‘Ammalu, you are wrong, thoroughly wrong, if you expect me to bow before you’ ‘No, I don’t. You have been a good boy from the day one doing what I ask you to do, never straining your head’ ———————————– Ammalu, I’m not your servant maid to run to Chettiar shop and bring provision or vegetable … Read more
‘Ammalu, this house belongs to me. The furniture, vessels, the cow in the shed, her calf, all belong to me’ ‘Only the cow belong to you and the calf belongs to the cow, just as our children belong to me’ ‘Wah! Our children belong to you! You created them by waving your peacock … Read more
‘Undoubtedly Ammalu, my Aswagantharshtam is doing wonders. I feel younger by ten years and my facial glow has increased by ten times’ ‘Did someone say so?’ ‘Our own Paru and Parukutty said. What other proof do you need?’ ‘I don’t know when they both became ‘our own’. Anyway, what did they say?! ‘Parukutty said today, … Read more
‘Ammalu, I made a blunder. Don’t know how to rectify the mistake’ ‘You are talking about the passport application?’ ‘Yes, yes. How did you come to know?’ ‘The passport officer is your FB friend. He called me and informed, ‘SP has written Ammini’s name against yours in the application. Did you oust him from his … Read more
K ‘You may be my wife, Ammalu, but that doesn’t mean–‘ ”You may be my wife !’ I think I should to take you to Appa Iyer school and admit you in the fifth standard. Let there be no confusion on this issue. I’m your wife, will continue to be your wife till my … Read more
Y ‘Wonder which fool said that man can have only one wife?’ ‘Would like to have more for yourself?’ ‘Not at all, Ammalu. But, seeing your struggling alone carrying the load of household duties, is it wrong, as a loving, dutiful husband, if I feel that it would be helpful to you to … Read more
‘I’m prepared to sit with you, discuss and come to an amicable settlement, whatever be your problem with me, Ammalu’ ‘I have no problem with you and I’m the happiest wife in the world’ ‘If I have any problem with you? A frank discussion anyway, is good, to spare you going out of your moods’ … Read more
‘Whenever I look at the full moon, and I do look often, I see only your face, Ammalu. What does it show ?’ ‘Two things: the full moon appears in the sky often, without my knowledge and you are yet to know how my face looks like’ ——————————- ‘Am,mam, here is the list of my … Read more
‘Money is not that important,’ He told her boastfully, ‘I love you for what you are and not for what your father has’ She was excited and cooed, ‘could you buy me a pair of footwear, please?’ ‘Foot wear? Ask for something costlier’ ‘No, thanks. Only footwear now,’ she replied. The footwear she chose was … Read more