Thursday, July 29, 2010
T-shirt
I so far have no idea of printing it, but in case someone is interested in buying one if printed, do leave a comment!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Besant Nagar Baywatch - Part 1
For all those readers who expected 'stuff' looking at the title of this post, i am sorry, i am going to disappoint you.
Afterall i am a pathetic author left with three abnormal characters (well to do justice, let me say 'appappo normal' characters) - Gin , R and P.
Operating under such heavy constraints of weaving stories with these three people, it would be nearly a sin if the readers unfairly
assumed the 'P' of this post to be 'Pamela Anderson'. No, it is still the same three people with exactly the same worldview but just a
different day and a different place.
Ok. Here we go.
Besant Nagar Beach!
(I will skip the part where i should describle the location, the chill wind, the beautiful waves, the babycorn-milagai_bhajji-appalam shops etc etc.)
Gin after a long discussion with R over phone on whether he should come to chennai or R should come to bangalore for the weekend during their internship,
finally decided that besant nagar beach provided richer and more admissible flora and fauna than forum mall of bangalore and hence he should be at chennai.
Saturday evening- 6 P.M
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Gin and R are seen sitting on the slab near a 'jaljeera' shop in besant nagar beach. They both seem a little lost in thoughts (of whom,we won't go into).
R: (breaking a long silence) :"Nature is a great equalizer da... what do you say?"
Gin: "ginger soda is a great appetizer da"
R: "vaangi kudichu thola"
Gin orders one.
R: "dei Gin... indha beach la irukaradhu ellam tamizh pasanga ponnunga dhaan da...aana enda ulaga scene podaraanga? any idea?"
Gin: "adhu scene illa da...avanga brought up apdi"
R: "enna brought up...podalanga brought up...veetla ellarum local tamizh la dhaan pesuvaanga kandippa..."
Gin: (points to something) "seri... idho idhu enna?"
R: "?"
Gin: "solda...idhu enna?"
R: (in a weird tone) "chair..."
Gin: "paathiyaa...english la solra... thappu sollanumnaa idhuvum thappu dhaaney"
R: "seri ..tamizhla solren... naarkaali...othukariyaa ippo"
Gin: "idhey 3 legs irundhaa ennanu solluva?"
R: "hmm.... mukkaali"
GIn: "oru leg irundhaa?"
R (about to say something...stops suddenly): "i understand ur point machi....nee gethu da!"
Gin: "aanaa adhukaaga indha tanglish pasangala naan support pandrennu mattum nenaikaadha"
R: "yen da?"
Gin: "konja naal munnadi idhey edathula rendu per pesittu irundhaanunga.... chennai la edho oru engineering college la computer science padikaraanunga"
R: "enna pesinaanga?"
Gin: "oruthan innoruthana ketaan 'dood...whats a palindrome da?'
R: "ha ha...kadaisila enna aachu?"
Gin: "sema kadi aayitten... ulla poondhu...'dei... dood dood nu solreengaley...adhuvey oru palindrome dhaanda vetti pasangalaannu thittitu vandhen"
R: "vidra vidra... rendu pera vechu ellarayum eda podadha da..."
Gin: "adhu ennamo seri dhaan....aanaa paaru... onnu ipdi irukaanunga... illanaa inga varravan ellam s/w engineers a irukaanunga... "
R: "adhuvum paadhi per 'aal'oda vandhu torture pandraanunga .... cha... where is this country going?"
Gin: "indha maadhiri kootathukelaam oru peru vekkanum da"
R: "peraa...enna peru da?"
Gin: (thinks for a sec) "Unmarried Software Engineers Looking Everywhere for Social Silumishams --- epdi?... abbreviate panna USELESS nu varum... poruthamaa irukkum"
R: "super da... aana internship mudinjaa nammalum USELESS aayiduvomaa da?"
Gin:"kavala padaadha da...appo Unmarried S/w Engineers Fuleing Urban Livelihood nu maathikalaam.... USEFUL aayiduvom!"
R: "nee thirundhave matta da... jolly a kindal pandra... avan avanukku enna kashtamo...adho paaru.. oru 30+ plus aalu thaniyaa poittu irukaan... ivana ellam endha
category la sekkaradhu... ivan thalaila mudi vera kotti pochu paavam"
Gin: "machan... indha beach kku varradhu rendu category da.... Vaazhkai smoothaa illannu kavala padara category onnu... Vazhukkai smooth aa irukkennu kavala padara
category onnu... ivan rendaavadhu category!"
At this point, something totally unexpected happens. Yes!! At a distance, 'P' is seen walking with a few friends. Gin firsts finds her and informs R. Both of them get
excited. R pays for the Jaljeera and starts to follow P. What happens next?
Afterall i am a pathetic author left with three abnormal characters (well to do justice, let me say 'appappo normal' characters) - Gin , R and P.
Operating under such heavy constraints of weaving stories with these three people, it would be nearly a sin if the readers unfairly
assumed the 'P' of this post to be 'Pamela Anderson'. No, it is still the same three people with exactly the same worldview but just a
different day and a different place.
Ok. Here we go.
Besant Nagar Beach!
(I will skip the part where i should describle the location, the chill wind, the beautiful waves, the babycorn-milagai_bhajji-appalam shops etc etc.)
