Every year, on May 29th wishes pour up on me; some work and some of them do not. Still this is life we can’t expect to get everything we desire. May be that’s best part of the Birth day celebration ; the realization of the time we spent in this planet and what we did with that time.
For me more than the celebration it’s a reminder that, I just passed one more stop of this journey called life. Sometimes I get worried thinking that, if one life will be sufficient for the things I want to achieve in life.
Then I look at myself at mirror and realize- I am not that much hard working, I am not that much focused most importantly I am not dedicated to anything. So in this competitive world- the people who work harder than me, deserved to be in that place first where I dream to reach.
Still I am a human, so like everyone else I do hope, I do dream, I do wish, I do Pray and I do believe that One day I will be there, where I want to be.
I just wish next year I will not celebrate this day, because I was born on this day; but because I will prove God right for sending me to this planet with specific talent. If not next year then….. may be the year after….
That’s why I believe, “Life goes on as it never ends….. “
Lastly and most importantly….. Thank you all who sent me your blessings and good wishes … They mean a lot. In reply I can only thank you all from the bottom of my heart……
May God bless you all….
Becky Green Aaronson
/ May 31, 2012Happy Birthday, Arindam!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Becky!
Cassie
/ May 31, 2012Dear Arindam! Happy Birthday! To start a new year with such a delicious cake is a good idea
I wish you all the best. May you archive everything you ever wanted and much more.
Greetings, Cassie.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Dear.
Cassie
/ May 31, 2012My pleasure!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012She's a Maineiac
/ May 31, 2012Happy birthday, Arindam! best wishes to you!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Darla.
Lorre
/ May 31, 2012Happy Birthday to you.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Lorre!
2e0mca
/ May 31, 2012Nice one Arindam… You’ve got a few to go before you catch me up. Hope you had a good time
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Martin.
Yes I had a good time. Actually I do not celebrate Birth day as we do not have that one as our family tradition. But this time it was exception, as I was with my close friends. And I am still feeling the after effect of those birthday bumps. 
mj monaghan
/ May 31, 2012You shall attain your wishes, my friend. Hope it was a thoughtful birthday for you.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Mj.
Yes it was a thoughtful one. 
Aspergers Girls
/ May 31, 2012Wishing you all the best life has to offer and that all the love and joy you put out there comes back to you multiplied. Happy Birthday.
Sam
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Sam, thank you for this beautiful wish. These words mean a lot.
Elyse
/ May 31, 2012Glad you had such a nice birthday. And that cake???? Yum. Happy happy life to you Arindam.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Elyse. Yes I enjoyed a lot that night, but missed my family a lot.
Soma Mukherjee
/ May 31, 2012Hey Arindam hope you have had a lovely birthday
that cake looks super yum
wish you a wonderful day ahead
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thank you Somajee.
Yes It was quite fun. I never celebrate my birth day. But this year things were different, as I was with my close friends.
nelson RN
/ May 31, 2012Happy birthday, Arindam! Wishing you all the best this life can bring
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thank you Nelson for such a beautiful wish.
aame
/ May 31, 2012Happy Birthday Arindam ! I believe wishes are never belated
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot! Oh yes, I also do believe wishes are never belated.
pattisj
/ May 31, 2012Your cake looks delicious! Hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends. We shall see what this next year brings.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Yes cake was delicious. And yes I had good time with friends, but I missed my family that day. It has beev more than a year, I have not seen any of my family member’s face.
Let’s hope next year will bring something good.
Cassie
/ May 31, 2012One year! That must be tough for you! How come you don’t see them more often? I wish you all the best, dear Arindam and that you can see your family soon!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Yes Cassie it’s really tough. But that is the challenge we have to face being part of such a big country as India. Yes even I hope to make it soon.
Cassie
/ June 2, 2012I’ll keep my fingers crossed! May that day be soon!
Arindam
/ June 2, 2012Even I hope so Cassie.
shivani rana
/ May 31, 2012hii,Arindam
Wish you a very cheerfull birthday…………………
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thank you Shivani.
meganchapple
/ May 31, 2012Happy birthday!!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Megan!
meganchapple
/ June 1, 2012No problem. I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger and One Lovely Blog Award. You can see your award on my blog
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Thanks a lot Megan. I am going to visit your blog next.
shanthisethuraman
/ May 31, 2012Wishing you many more happy returns of the day. God bless you.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot.
dadirri7
/ May 31, 2012happy birthday arindam, wishing you a wonderful creative year ahead!
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot. That’s a really beautiful wish:)
cocomino
/ May 31, 2012Happy birthday. I must be a great day.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thank you. Yes It was.
orples
/ May 31, 2012I had no doubt that you will find your place in this world, Arindam. Things unfold in their own time and as they are meant to. I’ve found that sometimes there are ‘dull’ spots that leave us in limbo, seeking direction. It’s those times, when a direction must be chosen, that pave the way for our future. Listen to you inner voice and be true to yourself. You are a smart young man, and I have no doubt, you’ll choose the right path. It is not always HARD work that gets us where we want to be, sometimes it is smart choices. With that thought in mind, I wish you many blessings for a happy future, no matter where life leads you.
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot for these kind words Marcy. Yes, even my mom says that, things unfold in their own time; but problem is things are taking too much of time to get unfold.
