@Patrick, pls find my response in-line.
But all hope is not lost, there's a generation coming up that we're
paving way for, they won't have much in terms of resources as compared
to their American or European counterparts, but one word describes
them 'Brilliant', not that we aren't brilliant - we're still learning
the ropes after having computers introduced into our lives in a major
way in our early 20's.
So, Aki, loose the comparisons - Mid-life crises can't be that bad, or is it?