Gin after a long discussion with R over phone on whether he should come to chennai or R should come to bangalore for the weekend during their internship,
finally decided that besant nagar beach provided richer and more admissible flora and fauna than forum mall of bangalore and hence he should be at chennai.
Saturday evening- 6 P.M
-----------------------
Gin and R are seen sitting on the slab near a 'jaljeera' shop in besant nagar beach. They both seem a little lost in thoughts (of whom,we won't go into).
R: (breaking a long silence) :"Nature is a great equalizer da... what do you say?"
Gin: "ginger soda is a great appetizer da"
R: "vaangi kudichu thola"
Gin orders one.
R: "dei Gin... indha beach la irukaradhu ellam tamizh pasanga ponnunga dhaan da...aana enda ulaga scene podaraanga? any idea?"
Gin: "adhu scene illa da...avanga brought up apdi"
R: "enna brought up...podalanga brought up...veetla ellarum local tamizh la dhaan pesuvaanga kandippa..."
Gin: (points to something) "seri... idho idhu enna?"
R: "?"
Gin: "solda...idhu enna?"
R: (in a weird tone) "chair..."
Gin: "paathiyaa...english la solra... thappu sollanumnaa idhuvum thappu dhaaney"
R: "seri ..tamizhla solren... naarkaali...othukariyaa ippo"
Gin: "idhey 3 legs irundhaa ennanu solluva?"
R: "hmm.... mukkaali"
GIn: "oru leg irundhaa?"
R (about to say something...stops suddenly): "i understand ur point machi....nee gethu da!"
Gin: "aanaa adhukaaga indha tanglish pasangala naan support pandrennu mattum nenaikaadha"
R: "yen da?"
Gin: "konja naal munnadi idhey edathula rendu per pesittu irundhaanunga.... chennai la edho oru engineering college la computer science padikaraanunga"
R: "enna pesinaanga?"
Gin: "oruthan innoruthana ketaan 'dood...whats a palindrome da?'
'dood... why ya askin dood?'
'lakz pingd me dood... i have no frickin clue abt it '
'palindrome...must be some metallica stuff dood...
'palindrome...must be some metallica stuff dood...
lakz a metallica freak u know'
'no macha...lakz a iron maiden crazy fan da... '
ipdiyey pesittey irundhaanunga da"'no macha...lakz a iron maiden crazy fan da... '
R: "ha ha...kadaisila enna aachu?"
Gin: "sema kadi aayitten... ulla poondhu...'dei... dood dood nu solreengaley...adhuvey oru palindrome dhaanda vetti pasangalaannu thittitu vandhen"
R: "vidra vidra... rendu pera vechu ellarayum eda podadha da..."
Gin: "adhu ennamo seri dhaan....aanaa paaru... onnu ipdi irukaanunga... illanaa inga varravan ellam s/w engineers a irukaanunga... "
R: "adhuvum paadhi per 'aal'oda vandhu torture pandraanunga .... cha... where is this country going?"
Gin: "indha maadhiri kootathukelaam oru peru vekkanum da"
R: "peraa...enna peru da?"
Gin: (thinks for a sec) "Unmarried Software Engineers Looking Everywhere for Social Silumishams --- epdi?... abbreviate panna USELESS nu varum... poruthamaa irukkum"
R: "super da... aana internship mudinjaa nammalum USELESS aayiduvomaa da?"
Gin:"kavala padaadha da...appo Unmarried S/w Engineers Fuleing Urban Livelihood nu maathikalaam.... USEFUL aayiduvom!"
R: "nee thirundhave matta da... jolly a kindal pandra... avan avanukku enna kashtamo...adho paaru.. oru 30+ plus aalu thaniyaa poittu irukaan... ivana ellam endha
category la sekkaradhu... ivan thalaila mudi vera kotti pochu paavam"
Gin: "machan... indha beach kku varradhu rendu category da.... Vaazhkai smoothaa illannu kavala padara category onnu... Vazhukkai smooth aa irukkennu kavala padara
category onnu... ivan rendaavadhu category!"
At this point, something totally unexpected happens. Yes!! At a distance, 'P' is seen walking with a few friends. Gin firsts finds her and informs R. Both of them get
excited. R pays for the Jaljeera and starts to follow P. What happens next?
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Ratha Paasam.
Gin runs into R's room as fast as he could. His heart skips beats at regular intervals. He rushes in, takes a seat, takes a deep breath.
R: "dei Gin...enna da aachu... ipdi odi vara? anything important? HOD kku udambukku edhavadhu?"
GIn: "aaha...enna oru paasam"
R: "illa da... naalaikku vandhu meet panna sonnaru... important a oru discussion"
Gin:" dei... dei... attendance lag kaaga poi kaalla vizha pora... idhukku buildup a?"
R: "seri seri...nee edhukku odi vandha..adha sollu"
GIn:" naan health conscious da... eppavumey odi dhaan varuven"
R: "adhu theriyum... 7:30 mani mess kku 7:15 key odi poi dosa queue la nikkaravan dhaaney nee"
Gin: "huh... silly fellow...seri...unna oru health related question kekaren...badhil sollu paapom"
R: " ? "
Gin: "saadha fruit kum dry fruit kum enna vithiyasam? sollu paapom"
R: "nee nethu varaikkum saadha fruit da... innaikkum naalaikkum kulikaama irundhaa dry fruit aayiduva.... enna..correctaa?"
