90’s kid have something special . They have seen both world – world with internet and world without internet . I had access to computer and internet only after I turned 19. I had very limited access to internet during my college days and those days , we used books to learn . So we have seen both the world . I would definitely say that the world without much technology was so amazing.
The best memories I would say is renting bicycles along with cousins. It would to be 1 Rs per hour . 3 of my cousins would goin me and we used to ride the neighborhood for 1 hour and enjoy riding . These days , each has a bike and kids don’t feel value for it as it is with them all the time . In our case , we used to get rare chance to rent bike and ride and so , it was so exciting for us .
I used to go to my hometown Madurai for each summer and my uncle’s house was nearby The famous Meenakshi Amman temple . Lots of local food vendors used to pass by my uncle’s house. As soon as I wake , my mom would give me money to buy food that people sell in the streets. We used to eat very special food items – called kandhulo , bangara paan bhairi , pori , thori kes mittai , udith etc . Full day we used to sit outside and one by one , the vendors would pass by and we would run behind them and relish all these.
The next memory is about playing cricket in terrace. The terrace was not much big space . But we used to have sooo much fun while playing cricket there . Also playing ludo with my cousins , aunts was unforgettable. We used to play for hours and each game was so enjoyable as my brother used to joke a lot .
The best part of my childhood was watching doordharshan . Since , they had very limited programs , we used to wait for Friday evenings for Oliyum Oliyum to listen to songs and also used to wait for Pepsi ungal choice.
My aunt used to live next door and they used to take shower from the water that overflows from the tank ( like in waterfall ) . My mom would not allow me. But it was so much of fun watching them enjoy. Those days , our neighbors were like family to us.
I don’t think kids these days enjoy as much as we did . We did not have iPads, laptops , Netflix etc . But we played real games and had real friends . These days everything is virtual and kids prefer to spend more time on TV and video games than enjoy with other kids .
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