Big Family Story: annan, thangachi,kolunthan,atthai, oattha part 17

Big Family Story: annan, thangachi,kolunthan,atthai, oattha part 17
Moondu perum utkaarnthu poori masaalai rasiththu,rusiththu saappittom...(Amma samaiyal eppothume super-a irukkum).Saappittu kaiai kazuvi ,naan factorykkum,vasanthi college-kkum poha ready aanom.

Antha samayaththil ,dress maaththikkolvatharkkaaha bed romm poha vanthavalennidam,"pooriai ,appadi rasichu saappidare...pothu,pothunnu uppi irukkira pooriaip paaththu ,amma pundai gnaabaham vanthuducho..."endru vambukku izuththal vasanthiai,...thuraththi sendru pidikka ,aval thaavani mattum kaiyil maattikkolla ,athai uruvip pottu vittu ,paavaadai jacketudan bed roomukkul nuzainthu kathavai saaththikkondaal.

katti iruntha paavaadai jacket-i avizththup pottu vittu ,sudithaar pant-bira vai pottukkondu tops-i maattiyapadiye vanthaval kathuhalil vizumbadi,"nalla size thaan" endru solla,'tak' ena thirumbi,tops-i nandraaha izuththu vittukkondu ...ennai adikka vanthaval,naan naharnthu kolla,ammavidam sendru ,"inga paarummaa tops kooda poda vida maatengiraan...paaththu nalla size nnu solraan."

"Ennadaa mohan,factorykku neramaahalai...avakooda enna vilaiyaattu..?"

Kaiyil vaiththiruntha orange pazaththaik kaatti ,"ithai ,soonna avulukku emma....avulutha solrathaa nenaichukkiraa"

"Unga pirachinaiai ,saainthiram vanthu vachukkonga ...ippa avanga avanga velaiaip paarunga "endru amma sollavum ,naanum ,en thangai vasanthium purappattu scooteril ...(cochin-ilirunthu varum pothu,peter- enakku koduththa scooter-i eduththu vanthuvitten.)...iruvarum kilambinom.

Scooteril ,en pinne utkaarnthaval ...pohum vali neduha ,aval orange size mulaihalai, en muthuhodu azuththiapadi vanthaal.Intha azuththaththin suhaththai rasiththapadi 1km --il iruntha bus standukku ,oorai chuttri ½ mani neram kaziththu avalai bus standil irakki vida...yaarum paakkaatha pothu kannaththil muththam koduththu,"ethaio pudichukkittu... nalla size nngiriye,neraa ...(Aval mulaihalai kan jaadaiyil kaatti)...ithaiye pudichu paaththu solla vendiyathu thaane...muthuhula azuththi kaamichene...alavu therinchuthaa...therinchukkalainnu nenaikkiren,athaan ½ mani nerama utkaara vachu oorai suththi try panni irukke"endru kidaladiththu ,thanjaavur sellum bus-il aval erikkolla,naan factorikku sendren.

Oru vaaram kaziththu ,amma,... pahalil oivaai iruntha ennidam,"mohan, un maamaa phone panninaar.Deepaavalikku 5 naalaikku munnaalaye leave pottuttu ,elloraium delhi varach chollittaar.Unakku eppadi?... leave kidaichidumla...vasanthikkum deepaavali samayam paaththu oru vaaram leave kidaichaa nallaa irukkum"endru yosiththapadi solla ,"enga factory-la deepaavalikku eppavume oru vaaraththukku leave thaan,enakku onnum pirachinai illai...vasanthikkuthaan eppadinnu theriyalai"endren naan.

"Sari, vasanthi saayanthiram college vittu varattum...avalaiyum kettukittu mudivu senchukkalaam"endraal amma.

Naan calender-i eduththup paarththu,"deepaavai ,vellikizamai varuthu,...sani...gnaayiru eppavume vasanthikku leave thaan...ippave 3 naal leave kidaichiduchu...ethukkum vasanthi varattum ,ava solrapadi seivom"endru naan sollavum

"Nee solrathuthaandaa sari," endru solli amma thunihalai thuvaiththup poda sendru vittaal.

