It's Appi Day...

Year 1990: It was 9.00 PM and this was the scene at Appi's home.

Appi: Sollu 3 minus 3 evlo? (Translation: how much is 3 minus 3)

Daughter stares blankly at her father.

(Appi gives 10 minutes to his daughter to solve the problem)

Now almost loosing his cool...he takes out a book, a blue and red sketch pen and writes in a font size 32. 3 minus 3 = 0. Did you get it? If you subtract a number from the same number, you get 0.

Daughter nods as though she has attained enlightenment.

(after 5 minutes, Appi gives her another problem)

Appi: Sollu 5 minus 5 evlo? (Translation: how much is 5 minus 5)

Daughter again stares blankly at her father ;-)

Appi: ( bored of the blank stares) kya karoon meri beti kaa?

Year 2010: It was 9.00 and this was the scene at Appi's home.

(Daughter comes home with 4-5 shopping bags)

Appi: Did you purchase the groceries and vegetables?

Daughter: Yes Appi

Appi: Evlo Total? (Translation: What's the total?)

Daughter: 600 Rs

Appi: And I gave you 1550 Rs, so how much are you supposed to return back?

Daughter: (stares blankly at her father, but recovers soon as she calculates quickly using the mobile and) answers proudly I need to return back 950 Rs.

Appi: (who was not aware of his daughter's shaanpati) said proudly, arre wah sahi jawab. school mein aise solve karti toh...toh aaj meri beti engineer banti ;-)

Daughter: (bored of the same old dialogue) Kya karoon mere Appi kaa?

'By now you might have guessed it...

Appi is none than Mr. Vishwanathan...my rockstar daddy

And Daughter is ofcourse me, Ms. Gayathri Vishwanathan.

P.S: Wishing all my friend's bapulog...a happy and a rocking father's day :)