Aah! It still hurts…! Before anything else I’ll wish myself a happy birthday…so a very, very, very happy birthday Pranshu (why, thank you so much)! May all your wishes and dreams be fulfilled…by yourself ;-)

I dunno if it’s the fad these days but here at AICAR you get your ass whipped…on your very own birthday! Mine was, I guess, more than just ass-smash. I am cutting the cake, wondering, ‘Ha! So many people here to wish me good, they love me, don’t they? Or love to hate me…?’ My doubts vanish, hopes demolish…as the very immediate future turns into the present…lots of crow-like voices sing the happy birthday song…Thums-Up & water poured over me…the cake was to be eaten right? Well, it’s my birthday, I get the cake and get to eat it too…and the lil’ facial that follows…and then, like all my distinguished, decorated and accomplished predecessors I am escorted to ‘the khamba’. And before you know anything you have stinging blows, slaps and all other verbs of inflicting pain raining on your thankfully covered bottom! What do they call it? Birthday bums? Yeah right! This one right here looked more like an attempt to murder!

You guys made hay when the sun shone brightly (and spared the rod when it was hot ;-) ). But it ain’t sunny weather always. It was fun while it lasted, wasn’t it?! Well, well, well, I have had my share…and now you all face the music…for the next 364 days! Mr.Debabrata Dash aka Bapu, I’m gonna kill you and this is one of those rare promises I intend to keep…be afraid…be very afraid…mu-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

P.S.- Err…umm…hmm…when is Jaimeen’s birthday…huh?!