ACER for Mother's Day

This is what my Mother's Day 2017 present looks like.

I do not celebrate calendar occasions simply because people celebrate it.

So, this gift was a surprise.

It was from my son (S).

It all started because I bought an ACER gaming PC for my son, blew off 2k+  !!!
My good ole' DELL was still going strong, but there is a slight graphical lag for a super high graphics game that we play ie FINAL FANTASY XIV and because the 2nd expansion to the game is coming up in June, the DELL had to be retired from gaming.  She runs a NIVIDIA 650 and that's way too 'old', given that the the world is now in the 1000+ series - She has served me so well, and she will have a place in my room, once I clear some space up for her.

So, my son got himself a gaming desktop with a 1060 and I inherited his 900+ series desktop.  All was great until I plugged the TV - the view on screen was terrible......terrible.  I wasn't sure if my eyes went kaput or I was just not used to playing on a wide screen.

BUT as with all things, I moved the TV unit further back and still managed to survive the game play....I always zoom as far out as I can when I'm in game.

My other son (actually my son's ex-schoolmate/best friend), came over the next day, and he was horrified that I was allowing my eyes to go bonkers with the TV.  Apparently, the TV (toshiba) is quite old too....and it's about to meet it's dying day.....and because I wasn't in, the boys decided to buy me a new monitor, make it Mother's Day present, but to make sure I don't bitch, give it to me before the day (since I will not accept gifts or otherwise on that day itself).....and since we are 4 days away, it was their perfect excuse.

So now, I have this beautiful ACER monitor.  Thanks to my sonS.

Funny how I always joked that he's my other son - and now that they are both grown up, they really touch my heart....

We all went out for a lovely late lunch at SHABU SAI.....great to watch boys eat.....they CAN EAT!

It's the acknowledgement of being a 'mom' that touched me most....that two boys could bicker over the awful resolution and come up with a solution they both agreed was best...not for them, but for me.
For the years, moms look after their kids.....we wait for that day, when they are old enough, mature enough to actually be able to say MOM, THIS IS BAD FOR YOU, WE BOUGHT YOU A REPLACEMENT....