7 Things only a Leap year baby will understand

Born on 29th Feb? Leap year baby? Then you can probably relate to this?

On been asked when your birthday is? you proudly answer 29th February.

Their reaction? Priceless.

So, after showing your 'not so impressed face', they give you the okay, cool looks.
And, thereafter this things are likely to follow..

1. Wow! you are the first leap year baby I ever met, how cool is that.

Thank you so much, I am touched

2. So, when do you celebrate your birthday when there ain't leap date?

But, I surely do know there is 1st march coming ... so!

3. How do you count your age?

Seriously? technically or yearly?

4. How do you feel?

Awesome.. I mean, never felt so alive

5. You mean... you still will be of an illegal age when you get married?

Well, if that's what you think.

6. What does your birth certificate says?

Born on 29th February.

7. You are so lucky!

I know, right.

Afterall this is probably the best thing about being a leapling/Leap year baby, you get to celebrate two Birthdays in a year. Period.

M.Kikon

Comments

Book Review: I’ve Never Been (Un)Happier by Shaheen Bhatt

About the book Lights, Camera . . . Inaction Unwittingly known as Alia Bhatt’s older sister, screenwriter and fame-child Shaheen Bhatt has been a powerhouse of quiet restraint—until now. In a sweeping act of courage, she now invites you into her head. Shaheen was diagnosed with depression at eighteen, after five years of already living with it. In this emotionally arresting memoir, she reveals the daily experiences and debilitating big picture of one of the most critically misinterpreted mental illnesses in the twenty-first century. Equal parts conundrum and enlightenment, Shaheen takes us through the personal pendulum of understanding and living with depression in her privileged circumstances. With honesty and a profound self-awareness, Shaheen lays claim to her sadness, finding it a home in the universal fabric of the human condition. In this multi-dimensional, philosophical tell-all, Shaheen acknowledges, accepts and overcomes the peculiarities of this way of being alive...

Book Review: A drop of You by Krishna Chhetri

About the Book We become overtly colourless when our hearts aren't together; only when a soul finds its body, they sing and dance together to the colours of life. Three closely knit people, Karma, Diana & Ghazal meet at the crossroads of life, unaware of the cosmic conspiracy and its comical destiny. Heart is their road, love is their journey and the soul, the final destination. Sailing on the tides of emotions, they encounter deceit, with a tinge of poison and drop of bliss. Forever love; it is a myth? Or a reality? Is it stifling pain or undying love, that makes love eternal? Come, let us explore! My Take on the book For someone who loves poetry, this book is a refreshing read. A drop of you is the debut book by Krishna Chhetri, the book narrates the story of three friends, Karma, Diana, and Ghazal, who are caught in a love triangle situation. This is a tale of love, friendship, destiny, and heartbreak. Like every love triang...

Book Review: Love in the Time of Quarantine by Siddhartha Gigoo

About the Book On Sunday, March the 22nd 2020, When India decided To lock herself down And send us— Her 1.3 billion ungrateful, undeserving, Yet beloved children— Into self-isolation To protect us From the deadly infection Of a bat-born, Spikey ball-shaped, Gorgeous-looking Infinitesimal virus With a name Befitting a royal, I set out to do What all castle-builders and nighthawks do On bright and lonesome Sundays That have nothing Except dreams of hope And fantasies of freedom To offer. Told from multiple points of view, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Siddhartha Gigoo’s 'Love in the Time of Quarantine' clocks 30 days and nights in the lives of two lovers and a homeless family during a nation’s lock down and quarantine. My Take on the Book Hope everyone is safe at home? I recently came across this book and was really intrigued to find out what it was actua...

The Sane Dreamer

Search This Blog