Childrens' birthday parties in Maldives are definitely less boisterous than in the United States. There is always party music in English (like the Hokey Pokey or Three Blind Mice) blaring from a CD, but there is no dancing or party games. The kids have to wait until they get home to open their presents. Mostly everyone enjoys the food and it's an excuse for the adults to get together and talk. At the party for anchor Heena Waleed's darling five year old daughter, Noya, I got to meet her uncle who works in the planning ministry. I learned so much about potential story ideas on everything from tsunami relocation to a planned island for Hollywood film production. So I didn't mind that they didn't have a pinata.
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