Mudhal mudhalil parthen..-II

Ok, as promised, here is the part 2 of the story:

Innoru room-ku ponoma, he sat, and naan konja neram nikkaradha utkararadha-nu yochitrundhen (no one had taught me, and all movies had the girl standing), appo payyane utkarunga utkarunga-nu solli varpuruthinadhala (mattumdhan) naan utkarndhen.

Utkarndha udane he started talking about himself, naan inga work panren, enaku ivalo salary, indha madhiri family nanga adhu idhu-nu. Seri right, naamalum same type of information bytes transfer panvom-nu naanum sonnen.

He: Neenga velaiku ponum-nellam kidayadhu, house wife-a irundha kooda enaku ok
Me: Illa, I am career oriented (carrier eduthukittu office poye theeruvenama)
He: Compulsion ellam kidayadhu, neenga poganum na pogalam, illana its fine. I can support the family.
Me: Illa, I would prefer working, but if I decide one day that I want to stay at home, I should be able to do that. (adhavadhu naan velaiku pogalanalum vachu thanda soru potte aganum, adhan enga condition)
He: Ok cool, enna plans vachirukeenga?
Me: MBA pannalam-nu idea, IIM target panren (seri seri, enaku light-a arivu illamaya poidum?)
He: Oh fantastic, en friends kitta material vangi tharen
Me: (ennadhu? friends kittaya? naama innum mutually ok kooda sollikala, adhukulla promise ellam panraru? Oruvelai othukalanalum friends policy?) oh ok, sounds good
He: Enaku indha indha idathula ellam lands iruku, so wherever you are interested in these places, we can get a house built. Illana kooda andha lands-ku nalla value
Me: (*More bewildered* naan solra edathula veeda? ayyo kuzhaparare, adhu eppadi ennai pidikudha illayanu kooda decide pannama arasiyal vakkurudhi ellam?) mm..

Inga ennoda appa entry kodutharu. He was already tensed that the guy had asked to talk to me alone, ennada panranga ivanga-ntu he came with the pretext of asking the payyan if he wants coffee or water. Enaku sema siripu, 'appa, enpa unaku indha tension'-nu. Payyan vendam-nu soltar, and my dad was standing there not knowing what to do, then he reluctantly left the place. Then we continued..

He: Enna interests ungaluku? naan movies buff, ella moviesum parpen
Me: Enaku suthama movies pidikadhu, I go only if I am compelled. I am interested in reading books. I just try my hand in drawing and painting. And I love traveling.
He: Reading books? Enaku suttu pottalum varadha pazhakkam adhu!
Me: (aaha, enna porutham!) :) oho seri..naan ippokooda was reading John Grisham's The Client while waiting inside.
He: (laughs) Endha place-ellam poganum neenga? I have travelled to all places, if you want to settle abroad, we can do that.
Me: (Whoa! enna nadakudhu naatla? If I want-a? nambadha Usha, arasiyalvadhi type poliruku, votes ellam collect panrar payyan!) he he
He: so unga job profile enna? Evlo experience ungaluku?

Ingerndhu ellam interview range-ku ponadhanala, censored. Kadaiseela nanga velila varumpodhu, ellarum sema tension-la irundhanga. Everyone had the same question on their faces "30 minutes ennadhan pesineenga appadi?"..

Konja neram pesitu they left, and ellarum were tensed. Naan mattum decide panniten, eppadiyum payyan wants a housewife and wants to settle in India (background soltanga-la!), and naama opposite, work out aagadhu-nu. But I was telling my Mom, "Ivaroda height-ku ennai thavira yaarum vazhkai thara mudiyadhuma chennai-la"-nu kindal pannitrundhen (he he)

Next day was fun, suthama call varala. Ivanga ellam enna appadi pesina, they arent even responding-nu ore imsai ennai. I was saying "cool ma, first person to meet me, udane mudinjidanuma enna?" and all that. (enna panradhu, disappointment kattika mudiyuma enna? enna irundhalum handsome person *sigh*). "Payyan veetlerndhudhane call varum, naama epadi kekkardhu?" - amma's anguish.

Scene shifts to payyan house: Payyan angayum ingayum suthararu, and he looks at himself in the mirror 'ponnuku ennai pidikalaya?, en call-e varala?' - "Enna ponnu veetlerndhu no call? Amma, can you call up?", "Illada, ponnu veetlerndhu dhan call varum, that is procedure". 'Enna procedure-o!'-nu kaduppagi, payyan kilambi cousin veetuku porar. Anga poi restless-a suthittu, cousin brother kitta, "anna, neenga panreengala?" "illapa, ponnu veetladhan call panvanga.." "Romba sandosham!". He again goes around the entire house restlessly, and it is 5 PM. Still no calls?! What the heck-nu, "anna, ippo neenga call panreengala, or shall I call up directly and ask?". Cousin anna arandu poi, "ayyayo illapa, naane pannaren, casual-a visarikaren"-ntu he made a call.