Gin: "thoo... un kitten ketten paaru... calorie naa ennanu theriyumaa unakku"
R: "theriyum da... gowri ya tamizh la ezhudhinaa calorie nu varum!"
Gin:" aah... mokka podaadha...adhu seri...adhu enna laptop a marachi vechu edho pannittu irukka??....enna da matter?"
R:(silly smile)" matter laam onnum illa da"
Gin: "unmaya solriyaa... illaya" (moves towards R)
R: "ayyo...nothing da...just world politics browse pannittu irundhen..."
Gin: "idha enna namba solriyaa?"
R: "ayyo nejamaa da... latest news theriyumaa unakku? america la latest aa oru katchi election win pannuchu illa... andha katchi internal politics naala rendaa piriyaradhaa irundhaadhaam...ippo marubadiyum onnu serndhudichaam...epdi theriyumaa?"
Gin:(sarcastically) "mmm...epdiyaam?"
R: "katchi leader kku andha katchiyoda right hand 'thani party vendum' nu email anupchaaraam... adhula spelling mistakee aagi... he he...'thanni party vendum' nu mail poiduchaam... aprom ellarum thanni adichu onnu serndhutaangalaam...."
Gin: "idhu oru kadha...idha naan nambanumaa... ozhunga mariyadhayaa laptop indha pakkam thiruppu... adhu enna pakathula chips packet vera kadakku... appo sandhegamey illa...something wrong"
R: "dei...chips saaptaa thappaa da?"
Gin: "kutramulla nenju dhaan kurkure saapdum nu nee kelvi pattadhilla"
R: "ayyo..ivan tholla thaangalayey...dei..nothing da... naan konjam spiritual a polaamnu spirutual sites browse pannittu irundhen..."
Gin: "enna site? edha pathi browse pannittu irundha?"
R: "idhu da... i mean...idhu.... yeah.... aalwargal pathi "
Gin: "'salwar gal' nu nethu evening google la search pannavan dhaaney nee..ippo 'alwaar gal'pathi search pandranaa epdi da nambaradhu? ...laptopa kudu daa inga"
Gin jumps on R and pushes him away. Checks the laptop.
Operating system: Windows 98
Applications open: Notepad.
Filename : "unakaaaga_oru_paper_roja.txt"
Contents:
"
I will write as many poems as possible. I will choose the best
to give her for valentines day.
1)
A,E,I,O,U endru sollum podhu udhadugal ottaadhu...
'P' endru sonnal dhaan udhadugal kooda ottum.
2)
vowel illadhaa consonant aa
aval illa college aa...
3)
kaalayil kathum seval..
vaazhvil thevai idam porul eval...
arisiyaal aanadhu aval pori...ayyo
ennakkul erivadhu ival veri "
4)
maalai nerathil pookum malligai
ulundhu paruppu kidaikum maligai...
aanaal neeyo enadhu _ (cursor)
"
The next scene at R's room is simple to imagine. Gin is seen below the bed rolling on the floor laughing.
It is rumoured secretly that Gin continued laughing for so long and so hard that his eyes started
bleeding. And now that folks explains the amazing yet subtle connection with the title of this
useless post!
R: "dei Gin...enna da aachu... ipdi odi vara? anything important? HOD kku udambukku edhavadhu?"
GIn: "aaha...enna oru paasam"
R: "illa da... naalaikku vandhu meet panna sonnaru... important a oru discussion"
Gin:" dei... dei... attendance lag kaaga poi kaalla vizha pora... idhukku buildup a?"
R: "seri seri...nee edhukku odi vandha..adha sollu"
GIn:" naan health conscious da... eppavumey odi dhaan varuven"
R: "adhu theriyum... 7:30 mani mess kku 7:15 key odi poi dosa queue la nikkaravan dhaaney nee"
Gin: "huh... silly fellow...seri...unna oru health related question kekaren...badhil sollu paapom"
R: " ? "
Gin: "saadha fruit kum dry fruit kum enna vithiyasam? sollu paapom"
R: "nee nethu varaikkum saadha fruit da... innaikkum naalaikkum kulikaama irundhaa dry fruit aayiduva.... enna..correctaa?"
Gin: "thoo... un kitten ketten paaru... calorie naa ennanu theriyumaa unakku"
R: "theriyum da... gowri ya tamizh la ezhudhinaa calorie nu varum!"
Gin:" aah... mokka podaadha...adhu seri...adhu enna laptop a marachi vechu edho pannittu irukka??....enna da matter?"
R:(silly smile)" matter laam onnum illa da"
Gin: "unmaya solriyaa... illaya" (moves towards R)
R: "ayyo...nothing da...just world politics browse pannittu irundhen..."
Gin: "idha enna namba solriyaa?"
R: "ayyo nejamaa da... latest news theriyumaa unakku? america la latest aa oru katchi election win pannuchu illa... andha katchi internal politics naala rendaa piriyaradhaa irundhaadhaam...ippo marubadiyum onnu serndhudichaam...epdi theriyumaa?"
Gin:(sarcastically) "mmm...epdiyaam?"
R: "katchi leader kku andha katchiyoda right hand 'thani party vendum' nu email anupchaaraam... adhula spelling mistakee aagi... he he...'thanni party vendum' nu mail poiduchaam... aprom ellarum thanni adichu onnu serndhutaangalaam...."
