Is time travel possible? Physically? I guess not.. but mentally? Definitely.. The following excerpt from a conversation I had with a friend proves this beyond doubt. :) It does take u back in time..
Disclaimer- Typos aplenty as it was a casual conversation steeped in nostalgia and was typed in a hurry to get the spontaneous rush of thoughts out. Also.. this post includes heavy usage of tamizh written in english! ;)
Acknowledgement: Thanks to Swagath, the person with whom I had this conversation today. Divya, Kaycee and Sriram with whom I have had several similar talks. This conversation I guess summarizes the growing up of a generation!
Time travel begins:
Me: hi
Friend: hi
invisible man
ena panra
Me: yup.. nana.. anu anu va rasichitrukken
:)
nee?
Friend: yara
anuanuva
rasikara
?
Me: yaarayum illa..
vazhkaiya
Friend: pinra po
Me: ha ha
Friend: andha ponnu dhan
un vaazhkaya
?
Me: illa inikku oru epiphany
eppo nammalam ippadi anom
oru gloomy evening
chinna vayasula.
balcony la ukkandhuttu coffee kudichu book padichu maguzhdha kalam ..
ippo kanama poch
Friend: hmmm
dai... naa already feelin nostalgic
Me: adhunala.. veetu vasala pazhaya pattu kettundu coffee kudichindu book
padikkaren
:)
ha ha
yen ennachu?
Friend: naa s ve sekar play
Me: haaaaaaaa
enna play?
Friend: ketundu irundhen
adhishtakaran
Me: niceeeeeee
Friend: adhuku munadi
ayiram udhai vaangi
aboorva singamani
Me: aboorva igamani
Friend: i wud ve listened those a thousand times
Me: chinna vayasula dha double meaning jokes siladhu puriyala..
Me: coll vandhu ketta bodhu dhan purinchichu
Friend: my childhood was
enaku double meanin jokes
enga anna
Friend: xplain paniduvan. So.. i was never ignorant
about those.
Me: ha ha
well... kadhula poo and mahabharadhathil mangatha than ennoda fav.
Friend: enoda favorite kadhula poo
Me: :)
Friend: dai...epdi da nee ipdi iruka
Me: huh? :)
Friend: i ve a thani respect for ppl who ve listened to
s ve sekar plays
Me: well.. cha actual ah indha mari makkal kadaika mattangala nu
yoschurukken
Friend: adhe da
adhe adhe
Me: people who have lisened to crazy mohan and sve shekhar plays
Friend: hmmm
en kita sila plays iruku
chinna maaple.peria maple, inimay nangathan, ellorum vanga
Me: ippo recent ah madhu plus two ketten romba nalaiku apparam…ah. adhu yen playist la irukku.
Me: pamara makkal rasika mattengaranga…yeppavum nee raja
Friend: tats a rare thing though
Me: yam irukka bayamen
:)
Friend: americavil arukkani
thathupillai
alva
sondha veedu vaadagai veedu aagiradhu, vaal payyan
Me: periappa konjum mokka nu thonum, avanoda pazhaiya plays lan range
Friend: periappa is lotta politics
Me: especially crazy thieves in palavakkam.crazy dialogue and sve shekhar acting..
best combo!
Friend: aama
cha....
gone are those days
Me: yeahhhhh :(
Friend: seriously.... ppl who are 9-10 yrs old
have a diff kind of entertainment
or buddi potu
Me: cassette cassete ah vangi bore adikam bodhellam evening kekara kalam
pochu
Friend: tuition classes
poranga
Me: cha.. namma valara kalathula than video games cricket, drama books
lan padichanga
ippolan.. IIT class 7 an class lendhu pogaradhu
Friend: hmmm
ppl of our age had a broader view of things there were a lotta things we liked and did...
Me: extra curricular activities nu science project appa amma pannaradhu
Me: thing is i dont recollect my parents getting me started on these.
they helped provide teh resources.. but nammala cultivate pannadhu dhan..
adhu yen ippo illa nu theriyala
Friend: hmm yeah…or..tuition teacher orthara assign panni
they make that teacher responsible
for all academic activities of the child
Me: pavam pasanga..
Friend: hmmm...
Me: mukkiyama padam dvd ellarkittayum computer..
Friend: hmmm
Me: adhunala matha edhuvum kannuku theriyardhilla
nalla vela namma valaram bodhu ivalavu computers illa internet illa
Friend: hmm yeah
Me: ellam correct order la invent pannanga namma thappichutom
Friend: :) my kids wil knw s ve sekar and crazy mohan........
Me: mine too…they better or i will disown them :)
Friend: note book attai la water colours vechu chessboard pananum
cards aadanum
Me: chinna vayasulaye book padikara habit valardhu vittudanum
Friend: daayakattai
Me: ha ha.. :) true true!
ahhhhhhhhh dayakattai.. !
pallankuzhi
Friend: :)
cricket aadanum
Me: yen pandi ada kooda kathukudukkanum
:)
Friend: ha haha
Me: hmm indha ooru pasangala pathiya.
Friend: padipu for pleasure.....not a matter of pressure
Friend: hmmm
Me: ella pasangalum . veetula ukkandhu..
sila pera partha oru paiyan nu thonave thonadhu.
Friend: ha ha
Me: pasanga na thuru thuru nu velila vilayadi.. adi pattutu.. kannadi udachuttu vandhu olinchikira gumbal illa
Friend: cha aama da…alice boys
Me: ellam dinner table la.. dad. can i be excused , i have to watch a
movie nu paniva kekara mokka dogs ah ayidaranga
:)
Friend: lock and key
chain cut
Me: :):)
statue..
treasure hunt
Friend: hmmm
statue.........
