Gift-er khNoje
Haater kachhe boRo didira thakle chhelepulera je ki porosmoipodii hoye poRe ki bolbo. Jishnur mamato didir meyer jonmodiner upohaar bachhar dayitwota protyashitobhabei amader ghaRe ese poRlo.
Abhoy diye bollam, “ghabRas na. Internet royechhe ki korte? tui shudhu koyekta information dibi, byas. Internet millisecond-er moddhye upojukto upohaar recommend kore debe. “
Jemon bhaba temon kaaj. Laptop tene 2-3 te click kore jaygamoto pNouchhe Shibalee jante chay, “Ready?” Jishnu sotsahe ghaR naRe.
“OK. prothome bol tor bhaagni hipster naki spiritual self naki Do-it-yourselfer? naki Fitness & Health Nut?”
Jishnur hotobhombo mukh dekhe birokto hoye amra taRa lagai. Internet jetuku somoy bNachiyechhilo setuku mathhe mara jete dekhe. ekta soja proshner uttor dite eto somoy nile cholbe? jonmodiner date-tai ba kobe? serokom hole ‘Last minute gift’-er section-tay dekhte hobe to.
Jishnu janay ‘sorting by personality’ approach cholbena. bhaagnir boyos mote ek. Hipster hote ekhono tar deri achhe.
Dome jete giyeo domi na amra. edhoroNer poristhitir kotha aagam andaj kore Baby gift-er section khule rekhechhen kortripokkho. sobai mile sekhane choRao hoi.
Baby gift-er section-e dhuke mon bhalo hoye jay amader. Jishnur budget-er moddhye jhuRi jhuRi teddy bear ar Pittsburg Steelers-er logo aNka diaper. konta pochhondo korbe bhebe pay na Jishnu. anek bhebe je teddy bear-tar opor angul rakhe, potropathh amra seta nakoch kore di.
“gadha, dekhchhis na ota niil ronger?”
Ar chup kore na thakte pere kothhin golay Banti jante chay, Gender stereotyping of toys o shishumone tar kuprobhab somporke amra adou abohito kina. achirei jhogra bedhe puro byaparta bheste jete cholechhe dekhe Jishnu nijei toRighoRi niil teddy bear batil kore. Gender neutral baby gifts khNujte beroi amra. jhumjhumi ar shNuyopoka ar rong beronger ball. emonki ek kaan golapi arek kaan niil teddy bear-o chaile kena jay.
Sara dupur net-e ghoraghuri koreo monosthir korte parena Jishnu. “dhutteri” bole amra beriye poRi. raate cinemar ticket kata achhe. phNaka somoytukute ki korbo thik na peye cinema hall-er pasher Barnes and Noble-tay dhuke poRi. ghurte ghurte Children’s section-e giye uposthit hoi.
Choturdike khelna ar boi ar chhoto chhoto rong-beronger jolchouki chhoRano. ekkoNe ek dadu tNar nadusnudus natnike chhobir boi dekhachchhen. dokaner shantipuurNo poribesh nimeshe khankhan kore amra dapadapi shuru kore di. Shibalee tene petuk shNuyopokar golpo baar kore. Somasree Elmo-r rack chheRe noRte parena. Sudipto abar ‘khelte khelte shekha’y bishwasii. or pochhondo 'First 100 Words'. ami ekbar aaste kore ‘Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone’ suggest kori. bhalo jinis to shuru thekei shuru howa bhalo, bolun?
Kintu jar bhaagnii shesh porjonto tar pochhondoi shirodharjo hoy. Dangerous Alphabets abishkar kore Jishnu moha uttejito. shikkhamuulok boi hole kii hobe, tar patay patay gaye kNata dewa chhobi, jolodosyu, dotyi-dano ar guptodhon! Jishnu janay, "This is it."
Gift kena sango kore amra bijoygorbe dokan theke beriye asi. sheshporjonto old-fashioned shopping holo bote, kintu keu-i tate bindumatro bicholito hoi na. Banti ekbar jolodosyuder negative aaloke protibhato korar samajik hegemony o shishumone tar kuprobhab niye bolte shuru korechhilo, kintu chardik theke uRe asa gNatta ar chNaatir mukhe poRe majhpothhe kkhanto diyechhe.
bah! besh ekta অ এ অজগর আসছে তেড়ে bhaab ache !!! kintu eta kintu ekta bhalo bhebe dyakhar jinish. je har-e bachcha hochche, gift ideas kom poRte deri nei! Harry Potter dichcho shune jholmoliye uthechilam, but in the end, not bad!! baby steps diye shuru kora i bhalo, tai na?
ReplyDeleteApnader to sheshkaale amar dasha holo! Amio to loker janmodin e hajar rakom gift bhebe sheshe boi-i kini usually.
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter ekhon kenenni thik achhe, kintu dekhben, Twilight na dhore fyale abar.
dekhechho Sumana, Banti jokhon shishuder boi-e violence-er mundupat korchhilo, tokhon ei ajogor-er example-tar kotha mathatei aseni. Gift dewa ki jhamela na?
ReplyDeleteserechhe Sugata, eita mathatei aseni! Jishnuke sabdhan kore dite hobe.
ha ha ha... amader college times e gift dewa ta chhilo khuub serious affair.. mane oi ta niye jotota seriously bhabtam amra, tar sikibhag o nijeder sessionals niye bhabtam kina ke jane.. karo jonmodin ei mashe achhe ter pelei amra mon diye take scan kortam je tar 1. interest kishe 2. ki proyojon... abar surprise gift hote hobe, take jigyes kora cholbe na je tor ki lagbe.. sei scan ar analysis really amusing.. tomake bolle tumi nishchoi 10 times interesting ekta blog post korte parte.. jakge, oto research koreo ultimately hoy deo-spray/ aftershave nahole suchitra bhattacharya/ nabanita debsen... :D
ReplyDeleteore baba Sohini, amader Bethune-eo hoto jonmodin palon. matha pichhu 20 taka kore chNada ar tarpor Haatibagan bajar theke gift kena (amake ek bochhor kaaner dul diyechhilo sobai mone achhe) ar ja bNachto tai diye Shyambajarer diker kono ekta restaurant-e giye dosa bhokkhoN.
ReplyDeleteSurprise-er byapartao thik. sobai sobkichhu jane tobu oi goponiiyotar bhantukutei moja bodhoy.
amader PROTHOM bar ek bandhobir jonmodine bondhur dol gift kinte giye sundor kore gift-pack kore SURPRISE gift e fulkopi diyechhilo... tate amra sottie surprised and jar jonmodin se shocked... tarpor thekei amra mohila ra ei gift kenar dayitto swechhay and jobordosti grohon korechhi....
ReplyDeleteJust darun :)
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