Gin: "idhu oru kadha...idha naan nambanumaa... ozhunga mariyadhayaa laptop indha pakkam thiruppu... adhu enna pakathula chips packet vera kadakku... appo sandhegamey illa...something wrong"
R: "dei...chips saaptaa thappaa da?"
Gin: "kutramulla nenju dhaan kurkure saapdum nu nee kelvi pattadhilla"
R: "ayyo..ivan tholla thaangalayey...dei..nothing da... naan konjam spiritual a polaamnu spirutual sites browse pannittu irundhen..."
Gin: "enna site? edha pathi browse pannittu irundha?"
R: "idhu da... i mean...idhu.... yeah.... aalwargal pathi "
Gin: "'salwar gal' nu nethu evening google la search pannavan dhaaney nee..ippo 'alwaar gal'pathi search pandranaa epdi da nambaradhu? ...laptopa kudu daa inga"
Gin jumps on R and pushes him away. Checks the laptop.
Operating system: Windows 98
Applications open: Notepad.
Filename : "unakaaaga_oru_paper_roja.txt"
Contents:
"
I will write as many poems as possible. I will choose the best
to give her for valentines day.
1)
A,E,I,O,U endru sollum podhu udhadugal ottaadhu...
'P' endru sonnal dhaan udhadugal kooda ottum.
2)
vowel illadhaa consonant aa
aval illa college aa...
3)
kaalayil kathum seval..
vaazhvil thevai idam porul eval...
arisiyaal aanadhu aval pori...ayyo
ennakkul erivadhu ival veri "
4)
maalai nerathil pookum malligai
ulundhu paruppu kidaikum maligai...
aanaal neeyo enadhu _ (cursor)
"
The next scene at R's room is simple to imagine. Gin is seen below the bed rolling on the floor laughing.
It is rumoured secretly that Gin continued laughing for so long and so hard that his eyes started
bleeding. And now that folks explains the amazing yet subtle connection with the title of this
useless post!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tid-Bits.
Some Quick and Random tid-bits from our Own Gin/R/P !
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R/Gin in the middle of a random discussion
R: "machi, enakku oru doubt!"
Gin: "solli thola"
R: "oru event sucessfulla mudinjaa ennanu vaazhthuvaanga?"
Gin: "congratulations nu"
R: "oru event nadakaradhukku munnadi ennanu sollunvaanga?"
Gin: "all the best nu"
R: "aprom yenda kalyam aagaradhukku munnadiyey boy-girl kku 'congratulations' nu solraanga? nyaya padi 'all the best' dhaaney sollanum"
Gin: "aala vidudaa saami...adi vaanga naan ready a illa"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R/P sms discussion.
P: "R... unakku thirukural la arathupaal pidikumaa , porutpaal pidikuma"
R: "enakku kamathupaal dhaan da pidikkum P"
P: "cha...pervert!"
R:(thinks) 'kamat hotel la masala paal nalla irukumnu sonna koba padaraaley!'
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R sharing his internship experience over phone to Gin.
R:"machan..enakku internship la oru matter aayiduchu da"
Gin:" enna da solra?"
R: "en manager tamizh dhaanda... romba friendly type"
Gin: "avarukku ponnu irukkaa?"
R: "dei..uncly typenaa sonnen..friendly typenu dhaaney sonnen"
Gin:"seri mela sollu"
R: " nethu lunch la jolly a pesittu irundhom...appo dhideenu future wife a describe panni oru page ezhudhittu vaa nnu sonaaru da"
Gin: "dei..ennada solra?"
R: "aamam da..naanum confuse aayitten..manager solraarennu romba yosichu kashtapattu P pathi ezhudhittu ponen daa..."
Gin: "aprom ?"
R: "adha paathu vizhundhu vizhundhu sirikka aarambichitaaru da"
Gin: "yen da... ???"
R: "future of wi-fi pathi ezhudha sonaaraam.... naan thappa kaadhula vaangitten!"
Gin:"sutham!"
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Gin at a hotel in bangalore.
Waiter:"sambar bekaa?"
Gin (keeps staring at the girl in opposite table): " "
Waiter: guru...sambar bekaa?"
Gin: " "
Waiter: "hullo..sambar???!"
Gin: (suddenly): "shilpa kodi.... oops...solpa kodi"
Waiter curses and goes away.
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R/Gin in the middle of a random discussion
R: "machi, enakku oru doubt!"
Gin: "solli thola"
R: "oru event sucessfulla mudinjaa ennanu vaazhthuvaanga?"
Gin: "congratulations nu"
R: "oru event nadakaradhukku munnadi ennanu sollunvaanga?"
Gin: "all the best nu"
R: "aprom yenda kalyam aagaradhukku munnadiyey boy-girl kku 'congratulations' nu solraanga? nyaya padi 'all the best' dhaaney sollanum"
Gin: "aala vidudaa saami...adi vaanga naan ready a illa"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R/P sms discussion.
P: "R... unakku thirukural la arathupaal pidikumaa , porutpaal pidikuma"
R: "enakku kamathupaal dhaan da pidikkum P"
P: "cha...pervert!"
R:(thinks) 'kamat hotel la masala paal nalla irukumnu sonna koba padaraaley!'
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R sharing his internship experience over phone to Gin.
R:"machan..enakku internship la oru matter aayiduchu da"
Gin:" enna da solra?"
