Kudumi Pudi - part 2

Link to part 1: Kudumi-Pudi

Lazy sunday afternoon.



R is seen sitting in Cafe Coffee day with his smartphone, laptop and a plate of half eaten brownie in front of him. He has an apple earphone plugged into his ears and his head every now and then shakes horizontally and vertically as if to beat. Of course, it is Pink Flyod that he is listening to but our own maanguyiley poonguyiley also plays in between because of the random playlist.  And every now and then he looks at his newly purchased blue plus green colour hi fi fast-track watch (which for a random fashion, he wears on his right hand) as if he has been expecting some one for a long time. Looking at him a bit closer, we realize that his hair-do (hair cut ) appears new too. It kind of stands up vertically and has this slight glow to it. One cannot say if it is because he woke up late today and didn't care to take bath (sunday ya!) or woke up early and went to a salon and paid thousand bucks to get this in perfect shape as the style specialist (barber) wished. Zooming further down, we see him sporting Wood land shoes as well. 'A gentleman is judged by his shoes' - he remembers a quote from a tenth standard english textbook story (The umbrella man). And so he has taken great pains to borrow the shoes for that 'special' day from his friend H whom he considers as the only gentleman in the room where he stayed. (Well, H is a IIM aspirant and naturally fell into the gentleman category. Of course his nose slightly resembled that of actor arjun and all the more reason for R to come to the conclusion. Anyway, we are digressing).

Suddenly, a voice is heard as someone opens the door and enters in.

"Machi!!!"

R: "dei...enda late??.. padam mudinju one hour aayidichey da?"

Gin: "Padathula kadaisi scene la herokkum villain kum mount road la bayangaramana car chase... orey traffic jam... adhaan late aayidichu"

R: "thala ezhuthu... nalla vela ... avanga innum varala"

Gin: "adhu seri... unnakku oru puzzle kekkaren... badhil sollu"

R: "ippo naan mood la illa..avanga vara time vera aayidichu"

Gin: "Aamir khan-a chinna kuzhandhaya irukum podhu ennannu kooptaanga?"

R: "ayyo...  theriyadhu"

Gin: "baby-khan nu kooptaanga... ha ha...seri vera oru puzzle kekkaren"

R: "ayyoo"

Gin: "ramar srilanka ku paalam kattum podhu kurangellam ovvoru kalla sumandhuttu pochaam... appo hanumar enna paatu paadinaar sollu paapom?"

R: "sathiyama theriyadhu ..."

Gin: "just another brick in the vaal nu paadinaaru ..ha ha ha...seri... romba pasikudhu machi... rendu bun order pannikaren" (orders something)

R: "dei... edhuvum sodhappa koodadhu da..."


Gin: "bun saapidaradhula ennada sodhapparadhukku irukku"

R: "ayyo naan plan-a sonnen"

Gin: "oh adhuva... adhelaam epdi da sodhappum? naan dhaan iruken illa"

R:" adhaanaala dhaan da enakku bayama irukku"

Gin: "machi...life is  after all a journey from woodwards to haywards .. idhula bayapada enna irukku?"

R: "life a?... adha pathi ippo pesaadha... naan already kadiya irukken"

Gin: "why da?"

R: "ennadhaan pannalum oru pidippey illa... i haven't yet found out my life's calling da"

Gin: "unnoda life kku naan dhaan da kaaling... P dhaan indhu... naan venumna ava vandha udaney 'akka magaley indhu' nu poi poo kudukkava?"

R: "dei...idhukku dhaan nee varaadha nu sonnen"

Gin: "ha ha... adhelaam seri...namma senior G kku kozhandha porandhudichu .. kelvi pattiya?"

R: "oh great.. porandhadhu payyana, ponna?"

Gin: "rendumey da!"

R: "dei...ennada solra?/?!!"

Gin: "ada thoo... retta kuzhandhainga da!"

R: "oh, lovely"

Gin:"ponnukku Vimala nu peru vechirukaaru... payyanukkum V la aarambichu A la mudiyaramaadhiri oru peru vekkanumaam... en kitta suggestion kettaru"

R: "enna sonna?"

