Tryst with technology
How I hate ATMs. Although since they have been around you need not meet the unfriendly and bored bank teller, before bank tellers take offense to my statement let me clarify, it applies only to all nationalised tellers in India especially State bank of India, where people just see through you. They have actually transformed it into a a level of art. But then ATM poses a different challenge. They can be out - of - cash (well, who isn't baby?); server can be down; the worst woe being mechanical malfunction ,which I faced just a while ago.
The guard was tucked inside the bank premises and did not think it was necessary for us mere mortals to know that the machine was malfunctioning so neither did he verbally inform us nor did he put up a notification saying the ominous three word, which you dread to hear, but you know it is bound to happen when you it the most applies most to elevators in high rises and ATM machines 'Out-of-Order'.
So off I went and swiped my card for some money and voila after I had followed each and every step correctly it said "Sorry, your transaction could not be completed", well, I thought that was very polite and like every other broke person in the world (ye all have my sympathies here) I shuddered when I took a print out of the available balance, the ATM machine had deducted the money but had not coughed it up. So now without any fault of my own apparently I will have to wait till the machine is fixed and they match the sum of money and thereafter it will be reversed in my account. I hope it happens, so the lesson that one can learn from my tryst is (applies only to karkas like me, people with pots and pots and money please ignore this piece of silly writing), please withdraw small amounts and check if the ATM machine is in good health. And if you are traveller from another country or a budget Indian tourist please remember this mal-functioning might just jeopardize your plans so please withdraw small amounts at one go to check. If found in good health one can proceed with the larger withdrawals.
Now I hope the bank teller is right and the money will be reversed by day end today. Keeping my fingers crossed here! De de mera 5 rupayia 12 aana...
The guard was tucked inside the bank premises and did not think it was necessary for us mere mortals to know that the machine was malfunctioning so neither did he verbally inform us nor did he put up a notification saying the ominous three word, which you dread to hear, but you know it is bound to happen when you it the most applies most to elevators in high rises and ATM machines 'Out-of-Order'.
So off I went and swiped my card for some money and voila after I had followed each and every step correctly it said "Sorry, your transaction could not be completed", well, I thought that was very polite and like every other broke person in the world (ye all have my sympathies here) I shuddered when I took a print out of the available balance, the ATM machine had deducted the money but had not coughed it up. So now without any fault of my own apparently I will have to wait till the machine is fixed and they match the sum of money and thereafter it will be reversed in my account. I hope it happens, so the lesson that one can learn from my tryst is (applies only to karkas like me, people with pots and pots and money please ignore this piece of silly writing), please withdraw small amounts and check if the ATM machine is in good health. And if you are traveller from another country or a budget Indian tourist please remember this mal-functioning might just jeopardize your plans so please withdraw small amounts at one go to check. If found in good health one can proceed with the larger withdrawals.
Now I hope the bank teller is right and the money will be reversed by day end today. Keeping my fingers crossed here! De de mera 5 rupayia 12 aana...
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He just said,papa,costly hai to koi baat nahin...yahan ATM to hoga...???
I kept looking at him with disbelief for sometime,while everyone else started laughing.No wonder,as we all enjoyed a good time at Prakriti next two days,I tried to explain to him how hard we work to earn and make this possible....
I can easily compare with my childhood,when I saw both my parents working hard and struggling to give us the best of education by cutting out on material things..
No wonder,I dont derive happiness from the material things in life,but friends,relationships,values...they all matter to me..
My yet another favourite number from Beatles.."I dont care too much for money for money cant buy me love..."
and the credit card ad adds fuel to the fire saying.."For everything else there is master card..."
Now,when I go to the ATM with my son, I still let him operate the transactions,but only after he has dropped my salary cheque in the drop box....!