R: "en manager tamizh dhaanda... romba friendly type"
Gin: "avarukku ponnu irukkaa?"
R: "dei..uncly typenaa sonnen..friendly typenu dhaaney sonnen"
Gin:"seri mela sollu"
R: " nethu lunch la jolly a pesittu irundhom...appo dhideenu future wife a describe panni oru page ezhudhittu vaa nnu sonaaru da"
Gin: "dei..ennada solra?"
R: "aamam da..naanum confuse aayitten..manager solraarennu romba yosichu kashtapattu P pathi ezhudhittu ponen daa..."
Gin: "aprom ?"
R: "adha paathu vizhundhu vizhundhu sirikka aarambichitaaru da"
Gin: "yen da... ???"
R: "future of wi-fi pathi ezhudha sonaaraam.... naan thappa kaadhula vaangitten!"
Gin:"sutham!"
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Gin at a hotel in bangalore.
Waiter:"sambar bekaa?"
Gin (keeps staring at the girl in opposite table): " "
Waiter: guru...sambar bekaa?"
Gin: " "
Waiter: "hullo..sambar???!"
Gin: (suddenly): "shilpa kodi.... oops...solpa kodi"
Waiter curses and goes away.
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Day Ondhu.
People arrive, people depart. love blossoms, love withers. Friends come, Friends stay .
"When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer
in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer
from the plain."
Magic words of Khalil Gibran (from the Prophet).
Ha, for people who are wondering why the author has inclined strangely
towards sentimental babbles in a blog like this, there is some not so good news.
Gin and R have ended up in different companies for internship. (yes the money-bug spares no one). Gin is posted in Bengaluru and R in Chennai.Tragedy.
It is with a heavy heart (often cited as reason for obesity by Gin) that Gin waves good bye to R and other close friends and packs off to Bengaluru. He feels a strange analogy of college life to that of a cracker. Oh yes, they did have a cracker of a time. But alas, Time has acted like a candle with a fiery flame to which the entire Gilma gang which was like a unlighted 'kambimathappu' put their heads into and at the moment when they least expected, the mathaappu ignites and out they are thrown like the sparkles , each one to a different place in the country. How sad :( . Terrible.
Every minute of the last day moves like an hour. Slowly but eventually,the sands of time creep into the last hour of their college life together. Drops of tears trickle down the cheek of the entire gilma gang as they hug each other one by one (nC2 times). The tides of the sea of memory rises up painting fond pictures of time spent together ... and when the tide goes back, it takes back not only sand from the shore but also... oh man...bullshit! it is unbelievably tough to write a pathos script..... lets cut the crap and get straight to business!!
Bengaluru - City of dreams - City where one can 'figure' out all of life's wanting!
Gin is on the night bus from coimbatore to bengaluru. He is excited like hell. At the same time afraid. This is not his first metropolitan visit. He has visited Chennai umpteen number of times before , but hey Bengaluru is different. It is no match to chennai , its so different- one of his seniors had said. Of course he knew both chennai and bengaluru had one famous thing common between them - MGR!
While Gin scarcely cared about the Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran of Chennai, he was all too excited about the Mahatma Gandhi Road of Bengaluru.
Moreover he had heard that Bengaluru was famous for 'Mall'. What on earth could that be, he had wondered that night on the bus. Even after a long struggle, he could not arrive at any decent meaning for the word.
And then there were the Pubs! Pub city, they called it. Wow! 'And What of Chennai- with koovam running right across the city, it is huh, Gub city ' he thought to himself.
And of course the girls! well gals ...or even better - gurls - if you would prefer it.
'Surprising it is' he thought,' Why do all the beautiful girls happen to be in the same city?'.No answer there either. However, time gave him an answer in less than an years stay at Bengaluru. An answer that came to his mind when he was going through a C++ book. More on that later. (Remind me if i forget to tell you in a few posts from now)
Time - 4 AM.
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Place: Seat number 17, Window.
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The bus lights are switched on.
"silk board ....silk board panni...panni panni...silk board panni' the conductor shouts.
"silk board panni yaa? pudusaa irukkey! indha oorla panni kooda silku rangekku irukkum pola irukku...what a wonderful city" .
He puts his head out out of the window and looks out into the dark. An auto driver shouts at him from below... "pandri....elli hoga beku.... pandri...bega pandri"
'aaa... namalla paathu panni ngaraan.... adhuvum sutha tamizhla pandri ngaraan.... tamizh semmozhingaradhula doubtey illa'
He puts his head in and closes the window.
Time 9 AM
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Place: Hotel Udupi Park, Murugeshpalya.
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Gin: "ondhu roast"
Cashier: "ippathaidhu"
Gin: "sorry"
Cashier: "hindi maalum?"
Gin: "hmm...sumaara maalum"
Cashier: "pachees"
Gin: "no no...no cheese..plain roast"
Cashier: "tamizhaa nee?"
Gin: "he he..aamaam"
Cashier: "twenty five rupees"
Gin: "idhu english aachey"
Cashier: "yov..kaasa eduyaa..customer waiting"
Gin: "sorry guru!"
Time 7 PM
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Place:Forum Mall
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Gin looks in awe at the mall and the people who walk around it. He now somehow gets an intuitive feeling of why it is called 'mall'. He suddenly
thinks.
