{"id":3575,"date":"2011-04-06T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2011-04-08T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T20:24:37","slug":"age-is-just-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/age-is-just-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Age is just a number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">A<\/span> shout out on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Kiran_\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> yesterday resulted in tremendous amount of well wishes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/age-is-just-a-number\/tweetme\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"454,184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tweetme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme-300x121.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3579\" title=\"tweetme\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme.jpg 454w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/tweetme-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And amazing perspective to life. Some of it, blew my mind. Well, literally \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CreativKitchen\" target=\"_blank\">@CreativKitchen<\/a> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">It&#8217;s a BIG year for me! I turned the BIG 4-0 this past 9\/11. So far&#8230;it&#8217;s been a GREAT year!! Seriously amazing.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SimpleBites\" target=\"_blank\">@SimpleBites<\/a> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Well happy birthday!! It is actually my dear mother&#8217;s birthday today. =) (and you and I are the same age)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaWood\" target=\"_blank\">@LisaWood<\/a> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">happy birthday today! Mine too but I&#8217;m a bit older than you. (43 and not afraid to admit it) \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/age-is-just-a-number\/dsc_0142-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"448,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293204816&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0142\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3593\" title=\"DSC_0142\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142.jpg 448w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0142-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only time I celebrated (announced) my birthday over this blog was in <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/06\/happy-3-0-to-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a>. We celebrated the big 3-0 during a visit to India. How does it feels since then?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>As of today, I am adding 2 more years of wisdom.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Appearance of <span style=\"color: #888888;\">GRAY HAIR<\/span>! Nightmarish!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Added responsibility, (ahem) weight &amp; backaches.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Completed MBA. Phew! Currently thinking about PhD. Kid you not.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Love every minute as a SAHW (stay at home wife) with flexible  priorities. Less of &#8220;Just Do It&#8221;, more of &#8220;Do It Later&#8221;. Sort of  laid-back.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Health becomes a priority i.e yoga, biking &amp; running.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I am more likely to have similar experiences with people I often  converse with. Do I feel smarter if I can relate? That&#8217;s a topic to  discuss some day \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Proactive arguments wins all the time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sense of personal style.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Negotiation skills are test and put in good use.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>More nieces and nephews are added in the birthday book.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I have OLD friends. Just kidding, you know who you are \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Taking health supplements and reading nutrition labels.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Being in the 20s seems mischievous with least caution. Do I miss it? Hell, yeah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/age-is-just-a-number\/dsc_0255-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"336,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1298766637&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3595\" title=\"DSC_0255\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255.jpg 336w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0255-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Took a little risk with a vlog. Don&#8217;t stone me for it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><object style=\"height: 390px; width: 553px;\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/12Yi-7JDUt4?version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to another year of awesomeness, a little acceptance towards wrinkles, <em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">GRAY HAIR<\/span><\/em> (Yikes!) &amp; backaches. Cheers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/age-is-just-a-number\/dsc_0160-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"448,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1301157951&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3594\" title=\"DSC_0160\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160.jpg 448w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC_0160-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shout out on Twitter yesterday resulted in tremendous amount of well wishes. And amazing perspective to life. Some of it, blew my mind. Well, literally \ud83d\ude09 @CreativKitchen said: It&#8217;s a BIG year for me! I turned the BIG 4-0 this past 9\/11. So far&#8230;it&#8217;s been a GREAT year!! Seriously amazing. @SimpleBites said: Well happy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[66,670],"class_list":["post-3575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebration","tag-birthday","tag-vlog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pBcTv-VF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3575"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3578,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions\/3578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}