With the D-Date approaching soon, I am training myself for a hell number of things, the top 3 being: walking heads up, killing the inner need to laugh on things that only I find funny, and ofcourse learning the bohra cuisine.
And when am not doing all that and making endless lists of everything and anything and sticking it up on my dresser mirror, I am training my mom to do those simple things that she never did on her own coz one of us was always around. Its not like my mom is old or out-dated, she's just simple and never bothered bothering herself with doing things which we could do for her. Therefore, I have taken this gargantuan task of teaching her things like:
1. To change the channels on the satellite receiver (that remote has like airlane controll system number of buttons)
2. To save a phone number on her cell phone and how to look up missed calls (on a nokia flip phone)
3. To buy her shampoo from Boots (there r just too many options)
4. To use a Debit card for shopping (I dunno if thats a good idea)
5. To switch on the iPod/laptop to make a skype call (coz thats free. right!!)
6. To mark invitations on the calendar (she is the social dragon fly of Salmiya)
7. To open the jewellery box (it has a maddening combination)
These things may be simple to us, but for my mom generation, its rocket science!!.And beleive me you, its not easy to make her follow instructions. But, its still easier than her trying to make me understand the symmetrical and edible construction of a roti. In return, I hope that someday my kids will be patient enough while teaching me how to operate our " robot housekeeper".
And when am not doing all that and making endless lists of everything and anything and sticking it up on my dresser mirror, I am training my mom to do those simple things that she never did on her own coz one of us was always around. Its not like my mom is old or out-dated, she's just simple and never bothered bothering herself with doing things which we could do for her. Therefore, I have taken this gargantuan task of teaching her things like:
1. To change the channels on the satellite receiver (that remote has like airlane controll system number of buttons)
2. To save a phone number on her cell phone and how to look up missed calls (on a nokia flip phone)
3. To buy her shampoo from Boots (there r just too many options)
4. To use a Debit card for shopping (I dunno if thats a good idea)
5. To switch on the iPod/laptop to make a skype call (coz thats free. right!!)
6. To mark invitations on the calendar (she is the social dragon fly of Salmiya)
7. To open the jewellery box (it has a maddening combination)
These things may be simple to us, but for my mom generation, its rocket science!!.And beleive me you, its not easy to make her follow instructions. But, its still easier than her trying to make me understand the symmetrical and edible construction of a roti. In return, I hope that someday my kids will be patient enough while teaching me how to operate our " robot housekeeper".
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