The computer addicts and the housework idiots
My landlady Mrs K came to collect rental and we chatted a bit. She was telling me about her daughter who is 20, studying in college and comes back during the weekend. She is going to fly to NZ to further her study in two months time.
Mrs K complained to me about her daughter, that she doesn’t do her laundry everyday and spend too much time online. It almost sounds like she was talking about me, and she sounds so much like my mother. LOL
My mother until today grumbles about me doing laundry once a week. She cannot stand the dirty laundry get accumulated until one whole basket. She likes to clear the laundry basket and do her laundry everyday. I tried to convinced her that it saves water and thus more environmentally friendly to have one whole load instead of washing a few pieces of garments everyday. But, she calls that laziness like Mrs K. :-)
It’s hard for people like Mrs K and my mother to understand why people spend so much time in front of the computer. My dad used to grumble about that too, until he himself got hook on the internet and now he sees him downloading all sort of stuffs from torrents. He is more expert than anyone of us when it comes to torrent.
However, my mother has learned to accept the fact that computer is just like television, people get addicted to it. I am sure you know some people who turn on the HDMI switch and watch TV as soon as they reach home. :-)She is alright with me getting online now as she knows I am working, not just socializing or solely for entertainment.
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