are birthday cakes just for kids?! what do you do when its your birthday?

@ckyera (17332)
Philippines
May 24, 2009 2:33am CST
hello, i'm just curious if you still celebrate your birthday and if you still have a cake to blow? is cake for kids birthday only?i remember i just celebrate my birthday with a cake is when i turn 18! :-) and now, i don't celebrate it that much. sometimes i do sometimes i don't. what i don't forget during my birthday is to pray and thank God for another year in my life. how about you?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
1 Sep 09
Birthday cakes are not definitely just for kids!! haha =D Even if i were to show up with a birhtday cake right in front of u on your bithday, u will be equally surprised as well as being happy.. hehe That's the magic of a birthday cake.. hehe ^_^ I dun usually have birthday cakes on my birthday because i dun enjoy 'blowing'.. haha =D BUt i do love cakes though, and i'm eating them whenever i feel like it.. hehe ^_^ Birthday cakes dun hold much meaning to me, because i'm eating them too often, that i might have taken them for granted?? hehe
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
1 Sep 09
haha...with that kind of birthday cake...for sure many will like it...haha and yes be happy and surprised! is that the only reason why you don't really like cakes? ou don't like blowing? hahaha and what would you like? hmmmm...hahaha well, me too i can eat cakes whenever i want but still cake for birthday still have better meaning...haha specially when it is given as a present... the only birthday that i remeber having a cake to blow is on my 18th...haha and if you remember that surprise birthday from my friend...he bought me my favorite cake that time...hehe
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Sep 09
haha =D I do like to eat cakes, be it on special occasion or whatever, but i just dun like to go thru the process.. hehe ^_^ Imagine seeing it in front of me, but i cant get to eat it straight away as there are photo taking sessions and singing of songs etc!! lol =D That seems to be forever to me.. lol =D So what's your favourite cake then? hehe
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
4 Sep 09
hehe...but that is the best part! haha...singing a happy birthday, making a wish and blow the candle! hahaha and of course picture taking! which i like most...hehehe if you really want to eat that cake, you can get some of it from the hidden part...hehe just like what im doing sometimes...haha but of course we get just a small portion that's not noticeable... well, well, why are you asking? will you buy me? hehe that time i like blueberry cheesecake...and any kind of chocolate cake as long as its not too sweet...
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Jan 10
Hi CK, Birthday cakes are for all ages. no matter if you are a kid or an adult as long as you can afford to buy cake for your birhtday it's okay. or if you can bake one for your kid and for yourself why not. cakes are already part of a birthday celebration and tradition. when it's my birthday my family buy the cake for me or my sister baked a cake for me. there will always be a cake in my birthday and my family. may i know your birthday please friend. thanks!
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
hehe... thanks. well, well its better than last year, atleast for this year my husband & i got the chance to celebrate it. but its just the usual. but i think we are like bf/gf that day. coz we just go watch a movie, eat, eat, eat and stroll in the mall! haha next year, i am planning to celebrate it with my parents, i like to have a celebration with them when i turn 30! oh no! hehe
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
hello msfrancisco! yeah i think so, i also saw my friend's parents when celebrating their birthdays, they always have a cake and they always take a picture with that cake! hehe its better if the cake was given to us ... like with me, even if i have the capacity to buy a cake for myself, i would rather not buy, hehe i want someone to give it to me...but too bad, my husband don't know that i think. hehe january 2 is my birthday.
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Jan 10
oh no...belated happy birthday friend. i owe you a cake. how i wish i was there with you inbn celebrating your birthday and we will surely be enjoyiong some cakes. so how was your birthsay friend?
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
11 Feb 10
no cakes should not be for kids. any age people can enjoy with cakes. i prepare my birthday cake on my own and just put this to my husband. i dont lit candles and celebrate but i make cake in house and have it with my husband and we go out for dinner in night. i feel great if i get good cake recipe and make it on my own and enjoy on birthday.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
11 Feb 10
wow! how i wish i could also make my on cake! hehe or make one for my husband's birthday...but too bad that i don't know how! but anyway, it always brings good feelings when we achieve something and in your case achieve in doing good & yummy cake recipe!
