
A very happy birthday RM, may god bless you with his choicest blessings..
I really like da way u put ur post, showing the positivity in life inspite of having to put a struggle to manage with the mumbai lifestyle 🙂
thanks Chaitali so much
Happy Birthday. I start my day by readings your blog posts. Thanks for your lovely posts. Have a great year ahead. 🙂
Awww! thanks a ton Amitha
Wish You a Very Happy Birthday RM.. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful Birthday and a great year ahead.. Wish you try things that you haven’t done yet ( In a good way).. and God Bless you with Health and Happiness.. !
Oh thanks so much Shwetha..so sweet of you to wish that
Happy birthday 😀 no need to be mature when you are 31… time to let the caution go in the wind baby.
LOL on that..thanks Jas 🙂
happy birthday RM. Did you take off today ?? Have a blast. R is surely a very practical girl.
nahi rey..at work with too much pending stuff 🙂 thanks a lot
Happy birthday RM
Thanks so much Meeta
A very, very Happy B’day to you RM 🙂 🙂 Have a great day and enjoy 🙂 🙂
Thanks so much rey 🙂
Happy Birthday RM and hope you get to celebrate more and more of these. Have fun on your special day. It only comes once a year.
Aww thanks a ton…I am glad it comes once an year rey…otherwise I would just get older and mature 😉 faster eh?
Happy wala birthday RM…have a great year ahead and keep smiling 🙂
thanks Garima 🙂
lol on cheeni ka dabba 🙂
And happy birthday dear RM !
Thanks Jazz 🙂
Happy happy birthday dear RM! Wish you a very happy & healthy year ahead with lots of good food, good books, good friends and everything that makes you happy! May we get many more wonderful blogposts from you! 😀 Thank you for another heart felt post RM! aChini ka dabba part & the para about RD are the sweetest & best respectively! Lots of love & hugs! 🙂
Awww thats such a lovely wish..thanks so so much 🙂
This post sends me on an ‘awww’ trip on so many levels!! R is a sweetheart through and through!
Welcome to the Thirties RM.
Believe me, its not bad. It just gets better 🙂
Happy Birthday Sweetie 🙂
Wow..thanks so much coming from you thats a big big thing..thank you 🙂
Happpy Happpy Haaaaapy Bday RM! U deserve a gr8 year ahead!
thanks a ton Meena 🙂
Happy Happy Birthday RM!! Wish you all the love, happiness, success and 31000’s of smiles everyday!! May you find amazing cook this year who can cook all different types of cuisines for you while you sit back & relax after work 🙂 Have a wonderful Birthday weekend!!!
Aiyo what a sweet wish is that…super..thanks so much
Happy Happy Birthday, dear RM!!! Wish you loads of good health, cheer and love from all your near and dear ones. Have a rocking day and a great year ahead :-)))))
A lovely post…hugs to R 🙂
thanks so much Uma 🙂
Many happy returns of the day, RM . Sending loads of good wishes and big hugs your way 🙂
Make sure you have a blast tomorrow if not today 🙂
thanks SH..yes yes..tomorrow will be a super day hopefully 🙂
happ happy birthday many maany more and a good luck and splendid pile up at your door 🙂 a mighty big cakes and lots of candle stool 🙂 a big happ happy birthday is my hearty wish to u 🙂 celebrations 🙂
you noe wat this song we use to sing for any one who has birthday in school 🙂 in chores, with a small cute voice to a base if voice of young man,yay now singing for u 😛 😛 if u changing the city move to banglore,specially white field 🙂 none can beat the house up der 🙂 🙂 a short but a cute gift u got happy for u have a blast 🙂 and my mama birthday was 19:) which means i sang this song twice inclu you 🙂 🙂 after 7yrs gap 🙂
Aiyo so sweet of you to sing the song 🙂
oh I cut a super cake at office..so that was great 🙂 thanks so much
Happy Birthday, RM. So glad to have known a happy person like you. It is certainly the little things in life that matter the most.
Thanks so much Sandhya 🙂
Happy 31!! Nice n sweet post:)
thanks so much…
Happy Birthday RM 🙂 I’ve been lurking round your blog for a very long time now and thought that today I should finally delurk. I love reading your blog posts as they are so full of optimism and good cheer. May you have a very special and memorable day. All my good wishes for you and your lovely family.
Awww! how sweet of you to delurk..thanks a lot
Happy birthday RM 🙂 a very very happy birthday 🙂 May God keep you inspired and happy and bless you with loads of rain, oops, fun!!!!!!!!
I love reading you. I share that thing about college with you. I didn’t bunk (like, really rarely I did just to experience the thing but I used ot head home to sleep or catch up with a tempting book or when we had cousins at home) and I so agree when you say that it was fun and charming in its own way.