'okka makka...ella payalum jodi jodi ya suthraanunga...mothamaa mall la ethana per irukaanga nnu count panna even number dhaan varum kandippa.... naan irukaradhaala odd aayidum pola irukkey... cha.. iam the odd one out'
At this moment he hears a voice. Its an young school boy.
"Excuse me uncle, time please"
Damage. Great Damage. Gin controls the flood of abusive words that rush to his mouth. He takes his nokia-1100 mobile from his pocket and looks at the display.
Gin: "7:10"
Boy: "tamizhaa"
Gin: "dei... yaaruda nee?"
Boy: "paaka sumaara irukeenga...indha cellphone vechirundha epdi urupaduveenga..... enna angle?"
Gin:" enna? enna...angle ?"
Boy: " whats your angle dood"
'ennavaa irukkum..... angle na? ennada pesaraan ivan...seri edhavadhu solli veppom.... indha oorey marmamaa irukku'
Gin: "radians or degrees?"
Boy: "he he...indha cell phone vechirukum podhey nenachen..... 20 kooda theraadhu pola irukkey"
Gin: "dei...yaaruda nee...oorukku pudusunaa emathalaamnu paakariyaa"
Boy: "thala... oorukku pudhusaa...appo angle naley ennannu theriyadhunnu sollu"
Gin: "aamam...theriyadhu...angle na enna?"
Boy: "thala... oru 'aal' set aayidichunaa angle -90 nu artham.... set aagi 3-6 maasam smooth a poittu irukunaa 120 nu artham... adhutha maasam kalyanam na 180 nu artham.... paatha padichavan maadhiri irukka...idhu theriyala"
Gin: "enna oru karuthu.... idhu theriyama pochey"
Boy: "ippo sollu angle enna...20 dhaaney"
Gin: "he he... pathu kooda theraadhu maapla"
Boy: "hayyo hayyo...cellphone a mudhalla maathu baa... naan kelambaren..."
The boy starts to leave.
Gin: "dei dei...irudaa"
Boy: "enna thala"
Gin :"edhukku daa enna paathu uncle nu sonna modhalla.... naan unna vida naalanju vayasu dhaan periyavanaa iruppen.."
Boy: "machi....adho poraaleyy...ava en school ponnu...naan unna time kekkum podhu ipdi cross panna...paathiyaa"
Gin :"illayey... paakala"
BOy: "aanaa ava unna oru look vitta....adhukku dhaan ava kaadhula kekkaraa maadhiri uncle nnu sonnen"
Gin: "dei...dei.... +2 dhaaney padikara"
Boy: "aamaam thala"
Gin: "molachu innum..."
Boy: "thala stop stop.... chennai la dhaan retta ela ,moonu ela ...molaikaradhu.ellam... this is bengaluru thala....illi fullu sakkath fast maga"
Gin: "sinθ/cosθ evlo da..sollu paapom"
Boy: "tanθ thala... naanga padipulayum fast.... remaining blanks a neeyey fill pannikko...bye bye...aprom varum podhu paathen...nee andha 'coffee day' board a yey morachi morachi paathuttu irundha.... adhu 'coffee ka-day' kku spelling mistake laam illa.... 'coffee day' dhaan kadai perey...ha ha.....welcome to bengaluru thala.... enjoy maadi ! good bye"
And thus ended the eventful first day at the city of dreams.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
dum dum dum
Gin enters the room singing " ♫ oh i like me...en laser paayum kangal...en caesar pondra tholgal ♫ "
R: "niruthu...."
Gin: " ♫ en nenjai urukkum nenjammmmmm.... ♫"
R: "niruthu da"
Gin: " ♫ idho idho indha punnagayaal...sadha sadha unnai saagadithen..hayyo hayyo un penmai sodhikirennnnn.... ♫"
R: "STOP THE SONG!"
Gin: "seri song venaama...oru karuthu solren kekkariyaa...
kaalai ezhundhavudan orkut, pinbu kanivu tharum nalla yahoo,
maalai muzhuvadhum gtalk... ena pazhagi kolal nalam paapa...epdi?"
R: "kevalama irukku"
Gin: "porama da unakku...poraamai... jealousy i say"
R: "dei...summa iru da.. naaney kadila irukken..."
Gin: "what the matter da?"
R: "enakku veetla ponnu paakaraanga da"
Gin: "ha ha ha....idhu periya prachana aachey da...naan venumnaa unga appakku phone panni ,ponnu paakaadheenga..R koba padaraan... paaka lakshanamaa veetukku ethamaadhiri oru payyanaa paarunga nnu sollava"
R: "dei..."
Gin: "aprom enna da... innum college ey mudikkala ..adhukulla unga appa unakku ponnu paakaraarunna enna namba solriya.."
R:(shouts) "ennada college mudikala...innum 6 maasathula college life over...aprom namalaam indha college alumni... indha college namma alma-mater....andha vaarthaikku arthamaavadhu theriyumaa unakku"
Gin: "alma-mater laam theriyaadhu ...FT department amala matter venumnaa theriyum.... oru velinaattu payyanoda suthradhaa pesikaraanga!"
R: "dei...bad words la thittiduven da...enna romba provoke pandra nee"
Gin:"seri cool cool...eppa sonnaru unga appa indha vishayatha?"
R: "nethu evening"
Gin: "ennannu sonnaru..."
