Video phones
Just taught my dad how to use his Video phone. Costs just as much as voice calls and my dad, a technophile, has been calling me using the Video function. Our conversation always starts up like this:
Pa: Hello, Michelle?
Mich: Opo? (yes)
Pa: Nakikita mo ba ako? (can you see me?)
Mich: Opo. Ako, nakikita nyo ba ako? (yes, can you see me?)
Pa: Oo anak. Sandali, pupunta ako sa may light. (yes. just a minute, i'll go where there's a bit more light.)
Mich: Sige. (Okay.)
Pa: O, nakikita mo ba ako? (okay, can you see me?)
Mich: Opo. Sandali, pupunta rin ako sa may maliwanag. (yes. wait. i'll go where it's brighter.)
Mich: O, nakikita nyo ba ako? (o, can you see me?)
Pa: Oo, kitang-kita kita dyan. 'Asan ang lola mo? (yes, i can see you really well. where's your grandma?)
Mich: Sandali po, tatawagin ko lang siya. Lollaaaaaa, si Pappaaaa. (just a minute, i'll call her.)
Pa: O, Mang, nakikita nyo ba ako? (ma, can you see me?)
Lola: Ano ba yan, hindi kita makita. Ang liit liit naman ng skrin. (I can't see you, the screen is too small.)
Pa: O, kunin nyo ang salamin ninyo. (get your glasses.)
Yep, 60 cents thrown away just like that every time.
:D