Madanimator turns 12

yesterday was his birthday. A few days before I was agonising over what to get him for his birthday that would not entrench him into the quagmire of online gaming. He wanted counterstrike source but the father already got him that. I toyed with various ideas: a better monitor, a better processor which led to better motherboard. Decided it's best to wait till we can afford a brand new system. Which led me to the paths of Carribean Gardens on Sunday morning to search out gadgets that might tease a 12 year old away from his gaming. Ended up with a no name MP4 player made in China... it's an ipod nano clone. Sunday evening was supposed to be relaxing but clone does not come with instructions. I couldnt play the darn thing. Last thing I wanted was to give the lad a gadget he can't manage. Here's the long story on how I finally figured it out. In my blog on suburbangadgets.

Finally big day arrives. Madanimator is over the moon with Counterstrike. He had been dying to have it for ever so long. He was suitably impressed with the Clone. When I thought I might have to settle him down and go through the buttons with him, he turned it on, just like that! Yes, a child of the last years of the 20th century is born with an IT gene.