Gin:"Vodka"

R: "ada paavi!"

Gin:"adhukkaprama avaru en  kitta pesaradhilla ... enna pandradhu ...practical a suggestion kudutha yaarumey madhikka maatengaraanga"

R: "enna thavira"

Gin: "aamam da... nee uyir nanban... pasi adangala da... innum rendu bun sollikaren (orders more)"

Half a minute of silence prevails.



Gin: "enna machi...laptop open panni vechirukka? facebook a?"

R: "aamam da.."

Gin: "six figure la salary vaanginaalum single figure kooda correct panna mudiyaama irukaaney.... avan dhaan da unmayaana gilma"


R: "ippo edhukku da idha sonna?"

Gin: "summa thonichu"

R: "avan avan podara status update a paatha erichala irukku da... "

Gin: "yen da..yenna aachu"

R: "status message la yey love pannikaraanga...idhelaam personalaa panna vendiyadhu dhaaney"


Gin: " idhukelaam kadi aaga koodadhu da"

R: "aprom"

Gin: "en friend oda friend oruthanukku pudhusaa kalyanam aachu...romba feelings a status pottuttey irupaan"

R: "seri"

Gin : "oru naal wife oorukku poitaalaam... udaney facebook la vandhu 'miss you darling' nu status pottaan"

R: "aprom?"

Gin: "naan poi keezha 'me too' nu comment adichen... odaney unfriend pannittaan"

R: "sutham!! ... naan nethu evening P kitta chat pannittu irundhen da ..facebook la"

Gin: "ok"

R: "ava edho romantic-a sonna pola irukku... adhu enakku comedy a irundhadhu.... LOL nu reply pannitten...sema kadi aayitta"

Gin:"enna koduma saar"

R: " aprom LOL na lots of love nu solli samalikaradhukulla podhum podhum-nu aayidichu.. he he .. nambitta"

Gin: "unna vida muttala oru ponna pudikaradhu romba mukkiyam... nee adhirshtasaali !"

R : "dei! "

Gin:"adhu seri... annaikku beach la P yum S um meet pannikitaangala? enna aachu da...orey tension a irukku"

R: "dei.. rendu perayum serndhu paathuttu balti adichi odinavan dhaaney nee...ippo mattum enna dhideernu tension"

Gin: "sorry, thu-pathi-aur-woh ku naduvula naan edhukkunnu nenachi..."

R: "seruppu pinjidum"

Gin:" seri seri...tension aagama matter a sollu"

R: "naanum thoda nadungittey dhaan irundhen... avanga rendu perayum onna paakaradhukku... annaikku P vera en mela kobama irundha"

Gin: "ennaikku dhaan illa?"

R: "rendu perukkum oruthara oruthar introduce panni vechen... to my total surprise and shock.. avanga rendu perum annaikku evening-ey semma close aayitaanga"

Gin: "indha ponnungaley ipdi dhaan da... chemistry work out aayidichu... aprom nambaley nenachalum avangala pirikka mudiyadhu .. edhukkum nee S kku azhaga paaka lakshanama oru annan irukaanaannu visaari..."

R: "dei!!"

Gin: "kavala padadha..enakku P mela nambikka irukku..."

R: "anyway, S um ippo inga varaa... for the trip"

Gin: "oh...super... and trip kku 5 per varradha sonnayey... who is the 5th person da?"

R: "adha yen kekkara...delhi la irundhu 11th std padikarra P oda gundu thambi oruthan vandhirukaan...avanoda naayoda... vacation kku"

Gin: "naai kku vacation a"

R: "vacation thambikku da"

Gin: "oho"

R: "aamaam... andha naaikku dhaan"

Gin: "yennada kozahppara?"

R: "clear a solren kelu.... P um naanum mattum dhaan nandi hills trip kku poradha irundhadhu... ava thambi vandhadhaala dhaan.. ippo S, nee ellarayum koopda vendiyadha pochu..."

Gin: "ada paavi... enna paasathoda koopta nu nenachen"

R: "mannagatti .. in fact S a kooptadhey kitty ku company kudukka dhaan"

Gin: " kitty dhaan thambi pera?"