Enga veedu: *Tring tring* "Phone vandachu!! Amma, phone eduma!" - my anna (aama oorla phone namma veetlayum payyan veetla mattumdhan iruku!). Amma eduthu listens to something, and says "Yeah yeah, ponnuku ok, payyanuku?" (dhoda! ennai kekkave illa? naandhane adhai sollanum?). After a few thavippana seconds, a bright expression came over her face, and she told me, "Usha, nalaiku unnai payyanoda amma, periamma elam parka varanga, definitely saree!!"

PS: Porkodi, Viji and Ravi, part 2 pottuten, inimel you cannot scold me, I have kept my word. Erkaneve there are speculations that naan mokkaiya mudipen-nu ;), hope I have met that expectation. Jagan, ippadilam unmai pesina appuram en photo munpakkam thirumbum, ellarum bulb vanguveenga..grr!

Mudhal mudhalil parthen..

Ellarukum mattikara velai varanum illaya? Marriage-a? No way, yaaravadhu emandha sonagiri kitta poi indha bajanai ellam vachikonga-nellam super-a dialogue ellam vittu periappa chittapa kitta ellam vangi kattindirundhen. Appuram vachanga ellarum super-a oru aapu.

I had been to Chennai for a short stay, and veetla amma kaila nalla kottintu I was off to a friend's place wearing my usual costume of jeans and shirt. Friend veetlayum adhe dialogue dhan vittutrundhen, marriage-a che che, adhellam 2 yrs kazhichu parka soliruken parents kitta-ntu. Idhai naan sollitiruken, en mobile-la oru call - en arumai anna cool-a solran "Usha, kilambi veetuku vaa, unnai pon parka varanga"-nu. WWaaaaaaaat?!! "Enna anna solra, ponna?" "Aama Usha, now get going, vaa veetuku, next 30 mins he is going to be here! " Enaku kadupana kadupu, oruthi ooruku vandhirukale, nimadhiya viduvom-nu edhavadhu iruka ivangalukellam? grrr....So thittite I started towards home consoling myself "Ok Usha, idhellam arasiyal-la sagajam, ippodhane arambichiruku, innum time aagum yaravadhu oru bakra finalize aaradhuku, this is just the first time"-nu. Naamdhan ever-optimistic ache!

Oru background inga, en appa and his acquaintance had met on a good amavasai and had chatted up which ended in mutually exchanging the info of that person's nephew and mine (vera onnume illaya indha naatla pesaradhuku?) And rendu pakkamum follow-up pannitu, this process had gone into a hibernation mode as the guy was planning to go to Germany as onsite, and I had said I need 2 more years. Ippadi ellame perfect-a poitrukache, his cousin who had casually glanced at my profile spotted my brother's name and has said "Ivan-a? En colleague ache ivan, nalla smart-ana payyan, ivan thangaiya parkalam vaa"-ntu had immediately called up home and had announced their arrival. Paavam, anna madhiriye thangaiyum nalla irupa-ntu emandhuttanga, but that is a different issue.

Inga ippadi appa, anna-nu kudumbame sadhi pannadhai ninaichu I was getting heated up. Anga payyan-kum interest illa, he thought I was too lean - namma oorladhan Jo, oh sorry, Kushboo madhiri gunda irundhadhane ellarukum pidikum - so he had told his parents that they dont have to come, and that he and this cousin brother would go by themselves and meet the girl and get back. Edhuku ellar time-um waste pannanum, vendam-nu solradha naane pantu vandhudaren-tu he started from his residence.

Indha side naan veetuku vandhutu "Paaruma, saree ellam kattika matten, payyan mattumdhane varar, so jeans-e ok illaya"-nellam dialogue vittutu nalla vangi kattinen. Enna aniyayama iruku, ponnu parkaradhuku pasanga mattum padu casual-a varanga, ponnu mattum saree katti, poo vachu, anna nadai ellam nadandhu scene poda vaikaranga? Adhuvum enaku vekkam, this anna nadai ellam set-e aagadhu. So we mutually agreed on a salwar and I got ready pretty quickly, face wash, salwar, oru pottu - all set.

After a little waiting in my bedroom (adutha aniyayam, edhuku ponnai ellam suspense-a konja neram kazhichu kataranga? Ponnu enna Rajini-ya enna, bg music-oda varardhuku?) I was called out for the ramp show. Velila vandha udane, the first person I saw was looking a little elderly, hayya Usha, reject pannidalam jolly jolly-nu naan ullukulla kokkarichite second person-a paa..rr..th..aa, young-a tall-a hefty-a irukaru!! Oh, idhan thalaivar-antu I said a hi and sat on a chair (sofa ellam already occupied).

