Birthday Blog
on Jen's Indian Adventure (India), 07/Jul/2010 19:00, 34 days ago
I’ve been so interested recently in when the monsoon will start, how heavy the rains will be, by how much will the temperature drop, I forgot to blog about my birthday.As I was on a train to Balangir on June 21st, my birthday was celebrated on Saturday 19thJune along with the other Jen here inBhubaneswar.Jen G’s birthday falls on the 22ndso since we first met last December we agreed that we would hold a joint celebration.I had been out sick from work the previous week as I had pulled a muscle in my back trying to move a gas cylinder (the joys of being a volunteer) so my name-sake kindly offered to take responsibility for the party preparations. This was definitely a good thing. Jen G is a far more talented chef than I am (not that I can actually call myself a chef). She was ably assisted by her Sous Chef A. All I had to do was turn up at the right time.It was a great evening. All theBhubaneswarvolunteers got together. We had oarty hats and balloons. We had veg and non-veg dishes. We even had a few beers. And P played the guitar.And as with all good parties we even had a birthday cake– mind you ‘Jen’ became ‘Jain’ on the cake. And of course we ate the cake in traditional Indian style – ensuring a bit was rubbed into everyone’s face.It was a great evening. I’m not very much a party person, particularly when it comes to my own birthday, but I really enjoyed the evening. Thank you everyone.