In the midst of a ‘Windows for dummies’ course for my mom….
Me: So you click on this ‘My Computer’ icon on the desktop and you see all the data. Everything is in ‘My Computer’. Ok?
Amma(pointing to the wallpaper): Ok. But who is this girl in the picture?
Me: Thats Vidya Balan. Concentrate Amme… Now double click on the ‘My Computer’
Amma: Vidya Balan? Is she a Malayalee?
Me: arrgh… she has a mallu dad! Now can you please navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop ?
Amma: ok ok i am clicking. Is she Married?
Me: I sure hope not!! Now you can see the files on the desktop here alle. See i told you everything is in ‘My Computer’
Amma : ayyo.. how can that be.. you said ‘My Computer’ is on the Desktop and now you say the Desktop is in ‘My computer’!
Me: frantically pressing F1 :((
Pssst: Ende Amme translates to ‘my mom’ in malayalam. Used as an expression of bewilderment ala ‘omg’ or ‘oyi maa’!
Doses of delirium 
Thats a pretty valid question u knw! You shud tell her abt shortcuts and stuff 😛
Alternate ending:
Amma : ayyo.. how can that be.. you said ‘My Computer’ is on the Desktop and now you say the Desktop is in ‘My computer’!
Me: frantically pressing F1 :((
Amma: So, do you have this Balan’s number, can we visit her? when do you both want to get married?
By: mythalez on August 25, 2007
at 8:28 pm
There’s this bell ringing violently inside my head. Ammas are the same the world over, looks like. Mine finally got tired of having me yell “Why can’t you follow zimble instructions? I sure didn’t get my brains from you” all the time, and joined some computer course at women’s college. Now she’s a regular computer whiz, and confirms that I didn’t get her brains. 😦
By: Adorable Pancreas on August 25, 2007
at 9:42 pm
you didnt have an answer to the question that was posed to you !! 🙂
By: ancientmariner on August 25, 2007
at 10:44 pm
🙂
True, all mothers (and fathers to a degree) are like that 😀
By: sporadicblogger on August 25, 2007
at 10:48 pm
why does everyone curse our beautiful operating system but then end up using it? glory be to gates, the man who pays my salary!
By: jayaram on August 26, 2007
at 5:26 am
When are you getting married? 😀
By: rao on August 26, 2007
at 6:36 am
She seems serious about getting a bahu. Show her all nice wallpapers.
Was it a coincidence that ‘she has a mallu dad’ ?
By: smr on August 26, 2007
at 11:05 am
ROFL MAO
I wish you had scarlet johanson on your desktop … but its ok I guess u can manage with balan …
By: skp on August 26, 2007
at 12:05 pm
bhabhi se kab mila rahe ho? 😛
and to resolve your mom’s doubt you should have explained about recursion 😀
By: Kunal on August 27, 2007
at 11:52 am
Rama, sigh… some dreams are not meant to be 😦
AP, ihihi…i should ask my amma to learn from your amma 🙂
A’Mariner, 😦 so much for my B.Tech in CS degree.
Sporadic, my father is worse 😀
Jaya, what use are you.. raise a priority1 and get it fixed!!
Rao, far far away in a distant distant time. don’t worry u’ll get an e-card… and you can bring your wife as well 😀
SMR, well i guess she’s worried because she looked at me and said it will take a long time ;)) vaise i always knew Vidya Balan was half mallu!
SKP, abe ghonchu! You want Scarlett to be your bhabhi!
Kunal, paise de ke Heyy Babyy dekh lena 😀 vaise i should be the one asking this question 😉 btw how could i explain recursion when i am still looking for the 3rd tower of Hanoi!
By: Sreejith on August 27, 2007
at 11:01 pm
lol…i tried teaching mum to msg wit T9…must say i failed miserably..she is pretty happy wit multitap, so no issues…Faced the same when i tried to teach her how to use a motorola phone..i wud go right button press cheiyu..right right..and she wud press the left one n id get so frustrated!Its not like she dosent kno english (she was born n raised in blore for cryin out loud!) she just refuses to concentrate!
Same with using the net….
By: tia on September 1, 2007
at 10:10 pm
Tia, yeah.. its the concentration part that irks me too! They have the attention span of a child now!
By: Sreejith on September 2, 2007
at 8:08 am