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Me, Ma & Whatsapp :-)

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"Ma, the rice is clearly overdone". I declare loudly. It's 4:45 in the afternoon. My mother and I are watching a cookery show called 'Taste Time'. The chef has overcooked the basmati rice and while 'Prawns-Peas Fried Rice' sounded intriguing at first, we both are amused at his attempts to mask the mess with a layer of garnish that looks like a thick quilt covering a baby. He should call it 'Prawns Peas  Upma ' I say. Mom doesn’t care about the joke. "What is this WhatsApp"? She asks me changing the topic. "It is a message sending service".I say curtly. "My friend said it is an app, What exactly is an app"?  "App is a short form for application ma". "Application for what"? "For the function of sending messages". "Oh okay". I’m happy for a short while that the matter seems to be closed, but then the discussion resumes. "How do I get it on my