Sarukki sarukki vandha seena thana doi!! - II

Naan sarukki vizhundha kadhaiya kekardhuku ungaluku iruka arvathai naan parattaren. Ippadi oru nilamai political leaders-ku kooda vara koodadhu sami!!

Anyways, fourth day - surusuruppa poi kit, instructor ellam hire pannitu, andha ski boot-a eduthu mattina...kaal-a thookave mudiyala!! If I go for skiing, am I not supposed to be wearing something that I can carry? Aduthu ski-board, adhai thookarache dhan therinjudhu how Jesus would have suffered carrying a crucifix wearing a lot of barbed wire. Kodumai!! Seri skiing point polam-nu ithanaiyum thookitu pona, the instructor made us walk towards the ski-zone. I was feeling so insecure with the boots on, but ennoda arumai kanavar (porkodi, sandegam theerndhadha?) made me go in the front saying he got to help the others (thanaku minjidhan dharmam-nu yaarum solli tharala pola). And there I was walking in the front and managed to reach a door which led to the zone. Angadhan fate played a wicked game on me. The ground there was filled with snow, water and sand, and the moment I stepped on the place, I slipped and fell hard on my back. Seri ododi vandhu ennai thooki viduvar thalaivar-nu partha, "Are you alright?"-nu oru foreign voice! Ennada idhu, eppo ivaroda voice marichu-nu thalaiya thooki partha, oru periya line en pinnadi, adhula endha idathulayum thalaivara kanom! "Yeah, am fine, just broke my back"-nu thattu thadumari (shoe weight-e thangala) ezhundu athanai perayum munnala vittapuram, porumaiya vandhu "ennama achu"-nu oru kelvi vera! Pinkazhuthulerndhu arambichu my spinal chord was paining like hell :))

Idhukappuram we proceeded onto the ski-zone. Naamadhan mudhallaye vizhundhuttome, so inimel evalo vizhundhalum kavalai illa - thalaiku mela ponappuram John pona enna Joseph pona enna, right? - appadinu I proceeded with skiing. Ellarum oru kutti mound-lerndhu ski panna try pannitrukom, an enthusiast in us suggested skiing from a hill. Naamadhan arvakolaru party ache, front-la eri poi mela ready-a nikkalam-nu travellator-lerndhu keezhadhan iranginen....the next thing I knew was that appadiye sarukki munnala irundhavangala idichu keezha vizhundu kidandhen! Seri ok, ezhundhuka help panren-nu pinnala vandha Ms. Enthusiast thanum sarukki en mela vandhu vizhundhanga. Ennada Swiss-ku vandha sodhanai-nu I managed to get up, and before I could help her get up, my guy had skidded and fell next to her :))

Seri ok, ivalo dhooram vantom, ski panniye keezha poidalam-nu andha skiboard-a kal-la matradhukulla sarukki sarukki, finally i managed to wear them. First attempt, I skiied till quarter the hill and fell down. Serinu thirumba mela poi, I managed to again wear the skiboard, and with all the cheering from the rest, ski panitte ponena, padhi hill-la I fell down again. Niraya per sirichanga, but namaku dhan manam, rosham ellam swiss bank-la deposited (kk, sln & cm-chap...idhan ennala deposit panna mudinjadhu *sigh!*) ache, so I just waved at everyone and got up.

Ippo enalla melayum po mudiyala, keezhayum poga mudiyala, so I decided to again ski from there. So oru samatharai create panvom-nu I was trying to use my shoes and dig in the snow. Appo travellator-la pona namma oor kanmani onnu, "Ennanga kinaru vettareengala?" nakkal vittutu ponar. Ileenga, platform kattaren-nu (en vayitherichal enaku) badhil soltu, I tried wearing my board again, but that didnt work out due to the slippery surface, so naama pudhumaiya nadappom-nu I started walking down the slope. Mudhalla oruthar travellator-la cross pannar - "Please walk on the side of the slope", 'yov, adhu engaluku theriyadha, boots vachindu nadakka mudiyama oruthi kashta padaren, idhula enna unaku advice vera?'-nu karuvitte, I told him that I am trying to walk towards the sides. Aduthu oruthar vandhar, "it is easier to ski down"..grrrrr, ennamo naan aasai pattu nadakkara madhiri!! Adhan ski panna mudiyala-nu theriyudhula, appuram enna lollu enkitta?! Finally I made it to the ground, and decent-a oru kutti mound-a parthu I resumed my skiing.

Idhoda vidala indha skiing kodumai, next we all decided to go to a restaurant. Adhuku chaircar-la poganum, and to our horror, they said that we will have to wear the skiboard and travel on it! Edhuku ivalo kodumai padutharanga-nu yosichutte naan chair car track-ku ponen. But while I was calling to my better-half to join me, oru chaircar en pinnadi vandhu modhi appadiye utkara vachu, whisked me away!! Indha koothula I even dropped one of my sticks! Ennada idhu oru protection kooda illa, eppadi ivalo uyarathula travel panradhunu, I just traveled hoping I wouldn't fall off the chair. As I was reaching the destination, I slowly realized that I need to jump off the chair car and ski towards the next stop!! Ada paavigala, idhukudhan ski board-a?? As the chair car reached the stop, I yelled "I am a beginner, help!!" and jumped out and fell down on the snow. Oruthan vandhu ezhuppi vittan..and aduthaduthu vandha nammaal and the other couple varisaya vizhundhu vaarinaanga (he he)Ippovavadhu naan chumma irundhirukalam, I stood up and automatically sarukka arambichu adutha stop poitten!! Idhukappuram thangadhuda sami-nu ski board-a kazhatti kailaye thookinten, why bother to ski and fall, right?

