Like Aerosmith Says - " It's Amazing!"

Times have changed and it really has!

A couple of instances which caught me thinking as to how times have changed and my (our!) thinking along with it.

I am doing a new batch from yesterday and the usual formalities of the first day would include self introduction of the trainees. Every body were introducing themselves. My name is blah, and I studied in blah blah and I come from blah blah blah and so on.

And one of the guys said the same things and also said his dad owns a hardware store in Chennai. And instantly I asked him “Hey, Would he be able to help me pick up a used laptop?” He said “Unfortunately sir, he sells only wall nails and paints and varnish and iron materials!”

I made such a fool of myself!

And the other thing is that I am going to Bangalore tomorrow for a meeting, and the first thought that occured is to check with the airline companies to see if they have any deals before checking for ticket availability in trains! This might make me sound like a luxurious brat, but honest to God, No!

Chennai- Bangalore Shatabdi will charge you 680 bucks! You know what’s the price in Air Deccan? 829 bucks… Can you beat that! It’s lesser than a 2nd A/C Sleeper class in train. And of course I’m flying. I didn’t even bother looking at the ticket availability in train.

A lot of words means a lot of things these days - Windows, Program (earlier it just used to be TV Programs), Mail Address, Be specific when you ask for ph #’s Land line and Mobile, Paying by Card or Cash? Walk in to a restaurant and the first thing you ask is”Hey, Do you guys take Amex?”

We have so many choices and preferences… and I enjoy every inch of it. I have options a lot of options, custom made, from restaurants to airlines... from buying a pen to a computer… Wow!

I also remember a few technologies which came and just disappeared. Like the Pager. It was some happening thing when I was in school. People, I mean big time corporatist, used to boast about carrying one, its fame was fickle! Then it happened only people who work as peons and messengers and courier delivery guys carry it!

Then people were hiding these pagers, even if they have one they used to hide it, forget the boasting days… it was more of a disgrace or may be I would chose to say a joke carrying a pager!!!

Then I don’t what happened to them! I don’t even know where to buy a pager, if I need one today (I don’t even know if they exist!)

OMG! (Read it as Oh My God!) Times have really changed, it has!