Friday, 20 March 2009

A bachelor's weekend:

"Rs.25/- off for two hair cuts". An ad board read this line. Discounts boost the sales... but whr all u guys will introduce discounts? Arre... ye India bhai. Well, let me get in. Anna... anna... no response. Everybody is too busy in their job. I started again... hello boss... [Yeah...]. Oop thank god.
Me: Boss - hair cutting.
Barber: Single or double?
Me: ??? Single... [Do I have two heads? questioned myself]
Barber: Write your name and number here and come after noon.
Me: After noon??? It's 8 AM now... I am on an urgency.
B: Sir, go straight, take left, there is one other shop.
Me: Is it your shop?
B: No... but nobody will be there, he'll cut ur hair soon.
Me: [wah wat a response!!!] Ok I'll come after noon.
--No response from him--
Me: Boss I'll come after 12
B: mmm
Successfully the first job of the day is spoiled. K let me have breakfast n go home n wash clothes. I got to see a new board on the same road. Wow man... a new restaurant. Not all times are bad... there are gud things happen as well. With a watery mouth I entered the brand new restaurant. 6X3 - with a big mush stopped me... The initial spec is his height n width. Huh... A guy came out neatly dressed...
Attender: yes sir...
Me: I need a table for one. [murmered... when did u buggers started like this for breakfast!!!?]
Attender: One...[sick expression] It'll take a while. Would you mind waiting?
Me: Yeah it's k.. I actually don't mind, I sighed.
I started reading, sorry... luking at bangalore times... hmmm nice. Then I read "times"... followed by a fashion magazine...followed by... followed by... The attender came out. aah, finally he'd come. I jus kept all the magazines back on the sofa n stood up, n smiled at him. He luked shocked. But it's me who got the real shock...
Attender: Abe bhi inthezaar kar rahe ho?
Me: What?
Attender: You are still here... sorry sir, It'll take some more time...[9:30 AM]
Me: Boss, I've been waiting here for the last 40 mins you know. Tell me exactly how much time it'll take for you to accomodate me?
Attender: Sir today is the first day sir... It's too crowded and... and... it'll take an other 30 minutes sir.
Me: Pakka?
Attender: 30 - 45 mins sir
Flop number 2 for the day... But apdiye lesa thatti vitu-tu... I just came out of the restaurant. What next??? I've to kill the hunger... I should have something... I started walking, luking for fud. I got to see 'Egg Dosa' in a board on the other side of the road. Ok let me chk my luck... Anna, eradu egg dosa kodi... What hot sun man... should i've to ask for a mineral water bottle? [ok ok scene-ah kammi pannu]. I felt lazy to go out n get a water bottle... but also I was thirsty. Though I was thinking all this and having waited for 15 mins... I saw the boss of that hotel giving 15 Rupees and asking a lil guy to get 4 eggs and some curry leaves. I walked straight to him with full frustration... now only u r going to buy eggs??? whn do u have plans to prepare egg dosa for me? wait maadi sir... 15 mins, it'll be ready. Yelled very badly at him n walked out of the hotel. What a day man... I need water. Luckily I found a petty shop next to that great egg dosa hotel. One water bottle - chill baeda... warm kodi. "KINSLEY" - duplicate for "KINLEY"... Marketting Intelligence. Before opening it, I found the bottle was not sealed.
Me: Halo boss, what is this? New bottle kodi...
Shop keeper: sir all bottles are like that only sir
Me: ada paavigala... [yaaravadhu enna konjam kaapaathunga pls...] I gave the water bottle back to him n started my walk agian. My next landing was at a kaiyendhi bavan.
Me: Enna irukku...
Kaiyendhi cook cum server [A]: Tiffin over sir
Me: Tiffin over-ah??? anna rendu dosa mattum na... konjam paarunga anna...
A: Idly ok-va?
Me: illa na, idly vendam... dosa pls
A: k wait for sometime...
Me: 10 mins... 20 mins... Anna ready-ya?
A: Special items-laam konjam late aagum thambi konjam wait pannunga...
Me: Special... since when dosa become a special item? That too in south India??? Anna rende rendu dosa anna...
A: maavu vera mudiya pogudhu pa... Rava dosa ok va?
Me: give any dosa... I am very hungry
He called a kid and asked him to get rava... I got mad. Sir it's ok leave it. Having said that I left that shop also n started my walk again. Time 12:15 PM!!!Bloody, Let me have lunch directly... Nandhini palace...
Attender: With a smile... Yes sir, how can I help you?
Me: No thanks, I'll help myself.
Attender: No sir, the food court is full. Can you wait here, so that I can check table for one.
aaha, marupadiyum first-la irundha??? enakku saapade vendam. Epidiyaavadhu indha day fast forward aagida koodadha??? Reached home with full frustration. To add fuel to my stomach burning, there was no drinking water at home... Called up the water supplier,
Me: Bhaiya, Mein uvaraj bol raha hoon, eki can paani chahiye na...
Water suplier: Aaj sunday sir... :-) Kal sube sir...
Me: oh... theek hai, thanx.
Are all these people working as a team against me? May be... mmm, I took pains to walk out... got a water bottle. This time it's KINLEY - Original Kinley. I was about to take a sip... at the same time I got to read "Kungumam, mineral water kudipadhanaal varum noigal - oru sirappu parvai" [15-03-2009 edition]. yehe yehe yeehheheheh... I felt my soul's loud laugh. At times vaalkaila idhellam nadakkum... The time is 1:50 PM... Walked back to the barber shop where I'd booked my slot this morning. While waking I was speaking to myself, whtz in store for me next? I expected some disappointment and I didn't get disappointed... Yeah the shop was closed for lunch... their lunch time is [2 PM -5 PM]. Nalla irunga da... nalla irunga. naangallam tharaila neechal adiche thanga padhakkam vaangunavunga... engakitaye vaa... I don't know why I told this punch dialogue... but it gave me some happiness in spite of all the happenings.

4 comments:

Upanisha said...

paavam pa nee...indha chinna vayasula unnakku ivlo kastama?

Punitha said...

ayoo romba kastam da uva...

KarthiRaj said...

Sooper Machi.. Nice narration. Funny.. Aamada Ippollam ippadi thaan aagi pochu bangalore-la :(. athum targetted are us, the sft enggg's :(.

KarthiRaj said...

eluthu machi.. innum neraya eluthu, onakkulla ivloee irunthirukku paraen.. ( read it in cinema slang )