Illapa illa..50 50!!

Nethu oru mixed-mode day..padhi naan kadupanen - meedhi mathavanga kadupananga. We were given holiday for the two days following Christmas coz it falls on a weekend by our manager but on a condition that the compensatory workday would be a Saturday. Naanum sandoshama othunten mentioning that it should not be the New year weekend coz I had plans for it. Ennoda aruyir manager, nakkal andha aalku: "Oh! you dont want to work on New Year Eve?! I was thinking of that"-nu anuparan! My kuttisathan took over and sent a mail "We would love to work if you are going to work with us during New year eve"..appuram badhile illa he he he..

Thideernu oru gnanodayam, ayyayo, naama appo work pannalana New Year kitta schedule move aayidume, appuram namma plans enna agardhu-ntu. I called Ms Cashew and asked her if she is fine with working during Christmas hols, ammanidhan hyperactive soul ache, yeah-ntanga..pakkathulaye dev manager nindhu muraichundhar. I told him I didnt want to delay the project completion, so I am planning for the Christmas hols - he immediately flared up and said "C'mon yaar, the system needs to be set up for you folks, how will you do anything?", and I the optimist said, "Why, wont your folks get it done by Friday, anyways our phase was supposed to start on Monday!" "No, UAT is going on, and we wont come during the hols, we will do our preps for you only by Wednesday which would probably end Thursday!" ('Ada paavi, idhukudhan nethu karisanama "neengalam hols-la work panna venda, naan Program Manager kitta pesaran adhai pathi"-nu sonnaya...emandhuttaye Usha, polladha ulagamda samiii)

Che, vidhi da-nu work pannitirundhen, having lost some of my enthu, appo oruthan vandhan coffee cup-oda. 'Ivan ennada ivan, daily vandhu madhiyam uyirai vangaran, daily-a pesitte iruka mudiyum, enakenna velaiye illaya?' "Hey, so what's up?"

"I am going to be here until this coffee cup is empty" ('Ada kokka makka, vara vara coffee cup ellam schedule decider-a mariduchu, kali kaalam da saami!')

"Oh!" ('Enna pannalam, pesavum enkitta topic illa, kadupu vera etharane ivan..') "Ok, shall I ask you a puzzle which might occupy your time for coffee?" ('Say yes, say yes")

"Ok, tell me"

('Maatnan da') So I told him a puzzle about Newton and Einstein which incidentally interested the person sitting next to me, and they took more than 5 minutes to give up..('Appada, coffee quarter cup vandhachu') "So you want to give up?"

"yeah"

I told them the answer - ofcourse ennai adika koodadhu-nu soltudhan - rendu per mugathaiyum parkanume..ada ada ada, kutti sathan-ku sema satisfaction!

So quarter cup dhan achu, 2nd puzzle solli theerthudalam-nu oru conductor puzzle sonnen...but kandu pidichuttan, but who cares, the coffee was emptied and he left the place..tra la la...

Evening vandhadhu, sivane-nu veetuku kilambitrundha ennai COO-vum Program Manager-um kooptanga..ennada matter, edhavadhu problem-anu partha...this COO had offered the other girls here to take them to Blue Mountains, adhai pathi pesardhukam..Grrrr..

COO : "I was talking to PM about the trip to Blue Maauntains" (endhan own, oun indha syllables ellam indha izhu izhukarangalo therila)

PM : "Usha, we need to arrange a rental car, will you be coming?"

Me: "actually no, what do you want me to do?"

PM : "Tell the girls that one of them has to take the lead" (Idhuku ennai koopidanuma? Rental cars ellam periyavanga neenga arrange pannanum..adhunga paavam license kooda illa, evan tharuvan car?)

Me: "They dont have the licenses, I'll talk to them"

COO: I'll talk to the Facilities manager here to enquire about all that (Excellent idea, thappicha Usha)

PM: It's very nice, my parents liked it..it's awesome..blah,..blah (repeat the same statements 5 times, adhan pannar)

Me: Yeah ok, will try to come..he he..I'll leave now, bye

Vitta podhum-nu odi vanten, partha veetuku pogumpodhum PM kitta mattinten, (indha manushan eppo keezha vandar?) andha caves pathiye pesi kazhutharuthu..yov, nee pesama Australian Tourism Department-la serndhuko, en ennoda uyirai vangara?!!!!