Then. Now. And how...

Then. Now. Both the words having significant meaning. But when the two are put together, their implication gets multiplied by proportions soaked in years. OK, let’s do a quick reality check of my life gone by:

THEN: Orange flavoured ice candy
NOW: Chocolate shake topped with lavish helpings of ice cream

THEN: Hero BMX
NOW: ROKR E6 with the ‘snoop’, 2GB memory with touch-screen interface and 'a host of other features'

THEN: Tom & Jerry
NOW: The Matrix

THEN: A black and red pair of Bata Bubblegummers
NOW: A black and red pair of Pumas

THEN: Gully cricket
NOW: Pocket tanks

THEN: I love you Rasna
NOW: Cheers to a Kingfisher beer

THEN: Dictionary/Dad
NOW: Google

THEN: Lunch box
NOW: Pepperoni cheese pizza

THEN: Poem recitation
NOW: Pfaffing

THEN: Coins jingling in the pocket
NOW: Credit card swipes

THEN: Camlin HB pencils
NOW: Logitech Keyboard

THEN: Pocket money
NOW: Paycheque

THEN: Mental arithmetic
NOW: Business/category understanding

THEN: Teacher
NOW: Boss

THEN: Family dinners
NOW: Pubs & nightclubs

THEN: Winter vacation
NOW: Weekend

THEN: 'Happy birthday' parties
NOW: Night-outs

THEN: Friends
NOW: Relationships

THEN: Parents
NOW: Career

THEN: Innocence
NOW: Ignorance

I guess life was much much simpler then than it is now...