annai +angusam = 680$

No. It is not a lamentation of self pity. Kavalaye padatheenga. Matter enna moonu perukku birthday. Enn annakku ennum just a month away!! Aiyo na enna panna poren!!

All this confusion to hit on a birthday gift. Antha naal ellam nenacchu patha! aha!! etho periyava kalla vizunthu asirwadam vanguva. Rendu palli mittaiya kaila koduthutu escape! At the most oru kitkat vangi kodutha pulaganitham than ponga!!

En thatha veetku than na first poven en birthday na. My granpa used to live just 4 streets away. Get up in the morning, kulichutu, pattu pavadai potuntu escape agiduven en maternal grandfather veetku.

school school nu onnu eruke nu neenga nenacha :athu enn thapu kedaiyathu. Atha na en saar nenaika poren.!! Straight, falling dwn, getting up, skip along the road to patti aam. yen? ellam kasta pattu kizha position la vizunthu sevichathu appuram kedaikara 10 Rs note kaga!!

Atha na oru nimisham kooda pathu eruka matten. En mama vanthu kozhanthelkku ethukku kasu nu athula chocolate +ice cream vangindu vanthuduva : athana perukkum!!!

Kadila erupen!! enanga? after all kutti kozhanda thane? Paropakaram Itham Shareeram nu dialogue vidara vayasa athu??

sari matterkku varuvom. Enna na. To buy or not to buy! How to answer this question? Poranthutome nu varutha padaravalukku best gist paralogathukku oru travel package. All expense paid. Enga Birthday celebrate panna matten! Ethu enna western style celebrations : dham dhoom nu kothikaravalukku sariyana gift nachu nu oru kuttu! Appuram ezunthurkave koodathu!!!

Sari sari. en polambal oru side erukatum. Enga anna birthday kku oru nalla I pod vangi tharalamenu kelambinen. I am not a technology geek. sathiyama illa. Ennaku ipod na enna nu kooda oru 3 masathukku munnala varaikkum theriyathu. Appuram en friend car la pathu jollu vitta gynabagam than first recollection.

So me trips to ipod store. And then trips over the price range!! arande ponen saar!! arand ponen! Ithu enna manushan vikkara velaina vikkarthu.. Sari ennomo po. ore annan. Vangalame nu pona : 30 GB, 20 GB nu thitaranga. sari thaniya pora kada illa ithu. ellam adults only a erukku nu ennaku therinja oru geek a kootikittu ponen.

After all delibrations(lasting oru 2 hours), he recommends a 20 GB, non video ipod. Me is ready to throw down the towel and escapeeeeee. Ana bill counter kku poi panantha kodutha than nu sonna vudana, poi oru sales rep kitta(sathiyama saar :athu varaikkum avar pakka vanthavur nu nenachu antha pakkame pola),sema accent la, "Hi,(thevaiye illatha) How u doing? fine. thanks. Could you show me a 20 GB non video ipod??"

"sari ma'am. company no longer produces"...apdinane!! Dey yavan da anga!! edura en aruvala. seevi pudaren seevi nu kelambiten!!! en friend konjam americanized. Aiyo amma. nu kathitu kadai vuttu jootu." me in tow.!!!

cha!! ennada epdi agipoche. nu varutha pattu. sari parava illa. poi oru 30 GB ipode vangidalam nu nadanthu ponnen(thirupi un kooda vara matten enna vuttu oditan).

"sir, Could you show me the latest model of ipod 30 GB. yes. I would prefer black. Thanks."
WOW!! awesome a eruke. enga anna voda mughatha imagine panni credit carda eduthen.

"would you like to see our new surround boom box?? Here. I will play it for you.".. aha!!

"we have also special noise cancellation headphones. No. we shall not replace it with what comes with ipod". -- aha aha!!!

"Do you also want to see our new car package for ipod?" --aha!! silku kooda apdi valanjathu illinga!!!

"Do you exercise?" thoda. patha therla illa nu. "actually trying to get into the habit"

"you know what, ipod has helped lot of people in exercising their way to health"..dey!1 enna poo suthariya?

"Wait till you see our new arm band for ipod".. aiyo!! eppo thanga bayame vanthuthu.

soopera than eruku ana!!

"Of course, I think you would not like to leave out on the protective case for ipod". AIYO!!

"If you think that your ipod is very valuable, why dont you go in for the protection plan?"-- dey ennake insurance kedaiyathu da!!!

mothathula antha kadaila ipod oru kadavul. sorry Kadavul. Varam kekkara kadavul!! ennatha solli ponga..

ana enna oru nappasaina, namba vootu pakkam "annai vangina angusam free"...nu solvangale enga epdi nu pathen!!

annaikku mela eruku angusam!!!

Ennamo therila ponga! Onnu patha atha mattum vangitu varuvom garthe kedaiyathu!!! Mathatha pathathukku appuram onna mattum vanga manasum varathu!!! Cha!!!

Atha vida enna na vootku vanthathukku appuram, polambum pothu moralisation vera.

"Hamsa, Thirupavaikku oru variliyum artham sollalam. Ayiram variliyum sollalam nu solluviye! nee vangi erukarthu oru vari than. nana erunthena bose speakers kku opt panni erupen.."

Dey! eduda eduda. Entha oorlenthu vanthu erukomgartha kamichupuduvom!!. aruvala(knife) eduthu kannukulla vidara level ponathu appurama : positions reverse...

Na ethuvume vanagala nu therinjavudan..

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