Maalaiyil vasanthi vanthathum,amma pottuth thantha coffee-i ,moovarum saappittukkonde pesikkondirukka ,amma maamaa phone pannina visayaththai vasanthiyidam solli unakku innum moonu naalaikku leave kidaikkumaa endru ketka

Naane sollalaamnu irunthen,enga college la college excursion thingal,sevvaai,puthan moonu naalaikku moonaaru poraanagalaam....viruppam irukkiravanga varalaam,viruppam illaathavanga leave eduththukkittu avanga avanga veettiyileye irukkalaamnu sollittaanga...naan tour pohap porathillai...athanaale delhi-kku thaaralamaa pohalaam"edru solla

"Appuramennamma,vasanthikku leave kidaichaachu...puthan kizamai delhikku poha trainukku reserve senchudaren,...ennamma sarithaane?"

"Sari,reserve pannidu " endru amma solla ,railway station sendru reserve seithu veettukku vanthen.

Puthan kilamai ,athikaalai 3 manikku train erinom...viyaalak kizamai mathiam delhi vanthadainthom.Maamaa stationukku veliye car-udan kaaththirukka ,naangal vanthathum engalai azaiththukkondu,quarters nokki car purappattathu.

Quarters-il car nirkka ,naangal naalvarum iranginom... annithaan siriththa muhaththodu, engalai varavettraal.Munbai vida anni ippothu azahaaha irunthaal.Ennai paarththu siriththu kan adiththaal.

"Vaanga aththe ...pirayaanam ellaam sowriyamaa irunthathaa?"

"Onnum kalaippe theriyalai,a/c coach --aa irunthathaale veiyil kooda avvalavaa theriyale...naan second class-lathaan varrennu sonnen.Ilai neenga -a/c-compartment-laye vanthudunga,selava paththi kavalai padaatheenga...ellaam naan paaththukkirennu... maappilai thaan sonnaar.Romba thanks maappillai ...appuram eppadi irukkeenga?...buvanavum ava annanum muscut le irunthu eppo varrathaa sonnaanga?

"Avanga varra flight 4 mani neraam late-aam,eppadium night dinnerukku vanthuduvaanga"endra anni,naangal kondu vantha suit case-i vaangikkondu munne poha ...avalaip pin thodarnthu naangal veettukkul nuzainthom.Fridge-ilirunthu ice water edththu vanthu ,engalukku kudikka koduththaal.

"Mohan ,eppadi irukke,konjam valanthuttaappule theriyuthu...endru solli ,en pant zip pakkam aval paarvai poha ,aval kurumbaai kettathai rasiththapadi,"Athellaam onnumillai anni...paaththu romba naal aachulle...athaan unga kannukku appadi theriyuthu"

"Enna sonne? sariyaa ketkalai..."

Annikku eppavume kurumbuthaan, endru ninaiththukkondu,"paaththu romba naalaachulle" endru naan niruththa,

"Sari...sari...nee etho... oththu romba naalaachunnu sonna maathri ,en kaathile vizunthuchu ,athaan" endru solla ,maamaavum ammaavum sernthu sirikka,...vasanthi ennai muraiththup paarththaal.Vasanthi muraippathai paarththa anni ,"Muraikkaathadi thaaye ,inime un permission illaame un annani thoda maatten"endru solli ,en amma pakkam thirumbi "sari, vaanga aththe ,neenga varuveengannu samayal senchu soodaa vachirukken .vaanga saappidalaam"endraal anni.

Angiruntha dining table-il naalu perum utkaarnthu kolla ,annai saappaadu pari maarinaal. Saappittu mudiththathum,5 perum hall-ukku vanthu pesikkondirunthom.

"Maappillai,naalaikku naama ellorum deepaavalia santhosamaa kondaada porom...athukku eththamaathri,veettukku distember ellaam adichu puthusu maathiri vachurikeenga paravaayille...naan ippa solrathai ellaam ippave vaangi vachudunga"-amma.

"Sollunga aththe ,kurichukkaren"-maamaa.

Ammaa solla,solla maamaa kuriththukkondu,ammavai azaiththukkondu kadai veethikku sendraar.

Iravu 8 manikku akka buvanavum,annanum air-port-le irunthu auto pidiththu veettukku vanthanar.Akka kuzanthaiai auto vilirunthu irakki nadakka vaiththu kootti vara ...annan luggage eduththukkondu auto-ukku panam koduththu vittu pinnaal vanthaar.

