REACHED HAND BUT NOT THE MOUTH :P

"Whhhhhhaaaaaaaaat??????"
"Wow, a miracle!!"
"Its gonna rain today for sure"

This is how everybody reacted when I tol them that am leaving to madina!
"But who cares about all that, after all its a miracle indeed!!

The journey will be some 5 hrs long, and we all started at 6.30 pm!
"Its better we take some snacks with us, or we will have some food coz it will be almost 12 to reach there and we all will be hungry!", nobody listened to Shahul's advise!!

Atlast we started!

May be for the first two hours we dint felt anything until Razvi came up with these words!
"Dei, Am feeling damn hungry, we could have had food before starting!"
"Thats is why I told you before, but who listened!", Shahul yelled at me!
"Dai, am yar senior engineer, over-ah sound vidaatha!", I yelled back at him!

Somehow we managed to control ourself n reached madina at midnight somewhere around 11.45!Just a matter of second we got down from the car, our eyes were searching for a restaurant nearby!

"Dei, there is a place nearby where we can get this masala milk, I had been there when I came here last year!, It will be awesome", Razvi told me!
"Excuse me, this is not chennai or vellore to get masala milk!, its saudi", I replied back!
"Masala Milk doesn't have any origin", Aarif told!
"Wow, watta a dialog!!, super!!", I replied!

"The way am feeling hungry now, those milk stuffs wont do good!! Lets have something heavy n then will come back to this masala milk stuff", I told all!
We all started to walk in the streets of madina, and in the way we found Albaik!
"Wow, Albaik, lets go", Aarif told me!
"Nope, I've heard like Mutton Mandhi will be awesome in madina, We will try that", Razvi told!
"Kandipa anga ponuma?? Kannuku munaadi Albaik irruku, atha vitutuuuuuuuu", but razvi dint allow me to continue.
"We will go there, Avlo thaan! Ivlo thooram vanthutu Mandhi saapdaama pona eppadi?", he replied!

We all agreed and searched for a restaurant where we can get Mandhi!
After some 15 mins on searching, we found one!
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaayyy", I shouted and immediately went inside!
We found none eating inside! Obvious, at midnight 12.30, one cannot expect people having dinner!!

"Do u have mandhi", I asked the server!
"????????", he stared at me!!
"Machi, he donno english da", Razvi discoverd one of the greatest secret of the world.
"Bhai, Ithar mandhi he??", he asked him in hindhi!
"????????", He stared again!
"Machi, he donno hindhi too da", Now I discovered the greatest secret!
"Madhi Fhi??", aarif asked him in arabic!
"Fhi, ^^^&&#$^##%#*#* &#%#*@(@(^#%*# ^#%%@^#&#^#", he told something, but we understood nothing!
"Arba"( means 4), I told him!!
He nodded his head and went!

5 mins passed! He came back with a big plate!

"Yes yes yes, come soon", I was pretty eager to eat!
He kept the plate on table!
"#$%#$%$# #$%#$%^$%^ $^%$%^#% #$%$#%##$" again he told something in arabic, but we understood nothing!
"Anna, wat he is telling?", I asked Razvi!
"Who knows?", The easiest of the reply!

We all were damn hungry, and without wasting anymore time, we started to eat!!
Just a spoon of rice i tasted, I was about to spit it out immediately!!
"Anna, its damn poor, very soar! No taste at all", I cried!!
"Appadiya?? iru I'll try", Razvi told me and took a spoon full of rice n tasted it!
Thats it, he dint tell anything after that!!

We all looked each other!
"Olunga Albaik poirukalama??", Shahul told all!
"Dai, over-ah pesaatha, am yar senior engineer!!", I replied!

"I cannot eat it anymore, Its very poor", Aarif told me!
"Seri vidunga, lets go back to Albaik", I told all!

We payed 50 riyals for nothing!!
"50 riyals waste-ah pochu!", Shahul shouted!
"Dei over-ah pesaatha, Am yar senior Engineer!!", obviously the same reply from me!

we went back to Albaik!
Some 20 mins back, we found the same Al Baik opened for service, but nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, ITS CLOSED!!

"Pochu pochu, Ithuvum pochu", Shahul yelled!!
"Dai.....", I started.
"Okie, I understand, You are my senior Engineer", He replied!
"Exactly", I replied!

"Seri vidu, we will go for that masala milk", Razvi told all!
We went there!

