Write up
The Following is something I did when I was waiting for my connecting flight in Chicago.. Idle mind Sure is my workshop ;)
Never imagined that I'd be doing this, 'Writing' something to pass away time. Just wondering how all of these happened... Could it be due to blogsphere where I hava a couple of friend who read whatever I type (including typos) ? or could it be due to the one hour flight delay that made me pick up a pen & paper (print out of the the e-ticket) & write something off?
I'd rather say that this piece of writing is to test how much can I write extemporaneously. I'm not sure that I will type this & put in the blog & if you are reding this in my blog, you can be sure of what I was unsure of.
A similar test was administered to me by myself more than a year ago. That was the time people said Da Vinci Code was the great novel. I was testing myself whether I can read a novel becasuse I have never read one till then. I used to read magazines, comics etx but not full novels. I must admit Da Vinci code was sure a captivating book. I knew the entire story but still was a good read.
Today ( Apr 21) I happened to complete the latest Reader's digest & also the Time magazine's cover story story about Opus Dei. This was about the movie Da Vinci Code & its impact on Opus Dei. Full text of the story can be obtained from the time magazine website .. Coincidentally I'm testing my writing ability.
Finally decided to stop writing (1.5 pages). Happy to know that indeed I can write & also my handwriting is still pathetic.
Footnotes:
* The most used word in this write up is I ( Am i an egoist?)
* There are no Smileys & Tanglish words!!
Untitled
"Machhaan Inaiku enna da plan" asked Shyam to his sleepy roomie Sid AKA Sridharan. Sid say "What a question man? As usual da". Usual meant eat, roam & see movies. Shyam & Sid were typical youth of this era. Slog on weekends & sleep on weekends like logs.
Sid started his bike at 3.30 planing for 4.00 show. No sooner they travelled 1 Km the bike stopped with a flat tyre. Sid was like "Oh man!!". Silently he parked his bike in a corner. Shyam was like "No Bad words!!! Enna da aachu unaku". Sid sheepily grins & looks at the other side of the road. There he sees Pooja thier neighbour. Sid had a HUGE crush on Pooja which always caused him to behave awkwardly in front of her. Unlike Sid, Shyam was a friendly neighbor.
Pooja sees them & waves at them. She comes across & asks them " Enna aachu?". Sid nod Sheepishly & says "Puncture Bike aayidichu" Shyam was like Thelivaa irukaan da.. he then says to her "Enga usual plan thaan Padam polaam nu kelambinom Vandi Flat tyre athaan"
Pooja " Oh appadiya.. Pakkathula enaku therinja puncture shop iruku. Phone panni koopita varuvaar" She then gives the number & shyam calls up the Shop. As usual he walks 10 feet when talking, which left Sid & Pooja alone. Pooja was trying to start a conversion, which was never fruitful as Sid was like blabbering as usual. Pooja gives up when she sees Shyam finishing up the conversion.
Shyam - Innum 10 mins la varen nu sonnage.. Inge nee enna panre.
Pooja - Friend veetuku vanthen. Ava veetla velia kelambetaanga. So return. Neenga enna as usual theater thane?
Sid & Shyam grin ..
The chit chat continues for some time. The mechanic arrives & fixes the tyre, gets the money & leaves.
Pooja - Ippo thaane vandi fix aayidichu enna plan?
Shyam - Too late for movie.. So veedu thaan..
Pooja - Enaku oru place theriyum. Will u guys come with me?
Shyam looks at Sid. Sid was looking like him like if you say No then you will not Live.
Shyam - Seri pogalaam. Petrol theendu vandiya thallama irundha seri
The follow pooja to beach. There instead of heading to the sea Pooja walks to the shop keepers there & what was surprising for Sid & Shyam was that all of them seem to know her. They were talking as if she was a family member.
Pooja finally settles in a spot in the beach only to be surrounded by many kids with note books in thier hands. Kids of all ages form pre-school to High School. Sid & Shyam couldn't do anything but stare.
Pooja - Enna paakareenga? This is how I spend my sundays
Sid & Shyam stare silently..
Pooja - Ennaomo thonichu ungalukum intresta irukum nu. Basic lessons thaan.. Padichu irukeengilla?
Shyam - naan 8 pass. Ivan SSLC fail..
All laugh & they start enlighting the lives of the kids...
P.S:
I thought of writing a short story & this turned this way. Its not some advice or that kind , but something I have in mind & can't do. Hopefully I start when I reach Chennai...
Vending machine woes !!!
It always happens to me!!! Whenever I put some money in the darn vending machine. It steals my money & says you loser you just lost 1.25 bucks to me. Want to try again ??
I went to the Mall this sunday( If i don't go to the Mall on a Sunday then day is not complete). There i roamed about shoppin furiously ( Ahem Window shoppping that is) Finally it was time to leave. I was thirsty....
There it was in a corner. Quiet, calm & looking inviting. I went up & inseted a Dollar & a quarter in the slots & pressed the Knob for a Dasani.. It made some sound as if it was vending, but nothing came out... It was when I realised that the sound actually meant I have your money... Now get outta here ...
This is not the first time a vending machine has robbed me!!! Once I put a dollar & Pushed "Press for change" Nothing came out.. I kept on pusing but NO Finally i decided that atleast i will not lose my money so i put in a quarter & tried to get a drink.. It took the quarter too!!!
Its not only the cold drinks machine. The snack vending machine is also equally satanic. It has stolen many times. The arrangement is like a screw to push the candy bar ets. The irony is that it screws all the time & steals the money..
So folks next time if you go to the vending machine Be Aware & Beware. Better still go to a shop & buy the thing. They give you a bill @least.
P.S: So damn bored thats the reason for this post..
Got tagged
Got tagged by precious. Been a long time tht i blogged & was bored as hell.. 25 Q .. Here goes nothing..... Jiraneemoooo... 1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4. Found the 4th line ..
Cancer, only he never let me know 2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. No matter how far I Strech it doesn't leave me. I guess its 'attached' to me. 3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? Dust particles. Thodaichu naala achu 4.Without looking, guess what time it is? 10.00 pm
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? 10.03 pm.. I guess good !!! 6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? Ipods shouting.. mine in tamil & my roomie's in Hindi 7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? Morining. Started to run to catch the bus... 8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at? Whether the ipod is charged... 9. What are you wearing? Shorts & banian 10. Did you dream last night? Nope 11. When did you last laugh? Yesterday.. saw a old pic of a friend. 12. What is on the walls of the room you are in? Some cobwebs 13. Seen anything weird lately? Oh yea.. ME!!! 14. What do u think of this quiz? Absolutley useless.. I did not have anything to so.. If u r readin this, it xplaina a lot as to what u do Welcome to the world of vetti velai 15. What is the Last film u saw? Twister.. Saw in a DVD. I was blown away :p 16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy? A counting machine ;) 17. Tell me something about you that I dunno. My feet size is 10 (US) 9 (indian).. I'm sure u won't know.. Just in case you decide to get me a pair of new Nikes you know 18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? Greed 19. Do you like to dance? Oh ya.. I can't dance tho :D 20. George Bush... President of USA 21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? :-) 22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? Same as 21. 23. Would you ever consider living abroad? Right now am living Abroad.. Wanan be where home is INDIA 24.What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Hello Mister/Miss. So You DO exist huh ? 25. People who may do this memo in their journal. No one..