Akka erkenave nalla sivappo,ippo muscut poi innum merhu koodi cinima nadihai maathri palichendra niraththil,sooththu meduhal methuvaaha kulungi asaiya,...mulaihal lesaaha kulunga ...anna nadai nadanthu vantha akka mihavum azahaaha irunthaal...(intha 6 maasamaha annan oththu aval pundaikkul amutham vadiththathaal ,akkavin azahu koodi vittatho?)

Annan ennai maathri thaan endraalum ,konjam uyaram... konjam colour avvalavuthaan.Avarhalaip paarththathum naan odichendru ----- kaiyil alli ,athan sivantha kannangalil moch,moch endru muththamittu konja,"Mohan,eppa vantheenga...annan paaru luggage thookka mudiyaame kastap paduraar,...avalai irakki vidu ava nadanthe varuvaa"endru solla ,naan annanidam sendru "nallaa irukkiyaanna...inge kodu "endru avaridamirunthu luggage-i vaankkikolla,ennai paarththa annan,"Ennada,mohan...nallaa irukkiyaa?...Aamaam ...nee kaathalikkira alavukku,namma thangachi vasanthi appadi azahaa irukkiraala enna?,avalai naan chinna vayasule paaththathu"

"Neeye vanthu paaththukkonnaa ava ,azahaa illayaannu...namma amma vayiththule poranthuttu azahaa illaamalirukka mudiyumaa?

"Aanaa...nee romba koduththu vachavan.Ammavaiye taste pannitte,aduththathaa ,puththam puthu malaraa vasanthi .sema luck-da unakku"

"ponga anna"endru solli naan vetkap pada...

"Sari...sari...romba vetkap padaathe...endru solli iruvarum luggage thookkikkondu ulle nulaiya...annanum,annium vantha visayam therinthu anni ododi vanthaal.vanthaval annanidam,"enga,neenga air port-lernthu phone senchurunthaa ,annanane vanthu koottikittu vanthiruppaarille...neenga en luggage ellaam thookkittu kastappattukkittu...kondaanga engitte oru paiai"endru solli paiai vaangikkolla...ulle odichendra kuzanthai monica-vai ,thookki kaiyil enthikkondu ethire vantha amma," raja, nalla irukkiyaa,...kumbakonathilernthu phone pannuna ippallaam line-a kidaikka maattenguthu...athaan phone panni vivaram ketka mudiyalai"endru solli veettirkkul nulainthaal,veede kala,kala endru irunthathu .

Amma sollikoduththapadi, anni chappaaththium,chikken kurumaavum manakka,manakka...sudach sudach seithu vaikka...7 perum dining table-il utkaarnthu saappittu mudiththom.

"Geetha,muscut-la eduththa video-vai enge vachurukke?...pona thadavai vanthappave,pottu paakkanumnu nenaichen...eduththuttu vanthu deck-la podu...ellaarum free-yaathaan utkaarnthirukkom ...paakkalaam"endru solla,...anni beero-vil vaiththiruntha ,video C.D-i eduththu vanthu deck-il soruhi ,padaththai oda vittaal.Sofa-vil amma naduvil utkaarnthirukka...valathu pakkam vasanthium ,idathu pakkam buvanaavum utkaarnthu ,video paarkka thayaaraanarhal.

Anni deck-il video-vai pottu vittu,matra velaihalai kavanikka sendru vittaal.Annanum,annikku thunaiyaaha sendruvida...naan sofavin pinnaal nindrukondu video paarkka thayaaraanen.

(chapter 4 --i padikkavum)...Aaramba kaatchiyileye,akka azahaaha manap pen pol alangariththu ,pos kodukka...kaatchihal ovvondraaha nahara...ammavin ner pinnaal nindru kondiruntha naan...appadiye en kaihal irandaium ,ammavin tholin iru pakkamum thadavi irakki...pudavaikkum melaaha mulaihalai pidiththu methuvaaha pisaiya aarambithen.

Video-vil kaatchi ,nahara nahara...athil ,kathaa naayahiyaaha iruntha ,akka buvana ,antha kaatchihalaip paarththu vetkaththil verththu viruviruththu thalai kuninthu kondaal.Thalai kuninthu kondaalum...videovil odiya kaatchihalai aval kangal aasaiyodu paarththu rasiththana.