R: "illa ... kitty avan naai peru... S loves dogs u know"

Gin: "velangichu....P thambi peru enna"

R: "andha naai peru juju"

Gin: "excellent !"

R: "delhi school la eleventh standard holidays aam... gundanukku break up aayidichaam... adha naala break edukka akka oda time spend panna vandhirukaan"

Gin : "aaha aaha...  ivanallavaa payyan... ivana dhaan da naan edhir paarthen"

At this point, P, S, JuJu and Kitty enter into the shop. R gets up suddenly and welcomes them.

JuJu (shouts): "hey Kitty dood... don't bark da... wait..will ask this uncle to take you out... (turns to Gin) excuse me..if you don't mind, can you help kitty get some food ... it's in the car...am too tired...bangalore traffic sucks man"

R: (to Gin) : "please da... kitty a veliya koopttutu po da.. kitty kadikaadhu da... don't worry"

P: (to Gin) :"Hey JuJu, nee panna maatiya idhelaam... ? why are you asking him, lazy fellow??"

S (to Gin) : "hey Gin, am S... remember?? (blushes)....annaikku you left the beach all of  a sudden... we were all disappointed... ok come, let's go and get Kitty some food... (turns to P) .. P, i'll accompany Gin (smiles wide)...come come... u lovely little one...kitty kitty... (smiles again)"



Gin (thinks to himself) : "verrry good... aaarambamey ipdi irukkey... innum indha trip la ennavellamo nadakka pogudho... aanadava...ellam un seyal.. "

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kudumi pudi

THE PART THAT YOU WILL NORMALLY SKIP:
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Dear Mr (Miss?) Reader,
Greetings from Gin, R and P.
A blink of the eye and here comes the next post in Gilmananda ! (not to mention the long stupor in between the closing and opening phases of the slow motion blink). Nevertheless, almost an year has passed without any information whatsoever about Gin, R or P .  We apologize for the delay (assuming someone cared ) but will ensure like every new director giving his first interview that 'The team has worked really hard for the past one year. This is something that no one has tried before. We hope for a great success'.
 Success is often relative some say and relatives are often failures some other say, but we say neither. We just will say one thing though: A lot of things have happened in the lives of the characters concerned in the past year and it was wise to wait for a while to gather their stories completely before letting the world know about it. For instance, R and P are now committed (to each other of course) and Gin has sunk in a wave of pseudo reality before he started learning to swim (has managed so far only breadth wise and in less than 6 feet pools). But before we proceed to narrate what we call the part-2 of the foolish tales of these (not so) young individuals, we need to make a couple of things clear. Firstly, for the historically oriented reader who nitpicks on facts being true even in a fiction series, a few minor changes are in order. The R and P we encounter from now on may or may not be the same whom we have seen so far (If that did not confuse you, read it again). Their characteristics remain the same, names are made to remain the same, yet the careful reader (oxymoron?) would notice a subtle change in their dispositions. Gin on the other hand is the same person though has changed a lot . Anyhow, it is not his tale that we wish to narrate and so can safely ignore what happened to him over the past few months.  Other than that everything remains the same. For good.

With those few words of introduction, we invite you back again into our lives.
To laugh with us. To laugh at us.
If you have controlled your emotions and successfully restrained from clicking the close button up till now, proceed to the feast. Lunch is served below. Hot and spicy!

Peas.
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Besant nagar beach. Gin and R are staring. One at the waves and another at the babes (er.. don't be mistaken. The author certainly  meant "waves". Slip of the keyboard mainly because of his increasing Bong circle of friends ).

Gin: (still staring at the waves): "aaha..iyarkain adhisayamey adhisayam... situation kku etha maadhiri oru sondha kavidhai irukku.. aana last line dhaan thonamaatengadhu... sollatuma??"

R : "thala valikudhu da. please. venaam."

Gin: "ok.solren. kelu

 ettu thikkum neela vaanam - adhai

 etti pidikkum saambal alaigal - kannai

 katti parikkum manjal veyyil - thanga

 thattil jolikkum  sivappu sooriyan"

R : "vetti payyan pachai poruki - avan

       kutti potta   vellai poonayaai  

      pretty naughty karuppu azhagikku

     bit-ta pottan colorful kavidhayai."

