50th birthday, to celebrate or not celebrate?

alsoRun

My Indian neighbor just celebrated his 50th birthday with 200 (mostly Indian) guests and catered food.

My 50th birthday is not that far away. Should I celebrate? Are you going to do so if in the same age group? What was your experience if you already did?

老巫

领导是什么意思?

alsoRun

I have not got a chance to consult 领导. But this is an event I should have some leverage on.

hanxin

My Indian neighbor just celebrated his 50th birthday with 200 (mostly Indian) guests and catered food.

My 50th birthday is not that far away. Should I celebrate? Are you going to do so if in the same ...
alsoRun 发表于 2009-2-24 10:14 PM

Hi AlsoRun,

Long time to see.

If I were you, I couldn't bother. Birthday is really not a big deal; only children enjoy birthday party and feel happy to be one year older. Adults should celebrate their birthday in a different way.

Wish you a happy birthday.

waspking

“革命人永远是年轻！”， 要是俺， 做大寿， 但说是30

四维

我准备光庆祝100岁，200岁的，50什么的就免了。

星光

也跑

一看这200来号来宾，我的头就大了。那还不给累死，嘿嘿！

生日肯定会过，不过，我要过个特别的和温馨的，到不需要有多大的场面。

alsoRun

Hi hanxin, glad to see you again. Hope you are happy and well in Great Britain. waspking, 四维 and  星光, thank you for offering your thoughts.

My 50th birthday is still more than one year away. But the desire to celebrate in some fashion is there and even strong. Deeply somewhere I felt not fully recognized or appreciated (没有鲜花, 没有掌声) after 30 years of hard work. So this may be an opportunity to self indulge and self recognize a little.

Life is short and time flies. To live to 100 can in fact be a sad thing when almost everyone else of your generation is long gone.

跶客

得，您这么一说，也觉得 半百这个词也向我逼近。我不麻烦了。LP好像在搞什么名堂，那就不是我的事了。但我已经“下达”了指示，第一，千万不要在院子里搞什么鸡鸭的，第二，请什么客呀，有空到Bar找几个朋友好好侃侃。第三，有余钱去个什么Adult only without kids all inclusive 的Vacation 。再有钱、有胆... ...跳伞去。

alsoRun

So you are your household's 领导?

"有空到Bar找几个朋友好好侃侃", I do not get this. How many friends go to bars, not to mention the same bar? Talking to strangers? I would rather come to this "little station".

得，您这么一说，也觉得 半百这个词也向我逼近。我不麻烦了。LP好像在搞什么名堂，那就不是我的事了。但我已经“下达”了指示，第一，千万不要在院子里搞什么鸡鸭的，第二，请什么客呀，有空到Bar找几个朋友好好侃侃 ...
跶客 发表于 2009-2-25 07:28 PM

野野蜂

要是我，租几张DVD，看一整天。让儿女们做饭给我吃。

跶客

So you are your household's 领导?

"有空到Bar找几个朋友好好侃侃", I do not get this. How many friends go to bars, not to mention the same bar? Talking to strangers? I would rather come to this "little ...
alsoRun 发表于 2009-2-25 07:59 PM

当然，领导不领导那是LP的事。不过呢，咱们是给大方向的。
我是说叫几个老朋友一起去bar。老去一个Bar也没啥意思。要是能叫上旧时的女友，更有意思。
毕竟是你过50岁生日，怎么顺心怎么来。
我倒是老想着整一整几十年积攒下来的照片，或者扫到CD 或者存到DVD盘里。记下几行字什么的，留着以后给孙子讲看图说话什么的也不错。也算是历史回顾了。
50年了，也许坡那边的草更绿一些。怕下坡时膝盖疼，走不到底儿。或者是眼神不好，一脚踩空摔一跤什么的... ...

waspking

俺准备60时回老家做寿， 小学-高中的同学聚一聚， 唱唱歌。 50时到巴西或是NZ玩一趟。 LP去不去， 由她。

无心竹

I would rather come to this "little ...
alsoRun 发表于 2009-2-25 07:59 PM

A good idea. Maybe you should host a big party at this "little station" on or before your birthday.  People may come out to "凑分子" and to have a good time together. You never know.

Of course a real party will be good too, as long as I get the invitation

alsoRun

无心竹, you are invited. Details will come when arrangements are made.

无心竹

无心竹, you are invited. Details will come when arrangements are made.
alsoRun 发表于 2009-3-1 08:54 AM

OK, Thanks!

I will show up, on time, with a big appetite after three days of "dietary restriction"

于珈

hmmm， 这个话题倒是有意思。要不要庆祝五十大寿，是该考虑考虑。我想也跑的邻居肯定自我感觉挺好，对自己五十年来走过的路，取得的成绩都挺满意的，所以这样大大庆祝一番。如果一个失意的人，“老大徒悲伤”的人，肯定无心庆祝了。我认为，五十岁是个里程碑，无论如何，每个人都应该以自己的方式或者庆祝或者凭吊一番，大爬梯也好，出门旅行也好，写一篇长文也好，但坐在家里看一天DVD太depressing.

末末

一定要庆祝，就在小站庆祝，要什么有什么，鲜花，米女，帅哥，米老太太，帅老头，中西大餐，蛋糕，美酒，过完了还不长肉，不受累。告我们哪天，我们给你张罗去。

yi_ran

该庆祝。不过没必要全世界都知道。去个高质量的Cruise，或者一个Dream Trip，或者其它的想做的事。

alsoRun

wow, this thread comes back to life.

I will go with the consensus: a modest celebration.

八月风

决定过了？我也赞成。:)

老齯

很好，与芭比同年。

星光

桥手

你这么天天吃参补养，是不是可以长命百岁啊？

无心竹

Just want to keep this thread on the front page, as the party goes on.

Don't even think about the going back thing (just kidding)  before you host your big birthday party here at the little station, dear professor Run!

We will be delighted to have the opportunity to sing together with your "high maintenance" star friends!