It's my birthday on the 4th of July. I've had Cake/Toys/Gadgets/Vacations for my previous Birthdays. And ever since I moved to the U.S, fireworks (my favorite).

This year, instead of wasteful spending on stuff that will need an update every quarter, or on other whims and wants, I'm giving my Birthday up for a good cause.

As we go on with our busy lives, it's very easy to forget that while we browse the Internet at 10Mbps, over a billion people (that's 1/7 of the total World Population) still don't have access to clean water - most of these in rural parts of India and Africa.

Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 30,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still walk hours each day to get dirty water to give to their families. My birthday wish this year is not for more gifts I don't need; it's to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion living without it. I want to make my birthday matter this year.

So let's do it. I'm aiming to raise at least $1000 (it can be more) and help the efforts of some of the most hard working people behind Charity:Water. [Please watch the video on the right]

Thanks