Ellarum mathi mathi pesaranga, ennai kekkara kelvi-kellam my dad, mom and bro were answering (adhuku enai edhuku koopidanum, neengale mudichikongalen), aana sweet kondu varardhuku mattum ennai anupi vachanga. I went in and brought some sweets on a plate and came out. Idhellam pazhakame illaya, so plate ellam table-la vaika theriyama dom-nu vachu en manathai naane vangikiten. Cycle gap-la payyan-a appappo partha (pinna eppodhan muzhusa parkaradhu), thalaivarum super-a sight adichitrukar, so I had to avert my eyes. This is another kodumai, pasangalukellam ponnai head to toe parka nalla chance, but what will girls do? Eppadidhan decide panvom naanga ok-va illaya-nu?

Ellarum nalla mudinja varaikum pesi theerthuttu, what next-nu yosikarache, thalaivar kettar, "naanum Usha-vum konja neram thaniya pesalama?" Avalodhan! Everyone was a little taken aback. "Umm..ok.."-nu sollitu appadiye utkarndhitrundhanga ellarum. Enaku sema siripu, coz payyan was wondering, ennada ivanga pesalam-nu soltu ingaye irukanga-nu. Naan, after enjoying a few moments, suggested that we go to another room in my house for that (crisis management-ama idhu)

Ok, the post has gotten too long, will continue in the next post on what happened next.

Ennai solli kuthamilla..

Iniku enaku nijammave sema kadupa iruku, I aint going anywhere, and am just stuck at home. I was trying to clean up the mess at home, but well, ennoda super anti-maintenance skills ithanai naal pannina mess-a avalo seekirathula ennala sari panna mudiyala.

Seri ok thoongalam-nu pona, my KC, as it did a few months ago, is triggering some kobam on a few folks. Naan indha IT field-la irukardhuku karanamana makkala dhan solren. Sila months munnadi ippadi oru post potrundhen, but that was on a note that I wasnt able to do anything worthwhile, but today I am thinking in a different angle.

Naan chinna kuzhandai-va irukumpodhu (adhavadhu oru 6-7 vayasu), en amma edhirtha veetu aunty kitta ennaiyum anna-vayum anupinanga, "Ivangaluku music kathu kodunga"-nu. Anna went and came back saying he was in, and whne I went, she asked me to sing Sa Pa Sa. Naan ennoda mazhalai (*ahem*) kural-la Saa Paaaa Saaa-nu padinena..avalodhan adhai kettutu avanga en ammakitta, "Sorry, unga ponnuku suttu enna, surgery panna kooda nalla paada varadhu"-nu solli anupitanga. Aniyayama therila? Oru moonu, moone moonu syllable-a vachu enaku paate varadhu-nu sonna enna nyayam? Adhuvum avalo chinna vayasula oru kuralai modify panna mudiyadha? naan enna 60 vayasulaya pattu kathuka ponen?

Seri ok, dance kathu-ko en amma optimistic-a dance kathuka anupinanga. En anna-vum naanum oru institute-ku music and dance kathuka ponom (adhavadhu he music, me dance). I dont remember how long I learnt, may be 2-2.5 yrs, but thideernu en appa veedu matharom-nu solli complete-a different area-ku mathittar! Indha area oru kaadu, so no classes at all! :( Appuram oru 6-7 yrs kazhichu keezha oru Kuchupudi artist tenant-a vandhanga. Dance-ku enna ina-pedham-nu naan adhai kathukardhuku join panten. I had hardly spent 3-4 mths when she vacated! Akkkkkramam! Oru kalai ippadi avangavanga veedu matharadhunala ellam enkitta serama odudhu! Adhukappuram academics-laye poyachu en line.

Ada saridhan, idhan workout aagala, namma appa nalla varaivare, naama adhai try panvom-nu I tried drawing too. Mela iruka natarajar naan varainjadhudhan computer-la, but en neram paarunga, workplace-la velai sei-nranga! Pavam indha natarajar, naan color panven, color panven-nu 1.5 yrs-a wait panrar, naanum work mudiyatum work mudiyatum-nu sollite iruken. Kalai mukkiyama velai mukkiyama?? Yarkavadhu vilangudha idhu?

Che, enna ulagamada idhu? Oru future Sudha Raghunathan-o, Padma Subramaniam-o, Maruthi-o valara vidama, just, just oru Usha-va develop panni vitruku! So, naan iniku oru periya aal-a illana, adhuku karanam naan illa, indha ulagamdhan - having declared this, I am off to bed with a peaceful heart!

(BTW, yaravadhu en thappudhan adhu idhu-nu comment vidaradha parthen...jaganmatha-ku kaavudhan appuram)