March 8th 2001 , D –Day for the Public X Class Board exam (CBSE) , Subject : Social Studies.
Mom : “All the best for exams, Pathu ezhuthu, Time waste pannathey, Full three hours ezhuthu , Anga inga Pakathey… Pena iruka , pencil iruka , Log Book eduthindiya (For Social Science Exam !!! nera Kodumai”) #!%@%$^^%$^^%$^$%^$
Me : Amma Byee (e)^n
Sajda walked across my house to reach the school, Ten years of enmity between us, rather schoolship between us. Ariya parvathulla sandai pottu athu indrum thodarumana athi veka kedana unmai uravu… school la ayiram visyathulla payanum ponnum sandai poduvanga.. miss avan ithu eduthan miss avan athu eduthan miss-nu, athai 10 varudangalku piragu nyabagam vaithukondu ennaduan pesama ponal nan enna panrathu… makkale sollunga!!!
Seri vidunga matter-ku varuvom!!!!
She walked across my house on the D Day morning oru 9 mani irukkum, 10 manikku than exam, hall – e kandupidichu okaruvam, silla nerathil edathai matri okara vaipargal athan karnathinal!!!!
Avalku tamil teriyathu… nan avalai keli seiyanum endral tamil la pesuven… namma santhanam mathiri… andru apadiye nadanthathu… engal quarterskum school kum 20 nimdam nadai payanam… aval ennamo Madam marie Curie effect la kanula soda budi pottukitu nadanthute padipa… ennaku avalta pidicha viseyame athan… aval athai satham potu padipa… namaku athu kadai sollra mari mind la tappunu pathinthidum…
Nan valkam polave avalai , kalaithukonde oru nakkal sirupodu poga, aval innai muraithu parka … It was like creating mood (positive energy ) before writing a disaster… Disaster in the sense , 9 varshama Social science a Hindi la eluthitu , oru varshathil athai visayathai Englishla eluthunganu sattam potanga… Enna sattamo terila …seri free ya vidunga..
Aval ennai thirumbi ketal (wats ur problem…) namma asadu valinchunde ...nee than adi enaku prachinainu simbu style la solla… aval sonnal…”nan a prachinai .. wat is prachinai”
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Apdiye pasnga vandanga ellorum class poyi exam elutha arambichutanga I mean ready ayitanga… aaana enaku mattum oru orathil aval nyabagam, aval sonna varthai slow motional en kathil olithu konde irunthathu… kadhal endral enna vandru ariyatha vaisu aana avalai kandal pathute irukalam , aval pesinal ketute iruklam endru oru ennam … apdiye nannum exam hallku poyi en deskai tedi pidithu orkanthen…
Parikchai taal varai innum 3 nimidathil minimum 300 vati thirubi avalai parthen, aval enta all the best solla en kathil “what is ur prachinai” kathula slow motional keka, question paper vandu en kayil vilunthathu…
Fast Forward for 2 hours, ennada exam three hours thane athu enna 2 hours forward panranu neenga nenaikilam….
