Turning thirty (plus one)

April 21, 2008

Sometime mid-February I reached a significant milestone of one’s life - turning Thirty. Today V turned 31. Has anything changed one might wonder? Little does - it wasn’t that big a deal as was made out in F.R.I.E.N.D.S - we didn’t have a mega mid-night party or crying episodes over the three decades lost with no life-partner in sight or even as close as to getting a (girl) boyfriend. One thing is sure - we are no longer officially the “bhaiya” and “didi” that kids often addressed us as. Age is not to blamed in entirety for this - it’s part age, part parenthood - looks right for kids to address us as uncle and aunty with a toddler in tow after all!

Thirty for us is comforting and less anxious than twenty was when one worried about graduating from college, landing in a decent job and what they call in India as standing on your own feet. Thirty is good - comes with less pressure, settled life and half dreams fulfilled. I always wanted to grow old. Kept counting the years when I wouldn’t have to goto college anymore right from the first year. Four years seemed long. Hated school, college and was so glad to pass out and never have to go back to any campus again. Funny how I always envied people who were older and worked not have to worry about exams…Now I am at that stage in life and it’s nice for once. Gosh! I am sounding like half -retired and 50 years old. See that’s what happens when life’s necessities get fulfilled early ( a home, a car, good vacations etc etc) - you have to work hard now to know what your next dream and ambition in life is.. Else at 40 I will sound like a 80 year old living a mediocre life not enthusiastic about anything. The mid-life crisis hasn’t hit me yet!

Anyways, the day was great with V getting wishes more than any other year. Thanks to Orkut - people no longer have to depend on their memory like I still do.

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4 Responses to “Turning thirty (plus one)”

Vivek Nath on April 23rd, 2008 6:21 am

He he he King K , Thank you for the wishes, repeated wishes and the party !!
Priya Sudhesh Kumar( Priya Thankappan) on April 24th, 2008 4:12 am

Vivek, Belated Birthday wishes. Lakshmi I love what you are doing. I like your blogs a lot. Its sounds just like ME! (Somewhere trapped inside now) Miss you guys very much!
Lakshmi on April 24th, 2008 4:47 am

Thanks PT Would love to see you when you’re home..it’s been a long time! How is Surabhi?
gaurav on June 11th, 2008 4:16 am

I was searching for some thing and caught up on your blog.. few words. AWSOME. Well I see a day to day reflections sorry seems most likely age ..year to year . nice blogs to recollect things .. But if you want to share any thing which you want to express put it on web and you definitely wont forgat but share with evrybody.. I feel some thing missing from your blogs.. amy be toomuch restrictions on content?

cheers
gaurav