Loved the gift list 🙂
Thank you thank you and more thank you 🙂
Happy Happy birthday RM ! Have a lovely year ahead !
thanks a lot 🙂
Happy Birthday RM 🙂 May you be blessed with all the happiness in the world. May all your dreams come true because you deserve it 🙂
Awww! thanks so much for the wishes
Many many happy returns of the day. Wishing you a very happy birthday.. may a your wishes and dreams come true..
thanks Bikram 🙂
HAPPY HAPPY b’day dear RM.. yes R is cute and ur hubby too.. practical gifts?? hmmm nice idea though.. hey i wanted u to come up with 31 points.. only 7?? 🙂
LOL on 31 points..you are cute 🙂
thanks
Happy B’day RM..:-)
thanks Kanthu
Happy Happy Birthday sweetheart!!
thanks thanks Pepper 🙂
This is such a sweet post.. Many many happy happy returns of the day…
Thanks Sujatha…
Hi RM,
Many many happy returns of the day.. May you have a gr8 day and a greater year ahead.
I like reading your posts…. delurking to update that sometimes ur posts remind me of how I used to write(small joys in mundane everyday activities).. Me too turned 31 this year and I had exactly the same sentiments…
I sometimes feel I am growing older in terms of years but in person I am still the same person I was years earlier 😛
I hope u get it 🙂
Njoii and have a good time..
Regards,
Tina.
Awww! thanks so much Tina 🙂
Already wished you by email so not going there now 🙂
Talk about the kiddo growing up…I thought I still had 10 years to see her do this
Err…what are you so upset about? That she remembered and wished you? 😐
The Bombay I love doesnt seem to be lovely enough anymore. Is it because I am getting older or is it because I am getting more finicky. The traffic, the long distances, the hurry up right now or you miss the train life seems to be slowly but surely catching up on me. Am I craving to go anywhere else? yes perhaps I am!
I am getting there myself. And I am only 27. So you have company.
The more I live with him, the more I seem to like him, though I still have my grouses with him.
Ok so what’s your problem again?! 🙄 😛 Sounds like a good place to be in, don’t you think? 🙂
Nos. 4 -6 are the best gifts ever. 🙂 I m sure a lovely dinner is waiting for you tonight as well. Do share details with us once you are done.
got the mail..thanks 🙂
yes yes..details will be shared 😉
Happy Happy Happpyy B’day RM! That was such a wonderful post! You are a very balanced and grounded person! And ‘bindaas’ too, as per Smitha’s description! 🙂 Really, after talking to her and hearing from her what an easy-going and bindaas girl you are- just the way you come across on your blog, I am even more eager to meet you! Someday maybe.. 🙂
And yes R, now isnt she the cutest of all! She gifted you Cheeni ka dabba! LOL! Practical to teh core indeed! Muah to the girl!
Loads of hugs to you! Stay the way you are, RM! Have a fabulous day ahead :). Enjoy!! 🙂
aiyo thanks Deeps for all the rich compliments..you are so kind 🙂
oh I hope we meet up for sure 🙂
Wish you a very very Happy Birthday RM! Hope your life is filled with all the happiness, joy and contentment for many many more years to come. So you liked the Cheeni ka Dabba 😉
thanks so much Mathangi..I am doing your courier this weekend for sure 🙂
Happy Birthday 🙂
May you get happiness today and everyday 🙂
Enjoy!!!!
thanks so much Techie2mom
Happy Birthday my dear 🙂
May all your wishes come true 🙂
Thanks Smita 🙂
Happy happy birthday RM 🙂
Wish a lovely year ahead!
Arey thanks so much CR 🙂
Happy Birthday….Stay Blessed 🙂
Eat, Drink and Make Merry….for you may DIET tomorrow 😉 Have fun 😀
thanks a ton…yep need to start dieting today for sure 🙂
Happy Birthday. Wish you many happy returns with lots of sunshine (that you spread into other’s lives with your posts). Have fun.
thanks a ton Gayatri..so sweet of you to say that…yep I know the Kareena Kapoor connection, unfortunately, thats the only thing I share with her eh?
I hope you only have that connection with Kareena Kapoor. I don’t particularly like her and that feeling is intensified after viewing her recent song-dance :). Maybe I’m being a hypocrite but I do like the “sheila ki jawani” song (not the dance)!
hahahaha 🙂 LOL on recent song dance…
PS: You share your birthday with Kareena kapoor!:)
Happy Birthday RM 🙂 and you share your b’day with Kareena Kapoor 🙂
We truly are sisters no? Seppy born!!! 😀
Oh yes…both of us re Seppy borns eh? thanks a ton
Happy birthday RM 🙂
thanks so much telugumom
Happy Birthday, RM!
oh thanks so much Titaxy
Happy Birthday R’s Mom. May your days ahead be just like you want them to be.