Namma yaru… super star visri… exam hall la 2 hours mela irunthal athu engal kadaisi-bench-irunthalum-topper-sangathuku avamanam endru nenaithu tappu tappunu thali katra matiri moonu mudichu potu velila vanthen…
Engalukunu (athu enga thatha vaitha maram) oru maram irukirathu… antha marathaiyil… enga appa desk la iruntha Grapes packet eduthutu vandu okarthen… ( my dad always doubts me of taking grapes from his office desk, but I matify my brother, he accepts , because he knows if I m the culprit dad will thol urichify)
Oru oru grapes yai thuki potumothellam ava nyabagam than… enda ithu over scene a iruke…nu neenga nenaikilam… 10 varsha natpu innum oru mathatil mudiya poguthunu nenaichal evankuvathufeelings irukum… enaku irunthirchu… she was planning to continue her studies in Bangalore, aana enga appa avar istatuku transfer vangi enga uyir eduparu.. naanga poi appa Why don’t u ask transfer to bang keta oru look viduavaru.. Avaru moondru mugam Misai parthal I wet..(purinjukonga pa)…
Athai nenaipoda innum oru mani neram kadakanum endru nenaithu… ground ai oru round suthalam endru nenaithu (my favorite hobby .. manasula yarkavathu sollanum endral, pattu padanum endral, debate trail pakanum endral ithai seiven… one round around the Big Air force ground…)
Avalai pathi mattum nenaithu … 10 varuda natpu ,sandai, mati vituthal, exam nerathil help panithal, eyes-boys (don’t curse me for spelling mistakes) viladuthal, there was a famous game hmmm athan pa 7 kallu vachu ball vaithu adichu tirupi 7 kal onnuku mel vaikanume athan pa… hmm 7 stones… athai vilaiyaduthal… malai nera quartersil meeting, chit chat, kavithai eluthi aval ta sollum pothum… debate nadagam fancy dress nalum aval ennai paratra vidam… sernthu unnum sapadu… tiraipadam sendra tharunam… aval progress report nan uncle ta kuduka , en progress report enga appa ta ava kuduka , intha nyabagangalai asai potu kondu ground ai oru round adichen…
Aval vandal, va polamnu sonnal … wait let our friends come nu sonnen, illa lets go to quarters and discuss, any how we all will meet evening liya appo pesalamnu sonnal… seri ok endru solli meethi iruntha grapes ai kuduthen… aval kai busya irukira karanthinal (books bagnu) avalku ooti vitten… Dhraksai than… hmmm … ok stop…
Aval polam endru sonna udanai police karar pol en appa Uniform oda vandu ninar… Karthik nu ( my name is Karthik @ home )kuptaru.. eppudi eluthinenu (ullathaiallital Karthik oda appa mathiri keka) OK nu solla … How did u writenu avalta keka, Good nu badil solla, Don’t roam in hot sun-nu solli Go-ntaru… Poyituvaren endru anbana TamBhram style la solli We left.
While walking to quarters, nan Kathala natpin uchagatama anbin parimanama endru teriyatha irukaiyil aval enidam Social science pathi ketal… Namaku than antha elavau 2 hours munadiye mudijirchu.. inume valkayil Social Studies na KG How much? Nu feeling. So don’t talk about this, any how it will never make a difference so leave it nan solla, avalum ok solla, nan Keten, You will go va to Bangalore… u will not be with me in school for 11th and 12th ah? She said, yeah my dad is getting me transferred there (Enamo enaku teriyatha mathiri , avanga appa oda transfer order type paninatey nanda , athan iratai feelings enaku…) u could stay here la ? aval athurku No Da I ve to go nu chellama Montage look kuduthal…
Seri come to my home lets have lunch nu solla , pirst avanga vituku poyi aunty ta we will have lunch at my homenu sollitu , vandom, My mom as usual Full Meals vachirtanga… I asked my mom to mix and give me , Amma nanga rendu perum motta maadyil irukom, nee sapadu eduthundu vanu solitu mela motta madiyil okarthu Question paper discuss panom (athan ga nee evalvu nan evalvunu Exit polls kanakula oru correction…)
Then I told her, adiye inga pesitu iruken la anga enna parvainu Aadukalam Dhanush Slang la pesa, ava ok ok ok nu solli tell me Kya Huva nu hindi la solla, I m sorry nu APologise panninen.
She asked me why, atharku nan ivalvu naala oru neragiya natpu pol iruthaval ta romba tappa matividarthunu potukudukarthunu pasangaoda sernthu unoda sandai poten, I m deeply sorry from bottom of my heart –nu solla, ava that’s ok da I also did my share of teasing with u , that’s all ok… nu 10 varuda natpin nyabathai oru 30 nimida nera santhipil we rewinded like a Balu mahendra movie…
Present Day, she called me and said , I have given birth to Baby Gal, athurku Congrats sollitu , Nan antha 10 varuda pallikuda valkaiyi oru dum adithu kondu asai poten…
Pallikuda valkai, oru ora kaneer thulikalal , namalai adisaya paravathurku kondu poyikirathu…
Ok Enough AValthan mudiyum Kai valikirathu,… need to know more call me bye friends…
