I have a technical default. I am technologically challanged. So at the end of a mail or message when I type “TC” I don’t mean “Take care.” It’s means “Technologically  challanged person typing this message,please read and understand accordingly.”  

But that would be “TCPTMPRUA” which is too long a short form.😉and also because that could be misread as-

“Trying Communication Pathway Through Mental Power Rarely Used by All.” 🙄So TC!

Coming to my war with gadgets. We book our film tickets by calling the manager of the theatre or sending someone to get them.Or our friends book them smartly online. Seriously,all said and done our life has become so much easier with everything on our finger tips. 

So I decide today that I will book our tickets online,which obviously is just a thing I haven’t gotten down to doing.🙄 People find their life partners online so how difficult can this be.🤔

First I tell Siri. “Film tickets.” I don’t think Siri likes me or my accent too much.🤔 😡What is an American Siri doing in India anyway? We have our own Siridevi. 😍

Anyway American Siri can’t understand what I’m saying so I start with “Book my show.” All is well till film name,time,theatre. Then comes choice of seats and I click for the chart. Now on my cell I can’t make out where the screen is.🤔

On one edge of the screen is writen “All eyes here.” 🤓So I stare at it for a while but nothing changes. Maybe they mean more than one pair of eyes.But then it occurs to me that May be they mean all eyes here because this IS the screen. Well they obviously haven’t accounted for the empty seats,or people dozing,kissing,reading texts or looking at the samosa,awaiting the crispy corner. Assuming this is the screen,I pick seats furthest away from it.4 together,Center. Great. Now for my card details. I am terrified of my cards getting rejected.🙈😬It’s happened to me once or twice before. No,not because I didn’t have money or enough credit,but just because!😶

So I cross my toes,and type the card number,date of expiry and the Cvv number. What does Cvv stand for anyway?🤔Card Verification Vatever!

I type and as expected It says “incorrect”I try again and it says “incorrect” again so I try all possible visible numbers on the card. Something clicks. Yahooooo! It’s done. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

Oh!not yet.🙈

 I get a notification of some more numbers I need to type,i type those,then I get some more notifications,some more numbers some more typing,I’m ten years older. Now it asks”Want M ticket or pick up personally?”. Now what does “M ticket” mean. Does it mean ” I M the ticket!” Anyway I click on it and wait. And suddenly I get notifications, emails,letters,telegraph trunk call, confirming my purchase. Phew!Wow! Finally done. I have the tickets on my phone,in my mail and etched in my brain.😀💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

 I am gallant at the one step I have taken towards self efficiency today.One war against a silly mental block/gadget won.As a proof I send the M ticket(may be it means “e-mail ticket”with the E silent.)to my family,all three who are going with me and 300 others who aren’t. It’s an achievement of sorts.😇

I reach the theatre smug and all,family in tow just to be told,-“Ma’am the show timing is an hr later.”

WHAT???HOW??WHY?? “😱😱😱

I try and salvage the situation. I tell my annoyed family “Thought we will spend some time together,have coffee before the film.😍😘

The ticket keeper interrupts again.

“Ma’am the show is at another theatre.”😑

We are at the wrong theatre too.😱🙈😬Nothing I can do to salvage this one!🙈

I turn around and figure my family is abandoning me in the hope of catching the show at the right theatre at the right time. I follow them praying we finally catch the show.🙈🙏🏻

The ones who call this a smart phone are fibbing. 😡😡😡😡

Or may be I just need a wider screen (read 64” Panasonic,surround sound)phone or may be just bifocals.🤓

Whoever said everything is on our finger tips must be Alladin whose ginie appeared at the snap of his fingers. 🤔

I am Still “digit-less.”🙈