R: "bharath matrimony site la register pannirukennu enakku mail pannaaru... andha mail la matrimony id number vera irundhadhu"
Gin: "machi...indha oosimony,paasimony,matrimony... idhelaam silra matter.... nee kavala padaadha..tackle pannidalaam"
R: "enna da kavala padadha... ippo P kku idhu therinjaa enna aagum theriyumaa?"
Gin: "wow...apdi oru matter irukko"
R: "enna thittiyey theethuduvaa.... adhuvum avalukku ippo thonda vera katti irukku...kara kara nnu MR Radhaa maadhiri pesaraa.... indha voice la continuous aa thitta aarambichaa kaadhu kizhinjidum"
Gin: "machi... P kku voice kolaaru ... unakku vayasu-kolaaru... super combination da!"
R: "naan kelambaren da...engayavadhu poi aasaramathula saamiyaaraa serndhudaren"
Gin: "dei...namma collegelayey paadhi per apdi dhaan suthittu irukaan.... kavala padaadha da... idhukku oru idea irukku..."
R: "enna da idea??"
Gin:"andha matrimony webpage kku povom... age field mattum 35nu maathiduvom...adha unga appa kandippa gavanikka maataaru....adha panninaa aprom endha ponnum unna madhikaadhu....matter over..simple"
R: "edhavadhu 34 vayasu ponnu madhichaa enna pandradhu"
Gin: "ek choti si love story ... adhuvum nalla dhaan irukkum... "
R: "dei..."
Gin: "kavala padaadha machan.... naan idea kuduthu miss aanadhey illa"
R: "miss aanaa kooda paravalla... mrs aagama irundha seri dhaan..."
Gin: "ok...naan sonnadha sei... mugatha apdi um nu vechikaadha... edhayo pari kuduthavan maadhiri irukku...."
At this time some random guy V enters the room...
V: "Gin thalaivaa... oru ponnu naala prachana...matter warden varaikkum poidum pola irukku... nee dhaan theethu vekkanum..."
Gin: (looking at R): "paathiyaa... idhula naan expert nu sonna othukko... (looks at V) machi..nee kavala padaadha...ponnunga psychology ozhungaa purinju tackle pannaatti pasanga apology letter dhaan ezhudha vendi varum. naan un prachanaya theethu vekkaren.... R... sonnadha sei... .naalaikku meet pannuvom...."
The next day
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Gin enters R's room. R is not seen anywhere in the room. Gin happens to look at R's laptop that is nearby.
Gmail.com
1 unread message.
From: dad
Subject: 'Re: Bharth-Matrimony registration reg'
Gin opens and reads it. Gin takes a few seconds to realize whats happening.
R enters the room.
Gin: "machi...nethu thanni adichirundhaya da"
R(still sporting a pathos look) :" illayey ...yen "
Gin: "dope?"
R: "enna da matter"
Gin: "seri... matrimony site la update panniyaa?"
R: "panneney"
Gin: "oru 41 vayasu figure reply pannirukku machi.... kattinaa unna dhaan kattumaa.... otha kaalla nikkudhaam.... ivala mattum ok pannu..aprom P kku nee appa stanatha adanjitta maadhiri aayidum da!!"
R: "dei...ennadaa solra"
R jumps onto the laptop and reads the mail from his father. He takes a second to realize his foolishness.
Gin shouts as he leaves running out of the room.
"machi...epdi epdi ..college mudinja udaney alma matter.....adhutha maasamey kalyanam...adhukadhutha vaaramey kozhandhai..... engayo poitta da...aana onnu mattum solren... varungaalathula naan oru blog ezhudhuven....adhula kandippa indha incident a ezhudhiyey theeruven da.... idhelaam nyayapadi kalvettula porikanum... naan internet la yavadhu porikaren...idhu sathiyam da...sathiyam!!!"
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Though it was a personal email from R's father to him, i will give here the portion of what remains in my memory.
"Dear Son,
What is this you have done? Why have you modified the age field of your cousin Bharath's matrimony page? His father called me up and he is not at all happy with it . This is not a joke and i hope you understand it. As a computer science student, I just wanted you to check if everything in it was fine. I will call you today evening.
Love,
Father"
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PS: Authors plea to all fathers/50+ people: Computer science students can do much more than checking the sanctity of matrimony pages of random cousin brothers and sisters. Please let go the 'the bright chap who can fix mouse/monitor issues' attitude towards us. We deserve more, much more than that!!
R: "niruthu...."
Gin: " ♫ en nenjai urukkum nenjammmmmm.... ♫"
R: "niruthu da"
Gin: " ♫ idho idho indha punnagayaal...sadha sadha unnai saagadithen..hayyo hayyo un penmai sodhikirennnnn.... ♫"
R: "STOP THE SONG!"
Gin: "seri song venaama...oru karuthu solren kekkariyaa...
kaalai ezhundhavudan orkut, pinbu kanivu tharum nalla yahoo,
maalai muzhuvadhum gtalk... ena pazhagi kolal nalam paapa...epdi?"
R: "kevalama irukku"
Gin: "porama da unakku...poraamai... jealousy i say"
R: "dei...summa iru da.. naaney kadila irukken..."
Gin: "what the matter da?"
R: "enakku veetla ponnu paakaraanga da"
Gin: "ha ha ha....idhu periya prachana aachey da...naan venumnaa unga appakku phone panni ,ponnu paakaadheenga..R koba padaraan... paaka lakshanamaa veetukku ethamaadhiri oru payyanaa paarunga nnu sollava"
R: "dei..."