LONDON GUNDAN.........................STATUE
Me: he heeee
:)
rathiri ukkandhu motta madila pei kadha pesaradhu
Friend: oh.......
chance e ila la
Rs 1.50 ku rasna packet
big fun "bubble gum"
cricket cards
Me: ah trading cards..
tazos..
Friend: hmmmm
Me: innum enga veetla wrestling and cricket card collection vechurukken velaimathipilladha porul ayidum nu nenaikaren future la. well. nammaku vayasayiducho nu thonudhu oru pakkam.
:)
Friend: en kitayum iruku enga pochu................................adhelam.
y are kids like this these days. axually thats y..........sometimes kids here are better when brought up here.
Me: sampras illa, becker illa, agassi illa, sachin, dravid, ganguly. andha kalam mudiyapogdhu
Friend: they r not pressurized with education sampras... my all time fav.
Me: hmm.. but peter ah ayidarangale. culture vera puriya mattengudhu.
anga valarama kashtam. verum varathukku rendu nal bharatanatyam class pona culture vandhuduma?
Friend: but.. culture has a new meanin there
culture means... a kid goin to tuition classes frm class 2.
Friend: and specs frm grade 3
competin with friends
Me: yeas thats true now..
friends eh kashtam..
Friend: now the term friends are
replaced by the term
competitors
Me: chinna class lendhe competition..enga friendship varum.
Friend: DAV is a prototype..... and all other schools are instances
Me: thing is adha niruthanum nu solla mudiyala open ah. enna nejam adhudhan..
Friend: idhu dhan ippodiki nelama,.....
Friend: reservation rockets every yr,....
Me: yeah..namma makkal ku kekave venam. FC minority ayittanga
Friend: india la bhramins are the only class wher they dont hav a fair chance.....
and welcomed by "equal employment opportunit"y
provider
in the US
Me: hmm.. unmai.
Friend: and other countries
Me: but ingayum adhu dhane prachanai..
Friend: edhu... competition a ?/
Me: indha oor makkal minorities ku adhigama vela kuduthadhunala dhan
recession nu sollaranga
ella eduthulayum adhe prachana. enna vera vera roobathula irukku
Friend: hmmmmm
but....irukara varikom.. u can manage
Me: yeah. mexicans, indians, chinese,
End
And the conversation was left without a conclusion as most of the events in life ends. Sometimes it does do well to dwell on the past and forget to live in the present contrary to Albus Dumbledore. :)
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5 comments:
I could actually add a few more to ur list.marathla yeri keezha uzhundhu adi pattu, pakkathu veetu naaya seendi uttu,adhu thorathhi, veetuku odi vandhu, cricket aadum bodhu pakkathu veetla ball uzhundhu , adha edukaporapo pakkathu veetu aunty salichukardhu, appram karcheep la baal senju velayadradhu, palli pidikardhu,poochi pidikardhu, pei kadhai discuss panradhu, car shaped pencil box(i had blue color car shaped pencil box) pepsi(packet la varume color colora),remote illadha tv ku veetla irukra chinna pasanga dhan remote. odi odi poi channel maathradhu.
ponnungaluku nu pathha : pattupavadai, paatu class, sticker pottu, colour clour hairband, cut shoe, poo!( i hated kangambaram poo) but everything else .. choppu jamaan, barbie bommai or some equivalent,
generally nu partha - asalta cycle ottuvom namma lam. inga erumai maadu madhri valarndhu cycle otrapo helmet potukranga. irony is for skating(skateboard use panni), they dont!
tiffin dubba la sapadu, when maggi was a snack and not a meal!, ipod,iphone,cell phone,playstation, computer, videogame, idhellam illadha childhood, saayangalam aana vaasal la kosukadi la ukkandhu vetti kadhai pesanum paatiyoda.. naai kutty sidela paduthrukum..
aah i wanna write a whole blog on these things. u stole it!!its ok.
actually freaky tht
ash : u and i had the
sameeeeeeeeeee conversation the other day- abt how nri pasanga r so ajaksbut dammit , fone la ngradhunala adhuku record illama pochu. i ll save the rest for my own blog :)
london gundan statue! swagee gud one!! lol
@swag: nenachen..ennada swagath conversation la irukaan na, velai illa thindaatam pathhi edhavdhu irukanume nu, irundhudhu. reservation issue was a bonus :)
Wow! Awesome blog and I agree with all the things you both have talked about, plus the things which Divya has mentioned in her comment..
Just wanted to add a few more.. When I was a kid, like about 4 or 5, the happening thing used to be kaathaadi and bambaram.. And I remember my brother would never let me use the "maanja nool" .. so thiruttu thanamaa avanukku theriyaama use panni, kaiya cut pannindu ..
And another thing is cricket of course - integral part of life of every Indian kid of our generation I guess. Besides watching it on tv, the bet matches we used to play in the beach, or the nearby ground... and the coke that we used drink after a long day's game. (Coke had just come back to India, so it was considered something special!)
I think the list is endless..
And screw you ashwin - you have made me sit and ponder in nostalgia again today.. that is gonna be another morning happily wasted.. :-)
:-) nostalgia - the time killer ... don't we all know it too well. i am searching for a little ramble that i wrote about 6 yrs ago - will post it when i get it :)
till then, cheers,
k
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