15 nimidam padam paarththathileye...akka pundaiyilirunthu juice suranthu vaziya aarambikka ,athai adakki kattuppaduththa...kal mel kaal pottu,pundaiai amukki surukkinaal.

Akka,antha pakkamum intha pakkamum asainthu utkaarnthathilirunthe ,avalathu surappai avalaaleye adakka mudiyavillai endru enakku therinthathu.

Naan pisainthathil suham kanda amma,ennai mel nokki annanthu paarththu...naan pisainthu kondiruntha kaihalai than irandu kaihalaal pidiththu vilakki...en idathu kaiai ,akka buvanaavin valathu pakka mulai meethu vaiththu...valathu kaiai vasanthiyin idathu mulaimel vaikka...thidukkitta iruvarum pinnaal nindru kondiruntha ennai ,annaanthu paarththu...pin ammavaip paarkka...amma ondrum theriyaathaval pol ,T.V thirayil odiya kaatchihalai kan kottaamal paarththu rasiththaal.

Akka mulai mel potta kaiai ,aval valathu kaiyaal eduththu pidiththukkondu ,ennai aval mulaiai thodaathavaaru thaduththaal.Akkaavin kai panchu maathiri sivanthu alahaahavum,vethu vethuppaahavum irunthathu.Ammaavai paarththukkonde aval mulai meethu pottiruntha kaiai,methuvaaha vilakki,thaavanikkul vaiththu thaavaniai en kai meethu pottukkondu maraiththukkondaal.Methuvaaha thottup paarththa pothu kallu maathri gettiyaaha irunthatha vasanthiyin mulaihalai aasaiyodu thadavinen .Appadi naan thadaviya pothu ,aval kaiai en kai meethu vaiththu mella azuththikkondaal.

T.V.il akkaavai ,annan rasiththu rasiththu nandraaha oththukkondiruppathai paarththathum ,enakkum akkaavai okka vendum pol aasai erppattathu.Methuvaaha akkaavai paarththen naanaththil muham sivakka ,...ippadi ellaam annan oththaara enbathu pol ...konjam paarppathum ,appuram thalai kuninthu kolvathumaaha irunthaal.Pidiththiruntha aval kaiyaium meeri en kaihal aval mulaiai thudippathai unarnthaval,methuvaaha mele ennai annaanthu paarkka....please-kkaa naanum konjam un mulaiai thottu paakkirene enbathu pol naan en muhaththil saihai kaatta...siriththukkonde aval pidiththa pidiai vida...pudavaikkum melaaha methuvaaha pisaiya aarambiththen...kaikku adangaatha size-il, kanintha peria size maambazam pol irunthathu.

Iruvarin mulaihalai thottu amukkaiya aananththaththil en sunni ezunthu aattam poda ,sofa-vin pinnaal athai azuththi amaithi paduththinen.

Veliye sendriruntha maamaa ,auto niraiya luggage-odu vanthu iranginaar.Auto vanthu nindra saththaththai kettathum,aval mulaihalai pisainthu kondiruntha ken kaiai eduththu vittu,maaraappai sari seithukondu veliyil ezunthu poha,vasanthiyin mulaiai thadavikkondiruntha kaiai amma eduththu vittu,"poda ,maamaa auto-vil kondaanthirukkira laggade ellaam eduththu vai "endraal.

Veliye sendra akkaa ,maamaa eduththukkoduththa porulhalai ellaam eduththukkondu ulle vanthaal...appadi varum pothe ,aval en lungikku melaaha en sunni irukkum idaththai orakkannaal paarththa padiye sendru vittaal.

Koodai niraiya mallihaip poo,rojaap poo,packet packetaaha sweet,kaaram,koodai niraiya pazangal,periya package-il maththaappoo,pattaasu ena vahai vahaiyaana deepaavali vedihal.

Maamaa vanthathum T.V.ai off seithuvittu ammavum,vasanthium ezunthu kondu annikku thunaiyaaha velai seiya sendru vittanar.

Antha quarters-il iruntha moondru bed roomai annium,annanum sernthu maamaa vaangi vantha pookkalaal alangariththu...oru first night roomla ennenna irukkanumo aththanaium erppaadu seithirunthanar.

