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Ten Years Ago

  • I did not own a mobile phone. This was probably a good thing, since mobile phones were the size of a ham radio – not including the extendable antenna
  • The computer I used had a CRT monitor, as did my television
  • There was no Facebook
  • There was also no broadband. You could fire up the computer, go make a cup of tea, catch the headlines on the 10pm news, and it would just about be ready for browsing.
  • We caught the news once a day – at 10pm, and Breaking News really meant breaking news – not what Rakhee Sawant wore to a party last night
  • Reality TV meant Candid Camera
  • I was in high school, and had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up (The latter still holds true)

I wonder what the next ten years will bring!

6 Comments

  1. Shipra wrote:

    Also, 10 years ago, we had actual rasna parties, not the ’spirit’ual ones ;)

    Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 5:33 pm | Permalink
  2. Nowhere Man wrote:

    Nine years ago I was waiting for the world to end with the impending Y2K blowup. Now I am waiting for the world to end in 2012.

    plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose .

    And am in your city now and you still owe me a cup of coffee.. :)

    Friday, December 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm | Permalink
  3. Suze wrote:

    @Shipra – That’s got more to do with age than with the time we were in :) I also couldn’t vote or drive a car ten years ago!

    @Nowhere Man – And which city would that be?

    Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 7:32 am | Permalink
  4. Nowhere Man wrote:

    Presume you are still in London ?

    Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 7:40 pm | Permalink
  5. Suze wrote:

    Yes, although I check out during snowstorms. Email/buzz rather than comment? :P

    Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 8:04 pm | Permalink
  6. Nowhere Man wrote:

    Sure but am guessing you have no idea who I am yet? :)

    Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 1:00 am | Permalink

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