F*R*I*E*N*D*S

1 week before Birthday:

My Best Friend[MBF]: What plans for this birthday gal?

Me: Dunno. As usual, its gonna be a last minute thingy only.

MBF:Bla, bla, bla[Advice on what I need to do...]

1 day after Birthday

MBF: Shit, shit, shit...you know me na...Sorry, I forgot your birthday...

Me: Heehee!

MBF: Ok, tell me what you want for this birthday? A skirt/top may be...Fab India...

Me: hmmm

MBF: See, how shameless I am...I am asking you what you want for your birthday gift...

Me: Ye, its ok...whats between friends?...Make that a flowery one...the skirt and a plain sleeveless top.

And so it goes every year for our birthdays. Sometimes I forget and sometimes she does. But the scenario is the same with roles reversed, depending on whose D-day we have forgotten.

We fight...we forget birthdays and anniversaries...When we have something important or special happening in our lives, we ask our friends explicityly to wish us luck...and jovially chide them for forgetting...We are shameless with friends and there are no formalities. We might be far away from each other...But never far in minds.

Moral of the story: You need to be shameless if you need to be friends.

Bah!!!