Awww! thanks so much for wishing BongMom
A very happy birthday RM. Co-incidently today is my best friend’s birthday too. Wishing you loads of happiness and may nothing in the world deter the positive attitude that is ingrained in you (not even mumbai :))
LOL thanks Anusha and bleated happy birthday to your best friend 🙂
Happy B’day RM..wish u loads of happiness & good health 🙂
So u are thirdy plus one now 😀
I like the list of gift…best was cheeni ka dabba 🙂
hahah! ype I am thirdy plus one now 🙂 thanks
Happy Birthday dear RM, stay happy and stay sweet like the way you always is 🙂
thanks a ton LF 🙂
Happy Birthday, RM and hope you had a rocking day!! R is a sweetheart, cheeni wala dabba! so cute!
thanks so much chattywren
happy bday dear
thanks a lot Vids
Happy happy birthday RM.. I am a September born too and feels very happy to see my fellow bloggers sharing the month with me… Wishing you a wonderful day and great year ahead… take care
Thanks Ani so much
Happy Birthday RM. May this year bring all the happiness to you and your family. Does that mean – change of city, change of job, entry of RB or RS into the family etc etc?
hahahah! thanks Raji…I dont know what it means, but hopefully it means something good eh?
Happy Birthday ! 🙂 have a fun filled year ahead ! 😀
and lets hope you shift to a nice town like Baroda for instance ! 😉
Arey Hitchy thanks a lot…a doubt RD will shift to Gujarat ever..but crossing my fingers 🙂
RM ..Happy Birthday ! Nice to know we are of the same age and are both Virgo’s with 3-4 age grp brats…it feels so warm to read all your posts ! Just love them… N talking of more friends i’d love to be ur friend …take me ..take me !
thanks a lot for the lovely comment..you are so cute 🙂
Happy Birthday RM! So glad to know that we are of the same age and Virgo’s and with lil brats of the 3-4 yrs age group! So good to read ur posts RM, they leave me with such a warm feeling… And wishing for more best friends…i’d love to be ur best friend RM…take me …take me 😉
Happy Happy Happy Birthday RM!!! 😀 😀 😀
Hope you have a wonderful year and all your dreams come true. By the way, I figured a solution to your city and friends issue…move to Sydney and you have me! 😉 😛
And now I’ll remember your birthday…you share it with another friend of mine and it’s a day before my late grandpa’s birthday…and you’re a Virgo. Which is very compatible with Capricorn… 😀
Ok…I’ll stop now…
Hope you had a lovely day!!!!
Awww..thats so sweet of you to say that 🙂
Infact I am a Cusp..sometimes Virgo and some times Libra 🙂
thanks a lot
Happywala birthday, RM! 🙂
I loved this post – it is so introspective. Made me want to do a similar one on my blog, too. 🙂
The incident about the ‘ cheeni ka dabba’ is so cute!! R is practical to the core, truly! 😀
thanks thanks TGND 🙂 waiting for your one now
Wish you many many happy returns of the day RM… 🙂
thanks Tan 🙂
Awwww so cute 🙂 Belated wishes RM 🙂 and I hope u had a super-duper dinner 😀
Cheeni dabba is such a lovely gift 😛 R is such a sweetheart 🙂
Hugsss!
oh we had a pizza filled dinner so it was great 🙂 thanks
Happy Happy Birthday RM!!! 🙂
sending you loads of hugs and love and wishes!! 🙂
thanks Pixie..hope your health is better now
Looks like I got here late. Belated birthday wishes!
oh thanks a ton Ro 🙂
Will you be without killing me for not wishing earlier 🙂 ! I am sorry, RM *keep a paavam face*
Happy birthday, dear RM. You know, R gave you cheeni ka dabba with all sweetness in it. How cute.
of course..why would I? you are sweet enough to wish me now na 🙂 thanks so much
Happy birthday belated wala. Sorry, I am very very late here. 😦
And Chini ka dabba? LOL!
arey its fine rey baba 🙂 thanks
Belated Happy birthday RM.
Thanks so much rainmusings 🙂
Happy birthday, R’s mom! Belated but no less heartfelt. The best is sooooo yet to come! 😀
Awww! thanks so much Sangi 🙂
Happy Yappy Birthday dear girl 🙂 Hey, I want to connect on FB, are u there?
Oh yes, I am..but I hardly access it..
Thanks for the wishes 🙂
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