   

Gin: " engayo poitta machi...aanalum  seer miss aagadhu illa?"

R: "actually indha situation kku oru beer dhaan miss aagudhu.. irundha adichittu paduthiruppen nimmadhiyaa.. "

Gin: "dei.. unakku apdi enna vaazhkayila prachana? pona vaaram dhaaney idhey beach-side la romantic-ca  commit aana .. P oda"

R: "last week committed sea-side machaan.. next week committed suicide machan... epdi kavidhai?"

Gin: "dei.. nalla dhaaney da irundha"

R: "commit aanadhula irundhey edho vaazhkayila koranja maadhiri oru feeling da"

Gin: "muzhasaa irukkara manushana konjam kammi ya maatharadhu dhaaney da 'kammi'tment ey"

R: "edhavadhu olaradha da..i have no problems with P.. in fact ithana naal kazhuchu naanga commit aanadhula enakku romba sandhosham dhaan"

Gin:"aprom yenna da prachana?"

R: "theriyala da"

Gin: "seri naan kandu pudikkaren paaru"

R: "kizhicha nee"

Gin: (adjusts his voice) : "vaaliba vayodhiga anbarey.."

R: "dei..niruthu"

Gin: "ok ok...vishayathukku varuvom..ithana naal pannaama pona vaarathula mattum pudhusaa edhavadhu panniyaa?"

R: (thinks for a while): "pepsodent dermicheck use panna aarambichen"

Gin: "vera"

R:"chutti tv la shakthimaan serial paathen"

Gin: "aah..aprom"

R: "'unga manasukku pidichadhu mattum samachu paarunga' nu google la thedinen"

Gin: "aprom arjun amma yaaru nu kandupudikka try panniya?"

R: "aamamda!"

Gin : "'kara nalladhu' nu unakku neeyey pathu mura solli paathukittiya"

R: "dei..exactly"

Gin: "onney onnu solren.. P vaazhkaya keduthudadha... kalyanathukku munnadiyey avala dhayavu senju divorce pannidu"

R: "dei...shut up..abasagunama pesaadha.. P vara time aachu..ava ipdi pesaradha ketta kondhalichiduvaa!"

Gin: "aprom ennada... oru kelvi ketta ipdi ya badhil solradhu"

R: "seri naaney solren"

Gin: "oh... matter edho irukka.. idha mudhallayey solla vendiyadhu dhaaney.. naan enna vaitheeswaran kovil naadi joshiyara... kelvi kettu nee yaaru nu kandupidikka"

R: "rendu vaarathukku munaadi dhaan naan gym la serndhen da..adhavadhu one week before P said ok"

Gin: "aaha.. afterall arai kilo weight loss kaagavaa...edho koranjiduchu...edho koranjiduchu nu sollittu irukka"

R: "illa da.. gym la oru ponnu"

Gin: "adaa adaa... excellent..workout pandra edhathula workout aayidicha? "

R: "yenakku opposite treadmill la ava jog pannittu irundhaa .. adhavadhu back facing a... edhirla irundha kannadi la ava mugatha naan paarthen da"

Gin:"idiot.. tamizh parambariyam theriyadhada unakku... sekkizhaar sollirukaar...gym la oru ponnu irundhaa mudhalla metti irukaannu legs a paakanum...aprom bisceps irukaannu arms a paakanum...aprom dhaan mugatha paakanum"

R: "ava enna paathu siricha"

Gin: "appo ok...sekkizhaaravadhu shakespeare aavadhu"

R: "naanum konjama sirichen"

Gin: "semma...aprom pinnadi irundhu oru irumbu kai unna pudichu izhuthudha... periya meesayoda bhailwaan purushan irundhaanaa?"

R: "no no.. aprom dhaan realize pannen.. ava enna paathu sirikala.. ava mugatha paathu azhagula mayangi avaley sirichittu irundhaannu"

Gin: "oh.. okay okay... chinna dhaa teddy bear potta key chain vechirundhalaa?"