Thank god, the shop was opened!
"Masala milk Fhi??" Razvi asked some guy there!
"????????", he stared at us!
"Ennada, he donno arabi or wat??", razvi asked me!
"He know arabi, but he dunno Masala milk", I told!
"Dhoodh dhoodh", I told that guy!
"??????", he stared again!
"Enna elavu da ithu, ivannuku eppadi solli puriya vaikarathu?", Aarif got frustrated!
"No tension, No fear when Raja is here", I told all
"Arabi-la milk-na Haleeb-nu artham", I told
"Haleeb fhi??", I asked him!
"Maafhi", He replied in a single word!

"Maaffhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii", We all got pissed off!
"Pochu pochu, ithuvum pochu", Shahul started again!
"Dai....", I started!
"Rightu vidunga", He stopped!

"Well, innaiku night patni thaan", we all decided, as all other restaurants were closed!
"Ufffff, alteast take that cigar, we will have a fag", Razvi told me!
"Yeah sure", I replied!
I took the pack out and we all took one!
"Dei, give me the lighter", Razvi asked me!
I searched in my pocket, but i was not able to find!
"Anna, i guess its with you, check yar pocket", I told Razvi.
"Dei, I dont have da", he replied!

"Uffffffffffffff...", Shahul started!

"Pochu pochu, ithuvum pochu, Itha thaana solla pora??", I asked him!
"Seri freeya vidu, no tension", I replied!

"Enna na, oru dum kooda adika mudila", I told Razvi!
"Vidu da, REACHED HAND BUT NOT THE MOUTH", he replied!
"what??", I asked him!
"KAI-KU YETNATHU VAAIKU YETALA MACHI", he replied!!!
"EXACTLY", I smiled!!

A PERSON TO REMEMBER!

Saturday, 27th Feb'10, 8.30am!
I was getting ready in a haste!! Am already late to office as I was supposed to be there in my work spot by 7.30am!
Well, its not something out of the ordinary for me as I will be late almost all the days in a work week!

Somehow I managed to get ready, came outta room and locked it!!
Just a matter of second when i was about to leave, "Did i miss something??", I asked myself!
"Man, how the hell you can forgot yar purse??" I scolded myself n went to room again!!
"Well, now everything is perfect", I told myself n came down!

"Toyota Camry???,Hyundai Accent??, Chevrolet Epica???,Kia Optima???", I was busy thinking about which one to choose!!
"It has been decided to go by taxi, so why to scupper??, I gotto choose the luxurious one, after all am gonna pay the same for all", I decided!!

I was in a urge to reach the work spot before my CRACK-BRAINED project manager arrives!! But these people in my villa dint allow me to leave!!
"Raja, Had break fast??"
"Raja, Why so late today??"
"Raja, kung bakit ay u kaya huli na ngayon?" (Well, this is from my beloved Filipino friend!!)
All kinda questions!! And am dame tired answering them!!
And atlast I got outta all those question and answer stuffs!! Thank god!

I found some three four taxis around me!! I thought bout my luxurious dreams, but none of those had fulfilled it! But I had no other choice coz am already late!
"Taxi", I shouted!!
The drivers saw me, and everybody came to me immediately!
"Well, now whom will I choose??", I thought!
Without wasting the time, I chose the one who came to me in 5.43seconds!!! First come First Service!!

I fixed the rate and got in!!
Some 5 mins passed!! I dint open my mouth and was busy updating my status in facebook!
The driver broke the ice after sometime!!

"Bhai, aap kithar se?? India??" ( Where are u from? India?), he asked me!
"Ahan bhai!, aap kithar se?"( yeah, and wer u from?) I asked him the same!
"India" he replied!
"India me, kithar?" I asked him again! ( Wer in india?)
"TAMIL NADU", he replied and the next moment, my face gone bright like a 1000watts bulb!!
"Ohhhhhhh, namma aala???", I asked!!
"Ada, neengalum tamil ah??," he was suprised too!

"Athe athe, appuram tamilnaatla enga??", I asked him!
"Naan thirunelveli, neenga?" He asked!
"Naan vellore!! Jail Nagaram! ", I replied!!
"Thats really cool, so how old are you in saudi!", he asked me!! (Obviously in tamil!)
"Just 1.5 years, and you??", I replied!
"I had been here since 2007", he replied!!
"Hmmm..so neenga pazhaya aalu thaan!! SUper", I replied!
"Enga work panreenga??", He asked!
"Am in ETA!!", I replied!!
"Super!!, one of my cousin too working in ETA, but he is in dubai now", he replied!!
"Oh is it??", I was kinda surprised!
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We chatted chatted chatted.....kept on chatting!!
We started formally, but ended with what his kid told him last night when he spoke!!
I rely cant believe that in a matter of 30 mins, someone one can discuss this much!


