Birthday - 6 (Candy speaks)

 

 

Yeah i guess i really lost count of how many times i wished yu and how many times that yu made me wish yu :P ok so finally i really am gonna write yu something :P yeah i had planned to do something like this hence i had taken ur home address some time back but lazy old me is doing it right now. Stupid ecard website wasnt working either so i couldnt send yu a list of ecards :P

ENJOY!

Okay now: the 18th b'day is a very special one. As Wikipedia puts it:

Eighteen is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. Eighteen is the first inverted square-prime of the form p.q². It is a heptagonal number, and as the sum of the first three pentagonal numbers, it is a pentagonal pyramidal number. It is also the sum of the totient function for the first seven integers. Eighteen is the second abundant number with the aliquot sum of 21 (117% in abundance) in the aliquot sequence (18,21,11,1,0) thus being the first composite number in the 11-aliquot tree. Eighteen is the aliquot sum of only one number the square 289. In base 10 it is a Harshad number. 18, aside from 0, is the only number that equals twice the sum of its decimal digits.

The Hebrew word for "life" is חי (chai), which has a numerical value of 18. Consequently, the custom has arisen in Jewish circles to give donations and monetary gifts in multiples of 18 as an expression of blessing for long life.

In Chinese tradition, the number 18, normally 十八 (shí bā), can also be read as 幺八 (yāo bā), which sounds like 要发 (yào fā), meaning that one is going to prosper. Thus, building floors numbered "18" are often very expensive in China

Yup im plagiarising the entire mail :P

Here's the list of some fun things that you can do around the world after attaining the age of 18:

1.  In many parts of the world, 18 is the age minimum for purchasing tobacco and alcoholic beverages. It is also the voting age in many countries. During the Vietnam War, Americans could be drafted at an age as low as 18, but were not allowed to vote in most states until they were 21. A movement spread to lower the voting age, and in 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment extended a guarantee of suffrage to anyone 18 years or older in all states. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the U.K. and many other nations around that time.
2. Eighteen is also the age in many countries at which a person may appear in a pornographic video, or express legal consent to sexual relations with another.
3. In addition, eighteen-year-olds in the United States have the right to bear arms, own property, marry without parental consent(in almost all states), get an abortion, donate their bodies to science, and serve on a jury.
4. In the United Kingdom, eighteen-year-olds can purchase tobacco, alcohol and pornography, go to war, vote, and model for pornography; (but the age of consent is 16).
5. In many countries 18 is the age of majority.
6. In many states the age at which one can obtain a learner's permit without parental consent.
7. Minimum age at which one can be admitted to rent or buy an MPAA-rated NC-17 movie. This is also the age at which one can see an NC-17 rated movie.
8. Minimum age at which one can play, rent, or buy an ESRB-rated AO game.
9. Minimum age at which one can buy tickets to an 18A rated film in Canada without being accompanied by an adult. Ratings in Canada are provincial, so they may vary. A film can be 18A in some provinces and 14A in other provinces.. A film can also be 18A in some provinces and R in other provinces. 18 is also the minimum age at which one can view, rent, or buy an R or an A rated movie.
10. Minimum age at which one can buy, rent, view, or buy tickets to an 18+ rated movie in the Canadian province of Quebec.
11. Minimum age at which one can get a full driver's license in many U.S states and Canadian provinces.
12. Minimum age to drive a car in many countries in the world. See also: 18 certificate, Coming of age.
13. Minimum age at which one can legally buy marijuana in the Netherlands

See thats a lot of good things that you can do legally anymore. Happy na? basically you can get stoned, crash a car and act in a porno and that being drunk dream of your's is one step closer now :)
and well 18 gifts eh? there's nothing much better than that. maybe i ll add one to that tally. ;)

i checked it the card site was back up.. it wasnt :( so my google search thumbnails are the best i could do :P Use a magnifying glass ;)



           

wow! i havent written such a long email in ages.. or for that matter never :P but then i just copypasted :P
anyways here's another b'day greeting attached :P

have a good 3.5 hours that you are left with ;)

Bye..
Candy!