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:)

VAT 69!

To start with, lemme tell u all something!!
I got lotta well wishers who cares for me! I hereby ask sorry to all for wat i've did!! I request for exculpation!

N here it goes....

"Machi, its not been not even 24hrs since we both had HOT n so we are planning for beer tonight!", Blaky told me!
"Thats yar problem, not for me and arun", I replied immediately!
"Do watever idiot! You wont change. Mind it, this is the first time yar gonna have Hot drinks!, so be careful", Fahad warned me!
"Dei dei, Naanga elaam romba steady da"( I will be steady), i replied!
"Ethavathu panni thola"(Get lost), blaky got irritated!

"Seri, me and blaky will make a move now, you both get the stuffs n come home soon", i told arun and fahad!
"Dei, give me some money da, i dont have sufficient amount", arun told!
"Here it is, take 500Rs", I gave him!
"Wat brand da?", he asked me again!
"Ask fahad, why are u asking as if am a professional drunkard", I replied him and started!

The next hour, we acted too fast n made everything ready for wat we call as BACHERLOR'S PARTY!

"Wat brand ya brought??", I asked him extreme curiosity!
"Dont urge maame! Everything is for you only", he told n opened the pack!

VAT 69!!

"We asked for TEACHERS da!, but it wasn't available anywhere!, even this is good! Scotch Sarakku!! Enjoyyyy mamuuuuuuuu", Fahad told me!

"Dei mama, mix panni kodu da", I asked blaky!
"Ada p________u, mix kooda panna therila, nee elaam ethuku da kudikira?? (You dont even knw to mix properly n for wat the heck yar having it?), Blaky shouted at me!
"Dei, as i told before, am not a expert in all this stuffs, you mix for the first round, i'll pick up!", I told him politely as if am gonna learn some engineering subject from him!

Using all kinda bad words, he mixed the drink for me!!
"Quarter glass of VAT 69, Quarter glass of water, half a glass of 7up!!"

"CHEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSS!! This is for all of us!!" we all made a toast!
"Have it sip by sip!! dont urge!!", Blaky advised me!

May be it took some 20 mins for me to complete my first round!!
I saw arun! He would've had just a sip i guess! He reacted like as if he's gonna vomit!!
"I'll quit da, My stomach is kinda upset!", Arun told!
"Dei, why are u doing like this, u could've told this before itself na, we would've bought a quarter!, now its gonna be waste", Fahad yelled at him!!
"Waste??????, when RAJA is here, No FEAR", I told!
"Dei, first round-laye ivanukku yeridichu da"( He's gone mad in the first round itself), Ranjith told all!
"Am steady machi!", I replied him!

"Dei, quarter itself is too much for the one who is drinking for the first time, so listen to me!" Blaky told me!
"Dont worry maamu, I'll take care", I made his mouth shut with a single reply!
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I donno how long I took, But i completed HALF!!!

"Mama, bottlee gaali aaiduchu da"(The bottle is empty da), I told blaky!
"Dei, unnaku over aaiduchu, poi padu po" ( yar boozed too much, go to bed), Blaky told me!
"Illa mama, bottle gaali aaiduchu da"(No da, the bottle is empty), I told again!
"Naan kelamburaen da saami, aala vidunga, ivan kitta maatna, naan gaali" (Am moving outta here, I wont be able to manage this guy), Ranjith tried to escape from the scene!
"Dei mama, enga da pora",(Hey, wer are u goin?), I asked him!
"Nothing da, I heard some sound there, I'll check it n come back", He replied!
"Thats nothing da, I onli throwed stone, U sit here, we'll talk!", I told him!
"Uffff, Kashtam...Romba Kashtam", he told something n sat!

"Mama, you all my best frnds da, I love you all!", I told
"We love u too da, let us go n sleep now", Blaky told!
"Wat's this da, onli blaky is replying, dont u guys love me???", I asked again!
"Yeah da, we all love you, Now shut n go to bed", Everybody shouted at me!!

"Wat's this da, you guy's are shouting, so u dont love me, just replying for my sake!", I just acted like crying!!
"Dei, this is too much, I cant see all this, pls leave me, am goin to sleep", Ranjith started again!
"Dei mama, wat's this da, wat will i do if yar gone, whom else I've other than you", I cried again!!
"Moodra _________", he shouted this time!

"Dei, at the beginning itself I told you to control him, but you never did tat, n see now, he is doing all kinda nonsense", Fahad shouted at Blaky!
"He he he, why you guys are fighting da, did I do anything wrong???", I laughed n cried at the same time!!
"Nothing, just shut n go to bed, orelse I'll kill you!", Blaky shouted!

"Machi, I've a doubt da", I asked him!
"Wat the hell??", he shouted at me back!
"Why are you always shouting, you dont love me!! Am your best friend", I cried again!
"Seri sorry da, wats yar dooubt?", he asked me politely!
"Huhhh, this is good, I love you!", I replied!
"Is this yar doubt?", he asked me!
"No da", I replied!
"Then wat??", He asked again!
"I had HALF, but still am steady!, but this guy just had a sip, but why he is sleeping????", I pointed out arun who was sleeping like hell on the couch!
"You ask him", He replied!

"Arun mama...Aruuunnnnnn, mama....maamuuu, wake up...why are you sleeping?", I tried to woke him up, but no reaction from him!
I turned back, nobody was there!!
"Dei mama...wer are u all da??", I shouted!
NO REPLY!
I stood up and somehow managed to get in to the bed room!
"Hey, wen you all came here da, I was searching in the hall", I told
"We came an hour back da", someone replied but I really donno who!

I walked slowly, but all of a sudden, I fell down on someone!!
"Ammmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", He shouted!
"Oh sorry da, may I knw who is this???", I slowly opened the blanket!
Poor ranjith, was shouting in pain!
"Sorry mama, pls forgive me da, plssss", I cried!!
"________________________________", all kinda bad words from him, and i was laughing like hell!!

I started again!!
Ranjith, Blaky, Fahad.....I tortured all!!!
Instead of scloding me, they were fighting between each other for allowing me to drink!!

"Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", I cried like hell!! This time seriously!
"Wat da", everybody came near to me!
And I started!!
"Am feeling hard da!, I dont wanna go back!! Am feeling alone! I dont have anybody now! I compromised my life!! I dont like this", I bursted with all kinda emotions bout my family, my past love!! Everything.............

And it was 4 am in the morning, i got steady lil bit, and slept n allowed others to sleep too!!


It was 12pm the next day, I woke up!
Nobody was there in the bedroom! I heard the sound from TV n went to hall!!
Everybody Stared at me!! And ranjith in special, luked at me in extreme anger!

"Vaada Nallavane", he invited me!
"Hi mama, sorry!! Night konjam over aaiduchu!", I told all!
The next second, I never got such kinda punches n kicks in my life! I got it all from my guys!!

VAT 69 did it!!!!

AM BACK!

Sunday, September 6, 2009
Ufff...its been almost three months since i wrote for my blog n yea its a Looooong gap!

I had lotta stuffs to share with you all n ofcourse its all about my india trip!
I broke in with lotta posts when i was in india, but time dint permit me to ramble on.
The trip to remember! Lotta happiness, emotions, fun, booze parties with ma guys, my sister's marriage...well well well...my trip was filled with all kinda stuffs and each n every second left a striking imprint in my heart!

N now, am back to saudi n being redundant most of the time, I started with what i had been doing before!!
Keep sighting my blog!
AM BACK!!