Cable TV generation

I called home the other day and it was not for the firt time that I heard....aare in that show on this channel this happened to so and so character this week. To me this was non consequential. But then I thought that this was life coming full circles.
I remember the time was early January 1992. I was in the eight grade. And world cup cricket fever was gripping me like never before. The prospects of cricket under lights and in color clothes was very attractive. It was the first ever world cup that would be played in color clothing. Star Sports was going to broadcast the entire tournament. I was begging my parents to get the cable connection. After lots of pleading and promises of not neglecting studies, they finally agreed on getting the connection just for the world cup tourney. And ever since that day cable TV has been as much part of our family.
As I witness the journey of cable TV from Rs 60 p.m to Rs 250 p.m, from 5 channels to 60 channels, from not-so-good broadcast to digital broadcasting, the most improtant thing was never talked about. It made a smooth translation from my generation to the elder generation. And from being the crazy thing in the late 80's and early 90's to being a household necessity in the new century.

My Black Belt

No no, this is not the karate belt. I am still in the wierd geek world. And this one is a level of expertize in process improvement skills.
I have been persuring this level for the past one year. I learned things and used statistics that I always thought I had left with the undertakers to bury when I graduated. For the last two months I had slogged fourteen hours a day to prepare for the final hurddle.




That also signals the end of the sabbatical from badminton. Lots of things to catch up on!!