grungy gift

people should stop giving their loved ones crappy gifts!

well lemme begin by describing the gift. about 2 years back one of my friends had bought an alleged cd-player. well one must admit that it did play audio cds and when pressed, also managed vcds but if u have this sleek portable cd player in mind, u r way off the mark. this one is a bulky monstrosity which the manufacturer blew up in size in the vain hope that this would beguile the ignorant customer into buying the damn thing. and when last seen (about 18 months back) this had been, in a moment of frustration, dropped on the floor resulting in a screw-up in the latching mechanism - a mark of protest by the player to let my friend put any more cds in it. of course, he, without taking the hint, continued to torment it by inserting the cds and preventing their ejection by means of some weight (ususally a book purchased with the intent to read). if this was the state it deteriorated into (from a pretty bad beginning) in 6 months one can only imagine what toll 18 more months of atrocities and abuse would have taken.

and it is this player that he gifted to the love of his life! a symbol of eternal love and caring! i was just wondering what the message was that he was trying to convey. or was there no message at all. which would be worse for it would be a random act of "kindness" with no thought or consideration behind it ;-)

well, the surprising part is that the lady is still with him and all is apparently well. when asked his explanation was that her need was greater than his! his exact words - "look at it this way, for her, its no less than a gold mine !!"... i need to meet this girl. i need to ask her if when she mentioned her "need" for a cd player she had in mind something that for want of a better name, people call a cd player. and if getting it was indeed her "gold mine". and if it was, i want to ask her where i can get a girlfriend like her!