And yes sometimes it’s the choices which matter, rather than the hard work. I hope and wish in future I will take some really good & smart calls in life. Thanks again for these thoughtful words Marcy. You are a really wonderful person.
orples
/ June 1, 2012I’m flattered you think so, Arindam. I’m just hanging in there like everybody else. Hoping the choices I make today will pan out tomorrow. In the meantime, life goes on. Be sure to take time, along the way, to stop and smell the roses. Working toward retirement is great, but don’t forget that really, today is all we have. So, try to find a little Joy in each day as it comes. I suspect your mother has told you that, too. As you get older, you begin to realize how much you missed in life worrying about things whose time has not yet come.
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Yes Marcy, I will remember these thoughtful words of yours forever.
Nandini
/ May 31, 2012Happy B’day to you, Arindam! Great post..
Arindam
/ May 31, 2012Thanks a lot Nandini.
justanotherwakeupcall
/ June 1, 2012hey arindam! though i wrote to you on 28th(hope you saw that) .. i thought of you on 29th too… told my kids its one of m blogging friends b’day today! realized though that i don’t know how to get in touch with you other than commenting on your posts (my server’s been down:() . Hope you had a great day! and why such a “putting yourself down” post… you are great at what you do! already. no need to wait for an year or more.
btw, i have stopped getting e mail notification for your posts. almost missed this one! how can i rectify this?
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Thank you for all the wishes Sapna. Yes it was quite a good day, but with out any of family member with me. By the this was not a post to put my self down, but it was an honest post. I hope I have not done justice with whatever talent God has given me. But yes, I hope & wish I can change things soon.
You are not getting email notification of my posts, then do one thing. Just click the unfollow button first, then again click on the follow button. I hope the problem will be solved with that.
justanotherwakeupcall
/ June 1, 2012An honest post would have said ” i am a pretty good writer and a lot of people read me”
am sure you have many more talents and there is plenty of time left to discover them. Glad you enjoyed your day! are you living in a hostel? i think that was a midnight cake celebration (exactly like my hostel days!) … will do the unfollow/ follow thing.
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Ha!
No I can’t say that.
No I do not stay in hostel, it’s a rented flat. And yes it was mid night celebration with my close friends.
justanotherwakeupcall
/ June 1, 2012Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Yes these are precious memories for sure. But I do not have much of these memories, as we do not have family tradition of celebrating birth days.
justanotherwakeupcall
/ June 1, 2012all the more reason to enjoy them even more with your friends in your flat!
souldipper
/ June 1, 2012Happy 30th year, Arindam. I hope you don’t mind if I whisper something…likely your life will have lots of direction, purpose and aim when you decide to share your life with someone special. That will make such a big difference.
So I hope you enjoy every day of freedom so when you have a life partner, you’ll savour it..
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Amy aunty, it’s my 27th year on this planet.
And I will never mind, if you will scold me for something also. You have the rights to do so. 
As you have said,I am going to enjoy every moment of freedom. And again I am having a feeling that, may be I am going to share my life with someone special soon. Lat time I decided to do so was when I was 17 years old and things worked in other way. And now I am 27, so my gut feeling says that something will happen this year.
souldipper
/ June 2, 2012Oops…I let three candles muddle my brain! We often put a candle per decade on our cakes. I knew you were 26 and forgot. Happy 27th.
The good thing about having tasted love before is that we are reminded that we enjoy loving another and that we are loveable.
One of my teachers told me that I would know I was ready for a love relationship when I no longer felt I needed a loving partner. However, I went overboard and became far too independent through my intense focus on career. During those times, I felt safer in my head than in my heart.
May you keep a good balance, my keen young nephew.
Arindam
/ June 2, 2012Yes I enjoy loving another and I hope that I am lovable.
But the thing is that, I never really realized the need of getting in to a relationship. May be I prioritized things in wrong order.
And yes, I will try to keep a good balance Amy aunty.
thesubterraneanworld
/ June 1, 2012Happy Belated Birthday Arindam. Have a great life ahead and I wish you achieve all you want of this lifetime.
Blessings,
-Naima.
Arindam
/ June 1, 2012Thanks a lot Naima. Nice to see you here.
Best wishes to you too.
thesubterraneanworld
/ June 1, 2012Your blog is a great one! As I am following now, I will come across your posts often.
Blessings,
-Naima.
Arindam
/ June 2, 2012It will be all my pleasure to see you in my blog Naima.
rommel
/ June 2, 2012HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Good luck in everything that you do. And more power to your excellent blog!
Arindam
/ June 2, 2012Thanks a lot Rommel.
writingfeemail
/ June 2, 2012My grandmother’s birthday was also May 29. I wish you the best year ever and many, many more returns.
Arindam
/ June 2, 2012Thanks a lot Renee. Wow, I share my birth day with your grandmother. Is n’t it great?
Sunshine
/ June 4, 2012What a beautiful cake Arindam and again, happy, happy birthday to YOU!
This world is made better with you in it so go forth and keep celebrating this wonderful thing we call life!
Thank you for the blessings too!!
Arindam
/ June 4, 2012Thanks a lot Sunshine.
Do you really believe that with me the world is a better place. I hope you are not joking? Now you gave me a reason to celebrate life.
eof737
/ June 9, 2012Hope you enjoyed your delicious looking cake.
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Arindam
/ June 12, 2012Thanks a lot Elizabeth. But more than me, my friends enjoyed this cake.