@Cheiyen (317)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
i love cakes or many sorts. birthday cakes aren't exclusively for kids. but when i was just a kid, i never had any birthday cake. i have 5 other siblings so it was considered a luxury to have one during my childhood. seriously, i had my first cake at 22 (three actually). i bought one for my guests and they gave me one. my housemates gave me another one. and i usually have since then. i don't buy them but friends and colleagues give them as presents. as you grow older, you view birthday differently. for me, it's a day to give a treat to the people close to my heart. i usually cook and buy other food to treat my colleagues and students. i need to prepare a budget for that. at times, i send money to my mom because we usually cook fo a family member's birthday even when they're away from home. in my circle of friends and in the office, we usually give a bouquet of flowers and a cake to the celebrant. if it's a guy, we try to find a present that suits him. as i wake up, i give thanks for another year of good life and if there's a mass on my birthday, i go to church and say my thanks there. for me, my birthday is the day of thanksgiving with family and friends.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hello there... well you are right, as we grow older our views on birthdays do change... and i like the way you are celebrating yours... and i feel like birthday cakes are more special if its a present from someone...haha
• Indonesia
24 Nov 09
Well i actually never celebrate my birth day with a cake. Not even when i was just a child. Well now i usually celebrate my birth day with treat my a few of my friend to a eat in some decent restaurant ( or a lot of friend in a cheap restaurant ). Well that's it from me. Thanks.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
24 Nov 09
hello lord! happy to see you here! well, how come you never celebrate your birthday with a cake? then your friends are lucky to get a treat from you when its your birthday...hehe unlike with me, these last few years, i don't actually have any birthday celebration... its just like a normal day passing...
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
28 Nov 09
hmmm...well at least your mom still cook something for you on your birthday... i think we also have such kind of food here...a dish made with rice that is color yellow and with different other ingredients on it... i just also don't know how it is called but i know we have such kind...maybe paella.
• Indonesia
25 Nov 09
LOL, yes, my mom never make a cake for my birth day. When i was a child my mom simply buy me a present. She some time cook Nasi Kuning ( well i don't know the english name, but it is actually a rice cooked with some thing so the color of the rice is yellow, with some chiken, egg, and other staff, it is a really yummy food) when my birth day come.
@arystine (1273)
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
Birthday cakes are not just for kids. I like to give birthday cakes to friends every now and then even though they are already adults. It's not just for kids, it's for everyone who feels happy and thankful for another year added into their lives.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
hello arystine! can we be friends? hehe so that i can receive a cake from you on my birthday as well? haha just kidding! well i can sense that you are indeed a generous & thoughtful friend...keep it up! and i agree with what you have said that its for everyone! thanks!
@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
I haven't done anything big for my birthday for many years now. Some of my birthdays or the days preceding it are even filled with forgettable experiences. This year though, I decided to have a funny hat party and it was so much fun. It was actually quite immature, but I really didn't (and still don't) care LOL! I didn't have a birthday cake, but my sister's best friend owned the restaurant I had my party in, and she made my order of creampuffs into a creampuff tower with a candle on top for me to blow. I had a blast. I want next year to be just as awesome, or hopefully even more so.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
22 Nov 09
hello there... that sounds really fun! good luck on your birthday next year! hehe hope it will be as fun as your other celebrations...
@daliaj (5674)
• India
23 Oct 09
I don't think birthday cakes are only for kids. I never cut a birthday cake when I was a kid. It is not a custom in the place where I live. My Dad compelled me to go to church on my birthday and my Mom mad sweet noodles for my birthday. My Dad also used to get toffees to distribute to my friends in school and my family staying in the neighbourhood. I started cutting cakes on birthdays after celebrating birthday with friends.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
same here...i also don't remember having a cake on my birthday when i was a kid... but i know my parents do prepare something during my birthdays...and they also bring me to church.
@cindy27 (130)
• Philippines
18 Jan 10
yes. and I always love having cake on my birthday as if the celebration is not complete without it. its our favorite dessert.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
wow! well,to some they really feel that birthdays are incomplete without cakes! hehe so what's your favorite cake flavor?
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
5 Nov 09
Hi cky, No,birthday cakes are for everyone who can afford to buy,ha ha ha!Well, i did'nt experienced celebrated my birthday cake before because my parents cant afford. The only preparation is to pray and thanks God for another year in my life.But for this past few years i celebrated my birthday with a cake because my sons can afford now to buy.ha ha ha! But i never blow because i'm shy.ha ha ha. Prayers are always as main part of the celebration.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
6 Nov 09
hello hazelrose... your sons are so good to give you a cake during your birthdays! they are so seet with their mom! well, on the past years, cakes are just for people who can afford to buy it! hehe that's why usually its only the rich who can have it, while the poor, just have a bread & pansit....hehe but what is important during birthdays is that we celebrate it with our loved ones and give our thanks to God for giving another year to us & taking care & guiding ud in the past years... thanks!
• India
19 Oct 09
hi ckyera.. i dont think cakes r only for kids.. at our college we have a special way of celebrating b days.. they r brutal enough to make the b day boy cry.. like he did when he was born and the rest of us have fun .. usually the cakes are used in a conventional way by the kids. i mean they are meant to be cut and distributed to everyone around..(i even remember those days wen i was eagerly waiting for the blue berry cake :P ) but we in our college use it in a very unconventional manner.. we hardly eat the cake.. we let the b day boy cut the cake and then we smear the cream all over their face and allow him a bath with some cool drinks.. this is how i celebrate my b day ...it may sound weird but its real fun..
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
20 Oct 09
hello there! haha...sounds really fun! but i never experience doing that hehe coz we like eating the cake more! hehe and we just put some icings in the celebrants face ...hehe just enough to make them look like a cat! but what you do is really really fun i think... thanks for sharing...
