When is your next visit to your mom’s house, Ammalu?” “Whenever you are at home for about 2/3 hrs. so that I don’t need to lock the house” “In between, I might get an urgent call and leave. Better have a duplicate key always with you” “No need. I have remote sensor in my cell … Read more
“Why did you buy a new waist belt, Ammalu? I have three already” “Not for you. It is Ammini’s birthday gift” “Gone out of your senses? Funny woman!” “She is wearing her sari below her naval and her explanation is her waist becomes thinner by day and sari doesn’t stay. The belt should help” —————————- … Read more
“Wherever you go, why carry the iPad?” “As, I can’t carry you, Ammalu!. Other than you, this iPad is my only constant companion, though with a difference. It doesn’t speak, you don’t stop talking” “A woman who doesn’t open her mouth and nods her head in agreement for everything her husband says, is his biggest … Read more
The respected womenfolk who came for Bommakolu, called me aside, when Ammalu was busy inside. “SP Sir, Ammalu is a wonderful girl”. No woman says that about another woman and I therefore anticipated them to ask the next question, the purpose for which they had approached me. “Yes she is” I admitted, “she is a … Read more
“No, this won’t last long – your enslaving me for ever, by chaining me to your shaky arm chair, Ammalu. If I send a post card, my children will bring a Pushpak vimAnam and fly me to America” “Post card? Why not call them? They have provided you a free telephone” “Am I a fool … Read more
“Why don’t we go round the park opposite to our house, holding hand in hand, on a moonlit night, to celebrate our living together peacefully, joyfully, lawfully, for fifty long years, Ammalu?” “I’m still filled, thrilled, shrilled with the excitement of your first holding my hand, to go round the sacred fire, to mount the … Read more
Be a sport, Ammalu, instead of spending your life inside the house” “You want me to play football or sneak into friends’ house and enjoy their quarrel, as you do?” “The second one is a better option considering your age” “Done. From now on, you are doing the cooking, mopping and washing the clothes” “That … Read more
There can be only three reasons if your friend shouts at you, for no fault of yours: 1. His wife, busy watching an interesting TV serial, asked him to change their baby’s diaper. A simple task, any hubby would love to do. But your friend made a mess of it, rushed to wash hands, both … Read more
“Rama wed just one woman but failed to protect her, Krishna managed to sweep two plus sixteen K and odd and aspired to add more. Had Rama wed you, Ammalu, Ravana wouldn’t have dared to come near you, If you were in the collection of Krishna, he would’ve never asked for one more” “Without ochre … Read more