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Saturday, August 10, 2013

mere bachpan ke din

Missing how every inappropriate thing I blurted out in my 'bachpan' was forgiven and is even fondly remembered now, owing to 'na-samajh-bachpana'. Missing how Ammi used to 'laugh out loud' before any "LOL" came in-vogue. Missing how Abbu would break into songs with even the most ridiculous-tareen urdu words.

Wish the days would be as slow paced as they used to be, and the bachpan of today wouldn't be just about tech-slavery, and kids would play with make believe stuff, more than, counter strikes, x-boxes, kinects, and playstations. Miss the cheel-urii, ludos and steppos, not to mention the freedom to play on the road. Any road

Much as I want to move forward in life, and fast. I miss being little, and honestly, hamaray bachpan  mein khush hona seriously itna mehenga nahi tha. It took only two kids to play. Not two kids AND a playstation.

I remember when I was a kid, when I got eidi I would just be excited that I could have three ice-creams in the same day, or four pepsis, which-ever. Today I see kids planning to buy cell-phones!

It feels as if these cable tvs, laptops, i-pods, and so called entertainment gadgets have distanced people from each other. Not introverted, just... Not interested!