on the evening of my birthday l stood proudly with my parents at the entrance of the hall to receive the guests. the programme for the evening started with the highlight - the cutting of the birthday cake. as the guests sang happy Birthday to you l blew out all eleven candles on the cake with one puff. my Mother and l then got down to the job of cutting the cake and serving It to the guests as a dessert. ln the meantime, the guests were asked to Help themselves to the buffet dinner laid out no three long tables.