Hall of Fame

This is really interesting - yesterday I met some people and we got on to discuss the finals of the reality show - Indian Idol and how the chap from darjeeling made it big and how the country sent in smses in excess of seven crores. Man, I wish I was the owner of the cellphone service providers - if I could make such a killing in one day...........I am always bubbling with ideas you know..............

Well let me give you the twist in the tale, the other people were talking from their experience of the telecast of the concert on television and I was joining the conversation having read about it in the newspapers. And the chaps with me were astounded at the revelation and said that I ought to be put in the hall of fame for living without Television - Really? Is it so strange?

The reason wh I did not watch it - Simple the Tv connection at home is off as when we had the house painted we pulled it off and being the CAS affected viewers we have been at the mercy of the cable wallah who has no time to come and restart the connection despite persistent follow up.

And I could not be less thankful to him for the situation..............and let me elaborate how.....

Nowadays we have dinner for dinner, no compromises on the schedule as a show is to begin or it is ending, No rushed dinner either as we are all happy to be in each other's company and exchanging our experiences during the day or discussing what we want to do together next weekend - not what blockbuster movie we will watch next weekend on TV.....Talk about quality time or walk the talk......

We all sleep peacefully as there are no regrets of having left a show half unwatched or not slept as the climax was toooo great to miss, the result - we wake up happily with no unfinished TV business...........

The kids are forever happy to step out to the park or an outing whereas in the past it would be - not till this show is over................

We are all reading more - fiction, non fiction, School books, non school books and the kids are developing the habit and the the adults rediscovering or strengthening it.............and home work is also happily and neatly finished with no urgency to scribble and stratch as the show would start............

We are surfing more net and discovering something new everyday...................

And the funniest bit is all of us are not missing no TV at all but actually enjoying its absence...........

I think we need company in the Hall of Fame, Any takers?