Anyways, panatha koduthu valiya vanginome-nu nondhutte we all returned to the shop and happily returned the kit. Andha skiboots-a kazhattitu, when I wore my boots, they were so damn light!! had never felt so relieved! :)) So skiing parthu naamalum pannalam-nu aasai padaravangale, adhu oruvelai veteransku super game-a irukalam, aana beginners-ku oru marana imsai-nradhai thazhmaiyoda therivichukaren.

Idhan oru kodumainu ninaichutte train pidichu thirumba vandha, TC vandhar ticket check panna. He took a look at the Swiss pass we had, and said "Why are you sitting here, you must be in 1st class!" And that was the last day of the trip..ivalo TCs parthanga, evanume sollala, kadaisi naal aniku sollanuma? naanga kettoma? Mudhal naal aniku engalai thevai illama 2nd class kootindu pona thanga thalaivar mugathula expression-e illa.

So back in London, with a lot of sprain and pain all over the body, infact innum kooda anganga vali thangala :))

Sarukki sarukki vandha seena thana doi!!

Ok, so back to the blogspace! Iniya puthandu nalvazhthukkal, atleast indha new year-layavadhu ennala ungalai correct-a kodumai panna mudiyudha-nu parpom. Now to the Swiss trip:

Oh, before that, I aint promoting Switzerland tourism, so idhu out and out naan pattadhu mattumdhan, nothing on Swiss. Appadi venumna kelunga, thaniya post podaren.

Oru long weekend varudhe, naamalum 1 day leave pottutu oru 5 day trip pogalam-nu 5th aniku Swiss kilambinom, 4 of us, me and my aal and his friend and his wife. Naanga cyberspace-la mattum illama personal-avum makkalai kodumai paduthalam-nu puliyodharai ellam panni eduthu kilambittomla ;-) So the first day, we took a flight to Geneva, correct-a jannalora seat eduthunten, with the intention of seeing Alps when the flight reaches Swiss. Apdiye light-a kan moodinen, adada enna oru jolly-nu, kan vizhichu partha, the flight had landed in Switzerland! Ada paavigala, naan thoongaracheve flight-a ottiye mudichiteengala?!

Irangi terminal-lerndhu velila vandha, there was absolutely no English anywhere! Namakudhan Englipiece and Tamil thavira edhuvum theriyadhe! Ada padamavadhu podanumla? Adhu eppadi indha oorla tourism ippadi flourish aagudhu?! Fortunately, there were 3 paradevadais in the information center who knew English and directed us to the train station. Train eri partha.. wow! such luxurious seats! and while I was happily settling myself, enga aal this is first class, naama ellarum second class poganum-nu poruppa thookitu poitar :(

We went to Montreaux first and visited a castle - niraya kaimarina castle-ama idhu. Inga video edukaren pervazhinu melayum keezhayum suthi, podha kuraiku terrace varaikum 5 levels of winding steps-la eri castle vittu velila varumpodhu sema kalvali! Andha castleku mela oru kodi theriyudha ungaluku? Adhai naandhan poi nattutu vandhen naan top-a reach panniten-nu katradhuku ;)

After this, we took the panoramic view (2nd class kooda supera dhan iruku) train and went to Interlaken Ost. Scintillating views vazhi fulla, we were playing cards and enjoying the view. Ofcourse cards-la yaar thothiruppa-nu naan solla vendam, naan Pandavas-oda category, enaku soodhattame varadhu :D

Adutha naal, Jungfrau pass-nra idathuku ponom. Idhan top of Europe-ama, that means the railway station here is the highest located railway station in Europe. Cool, ski pannalam-nu thirumbi varumpodhu oru station-la irangi skiing kit rent panna pona vilai ketta they were quoting the price for a dinosaur! Since we only had 1.5 hrs left against a day's price, enga aal rented a ski sledge - adhavadhu you gotta sit on the sledge and propel yourself down the slope. Peravamanam Usha-ku! But ok, paavam vangi koduthuttare-nu I sledged twice and dropped the idea and started hitting others with snowballs - infact that was a lot better than sledging :)) Pinna enna, edho kuttipaapa madhiri malai mela izhuthuttu poi, adhula utkarndhu sarukkitu vandha avamanamla oru thamizachiku?

And the next day was yet another hill with snow, and the fourth day was "the" day - skiing panna porom-nu sema excitement-la we started the day. Inga niruthippom, the post is getting too long, unga time-um waste..(yeah I know, ippo mattum ennanu kekkareenga) ..next post on my skiing stunt.

Paraak Paraak!!

Sorry sorry sorry, updates-e illanu niraya per ketutteenga (adhukaga Ram, neenga Uma-nu en perai mathi iruka koodadhu), but I was swamped with a lot of work from all ends. My next post would be on my Swiss trip (nethu dhan thirumbi vandhen), so adhai indha weekend post panniduven, adhuvaraikum poruthukkonga pls!!