You know you are getting Old when ...

You are on the streets walking it down to catch up with a friend. You see a bunch of kids playing cricket, reminiscing you of the good old days. As you day dream, one of the kids hits a beautiful on drive and the ball trickles down to the fence, and comes to a halt near your feet. A loud chorus ensues “Uncle Ball dena”. You look around, there is no uncle in sight. You continue pacing down, when the same chorus goes “Uncle, please ball dena”. This time you get that ugly feeling. Could it be me? You give the kids a quizzical “Who me?” look. The kids yell “Yes Uncle”. Three times. What has my life come to. You pick up the ball and throw it back to them. The kids go “Thank You Uncle”. It wasn't just the ball which was hit for a four, but your mental well-being too.

Welcome to the age of Mid-twenties. When you are not sure if you are still young enough to be called “bhaiya” or you have just about touched the ‘u’ of “uncle”. Quite a few other things happen to an individual at this age which makes one feel “wtf dude, Am I really THAT old?”. So, you know you are getting old when –

• Your favourite cricketer is younger than you. We would have started off idolizing Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly. Now with all of them gone (Well, Almost gone), we have become fans of Pujaras, Kohlis and Jadejas. Umm Ok, Not Jadeja. The point here being our favourite current cricketers are either few yours younger, or of the same age. And No, It doesn't feel good.
• Your college classmates start getting married, and a few of them even have kids. A hard hitting fact. Personally, most of the girls in my class have tied the nuptial knot and a few guys have started with the procession too. One can never say If they are in a hurry, or Is it actually time.
• When you realize that 1990s was a good 20 years back. We used to see Disney Hour, the classic Cartoon Network with actually good cartoons, the night time MGM movies in CN, aahh.. the Bliss. The sad part being it is no longer just 10 years ago. It has almost been around 20 years since those glorious days.
• When you get excited about the free toys given in McD’s Happy Meal and people give you that WTF stare. Yes, those toys are not for you.
• “How’s your work going” is the conversation starter and not “Kitna hua tera”.
• Tinkle comics now cost a mind-numbing Rs.80 and Chacha Chowdhary probably doesn't even exist.
• The debutante heroines are actually much younger than you. You can’t technically have a crush on them. For Example, Alia Bhatt is just 19 years old.
• When you miss Boogie Woogie, even though Dance India Dance gives you much better quality.
• And Finally, the worst one “Dude. What Next? Not sure what to do with my Career man.”.