Aduththa naal deepaavali enbathaal ,vangi vantha pattaasuhalil paathiai vediththu mahilnthom.

Pattaasuhalai vediththum,maththaappai sutrium mahintha engalai paarththu rasiththaal.Ammavaium azaiththu maththaappu pidikka sonnaar maamaa.Maththaappu pidikka nadungia aamaavin pinaal sooththai urasiya padi nindu kondu ammavai thairiyappaduththi ,aval kaiai pidiththu maththaappu sutra vaiththaar.Antha maththaappu oliyil amma mihavum azahaaha irunthaal.

Deepavali pattaasuhalai oralavu vediththu,mahichium sirippumaai veettukkul sendrom.Round dining table mel scotch wisky,imported brandy,beer ,varuththa munthiri ,soda ,cool drinks,chiken gravy -ivatrai ellaam eduththu vaiththa maamaa, ammavidam,"aththey ellaaththaium eduththu vachutten,maththavangalai kooppidunga saappidalaam"endru solla,...Engal elloraium azaiththa amma,angiruntha chair halil utkaara solla ...anni (left side)pakkaththil naan,aduththa pakkaththil maamaa,maavukku aduththu amma,ammavukku aduththu annan,annanukku aduthth vasanthi,vasanthikku aduththu akka ,akkavukku (right side)pakkaththil naan endru oru round-aaha nerukki utkaarnthom.

Amma pesa thodanginaal,"Intha deepavaliai santhosamaa kondaadanumnu maappillai viruppap, pattathaale intha erppaattai senchirukkaar.Hot drinks adikkum pazakkam ullavanga ,enakku therinju mohanaith thavira yaarumillainnu nenaikkiren.Yaaru kandaa enthapuththule entha paambu irukko...drinks saapiida viruppap paduravanga alavoda saappidalaam...drinks pidikkaathavanga yaaraavathu irunthaa sollunga avangalukku cool drinks irukku "endru solli ...Inge irukkira ellaaraim en pillaingalaa nenaikkiren.Maappillaium enakku mahan polaththaan...en maru mahalum enakku mahal polaththaan"endru sollikkondirukkum pothu anni idai mariththu,

"Eppadi aththe,en annanium unga mahannu solreenga, ennaium mahalnnu sollreenga ...appa annaum ,thangachium kalyaanam senchukitta maathri ille aahuthu."

"Irukkattume ,aasaippattu okkira annanum,avan mela paasamaa irukkira thangachium kalyaanam seithukkirathula enna thappu...ippa,un annan unnai okkuraarna ,...nee maru maha nndra muraiyile paaththa ,enakku mahanthaan,athe maathiri avara maappillaiyaa paaththaa nee enakku maha thaane...?(ippadi pesikkondirukkum pothe ,maamaa poo potta glass tumbler halil cock tail kalanthu ,aalukkoru tumbler-aaha anuppi vaiththukkondirunthgaar.Yaarume vendaam endru sollaamal vaangi vaiththukkondanar).

"Aamaam aththe...sorry,amma ...ungalai ammaannu kooppidathaan enakku pidikkuthu"endru sollya anni,aval annanaip paarththu,"anna,nee enna sollure?"endru ketka

"Nee solrathu sarithaan geetha,inime aththaiai ammaanne kooppiduvom...enakkum athu thaan pudichirukku"endru solla,amma kaikku vantha tumbler-il irunthu konjam kudiththu vittu ,meendum pechai thodarnthaal.

Buvanavum ,vasanthium kaihalil vaithiruntha tumbler-i oru maathiriyaaha paarththukkonde,annanidam kisu kisuppaaha,"anna ,engalukku intha palakkam ellaam illaiye maamaa ethukku engalukku koduthirukkaar...engalukku vendaam....kitte monthu paaththaale ...kumattalaa varuthu eppadithaan kudikkaraanagalo kudihaarap pasanga "endru solli muhaththai oru maathiriyaaha vaiththukkolla,avarhalai paarththa annan,"emma ,naama enna daily-aa kudichukkittu irukkom.Enakku kooda kudichu pazakkamillai thaan ,sari taste panni paakkalaamennu vaangitten.Ammavai kaatti)...ange paaru ammave kudikka aarambichuttaanga,maamaa aasaip pattu paarty arrange panni irukkaar,avarukkaaha konjam pola taste panni paarunga pidikkalainna vachudunga endru solla ,muhaththai sulkiththukkondu,etho vaikka koodaatha porulai vaayil vaiththa maathiri muhaththai vaiththukkondu kangalai iruha moodikkondu,oru madakku kudiththanar .

