childhood (BACHPAN)

i was too nervous , tensed , and excited ....all this was during the placement drive !! ... and thank god, i'll never forget that feeling !! ..

but now , as my nerves calm , it dawned upon me that ..getting placed is the first step towards responsibility ..

and soon a thought came to my mind ..that i'll miss these days , just like i miss my childhood ..

and i bet that if u were born in the 80s or 90s , ..these are the things that bring smile on our lips !!

• doordarshan ..the only channel ..and then we had DD-METRO after a few days ..
• RAMAYAN- the epic series ...breaks all records !!!
• mile - sur -mera-tumhara ...
• alif-laila ..
• a series called "i dream of jeannie"..the girl in the bottle ..
• comedy serial - dekh-bhai-dekh
• and "chaddi pehen ke phool khila hai " -jungle book
• he man and the masters of the universe - dd metro
• vicco turmeric , nahi cosmetic ..what an advertisement !!!
• washin powder nirma ,... .doodh si safedi ..nirma se aayi ....
• complan

note : the boy is shahid kapoor , and girl : ayesha takia

thats not all ...

• how did we survive in those days ?? ..we had no seat-belts , no cars(middle class) , no airbags ...and we used crayons and water colours ...we didnot had anything called tamper proof bottles , or "unbreakable plastic"..

• we could open any kitchen cupboard , and drawer ...never heard of safety locks ..

• cycling was the favourite past time ..and no bullshit like helmets , elbow pads or knee pads....when thirsty , we drank "tap water" ..or even from handpumps ..never heard of package drinking or mineral water ..

• we used to collect all sort of things ...plastic bits , blades , practically anything that today's generation calls "trash" and insted of recycling , ..me made our toys with it ..played in the sand ..making our castle , troops , ..and god knows so many things from all those "trash"

• we used to roam fearlessly on our bikes (cycles)....and mind you , were fearless even if the brakes failed !!!

• we tried to show how tough we were , ...not by smoking cigarettes , drinks , or some tattoos , ....we had a simple way ,.. we used to climb on the trees ..reach the top , ..sit on the branches ....that was "cool " for us !!

we played for hours !! ...and got back home "before dark" .....

• we had no mobile phones , but still we managed to find our friends !! how ??? ..no one knows !!
• we had broken teeths , we got cuts , bruises , bloody nose , but still had a smile on our face ...coz it was not "someone's fault" ...we didnt blame others ..
• we ate everything in sight , ..cakes , chocolates , sweets , ..but still managed to stay skinny ...amazing isn't it ??

if any one of our frnds brought a cold-drink , .. we all took a sip ...and amazingly no one caught any germs !!

we never had

playstations, ipod , laptops, mp3, video games, home computers , cable tv , social networking ,

but

we had REAL FRIENDS!!!!

we even played among girls ......doctor-nurse , hide and seek , .. "nadi pahaad" ...we had freedom,disappointments, success, joy, victory , defeat, . ....

but most importantly,... we had RESPECT for each other !!