R:" dei.. epdi da..avala unakku yerkanavey theriyumaa"

Gin: "ellam oru ulaga gyanam dhaan...mela sollu..."

R: "dhideernu enna paathuttaa... oru mora morachaa.. apdiyey kannla irundhu neruppu varaa maadhiri"

Gin: "fire on the treadmill ..run run run nu odi vandhutiyaa...??"

R: "illa da..anga dhaan enakkey theriyaama oru idea strike aachu "

Gin:" oh.."

R: "ava la marubadiyum naan paathukittey irundhen... konjam neram muracha..aprom treadmill-la erangi en kitta vandhaa... "

Gin: "kushi pada jothika maadhiri 'sense illa' 'manners illa' nu thittinaala?"

R: "what were you starring at? nu ketta"

Gin: "oh my god! what a tragedy"

R: "'YOU' .. apdinnu sonnen"

Gin: "ippo purinjudhu..enna koranjudhu un kitta nu... gym manager oru kidney-a uruvittu dhaaney vittirupaan??"

R: "illa da.. ava shock aayitta... yen nu ketta... naan yennoda cellphone a ava treadmilla vechirundhen.. kaanom .. adhaan paathuttu irundhennu sonnen"

Gin: "aaha.."

R: "aprom ava odaney 'i have no idea about your mobile' nu sollittu... en number kettu ava mobile la irundhu yen mobile kku call panni paathaa"

Gin: "idhelaam epdi da unakku mattum nadakudhu... i want complete information about the anatomical location of all possible moles in your body"

R: "aprom cell phone kedaikala"

Gin: "adha dhaan nee eduthuttu poi irukkavey maatiyey"

R: "exactly"

Gin: "aprom"

R:   "aprom veetukku vandhu missed call paathu avalukku thanks nu message pannen... konja naal la naanga sirichi pesa aarambichittom da"

Gin:  "okka makka...madam name please"

R: "ava peru S .. she is a mallu da"

Gin: "unakku rombavey dhillu da... seri..mela sollu da"

R: "S...ooonu kazhicho? apdinu ketta ava sirippa da"

Gin: "seri ok...naan poi P kku oru nalla maaplayaa thedaren..ava vadama va fathima va?"

R: "dei..enakkum S kum nadula irukaradhu..."

Gin: "maanaseega kaadhal dhaaney...theriyum"

R: "shut up da..its just friendship .. nothing more than that"

Gin : "cha.. what a waste of time... kadaisila neenga verum friends a?"

R: "yes.. in fact P pathi kooda avalukku naan sollirukken"

Gin: "oh..appo enna dhaan unakku prachanai?"

R: "nethu evening P kku phone panni tongue slip aagi...  SSS... ooonu kazhichoo??? nu kettutten da"

Gin: "ha ha ha"

R: "dei sirikaadha da... adhulirundhu P ippo varaikkum en kooda pesala"

Gin: "Chetaa... unakku irukku di bata"

R: " romba kashtapattu P ya beach kku vara solli convince pannirukken da .. ippo avala epdiyavadhu convince pannanum"

Gin: "pesaama nee yen oru diamond necklace vaangi kudukka koodadhu P kku"

R: "dei.... enna vilayadariya?"

Gin: "illarathukku piragu selavu...selvaukku piragu thuravu nu saastrathula sollirukku da"

R: "urupadiya oru idea kudu da "

At this point,  a pleasant female voice is heard from nearby

"Heyyyyy R!!!! what a great surprise... what are you doing here?"

R is shocked to hear the voice. It of course is S with a gang of her friends.   Gin realizes this from R's facial expression. He turns towards the other side. P is seen walking towards their side fromfar off. He signals this to R in a hurry.  R looks into the skies like a sheep caught between tigers.

Gin : "Chetta R ..nyaan hoga beku .. repu sandisthaanu ... bye bye... Hello S.... " and just before he begins the next sentence he starts running from the place as fast as possible " SSS.... oonu kazhichaanu???... R innum kizhiyillaaaaaaaaaaaa"

[To be continued on Valentines' day!]