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That's how I felt this time during my birthday week. It just kept on going and i think it ended yesterday with my birthday treat.

started with a big bang with my surprise birthday party by some real close friends on a monday....!! 4 days in advance n something that was totally and completely unexpected. it was one of the most memorable birthday surprise parties ever for me. I cannot recall any surprise party I had before so this one goes right at the top.

To think of it, I used to keep doing these pranks n fool people but this time i got conned and could not find out that my friends had planned a party!! Can't believe but i actually had tears in eyes at the end of the day to think that i was blessed with such cool and wonderful friends.

From then on, thursday happened to be the next day for another birthday celebration...we all were going to pick up frm bro-in-law and at the airport in the middle of the night..well actually at around 4 in the morning....cut another cake...made by my sis...another sweet surprise...n being surrounded by some of the people closest to me was the cherry on the top.

Next day, the 10th, 'THE DAy' i reach office and boom everybody was waiting for me to come ....all the hoo halla that i got surrounded by was a sight to see. Later in the evening was lucky to have another cake for myself. another celebration with a few kicks n punches as birthday bumps..and the regular cake smudging on the face not just once but twice...good and taken down all in good spirit...actually more than happy to have the cake being smacked on the face.

yaa, it's not over yet, then that night i left for my cousins place. after reaching i found out that they were planning to have a small get together for me and my niece whose birthday happened to be a few days later. It did happen and what a stage that was..literally! at aapni dhani...on the stage wih the dancers around us and music played in the background and hounded by my sister and cousins doing the same thing, potofying cake on my face.

had a rocking time...the first time that i had such a wonderful birthday..though missed the regular one i used to have with my school buddies coming over and we going out to eat chinese!!

but this change was a welcome one and though missed my buddies am sure will have our kinda party when we have our re union.

back to square one!

yeh kya ho raha hai !!

this loss must ve reminded dravid of the bad 'ol days ! when he used to b d sole anchor n other big hitters used to get out to leave him with a fifty for a losing cause...

yet again the ppl at d top faltered and d ppl lower down d order had to suffer...tho karthik still came up trumps...remaining not out till d end...

a run out to start with n with gambir as tentative as ever...d pressure was always on dravid n tendlya to perform n score at almost a run a ball to keep hopes of winning alive

tendlya as usual disappointed...n dravid tried but could not get much support from d other end...so it was left to karthik n d others to try n give a fight..which unfortunately they cud not n in d end lost by a huge margin of over 100 runs...

this sets a bad tone for d rest of the series n i feel recovering frm here is nt goin to b all tht easy..but wht the hell..good teams r able to turn tides in their favour n i believe we have one gud team in the makin..lest we can get rid of d stars n get in some performers..its high time d board decided to switch to youngsters..
may b the twenty20 may throw up a few..

am not sayin we will def do well with youngsters but we have seen wht experience has got us.....they have d fear of failure lingerin so hard in their minds tht they cannot see victory at any place n if not got rid of them soon this feeling might sink in with the youngsters too n we wud b the windies..

its time to bid adieu to the likes of tendulkar, ganguly, dravid, n kumble n time to breed in some new talent..
they wud need time to groom n blossom..

now is the best time...!!!!

(India v/s Eng !st ODI - Eng 288/2 - Ind 184 All Out