Do you enjoy parties? Many people do but I guess I’m one of those who prefer small gettogethers with people whom I know and feel comfortable.
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Parties are always fun events. There’s a lot of food, drinks, music, games, dance and all the merry making that goes with the name. I’ve been invited to a number of parties for various reasons; birthday, anniversary, christening, wedding, job promotion, reunion, and a whole lot of other reasons to celebrate. Despite the number of those I attended, I can perhaps count a few which I really enjoyed.
I remember a friend’s daughter who handed me an invite to her birthday party and unashamedly said, “There’ll be a carousel in my party. Ronald McDonald will be there with lots and lots of gifts.” Luckily, she was only turning seven. Otherwise, I would have given my friend (her mother) a piece of my mind. Then again, the expectation of gifts one will receive and the various forms of amusement the party will have are a big part of the party’s success; for kids anyway. This is the reason why I am continually amused and baffled at the same time why some people (not kids anymore), seem to use these still as their yardstick for the affair’s success.
There were parties I attended that were so formal we couldn’t even laugh at the joke the person on the other side of the table said. There were parties where there were just so many people it was almost impossible to have a word with the host. There were parties filled with so many different kinds of amusement that I totally forgot what I was there for. And much to my dismay, there were parties where the gifts we brought were handed to a receptionist who took our names and guided us to our table. I wondered then what would have happened if I didn’t have a gift, at least not in the form that was thought acceptable.
We party to celebrate and to share our happiness with friends and love ones. Maybe I’m getting older. Maybe times have really changed. But I sincerely wish our parties retain some semblance of the real reasons why we come together and not easily fall prey to the trimmings that countless business ventures fool us into thinking, would make our party “an affair to remember”.
On second thought, people do have to make a living...
Parties are always fun events. There’s a lot of food, drinks, music, games, dance and all the merry making that goes with the name. I’ve been invited to a number of parties for various reasons; birthday, anniversary, christening, wedding, job promotion, reunion, and a whole lot of other reasons to celebrate. Despite the number of those I attended, I can perhaps count a few which I really enjoyed.
I remember a friend’s daughter who handed me an invite to her birthday party and unashamedly said, “There’ll be a carousel in my party. Ronald McDonald will be there with lots and lots of gifts.” Luckily, she was only turning seven. Otherwise, I would have given my friend (her mother) a piece of my mind. Then again, the expectation of gifts one will receive and the various forms of amusement the party will have are a big part of the party’s success; for kids anyway. This is the reason why I am continually amused and baffled at the same time why some people (not kids anymore), seem to use these still as their yardstick for the affair’s success.
There were parties I attended that were so formal we couldn’t even laugh at the joke the person on the other side of the table said. There were parties where there were just so many people it was almost impossible to have a word with the host. There were parties filled with so many different kinds of amusement that I totally forgot what I was there for. And much to my dismay, there were parties where the gifts we brought were handed to a receptionist who took our names and guided us to our table. I wondered then what would have happened if I didn’t have a gift, at least not in the form that was thought acceptable.
We party to celebrate and to share our happiness with friends and love ones. Maybe I’m getting older. Maybe times have really changed. But I sincerely wish our parties retain some semblance of the real reasons why we come together and not easily fall prey to the trimmings that countless business ventures fool us into thinking, would make our party “an affair to remember”.
On second thought, people do have to make a living...