And atlast, I reached my work spot!! I just Looked in!
"Thank god, the CRACK-BRAINED material dint come yet, Am on time today!!" I told myself!

"Ok boss, Its my pleasure meeting you" I signed off!!
"My pleasure too, but till now you dint tell your name???", he asked me!!
"Oh, how did i forgot??, Am Raja Mohammed", I told!
He smiled immediately!! A pretty bright smile indeed!!
"May I knw the reason behind this bright smile???", I asked him!!
"Do u really wanna knw??", He asked!
"Enna puthir podreenga???", I replied!
"Well, Am RAJA MOHAMMED too", He smiled again!

I was amazed to hear!!

"Wowwww, neengalum raja-va!, thats really great!!" I told!
He smiled!!
"Its really pleasure meeting you!!"
He smiled again!
"Kandipa innoru naal paakalam!! Cu"
WE SIGNED OFF!!

I entered my cabin!! Had some water!!
Switched on my system!!
It asked for username and password!!
The username field was already entered!
Its RAJA MOHAMMED!
I smiled!!

I gotto write bout him in my blog!! I decided!!
"For sure, he deserves a episode in my life!!", I thought!

N yea, here I am with this episode!!
Raja Mohammed - A PERSON TO REMEMBER!!

Gone are the days!!!

Am trying ma level best to keep ma blog posted at least once a fortnight, but am failing! Thanks to ma work!
Fortunately, am damn vetti today and thought i could post something!

Its a weekend today, n yea, the only day i used to sleep almost the all the day except for lunch and dinner!
Nowadays, I made it as a habit to keep ma status updated in facebook! And in the same way,I logged it to FB to post something and i found many of my frnds had updated their status about vinnai thaandi varuvaaya movie!!
"Its awesome", "Gautham rocks", "A great love story"..blah blah blah!!!

Some two years back, I was one among the jobless guys roaming all around the streets!! I will never miss any movie, no matter even if its a damn poor movie!
And today, Am sitting in front of ma laptop, searching for some sites to download some new movies! Well, I don't even know what are all the movies released in recent times!
"Life, you are screwing me!!" I told!

Just two days before!! The whole India were sitting in front of tv watching the master Sachin marching towards 200! There are days I used to bunk ma college n sit in front of TV to watch cricket!! I had never missed a match, and if the match happened to be in chennai, myself along with ma guys will be there in stadium!! But now, I was standing at the top of a building checking the work progress!! If i look around, I could see nothing than a blue sea!!

My phone ringed, someone called!!
"DAD" it showed!!
Sachin scored 200, he told me!!
"Wow, is it??? I'll chek after going home!!", i replied him!
And after sometime he dropped the call!!
"F**K my work", I told!

When I came back home, I saw everyone was talking about sachin!
I switched on the TV, to check out the highlights!
Suddenly something got struck in ma mind and I checked ma mobile!
There was a text from Sathish!
"Damn, how i dint notice?", I asked myself n checked his text!
"Sachin Rocked" it said!
There were days we used to fight for our hero's pride! Sachin and Sourav, just like Vijay and ajith in cine industry!! I thought of fighting again!

I called him!! He dint attend!!
I tried cupla time n gave up!
After sometime i got a text from him!
"Mama, am inside the plant, konjam busy! Will call u tom!"
"F**k the work", I told again!

From the days, wen we used to talk almost the whole day to the days we hardly find time to talk!
I repeated the same dialog!
"Life, you are screwing me"

Many of those who are reading this may know what kinda guy I am, how ma buddies are, how i was some yrs before!!!
But today Me, My laptop, a hot coffee mug!! We are the best buddies!!
Tension, work pressure, silly problems, what ever it may be, I used to show it to them after all they are my best buddies as I mentioned!
I had been penning lotta blog posts these days and whenever I do that, mostly on midnights, its almost like am talking to my lappie rather than typing!
Only bloggers knows that feel!! Thats the main reason for many of the ppl who are abroad, away from their buddies used to start their own blog and ponder whatever they feel!!

Many of the ppl will be in the same situation like me now, with a wonderful past and now working somewhere without anything connected with the past just remembering everything in their memory! Its not something to feel sad about, after all its a part of everyone's life! They gotto face it sometime in their journey and its enjoyable too!!

Well, I started this post with a mug full of hot coffee and now I unlade the mug with culmination!

Life is not gonna be the same!!
GONE ARE THE DAYSSSSSSS


PS:- I guess this will be my first post without any smileys:)

The Knock off Shopping!