@yan_blue8 (1437)
• Philippines
22 Nov 09
I don't celebrate my birthday since i was a kid. Normally my parents would have it together with my older sister's birthday. I am used into that way until i started to work and earn money on my own. I tend to celebrate my birthday each year by then by having a little party in the house with two cakes and more candles to blow!
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
24 Nov 09
hehe...just like with me! there are times in my life that my parents just celebrate my birthday together with new year! haha coz my birthday is the day after new year...huh! well, then good for you that you were able to celebrate your birthday now the way you wanted...hehe and making up for those days that you were not able to celebrate it... thanks!
• United States
16 Jan 10
I think birthday cakes are wonderful for everyone. I didn't know some people thought cakes were kid stuff. lol I'm 23 and I always get a cake. And your tradition of grateful thinking is very wonderful, I try to do the same. :)
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
hello there... yeah, yeah i think so, and i guess it gives a wonderful feelings for the celebrant...huh! well, prayers is always part of my birthday celebration, even if i don't have a party, i don't forget offering thanks to my God. thanks for sharing... your name sounds yummy!
@Kent90 (71)
• Malaysia
17 Jan 10
birthday cake is of cause for whose who birthday. it is created specially for birthday boy/girl. it does not depend on the age. u can have your birthday cake at 60years old birthday too.
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
yeah i think so...thanks for the input. well actually i wish to have birthday cakes yearly starting my 30th birthday next year...hehe
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
well birthday cakes are important when there is a birthday not only birthday but special celebration but this cake is not only for kids alone. although we believed that cakes are very special for kids..cakes is for all what matter is your age, whatever celebration cake could be a the delicious part of the meal..well, this is my idea..
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
hello there... yeah, with a cake, a celebration looks more special and for kids it really brings joy...just seeing those colorful cakes, and yeah, its a nice way of ending a meal...hehe thanks!
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
thanks for sharing ladyblonde!
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Hi, Cykera! Yes, I still celebrate my birthday and just a few days ago I blew the candles for my 35th birthday with my mom who's 59th. We always celebrate birthday for each family member, even if it's only a small gathering, but the cake is always there. I guess it is because our parents have always bought us birthday cakes since we were little and it becomes a tradition in the family. To me, a birthday cake is a symbol that we appreciate life as we celebrate another year and be thankful. That's just my opinion as why my family and I still celebrate birthdays.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
hello there! belated happy birthday to you and your mom... i guess there's nothing wrong with that...and i think its really a nice tradition in your family! huh! i think a cake can really makes one's birthday even more special...hehehe thanks for sharing!
@Melbee11 (230)
• United States
26 Sep 09
I like having cakes on my birthday. Just to have it. Well my birthday my mother get's me cake and ice cream. I only eat the ice cream though. I celebrate my birthday with my family only. Not like the whole, whole family. Just the one I live with. :D
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
wow...simple yet special way of celebrating your birthday! cake and ice cream...hmmm don't you have a baloon? heheh just kidding! well thanks for sharing! have a nice day!
@jndlponti (2402)
• Philippines
25 Nov 09
today is my birthday and Yes every year I always have a birthday cake. I do not think it is just for kids since I am still blowing my candles on my birthday cake till now though I am already 25 years old, and married. I am not a childish, but I just think that a birthday is always more birthday like when you have your birthday cake.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
26 Nov 09
hello there! belated happy birthday! hehe coz i am a day late responding on your post... wow, that's so nice for you...that you never miss having a cake on your birthday...i also have that thinking before...that a birthday is not a birthday without a cake...haha its incomplete! thanks for sharing and again...belated happy birthday!
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
28 Nov 09
yes i agree...just like me and my husband on these last few years...we just let our birthdays pass... huh! so bad that's why this coming year we promise not to do such thing again coz its really sad just let our birthdays pass without doing anything...haha at least for me. to some, even there's no celebration, as long as they have their cake...that's more than enough for them...
@jndlponti (2402)
• Philippines
28 Nov 09
Thanks a lot. Yes I think there are still a lot of adults are thinking that a birthday is not a birthday without the cake. But sometimes when we get really busy on career we would never mind anymore whether we have a celebration or not.
@tanchyka (213)
• Slovenia
13 Feb 10
The cake has always been the best part of my birthdays. I always ordered one with a beautiful picture on it and it had to be chocolate. Now I'm 19 and I can bake my own cakes, so I do. I make cakes during the year too but on my birthday I make myself a chocolate cake with candles. I think everyone should get a birthday cake for their birthday, no matter how old they are. It's a tradition.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
15 Feb 10
hello tanchyka, oh that's nice! i wonder what kind of cake you have when you celebrates your 18th birthday? was it a big beautiful one? how i wish i can also bake my own cake for my birthday but i think i will like it more if i bake a cake for someone's birthday instead...but its not possible for now, coz i don't know how to bake yet... thanks for sharing...