Hi alle sammen! Igår 20.mars var en stor dag for oss her i  263/1A Chilaw Road, Kattuwa, Negombo. Vi hadde gebursdag, låku duwa og jeg. Nethmi ble 9 år og jeg ble 30.

Dagen ble feiret med stor stas. Om morgenen var det balonger og gaver til gebursdagsbarna. Også til det store gebursdagsbarnet, svend.

  

Om kveldewn hadde vi besøk av opp imot 25 stk. som deltok i selskapet. For damene i huset var det en hel dag med forberedelser til middag og kaker. For de som ikke kjenner Sri Lankiske skikker så kommer kaker først så maten. Helt på hodet tenker du som er vant med det motsatte. Å gi kake til mamma og pappa før til gjestene er også vanlig at gebursdags barnet server foreldrene sine.

Fra oss i Negombo. Takk for gaver og hilsen. Vi er nå et år eldre og svend ble et ti-år eldre.

Hi everybody! Yesterday, 20th of march was a big event in our family at 263/1A Chilaw Road, Negombo. Yesterday we did not only have one birthday child but 2. It was Nethmi our biggest daughter and me. She turned 9 and me.... Oh dear I am 30.

It all started in the morning with baloons and gifts for both of them, yes the big birthday child also got a present. Strange when you are small you dislike soft presents, when you grow older you like them specially nice shirts and pants.

 

In the evening we had 25 dinner guests and if was a nice party for Nethmi. She enjoyed it a lot and family and children came. One of Roshanis brother who never come to us before, also came and his family truly enjoy staying with us till today. Sri Lankan customs are different from western customs, also when it comes to birthday parties. You may be used to the cakes being served after the food. You are wrong, here we serve it before the food. And so what may happen is this: The guests if they know the host make good food they eat very little cakes and jump to the food. So first the birthday child serves her mother and father and then you pass the plate around to the guests.

From us in Negombo we give thanks for all the gifts and greetings.

Nethmi & Svend