Gold chain??, na na...its pretty difficult to send it thro cargo!
Watch?? oops, i already got it for her!
Enna thaan vaangarathu...
Confused??, yeah its ma gal's bday on april 9th, n i decided to get her something special, but i donno wat to get lemme admit, intha maathiri vishayathula ellam naan konjam weak

"Ava kitta namakku enna vekkam, lemme ask her itself", i thought.
I called her.

ME: Hey, lemme ask you something
She: What?
Me: Wat u want for yar Bday?, ennaku enna vaangarathunu therila
She: Neeyallam ethuku da uyiroda irruka?, enna vaagarathu-nu enkittaye vanthu kekara paathiya
ME: Its all in the game, nee sollu..wat you want?
She: Get whatever you like!
Me: Intha dialog ellam enkitta venaam, tell me something.
She: Ippadi takkunu fone panni ketta, naan ennada solvaen!
ME: Seri Yosichu sollu
She: Hmmmm
ME: Enna Hmmm??
She: Seri, get me a saree
ME: Saree ah..done!! I'll get u!
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We spoke for sometime.

"Enna venum-nu ketta, ava saree venum-nu sollita, but unnaku saree vaanga theriyuma?", i asked myself!! Yeah, the maximum time i had spent to get me a pant is 2 minutes, etho kaila kedaikaratha select panra type naan!! How am gonna get a saree..rely a tuff job!!

Some two days passed, n i spoke to ma sis, subhashini.
"Naan onnu kepaen..sirika koodathu", i told her
"Ennada, sollu..", she replied
"Saree eppadi vaanganum??", i asked her
And just under a minute wen i asked her not to laugh, she started to laugh out louder
"Sirikaatha di, ketta kelvi-ku pathil sollu", I told her
"Dei anna, ethuku da ippo unnaku ithellam, therinchi enna panna pora?", she asked
"***** asked me to get her one for her Bday, so yea", i told her
"Wow, thats great, kalaku", she replied
"kalakarathu ellam appuram paathukalam, first you tell me how to get a saree", i asked her again
"Ithula ennada anna irruku, kadaiko po, paaru, nalla iruntha eduthudu, simple", she replied.
"hmmm, lemme try", i told her

As i dont have much knowledge about where sarees will be available in jeddah, i asked ma roomie
"Who knows??", he just replied in two words
Intha maathiri vishayathukellam, irukave irukaar namma ameen. I called him n he suggested me some two shops.
I went there.

"Welcome to city center sir, wat would you like to purchase?", varaverpu ellam balama irunthuchu, n this is the first time am seeing a arabian guy speaking english! ha ha, funny isn't, but tats true, these ppls even donno "yes, no" type of english!!
"I would like to see some sarees", i replied
"Well, u can find the collections on third floor sir", he replied!
"Thanks boss", i went to third floor.

Just a matter of second i came outta lift, i got a call. It was Akka:)
Akka: Ennada panra??
Me: I came out ka, for shopping
Akka: Shopping ah??, ennada thideernu?
Me: ***** asked me to get a saree for her bday ka, athaan vaangalaam-nu vanthaen
Akka: Ada paavi naaye, en bday-ku ethavathu vaangi koduthiya nee??
Me: He he he
Akka: Ennada naaye ilipu, ooruku vaada, unna polakuraen
Me: Ennaka ippadi solra, naama ellam enna appadiya pazhagi irukom??
Akka: Poda panni
Me: Thanks thanks
Akka: seri seri, u continue, will call u tom, seekrama vaangitu, veetuku po
Me: Yeah ok ka, byeee
Akka: Byee

"Vannga sir, neenga tamil ah?", wow i was suprised hearing it.
I turned back, there was a shop keeper(Lemme cut short as SHPKP from now onwards) standing!
"yea, naan tamil thaan, vellore, neenga enga??", i asked him
"Naan kerala sir, saudi vanthu 10 yrs aachu", he replied
"Wow, tats great, naan inga vanthu 5 months thaan aaguthu", i said
n after some 10mins of all kinda formal conversation, I asked him to show me some sarees
"kandipa sir, i'll show u", he replied

"Enna maathiri sarees venum ungalukku?", he asked me
"Ithu ennada puthu kathaiya irruku?, enna maathiri-nu kekuraanga, neraya types irruko??", i asked myself
"Elaa maathiriyum kaatunga", i replied!
The way he looked at me after hearing ma reply, it clearly showed tat he understood that this is the first time am buying a saree!