Gin: "aprom enna da... innum college ey mudikkala ..adhukulla unga appa unakku ponnu paakaraarunna enna namba solriya.."
R:(shouts) "ennada college mudikala...innum 6 maasathula college life over...aprom namalaam indha college alumni... indha college namma alma-mater....andha vaarthaikku arthamaavadhu theriyumaa unakku"
Gin: "alma-mater laam theriyaadhu ...FT department amala matter venumnaa theriyum.... oru velinaattu payyanoda suthradhaa pesikaraanga!"
R: "dei...bad words la thittiduven da...enna romba provoke pandra nee"
Gin:"seri cool cool...eppa sonnaru unga appa indha vishayatha?"
R: "nethu evening"
Gin: "ennannu sonnaru..."
R: "bharath matrimony site la register pannirukennu enakku mail pannaaru... andha mail la matrimony id number vera irundhadhu"
Gin: "machi...indha oosimony,paasimony,matrimony... idhelaam silra matter.... nee kavala padaadha..tackle pannidalaam"
R: "enna da kavala padadha... ippo P kku idhu therinjaa enna aagum theriyumaa?"
Gin: "wow...apdi oru matter irukko"
R: "enna thittiyey theethuduvaa.... adhuvum avalukku ippo thonda vera katti irukku...kara kara nnu MR Radhaa maadhiri pesaraa.... indha voice la continuous aa thitta aarambichaa kaadhu kizhinjidum"
Gin: "machi... P kku voice kolaaru ... unakku vayasu-kolaaru... super combination da!"
R: "naan kelambaren da...engayavadhu poi aasaramathula saamiyaaraa serndhudaren"
Gin: "dei...namma collegelayey paadhi per apdi dhaan suthittu irukaan.... kavala padaadha da... idhukku oru idea irukku..."
R: "enna da idea??"
Gin:"andha matrimony webpage kku povom... age field mattum 35nu maathiduvom...adha unga appa kandippa gavanikka maataaru....adha panninaa aprom endha ponnum unna madhikaadhu....matter over..simple"
R: "edhavadhu 34 vayasu ponnu madhichaa enna pandradhu"
Gin: "ek choti si love story ... adhuvum nalla dhaan irukkum... "
R: "dei..."
Gin: "kavala padaadha machan.... naan idea kuduthu miss aanadhey illa"
R: "miss aanaa kooda paravalla... mrs aagama irundha seri dhaan..."
Gin: "ok...naan sonnadha sei... mugatha apdi um nu vechikaadha... edhayo pari kuduthavan maadhiri irukku...."
At this time some random guy V enters the room...
V: "Gin thalaivaa... oru ponnu naala prachana...matter warden varaikkum poidum pola irukku... nee dhaan theethu vekkanum..."
Gin: (looking at R): "paathiyaa... idhula naan expert nu sonna othukko... (looks at V) machi..nee kavala padaadha...ponnunga psychology ozhungaa purinju tackle pannaatti pasanga apology letter dhaan ezhudha vendi varum. naan un prachanaya theethu vekkaren.... R... sonnadha sei... .naalaikku meet pannuvom...."
The next day
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Gin enters R's room. R is not seen anywhere in the room. Gin happens to look at R's laptop that is nearby.
Gmail.com
1 unread message.
From: dad
Subject: 'Re: Bharth-Matrimony registration reg'
Gin opens and reads it. Gin takes a few seconds to realize whats happening.
R enters the room.
Gin: "machi...nethu thanni adichirundhaya da"
R(still sporting a pathos look) :" illayey ...yen "
Gin: "dope?"
R: "enna da matter"
Gin: "seri... matrimony site la update panniyaa?"
R: "panneney"
Gin: "oru 41 vayasu figure reply pannirukku machi.... kattinaa unna dhaan kattumaa.... otha kaalla nikkudhaam.... ivala mattum ok pannu..aprom P kku nee appa stanatha adanjitta maadhiri aayidum da!!"
R: "dei...ennadaa solra"
R jumps onto the laptop and reads the mail from his father. He takes a second to realize his foolishness.
Gin shouts as he leaves running out of the room.
"machi...epdi epdi ..college mudinja udaney alma matter.....adhutha maasamey kalyanam...adhukadhutha vaaramey kozhandhai..... engayo poitta da...aana onnu mattum solren... varungaalathula naan oru blog ezhudhuven....adhula kandippa indha incident a ezhudhiyey theeruven da.... idhelaam nyayapadi kalvettula porikanum... naan internet la yavadhu porikaren...idhu sathiyam da...sathiyam!!!"
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Though it was a personal email from R's father to him, i will give here the portion of what remains in my memory.
"Dear Son,
What is this you have done? Why have you modified the age field of your cousin Bharath's matrimony page? His father called me up and he is not at all happy with it . This is not a joke and i hope you understand it. As a computer science student, I just wanted you to check if everything in it was fine. I will call you today evening.
Love,
Father"
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PS: Authors plea to all fathers/50+ people: Computer science students can do much more than checking the sanctity of matrimony pages of random cousin brothers and sisters. Please let go the 'the bright chap who can fix mouse/monitor issues' attitude towards us. We deserve more, much more than that!!
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