Disclaimer : This article has nothing to do with election campaigns. I'm
not even a distant relative of any party member. I live in Besant Nagar
which is far away from Poes Garden. And I drink only Red Label tea,
which is not related to Sunrise coffee. (Mandatory pj)
...and the 'Amma' returns (She made her debut here : http://filteredfools.blogspot.in/2013/06/computers-and-ammas.html) with yet another excellent display of her expertise in technology.
A problem which persists with families, relatives, animals, insects who have greater than or equal to one family member, relative, fellow fauna living abroad (faarin) is that people begin to think that goods abroad are always cheaper. So, if you live in India and your cousin in the U.S.A. and he reveals any plans of returning to India in the next five years, he is almost dead. Give him the shopping list! How dare he returns to India...
But this is the case even if the relative is living in any other part of the world. Uncle is a scientist in Antarctica. Ask him to get a laptop, iPod and a few penguins maybe. They should be cheap in those parts.
In a similar context, brother is returning from London this February. I didn't want anything from there. Neither did Mr. Father. But, being technologically advanced, Amma wanted something. After being bent on a kitchen knife for a long time, she changed her mind to something exciting.
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| iPad - Camera |
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Amma : I don't care if you people don't want anything. I want something. I want iPad.
Me : Eh?
Amma : Apple... iPad.
Me : Oh. iPad. Why do you want one?
Amma : Everyone has it!
Me : Right. What does it do?
Amma : It takes photos. And if you take a photo using an iPad, it is bigger than normal photos which you take in your camera. The screen is also very big. Much better.
Me : <blank>
Amma : Don't you read the papers? It is a big slate with which you can take photos.
Me : So, it is a camera?
Amma : Yes, that's the word I was searching for. I want an iPad.
Me : How much do you think it might cost?
Amma : 10,000 rupees or something? Yes. 8000-10000 is a good estimate. Cameras are nearly that rate.
Me : Right ho!
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At this rate, an iPad will soon be flipped over and used as a chopping board in kitchens. Who knows!
