I want to offer an extraordinary idea how to congratulate your friend or beloved one. Usually we do it so predictable. We gave flowers, a post card, book, T-short, souvenir and etc.

If your friend has a birthday in the near future, you can take advantage of my idea. Go to a film studio or to a company which make advertisement trailers and order them to make a cartoon for you where some famous cartoon heroes like Shrek, The Little Mermaid, SpyderMan, Aladdin, Chip and Dale and others can take part. They could say nice words to your friends and congratulate him or her. The cartoon could be shown many times a day (the day of your friend's birthday) on a local TV channel.

I am sure your friend will like your gift and he will remind it for a long time. Other people like his or her neighbors, colleagues, group mates and etc. will get known about his or her birthday. He or she would become famous for a while.;)