"En mooththa paiyan,avanoda thangachi buvana mela evvalavu aasaium ,paasamum vachurukkaangirathai,antha video cassette paaththaale purium,Athe maathiri geetha mela maappillai,...sorry ,ennoda mooththa muthal mahan ,evvalavu aasaium ,paasamum vachirukkaaru enbathai ,avar pondaattiyaana buvanavai,ava annankitte anuppi vachathilirunthe therinchukkalaam.

...(Amma ippadi pesiyathai ketta,annanum,maamaavum avaravar thangaihalidam thirumbi ,"ennamo enga mele romba paasam vachirukkirathaa solraanga...paaththaa appadi onnum theriyalaie?"

"ethai vachu ippadi solreenga...naanga sora pechai kekka maatenreengale."

"Appadi enna kekkaama poittom?...neenga venumnu kettathai ellaam, unga manasu kastap padak koodaathungaruthukkaaha thanthirukkom "endru solla,annan buvanavin maaraappu vilahiya mulaihalaip paarkka,maaraappai izuththu sari seithu kondu annanaiip paarkka

"Appadinna ,intha tumbler-la irukkirathai kudi"

Siriththukkonda akka,"ennannaa ithu,nee kettathai nenaichu siripputhaan varuthu...ungaloda anbukkaaha visaththai koduththalume kudikka thayaara irukkira naanga ,ithai kudikka maattoma"endru solli kannai moodikkondu tumbler-il irunthathai 'kap'ena ore moochil kudiththu tumbler-i vaiththa akka,annaip paarththu...ippa enna solreenga?"endraal.)....

So ,kaama veri pudicho,istamillaathavangalai kattaayap paduththio inge yaarum yaaraium okkalai ,...avanga avangamela paasamum ,anbum irunthathunaalathaan oruththarukkoruththar vittukkoduththeenga...ithe maathiri entha sool nilayileyum,nerukkadiyilaium ,kastaththulaium unga anbum ,paasamum maaridakkoodaathu.Ithai eththukkittu intha veettu aambilainga enakku saththiam seithu kodukkanum"endru solla...maamaa,annan,naan aahiya moondru perum amma kai mel vaiththu,"unga aasaippadi uyir ullavaraikkum nadanthu kolhirom"endru solli saththiam seithu koduththom.

"Ippa ,naan sonnathule ,ethaavathu aatsebanai irunthaa ,ennoda kadaisi maha ulpada,engitte unga karuththai sollalaam"endru solli amma anaivaraium paarkka...ellorum amaithiaai irunthanar.(itharkkul annikku irandu murai ootri koduththu vitten...lesaana pothaiyil ennai paarththu siriththu...ennada puthu maappillai ...varriyaa"endru thalai asaiththu jaadai seithu kannadiththaal.

"Amaithiyaai irunthaa enna arththam yaaraavathu sollunga"endru solli amma niruththa,akkaavum ,vasanthium anniai thoondi vittanar.

"Intha vettu pengal saarba ,mooththa mahalngira muraiyile naan solrathu ennaannaa...(irandu bek pottirunthaalum ulaaraamal pesinaal)...panam thaan nammai pirikka paakkum,athu ellaarukkum,sari samamaa kidaikkira maathiri naamale pirichukkanum...maththapadi naanga ellorum ennaikku otrumaiyaa iruppom...ennadi sakkalaththi,naan sollrathu sarithaane?"endru anni geethaa solli, en akkaavin muhaththaip paarkka,anaivarum kai thatti,siriththu amaithiyaaha ...akka anniyidam...

"En anni... neenga sonnathukku, eppo maruppu solli irukken... innaikku solrathukku,neenga sonna ellaam sariyaathaan irukkum...ammaavaiye neenga sora maathri ketka vachutteenga ,appuram enna?"endru akka sonnaal...(adade...akkavum ularaamal nandraahaththan pesuhiraal)