Some 15 mins, I would've seen some 100 odd sarees, but ennaku onnume pidikala
"Sir, itha paarunga, nalla irukum", he showed me a saree
To be frank, it was nice, but the cloth was kinda liked crushed!
"ithu enna ippadi kasangi irruku??, vera piece illaya??", i asked him
He laughed at me, "Sir, ithu CRUSH material, appadi thaan irukum", he told
"oh oh, intha maathiri ellam kooda iruka?", i thought!

"Intha maathiri material ellam ava poduvaala??", i thot again.
"Sir, aalu konjam lean-ah irupaanga, so saree konjam Buff-nu iruntha nalla irrukum", i told
"Athu enna sir buff??", he asked me
"Buff na, eppadi solrathu, paakarathuku oru maathiri, well, konjam gunda theriyanum..something like tat", i tried ma level best to explain him the meaning of buff!
"sir, neenga ivlo kashta padrathuku unga wife-a kooda kootitu vanthurukalaam!", he told!

"Wife??", ha ha, i was happy to hear tat, ang also got pissed of hearin tat!

Why i felt happy???
Well, ofcourse its gonna happen somewhere in the near future, n this guy addressed her as ma wife! Some butterflies went merigo round inside ma stomach!! he he he

Why i got pissed off??
"Am just 23 yrs, enna paatha kalaayanam panna payyan maathiriya theriyuthu, oru vela ilamai poiducha??", eppadi ellam nianaiku vendiyatha irruku!!

"Illa sir, she is not ma wife, we are gonna get married soon", i told him
"Insha Allah", he replied
Am not much religious, but still the moment he told that word, i felt like God is great!!

"sir, look at this saree, this is kinda spl, but konjam costly", he told
"Money doesn't matter, neenga kaatunga paakalam", i replied
He showed an awesome saree. It was damn good,
"sir, but ithuku blouse thaniya vaanganum", he told
"Ithuku thaniya vaanganum-na, mathathuku ellam koodave varuma??", i asked him
He laughed again, "yeah, saree kooda attach panni irupaanga, we gotto stich it", he explained me!
"cha, maanam poguthe", i thought!
"oh i c, cool..seri where i'll get that?", i asked him
"I'll show u, come with me", he took me to another place

He tried, tried, tried..almost for 15 mins, but nothin matched with that saree colour.
"hard luck sir, kidaikala", he told
"Velila engayaavathu kidaikuma?", i asked him
"I dont think so, coz in saudi, ppl wont wear saree much n so there aren't much shops available here!" he replied!
"huh, appo freeya vidunga, show me some other sarees", i told him

It continued for hours, but i dint like anything!
"Look at this one sir, nice colour, it'll be good", he told me
I rem once ma mom, while buying a saree, she kept the saree under lights n checked the colour!!
N i too did the same. The shpkp was wondering like wat i was doing!!
"Sir, neenga enga vachi paathalum orae color thaan theriyum", he told me
"illa sir, oorla i had seen many checkin out the sarees like this, may be something is there, athaan paakuraen", i replied

He dint reply anything, but instead he looked at me!
"Dei venna kelapa, unna ellam yaaru da saree vaanga anupchu vachathu, rendu mani nerama saree paakura, onnu kooda vaangala, ithula 1008 doubts vera unnaku", guess he would've told this inside!!
"Dei, raja..ithuku mela inga iruntha unnaku nallathuku illa, kelambite iru", i told myself."

"Hello, sollunga na, eppadi irukeenga", got a call in ma mobile n i started to talk.
"hello, kekutha, anna..can u hear me??", the signal was too weak there.
"Just hold on the line, i'll go out", i told
"sir, oru nimisham, seriya kekala, velila poi pesitu vanthudraen, konjam wait pannunga", i told the shpkp and went outside!!

uffffff, nobody knws except me that, none called me, n i was speaking to myself without anyone on the other side!!


ESCAPE!!

I came back to home n called ma gal.
Me: Hey, am rely sorry!
She: Why da?
Me: Sorry da, i dont knw to select sarees, i had spend almost some 3 hrs, but i was not able to select one!
She: He he, ennaku theriyum da unna pathi, seri seri, freeya vidu..get me watever u like!
Me: Am rely sorry.
She: Come on da, just chill!
Me: Gift enna gift..No gift will match ma love!! Thats the best ever gift!!
She: Intha dilaog-ku ellam korachal illa da unnaku!!
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To be frank, i rely felt kinda bad that am not able to get her what she had asked me, but as i told, nothing is better than ma love!!
Enna, naan solrathu correct thaana???

N yeah, here i go...
Happy Bday Sweetheart!!